ExistenceCharm'd
@existencecharmd.bsky.social
I love all things arty, bookish, technical and natural. And random lots of other stuff. Living an "existence charm'd" in Aotearoa/New Zealand in Tamaki Makaurau/Auckland
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Winston Peters fully recovered from pre-Christmas operation set to continue his travels on the NZ taxpayer, while continuing to cross lines, jump out of his lane, ignore legitimate criticism, hurl abuse at opponents and racist rants at immigrants. #nzpol
Winston Peters fully recovered from pre-Christmas operation
The procedure related to an old rugby injury, a spokesperson said.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Winston Peters fully recovered from pre-Christmas operation set to continue his travels on the NZ taxpayer, while continuing to cross lines, jump out of his lane, ignore legitimate criticism, hurl abuse at opponents and racist rants at immigrants. #nzpol
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A must read to start the year. #nzpol
“The Public Service Commission's claim of independence in this campaign is farcical; the campaign was clearly being run for the benefit of Government and was even being directed by Ministerial offices - for which Ministers bear responsibility.”
“The Public Service Commission's claim of independence in this campaign is farcical; the campaign was clearly being run for the benefit of Government and was even being directed by Ministerial offices - for which Ministers bear responsibility.”
What the hell is going on between the Coalition Government and the Public Service Commission?
It's not normal for public servants and the Government to collude against unions like this.
www.emilywrites.co.nz
January 12, 2026 at 6:45 PM
A must read to start the year. #nzpol
“The Public Service Commission's claim of independence in this campaign is farcical; the campaign was clearly being run for the benefit of Government and was even being directed by Ministerial offices - for which Ministers bear responsibility.”
“The Public Service Commission's claim of independence in this campaign is farcical; the campaign was clearly being run for the benefit of Government and was even being directed by Ministerial offices - for which Ministers bear responsibility.”
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pa...
Pause Charter-School Approvals Until Transparency & Safety Are Guaranteed
Our children deserve access to safe and integrity-driven education. Right now, companies like Crimson are pushing charter schools through with almost no oversight, while making money off private tutor...
our.actionstation.org.nz
January 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pa...
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I always thought she'd do the right thing:
"A top Australian arts festival has seen the withdrawal of dozens of writers, including former NZ prime minister Jacinda Ardern, in a backlash against its decision to bar an Australian Palestinian author"
"A top Australian arts festival has seen the withdrawal of dozens of writers, including former NZ prime minister Jacinda Ardern, in a backlash against its decision to bar an Australian Palestinian author"
Australian arts festival decision to bar Palestinian author after Bondi attack spurs boycott
The Adelaide Festival has seen the withdrawal of dozens of writers in a backlash against its decision to bar an Australian Palestinian author after the Bondi Beach mass shooting.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 12, 2026 at 4:51 AM
I always thought she'd do the right thing:
"A top Australian arts festival has seen the withdrawal of dozens of writers, including former NZ prime minister Jacinda Ardern, in a backlash against its decision to bar an Australian Palestinian author"
"A top Australian arts festival has seen the withdrawal of dozens of writers, including former NZ prime minister Jacinda Ardern, in a backlash against its decision to bar an Australian Palestinian author"
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#nzpol
This awful preventable situation could have been avoided if US policitians weren't owned by oil.
Don't let Shane Jones and his coalition partners sign you up to this sort of future. Say no to new drilling/fracking in any Aotearoa New Zealand's territories
www.propublica.org/article/okla...
This awful preventable situation could have been avoided if US policitians weren't owned by oil.
Don't let Shane Jones and his coalition partners sign you up to this sort of future. Say no to new drilling/fracking in any Aotearoa New Zealand's territories
www.propublica.org/article/okla...
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
www.propublica.org
January 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
#nzpol
This awful preventable situation could have been avoided if US policitians weren't owned by oil.
