Sacha
@sachadylan.bsky.social
Pakeha man from Aotearoa New Zealand. Community, tech, cities, health systems, politics, disability, design, culture, wit, whimsy..
Stanford feeling the pressure. #NzPol
Advocate fires back at Minister over 'disgusting' schools Te Tiriti list
Tiriti advocate and lawyer Tania Waikato has responded to comments made by Education Minister Erica Stanford this week.
www.1news.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Stanford feeling the pressure. #NzPol
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Jodie is a highly respected professor of teaching mathematics. Jodie understands every aspect of pedagogy & assessment.
Stanford, with a BA in Pols, doesn’t even under how NCEA works.
Listen to Jodie. #nzpol #nzed
Stanford, with a BA in Pols, doesn’t even under how NCEA works.
Listen to Jodie. #nzpol #nzed
"it's very problematic to say that these children have made one to two years progress, when potentially looking at what has been released, they are only testing the children in one very small area of mathematics, which is numbers," Hunter said."
#nzpol
#nzpol
Maths professor says Education Minister's claims a school trial is 'groundbreaking' is problematic
Erica Stanford said the results showed the government's focus on fixing the basics is working.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Notable that no one with any relevant expertise has spoken in favour of this. & a burgeoning number of organisations who *do* have expertise are explicitly condemning.
We've also seen statements from the Greens and TPM. There is one outlier whose institutional silence is getting increasingly loud.
We've also seen statements from the Greens and TPM. There is one outlier whose institutional silence is getting increasingly loud.
Statement from Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa (Māori Medical Practitioners Association) expressing its condemnation of the banning of puberty blockers by the NZ government.
mcusercontent.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Notable that no one with any relevant expertise has spoken in favour of this. & a burgeoning number of organisations who *do* have expertise are explicitly condemning.
We've also seen statements from the Greens and TPM. There is one outlier whose institutional silence is getting increasingly loud.
We've also seen statements from the Greens and TPM. There is one outlier whose institutional silence is getting increasingly loud.
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We can suspend our disbelief to accept a demon haunted parallel dimension, but a world where nobody can talk to each other remotely unless they're in specific places and you have to pre-arrange your shared spacetime coordinates would be weird.
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
We can suspend our disbelief to accept a demon haunted parallel dimension, but a world where nobody can talk to each other remotely unless they're in specific places and you have to pre-arrange your shared spacetime coordinates would be weird.
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They way all the main characters in Stranger Things keep in touch with radios and freak out when they lose contact is a funny anachronism. Like we can relate to it because smartphones but it's such a crazy contrast to the actual 1980s.
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
They way all the main characters in Stranger Things keep in touch with radios and freak out when they lose contact is a funny anachronism. Like we can relate to it because smartphones but it's such a crazy contrast to the actual 1980s.
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haha we’re so screwed www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Finance Minister urges banks to slash home loan rates after latest OCR cut
Banks began dropping their floating rates on Wednesday after the Reserve Bank cut the OCR by 25 basis points to 2.25 percent.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
haha we’re so screwed www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Piccadilly Circus
The Ladybird book of London,
1961
Artist: John Berry
The Ladybird book of London,
1961
Artist: John Berry
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Piccadilly Circus
The Ladybird book of London,
1961
Artist: John Berry
The Ladybird book of London,
1961
Artist: John Berry
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"I was never racist at school. My racism didn't fully develop until I was at University."
November 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
"I was never racist at school. My racism didn't fully develop until I was at University."
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He loves a good postcode lottery
November 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM
He loves a good postcode lottery
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I will say it's wild how Stuff have done more reporting on 'Oh no muh trade' and not 'We're all fucked if we don't tackle climate change' but I'll take it I guess 🙄 #nzpol
November 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I will say it's wild how Stuff have done more reporting on 'Oh no muh trade' and not 'We're all fucked if we don't tackle climate change' but I'll take it I guess 🙄 #nzpol
Consequences not far away. #NzPol
Billion-dollar trade partners worried about NZ’s climate backdowns
New Zealand has entered into trade deals worth billions of dollars, on the basis that we continue to reduce emissions. Are those deals safe?
www.stuff.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Consequences not far away. #NzPol
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Yeah I'm calling utter BS on that one.
Strong 'you didn't tell us this would be in the exam' vibes.
FFS
Strong 'you didn't tell us this would be in the exam' vibes.
FFS
Trade Minister says UK and EU counterparts never raised concerns with him over climate policies
Trade Minister says UK and EU counterparts never raised concerns with him over climate policies
The Trade Minister said no one had raised concerns with him directly about New Zealand's oil and gas developments.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Yeah I'm calling utter BS on that one.
Strong 'you didn't tell us this would be in the exam' vibes.
FFS
Strong 'you didn't tell us this would be in the exam' vibes.
FFS
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Who's the artist or is this AI
November 27, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Who's the artist or is this AI
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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The quiet bit gets louder by the day
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The quiet bit gets louder by the day
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Board Chair here, and ditto.
I fail to see why they are doing this, is it too cynical to suggest it's a distraction from the curriculum issues, or are they just taking a public kicking that they didn't expert?
I fail to see why they are doing this, is it too cynical to suggest it's a distraction from the curriculum issues, or are they just taking a public kicking that they didn't expert?
November 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Board Chair here, and ditto.
I fail to see why they are doing this, is it too cynical to suggest it's a distraction from the curriculum issues, or are they just taking a public kicking that they didn't expert?
I fail to see why they are doing this, is it too cynical to suggest it's a distraction from the curriculum issues, or are they just taking a public kicking that they didn't expert?
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I wrote to Min Willis some months ago and asked her what action she was taking to ensure banks brought interest rates down to match the OCR drops. Her response: “banks make their own commercial decisions”. So today’s pronouncement is just empty rhetoric
#nzpol
#nzpol
"Willis accepted people were under "no obligation" to believe her analysis until they started feeling the improvement for themselves." No-one believes you because you're full of shit Nicola 😆😆😆 #NZPol
Finance Minister urges banks to slash home loan rates after latest OCR cut
Banks began dropping their floating rates on Wednesday after the Reserve Bank cut the OCR by 25 basis points to 2.25 percent.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I wrote to Min Willis some months ago and asked her what action she was taking to ensure banks brought interest rates down to match the OCR drops. Her response: “banks make their own commercial decisions”. So today’s pronouncement is just empty rhetoric
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Finance minister urges banks to make people feel richer so they will vote for her www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Finance Minister urges banks to slash home loan rates after latest OCR cut
Banks began dropping their floating rates on Wednesday after the Reserve Bank cut the OCR by 25 basis points to 2.25 percent.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Finance minister urges banks to make people feel richer so they will vote for her www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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i’m sorry what the fuck are you tryna sell me?
November 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
i’m sorry what the fuck are you tryna sell me?
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While his fears were clearly overcooked it’s also true they never made a Sleeping Dogs version of Hobbiton.
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 AM
While his fears were clearly overcooked it’s also true they never made a Sleeping Dogs version of Hobbiton.
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i was working for a farmer down here when it came out and he was really pissed off about it. reckoned it would ruin tourism.
November 27, 2025 at 5:57 AM
i was working for a farmer down here when it came out and he was really pissed off about it. reckoned it would ruin tourism.
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Remember how in Sleeping Dogs America sends troops to help oppress New Zealanders rebelling against a corrupt authoritarian regime? Seemed pretty sci-fi at the time.
November 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Remember how in Sleeping Dogs America sends troops to help oppress New Zealanders rebelling against a corrupt authoritarian regime? Seemed pretty sci-fi at the time.