The Cat's Whiskers
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This timelapse of Hīkoi mō te Tiriti in Pōneke today is awe inspiring.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlu7...
Hīkoi mō te Tiriti - A Time-lapse of the Hikoi Protest rolling down Manners St Wellington
YouTube video by The Traffic Fox / Traffic Updates HKW
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Astonishing turnout
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If elected, she has pledged to fight for better and cheaper public transport, quality public housing, climate action, upholding Te Tiriti and enabling “everyone to live a good life”.
Julie Anne Genter gets confirmation for Wellington Bays run
The highly-ranked Green was an upset winner in 2023 and aims to be the first Wellington Bays MP.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
If elected, she has pledged to fight for better and cheaper public transport, quality public housing, climate action, upholding Te Tiriti and enabling “everyone to live a good life”.
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#NZpol
Well this is just dire.
And to compound it all, this govt dragging its proverbial arse (at best, because in many areas they're pulling us aggressively backwards) on the clear, quite demonstrable urgency we *need* to see addressing climate change issues will only make matters FAR worse.
Well this is just dire.
And to compound it all, this govt dragging its proverbial arse (at best, because in many areas they're pulling us aggressively backwards) on the clear, quite demonstrable urgency we *need* to see addressing climate change issues will only make matters FAR worse.
Hotspots forming in unusually dry conditions
Earth Sciences New Zealand has identified areas where soils are severely drier than normal in Wairarapa, Hawke's Bay, North Otago, South Canterbury and North Canterbury.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
#NZpol
Well this is just dire.
And to compound it all, this govt dragging its proverbial arse (at best, because in many areas they're pulling us aggressively backwards) on the clear, quite demonstrable urgency we *need* to see addressing climate change issues will only make matters FAR worse.
Well this is just dire.
And to compound it all, this govt dragging its proverbial arse (at best, because in many areas they're pulling us aggressively backwards) on the clear, quite demonstrable urgency we *need* to see addressing climate change issues will only make matters FAR worse.
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Why is it "frankly disgusting" for parents and schools to stand up for what THEY believe is right for their tamariki? Why is the PM allowing his MPs to spread anti-worker, anti-Te Tiriti disinformation on social media?
#nzpol
#nzpol
November 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Why is it "frankly disgusting" for parents and schools to stand up for what THEY believe is right for their tamariki? Why is the PM allowing his MPs to spread anti-worker, anti-Te Tiriti disinformation on social media?
#nzpol
#nzpol
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King shit (gender-neutral).
I heard a story about a female academic giving a paper at the IHR who, after receiving a long and aggressive question from a senior male professor, simply leaned back with her hands behind her head and replied “Oh, do fuck off.”
One of my colleagues went to a seminar at Berkeley and when someone asked a question Derrida brushed it off saying ‘what you ask may be important but it is not interesting’.
November 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
King shit (gender-neutral).
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#nzpol Standing in solidarity with @NZPSA workers, and unions here in Auckland. Healthcare workers look after us and our families. The government should come to the bargaining table, listen, and settle this dispute.
November 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
#nzpol Standing in solidarity with @NZPSA workers, and unions here in Auckland. Healthcare workers look after us and our families. The government should come to the bargaining table, listen, and settle this dispute.
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This is the right level of cringe where this is genuinely endearing and relatable. Now imagine Starmer trying to do the same
Hope is here.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This is the right level of cringe where this is genuinely endearing and relatable. Now imagine Starmer trying to do the same
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Well, this all seems normal & above board doesnt it?
open.substack.com/pub/asawinst...
open.substack.com/pub/asawinst...
Judge in Palestine Action case worked for Israeli spy Robert Maxwell
Victoria Sharp's twin brother also sits on charity board with Trevor Chinn.
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Well, this all seems normal & above board doesnt it?
open.substack.com/pub/asawinst...
open.substack.com/pub/asawinst...
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Or this
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youtu.be/_48EiV_Jnxo?...
The Mockers - One Black Friday
YouTube video by John McWilliam
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November 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Or this
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youtu.be/_48EiV_Jnxo?...
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Illustration from the December 1999 issue of Northern UFO News. Via the Internet Archive.
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Illustration from the December 1999 issue of Northern UFO News. Via the Internet Archive.
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we have to go back. to warn them.
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
we have to go back. to warn them.
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People complain about academic writing being opaque and verbose but the wanton anti-intellectualism in govt sources misquoting a literature review, ripping it wildly out of context, and using it as an example of wokeness gone too far is not something that can be solved by improved communication.
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 AM
People complain about academic writing being opaque and verbose but the wanton anti-intellectualism in govt sources misquoting a literature review, ripping it wildly out of context, and using it as an example of wokeness gone too far is not something that can be solved by improved communication.
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There is no constitutionally legitimate scenario in which we are being de facto governed by the White House Deputy Chief of Staff using a half-dead president as his sock puppet. We went out of our way to amend the Constitution on precisely this point.
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 AM
There is no constitutionally legitimate scenario in which we are being de facto governed by the White House Deputy Chief of Staff using a half-dead president as his sock puppet. We went out of our way to amend the Constitution on precisely this point.
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Scoop: The most popular apps in Australia right now are social media platforms not included in the teen ban (so far).
This comes as teens make videos recommending that they all migrate to these alternative platforms to get around the ban — something experts warned about.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
This comes as teens make videos recommending that they all migrate to these alternative platforms to get around the ban — something experts warned about.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Scoop: The most popular apps in Australia right now are social media platforms not included in the teen ban (so far).
This comes as teens make videos recommending that they all migrate to these alternative platforms to get around the ban — something experts warned about.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
This comes as teens make videos recommending that they all migrate to these alternative platforms to get around the ban — something experts warned about.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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Govt committee that has 6 NACTFirst members and 5 opposition parties members votes in favour of law that advantages NACTFirst despite vast majority of public submissions being against it.
They aren't even subtle
They aren't even subtle
This Bill could invalidate the votes of enough people to swing the next election in favour of the current government for no reason other than that they failed to fill out the correct piece of paper by the "proper" time (as defined by the people who benefit from the rule change).
Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments
The bill would prevent same-day enrolments, ban prisoners from voting, and tighten up the rules around treating.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Govt committee that has 6 NACTFirst members and 5 opposition parties members votes in favour of law that advantages NACTFirst despite vast majority of public submissions being against it.
They aren't even subtle
They aren't even subtle
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A four-lane road! Let me repeat that for you; “IT WAS A FOUR-LANE ROAD!!”
We can build great cities, when there is vision and political will. ❤️
We can build great cities, when there is vision and political will. ❤️
Loved seeing Te Komititanga full of people celebrating the lighting of Te Manaaki, Auckland’s Giant Christmas Tree.
Hard to believe a few years ago this civic space was a four lane road. It’s much better now and it is used by tens of thousands more people each day.
I 💚❤️ AKL
Hard to believe a few years ago this civic space was a four lane road. It’s much better now and it is used by tens of thousands more people each day.
I 💚❤️ AKL
November 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
A four-lane road! Let me repeat that for you; “IT WAS A FOUR-LANE ROAD!!”
We can build great cities, when there is vision and political will. ❤️
We can build great cities, when there is vision and political will. ❤️
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Illustration from Northern UFO News, Issue 133, September 1988.
Via the Internet Archive.
Via the Internet Archive.
November 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Illustration from Northern UFO News, Issue 133, September 1988.
Via the Internet Archive.
Via the Internet Archive.
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People love archaeology, but they perceive it as a luxury. It's always been a bizarre contradiction, the awareness of the fundamental importance of history whilst not grasping how inherent archaeology is to that understanding. Archaeology is relentlessly undervalued within public investment.
New report on how people engage with archaeology is out - Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey. Lots to digest but key conclusions are: 1) archaeologists risk undervaluing and hiding ourselves, our practices and the role we play in society... www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...
Trowel and Error
A Public User Needs Survey for Archaeology
www.archaeologyuk.org
November 28, 2025 at 7:52 AM
People love archaeology, but they perceive it as a luxury. It's always been a bizarre contradiction, the awareness of the fundamental importance of history whilst not grasping how inherent archaeology is to that understanding. Archaeology is relentlessly undervalued within public investment.
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Not only is science education going to suffer from the manufactured crisis in maths education, the science curriculum itself has also been under attack to remove components of critical thinking and epistemological foundations.
theconversation.com/nzs-draft-sc...
theconversation.com/nzs-draft-sc...
NZ’s draft science curriculum favours rote learning over critical thinking
Critical thinking is an essential skill students should be encouraged to develop as part of their science learning. NZ’s draft science curriculum fails the test.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Not only is science education going to suffer from the manufactured crisis in maths education, the science curriculum itself has also been under attack to remove components of critical thinking and epistemological foundations.
theconversation.com/nzs-draft-sc...
theconversation.com/nzs-draft-sc...
What about an article ‘Why men kill’. They do more of it.
November 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM
What about an article ‘Why men kill’. They do more of it.
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Erica’s claim to have fixed maths is an open goal for any journalist.
November 28, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Erica’s claim to have fixed maths is an open goal for any journalist.
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Remember when another male reporter defended you back in 2018? 👇 🧵 bsky.app/profile/maud...
Back in the old times of his first term in November of 2018 a male reporter defended another male reporter being attacked 👇, but no one has spines anymore. And I’m looking for if it ever happened when Trump attacked female reporters many times in the last decade. 🤔 😒
November 28, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Remember when another male reporter defended you back in 2018? 👇 🧵 bsky.app/profile/maud...
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Would it kill somebody to say “Nancy is not stupid.” It pains me to see the WH press corps just accept the abuse. Sends the wrong image to Americans and the world IMHO.
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Would it kill somebody to say “Nancy is not stupid.” It pains me to see the WH press corps just accept the abuse. Sends the wrong image to Americans and the world IMHO.
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Loved seeing Te Komititanga full of people celebrating the lighting of Te Manaaki, Auckland’s Giant Christmas Tree.
Hard to believe a few years ago this civic space was a four lane road. It’s much better now and it is used by tens of thousands more people each day.
I 💚❤️ AKL
Hard to believe a few years ago this civic space was a four lane road. It’s much better now and it is used by tens of thousands more people each day.
I 💚❤️ AKL
November 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Loved seeing Te Komititanga full of people celebrating the lighting of Te Manaaki, Auckland’s Giant Christmas Tree.
Hard to believe a few years ago this civic space was a four lane road. It’s much better now and it is used by tens of thousands more people each day.
I 💚❤️ AKL
Hard to believe a few years ago this civic space was a four lane road. It’s much better now and it is used by tens of thousands more people each day.
I 💚❤️ AKL
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They were against covid vaccine mandates but they’ll gladly attach conditions to feeding hungry children
Not only is this blatantly unfair, but for a Party that doesnt believe in collective responsibility,theyre holding ALL children responsible for the actions of others...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Lunch funding to be tied to attendance for hundreds more schools
Next year funding for school lunches delivered through the internal model will be tied to attendance.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 6:57 AM
They were against covid vaccine mandates but they’ll gladly attach conditions to feeding hungry children
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"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
How to explain AI to your family this holiday season | CNN Business
Politics, football and movies are among the many topics that tend to come up around Thanksgiving. In 2025, a new question may arise at the table: Why the heck is everyone talking about AI, and what sh...
www.cnn.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."