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Manu Caddie @manucaddie.bsky.social · 4d

I love the 70s design, but love Sir Geoffrey’s recipe for saving democracy even more…

www.transparency.org.nz/blog/how-to-...

How to avoid decay in democracy

Sir Geoffrey Palmer KC has just published his latest book ‘How to Save Democracy in Aotearoa New Zealand’. He agreed to the publishing of a recent speech where he talked about current threats to democ...

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Manu Caddie @manucaddie.bsky.social · 4d

This Govt has got nearly everything wrong, but is this one use of public funds they have got right. Looking forward to seeing what comes of biodiscovery when kaitiaki & taonga/taiao are centred instead of sidelined. Māori mā: step up & run with the opportunities.

www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-...

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Tim @timward2014.bsky.social · 5d

What The Absolute Fuck?
No money for health.
No money for education.
No money for housing.
Attack helicopters?✅️
Alcohol and tobacco companies? ✅️
Landlords?✅️
Tennis venues?✅️
Tennis venues!!
Priorities are fucked, bro.
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Government announces new $15m roof for Auckland's Manuka Doctor Tennis arena

The roof project is the first investment announced as part of the government's $70 million Major Events and Tourism Package.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Manu Caddie @manucaddie.bsky.social · 5d

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Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN) @garnglobal.bsky.social · 5d

With deep sorrow, GARN mourns the passing of Jane Goodall, one of the greatest defenders of life on our planet 🍃

🐒 Her tireless commitment to animals, ecosystems, and a more just and harmonious world with Nature has been a profound inspiration to our movement.

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 7d

74 countries have now ratified a landmark treaty to protect the high seas.

Why hasn’t NZ?

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

74 countries have now ratified a landmark treaty to protect the high seas. Why hasn’t NZ?

The United Nations High Seas Treaty has now been ratified by 74 countries, but New Zealand is not one of them.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 8d

Undermining #Democracy to Destabilising the #Climate: A brief history of the Neo-liberal Atlas Network:

#AtlasNetwork of greedy #Billionaires #Oligarchs & #MegaCorps led by #BigOil #= #climatechange #extinction
www.alliancemagazine.org/analysis/und...

From undermining democracy to destabilising the climate: a brief history of the neo-liberal Atlas Network - Alliance magazine

The mythical Atlas carries the world on his shoulders. This one tries to put it under its thumb. The most impressive aspect of the Atlas Network is probably its combination of effectiveness and obscur...

www.alliancemagazine.org

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Robert McLachlan @robertmclachlan.bsky.social · 8d

Today (30 Sep 2025) an all-time record was set for solar power generation in New Zealand – 1200 MWh from solar farms. (Distributed solar, not shown, likely also a record.) Alas, it earned only 0.08 c/kWh for its owners. Not a great incentive to build more. What will tomorrow's announcement bring?

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Manu Caddie @manucaddie.bsky.social · 8d

Across the globe, standing up for the planet can be a death sentence—and the perpetrators are almost never held accountable.

heated.world/p/the-politi...

The political killings you don’t hear about

Across the globe, standing up for the planet can be a death sentence—and the perpetrators are almost never held accountable.

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Manu Caddie @manucaddie.bsky.social · 8d

The Energy Department has added “climate change,” “green” and “decarbonization” to its growing “list of words to avoid” at its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list

It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.

www.politico.com

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 9d

*All* of the key themes noted in this @theguardian.com investigation are present, entrenched, & growing in New Zealand's leading far-right, evangelical Christian, anti-establishment, and anti-vaccine Facebook account constellations - extending to Twitter/X, YouTube, & Telegram.

Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow

The Guardian spent a year studying an online community trading in anti-immigration sentiment and misinformation. Experts say such spaces can play a role in radicalisation

www.theguardian.com

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Manu Caddie @manucaddie.bsky.social · 9d

Wasn’t Canterbury a low seismic zone?

The new system would only affect buildings that "pose a genuine risk to human life in medium and high seismic zones," Penk said.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Watch: Government announces shake-up of earthquake strengthening laws

A new "risk-based" approach to earthquake strengthening will allegedly save building owners more than $8.2 billion across the country.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10d

One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed.

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Rod Emmerson @rodemmerson.bsky.social · 10d

In today’s HeraldOnSunday

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Tim Murphy @tmurphynz.bsky.social · 11d

Five Eyes now Three Ayes and Two Noes

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Manu Caddie @manucaddie.bsky.social · 11d

What a disappointment.

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Manu Caddie @manucaddie.bsky.social · 11d

F**k, this #nzpol administration has zero moral credibility. #FreePalestine

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Manu Caddie @manucaddie.bsky.social · 16d

+ this NZ administration is desperate to suck up to the US military industrial complex.

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Neal Curtis @nihilcurtis.bsky.social · 16d

"We've rescued the landlords, Amazon, the fossil fuel and tabbacco industries, and the English language from hostile takeover. We've also resuscitated anti-Māori sentiment, which was on its knees in this country. What more do you want us to do?" #NZpol

Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 16d

Good summary of media coverage about New Zealand's GDP fall. #NzPol

Where’s the rescue plan? Critics attack as economy contracts

Thursday’s bleak GDP figures prompted a weekend of hard questions about whether the government has what it takes to get NZ growing again.

thespinoff.co.nz

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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 16d

If you think these 'new' school projects sound familiar..

Ministry of Education puts 100 school building projects on ice

Principals are frustrated and worried by a decision to halt 100 school building projects.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 16d

Is it really "fast-tracking" or "accelerating" when it's basically restarting some of the 100-odd projects you iced a year ago, putting the construction sector into a nosedive? www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Minister orders more classrooms to help struggling construction workers

The Government is ordering new classrooms, as it looks for immediate fixes to stem back-to-back reports of a declining construction sector.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 16d

Comments by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social posted to The Atlantic's Instagram account speak to rise of contemporary American, and global populism instrumentalising social media as a vital vector for violent vernaculars.

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Manu Caddie @manucaddie.bsky.social · 16d

www.bbc.com/news/article...

How Russian-funded fake news network aims to disrupt European election - BBC investigation

An undercover reporter discovers a network is offering to pay for social media posts undermining Moldova’s ruling party.

www.bbc.com

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 16d

Just 2 gun rights advocates sitting behind a wall of bulletproof glass while enjoying a memorial for a gun rights advocate who got murdered by a gun.

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Manu Caddie @manucaddie.bsky.social · 17d

224km/h is getting up there though!

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