Glass Half
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Sometimes the glass is half full and sometimes it’s half empty.
Tangata Tiriti (she/her/ia) in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Worrying about climate change, social injustice, erosion of democracy.
Tangata Tiriti (she/her/ia) in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Worrying about climate change, social injustice, erosion of democracy.
Worst NACT act of the week ? Passing the Regulatory Stds Bill into law despite 99% of 156,000 submissions opposed to a bill spearheaded by a party with just 8.64% of the people’s vote. This is not democracy and it really saddens me.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Worst NACT act of the week ? Passing the Regulatory Stds Bill into law despite 99% of 156,000 submissions opposed to a bill spearheaded by a party with just 8.64% of the people’s vote. This is not democracy and it really saddens me.
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
There are some good eggs amongst those bad apples.
Revealed: The senior cops who exposed the Jevon McSkimming police 'cover-up' www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Revealed: The senior cops who exposed the Jevon McSkimming police 'cover-up' www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Revealed: The senior cops who exposed the Jevon McSkimming police 'cover-up'
The watchdog that found serious misconduct at the highest levels of police also commended the work of several police staff who stood up. Here's who they are.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
There are some good eggs amongst those bad apples.
Revealed: The senior cops who exposed the Jevon McSkimming police 'cover-up' www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Revealed: The senior cops who exposed the Jevon McSkimming police 'cover-up' www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Humans forget that we too are animals, & that we only survived thru eons on this planet because of the “Goldilocks Zone”. If we continue to increase temperatures, that “just right” zone will become unliveable, not just for Amazon’s dolphins but for most/all of us.
Act now to cut emissions.
Act now to cut emissions.
Amazon lakes hit ‘unbearable’ hot-tub temperatures amid mass die-offs of pink river dolphins – study www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Amazon lakes hit ‘unbearable’ hot-tub temperatures amid mass die-offs of pink river dolphins – study
Droughts and heatwaves causing water in some areas to reach 41C, killing fish and endangered dolphins, say researchers
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November 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Humans forget that we too are animals, & that we only survived thru eons on this planet because of the “Goldilocks Zone”. If we continue to increase temperatures, that “just right” zone will become unliveable, not just for Amazon’s dolphins but for most/all of us.
Act now to cut emissions.
Act now to cut emissions.
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And this is what we have created #nightmare #climatecrisis
Where we are in the climate crisis: Amazonian dolphins dying in hot tub lakes. www.cbsnews.com/news/dolphin...
Hundreds of dolphins found dead in Amazon lake were in water hotter than a jacuzzi, study finds
"You couldn't put your finger in the water," said the lead author of the study, which spotlights the impacts of planetary warming on aquatic ecosystems.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:59 AM
And this is what we have created #nightmare #climatecrisis
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This week's column is on Billionaire Brain: the condition which seems to prevent extremely rich people from perceiving the utterly bleeding obvious.
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I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook
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November 8, 2025 at 8:19 AM
This week's column is on Billionaire Brain: the condition which seems to prevent extremely rich people from perceiving the utterly bleeding obvious.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Worst NACT act of the week - well yes there’s the Cromwell goldmine “progress” and RSB passing a 2nd reading … but there’s something grotesque about lobbing $6m at Michelin stars when Lifeline can’t afford to be staffed 12am -7am. A time when people are most desperate & alone. #nzpol
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Worst NACT act of the week - well yes there’s the Cromwell goldmine “progress” and RSB passing a 2nd reading … but there’s something grotesque about lobbing $6m at Michelin stars when Lifeline can’t afford to be staffed 12am -7am. A time when people are most desperate & alone. #nzpol
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The Greens don't fucking accuse them of it, it's literally a thing they did FFS. #nzpol
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#NZGreens accuse NZGovt of late-night gutting of Zero Carbon Act:
So-called #ClimateChange Minister Simon Watts quietly announced sweeping changes to NZ’s climate change laws, including stripping the Climate Change Commission of one of its main jobs #nzpol #NZ
#NZGreens accuse NZGovt of late-night gutting of Zero Carbon Act:
So-called #ClimateChange Minister Simon Watts quietly announced sweeping changes to NZ’s climate change laws, including stripping the Climate Change Commission of one of its main jobs #nzpol #NZ
Greens accuse Government of late-night gutting of Zero Carbon Act
Last night the Government quietly stripped the Climate Change Commission of a job.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The Greens don't fucking accuse them of it, it's literally a thing they did FFS. #nzpol
Head of Amnesty International’s views on NZ and demise of rules-based order
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Agnès Callamard
Podcast Episode · 30 with Guyon Espiner · S4 E1 · 31m
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November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Head of Amnesty International’s views on NZ and demise of rules-based order
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NZ English teachers:
The rights to The Essential Shakespeare: Macbeth have reverted to me. I have updated with mātauranga Māori teaching & learning resources. Send me a message if you would like to know more.
