AlastairJNZ
@alastairjnz.bsky.social
Kia ora!
Aotearoa/ NZ.
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Opinions my own and do not represent those of any employer etc.
Aotearoa/ NZ.
-ai
Opinions my own and do not represent those of any employer etc.
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Takapuna’s 400-year-old sacred pōhutukawa faces removal after consent approval, despite iwi opposition and expert advice to retain it; advocates seek reversal amid equity concerns.
Takapuna beach sacred pōhutukawa tree faces removal after consent win
Takapuna’s 400-year-old sacred pōhutukawa faces removal after consent approval, despite iwi opposition and expert advice to retain it; advocates seek reversal amid equity concerns.
www.teaonews.co.nz
December 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Takapuna’s 400-year-old sacred pōhutukawa faces removal after consent approval, despite iwi opposition and expert advice to retain it; advocates seek reversal amid equity concerns.
The racist US administration is ending free national parks entry from Martin Luther King Jr Day, and Juneteenth, which commemorates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Americans were emancipated.
US residents will be able to enter America's national parks like the Grand Canyon and Yosemite for free on President Donald Trump's birthday, in the latest move by his administration to elevate his profile
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December 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The racist US administration is ending free national parks entry from Martin Luther King Jr Day, and Juneteenth, which commemorates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Americans were emancipated.
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This is terrible policy that likely forces all users to identify themselves to online services, and fails to recognise the reality of the world in which modern teenagers exist and communicate.
It is a knee jerk policy response to a poorly understood issue defined by people who don't talk to kids
It is a knee jerk policy response to a poorly understood issue defined by people who don't talk to kids
December 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is terrible policy that likely forces all users to identify themselves to online services, and fails to recognise the reality of the world in which modern teenagers exist and communicate.
It is a knee jerk policy response to a poorly understood issue defined by people who don't talk to kids
It is a knee jerk policy response to a poorly understood issue defined by people who don't talk to kids
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I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
Another spectacular lava fountaining event occurring at Kilauea volcano in Hawai`i right now
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m.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0t...
December 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Another spectacular lava fountaining event occurring at Kilauea volcano in Hawai`i right now
m.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0t...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0t...
Looks like summer is here
December 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Looks like summer is here
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Not only excellent reporting, this is the clearest and most plainly stated article I've seen in the mainstream media so far, mincing no words and pointing out every single one of the Trump admin's canards and misdirections.
As one of the quoted experts says, it's murder, full stop.
As one of the quoted experts says, it's murder, full stop.
December 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Not only excellent reporting, this is the clearest and most plainly stated article I've seen in the mainstream media so far, mincing no words and pointing out every single one of the Trump admin's canards and misdirections.
As one of the quoted experts says, it's murder, full stop.
As one of the quoted experts says, it's murder, full stop.
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Recommending that visitors have their passports on them at all times...I couldn't with good conscience recommend that my students attend AGU. What a sad, terrible situation
We are closely following the operations ongoing in New Orleans and will continue to update this page as we have more information.
You can currently find some additional guidance at the links at the bottom; we will update with more as we have it. www.agu.org/agu25-neworl...
You can currently find some additional guidance at the links at the bottom; we will update with more as we have it. www.agu.org/agu25-neworl...
New Orleans updates | AGU25
www.agu.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Recommending that visitors have their passports on them at all times...I couldn't with good conscience recommend that my students attend AGU. What a sad, terrible situation
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At COP30, delegates adopted a new mechanism to coordinate a just global energy transition — but language on critical minerals was dropped after China and Russia objected.
Minerals like lithium, cobalt & nickel are key to renewables, yet their extraction carries major environmental & social costs.
Minerals like lithium, cobalt & nickel are key to renewables, yet their extraction carries major environmental & social costs.
Critical minerals dropped from final text at COP30
Delegates at last month’s U.N. climate change summit, or COP30, adopted a new mechanism to coordinate action on a just energy transition worldwide toward a low-carbon economy, away from fossil fuels.…
news.mongabay.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
At COP30, delegates adopted a new mechanism to coordinate a just global energy transition — but language on critical minerals was dropped after China and Russia objected.
Minerals like lithium, cobalt & nickel are key to renewables, yet their extraction carries major environmental & social costs.
Minerals like lithium, cobalt & nickel are key to renewables, yet their extraction carries major environmental & social costs.
