Gil Greening
@gilgreen.bsky.social
retired scientist, kiwi in Oz - Ngunnawal Country, avatar from Iceland, aurora australis from sister in Dunedin. #nzpol Vaxxed to the max. Greenie moll. Mostly just a lazy reposter.
Butterflies around the world are changing habitats - and experts say it’s ‘signalling a warning’
Butterflies around the world are changing habitats - and experts say it’s ‘signalling a warning’
New research shows early-warning species is on the move, expanding or contracting geographic range and changing altitude * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Butterflies, often considered a “sentinel of change”, are on the move across every continent they inhabit, shifting to survive as global heating reshapes their environment. About one in 10 species have already expanded or contracted their geographic range, or shifted in altitude, according to a global study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. Continue reading...
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One of the ways we can know democracy is real and cannot be bought in meaningful ways is when the relationship between who gets and spends massive donations and who gets votes is very very far from linear, as it reliably is in NZ
Sassy Little Hobbit@sassypolitico.bsky.social · 10h agoIf you are disheartened by the first image, then look at the second image and then tell your mates to enroll to vote and then bully them into voting for greens ✌🏽
🚨Networks of bogus “news” pages are being used to spread vast amounts of pro-Hanson and One Nation propaganda on social media — as Hanson bans actual media. Pages aggressively spreading calculated disinformation in mass MAGA attack. Investigation 👇 theklaxon.com.au/i7z3
Sham pro-Hanson "news" pages flood social media – as One Nation bans actual news - The Klaxon
Networks of sham “news” pages on social media are being used to spread vast amounts of pro-Pauline Hanson and pro-One Nation propaganda — as Hanson bans actual media.
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Not sure how many times I've bought a book only to discover I already have a copy.
Sophia_Nyx 🏳️⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 2w agoName physical media you purchased more than once.
War! What is it good for? Absolutely humongous oil company profits | First Dog on the Moon
War! What is it good for? Absolutely humongous oil company profits | First Dog on the Moon
Mission accomplished * Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published * Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...
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Aotearoa’s unemployment rate has hit an 11-high of 5.6% Māori, rangatahi, and Te Tai Tokerau are bearing the brunt of the downturn.
Unemployment hits 11-year high as Māori, rangatahi and Northland bear the brunt
Aotearoa’s unemployment rate has hit an 11-high of 5.6% Māori, rangatahi, and Te Tai Tokerau are bearing the brunt of the downturn.
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This is a depressing read but we all need to be aware of the terrible potential of the bird flu that has finally made its way to Australia and New Zealand. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
'List of doom' outlines birds facing extinction if deadly flu spreads
A list of thousands of Australian species have been ranked by threat level as the deadly H5 bird flu spreads.
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Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
📢 Te reo Māori has had to fight for recognition after generations of suppression, while English has long dominated life in Aotearoa, professor Rawinia Higgins says.
English 'didn't have to compete' for official status - Māori Language Commissioner
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There are six degrees of Kevin Bacon — and even fewer degrees of familial separation between prominent members of the Australian media. @daanysaeed.bsky.social explains. www.crikey.com.au/2026/08/05/a...
Keeping it in the family: Australia’s modern media dynasties
There's no shortage of family connections in Australian media. But just how common is it for journalists to follow the family trade? And do claims of nepotism hold up?
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Indigenous creatives kick off Country to Couture in the Top End
Officially kicking off Sunday night, Indigenous Fashion Projects (IFP) celebrated a landmark moment on Larrakia Country as Country to Couture wrapped up the first of its newly expanded two-night sched...
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Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis | Oil | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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It feels weird to be proud of something I’ve written when the context is so fucked, but: I’m proud of our submission. qtopia.org.nz/news/submiss...
Submission to the Social Services & Community Select Committee on Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill — Qtopia NZ
Qtopia is an advocacy and social support service for the whole LGBTQIA+ community, based in Ōtautahi Christchurch and mostly working across Waitaha Canterbury, with some national work streams. Our vis...
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"We are the last continent in the world to have bird flu, it's quite remarkable that it hasn't come here already...that's meant...that we have had time … to make sure we're as well prepared as we possibly can be." But very frustratingly, we are not, Minister Watt! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
'List of doom' outlines birds facing extinction if deadly flu spreads
A list of thousands of Australian species have been ranked by threat level as the deadly H5 bird flu spreads.
abc.net.au
The Public Service Commissioner is in one corner trying to tell the Public Service Association what they can and cannot say politically, and then we have Mr CEO of the country using public services to get to and from party political events like that’s just fine and ok
kyle@kyledchurch.bsky.social · 12h agoNot for *government duties* for his role as leader of the National Party for a party *fundraiser* for the *election* Surely this is outside the bounds of what the Air Force should be used for?? Seems like an enormous breach of his access to public assets! www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
A vote for National, NZFirst, or ACT is a vote to keep older kiwis in poverty, and to make their poverty worse. This coalition government has actively passed policies that have made things tougher for everyone who isn't in the wealthy donor class. It will only get worse if they are voted back in.
RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 19h agoOlder Kiwis choosing between 'starving or heating' as price increases bite
Australia's federal Labor government just increased the installation cap for the small-scale solar rebate system from 100 kW to 1 MW "as part of efforts to supercharge Australia’s 'missing middle' and tap into the huge PV resource on factory and farm rooftops." reneweconomy.com.au/solar-rebate... 🔌💡
Solar rebates supersized as Bowen turns again to consumers to change energy game
Bowen delights solar industry with proposal to extend PV subsidies to 1 megawatt installations, and asks regulators to give networks a boot up the backside over approvals.
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Canberra's iconic 'Bunker' bus shelters are now on the heritage register. Canberra hadn't contributed much of value to Australia's built landscape, but these things are oh so Canberra. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
'Icon of our history': Canberra bus shelters added to heritage register
Canberra's bus shelters were described as "concrete monstrosities" when installed in 1975 but have since been noted for their brutalist architectural style and functionality.
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I love that there's some mushy ice on the ground and Kiwis start doing Yo Full Sick Tony Hawk down a suburban side street where Death Via Hitting An Old Parked Camry"is the main chance www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
New Zealand capital delights in rare snowfall as southern city residents ski down world’s steepest street
Snow falls in Wellington for the first time in 15 years while snow blanketed Dunedin and Christchurch on the country’s south island
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I'm a bear of little brain, but in my book taxpayers should not be picking up the bill for any MP to travel to and from party political events, like election fundraisers or party conferences. Either they do it at their own expense, or from party funds. End of line. #nzpol
kyle@kyledchurch.bsky.social · 12h agoNot for *government duties* for his role as leader of the National Party for a party *fundraiser* for the *election* Surely this is outside the bounds of what the Air Force should be used for?? Seems like an enormous breach of his access to public assets! www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Hmm, I wonder if there's any correlation between the government deeming schoolkids to be unworthy of proper food/care/resources and kids acting up in class (who Paul Henry pretends to be so concerned about)? #nzpol
BusinessDesk@businessdesknz.bsky.social · 21h agoAs schools reported throwing out nearly one in three Compass lunches late last year, the Ministry of Education looked into adding sauce to make the meals more appealing but shelved the idea over cost.
I have a busy job and a full schedule too. Think the Air Force will fly me around?
kyle@kyledchurch.bsky.social · 12h agoNot for *government duties* for his role as leader of the National Party for a party *fundraiser* for the *election* Surely this is outside the bounds of what the Air Force should be used for?? Seems like an enormous breach of his access to public assets! www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
The bill raises serious constitutional and rule-of-law questions. But govt MPs (other than responsible minister) weren't prepared to stand up to meaningfully address the constitutional concerns and seek to justify the bill. Poor form. Seriously poor form. And constitutionally sapless.
Sigh. Here are the 6 speeches from govt MPs (other than Meagher's for minister responsible) on 2nd reading of Climate Change Tort Liab bill, outlawing tort claims and nixing Smith's current claim in public negligence – a bill widely condemned as constitutionally improper. youtu.be/ZMy5ixJ3IZM?...
Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill (2R Govt MPs other than minister)
YouTube video by Dr Dean Knight
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Sadly, the picture now looks just as bleak ... As adding in other people (jobless + under-employed) indicates that our economy is just not delivering for all ... 😢
Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao@ganeshahirao.bsky.social · 17h ago#nzpol #backontrack 🤔 Seasonally adjusted: 5.6% = 171,000 people 😥☹😠😡