F George
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F George
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· Mar 27
The Pathologist's Report
A wife bids her husband a final goodbye.
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The Pathologist's Report
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"Nicola Willis said she’s proud her daughters can see a Reserve Bank governor can be a man or a woman.
Will her daughter be proud that her mother cancelled fair pay claims for women?" - Nick Rockel, blogger, 25 Septemer 2025
Never a truer word said.
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Will her daughter be proud that her mother cancelled fair pay claims for women?" - Nick Rockel, blogger, 25 Septemer 2025
Never a truer word said.
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You Got To Roll
The boardroom is not amused.
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September 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"Nicola Willis said she’s proud her daughters can see a Reserve Bank governor can be a man or a woman.
Will her daughter be proud that her mother cancelled fair pay claims for women?" - Nick Rockel, blogger, 25 Septemer 2025
Never a truer word said.
nickrockel.substack.com/p/you-got-to...
Will her daughter be proud that her mother cancelled fair pay claims for women?" - Nick Rockel, blogger, 25 Septemer 2025
Never a truer word said.
nickrockel.substack.com/p/you-got-to...
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Nice democracy you got here. But don't worry, we're only planning to disenfranchise an entire electorate's worth of people
This time www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
This time www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Government explored ban on people voting outside their electorate
The justice minister had said it was “worth exploring” requiring people to be in their electorate to vote, one of the ideas for cutting down on the number of special votes.
www.thepost.co.nz
October 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Nice democracy you got here. But don't worry, we're only planning to disenfranchise an entire electorate's worth of people
This time www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
This time www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
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The Government just administered an inflation shock. Now, the RBNZ has highlighted the scale of hikes in fees & charges and council rates rises in the latest bout of inflation. Voters have noticed too, and now see Labour as a better manager of inflation. #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/the-govern...
The Government just administered an inflation shock
RBNZ highlights scale of hikes in Government fees & charges and council rates rises in latest bout of inflation. Voters have noticed and now see Labour as a better manager of inflation.
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August 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The Government just administered an inflation shock. Now, the RBNZ has highlighted the scale of hikes in fees & charges and council rates rises in the latest bout of inflation. Voters have noticed too, and now see Labour as a better manager of inflation. #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/the-govern...
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The Government just administered an inflation shock. Now, the RBNZ has highlighted the scale of hikes in fees & charges and council rates rises in the latest bout of inflation. Voters have noticed too, and now see Labour as a better manager of inflation. #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/the-govern...
The Government just administered an inflation shock
RBNZ highlights scale of hikes in Government fees & charges and council rates rises in latest bout of inflation. Voters have noticed and now see Labour as a better manager of inflation.
thekaka.substack.com
August 31, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Cheer up! Maybe we’ll get a spring bounce (economically speaking)
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #EconomicOutlook #CostOfLiving
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #EconomicOutlook #CostOfLiving
August 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Cheer up! Maybe we’ll get a spring bounce (economically speaking)
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #EconomicOutlook #CostOfLiving
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #EconomicOutlook #CostOfLiving
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
PM Luxon: Uphold Codes of Conduct - Call David Seymour into line
Responsible leaders welcome advice from experts when they are creating laws and policies. They know good decision making means planning for the long term, considering diverse points of view and making...
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July 11, 2025 at 5:44 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
PM Luxon: Uphold Codes of Conduct - Call David Seymour into line
Responsible leaders welcome advice from experts when they are creating laws and policies. They know good decision making means planning for the long term, considering diverse points of view and making...
our.actionstation.org.nz
July 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
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New Zealand is failing to protect its vast ocean resources. We owe it to the world to act | Helen Clark and Kayla Kingdon-Bebb
New Zealand is failing to protect its vast ocean resources. We owe it to the world to act | Helen Clark and Kayla Kingdon-Bebb
Less than 1% of our country’s seas are highly protected and the damaging practice of bottom-trawling must be restricted
www.theguardian.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
New Zealand is failing to protect its vast ocean resources. We owe it to the world to act | Helen Clark and Kayla Kingdon-Bebb
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Seeing my first hummingbird of the year, I was reminded of this favorite #birddivination. Available as a print at bit.ly/hummingbird-divination. See more of them and the story behind this labor of love at almanacofbirds.org
May 18, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Seeing my first hummingbird of the year, I was reminded of this favorite #birddivination. Available as a print at bit.ly/hummingbird-divination. See more of them and the story behind this labor of love at almanacofbirds.org
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How to live and how to die www.themarginalian.org/2020/02/03/e...
How to Live and How to Die
“Leave something of sweetness and substance in the mouth of the world.”
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May 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
How to live and how to die www.themarginalian.org/2020/02/03/e...
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Born on this day in 1872, Bertrand Russell lived nearly a century, through two world wars, and won the Nobel for championing the best in us: our kindness, our critical thinking, our freedom. His wisdom on how to grow old and what makes a fulfilling life:
How to Grow Old: Bertrand Russell on What Makes a Fulfilling Life
“Make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal, until bit by bit the walls of the ego recede, and your life becomes increasingly merged in the universal life.”
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May 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Born on this day in 1872, Bertrand Russell lived nearly a century, through two world wars, and won the Nobel for championing the best in us: our kindness, our critical thinking, our freedom. His wisdom on how to grow old and what makes a fulfilling life:
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The majority of the 23,000 public submissions on the Regulatory Standards Bill were never read by ministry staff, but Minister David Seymour says he's comfortable with it because "there just weren't that many" worthwhile ideas submitted by the public.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/19/t...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/19/t...
Thousands of Regulatory Standards Bill submissions not read by ministry
David Seymour said 'there just weren't that many' worthwhile ideas in the 23,000 submissions on his proposed law, despite most of them going unread
newsroom.co.nz
May 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The majority of the 23,000 public submissions on the Regulatory Standards Bill were never read by ministry staff, but Minister David Seymour says he's comfortable with it because "there just weren't that many" worthwhile ideas submitted by the public.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/19/t...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/19/t...
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This week's oasis of sanities in a single place — Annie Dillard on unselfconsciousness, Václav Havel on failure, and a spare, stunning poem that tells you more about how to live a life than all the world's philosophy combined: mailchi.mp/themarginali...
May 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This week's oasis of sanities in a single place — Annie Dillard on unselfconsciousness, Václav Havel on failure, and a spare, stunning poem that tells you more about how to live a life than all the world's philosophy combined: mailchi.mp/themarginali...
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Moment to Arise
Saving money by cancelling pay equity.
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May 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Earthlings! This is an insightful article by Bernard. You can listen to the podcast if you don't feel like reading. #nzpol #economics #aotearoa #payequity
Many thanks to paying subscribers for their requests and permission to open this up for full public reading, sharing and listening. Carers, teachers & nurses lose up to $17b, to fund $14b of tax cuts thekaka.substack.com/p/carers-tea...
Carers, teachers & nurses lose up to $17b, to fund $14b of tax cuts
Pay equity grab wrecks wage rises worth up to $17b over 4 years, paying for $14b of tax cuts for NZ's wealthiest; Developers salivate over Kāinga Ora's Auckland land 'goldmines'; 3m fewer hours worked
thekaka.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Earthlings! This is an insightful article by Bernard. You can listen to the podcast if you don't feel like reading. #nzpol #economics #aotearoa #payequity
Moment to Arise
Saving money by cancelling pay equity.
open.substack.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM