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🇳🇿🏳️⚧️• they/them • Cybersecurity and NZ politics Even hacking my own gender!
Ms Willis went on to say, "A woman is defined as someone who should not get equal pay for equal work - as National have repeatedly stated this term" www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
Willis hits out at NZ First: ‘No woman wants to be reduced to a description about shopping habits’
Following Stuart Nash’s resignation over sexist remarks, a New Zealand First candidate has offered another definition a woman - someone who knows where to shop
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If you take pictures of other people in a public bathroom in my presence they don’t want you to I also reserve the right to punch because once again I say what the fuck
Further to our conversation pushing back against the ideal that good design is a “nice to have” and that somehow having beautiful public transport infrastructure is a wasteful indulgence: check this out. This is utterly stunning, and as Aucklanders we should be so so proud: youtu.be/RZlclRhB3vo?...
Inside Auckland’s City Rail Link | A First Look at the Architecture of the Three New Stations
YouTube video by Home of Architecture
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NZ has - almost uniquely amongst our peers - tanked its economy and pushed 10,000s onto the dole (and offshore). We were told that this strategy would 'get interest rates down, tame inflation, and drive growth 🎉'. Yet, here we are, slumped and vying to be inflation champs. What went wrong? [🧵1/n]
"If an AI data centre project does not meet basic standards for power, water use, and environmental impact, why should we allow it to be built here?" www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Urgent need for rules and protections on data centres, Greens say
The Green Party wants a one-year pause on consents for new AI data centres, until stronger rules and regulations are put in place.
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Countdown to #InternetNZ board elections! My updated #INZReckons - preferred rankings as of 23/07/2026: 1 Bianca Grizhar 2 Daniel Spector 3 Nabil Sabio Azadi 4 Annette Culpan 5 Keoni Mahelona 6 David Chisholm 7 Jan Rivers No Douglas Brown No Jillaine Heather
Jason Danner@jpdanner.com · 3w agoWe're in the countdown to the #InternetNZ board elections. Deliberation is ongoing, but here are my ranked preferences as of 20/07/2026: 1 Bianca Grizhar 2 Keoni Mahelona 3 Daniel Spector 4 Annette Culpan 5 Nabil Sabio Azadi ? David Chisholm No Douglas Brown No Jan Rivers No Jillaine Heather
Anthropic: Our latest model is so powerful we can only give it to approved companies because the US government banned us from releasing it publicly. Open AI: Well our new model is so powerful it broke out of it's testing environment so we can't even control it. I hate this bullshit 🤦♂️
She died so ministers can pat themselves on the back and claim emergency housing use is down, fuck this callous, vile government #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...
'Christchurch is my tomb': From homelessness to hopelessness
Tormented by transience, Caitlin McDonald's life was as fragile and fleeting as the butterflies she saved from the street. Surviving less than two years homeless in Christchurch, she chronicled her jo...
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Users of AI coding tools are flooding open-source projects with low-quality contributions, overwhelming maintainers and potentially eroding community engagement (Sam Learner/Financial Times) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
If you also want to make sure the AoNZ government handles AI with the responsibility required for running a nation, check out this petition: petitions.parliament.nz/7bfe1c60-b99...
Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.
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As a former social media manager for John Key and Bill English, the National Party has stuffed this up right royally and they need to take the ad down and apologise for misleading people. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
National backs attack ad after Greens claim ‘gross misrepresentation’
The National Party is standing behind an attack ad featured on their social media accounts, despite accusations of “gross misrepresentation” by the Green Party.
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sorry but why the fuck does the Deputy PM get to set framing for an extensive *Auditor-General investigation* that found his school lunch changes were absolutely fucked?? beyond the pale that he gets to essentially dictate the headline against evidenced and credible findings media are fucking DONE
aside from everything else, there just aren’t really available votes on the left unless you actively court non-voters with FAR more radical policy than any current party. & thats not TOP’s game if they split votes with Greens they won’t have the votes to kingmake. 2-3% each from the right though…
“Although “non-critical risks” may not sound serious, they actually make up the bulk of workplace harms. They include musculoskeletal injuries from trips, slips & falls, & psychosocial risks that include mental stress, excessive workload & burnout.” ACT putting profits before NZ lives again #nzpol
One of Brooke van Velden’s final acts as a politician will also be her most dangerous
The Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill has been opposed by ACC, business owners and economists, yet persists.
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'Take this seriously': Flotilla activist claims beating allegations ignored by government
'Take this seriously': Flotilla activist claims beating allegations ignored by government
A New Zealand activist detained as part of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla is calling on the government to launch an independent investigation into allegations of mistreatment by Israeli forces, after Australia launched an inquiry into similar claims involving its citizens.
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I think all scans during pregnancy should be free. I also think that politicians could be better with using inclusive language. Pregnant people. It's not difficult. (And important given that bill in select committee right now). #nzpol
The poll today is great, but these numbers also prove both this election is very much winnable, and will be very close. Please if you can, get out and help. Be that with Greens, Labour or TPM do what you can, there is so many ways to help and efforts are already in full swing. 💚❤️🖤 #nzpol
It should concern New Zealanders that the coalition parties have done nothing but threaten any media that reports accurately on their actions, since the last election. We need to make this sort of behavior unacceptable again.
Otautahi whānau, come along to our event with @climateliberation.bsky.social on Monday 29th June from 6PM at Christchurch Envirohub to write submissions opposing the anti-homeless Move-On Orders bill and the transphobic Definitions of Woman and Man bill. www.facebook.com/events/27337...
🎯 Anyone doing so is ignoring the last 25 years of experience.
Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 3mo agoCalling protected bike-lanes “vanity projects” should be automatic evidence that a political candidate has no idea what they’re talking about when it comes to public safety, urban mobility and congestion, geometry and urban space, fiscal responsibility, or the successful positioning of cities.
I really loathe dumb policy www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360... It's good to see these stories coming out, they absolutely need to. The government thought it had an easy PR win, the consequences were never thought through #national #nz #nzpol
The Government announced a three-day stay in maternity care for new mums. It didn’t fund the beds
The Ministry of Health advised 175 extra beds would need to be added with a price tag in excess of $100m.
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I hate to use this word but this is a scoop: parents are being fined and chased by schools for having unwell, dying, and disabled children. Some have been fined of threatened for - among other things - keeping kids home when a parent has died. www.emilywrites.co.nz/parents-fine...
Parents fined $30 a day for having unwell, dying, or disabled kids
Katie's son, 13, was running through school when he slipped over and hit his head. Hard. He was knocked unconscious and suffered a serious concussion and brain injury. For the last ten weeks, his par...
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Just putting a thought out before bed, seeing a bit of an uptick of AI or AI looking images in #nzpol and can I say... don't just don't. AI is stupid, steals from creatives, sucks up resources and is the aesthetic of fascists now. Just don't.
Dear Billionaires, You have conquered "normal" life. The only thing left for you to do is to take very very dangerous drugs. The most dangerous you can find. At incredibly high doses. This is the only way you will be able to ultimately prove your dominance. Good luck! You can do this!
"The technology can get rid of the problems that wouldn't exist if the technology didn't exist" really sums up the insanity of the times.
RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 2mo agoAI could drive advances that solve the problems it brings, computer scientist suggests
If you do take some action on that day - please sing out! Post about it! Tell me about it! We want to share the joy, the anger, the hope. This is gonna be a slog of a campaign - let's give it a roaring start!