Matt
@mattthetechie.bsky.social
NZ nerd, posting about politics, economy, technology , earth sciences and other related geeky interests
The recent auditors report revealed a lot including poor nutritional value, adding sauce helps for the taste even if as @ninjakitty.bsky.social has been pointing out the vast majority are still below par. #nzpol #nzschoollunches
BusinessDesk@businessdesknz.bsky.social · 24h 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.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... is he willing to risk the coalition for this, make sure youre enrolled and everyone around you is #nzpol
Winston Peters refuses to apologise for 'racist' comments after meeting with PM
Winston Peters has refused to apologise for his attack on a Chinese-Kiwi MP despite the prime minister and others describing his comments as "racist".
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welp if only nz didnt fire the scientists time to roll back the funding #nzpol #birdflu
Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀@mackayim.bsky.social · 2d ago"While we can't predict what exactly will happen from now with the virus's spread, any wishful thinking it wouldn't establish in local birds is past." www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Not sure how much attention this will get, but it’s quite a big deal - Labour has pulled its support for the Govt’s controversial census ‘modernisation’ plans, meaning it no longer has the 75% majority it needs in Parliament: newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/03/g...
Govt’s census overhaul thrown into doubt after Labour pulls support
Opposition parties warn relying on government agency data instead of a full census risks undercounting Māori and minority groups.
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www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610... just another sign our health services are not up to scratch , hopefully this is featured heavily on the news tonight #healthnz #cancerscreening
Secret review finds huge number of women weren’t told they needed cervical cancer screening
Hundreds of thousands of women weren’t notified they needed to be screened for cancer, Stuff understands.
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www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... the audio to this is well worth a listen too #nzpol
Luxon plans chat with Peters about 'racist' remarks 'at some point', says they've both 'been on the road'
The prime minister is yet to pick up the phone to Winston Peters after his tirade towards a Chinese-born MP in Parliament last week, saying he will talk to the foreign minister "at some point".
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youtu.be/yPIjaWFrC5Q?... @benakl.bsky.social you might have enjoyed this if you watched it earlier #nzpol #nztransport #nzecon
Most people want fewer cars, Dutch academic says
YouTube video by Q+A with Jack Tame
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www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... oops, is bishop going to be more lenient than paul goldsmith #nzpol #nzjustice
Gang patch ban inconsistent with Bill of Rights, High Court finds
A new court decision could send the gang patch ban back to the government for review following a High Court ruling that a Wellington man's conviction for displaying gang insignia contravenes the Bill ...
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#nzpol The Taxpayers Union is now a company, the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union Limited incorporated in February this year. (Most companies DON'T have to file accounts) Its three shareholders look familiar🙄 Here's the link to the Companies Office record. app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/ap...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610... academics here how does this look for the profession you hold and position in society. #nzacademia #nzunis
Senior lecturer secretly took full-time overseas role while employed in New Zealand
A senior economics lecturer at the University of Waikato was summarily dismissed after accepting a full-time position at an overseas university while holding his role in New Zealand.
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First complete water network report points to 'severe' pressures www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... Read the whole thing, some of it quite concerning
First complete water network report points to 'severe' pressures
*Correction: This story has been updated to correct a figure supplied by the Water Services Authority
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Beneficiaries spend 8 percent more than they receive each week - report www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines... One in eight clients was seeking a withdrawal and mentors reported spending 40 percent of their time on them. The amount that is being withdrawn for hardship reasons is up 1046% #nzpol #wealthtax
Beneficiaries spend 8 percent more than they receive each week - report
Beneficiaries are increasingly struggling to make ends meet, financial mentors say, and are spending more than they receive in benefits each week at a record rate.
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Gee when FENZ are blocking a national MP things arent going well there, id suspect they'd block other MP's too. #nzpol #direemergency
New Zealand Professional Firefighters' Union@nzpfu.bsky.social · 2w agoFENZ, don't you think you look bad enough already? 🚨 FENZ bosses blocked MP Tim Costley from taking photos while visiting New Plymouth Fire Station. He’s now the first MP forced to get written permission just to step inside. So Tim joined us on the picket line instead! 🧑🚒✊
newsroom.co.nz/2026/07/23/t... dirty water, understaffing issues, potentially more unruly prisoners likely with drug interactions, what could go wrong #nzpol
Tensions over fast-track bid to double size of Paremoremo max security prison
Locals report overflowing wastewater and understaffing as Corrections pushes to house 1220 inmates at the facility. Jonathan Milne reports.