I attach a screenshot of some of the extra material as well as the contents page.
The rights to The Essential Shakespeare: Macbeth have reverted to me. I have updated with mātauranga Māori teaching & learning resources. Send me a message if you would like to know more.
I attach a screenshot of some of the extra material as well as the contents page.
November 4, 2025 at 4:41 AM
NZ English teachers:
The rights to The Essential Shakespeare: Macbeth have reverted to me. I have updated with mātauranga Māori teaching & learning resources. Send me a message if you would like to know more.
I attach a screenshot of some of the extra material as well as the contents page.
The rights to The Essential Shakespeare: Macbeth have reverted to me. I have updated with mātauranga Māori teaching & learning resources. Send me a message if you would like to know more.
I attach a screenshot of some of the extra material as well as the contents page.
Figuring out the worst NACT act of the week is getting harder. Sticking to the Atlas playbook of suppressing indigenous rights, curriculum-setting must not be in the hands of politicians.
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ACT New Zealand
We believe it is inherent in the nature of human beings as individuals that they are the owners of their own lives and must be free to act according to their own judgments so long as they accept and r...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Figuring out the worst NACT act of the week is getting harder. Sticking to the Atlas playbook of suppressing indigenous rights, curriculum-setting must not be in the hands of politicians.
www.act.org.nz/news/new-cur...
#nzpol
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I wonder if this has been substantiated now? Utterly disgraceful if the Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel was given an audience here.
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PSNA Says Israeli Deputy Minister ‘Sneaking Into NZ’ This Weekend While Israel Resumes Its Genocide In Gaza
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa Co-chair Maher Nazal says he would expect Foreign Minister Winston Peters to have had, or will be having, a secret meeting with Haskell.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I wonder if this has been substantiated now? Utterly disgraceful if the Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel was given an audience here.
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Picking the worst NACT act of the week is an overwhelming prospect because I disagree with 90% of what they’re doing. But this is cruel and callous.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Picking the worst NACT act of the week is an overwhelming prospect because I disagree with 90% of what they’re doing. But this is cruel and callous.
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Worst NACT act of the week is pushing through changes to the Marine and Coastal Areas Act when it is so clearly undermining tāngata whenua rights. Shameful.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Worst NACT act of the week is pushing through changes to the Marine and Coastal Areas Act when it is so clearly undermining tāngata whenua rights. Shameful.
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Worst NACT act of the week #nzpol
On top of not recognising Palestine and walking back progress on indigenous rights, I have never been so embarrassed of my country.
On top of not recognising Palestine and walking back progress on indigenous rights, I have never been so embarrassed of my country.
The government knows this is bad policy because they've announced it on a Sunday.
The continued priority of short-term profit over long-term solutions is utterly shameful. Farmers will not be better off when the next cyclone or flood comes. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
The continued priority of short-term profit over long-term solutions is utterly shameful. Farmers will not be better off when the next cyclone or flood comes. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Government lowers methane target, rules out methane taxes
The government is lowering its biogenic methane target for the next 25 years, a move opposed by the Greens and environmental activists.
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October 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Worst NACT act of the week #nzpol
On top of not recognising Palestine and walking back progress on indigenous rights, I have never been so embarrassed of my country.
On top of not recognising Palestine and walking back progress on indigenous rights, I have never been so embarrassed of my country.
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PEOPLE. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. MY GOD THERE ARE LUNATICS STANDING FOR SEATS
Only one in five Aucklanders have voted in local elections
Only one in five Aucklanders have voted in local elections
With two days remaining until polls close, only 21.9 percent of eligible voters had returned their papers.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
PEOPLE. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. MY GOD THERE ARE LUNATICS STANDING FOR SEATS
Worst NACT act of the week has to be lettergate which is like the icing on the cake of regressive sustainable energy decisions. A close second is the doubling down disrespect of Gaza protestors at home and on the flotilla.
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October 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Worst NACT act of the week has to be lettergate which is like the icing on the cake of regressive sustainable energy decisions. A close second is the doubling down disrespect of Gaza protestors at home and on the flotilla.
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#nzpol
How does a convicted pedophile get a good character discount? Community service time at the surf club? #nzpol
In a decision published on Monday the Court of Appeal dismissed Jago's appeals.
It said the starting point for his sentence was stern but he was given a generous good character discount.
In a decision published on Monday the Court of Appeal dismissed Jago's appeals.
It said the starting point for his sentence was stern but he was given a generous good character discount.
September 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
How does a convicted pedophile get a good character discount? Community service time at the surf club? #nzpol
In a decision published on Monday the Court of Appeal dismissed Jago's appeals.
It said the starting point for his sentence was stern but he was given a generous good character discount.
In a decision published on Monday the Court of Appeal dismissed Jago's appeals.
It said the starting point for his sentence was stern but he was given a generous good character discount.
NZ not yet recognising Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announces www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
A disgrace and a sad day for the people of Aotearoa. #nzpol
A disgrace and a sad day for the people of Aotearoa. #nzpol
NZ not yet recognising Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announces
The government has decided against recognising Palestinian statehood, retaining its "when, not if" position.
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September 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
NZ not yet recognising Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announces www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
A disgrace and a sad day for the people of Aotearoa. #nzpol
A disgrace and a sad day for the people of Aotearoa. #nzpol
Worst NACT act of the week has to be Winston Peters’ hypocrisy on climate change at the UN. Shameful.
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Winston Peters skips UN climate summit despite being in New York
Winston Peters didn't attend a UN climate summit the day after he promised to explain the problems of the Paris Agreement to Pacific nations.
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September 26, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Worst NACT act of the week has to be Winston Peters’ hypocrisy on climate change at the UN. Shameful.
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Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Then the economy had a great fall
All the PM’s donors and all of his zen
Couldn't get NZ GDP increasing again.
Then the economy had a great fall
All the PM’s donors and all of his zen
Couldn't get NZ GDP increasing again.
September 19, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Then the economy had a great fall
All the PM’s donors and all of his zen
Couldn't get NZ GDP increasing again.
Then the economy had a great fall
All the PM’s donors and all of his zen
Couldn't get NZ GDP increasing again.
The worst NACT act of the week is the ongoing refusal to reveal the position on Palestine - we live in a democracy and we shouldn’t be waiting for a big reveal at the UN. I was also horrified to learn art history will no longer be a subject for our young people.
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Banksy mural shows judge beating protester amid Palestine Action crackdown
Banksy’s new High Court mural is thought to criticise Britain’s crackdown on Palestine Action protests.
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September 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The worst NACT act of the week is the ongoing refusal to reveal the position on Palestine - we live in a democracy and we shouldn’t be waiting for a big reveal at the UN. I was also horrified to learn art history will no longer be a subject for our young people.
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