#Nzpol Something no one is talking about re "Back on track", what's going on with NZ/AUS $ exchange rate? How low will it go? The "Mother of all Budgets" in 1991 resulted NZD bottoming out at ~ 71 cents.
January 26, 2026 at 10:09 PM
#Nzpol Something no one is talking about re "Back on track", what's going on with NZ/AUS $ exchange rate? How low will it go? The "Mother of all Budgets" in 1991 resulted NZD bottoming out at ~ 71 cents.
#linux #ProtonDrive. Anyone in the Linux world know when Proton will develope a proton drive app for Linux?
January 20, 2026 at 4:41 AM
#linux #ProtonDrive. Anyone in the Linux world know when Proton will develope a proton drive app for Linux?
#NZPOL Strange how global outrage can flare up loudly for some crises (Gaza) while others barely register. The loss of life in Iran deserves the same attention, empathy, and scrutiny as any other tragedy - selective solidarity helps no one. Smacks of astounding hypocrisy by the "left" to me.
January 19, 2026 at 1:23 AM
#NZPOL Strange how global outrage can flare up loudly for some crises (Gaza) while others barely register. The loss of life in Iran deserves the same attention, empathy, and scrutiny as any other tragedy - selective solidarity helps no one. Smacks of astounding hypocrisy by the "left" to me.
#nzpol While the US Congress is pushing back on steepest science cuts, the science situation in NZ feels increasingly bleak. 🇳🇿 Hard to "go for growth" when you're cutting the literal foundation of innovation. We need a long-term funded vision, not just a commercial filter. 🧪
Congress is rolling back billions of dollars that Trump cut from science funding. Legislators on both sides of the aisle know that nothing about cutting science funding puts America first.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
Congress Is Rejecting Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
#nzpol While the US Congress is pushing back on steepest science cuts, the science situation in NZ feels increasingly bleak. 🇳🇿 Hard to "go for growth" when you're cutting the literal foundation of innovation. We need a long-term funded vision, not just a commercial filter. 🧪
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Don't let Trumpler have his 'Berlin Olympics' moment.
Boycott the FIFA World Cup in America.
US Immigration CAN & DO force access to YOUR private Facebook, messages etc.
& detain, interrogate, arrest & deport you for anti-Trump or anti-fascist thought crimes. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Boycott the FIFA World Cup in America.
US Immigration CAN & DO force access to YOUR private Facebook, messages etc.
& detain, interrogate, arrest & deport you for anti-Trump or anti-fascist thought crimes. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Don't let Trumpler have his 'Berlin Olympics' moment.
Boycott the FIFA World Cup in America.
US Immigration CAN & DO force access to YOUR private Facebook, messages etc.
& detain, interrogate, arrest & deport you for anti-Trump or anti-fascist thought crimes. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Boycott the FIFA World Cup in America.
US Immigration CAN & DO force access to YOUR private Facebook, messages etc.
& detain, interrogate, arrest & deport you for anti-Trump or anti-fascist thought crimes. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#nzpol Come on, dear CEO (Vino Ramayah), do the right thing.
Criticism of Manage My Health cyber attack response mounts as another deadline passes
'Shambolic, frustrating and slow': Patients and GPs are frustrated at the response from the platform over the cyber attack.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 8, 2026 at 6:50 PM
#nzpol Come on, dear CEO (Vino Ramayah), do the right thing.
@suuntoanz.bsky.social My Vector lasted 15 years! My Core quit on me today after two years, which included a new strap each year, each about a 1/3 of the price of a new watch. Devasted. Beginning to think that Suunto's the Land Rover of watches. Feel so disloyal for now contemplating another brand
December 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
@suuntoanz.bsky.social My Vector lasted 15 years! My Core quit on me today after two years, which included a new strap each year, each about a 1/3 of the price of a new watch. Devasted. Beginning to think that Suunto's the Land Rover of watches. Feel so disloyal for now contemplating another brand
#nzpol I've the suspicion that roading companies push for chip seal because it improves their cash flow at the rate these roads get resealed. According to AI, over a 10 to 20 year timeframe, asphalt proves to be the more cost-effective choice when factoring in durability and maintenance needs.
Why chip seal practicality beats out asphalt popularity for road maintenance
Asphalt is great for roads that had a lot of trucks and a strong base - but that's not your average suburban street.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
#nzpol I've the suspicion that roading companies push for chip seal because it improves their cash flow at the rate these roads get resealed. According to AI, over a 10 to 20 year timeframe, asphalt proves to be the more cost-effective choice when factoring in durability and maintenance needs.
#nzpol Just wondering/dreaming how things would be in NZ if everyone voted.
What would happen if everyone voted? Researchers suggest big changes
Voter turnout in the United States is pretty low compared to other industrialized countries. While the 2016 US presidential election saw a 56% turnout rate, the 2017 general election in […]
bigthink.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
#nzpol Just wondering/dreaming how things would be in NZ if everyone voted.
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Yeah! New @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social logo, which compliments our Brahms database for #BioCollections perfectly. 🎉🧪
September 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Yeah! New @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social logo, which compliments our Brahms database for #BioCollections perfectly. 🎉🧪
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#NZPol In the face of having basically the lowest investment in R+D in the OECD, our 'going for growth' 💩🤡's have cut our science agencies, research grants, universities and polytechnics and fired a bunch of people.
It's unbelievable idiocy.
It's unbelievable idiocy.
