Well, this is not good Nederland, not good at all. coc.nl/blog/2026/09...
Schrikbarende afname acceptatie homoseksualiteit onder jongeren
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Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️🌈
@sarahhbickerton.bsky.social
Lecturer in public policy, STS sociologist, tangata tiriti, feminist, geek, coffee-addict, lesbian, urbanist, electric motorcyclist, ex-Chicago, half Dutch, wannabe Carol Danvers/Clarke Griffin/Kate Kane. She/her 🇳🇿🇳🇱 https://about.me/sarahhendricabickerton/
Oh this is wonderful news. This was a disastrous idea and just bad energy policy. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Decision on LNG terminal delayed
ACT and New Zealand First have all but confirmed a decision on whether the government should underwrite a new liquefied natural gas terminal has been put off until after the election.
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I think New Zealand has the most beautiful money — both aesthetically & because each note honors a native bird: Hoiho/Yellow-eyed Penguin ($5) Whio/Blue Duck ($10) Kārearea/NZ Falcon ($20) Kōkako ($50) & Mohua/Yellowhead ($100). Are there any other beautiful currencies you think can compete with NZ?
If he does this, it'll of course result in spiking diesel prices internationally, but I imagine that it'll actually ALSO raise prices in the US too, as prices for fuels are set internationally (with region variation involved too of course).
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 10h agoPlease do it, touch the stove.
Auckland, 15 minutes before the southward equinox. Also, the new oak leaves mean I've been in Aotearoa for another whole year (16 years)
Logs into NZ BlueSky this evening … The schadenfreude:
Powerful Blue Ocean Wave
ALT: Powerful Blue Ocean Wave
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for those outside New Zealand: 2 years ago a veiled far-right astroturf org threatened to sue an investigative journalist for a book he was writing about them. He was not writing a book about them, but this incident meant former staff started leaking to him. He used those leaks to write a book.
This nonsense of "introducing legislation we know we won't even get to the first reading of three seconds before the house rises" is yet another - in a list of many - abuse of the legislative process by this government. It overloads PCO, leading to worse drafting, and achieves nothing meaningful.
Beehive NZ@beehivenz.bsky.social · yesterdayA new release is available from Hon Paul Goldsmith.
So, does anyone know what time today Hager's new book gets launched?
Popcorn Guy Enjoys Popcorn While Relaxing
ALT: Popcorn Guy Enjoys Popcorn While Relaxing
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Ah, enshittification, we meet again. (and by enshittification, I mean the original specific @doctorow.pluralistic.net version, not just the colloquial understanding of "online things getting worse")
IGN@ign.com · 2d agoDisney+ has altered its user agreement to clarify that ads will be allowed on all subscription tiers. https://bit.ly/4hhOjBo
Nope. To hell with AI slopaganda, for any cause. Using AI to fight fascism isn't fighting fascism. It's just rolling around in the fascism.
Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d agoOMG. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Two million likes on TikTok… and counting.
Opportunity for you Auckland folk to see some Zeekr we dont have on sale yet at the new flagship showroom 9X, 8X, 001 FR and 7GT will be on display evsandbeyond.co.nz/zeekr-auckla...
Zeekr opens Auckland flagship on Great North Road | EVs and Beyond
Zeekr opens a 550 square metre flagship showroom on Auckland's Great North Road on 25 September, showing the 9X, 8X, 001 FR and 7GT together for the first time in New Zealand.
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So yesterday I absolutely LOVED this ride, spending most of the day out to Maraetai, but also taking back roads to other places, etc and WOW do my arms ache today Part of it is of course compensating for the gale-force wind-gusts, but the other part is naked bike vs adventure bike position #motosky
Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️🌈@sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 3d agoBraved the gusty high winds and went for a ride out to Maraetai Beach, where I grew up #motosky
The NZ First "Health" policy contains what I, in my personal opinion, would describe as cloning the US Administration Wellness Anti-Vax program of work. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Hmmm, this sounds familiar, like giving RFK Jr vibes.
Kelly Whyte@kellywhyte.bsky.social · 3d agoI'm sure it's obvious to anyone; if they cared about nutrition, we wouldn't have Seymour slop. If they cared about healthcare, we wouldn't have the current staffing crisis. If they cared about research, they wouldn't have cut funding to the bone. Look at what they do, not what they say. #nzpol
Wellington is full of places that have been vacant for years and in some cases a decade or more because commercial landlords will leave them empty and councils have no mechanism against it. This would be huge.
Sacha@sachadylan.bsky.social · 3d ago'The Green Party is pledging to restore city centre vibrancy by ensuring market rent reviews for small businesses can lower rents, and letting councils run rental auctions for spaces that have been empty for longer than 12 months.' #NzPol
Braved the gusty high winds and went for a ride out to Maraetai Beach, where I grew up #motosky
Auckland is a big service economy; it's stalled because there is not enough money flowing through it. There are tens of thousands of people ready to work, but not enough work for them. Low demand = low consumption = more stagnation. Luxon can't see it because he believes in magic markets. [🧵 1/n]
“Effective government is a progressive value.” Damn right! Mayor Wilson nails it.
Mayor Katie B. Wilson@mayor.seattle.gov · 5d agoThe Right talks a lot about fiscal responsibility and efficiency, but for decades, that’s been code for something else: cutting essential programs and services.
Resharing this in case you havent read/listened to it yet. If you haven't yet, you really should... #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/29/a...
Anne Salmond: The 'war' on NZ values
MPs seem to have forgotten who pays their salaries and that they should serve the interests of all New Zealanders.
newsroom.co.nz
Turns out people don’t hate government, they hate government that isn’t competent.
Charlotte Clymer@charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 5d agoIt's pretty damn impressive how much ground Mayor Mamdani has been able to cover after only nine months in office on a wide range of basic quality-of-life issues in NYC. I was reading through the numbers this morning, and they're kinda astonishing. (thread)
Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.
71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted
A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.
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