Don't let Shane Jones and his coalition partners sign you up to this sort of future. Say no to new drilling/fracking in any Aotearoa New Zealand's territories
www.propublica.org/article/okla...
This awful preventable situation could have been avoided if US policitians weren't owned by oil.
Don't let Shane Jones and his coalition partners sign you up to this sort of future. Say no to new drilling/fracking in any Aotearoa New Zealand's territories
www.propublica.org/article/okla...
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Spotted outside the US Embassy nr Vauxhall, South London 🥳
#UnitedStatesofZi0n
#AmericanTerr0r1sts
#Thieves
#WeSeeYouP4edo
#SCROTUS
#LestWeForgetEpstein
#UnitedStatesofZi0n
#AmericanTerr0r1sts
#Thieves
#WeSeeYouP4edo
#SCROTUS
#LestWeForgetEpstein
January 8, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Spotted outside the US Embassy nr Vauxhall, South London 🥳
#UnitedStatesofZi0n
#AmericanTerr0r1sts
#Thieves
#WeSeeYouP4edo
#SCROTUS
#LestWeForgetEpstein
#UnitedStatesofZi0n
#AmericanTerr0r1sts
#Thieves
#WeSeeYouP4edo
#SCROTUS
#LestWeForgetEpstein
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If you're seeing more desperate pleas from people in Gaza today, it's easy to understand why. Bombing has resumed, flooding has destroyed makeshift camps, children are dying from the cold and 37 aid agencies have been denied entry to the strip
We are hearing the dying gasp of Gaza
aje.io/iisqw4
We are hearing the dying gasp of Gaza
aje.io/iisqw4
Israeli attack across Gaza kill 14 Palestinians despite ‘ceasefire’
At least 425 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks since October ceasefire came into effect, Health Ministry says.
aje.io
January 9, 2026 at 4:44 AM
If you're seeing more desperate pleas from people in Gaza today, it's easy to understand why. Bombing has resumed, flooding has destroyed makeshift camps, children are dying from the cold and 37 aid agencies have been denied entry to the strip
We are hearing the dying gasp of Gaza
aje.io/iisqw4
We are hearing the dying gasp of Gaza
aje.io/iisqw4
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Gaza cancer deaths triple as doctors say Israel allows entry of 'chocolates and chips" but blocks chemotherapy drugs.
‘We just sit and cry': Gaza's cancer patients die waiting for treatment
Gaza cancer deaths triple as doctors say Israel allows entry of 'chocolates and chips" but blocks chemotherapy drugs.
www.aljazeera.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Gaza cancer deaths triple as doctors say Israel allows entry of 'chocolates and chips" but blocks chemotherapy drugs.
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Remember when Labour brought in free prescriptions for everyone, and these arseholes torpedoed that??
Fuck this mealy-mouthed bullshit
Fuck this mealy-mouthed bullshit
January 8, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Remember when Labour brought in free prescriptions for everyone, and these arseholes torpedoed that??
Fuck this mealy-mouthed bullshit
Fuck this mealy-mouthed bullshit
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January 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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Otoh nobody in Aotearoa knows where our PM even is. When contacted re Venezuela he referred a journalist to a Tweet ffs by our Foreign Minister who is a vax-denying opportunistic 80 year old who will say or do whatever suits his purposes at the time. Leadership yeah right.
January 6, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Otoh nobody in Aotearoa knows where our PM even is. When contacted re Venezuela he referred a journalist to a Tweet ffs by our Foreign Minister who is a vax-denying opportunistic 80 year old who will say or do whatever suits his purposes at the time. Leadership yeah right.
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DNA and spores from coprolites reveal that colourful truffle-like fungi endemic to New Zealand were consumed by extinct moa (Dinornithiformes)
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
The first direct evidence that New Zealand's extinct moa consumed brightly coloured truffle-like fungi.
DNA and spores from coprolites reveal that colourful truffle-like fungi endemic to New Zealand were consumed by extinct moa (Dinornithiformes)
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
The first direct evidence that New Zealand's extinct moa consumed brightly coloured truffle-like fungi.
DNA and spores from coprolites reveal that colourful truffle-like fungi endemic to New Zealand were consumed by extinct moa (Dinornithiformes)
Abstract. Mycovores (animals that consume fungi) are important for fungal spore dispersal, including ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi symbiotic with forest-form
doi.org
January 6, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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DNA and spores from coprolites reveal that colourful truffle-like fungi endemic to New Zealand were consumed by extinct moa (Dinornithiformes)
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
The first direct evidence that New Zealand's extinct moa consumed brightly coloured truffle-like fungi.
DNA and spores from coprolites reveal that colourful truffle-like fungi endemic to New Zealand were consumed by extinct moa (Dinornithiformes)
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
The first direct evidence that New Zealand's extinct moa consumed brightly coloured truffle-like fungi.
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Remember the environment when you go to the polls later this year #Aotearoa #NewZealand. Wetlands here have been depleted >90%.
The current government treats the environment with contempt
#nzpol
The current government treats the environment with contempt
#nzpol
Shrimp 🍤 farming has destroyed most #wetlands on Earth. We can call this cultural heritage but the ecosystem destruction and methane will get us all soon.
January 5, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Remember the environment when you go to the polls later this year #Aotearoa #NewZealand. Wetlands here have been depleted >90%.
The current government treats the environment with contempt
#nzpol
The current government treats the environment with contempt
#nzpol
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"For years, Dr Don Brash has claimed to defend equality in Aotearoa, yet his public messages consistently rely on distortion, fear, and misdirection. He frames himself as a guardian of fairness, but his statements push New Zealand further from the truth and closer to suspicion of Māori."
January 5, 2026 at 7:39 PM
"For years, Dr Don Brash has claimed to defend equality in Aotearoa, yet his public messages consistently rely on distortion, fear, and misdirection. He frames himself as a guardian of fairness, but his statements push New Zealand further from the truth and closer to suspicion of Māori."
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For a shining moment, New Zealand had a national leader who was smart, compassionate, tough, and introspective. The world would be a better place if every country always had a leader like Jacinda Ardern.
January 5, 2026 at 8:23 PM
For a shining moment, New Zealand had a national leader who was smart, compassionate, tough, and introspective. The world would be a better place if every country always had a leader like Jacinda Ardern.
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What a ridiculous thing for Dep Privacy Commissioner to say.
White knight is a term that used to be used to describe someone coming into a situation as a kind of rescuer. (Think Damsel in Distress)
Hackers are not this.
#nzpol
White knight is a term that used to be used to describe someone coming into a situation as a kind of rescuer. (Think Damsel in Distress)
Hackers are not this.
#nzpol
January 5, 2026 at 8:53 PM
What a ridiculous thing for Dep Privacy Commissioner to say.
White knight is a term that used to be used to describe someone coming into a situation as a kind of rescuer. (Think Damsel in Distress)
Hackers are not this.
#nzpol
White knight is a term that used to be used to describe someone coming into a situation as a kind of rescuer. (Think Damsel in Distress)
Hackers are not this.
