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The Cat's Whiskers @thecatswhiskers.bsky.social · Nov 19

Astonishing turnout

Kylie @styla73.bsky.social · Nov 19

This timelapse of Hīkoi mō te Tiriti in Pōneke today is awe inspiring.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlu7...

Hīkoi mō te Tiriti - A Time-lapse of the Hikoi Protest rolling down Manners St Wellington

YouTube video by The Traffic Fox / Traffic Updates HKW

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Brett @brettcd.bsky.social · 4h

Why is Goldsmith doing this? Is it another coalition agreement line item? And who does it benefit (besides ACT donors)? Just daft that this govt is willing to waste yet more millions for ideological (even racist) nonsense.

#NZPol

Govt ignored advice against overturning marine title rulings

The advice given was that by doing so it could cost millions and affect decisions over 200km of coastline.

www.1news.co.nz

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Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 11h

This reminded me of Ruby Tui at Eden Park ...
youtu.be/y2ETGpoLfSs?...

Ruby Tui sings "Tūtira Mai" to whole 40,000+ crowd of Eden Park after winning Rugby World Cup 2022

YouTube video by Pick Six Productions

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Ross @flicksfan.bsky.social · 8h

Beautifully sung here www.folksong.org.nz/tutira_mai_n...

NZ Folk Song * Tutira Mai Nga Iwi

'Tutira Mai Nga Iwi' calls for all groups of people to stand together.

www.folksong.org.nz

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Gary @netchicken1.bsky.social · 12h

Now this is cool.

Overseas comedian making a joke about Kiwis not having a chant.

Then someone in the audience sings out Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi and the whole audience shouts Hi aue hei in response.

So the comedian tries to learn it.

Good vibes, real kiwis.

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Kiwi crowd schools US comedian

Visiting US stand-up Jeff Arcuri expressed his surprise that there were no New Zealand chants - his fans quickly put him right.

www.stuff.co.nz

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 8h

this is just the latest weakening in a series of successive weakenings of NZ science — the country of Ernest Rutherford is cutting its universities off at the knees, speeding along the departure of its top minds to brighter shores

#nzpol

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 8h

this appears to be a power grab from actual scientists: funding decisions regarding Marsdens will soon be made by an 8-member panel with "a mix of academic, government and industry expertise" rather than the Marsden Fund Council which has (checks notes) 7 professors and 1 distinguished professor

Research Funding New Zealand
Research Funding New Zealand is a new independent board, being established to consolidate funding decision makers across the science, innovation and technology system.

This will simplify processes and improve transparency. It will also ensure funding is aligned with the Science Investment, which will set out strategic research priorities, and with the four pillars of national importance focused around the economy, environment, health and society, and technology.

Read more about the strategic approach to the science system:

A new strategy for the science system

Research Funding NZ will replace most existing decision makers across the system, including the Marsden Fund Council, the Science Board, some of MBIE’s decision-making functions and in the future, the Health Research Council.

The transition to Research Funding NZ will be phased over time. The Health Research Council operates under the Health Research Act. We’re working through the details of next steps to include health research funding under Research Funding NZ. The decision to move to a single funding body is in no way a reflection of the existing funders in the system.

Research Funding NZ will oversee the development and implementation of Pillar Investment Plans detailing the mix of funds and their criteria required to achieve strategic objectives. The Pillar Investment Plans will be informed by the Science Investment Plan. Research Funding NZ will also be required to monitor and evaluate the performance and impact of investments. This will ensure public investment is delivering value for New Zealanders.

Research Funding New Zealand Board members
The Board will be appointed by and report to the Science, Innovation and Technology Minister and consist of 8 members. Members will provide a mix of academic, government and industry expertise and strong strategic and governance expertise.

The recruitment process for Board Members is underway. Appointments will be made over the …

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Laura @lauropea.bsky.social · 21h

using 'seminal' to describe research that is either trailblazing or simply onanistic, and never making clear which sense i mean

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kiwisockpuppet.bsky.social @kiwisockpuppet.bsky.social · 4h

New mayor gleefully looking forward to ripping out cycle lane that passes six schools. #nzpol

RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 17h

Controversial New Plymouth cycleway 'Tim Tam Alley' could be on the way out under new mayor

New mayor Max Brough has signalled he wants to remove the cycleway nicknamed due to its resemblance of the popular biscuit.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Lauren M @elenem.bsky.social · 4h

And another thing we have in common with America is that almost no-one in media is joining the dots and sounding alarm bells

