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@petermartin.bsky.social
Ōtepoti. Aotearoa.
Wooo...big flash and peal of thunder over Ōtepoti.

Yay spring...
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Drones. For lotsa celebrations....
November 4, 2025 at 3:51 AM
For those folk in Otepoti....it seems that both Anzac Ave and Portsmouth Drive are roads to avoid with trees and stuff everywhere.
October 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
sigh

'Slice of Shrek station sold to gold miner for $55 million
Santana Minerals says a $55 million agreement to buy part of a famed Central Otago high-country station is a ‘‘huge step forward’’ for its plan for an open-cast mine.'
October 16, 2025 at 3:34 AM
'Crusaders boss Colin Mansbridge accuses NRL clubs of being ‘lazy’ after academy raided'

Yeah so Canterbury have been raiding Provinces for fucking years.
#McCaw
October 16, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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The cruel Miami Sea Aquarium which pioneered the most obscene treatment of captive animals for 70 years, closed its doors forever yesterday
I found my good news story after all
October 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
'New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds'

Pretty sure the Govt is all over this and there is nothing to see/ feel....
October 13, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Woo… grumpy thunder in Ōtepoti….
October 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
So Alinghi are pissed and mebbe gonna pull out of the cup.

I really don't care...tho if I had loot invested in the parent company...I would be looking at how it's going.

Never understood how folk are forced to pay for rich folks entertainment...
October 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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The war in Gaza ended 6 to 9 months ago. It’s been pure genocide—a straight-up slaughter-and-starvation campaign—since then. Under no circumstances should anyone pretend that Netanyahu is still fighting a “war” just so that Trump can get a photo op and say he “ended” it.

Do better, corporate media.
Trump’s Gaza peace plan does not resolve all the issues, @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social argues. "But Trump is counting on the force of his personality, the exhaustion of the parties, and the momentum created by the initial agreement to ultimately end the war entirely."
The Gaza War Isn’t Over Yet. But It Could Be Soon.
Trump may have ended the Gaza hostage crisis. Can he end the Gaza war?
bit.ly
October 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Gotta buy the kg block of tasty Mainland.

Will hold out for a discount with the new week on Monday tho. *hopeful*

Will bank that for some butter the next week...
September 26, 2025 at 10:04 AM
'A Southland dairy farmer and religious leader who exploited his workers claims he can't pay a $215,000 fine despite owning properties worth millions.'

I dunno.
September 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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LOL
September 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
So we are gonna be bestest mates with Japan and the US and have folk from Palestine rot…
September 23, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Gonna assume that the more hours ya work… the more leave ya get.
September 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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So Wellington is doing a shit ton better than Auckland at how it uses rates money and yet it’s our mayor who gets all the scrutiny? Whyever could that be, we can’t qwhite put our finger on it…
August 23, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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NZ has now paid 120% of the full cost of 2 next generation, hybrid ferries for *checks notes* nothing at all. Those ferries were on track for 2025 & 2026 delivery.

Extra points: our only rail enabled ferry is being retired on Monday & maintenance costs have doubled

Should be sackable

#nzpol
Paying 122% For 0 i-Rex Ferries? You're On!
Plus Edition: 98.7% of submitters oppose the RSB, foreign investors ban soon to be lifted, Gaza, Climate and more
mountaintui.substack.com
August 16, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Our People's Select Committee on Pay Equity starts its first hearings live in Pōneke tomorrow morning - all hearings will be available online as they happen. A huge 'kia ora' to the many hundreds of you who have made submissions despite this process not being part of govt. #nzpol #kikorangi
Hearings
www.payequity.org.nz
August 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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When it comes to energy policy, the current U.S. federal government is trying to take us in exactly the opposite direction of the rest of the world. It'll be an uphill battle, and it is a completely unnecessary one:
www.eenews.net/articles/ren...
Renewables to beat coal for first time as top global power source — IEA
The International Energy Agency also said demand is expected to grow 3.3 percent next year because of artificial intelligence and electrification.
www.eenews.net
August 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Wonder if The Herald’s Coughlin is pushing for a more hardline National Party leadership.

Or just stirring the pot before the conference…
August 2, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Moshe Feiglin, leader of the Zehut party, says:

"Every child in Gaza is an enemy. We must occupy Gaza until not a single child remains there. There is no other kind of victory."
July 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Ōtepoti: Palestine solidarity

These local businesses in central city Ōtepoti willingly accept and display posters for upcoming rally:

Dost
Agency Tattoo
Indian Food Mart
Baghdad Market
Konya Kebabs
AS Colour
Fast Fix
Let them eat vegan
Modaks

✊❤️🖤🤍💚✊
July 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Ōtepoti: Palestine solidarity

Check out the local businesses demonstrating solidarity! Here's Harbourside Hangis Dunedin supporting with a raffle

info on their fb page: www.facebook.com/share/p/1HZs...

image is screengrab, full info in alt text (details the voucher prize on offer)
July 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM