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BSanya @msfitnz.bsky.social · 1h

Thank you.

BSanya @msfitnz.bsky.social · 4h

Thanks so much!

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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 4h

Once again this #NZ government has ignored expert advice, which could cost NZers millions! #marine #nzpol www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/14/g...

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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BSanya @msfitnz.bsky.social · 4h

You have one for domestic use? I'm curious about your entire solar experience, if you wouldn't mind giving deets.

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BSanya @msfitnz.bsky.social · 10h

Yes, with a heady dose of 'improving for who'

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Guy Body @bodycartoon.bsky.social · 11h

Retrospective #25: Almost forgot this one from 2018:

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Bruce Buckman @brucebuckman.bsky.social · 11h

Stanford is clearly fully committed to this government’s ministerial ethos of knowing as little as possible about the the realities of the portfolios they hold. The reality is teachers are going out of their way to inconvenience families & kids as little as possible.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

PPTA teachers strike on day of NCEA exams - the dates to know

About 21,000 secondary school teachers are walking off the job after stalled talks.

www.rnz.co.nz

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BSanya @msfitnz.bsky.social · 1d

So this is why gardens in new developments often don't last - and why it matters for more than aesthetics:
'Stormwater solutions could be lying in our soil'

Stormwater solutions could be lying in our soil

An expert in water-sensitive design urges us to think harder about what lies beneath our feet

www.rnz.co.nz

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BSanya @msfitnz.bsky.social · 2d

It seems it is already not possible for others to follow suit unless a change of government restores the local government powers the article says this one has removed.

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BSanya @msfitnz.bsky.social · 3d

Interesting!
As I thought, this place is not a good guide to how people in general are thinking or how they are going to respond.
So as long as we don't become complacent thinking otherwise, we can enjoy it and get value from sharing ideas.

BSanya @msfitnz.bsky.social · 3d

Which just goes to show if we were to use bluesky to get a beat on how Auckland might vote, we're not getting it.
And I'm curious to know how ethnically diverse and age diverse is AoNZ bluesky?

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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 6d

Fucksake. It's quite clear now that they only looked at this benefit policy as political marketing and took no advice on who it would impact – which includes young people with serious health issues and disabilities. Just feckless and cynical. Shame on them. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Hundreds of teens with a health condition, disability may be cut from Jobseeker benefit

The government is ending Jobseeker payments to 18- and 19 year olds whose parents earn more than $65,000.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Too Long Covid @toolongcovid.bsky.social · 6d

Who could ever have predicted this?
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/kerre...

New report reveals Kiwis' health's on the decline - what's causing it?

A new report from the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists says the health of New Zealanders is declining.

www.newstalkzb.co.nz

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BSanya @msfitnz.bsky.social · 7d

Hard agree, Dave. However, if 'not the CoC' is the only choice I have come next election, I will swallow that rat. Where there's life, there's hope so I'll be on the side of life, even an impoverished one.

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BSanya @msfitnz.bsky.social · 8d

Thank goodness they saved us from Labour's water reforms!

Waikato water contamination: Schools stay closed for start of term

Waikato water contamination: Schools stay closed for start of term

Waikato schools may need to implement a "distance learning programme" if they can not reopen soon.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️‍🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 9d

Just a reminder that a policy to reduce the number of people on benefits isn’t the same as ensuring they have jobs.

The language and metrics used in policy decisions can create perverse outcomes.

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Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · 9d

This is a policy with no basis in any analysis. It's designed to look tough. It actually makes them look thoughtless and out of touch. It's arbitrary, mean, and simply designed to disguise the fact that the government is failing young people. Is this what being back on track feels like?

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Holly @hollykarcher.bsky.social · 10d

#Aotearoa, there's no room for apathy. Vote in your local elections today. Your voice matters.

#nzpol

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BSanya @msfitnz.bsky.social · 12d

That is probably what stayed their hands.

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henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 12d

The Govt explored the idea of barring people from voting outside of their electorate - about 149k votes last time - but ultimately ditched the idea.

www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

Government explored ban on people voting outside their electorate

The justice minister had said it was “worth exploring” requiring people to be in their electorate to vote, one of the ideas for cutting down on the number of special votes.

www.thepost.co.nz

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Bevan Holloway @bevanholloway.com · 13d

Tell me Stanford is acting in a way you expect a Minister to act. Go on. Tell me.

Tell me Stanford, with no education experience, is acting in a way that leads to the creation of good education policy. Go on. Tell me.

aec.org.nz @aec.org.nz · 13d

Curriculum progress in Aotearoa explained in 176 words. #nzpol

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aec.org.nz @aec.org.nz · 13d

Curriculum progress in Aotearoa explained in 176 words. #nzpol

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Living Wage Movement Aotearoa New Zealand @livingwageaotearoa.bsky.social · 13d

The Living Wage is an hourly rate. Set apart from the minimum wage, it’s worker and whānau focused.

Paying the Living Wage rate is voluntary. Employers who pay the Living Wage want to make sure their workers get enough money to live with dignity. #nzpol

www.livingwage.org.nz/accredited_e...

On a large billboard outside St Matthew in the City text above photo reads Poverty Over It.
Below the photos text reads: JUST PAY THE LIVING WAGE

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Glenn McConnell @glennmccnz.bsky.social · 13d

Forty-one days before the Prime Minister sent Labour a letter pleading for a “credible, bipartisan approach” to solving the gas shortage, Labour had sent one to his energy minister asking for the same.

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

Labour asked for energy bipartisanship 41 days before Luxon’s letter

Turns out the Energy Minister received a letter from Labour on August 20 asking to work together on a long-term solution to New Zealand’s dwindling supply of natural gas.

www.stuff.co.nz

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BSanya @msfitnz.bsky.social · 13d

Lack of curiosity and lack of shame: the twin evils cursing human societies in 2025.
Yes, there can be too much of both! But leaders who have none are a huge problem.

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