The more interesting part, the logos for NZ Loyal and Free Palestine have been declined, and they've also declined the Outdoors and Freedom Party changing their name (and logo) to Freedom
"The Electoral Commission today approved registration of Alliance Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, Free Palestine, New Zealand Loyal and Te Tai Tokerau Party under Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993." elections.nz/media-and-ne... Crossposted with @openvibe.social
buildings with solar aren't producing much during the hour the shortfall is predicted for, but by producing outside those hours that's meaning less strain on the grid, and there are lots of ways to store energy for when it's needed
I'm sure this warning will bring out the fossil fuel stans, but I checked my solar generation for yesterday and it produced over a third of what I used even in the dreary winter weather we had, rolling out more solar remains a solution for future energy needs Crossposted with @openvibe.social
These are the dilapidated tents of Gaza's residents, sweltering ovens in this intense heat and without electricity. Gaza deserves to live in dignity.
TOP certainly not beating the "party for Redditors" accusations with disproportionate support among young men (14.5%) www.roymorgan.com/findings/102...
Roy Morgan New Zealand Poll: In July National-led Government leads Labour-led Parliamentary Opposition (49% vs. 41%) - Roy Morgan Research
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Controversial opinion maybe but we shouldn't uphold Bradbury as a free speech hero. If someone had gone through the lengthy process to get an interim court order, their case likely has merit. Bradbury talking about how outing this individual is supposedly in the public interest is unsettling
The Press@thepress.co.nz · 2d agoAn unnamed complaint alleges Martyn Bradbury caused them ‘significant personal emotional distress’.
if firing a geriatric old racist means the government will fall, then it doesn't deserve to stand #nzpol
"Behind these cold statistics is a heavy human toll: a growing proportion of Kiwis working hard just to watch their reserves slowly dissipate, while waiting for an economic reprieve that keeps getting pushed out year after year." www.stuff.co.nz/money/361012... Crossposted with @openvibe.social
Four in ten Kiwis feel worse off financially than they did a year ago | Stuff
Many Kiwis feel like they’re going backwards at the moment.
stuff.co.nz
Guess that's commuting entertainment sorted for a couple of weeks
Saw there were new Futurama episodes and then discovered there was a whole season last year that I somehow missed Crossposted with @openvibe.social
Here we go, an amended bingo card with the Australian references localised to Aotearoa references, which does double duty for all your NZ First and ACT candidate needs!
Byron C Clark@byroncclark.bsky.social · 3d agoWild how you could use this card this side of the Tasman for NZ First candidates and barely have to change a thing
Wild how you could use this card this side of the Tasman for NZ First candidates and barely have to change a thing
Beth@zahri.bsky.social · 3d agoAs One Nation starts announcing candidates, here's a bingo card over the possibilities
Part one of my investigation into a group of young men trying to import “remigration” into New Zealand politics www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
The young men behind New Zealand’s new far-right movement
An investigation reveals how young Kiwi activists are using global far-right tactics to target local migrant communities.
thepress.co.nz
This is not one of the two far-right linked NZ First members reported on recently, but a third individual
The Press@thepress.co.nz · 3d agoA senior figure in New Zealand First’s youth wing has links to neo-Nazi groups and online accounts praising Adolf Hitler, an investigation by The Press has found.
(not thinking about the 'AI factories' just data centres in general which as the article notes have been around for decades)
I hope that the backlash against data centres leads to future ones being constructed in ways that genuinely alleviate the environmental concerns, e.g. put them in the basements of apartment buildings, use the excess heat for tenants hot water cylinders and grey water for extra cooling
The Press@thepress.co.nz · 3d agoData centres have existed for decades, so what's the big deal now?
Just a reminder at how poorly served farmers are by agribusiness lobby groups, like Fed Farmers, which vociferously oppose action on climate change, leaving ordinary farmers to deal with the climate disruption. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain could face food shortages as drought continues, farmers warn
Farmers battle to salvage what they can of their crops as heatwave set to continue
theguardian.com
I’m not sure there’s a sentence that better encapsulates the trajectory of the American online right than “Laura Loomer is fending off accusations that she’s a transgendered Mossad spy.”
Seth Cotlar@sethcotlar.bsky.social · 4d agoMeanwhile Laura Loomer is fending off accusations that she’s a trans woman. Participating in right wing political discourse just melts people’s brains.
Thankyou to @whiterosesociety.bsky.social for help with this investigation. Give them a follow!
He used firearms as a child but expressed concern he wouldn't be allowed now. "I kinda want to apply for a gun licence though but it is expensive and I don't think I will be allowed"
Nicholas Wells/Newport objected to the March 15 video being posted in his Telegram channels on strictly legal grounds "pls no. I dont want to get arrest for BT videos"
Nicholas Wells/Newport was aked in the "White Australia First" Telegram channel "Are you in AZ". He responded "Good question I don't actually know lol. I train with the the local guys but I'm not sure if I am in or not"
This stunt was during the period Action Zealandia had collapsed due to the leadership's identities being publicly revealed. When the group reconstituted it claimed responsibility for the stunt. AZ renamed itself "White New Zealand" to bring it in line with the Australian prohibited hate group.
Our thread on his pathetic little stunt at a library children's story time is here. bsky.app/profile/papa...
Paparoa@paparoa.bsky.social · 2y agoYesterday, young men disrupted a family-friendly event at Hamilton Libraries featuring a visiting cartoonist. They yelled obscenities and assaulted a small child. They then provided videos and photos to the person running Action Zealandia's Telegram account. 🧵
Nicholas Wells' / Nicholas Newport's X/Twitter account often simply alternated between re-tweets praising Adolf Hitler and Shane Jones.
