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Sarah Rusell
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Well, I try my best
To be just like I am
But everybody wants you
To be just like them

Aotearoa/New Zealand
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October 24, 2023 at 9:20 PM
Not just Maori would protest this. Seymour has his head in the sand if he thinks this is a popular move. Jolly good article from Joel Maxwell. #nzpol

www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/30...
'Nah, f... off': Māori say Treaty referendum would trigger widespread protest
“If someone tells me, walking down the street, that they would tick for the referendum and say ‘yes’, that would p… me off … it’s like, ‘Nah, f… off.’”
www.stuff.co.nz
October 24, 2023 at 8:54 PM
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October 24, 2023 at 2:49 AM
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For those who share my concern that StatsNZ is planning a registration/login requirement for the new Data Explorer (to replace the open NZ dot stat & infoshare systems), you could add your own comments to my letter to the project group here [Until Saturday 28th]

forms.office.com/r/TTGXVC53ja
October 23, 2023 at 9:20 PM
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It's been 4 years, 7 months, & 9 days since the tragic terrorist attacks in Christchurch on March 15, 2019. Therafter, we stood united as a nation affirming that love would triumph over hate. Each of us must work together to ensure New Zealand fulfills its promise as a safe haven for all.
October 23, 2023 at 10:16 PM
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Lucy is one of the very best! Hire her
Hey NZ folks, I'm still on the lookout for a new role! If you need (or know someone who needs) a person with experience in building environmental measurement frameworks, scientific research, and communicating science in the startup space...let's chat! Or a boost to your networks is appreciated too.
October 23, 2023 at 10:26 PM
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This transformation is the work of Kaye and the Grow From Here Team. Incredible.
October 20, 2023 at 1:02 AM
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Kia ora @richardhills.bsky.social - tagging for your interest & because the flood mahi of yourself & others to keep the public informed was much appreciated. It would be great to understand local preparedness for/education on potential extreme heat impacts this summer🙏
www.odt.co.nz/star-news/st...
Niwa predicts 40 deg C temperatures this summer, warns of fire risk
Summer extremes this year could include days where temperatures climb to 40 deg C in Canterbury, Niwa forecasters say.
www.odt.co.nz
October 22, 2023 at 8:26 PM
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Would Otautahi people be interested in learning how to make Papier mache clay to create...well basically a fake version of anything? Desperately trying to raise funds for the theatre group I'm involved with and I could do a workshop.
October 20, 2023 at 3:55 AM
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October 14, 2023 at 11:55 PM
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September 28, 2023 at 6:36 AM
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I’m really struggling with this. An horrific, demeaning and devastating policy described as love.
Do not be depressed into not voting. Every vote counts. It’s your voice.
Vote Labour.
And if you’re in Ilam, please, vote for me. Every other vote will give the seat back to National.
VOTE!
#nzpol
National says traffic light policy for beneficiaries driven by 'love'
Cruel, dehumanising and out of touch. That's one description of National's policy to get more beneficiaries into work. But party leader Christopher Luxon's reckons it's a policy driven by love. If in ...
www.rnz.co.nz
September 26, 2023 at 8:59 PM
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September 26, 2023 at 9:11 PM
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September 26, 2023 at 5:47 AM
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CW #FloodAlertNZ 🇳🇿

Heavy rainfall at Te Puia Drive, Aotea, Porirua with peak rate of 45.0mm/hour at 3:29pm 26 Sep

Move vehicles to higher ground and personal property above flood levels

Register for personal alerts at stink.net.nz/f…
September 26, 2023 at 2:44 AM
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Is there a better illustration of the stakes in this year's election than National proudly declaring they'll starve beneficiary kids to punish their parents, on the same day the Greens promise to simply give those parents the financial support they need? #nzpol
September 26, 2023 at 2:49 AM
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Best mindless Chris Luxon campaign moment here
#nzpol
September 25, 2023 at 6:57 PM
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#NZPol Cluxon not even disguising his prosperity gospel adherence at Kumeū. ‘Work solves poverty’. ‘God help us if we can’t get people off welfare into work’. Plus Upston quoting an employer saying people turn up for work interviews or training in their pyjamas. As if.
September 26, 2023 at 12:48 AM
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So let me get this straight. We need high unemployment to keep inflation in check. But we also need to punish those who are unemployed. How is this not a broken economic system?
September 26, 2023 at 12:10 AM
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I heard Louise Upston on the news promoting a more punitive approach to beneficiaries and burst into tears. Came back online and read this thread and cried some more. It is much harder than it should be already. A Nact government will destroy so many lives.
1/6 We took our severely disabled son to MSD yesterday to prove he was our severely disabled-will-never-work-nor-live-independently son in person so that he could receive a benefit. We are in the process of transitioning him from his high school where he has been loved and

September 26, 2023 at 12:24 AM
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That’s right. In the bible it says Jesus kept the donated loaves and fishes and told the hungry bottom feeders to get a job if they wanted to eat #nzpol
Hold on, am I misunderstanding? Did he actually say that line?
September 26, 2023 at 1:51 AM
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#NZPol

> proposed a two-year cap on the length of time a person can receive the Jobseeker benefit over their lifetime. After that point, beneficiaries will be cut off or required to work in the community for their wage.

So if you aren't able to work, you can just be a slave?
Election 2023: NZ First announces time limit for Jobseeker beneficiaries
New Zealand First has proposed a two-year cap on the length of time a person can receive the Jobseeker benefit over their lifetime.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 26, 2023 at 2:11 AM
Wish this were sooner, and available on the line from Wgtn to Ak with a stopping train as well as an express, but brilliant that this is happening.
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zea...
Hybrid trains that can run on batteries on the way for lower North Island | Newshub
The new trains include comfortable seating, air conditioning and onboard toilets.
www.newshub.co.nz
September 25, 2023 at 2:23 AM
Latest graph.
It always amazes me how the circuit breaker of 2020/21 when we closed our borders is still benefiting us. All those politicians, starting with Bridges who didn’t know what they wanted wouldn’t have achieved this.
September 24, 2023 at 9:59 PM