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Steve @kiwistevemc.bsky.social · 1h

I’m sick of RW govts trying to separate “the unions” from their members.

“The unions” can’t take strike actions without balloting members. “The unions” aren’t forcing members to strike; they can’t. Members are voting to strike, because of shite offers from this govt.

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon blames unions for ongoing strike action

"I think people are getting sick of unions prioritising the politics over patients," Christopher Luxon says.

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Duncan Webb MP @duncanwebbmp.bsky.social · 3h

Christchurch City Mission needs our help! They provide 1600 Christmas food parcels for families and people in need through December, but they need boxes! 📦📦📦

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Andrew Jull NZRN @andrewjull.bsky.social · 1h

Attention Labour party, @nzgreenparty.bsky.social, Te Pati Māori. #nzpol

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Media Release: Rights Aotearoa calls for united Opposition commitment to repeal the Regulatory Standards Act in the first 30 days of any future left-wing coalition government, should the Bill become l...

The select committee's report, released yesterday, represents only cosmetic adjustments to legislation that remains fundamentally unconstitutional, anti-democratic, and catastrophically harmful to hum...

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 17h

Remember the old rightwing argument that all we needed to do was put a price on climate emissions and let the market do its thing? Well the necessary step was for the Govt to put a price on emissions. The current far right NZ Govt just announced it will never put a price on emissions.

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 16h

Methane makes up 48% of NZ's climate pollution. The Govt's grossly irresponsible announcement today that they will never have a price on methane, combined with their policies to increase the dairy herd, means that they have zero intention of meeting NZ Paris obligations.

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Andrew Jull NZRN @andrewjull.bsky.social · 14h

So Winston Peters has been lying about his playing in NZ Māori (old term for Māori All Blacks). Has always had a flexible relationship with the truth. #nzpol

Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 16h

Does the NZ First leader need to tweak his official bio on the ministerial page of the Beehive’s website – and on his party’s site – claiming he’s a former NZ Māori rugby representative?

‘Words matter’: A little play on words in Winston Peters’ CV

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LostArcNZ @lostarcnz.bsky.social · 16h

The solutions proposed for New Zealand's (and virtually every other country's) problems are always like:
"We need to make people work for more years"
"We have to cut back on services, I'm sorry, there is just no other way"
"We have to cut benefits for young people"

never:
"We need to tax the rich"

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 16h

One of the symptoms of the 'resource curse' is that Govt becomes captured by one industry. In NZ that is dairy. Methane is the dominant GHG for NZ but it is now exempt from prices or regulations to cut it, which means all other sectors have to carry the weight of emissions reductions.

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 23h

Can’t wait to see the regulatory impact statement that outlines the impact of this decision on everyone who isn’t a farmer

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Government lowers methane target, rules out methane taxes

The government is lowering its biogenic methane target for the next 25 years and is ruling out agricultural taxes on methane emissions.

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 23h

Mind blowing.

The Luxon Government has confirmed it will rewrite NZ’s once bipartisan climate change law to dilute methane reduction targets and PERMANENTLY exclude dairy from the Emissions Trading Scheme – a move Greenpeace says amounts to full-blown climate denial.
#nzpol

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 1d

Russia lost 17,000 tanks in three years. Only 2,478 remain in storage—nearly all badly rusted and needing expensive restoration before they can fight.

The timing? Russia just shifted back to tank warfare after 282,000 infantry casualties.
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Russia’s last 2,500 tanks are in very sorry shape

Russia's oldest tanks—some 50+ years old—are all that stand between Moscow and forced mobilization

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 1d

Farming will have to change, or it will get changed.

Climate change effects expected to hurt farm viability in next decade
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Climate change effects expected to hurt farm viability in next decade, study finds

A new report found irrigated dairy farms are particularly at risk because water supplies are expected to become less reliable in some areas.

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 1d

Gaza Journalist Motasem A. Dalloul:

Burying MY THIRD SON whom I lost along with MY WIFE during the 2-year-Israeli genocide in Gaza..

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 1d

“The 2 children in the photo lost both of their parents yesterday and are now waiting for their grandmother, who is fighting for her life after being injured in the same attack”

via Sudanese photographer/journalist Mohamed Zakaria. Read his full statement below.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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Andrew Jull NZRN @andrewjull.bsky.social · 23h

It is time the Ignobel Awards included a warmonger's category, instead of just biology, physics, chemistry, and literature. Mind you, it would be a hard decision every year to choose other than the US president (no matter who), the Russian president, or the Israeli president. #nzpol

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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 1d

Mayors everywhere should have been honest and said "We were wrong about Labour's 3 Waters, the reason we've had to raise your rates by so much is due to National's much worse and more expensive waters option, please don't blame us, they lied to us too" #NZPol

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 1d

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

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Andrew Jull NZRN @andrewjull.bsky.social · 23h

With cookers in charge, the rest of us are unsafe no matter where we are.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 1d

“The administration did not like that CDC data did not support their narrative, so they got rid of them. They didn’t like that CDC policy groups would not rubber stamp their unscientific ideas, so they got rid of them”.

The damage to the CDC is “beyond repair”.

‘The damage is beyond repair’: The CDC faces another round of deep staff cuts | CNN

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suffered another round of deep staff cuts late Friday, with disease detectives, outbreak forecasters, policy and data offices among those impacted, ac...

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Andrew Jull NZRN @andrewjull.bsky.social · 23h

My guilty secret? The Bathurst 1000.

Andrew Jull NZRN @andrewjull.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like it

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Paul Thistoll @pault.bsky.social · 1d

98.7% of approximately 166,300 public submissions opposed the RSB

But the majority of the committee has recommended it go forward with only really cosmetic changes.

Committee process
The Regulatory Standards Bill was referred to this committee on 22 May 2025. We
called for submissions on the bill with a closing date of 23 June 2025. About 166,300
submissions were lodged through the website and by email.1
A minority of us would like to report that the Ministry for Regulation contracted
Allen + Clarke to assist with analysing submissions. Of the submissions analysed,
98.7 percent opposed the bill, 0.7 percent were in support, and 0.6 percent were either
unclear or did not take a position on the bill.
A majority would like to report that from additional analysis, 1,317 submissions were
identified as containing detail or unique arguments, and were considered to be 'substantive' on this basis.

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Andrew Jull NZRN @andrewjull.bsky.social · 1d

That was depressing reading - another reason for the regulation of social media platforms (and I don't mean stupid age bans, which will not work).

Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 1d

Week in Review:
Opinion from the University of Otago: The latest Gender Attitudes Survey makes depressing reading for those concerned about gender equality

Our own 'war on woke' is well underway

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Jason Major @jpmajor.bsky.social · 1d

Dione in front of Saturn, captured by Cassini 20 years ago today on October 11, 2005 🌖🪐

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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Paul_BarlowNZ @paulbarlownz.bsky.social · 1d

One final bit of good news - 234600 people across the motu voted to remove Māori wards, 245800 to keep them - 51.1% of all votes were to keep them, 48.9% not to. The majority of the country that voted were in favour so suck it coalition!

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