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Anyone here who was involved in treasury or associated departments before John key stripped back workforce, want to hear things on how it was done. #nzpol #nzeconomy #betterbudgets #betterprojects
What's behind the surge in financial complaints? www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines... I'm guessing it's not the expertise used to "fix the basics"
What's behind the surge in financial complaints?
It's been a record-breaking year for financial complaints, with a near 50 percent increase in the number lodged with the Financial Ombudsman.
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New Zealand now at risk of missing all its climate targets, Climate Commission warns www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ... Alright in the comments let's see what companies come to mind who could help fit the bill the government will face #nzpol #nzclimate
New Zealand now at risk of missing all its climate targets, Climate Commission warns
New Zealand is at risk of missing all of its climate targets, and time to get back on track is running out, the Climate Change Commission says.
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Call Move-on orders what they really are: Poor Patrol. Read all about what has happened since Chris Luxon became "mayor" of Adventure Bay in the Paw Patrol universe: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/call-move-...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/07/20/i... Exempting health and life insurers from a reporting regime for climate-related risks could erode public confidence in the system and weaken its integrity and effectiveness, officials have warned. Interesting article, worth a read over #nzpol
Insurers’ climate carve-out may erode public confidence, officials warn
Minister defends ‘common-sense’ changes to climate disclosures regime, but lawyer group warns against further changes to a world-leading system
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www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361... Nothing quite signals the view of former colleagues of labour and the trajectory of NZ first quite like calling them your second stringers. #nzpol
Watch: Hipkins mocks NZ First as ‘Labour’s Seconds’ over former Labour recruits
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has taken a swipe at Winston Peters after a string of former Labour politicians joined New Zealand First ahead of the election.
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Lets see what happens to the economic growth outcomes in the short term with inflation tipped to reach 4% and now this. #nzpol
henry cooke@henrycooke.bsky.social · 2w agoBig changes to RMA reform from both SC and the Govt itself: - Minister can over-rule limits for 'publicly beneficial' projects, not just infra - Existing iwi agreements torn up - Water allocation markets gone - Reg relief remains Labour is now firmly opposed. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...
#BREAKING | 💥 Rebecca Keoghan faced a financial spending probe involving taxpayer funds before she became the chair of Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s board.
Award-winning executive faced financial spending probe involving taxpayer funds
Rebecca Keoghan faced a financial spending probe involving taxpayer funds before she became the chair of Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s board, Stuff can reveal.
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www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a... "No expert evidence was put forward ... instead, the judge has taken at face value the word of the operator and sales brochure from the manufacturer," external affairs director Sue Coutts said in a statement released to media. #nzclimate #nzjustice
'No expert evidence': Court ruling on plastic fuel plant stuns environment waste group
Vapour drifting off an industrial site burning plastic for fuel set off alarm bells at the local council - yet no one actually checked what was in the discharge.
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www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines... Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster told Nine to Noon, 25 percent of reported privacy breaches now related to employee snooping and he believed the actual incidence was under-reported. the state of nz just now. #nzpol
Employee snooping a growing problem in New Zealand workplaces, Privacy Commissioner says
Unauthorised employee browsing, or snooping on private personal information of the public is a growing problem in New Zealand workplaces, according to the Privacy Commissioner.
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Suspect is charged with 'preparation of terrorist acts - linked to extreme right-wing terrorism', say British police.
Fourteen-year-old boy charged over alleged plot targeting London mosques
Suspect is charged with 'preparation of terrorist acts - linked to extreme right-wing terrorism', say British police.
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newsroom.co.nz/2026/07/16/n... “If it becomes widespread in the wild bird population, we won’t be able to eradicate it from wild birds or prevent them from continuing to spread the virus,” says Dr Mary van Andel, the ministry’s chief veterinary officer So prevention first #nzpol #nzbirdflu
NZ will be forced to put saving livelihoods before saving lives of endangered birds
Comment: It’s fall or fly time for safeguarding NZ’s $2b poultry industry as avian flu lands on our shores. Chicken farmers won't live with an elimination strategy.
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