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Fanny Osborne's stunning watercolours including the only colour depiction of the extinct Adams mistletoe... a Great Barrier Island special edition.
www.rnz.co.nz/life/culture...
www.rnz.co.nz/life/culture...
Is Fanny Osborne our most impressive forgotten artist?
The mother of 13 lived on Great Barrier Island and did exquisite watercolour paintings of native plants in the early 1900s.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Fanny Osborne's stunning watercolours including the only colour depiction of the extinct Adams mistletoe... a Great Barrier Island special edition.
www.rnz.co.nz/life/culture...
www.rnz.co.nz/life/culture...
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When your country's collective ability to bullshit on the internet is extensive enough to shape AI slop.
December 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
When your country's collective ability to bullshit on the internet is extensive enough to shape AI slop.
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“When it came to COVID, we completely blew out what the value of a life was, completely, I’ve never seen such a high value on life.” - Brooke Van Velden, Minister of Workplace Relations and Safety. #nzpol
WorkSafe rule change introduces 'lethal' risk of electrocution, electrical inspectors say
WorkSafe rule change introduces 'lethal' risk of electrocution, electrical inspectors say
RNZ can reveal a dispute that's escalated over the last month as electrical inspectors in multiple meetings and letters have pleaded unsuccessfully with officials to do a U-turn.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“When it came to COVID, we completely blew out what the value of a life was, completely, I’ve never seen such a high value on life.” - Brooke Van Velden, Minister of Workplace Relations and Safety. #nzpol
A bit stormy on this morning’s commute
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
A bit stormy on this morning’s commute
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Dictators around the world are celebrating today.
Trump just pardoned Henry Cuellar, the first member of Congress ever charged with acting as a foreign agent for a dictatorship, caught dead to rights working for Azerbaijan.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Trump just pardoned Henry Cuellar, the first member of Congress ever charged with acting as a foreign agent for a dictatorship, caught dead to rights working for Azerbaijan.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Trump pardons Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar
Cuellar and his wife were charged in 2024 with accepting $600,000 in bribes from foreign entities.
www.politico.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Dictators around the world are celebrating today.
Trump just pardoned Henry Cuellar, the first member of Congress ever charged with acting as a foreign agent for a dictatorship, caught dead to rights working for Azerbaijan.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Trump just pardoned Henry Cuellar, the first member of Congress ever charged with acting as a foreign agent for a dictatorship, caught dead to rights working for Azerbaijan.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Dissonance on the timeline this morning as NZ government clings grimly to the past
December 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Dissonance on the timeline this morning as NZ government clings grimly to the past
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Analysis: Meeting the Paris target without offshore purchasing would require the emissions equivalent of five GFCs – something the Govt will not undertake.
Govt accused of breaching Paris climate deal after Willis rules out buying credits
newsroom.co.nz
December 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Analysis: Meeting the Paris target without offshore purchasing would require the emissions equivalent of five GFCs – something the Govt will not undertake.
A family member has just had the caterers cancel for their wedding in six weeks time😬
This is a long shot, but can anyone on here recommend affordable caterers that could be on site in the Katikati area in mid-January?
This is a long shot, but can anyone on here recommend affordable caterers that could be on site in the Katikati area in mid-January?
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A family member has just had the caterers cancel for their wedding in six weeks time😬
This is a long shot, but can anyone on here recommend affordable caterers that could be on site in the Katikati area in mid-January?
This is a long shot, but can anyone on here recommend affordable caterers that could be on site in the Katikati area in mid-January?
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An excerpt from my book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020) summing up the current situation:
November 22, 2024 at 3:04 PM
An excerpt from my book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020) summing up the current situation:
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Quality effort at Ōtepoti Dunedin Santa Parade today
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November 30, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Quality effort at Ōtepoti Dunedin Santa Parade today
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Graphic representation of my modest 115 observations on @inaturalist.bsky.social so far this year
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Graphic representation of my modest 115 observations on @inaturalist.bsky.social so far this year
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Fossil fuel companies were given confidential drafts of legislation during their (successful) two-year campaign to weaken oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban - new reporting from me via the OIA
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How the oil and gas industry helped rewrite New Zealand’s drilling rules
A paper trail shows just how far ministers went to accommodate the oil and gas industry's wishlist.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Fossil fuel companies were given confidential drafts of legislation during their (successful) two-year campaign to weaken oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban - new reporting from me via the OIA
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...