locus
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te Tiriti, social democracy, sustainability, civic duty, science & art 💚🇳🇿🏳️🌈
#MusicChallenge
#MusicThroughYears
20. 02-03
Goodshirt - Sophie (2002) 🇳🇿
Gareth Thomas wrote this when 17 and was too shy to play it to her
🎶 She'll tug on my imagination
I wait for an indication
Systematic smiles with it
She's just so sweet so fine
So polite too
Sophie I'd like to be for you
#MusicThroughYears
20. 02-03
Goodshirt - Sophie (2002) 🇳🇿
Gareth Thomas wrote this when 17 and was too shy to play it to her
🎶 She'll tug on my imagination
I wait for an indication
Systematic smiles with it
She's just so sweet so fine
So polite too
Sophie I'd like to be for you
Goodshirt - Sophie (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Goodshirt
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
#MusicChallenge
#MusicThroughYears
20. 02-03
Goodshirt - Sophie (2002) 🇳🇿
Gareth Thomas wrote this when 17 and was too shy to play it to her
🎶 She'll tug on my imagination
I wait for an indication
Systematic smiles with it
She's just so sweet so fine
So polite too
Sophie I'd like to be for you
#MusicThroughYears
20. 02-03
Goodshirt - Sophie (2002) 🇳🇿
Gareth Thomas wrote this when 17 and was too shy to play it to her
🎶 She'll tug on my imagination
I wait for an indication
Systematic smiles with it
She's just so sweet so fine
So polite too
Sophie I'd like to be for you
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Is it too late to stop overseas owners and corporatisation of primary healthcare and transferring taxpayers' money to private equity firms rather than local GPs?
How hard would it be for a Labour-led govt to nationalise such primary care practices without compensation?
From NZDoctor Rata Aotearoa
How hard would it be for a Labour-led govt to nationalise such primary care practices without compensation?
From NZDoctor Rata Aotearoa
December 18, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Is it too late to stop overseas owners and corporatisation of primary healthcare and transferring taxpayers' money to private equity firms rather than local GPs?
How hard would it be for a Labour-led govt to nationalise such primary care practices without compensation?
From NZDoctor Rata Aotearoa
How hard would it be for a Labour-led govt to nationalise such primary care practices without compensation?
From NZDoctor Rata Aotearoa
#MusicChallenge
#MusicThroughYears
19. 00-01
Cold Play - Yellow (2000)
First heard this song sitting on the grass with 40 others at a side stage at V2000 ... CP before they were famous 😉
Also... could have posted any song off Ryan Adams - Gold album 😀
#MusicThroughYears
19. 00-01
Cold Play - Yellow (2000)
First heard this song sitting on the grass with 40 others at a side stage at V2000 ... CP before they were famous 😉
Also... could have posted any song off Ryan Adams - Gold album 😀
Coldplay - Yellow (Official Video)
YouTube video by Coldplay
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
#MusicChallenge
#MusicThroughYears
19. 00-01
Cold Play - Yellow (2000)
First heard this song sitting on the grass with 40 others at a side stage at V2000 ... CP before they were famous 😉
Also... could have posted any song off Ryan Adams - Gold album 😀
#MusicThroughYears
19. 00-01
Cold Play - Yellow (2000)
First heard this song sitting on the grass with 40 others at a side stage at V2000 ... CP before they were famous 😉
Also... could have posted any song off Ryan Adams - Gold album 😀
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OceanaGold Mining gets #FastTrackNZ OK to mine conservation land behind Waihi for gold and silver. Rock powder’s mixed with water and cyanide, put in tanks and residual toxic sludge piped to a tailings pond. Locals have protested the mine’s envt impacts.
#NZpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
#NZpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Controversial $8 billion gold mine plan given Fast Track approval
A controversial plan to mine around $8b worth of gold under conservation land in Coromandel has been given the green light under the Government’s Fast Track law.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 18, 2025 at 5:28 AM
OceanaGold Mining gets #FastTrackNZ OK to mine conservation land behind Waihi for gold and silver. Rock powder’s mixed with water and cyanide, put in tanks and residual toxic sludge piped to a tailings pond. Locals have protested the mine’s envt impacts.
#NZpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
#NZpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Larissa, Jaide ++
You elves rock... 😊 thank you for running #SecretSantaAoNZ matching us all up, prompting, coaxing and for always being there to cheer gifts sent, arrived and opened
You elves rock... 😊 thank you for running #SecretSantaAoNZ matching us all up, prompting, coaxing and for always being there to cheer gifts sent, arrived and opened
December 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Larissa, Jaide ++
You elves rock... 😊 thank you for running #SecretSantaAoNZ matching us all up, prompting, coaxing and for always being there to cheer gifts sent, arrived and opened
You elves rock... 😊 thank you for running #SecretSantaAoNZ matching us all up, prompting, coaxing and for always being there to cheer gifts sent, arrived and opened
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Had me at the 1st quote
"... main impediment to change is our system of capital accumulation with its commitment to material growth of economies... the evidence so obviously shows, creates both an escalating problem to solve and a whole set of interests continuously working to slow down solutions."
"... main impediment to change is our system of capital accumulation with its commitment to material growth of economies... the evidence so obviously shows, creates both an escalating problem to solve and a whole set of interests continuously working to slow down solutions."
December 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Had me at the 1st quote
"... main impediment to change is our system of capital accumulation with its commitment to material growth of economies... the evidence so obviously shows, creates both an escalating problem to solve and a whole set of interests continuously working to slow down solutions."
"... main impediment to change is our system of capital accumulation with its commitment to material growth of economies... the evidence so obviously shows, creates both an escalating problem to solve and a whole set of interests continuously working to slow down solutions."
#MusicChallenge
#MusicThroughYears
18. 98-99
Big Country - Fragile thing (1999)
Me and partner (lifelong BC fan) driving on Isle of Skye when we hear Stuart Adamson being interviewed on Radio Skye just as this was released 😍 🎶
#MusicThroughYears
18. 98-99
Big Country - Fragile thing (1999)
Me and partner (lifelong BC fan) driving on Isle of Skye when we hear Stuart Adamson being interviewed on Radio Skye just as this was released 😍 🎶
Big Country - Fragile Thing | IMVDb
'Fragile Thing' music video by Big Country feat. Eddi Reader.
imvdb.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
#MusicChallenge
#MusicThroughYears
18. 98-99
Big Country - Fragile thing (1999)
Me and partner (lifelong BC fan) driving on Isle of Skye when we hear Stuart Adamson being interviewed on Radio Skye just as this was released 😍 🎶
#MusicThroughYears
18. 98-99
Big Country - Fragile thing (1999)
Me and partner (lifelong BC fan) driving on Isle of Skye when we hear Stuart Adamson being interviewed on Radio Skye just as this was released 😍 🎶
More than three times increase whānau needing help in the last 2 years
#nzpol
#nzpol
Social toy store gives christmas kai and toys for whānau fighting the cost of living.
Kindness Collective expands Christmas store to meet rising need during cost-of-living crisis
Social toy store gives christmas kai and toys for whānau fighting the cost of living.
www.teaonews.co.nz
December 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
More than three times increase whānau needing help in the last 2 years
#nzpol
#nzpol
This cracked me up. Great article 😄 🤣
Silver Jandals
... To Barbara Edmonds for saying, well, it’s here, actually, in response to the perennial show me the money challenge on capital gains tax
#nzpol
... To Barbara Edmonds for saying, well, it’s here, actually, in response to the perennial show me the money challenge on capital gains tax
#nzpol
The 2025 Golden Jandals for conspicuous contributions to NZ politics
The most coveted and glamorous footwear-themed political prizes in the southern hemisphere are back.
thespinoff.co.nz
December 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
This cracked me up. Great article 😄 🤣
Wow! My #SecretSantaAoNZ
has showered me with prezzies 💖☺️
And has obviously spent a lot of time researching making and assembling gifts that match my interests, hopes...and quirks
Austrians say this so well: "danke danke danke" You've made me smile and eager to use eat play wear & learn from these
has showered me with prezzies 💖☺️
And has obviously spent a lot of time researching making and assembling gifts that match my interests, hopes...and quirks
Austrians say this so well: "danke danke danke" You've made me smile and eager to use eat play wear & learn from these
December 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Wow! My #SecretSantaAoNZ
has showered me with prezzies 💖☺️
And has obviously spent a lot of time researching making and assembling gifts that match my interests, hopes...and quirks
Austrians say this so well: "danke danke danke" You've made me smile and eager to use eat play wear & learn from these
has showered me with prezzies 💖☺️
And has obviously spent a lot of time researching making and assembling gifts that match my interests, hopes...and quirks
Austrians say this so well: "danke danke danke" You've made me smile and eager to use eat play wear & learn from these
#SecretSantaAoNZ
Just arrived home and looking forward to opening these !!!
Just arrived home and looking forward to opening these !!!
#SecretSantaAoNZ
Today my Secret Santa's presents arrived! Very excited... they're the first prezzies under our tree ☺️🎄🎁
Today my Secret Santa's presents arrived! Very excited... they're the first prezzies under our tree ☺️🎄🎁
December 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
#SecretSantaAoNZ
Just arrived home and looking forward to opening these !!!
Just arrived home and looking forward to opening these !!!
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Survive to 2025 they said.
Year in business review: the economic recovery that wasn’t
"Business & investing: Company liquidations will likely reach their highest level in 15 years and the NZX50 has significantly underperformed global financial markets"
Year in business review: the economic recovery that wasn’t
"Business & investing: Company liquidations will likely reach their highest level in 15 years and the NZX50 has significantly underperformed global financial markets"
Year in business review: the economic recovery that wasn’t
Business & investing: Company liquidations will likely reach their highest level in 15 years and the NZX50 has significantly underperformed global financial markets
newsroom.co.nz
December 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Survive to 2025 they said.
Year in business review: the economic recovery that wasn’t
"Business & investing: Company liquidations will likely reach their highest level in 15 years and the NZX50 has significantly underperformed global financial markets"
Year in business review: the economic recovery that wasn’t
"Business & investing: Company liquidations will likely reach their highest level in 15 years and the NZX50 has significantly underperformed global financial markets"
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
YouTube video by SoundgardenVEVO
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Researchers identified nitrate-rich cow urine as a primary cause of contaminated groundwater.
A 2021 study found up to 100 cases of bowel cancer and 40 deaths might be caused by nitrate-contaminated drinking water each year - 800,000 New Zealanders exposed to potentially hazardous levels.
#nzpol
A 2021 study found up to 100 cases of bowel cancer and 40 deaths might be caused by nitrate-contaminated drinking water each year - 800,000 New Zealanders exposed to potentially hazardous levels.
#nzpol
What's really going on with Canterbury's water
Luis Arevalo fears his grandson will never be able to drink water straight from the tap because of the nitrate in the local water supply.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Researchers identified nitrate-rich cow urine as a primary cause of contaminated groundwater.
A 2021 study found up to 100 cases of bowel cancer and 40 deaths might be caused by nitrate-contaminated drinking water each year - 800,000 New Zealanders exposed to potentially hazardous levels.
#nzpol
A 2021 study found up to 100 cases of bowel cancer and 40 deaths might be caused by nitrate-contaminated drinking water each year - 800,000 New Zealanders exposed to potentially hazardous levels.
#nzpol
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The sucky thing about being right when it comes to predicting an incorrect policy course, is that when it's bourn out that you're correct, the situation is still terrible. Not that the leading opposition party is offering an alternate vision or even aspiration mind you
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/15/y...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/15/y...
Year in business review: the economic recovery that wasn’t
Business & investing: Company liquidations will likely reach their highest level in 15 years and the NZX50 has significantly underperformed global financial markets
newsroom.co.nz
December 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The sucky thing about being right when it comes to predicting an incorrect policy course, is that when it's bourn out that you're correct, the situation is still terrible. Not that the leading opposition party is offering an alternate vision or even aspiration mind you
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/15/y...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/15/y...
#nzpol
Congratulations Luxon, economic recovery is on its way
... and these people have just chosen to be destitute
Congratulations Luxon, economic recovery is on its way
... and these people have just chosen to be destitute
Homelessness in Auckland more than doubles to 940 people in year to September - survey
A worker at a special court that helps Auckland's homeless who have committed low-level crimes turn their lives around, says she is seeing increasing levels of distress in recent months.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
#nzpol
Congratulations Luxon, economic recovery is on its way
... and these people have just chosen to be destitute
Congratulations Luxon, economic recovery is on its way
... and these people have just chosen to be destitute
#MusicChallenge
#MusicThroughYears
15. 92-93
The Mutton Birds - [Halfway Down] Dominion Road 1992
🎶 Dominion Road is bending
Under it's own weight
Shining like a strip
Cut from a sheet metal plate
Dominion Rd is in Auckland & there's a sign halfway down it to tell you that you're halfway down 😃
#MusicThroughYears
15. 92-93
The Mutton Birds - [Halfway Down] Dominion Road 1992
🎶 Dominion Road is bending
Under it's own weight
Shining like a strip
Cut from a sheet metal plate
Dominion Rd is in Auckland & there's a sign halfway down it to tell you that you're halfway down 😃
The Mutton Birds - Dominion Road (Original Version)
YouTube video by muttonbirdsandbeyond
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
#MusicChallenge
#MusicThroughYears
15. 92-93
The Mutton Birds - [Halfway Down] Dominion Road 1992
🎶 Dominion Road is bending
Under it's own weight
Shining like a strip
Cut from a sheet metal plate
Dominion Rd is in Auckland & there's a sign halfway down it to tell you that you're halfway down 😃
#MusicThroughYears
15. 92-93
The Mutton Birds - [Halfway Down] Dominion Road 1992
🎶 Dominion Road is bending
Under it's own weight
Shining like a strip
Cut from a sheet metal plate
Dominion Rd is in Auckland & there's a sign halfway down it to tell you that you're halfway down 😃
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“The soap opera of WAITANGI DAY (the literal foundation which upon New Zealand exists at all) is counterproductive”
-Prime Minister of AotearoaNZ
The absolute contempt & disrespect for our nation could not be any clearer.
#nzpol #OneTermGovernment
-Prime Minister of AotearoaNZ
The absolute contempt & disrespect for our nation could not be any clearer.
#nzpol #OneTermGovernment
December 14, 2025 at 6:12 AM
“The soap opera of WAITANGI DAY (the literal foundation which upon New Zealand exists at all) is counterproductive”
-Prime Minister of AotearoaNZ
The absolute contempt & disrespect for our nation could not be any clearer.
#nzpol #OneTermGovernment
-Prime Minister of AotearoaNZ
The absolute contempt & disrespect for our nation could not be any clearer.
#nzpol #OneTermGovernment
Crowded House - Weather With You
YouTube video by CrowdedHouseVEVO
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Reposted by locus
Wellington on a most excellent day
December 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Wellington on a most excellent day
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Hayden Wilde. Champion.
This is brilliant stuff. Especially after coming back from being hit by a truck.
"Hayden Wilde claims first T100 Triathlon World Title."
This is brilliant stuff. Especially after coming back from being hit by a truck.
"Hayden Wilde claims first T100 Triathlon World Title."
Hayden Wilde claims first T100 Triathlon World Title securing huge cash bonus
Wilde used his trademark speed on the run to pull clear and cruise to his near-perfect victory.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Hayden Wilde. Champion.
This is brilliant stuff. Especially after coming back from being hit by a truck.
"Hayden Wilde claims first T100 Triathlon World Title."
This is brilliant stuff. Especially after coming back from being hit by a truck.
"Hayden Wilde claims first T100 Triathlon World Title."
#MusicChallenge
#MusicThroughYears
13. 88-89
Madonna - Promise to try (1989)
🎶 Little girl don't you forget her face
Laughing away your tears
When she was the one who felt all the pain
Little girl never forget her eyes
Keep them alive inside
I promise to try 🦋 🦒 ❤️
#MusicThroughYears
13. 88-89
Madonna - Promise to try (1989)
🎶 Little girl don't you forget her face
Laughing away your tears
When she was the one who felt all the pain
Little girl never forget her eyes
Keep them alive inside
I promise to try 🦋 🦒 ❤️
Promise to Try
YouTube video by Madonna - Topic
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
#MusicChallenge
#MusicThroughYears
13. 88-89
Madonna - Promise to try (1989)
🎶 Little girl don't you forget her face
Laughing away your tears
When she was the one who felt all the pain
Little girl never forget her eyes
Keep them alive inside
I promise to try 🦋 🦒 ❤️
#MusicThroughYears
13. 88-89
Madonna - Promise to try (1989)
🎶 Little girl don't you forget her face
Laughing away your tears
When she was the one who felt all the pain
Little girl never forget her eyes
Keep them alive inside
I promise to try 🦋 🦒 ❤️
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Shane Jones “wants to saddle us with permanent landscape destruction, and a long-term environmental liability that will forever foul what makes our place special to anyone that lives here or visits.” #nzpol
‘Bully and hypocrite’: Hollywood star fires back at Shane Jones over attacks
Actor Sam Neill says the NZ First minster’s personal attack on him over his opposition to a controversial Central Otago gold mine proposal is “pathetic”.
www.thepress.co.nz
December 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Shane Jones “wants to saddle us with permanent landscape destruction, and a long-term environmental liability that will forever foul what makes our place special to anyone that lives here or visits.” #nzpol