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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 1h

Gordon Campbell On New Zealand’s Willing Submission To The Pentagon’s Command And Control
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Gordon Campbell On New Zealand’s Willing Submission To The Pentagon’s Command And Control – werewolf

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The Cat's Whiskers @thecatswhiskers.bsky.social · 1h

This is a wonderful interview #nzpol

PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 2h

IT'S ON
#nzpol

Why We Should Want Our Politicians To Be Flawed | Chlöe Swarbrick

YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski

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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 1h

This is what they want for us in Aotearoa New Zealand.

"Telehealth"
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 1h

Our community has shared stories of impersonal diagnoses and overstretched services, agreeing that while digital updates can improve efficiency, compassion and communication must remain at the heart of NHS care

‘Such a shock’: Readers on receiving a life-changing diagnosis by text

Our community has shared stories of impersonal diagnoses and overstretched services, agreeing that while digital updates can improve efficiency, compassion and communication must remain at the heart of NHS care

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Ko Ess Ahau ☀️😷 @occasio.bsky.social · 52m

Exactly. We try and support local hospo but to stay viable their prices have risen. 2 (nice) hamburgers $50

Ko Ess Ahau ☀️😷 @occasio.bsky.social · 54m

KPI fail by Simon Watts #nzpol

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JessTerraformEarth 🌏 💚 🌈 💧 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇳🇿 @jessterraformearth.bsky.social · 1h

Climate Minister admits he's deliberately working against his paid role #nzpol

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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 2h

Climate Minister Simon Watts admitted the Government's new methane target may not be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5C.

Climate minister admits new target may breach global 1.5C goal

newsroom.co.nz

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Ko Ess Ahau ☀️😷 @occasio.bsky.social · 56m

Not in NZ atm. “A certain amount of warming is guaranteed, but there’s capacity to change the outcome, if there’s will to do so. A carbon tax& other mechanisms that put limits on emissions provide ways to give incentives &encourage innovation if tax income is applied to solutions& to offset damages”

Net-zero is a pipe dream: civilisation now faces an existential threat

Opinion from the University of Auckland: Crops now grown will no longer survive, water shortages will become widespread, and food will be scarce. Are we ready for widespread environmental refugees?

newsroom.co.nz

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Ko Ess Ahau ☀️😷 @occasio.bsky.social · 14h

Cost of living really is the big factor with hospo - and no confidence the Coalition Govt is going to make it better. #nzpol

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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 14h

#NZpol Saw Seymour on 1News. I thought it was so typical that he tried to shift blame for people not eating out to city councils, and (paraphrasing) "the high cost of food truck registration".

The cost of living might be a bigger factor, eh?

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Ko Ess Ahau ☀️😷 @occasio.bsky.social · 14h

Usually movies like Home Alone, Sleepless in Seattle… just snuggle up and watch with no ads till now. Will have to dig out DVD’s.

Ko Ess Ahau ☀️😷 @occasio.bsky.social · 14h

Yeah but another tradition gone.

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Ko Ess Ahau ☀️😷 @occasio.bsky.social · 14h

So agree. Settling down in front of TV after Christmas meal and thinking, “This is great - no ads.” Now I won’t watch TV.

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Magenta Kaos of Bright Hairy News @xkaosmagex.bsky.social · 22h

Ew. I mean I'm not a Christian but Christmas with ads shows that we've lost everything to capitalism 🙃

RIP

Ko Ess Ahau ☀️😷 @occasio.bsky.social · 22h

Government allows advertising to be broadcast on Christmas, Sundays

Feeling a bit sad about them putting ads on at Christmastime. Always loved the ad-free then.

End of an era.

#nzpol

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🐶🐾Megan🍓🌻 @meganisalanis.bsky.social · 15h

Erica Stanford on 1news - we've never had such great results from education change as now with the structured literacy...

She is trying to take credit for the years of hard work LOTS of teachers and schools were doing before any of us had heard of her, let alone had her as Minister of Ed.

#NZPol

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Ko Ess Ahau ☀️😷 @occasio.bsky.social · 14h

Far enough. Sad though.

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 22h

Crime is soaring under the National Party. Thousands of retail crimes are ignored, sexual assault is up, violent crime is up, homicide is up, gangs are up.
But fortunately landlords are back on the menu- Luxon & Carl Bates still profiting bigly #nzpol

PS Look at that body language

Crime Soaring, National Party Dropping

Plus: Jacinda Ardern remains NZ's most popular politician

mountaintui.substack.com

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Ko Ess Ahau ☀️😷 @occasio.bsky.social · 22h

Government allows advertising to be broadcast on Christmas, Sundays

Feeling a bit sad about them putting ads on at Christmastime. Always loved the ad-free then.

End of an era.

#nzpol

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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 1d

So we're getting new ferries in 2030?? Good lord #nzpol

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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 1d

It's hardly any surprise, he only got the job because of his mildly relevant surname.

This is him prior to the government taking office

Groundswell were joined by Simple Simon Watts in the Wattsmobile which was an honorary tractor for the day

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Māyā @mayaofaotearoa.bsky.social · 1d

Simon What's it as we used to call him when we lived in Devonport.

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 1d

It’s ironic that this happens the day after the Luxon Govt announced it will make the climate crisis worse by letting the dairy industry off the hook for its superheating methane emissions.

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Ko Ess Ahau ☀️😷 @occasio.bsky.social · 1d

I’m a Meyer fan. I like that I can eat them off the tree hahaha. Maybe I should plant a lemonade too!

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Ko Ess Ahau ☀️😷 @occasio.bsky.social · 1d

Gutless Simon Watts. A National Noddy with a portfolio.

Who are they? Won’t be Luxon, so Seymour or Peters? Judith? Nicola?

Simon Joyce, Bill English, John Key?

Would love to know. #nzpol #VoteThemOut

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Paul Thistoll @pault.bsky.social · 1d

This is utterly embarrassing.

www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

There’s a major climate summit in Christchurch but the minister’s party won’t let him go

Climate Minister Simon Watts had been due to deliver the closing address at the global Adaptation Futures Conference, but National Party whips refused his leave from Parliament.

www.stuff.co.nz

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