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Lauren M @elenem.bsky.social · 4h

Once again, we're doing:

- Climate destruction
- Environmental destruction
- Science destruction
- Healthcare destruction
- Deregulation as per big biz
- Racism
- Tax breaks for rich people
- Special visas for rich people
- Voter suppression

But this is New Zealand, not America #nzpol

samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 9h

NZ's govt has announced reforms to science funding

just one line about basic science in there: "Discovery-led science & research will continue to be funded. This will sit outside the pillars & is essential for maintaining vibrant curiosity-driven science system"

yea mate seems like a real priority

A new strategy for the science system | Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

The Government is changing how science, innovation and technology are funded and supported in New Zealand. The goal is a simpler and more strategic system that helps researchers turn ideas into solutions that benefit New Zealand.

www.mbie.govt.nz

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Joe Hislop @joehislop.bsky.social · 4h

For years scientists have been saying it’ll be cheaper to prevent climate change than to pay for the consequences of ignoring it. And here we are.

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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nzjanette @nzjanette.bsky.social · 6h

I worked with a sales guy who dumped long term contracts for derisory sums like this. He boosted his sales figures, took his bonuses, then left the company before the shit hit the fan.

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Zee Zom @fnafilms.com · Sep 13

NEVER SURRENDER!

Christopher Plummer as Capt Von Trapp tearing a Nazi flag.

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Alan (not ekshully a B'Stard) @alans-world.bsky.social · 5h

Yep. All this. Worked with similar people.

They all do it - boost the short term sales, the accounts get the sugar hit, boss is happy, actually required things that ought to be done are defrayed, delayed or just dispensed with - and then it predictably all turns to shit after.

Literal vandals.

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 9h

there are a ton of changes in here but a huge one appears to be taking the Marsden fund, our main supporter of basic science, away from the Royal Society and handing it to a govt agency "Research Funding New Zealand" which does not yet exist

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nzjanette @nzjanette.bsky.social · 5h

I'm not a comms person or a politician, just an outside observer, but this seems to me to be a matter of urgency for Labour.
The intensity of this kind of questioning is only going to ramp up, so Labour politicians need to plan ways to fend off the right wing framing and shift the narrative.
#nzpol

nzjanette @nzjanette.bsky.social · 6h

And he doesn't have to accept right wing framing and narratives about the Greens and TPM. They should have strategies in place to fend off this kind of bullshit without buying into it.

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The Cat's Whiskers @thecatswhiskers.bsky.social · 5h

Mine was 37612.

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Nick Brown @steamtraen.eu · 15h

Next time an institution tells you how seriously it takes research misconduct, ask them if it's *this* seriously. www.bmj.com/content/297/...

In 1916 the BMJ published an article about the work done by James Shearer, an American physician working in the British Army as a sergeant (because he had no British qualification). He had described a
"delineator" which was better than x rays for portraying gunshot wounds. This caused a sensation and a lot of interest — but on investigation the work was found to have been invented. The BMJ published a retraction, but Shearer was tried by court martial and sentenced to death by firing squad.

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Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 1d

The implications are so immense, and the damage so widespread with this bill. It creeps into every aspect of life, humans, nature and animals.

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 1d

Regulatory Standards Bill will expose the SPCA to penalty if they remove abused animals; it will expose taxpayers to compensate suspected criminals for confiscated assets; farmers can do as they want; Peter Thiels can build bunkers anywhere. A terrible bill with > 98% opposed. #nzpol

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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 9h

Looking forward to the future ❤️

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Shock, some regrets but mostly relief, says Tory Whanau as she looks ahead to life outside council

Tory Whanau found herself hoping the final results would stay the same after losing the race for Wellington’s Māori ward, she told Stuff.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 5h

Randy Andy has become Sicko Andy

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 6h

Simeon Brown is known as part of the "Taliban" faction of the National Party. Something to remember www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350... #nzpol

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 6h

NZ Parliament is a stressful place! Even before occupation of grounds by aggressive protestors in 2022, it could be a tough place to work or visit 😬
#NZpol
www.vine.org.nz/news/indepen...

Independent report examines harassment and bullying in Parliamentary workplace

www.vine.org.nz

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 6h

Aggressive or drunken behaviour in NZ Parliament isn't new. I didn't see Winston Peters grab then MP John Banks to shake him when Peters was treasurer in an earlier National-NZ First coalition and Banks was uhappy about Peters' postponing National’s tax cuts. Believable
#NZpol
archive.ph/eCKDv

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