Sue Crengle
@tieke.bsky.social
Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha. Hauora Māori. Public health medicine and GP/family medicine. Professor. Bit of CrossFit, bit of weights, bit of walking… occasionally photographs animals
Surprise f**king surprise. ‘Big food’ playing form the tobacco companies playbook. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Ultra-processed food companies hindering health drives by suing countries, says WHO
Exclusive: Director general accuses corporations of obstructing efforts to tackle obesity crisis after investigation by Guardian and others
theguardian.com
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
Reminder of the achievements of current govt. Feel free to share. Election coming up. Hold your nose and vote for one of the others… youtu.be/h-yjkAXxnMA?...
Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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@paullecomtephoto.nz Answer this tomorrow cos don’t want to interrupt your sports commentary… what oil do you recommend for your wood chopping blocks? And yep, I’ve asked you this before but I didn’t get the name firmly installed in my cerebral networks. ☹️🙄🤷🏾♀️
Not surprised. ‘Emissions understated by factor of five in Essex plans for tech giant, while Greystoke’s Lincolnshire plans show similar error’ www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres
Emissions understated by factor of five in Essex plans for tech giant, while Greystoke’s Lincolnshire plans show similar error
theguardian.com
UK takes leadership that current NZ govt walked back from. UK legislation about to be signed. Creating a smoke-free generation - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Creating a smoke-free generation
Legislation imposing a ban on anyone in the UK born after 2008 from buying cigarettes and other tobacco products was always likely to be contentious. Predictably, The UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill—shortly...
thelancet.com
📚🇳🇿 Kia ora. Im looking for suggestions for short story collections to read. Thanks for your ideas!
Europe: Offloading Mircosoft and taking data security seriously NZ: Just use AI to do your job. Put all the secure data in there, it's fine... We're not trying to get you to train your replacement, honest
Good grief. And also check out the excellent annotations of incorrect responses in the comments. Accurate and hilarious
Karen James@kejames.bsky.social · 4mo agoThere are so many no-good, terribly bad, wrong, AI-generated anatomical diagrams out there. Here's one I found on the website of an actual clinic in Minnesota. Yikes. Be careful out there.
Makes more sense than the govts announcement and ‘framework’. The govt is out of their depth. open.substack.com/pub/wiseresp...
Open Letter: New Zealand Needs an Essential Use Allocation Plan for Fuel - Now
To the New Zealand Government, regional councils, and civil society organisations
open.substack.com
Jono Ridley is swimming the length of Te Ika a Maui (north island) to end bottom trawling. You can see his progress and sign the petition here liveocean.org/swim4theocean/
Swim4TheOcean
One man attempting to swim 1,000 miles of treacherous coastline. To ignite New Zealanders around the race for a healthy ocean.
liveocean.org
Petition to stop character references being used in sentencing of people convicted of sexual offences petitions.parliament.nz/cf986021-083...
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.
petitions.parliament.nz
The dire state of journalism in NZ. Piece on TV 1News about Wellington Zoo being inundated with sea birds badly affected by recent storm. Working to rehabilitate and release them but asking for donations to help cover this unbudgeted expense. DID NOT PROVIDE INFO about how to donate. Journo fail…
Excellent satire for a Sunday morning. www.normalisland.co.uk/p/tributes-p...
Tributes pour in as Ghislaine Maxwell sadly passes away tomorrow
Ghislaine Maxwell has tragically taken her own life tomorrow night, hours before she was scheduled to testify to congress about the Epstein files.
normalisland.co.uk
@sarabeee.bsky.social Were we exchanging skeets last year about ditching gas and getting hot water heart pumps and induction hob?
Do either spacex or xai make a profit? Tesla’s tanking. Hope potential investors recognise this as the rort it is and run like the wind… www.the guardian.com/science/2026/feb/02/elon-musk-spacex-xai-merger?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Elon Musk merges SpaceX with xAI at $1.25tn valuation
Aerospace business and artificial intelligence firm to unite for IPO as world’s most valuable private company
theguardian.com
Looking for advice on hot water heat pump brand experiences. Specifically Rheem, Emerald or Rinnai. Any advice re issues and support from manufacturers if a problem greatly appreciated. I’m trying to decide which brand to install.
Of course, the death of a ten week old baby is absolutely awful. But, a 10 week old infant is not a newborn. Do better Radio NZ
Petition to withdraw regulatory standards bill. Closes tonight at 1159pm. I had no idea this was in play. petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
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.
petitions.parliament.nz
Pot, meet kettle… ‘"The blatant, blatant bias of the New Zealand media makes you want to weep," an exasperated Mike Hosking told his Newstalk ZB listeners last Thursday’ Saving the marriage of journalism and the people www.rnz.co.nz/news/mediawa...
Saving the marriage of journalism and the people
Survey after survey has shown our trust in the news seriously slipping. But the latest one asks Kiwis why - and what might win their trust back.
rnz.co.nz
Demonstrating that people who might not usually vote can make a real difference when they do
Chris Sommerfeldt@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 9mo agoWell over half of the 2 million+ New Yorkers who voted in the mayoral race were younger than 55, with a significant share of them being Millennials and Gen Zers — a reversal of typical age-based turnout patterns fueled by enthusiasm around Zohran Mamdani. www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/07/m...