#nzpol
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I am asking #NewZealand to please check their garden shed, outbuilding or sheds for for a missing Prime Minister, last seen.. uh .. somewhere
Please contact authorities if found, do not spook him, dont worry he isnt a danger unless you are an economy
#nzpol
Please contact authorities if found, do not spook him, dont worry he isnt a danger unless you are an economy
#nzpol
a man says go get him in front of a police car
Alt: a man says go get him in front of a police car
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I am asking #NewZealand to please check their garden shed, outbuilding or sheds for for a missing Prime Minister, last seen.. uh .. somewhere
Please contact authorities if found, do not spook him, dont worry he isnt a danger unless you are an economy
#nzpol
Please contact authorities if found, do not spook him, dont worry he isnt a danger unless you are an economy
#nzpol
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A scene setter for 2026 from @bernardchickey.bsky.social open to all to read
"In essence, the growth model the Government is relying on doesn’t work any more"
#nzpol
"In essence, the growth model the Government is relying on doesn’t work any more"
#nzpol
Primer #1 for 2026: A political economy in stall mode
2025's 'year of growth, growth, growth' failed & administered inflation reduced mortgage rate cuts. Now, Luxon hopes economic green shoots & a weak Opposition will be enough to win re-election in 2026
thekaka.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:00 AM
A scene setter for 2026 from @bernardchickey.bsky.social open to all to read
"In essence, the growth model the Government is relying on doesn’t work any more"
#nzpol
"In essence, the growth model the Government is relying on doesn’t work any more"
#nzpol
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Bad things are happening in the world, but there have been huge advances in health care in the past few years.
This is amazing.
This is amazing.
Also very cool: a study from 2024 found that in Scottish women fully vaccinated with the HPV vaccine in 2008, *no* cases of cervical cancer have been found. Not a single one. 100% success rate.
Co-author: "It is [now] possible to make cervical cancer a rare disease.”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Co-author: "It is [now] possible to make cervical cancer a rare disease.”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
No cervical cancer cases in fully HPV-vaccinated women in Scotland
A study published by Public Health Scotland finds that the HPV vaccine is
www.bbc.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Bad things are happening in the world, but there have been huge advances in health care in the past few years.
This is amazing.
This is amazing.
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Air India looks for new CEO to replace Campbell Wilson, sources say reut.rs/49DtOMO
Air India looks for new CEO to replace Campbell Wilson, sources say
Air India is scouting for a new chief executive to replace Campbell Wilson as the airline continues to battle intense scrutiny after a deadly crash in June.
reut.rs
January 5, 2026 at 5:16 AM
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#nzpol Health staffing levels and services in Wellington region are thread bare. Porirua is a city within Wellington's Capital and Coast catchment. It's also my closest hospital (a ½ hour drive away). It's riduiculous that there is only one A&E doctor rostered nights.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
No doctors overnight in Wellington urgent care clinic
Kenepuru Hospital services about 120,000 people.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 5, 2026 at 5:37 AM
#nzpol Health staffing levels and services in Wellington region are thread bare. Porirua is a city within Wellington's Capital and Coast catchment. It's also my closest hospital (a ½ hour drive away). It's riduiculous that there is only one A&E doctor rostered nights.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Not one word of condemnation by our government of Trump's illegal act of war in Venezuela.
Not one word.
Not one word.
January 5, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Not one word of condemnation by our government of Trump's illegal act of war in Venezuela.
Not one word.
Not one word.
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Funny how the guy who complained about the Christmas and New Years break was too long isn't at work yet.
Oh wait. That would imply he wasn't an entitled wanker like the people who voted for him...
#nzpol
Oh wait. That would imply he wasn't an entitled wanker like the people who voted for him...
#nzpol
January 5, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Funny how the guy who complained about the Christmas and New Years break was too long isn't at work yet.
Oh wait. That would imply he wasn't an entitled wanker like the people who voted for him...
#nzpol
Oh wait. That would imply he wasn't an entitled wanker like the people who voted for him...
#nzpol
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Geoffrey Palmer: Ministerial power vs democratic values in New Zealand - https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/08/geoffrey-palmer-ministerial-power-vs-democratic-values-in-new-zealand/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Geoffrey Palmer: Ministerial power vs democratic values in New Zealand
Comment: The Government is enabling ministers to have the final say in wide areas of NZ public policy - with risks to our democracy, writes Sir Geoffrey Palmer
newsroom.co.nz
January 5, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Geoffrey Palmer: Ministerial power vs democratic values in New Zealand - https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/08/geoffrey-palmer-ministerial-power-vs-democratic-values-in-new-zealand/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
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January 5, 2026 at 4:21 AM