Gareth
@grenow.bsky.social
Self-reinvention is a way to stay young, as long as you can remember what you were. I recall being an author, journalist, photographer, truffle grower, climate change writer, magazine editor and publisher, but who can be sure? Born at 313ppm
It might be chilly outside, but deep in my heart there's a warm glow... Wordle 1,873 2/6* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
The only thing more important than the honesty and integrity of our parliament is the immediate removal of anyone who questions the honesty and integrity of our parliament www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Chlöe Swarbrick kicked out of House after challenging Speaker's 'double standards'
The Greens co-leader has been kicked out of the House, after challenging what she called the Speaker's "double standards".
rnz.co.nz
If anyone from The Post is listening, there’s a strong case for taking down the paywall for this editorial www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...
Editorial: Luxon’s impotence makes him prime minister in name only
Winston Peters can remove Christopher Luxon whenever he wants, but it seems it’s not the other way round.
thepost.co.nz
brutal. but absolutely 100% fair. Christopher Luxon is a clown, incorrectly over-stating his own accomplishments while a deodorant salesman in Chicago. this guy can't even get his CV right, yet he is trying to run the country! lying incompetent fool #nzpol
Frank@fmacskasy.bsky.social · 3d agoScreenshot of the editorial...
Ooops. "Global warming appears to have shifted into a faster gear. [...] Researchers found that the planet has warmed at roughly 0.35°C per decade over the past ten years, compared with just under 0.2°C per decade from 1970 to 2015." www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming
Global warming appears to have shifted into a faster gear. After removing the effects of El Niño, volcanic eruptions, and solar cycles, researchers found that the planet has warmed at roughly 0.35°C p...
sciencedaily.com
That would be Wāhine, which needs an article of its own. www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-ao-m...
Art brings tikanga Māori to one of Auckland's busiest streets
New Māori art is bringing tangata whenua narratives into the heart of Tāmaki Makaurau, ready to welcome in thousands of visitors who will descend on one of Auckland's busiest streets.
rnz.co.nz
Brain dead British right wing reckons - just the latest in a long series that have crippled the country.
Michael E. Mann@michaelemann.bsky.social · 6d agoit's the "just lie back and enjoy it" of climate denial
Lyrical age verification: 🎶 Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess Boy, you've been a naughty girl, you let your knickers down 🎶
Matthew Leach@matthewhleach.bsky.social · 7d agoLyrical age verification: 🎶Now what do we have here? An outlaw and his beer? I run this land, you understand? I made myself clear? 🎶
Federated Farmers release their updated and simplified Climate Change Policy (v13.7) #nzpol
Tim@timward2014.bsky.social · last wk.Fixed it for me: #nzpol
Auckland is certainly showing its best face to all the Spurs supporters in town. (/sarcasm) Family also hit by lurgy, which isn’t helping. But they do have all the kit. Youngest mokopuna slept cuddling his new hats…
Holiday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out.
Richard Burton. Sober at first, gradually becoming more inebriated.
Nanoraptor@nanoraptor.danamania.com · 2w agoYou suddenly get a narrator describing your life and there’s no way to turn it off - everyone can hear it. While shopping, at work, at home, with friends - the voice narrating your every move goes on. Who do you hope is the voice of this narrator?
So I thought this was a no-brainer -- a baguette is essentially a spear -- but then my husband pointed out that a naan is essentially a frisbee and now I'm glad they added a "don't know" response option.
Sophie Hall@sophlouisehall.bsky.social · 2w agoFinally, someone asking the important questions
Quick summary of how and why the NZ government is fscking everything and everyone up.
Musical Chairs@musicalchairs.bsky.social · 2w agoNZ 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]
Aoraki Mt Cook (3,274m / 12,218ft), New Zealand's tallest peak & Kirikirikatata / Mount Cook Range from the banks of Te Awa Whakamau Tasman River. La Perouse (left) & Te Horokoau / Mount Tasman far right catching the late afternoon sun Aotearoa NZ #Nikon #Photography
Thanks to @henrycooke.bsky.social & @graemeedgeler.bsky.social for highlighting this-no NZ govt should be able to unilaterally change voting. Removing registration rights established since 1948 impacts 230,000+ people & undermines the legitimacy of election results www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...
#Scape Jerusalem Hill, Sherborne Castle Estate. #Photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Blackandwhite #Monochrome #ClassicMono #Landscape #Nature
I think my worst faux pas was, halfway across the Pacific on my to Miami, realising that when I’d pruned the cards carried in my wallet I’d also removed the driving license I’d need to pick up the car we’d hired.
Tom Isaacson@parsley72.bsky.social · 2w agoReminds me of this classic. news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news...
The claim “RFK Jr. does not fuck chickens” is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that RFK Jr. fucks chickens.
Regular reminder that Govt creates new money when it spends, and deletes money when it taxes. The spending has to come first. The more Govt spend, the more money we have to pay taxes (and the more resources are appropriated by Govt ofc).
OK whanau: I am in Auckland on family business this weekend (I have somehow spawned two generations of Spurs supporters), and in need of suggestions for a good Italian restaurant for Saturday night. Also: anything SWMBO and I should look out for in exhibitions, etc?
Sam Neill's iconic role as Dr Alan Grant in #JurassicPark has been a huge inspiration to generations of children & palaeontologists (incl. myself), so Michael Mills (@heapsgood.bsky.social) & I decided we should write a tribute to the dinosaur man theconversation.com/how-sam-neil... 1/2 🧵
How Sam Neill’s Jurassic Park performance inspired a generation of paleontologists
As Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, Sam Neill portrayed a scientist who was authentic, normal and relatable. For many budding paleontologists, it was life changing.
theconversation.com