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If you think you're dealing with an abuser, look for:
D - DENY any wrongdoing
A - ATTACK allegations and victim reputation
R -REVERSE
V - VICTIM
O - OFFENDER, so people ally to them and turn against the true victim.
D - DENY any wrongdoing
A - ATTACK allegations and victim reputation
R -REVERSE
V - VICTIM
O - OFFENDER, so people ally to them and turn against the true victim.
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Folks in New Zealand should pick up latest copy of Listener magazine. Peter Bale's long form journalism is excellent, and comprehensively captures pulsating far-right landscapes, and what it all risks evolving into given Govt's platforming of, & dalliance with thinly-veiled extremist ideologues.
December 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Folks in New Zealand should pick up latest copy of Listener magazine. Peter Bale's long form journalism is excellent, and comprehensively captures pulsating far-right landscapes, and what it all risks evolving into given Govt's platforming of, & dalliance with thinly-veiled extremist ideologues.
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Meanwhile in New Zealand inc🇳🇿
The coalition are in the running for the cruelest global leadership awards. The highest honour among the worlds most powerful sadists & psychopaths
#OneTermGovernment #nzpol
The coalition are in the running for the cruelest global leadership awards. The highest honour among the worlds most powerful sadists & psychopaths
#OneTermGovernment #nzpol
December 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Meanwhile in New Zealand inc🇳🇿
The coalition are in the running for the cruelest global leadership awards. The highest honour among the worlds most powerful sadists & psychopaths
#OneTermGovernment #nzpol
The coalition are in the running for the cruelest global leadership awards. The highest honour among the worlds most powerful sadists & psychopaths
#OneTermGovernment #nzpol
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Seymour: let's not make "assumptions" that a serious food safety incident is the responsibility of a company with a record of food safety incidents so bad that officials strongly warned against contracting it. Maybe it was the person who reported it! What a prick. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchu...
Seymour labels principal at centre of mouldy school lunches a media 'frequent flyer'
The principal has hit back saying the food is delivered daily and leftovers removed.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Seymour: let's not make "assumptions" that a serious food safety incident is the responsibility of a company with a record of food safety incidents so bad that officials strongly warned against contracting it. Maybe it was the person who reported it! What a prick. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchu...
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I've long held a special kind of contempt for idle birth lottery winners, who boast about "meritocracy" & "working hard & making your own luck".
www.rnz.co.nz/news/the-wir...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/the-wir...
The Pencilsword: On a plate
A short story about privilege. By Toby Morris.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I've long held a special kind of contempt for idle birth lottery winners, who boast about "meritocracy" & "working hard & making your own luck".
www.rnz.co.nz/news/the-wir...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/the-wir...
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My dog I love you humans 😂❤️ #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
November 28, 2025 at 7:29 AM
My dog I love you humans 😂❤️ #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
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"Our focus remains on reaching a fair and affordable agreement for senior medical staff and for the wider health system." - HealthNZ
Health NZ fails to get Employment Relations Authority to force senior doctors into contract amid pay dispute deadlock
Health NZ asked the Employment Relations Authority to "fix" the terms of the collective contract after negotiation repeatedly broke down.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
"Our focus remains on reaching a fair and affordable agreement for senior medical staff and for the wider health system." - HealthNZ
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Minister for Lowering Standards. #NzPol
New cost-cutting measures for wasterwater standards announced
It is hoped the new standards will save up to $830 million over the next 35 years by streamlining wastewater consents.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Minister for Lowering Standards. #NzPol
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Good riddance www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Long-serving officer quits as police investigate staff device use
The officer’s departure comes as police investigate “misuse” of work devices.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Good riddance www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
So I tried "low alcohol beer" the past month and relearned why I stopped drinking.
Apart from the low tolerance, after a short feeling of pleasantry I get conscious that I'm inebriated then have a much longer period if mild anxiety. Coffee jitters are honestly less horrible!
Apart from the low tolerance, after a short feeling of pleasantry I get conscious that I'm inebriated then have a much longer period if mild anxiety. Coffee jitters are honestly less horrible!
November 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
So I tried "low alcohol beer" the past month and relearned why I stopped drinking.
Apart from the low tolerance, after a short feeling of pleasantry I get conscious that I'm inebriated then have a much longer period if mild anxiety. Coffee jitters are honestly less horrible!
Apart from the low tolerance, after a short feeling of pleasantry I get conscious that I'm inebriated then have a much longer period if mild anxiety. Coffee jitters are honestly less horrible!
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The use of technology to perpetrate violence against women is a rapidly growing problem, Australian research shows.
Amanda's husband seemed able to read her mind. Then she learned why
Amanda's husband always seemed to just know things. When fiddling around with her social media settings, she discovered how he had been using technology to gaslight her.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The use of technology to perpetrate violence against women is a rapidly growing problem, Australian research shows.
