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This is a super easy survey to fill in (depsite the leading questions) and you can also review the MOH position statement if you want a quick, evidence-based overview of where things are at with this treatment option.
(www.health.govt.nz/publications...)
December 7, 2024 at 7:32 AM
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Oh look, I'm submitting to government again, for the second time in a month.
December 7, 2024 at 6:52 AM
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NZ govt are attacking trans youth. They've told MoH to consult on puberty blockers over xmas. They're not consulting experts or trans youth and their whānau. Instead it's open to everyone, including terfs. Please complete this survey, it takes 5 mins. consult.health.govt.nz/strategy-and...
Consultation on safety measures for the use of puberty blockers in young people with gender-related health needs - New Zealand Ministry of Health - Citizen Space...
Find and participate in consultations run by the New Zealand Ministry of Health
consult.health.govt.nz
December 6, 2024 at 4:24 AM
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The Treaty protects all New Zealanders from corporate exploitation
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/30-...
The real reason behind Act’s push to redefine the Treaty principles
It's a calculated move to remove a significant barrier to the party's privatisation and deregulation agenda.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 19, 2024 at 7:48 PM
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There's a decent chance that at his former job, if you made a submission, Dave was one of the people who was in charge of actually processing it. Listen to his comments about effective engagement. He knows of what he speaks.
Submissions have opened on the Treaty Principles Bill. You'll almost certainly see a lot of individuals and groups with big followings telling you to submit using a template that they provide. I am pleading with you to not do this. It's the least effective way to participate.
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill - New Zealand Parliament
Public submissions are now being invited on this Bill
www.parliament.nz
November 18, 2024 at 9:23 PM
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I feel like a lot of the discourse about echo chambers and bubbles misses the point of why most people are on social media: to talk to people they like and follow people who post interesting things

It's not a bloody debating club
November 17, 2024 at 5:54 AM
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If anyone wants alternatives to Goodreads, I highly recommend walking out into the fields where the beehives sit in the hot sun, and telling the bees about what your reading, which characters you love, what book still haunts you all these years later. 📚 🐝
November 16, 2024 at 12:08 AM
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You mean this app doesn't just hang as I refresh? Images load quickly?? There aren't ads every third message??? I only see friends posts???? My old posts aren't repeatedly getting liked by bots?????

Who knew these incredible features could be possible
November 15, 2024 at 5:48 AM
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The Ask poster seen in Wellington, NZ. 🔥🔥🔥

📸JayHarvie
October 18, 2024 at 12:17 PM
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See also Health in #nzpol
October 24, 2024 at 8:21 PM
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The Law Commission is currently taking submissions on their issue paper reviewing how the HRA protects trans, non-binary, and intersex people: www.lawcom.govt.nz/our-work/ia-...
A review of the protections in the Human Rights Act 1993 for people who are transgender, people who are non-binary and people with innate variations of sex characteristics
www.lawcom.govt.nz
August 16, 2024 at 4:50 AM
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As of this morning, we've hit 20% of our initial goal.

First, we want to thank you! For those that had pledged, but also for the love sharing our campaign.

If you can, share the link or write an email to your networks with why you think they should pledge.
Link: pledgeme.co.nz/investments/...
July 23, 2024 at 3:17 AM
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THE sentence of the day: A Macronist incumbent in the Marseille region came in 3rd in her seat. She just dropped out to support the left. She said, about why she's maneuvering to block the far-right:

"Defeats happen, but you can never recover from dishonor."
July 1, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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A new study in Helsinki daycares, Finland: air purifiers led to a 30% reduction in children's illnesses.

Healthier children = healthier staff and parents = big savings.

Bonus: the sound of the air purifier made it easier to get the kids to nap.

yle.fi/a/74-20052273
November 27, 2023 at 12:15 PM
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A new study reveals that New Zealand’s huge ocean territory contains two billion tons of carbon, locked in the seafloor—but trawling releases it.

New Zealand also happens to be the only nation still trawling on the high seas of the South Pacific.
The seafloor stores carbon, but trawling releases it | New Zealand Geographic
The seafloor stores carbon, but trawling releases it
www.nzgeo.com
November 28, 2023 at 10:51 PM
Is this a cry for help from Gen Z or what?
November 6, 2023 at 7:12 PM
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Holy shit twitter just rolled out audio and video calling and made it the default setting that ANYONE you follow can call you.

Go into your settings and turn it off for your own safety:

Settings—>Privacy/safety—> Direct messages —> disable audio and video calling
October 25, 2023 at 5:41 PM
@ponekeben.bsky.social thanks for your work yesterday around the Town Hall. Those in EQP heritage buildings struggle to get through the strengthening process. It does my head in watching our rates sunk into the town hall while we can’t afford to strengthen our own - or access engineers and builders!
October 25, 2023 at 6:01 PM
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baby adoption is one of those things that you never really think about until you realize that america has a multi-billion dollar baby broker industry with international babies being top dollar and you go "that's just semi-legal human trafficking, huh?" and adoptees go "we've been telling you that"
October 23, 2023 at 6:00 PM
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Buying books online? Buy from BookHub.

"They are a small group of booksellers, and they have decided to take on the giant with one mission - to keep the big business of bookselling within New Zealand."

#pukapuka 🇳🇿📚

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
'A way of ensuring our survival': Kiwi booksellers band together to take on Amazon
In bookshops throughout the country, a small band of booksellers has decided to take on Amazon in their very own David v Goliath fight.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 22, 2023 at 7:33 PM
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All right, which of you did this?

old.reddit.com/r/newzealand...

#nzpol
October 20, 2023 at 5:59 AM
Whew. Feeling 100x more like myself now that my fitness levels are coming back. It was a rough reminder of what starting to exercise is like 😂
October 19, 2023 at 7:49 PM
Also, if that tax cut happens I’m taking it and donating it to the opposition.
October 15, 2023 at 6:52 PM