Gee, I wonder where the latest round of R&D cuts puts NZ now? Govt must be long overdue in report R&D spend to the OECD. #nzgov
August 21, 2025 at 5:43 AM
#NZPol In the face of having basically the lowest investment in R+D in the OECD, our 'going for growth' 💩🤡's have cut our science agencies, research grants, universities and polytechnics and fired a bunch of people.
It's unbelievable idiocy.
It's unbelievable idiocy.
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Yes! We need more European alternatives.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Should Europe wean itself off US tech?
Just three US firms provide 70% of Europe's cloud-computing, leading to fears of overreliance.
www.bbc.com
August 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Yes! We need more European alternatives.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#nzpol I guess the answer to this question is, yes, at least for now.
Are we destined to be always led by inappropriate leaders?
From battlefield warriors to charisma merchants, our leaders seem ever skilled in all but true wisdom and service
northeastbylines.co.uk
August 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
#nzpol I guess the answer to this question is, yes, at least for now.
Not my field of expertise, except to say that my wife can confirm less sag without, as has been reported in the scientific literature, e.g. www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/259...
Busting common myths about breasts and bras
Breasts are ‘sisters, not twins’. So while your bra is symmetrical, it’s normal your breasts aren’t.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 14, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Not my field of expertise, except to say that my wife can confirm less sag without, as has been reported in the scientific literature, e.g. www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/259...
"What I'm focused on is ... making sure we've got the right long term economic plan in place." Well, unless you are a multiterm government, there is no such thing as a long term beyond 3 years in NZ. The short election cycle is part of the problem. #nzpol
Christopher Luxon shrugs off polls showing tight electoral race
The Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll showed Labour overtaking National as the most popular party and no clear path to power for either side.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
"What I'm focused on is ... making sure we've got the right long term economic plan in place." Well, unless you are a multiterm government, there is no such thing as a long term beyond 3 years in NZ. The short election cycle is part of the problem. #nzpol
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🩸A new study shows that adding SARS-CoV-2’s main protease (Mpro) enzyme to plasma from healthy donors can trigger blood clots by activating coagulation factors VII and XII. buff.ly/hWZB7aS
🩸This may help explain why COVID increases blood clot risk.
#medsky #hemesky #IDsky 🛟😷🧪
🩸This may help explain why COVID increases blood clot risk.
#medsky #hemesky #IDsky 🛟😷🧪
August 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
🩸A new study shows that adding SARS-CoV-2’s main protease (Mpro) enzyme to plasma from healthy donors can trigger blood clots by activating coagulation factors VII and XII. buff.ly/hWZB7aS
🩸This may help explain why COVID increases blood clot risk.
#medsky #hemesky #IDsky 🛟😷🧪
🩸This may help explain why COVID increases blood clot risk.
#medsky #hemesky #IDsky 🛟😷🧪
Hmm,so the government welcoming the FBI to Wellington did not prevent this. Why would we as a country still welcome them? #nzpol
NZ hit with 15% Trump trade tariff, Trade Minister says he will push back
Trade Minister Todd McClay says New Zealand is being unfairly penalised.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 1, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Hmm,so the government welcoming the FBI to Wellington did not prevent this. Why would we as a country still welcome them? #nzpol
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So the Paywave charge is now baked in and whereas before I could avoid it by not tapping, now I am forced to take that cost.
What type of ridiculous policy is this? Is this a policy sponsored by the big banks and NZ Initiative?
Why do we have such pig headed politicians in power?
#nzpol
#kiwi
What type of ridiculous policy is this? Is this a policy sponsored by the big banks and NZ Initiative?
Why do we have such pig headed politicians in power?
#nzpol
#kiwi
July 29, 2025 at 6:16 AM
So things in NZ are wartime bad. I wonder who the enemy could be? #nzpol
Life on rations: What it was like to eat a wartime meal
Cookbooks from the wartime period are all about making food go further and letting nothing go to waste.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
So things in NZ are wartime bad. I wonder who the enemy could be? #nzpol
This, and the fact that cats roam and decimate birds and other wildlife, why would any sane person want to have a cat as a pet?
10,000 New Zealanders may have lost vision due to toxoplasmosis
Otago University researchers estimate 40,000 people are affected by ocular toxoplasmosis, but lack of funding is hampering efforts to develop new treatments.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This, and the fact that cats roam and decimate birds and other wildlife, why would any sane person want to have a cat as a pet?
Those who can, are skipping the country for greener pastures.
More high-achieving teens heading overseas after finishing school
"It's a pity that our very top students are going overseas, and I think sometimes it's more perception than reality," one principal says.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Those who can, are skipping the country for greener pastures.
Does our #nzpol PM still trust Trump's USA?
The new reality dawning in Australia: it can no longer rely on the US
For all the fraternal rhetoric, the alliance has always been asymmetric. It seems Washington under Trump sees it as immaterial
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Does our #nzpol PM still trust Trump's USA?
2% of a low GDP = close to nothing, and will make no difference. Cheaper and wiser to be seen as neutral like Switzerland which spends approximately 0.7% of its GDP on defence.
How much can NZ boost its military spending, really? And is it really needed?
Analysis: New Zealand is being urged to spend 2% of GDP on defence, but is that possible and would it make a difference?
www.rnz.co.nz
March 14, 2025 at 12:06 AM
2% of a low GDP = close to nothing, and will make no difference. Cheaper and wiser to be seen as neutral like Switzerland which spends approximately 0.7% of its GDP on defence.
@firefly-aerospace.bsky.social Hoping for posts here. How about Where some mages from your successful moon landing?🧪
March 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM
@firefly-aerospace.bsky.social Hoping for posts here. How about Where some mages from your successful moon landing?🧪