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Of course Louise Upston (and her embattled leader) will ignore this advice because their real aim is to create an underclass willing to accept appalling pay and working conditions while making their stats look better
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Of course Louise Upston (and her embattled leader) will ignore this advice because their real aim is to create an underclass willing to accept appalling pay and working conditions while making their stats look better
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From this article
Govt's parent-income welfare gateway for teenagers blasted by officials
MSD officials said the policy did not tackle deeper causes of problems for young people.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
From this article
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I would love it if people could share my announcements, reply and help get them back on the timelines.
I have been working so hard to get to this point and I'm so excited to share the first of MANY stories I have.
I have been working so hard to get to this point and I'm so excited to share the first of MANY stories I have.
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I would love it if people could share my announcements, reply and help get them back on the timelines.
I have been working so hard to get to this point and I'm so excited to share the first of MANY stories I have.
I have been working so hard to get to this point and I'm so excited to share the first of MANY stories I have.
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Right up to shutting down the worst convicted companies, please. Pike River Coal would be one example.
Calls for corporate manslaughter law 15 years after Pike River tragedy
"This law would mark a paradigm shift in how health and safety is recognised and enforced at every level."
www.rnz.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Right up to shutting down the worst convicted companies, please. Pike River Coal would be one example.
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Callous and stupid.
"the one in four children in our local schools who are disabled and/or neurodivergent could be collateral damage from the minister’s refresh"
We have had some terrible Ministers of Education in our history but Stanford is shaping up to be our worst. #nzpol
"the one in four children in our local schools who are disabled and/or neurodivergent could be collateral damage from the minister’s refresh"
We have had some terrible Ministers of Education in our history but Stanford is shaping up to be our worst. #nzpol
Education's Stanford experiment not for everyone
From Auckland University - Opinion: The exclusion of disabled children from the latest iteration of the curriculum can be added to the list of problematic ministerial decisions in education.
newsroom.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Callous and stupid.
"the one in four children in our local schools who are disabled and/or neurodivergent could be collateral damage from the minister’s refresh"
We have had some terrible Ministers of Education in our history but Stanford is shaping up to be our worst. #nzpol
"the one in four children in our local schools who are disabled and/or neurodivergent could be collateral damage from the minister’s refresh"
We have had some terrible Ministers of Education in our history but Stanford is shaping up to be our worst. #nzpol
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"New Zealand saw a record number of citizens depart in the 12 months to September as a sluggish economy forces more people to look offshore for better paying jobs." www.straitstimes.com/asia/austral...
New Zealand citizens depart in record numbers as economy stalls
About 58 per cent of all citizen departures were to Australia. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
"New Zealand saw a record number of citizens depart in the 12 months to September as a sluggish economy forces more people to look offshore for better paying jobs." www.straitstimes.com/asia/austral...
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I know times are really tough but if you have any spare money please consider giving it to this māmā who is going through something unbearable givealittle.co.nz/cause/a-moth...
A mothers worst nightmare, grieving the loss of her three babies, tragically taken too soon.
A mothers unimaginable loss of her three babies, and a need for a community support.
givealittle.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I know times are really tough but if you have any spare money please consider giving it to this māmā who is going through something unbearable givealittle.co.nz/cause/a-moth...
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Why the fek aren't we doing this?
"Except for mānuka honey and peas, alternative crops were expected to be more profitable per ha than livestock."
"Profitability was predicted to increase by NZ$1.32 billion (Fig. 3), an increase of about NZ$6800/ha compared to average returns for livestock"
#nzpol
"Except for mānuka honey and peas, alternative crops were expected to be more profitable per ha than livestock."
"Profitability was predicted to increase by NZ$1.32 billion (Fig. 3), an increase of about NZ$6800/ha compared to average returns for livestock"
#nzpol
Exploring the role of high-value crops to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand - Regional Environmental Change
This study explores the potential benefits of transitioning from livestock farming to high-value alternative crops as a strategy for mitigating agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in New Zeala...
link.springer.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Why the fek aren't we doing this?
"Except for mānuka honey and peas, alternative crops were expected to be more profitable per ha than livestock."
"Profitability was predicted to increase by NZ$1.32 billion (Fig. 3), an increase of about NZ$6800/ha compared to average returns for livestock"
#nzpol
"Except for mānuka honey and peas, alternative crops were expected to be more profitable per ha than livestock."
"Profitability was predicted to increase by NZ$1.32 billion (Fig. 3), an increase of about NZ$6800/ha compared to average returns for livestock"
#nzpol
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My 77yr old dad just said to me that trump needs to shut down the Epstein files (worst kept secret) because the people implicated are so wealthy that the fiscal damage will hurt the (his) world more than being honest, transparent & accountable. I had/have no words.
#Humanity #nzpol
#Humanity #nzpol
November 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM