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Gareth @grenow.bsky.social · 24m

I'm a bit late to this, but it's an essential read if you are interested in NZ's energy security.

New Zealand's Gas Supply Crunch: A foretaste of the Global Reality the IEA Is Warning Us About re Oil Supply? open.substack.com/pub/energyan...

New Zealand's Gas Supply Crunch: A foretaste of the Global Reality the IEA Is Warning Us About re Oil Supply?

A call to urgent, transformational action!

open.substack.com

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Gareth @grenow.bsky.social · 14h

Huge potential in that vineyard and valley. I’d love to see them try a more overtly Chablis style.

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Gareth @grenow.bsky.social · 14h

I bought a case of that earlier this year, because I think it is one the finest NZ Chardonnays I’ve ever tasted.

Also made by my good friends at Forrest Estate. John planted the vineyard in the Waitaki.

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Gareth @grenow.bsky.social · 15h

#notallmen

#unlessitsrubber

Gareth @grenow.bsky.social · 22h

This morning I be mainly laying around

#aprication # pickles

A ginger tomcat glows in the warmth of the morning sun

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Gareth @grenow.bsky.social · 22h

There comes a point when kicking the can down the road causes toe injuries. The idiots in govt are limping already, but their actions will cause a whole nation to hobble.

theconversation.com/a-lack-of-am...

A ‘lack of ambition’ over livestock emissions targets now threatens NZ’s reputation and trade

The government’s weakened methane reduction target mirrors the approach promoted by industry lobby groups but rejected by the Climate Change Commission.

theconversation.com

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Tilt Araiza @tiltaraiza.bsky.social · 1d

Change a letter, ruin a song.
I Can Pee For Miles

Russell Hillman (but said in a spooky voice) @allhellismrsun.bsky.social · 1d

Change a letter, ruin a song.

Breaking The Lav

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Gareth @grenow.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight’s ear worm

youtu.be/pi_YQul7XXk?...

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Gareth @grenow.bsky.social · 1d

Hard no, and a block.

Gareth @grenow.bsky.social · 1d

We’ll have to agree to disagree, I’m afraid.

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Gareth @grenow.bsky.social · 1d

The Nats aren’t clever enough for that. Seymour is, which is bad enough. Winston is so cooker-adjacent he’s just an agent of chaos.

Combined, they’re an object lesson in bad governance and how to abuse an electoral system.

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Gareth @grenow.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely spot on about an absolutely clueless government

Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 1d

They cannot bring themselves to admit that the Govt needs to intervene, hard, to kickstart the economy. It is inconsistent with their worldview. They would rather stumble stupidly for a year or so waiting for the housing market to save the day.

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Gareth @grenow.bsky.social · 1d

Done. And I would urge everyone to follow suit.

Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 1d

Could you pls do an old ex-Art History teacher a solid, sign this petition to save the subject in our schools, and pass it on.

These philistines need to hear from you all.

Thank you

petitions.parliament.nz/a1acf19a-72f...

Edvard Munch's 'Scream' but with the text 'I can't believe they're cancelling Art History' in a speech bubble

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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 1d

Could you pls do an old ex-Art History teacher a solid, sign this petition to save the subject in our schools, and pass it on.

These philistines need to hear from you all.

Thank you

petitions.parliament.nz/a1acf19a-72f...

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Gareth @grenow.bsky.social · 1d

What everybody else said: plus this -

www.newscientist.com/article/2497...

What’s my Alzheimer’s risk, and can I really do anything to change it?

Can you escape your genetic inheritance, and do lifestyle changes actually make a difference? Daniel Cossins set out to understand what the evidence on Alzheimer’s really means for him

www.newscientist.com

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PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 2d

160 scientists, 23 countries, 1 report: The Global Tipping Points Report 2025, together with @exeter.ac.uk, highlights mounting risks across Earth’s systems, from melting glaciers & ice fields to slowing ocean currents, ice sheets & rainforests under pressure. Watch now👇
👉global-tipping-points.org

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 2d

On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.

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Julius Garbe @juliusgarbe.github.io · 2d

📢 OUT NOW: Global Tipping Points Report 2025

In this new report, we provide a check on the status of critical Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors.

➡️ Full report: global-tipping-points.org

#GTPR2025 #COP30 @exeter.ac.uk @pik-potsdam.bsky.social

Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact

Harmful tipping points in the natural world threaten humanity by disrupting life support systems and societal stability.

global-tipping-points.org

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James Renwick @cubaraglanguy.bsky.social · 2d

Government engaging in doublespeak on #ClimateAction
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Scientists fear weaker methane target signals wider retreat from climate action

After cutting methane targets, New Zealand has a choice: shoulder the burden at huge cost - or cause more warming to the planet.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 2d

New Zealand accused of ‘full-blown climate denial’ over cuts to methane reduction targets #Climate

New Zealand accused of ‘full-blown climate denial’ over cuts to methane reduction targets

Farmers praised the move, but scientists and opposition parties criticised it as ‘weak’ and ‘unambitious’

www.theguardian.com

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Emily ✨🎃 @emilyoram.bsky.social · 3d

God love Kew, this is incredible

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James Renwick @cubaraglanguy.bsky.social · 3d

An excellent article from Marc Daalder, if you want all the shifty details.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/13/f...

Farmers off the hook on climate means rest of us pick up the slack

Comment: The Government's methane announcement is the policy equivalent of a steaming cowpat on cross-partisan climate consensus.

newsroom.co.nz

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 3d

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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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 3d

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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Gareth @grenow.bsky.social · 4d

There's nothing like the first 27ºC day of the summer (with strong norwester adding heft) to get one focussed on starting up the irrigation system and cleaning the pool - and for removing any desire for a bike ride.

#pubbeckons

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