The fast track has created a dependency on political patronage. Individual businesses can only access the fast track if ministers agree. Coincidentally political party donations linked to fast track applications have ballooned.
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Sub-surface Pacific temperatures are now warmer than ever recorded having exceeded 1997's peak by 0.36°C. Further warming is still likely before they peak, little doubt now that this will be the strongest El Nino event in recorded history.
Bluesky is a "liberal bubble" because fascist chuds can't get traction without algorithmic assistance and because people here trained themselves to block "debate me" trybois the instant they roll up
The Verge@theverge.com · 2d agoBluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."
Heh Stuff used a picture of our place for their first "it's snowing in #Dunedin" story .... clearly visible the "War what is it good for, absolutely nothing!" sign .... we live at almost the highest point on Highgate
It’s cool that NZF candidates are essentially running CHCH shooter talking points but they are legitimized as “kingmakers” and not ruled out by everyone *before* the election. Nice country we live in.
Naarm/Melbourne has again showed up in force to protest Israeli atrocity in Gaza and the West Bank, grotesque Australian government and corporate complicity, and the silence and indifference of the husks posing as human among us. From the river to the sea.
The penny drops. Climate change will break our economies. Fragment our societies. Undermine our governance. And erode our security. "Ecosystem services" are our life support processes. Destroying them destroys the foundations of human civilisation.
ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’
Exclusive: As wildfires rage across Europe, Frank Elderson tells the Guardian nature loss poses a growing risk to the global economy
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Jeanne Gibson, known worldwide as Rosie the Riveter, passed away on 29th July 2026 at the remarkable age of 100. Thank you Jeanne for giving women a symbol of strength when we were told we had none. 💋💪🏻💘
Been meaning to submit but hadn’t quite got around to doing it yet? Call For Participation (CFP) closes midnight Friday 7th of August, NZST Just one week left!!
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No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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📢 The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown breached multiple principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi by approving plans to repeal and weaken Treaty protections across 18 pieces of legislation, warnin... 👉[Ad] Websites from NZ$5/mo: hosting, SSL, backups, bill review. https://webservices.photonmark.com
Tribunal finds Treaty reforms breach Te Tiriti principles, prejudice Māori, damage Māori-Crown relationship
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I see IRD is doing its annual round of publicity for the Unclaimed Money list. Just remember, anyone who tries to offer a service "finding" unclaimed money, charging "finders fees" is ripping you off. You can do it yourself, here: www.ird.govt.nz/unclaimedmon...
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Find out how to search for and claim unclaimed money.
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I am fucking BEGGING media to stop saying the government has removed election-day enrollment, or same-day enrollment. It’s the entire advance period. Please. Don’t confuse people.
Running out of body bags, using forklifts to transfer corpses into makeshift morgues, a mortician conducting 200 funerals in a month when he usually does 30, crematories running at double capacity… And these senators just want to memory-hole it all www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/n...
‘We Ran Out of Space’: Bodies Pile Up as N.Y. Struggles to Bury Its Dead (Gift Article)
The coronavirus crisis is overwhelming New York’s system for burying the dead.
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🚨 Measles case detected in Palmerston North. If you were in Wellington over the Matariki weekend (11-12 July) or have visited a listed location of interest, watch for symptoms including fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a rash. 📍 Check locations of interest: healthnz.govt.nz/measles
Ōtepoti: Community meeting coming up about University Book Shop (UBS) "SUPPORT THE BOOKSHOP! UBS Friends Meeting Thursday 30 July 2026 8:00-9:00pm The Athenaeum, The Octagon" image: same info, illustrated with a drawing of the bookshop building with lots of folk holding books in front of it
Ok, so NZ's Temu Trump fired off a racist diatribe that will leave you slackjawed. It's awful. AND ... you've got to see what set him off. He was moaning about NZ's COVID response again, and dog-whistling vaccination risks. This is the first time in that debate that he spoke.
So the Dunedin Hospital replacement was paused, costing money, then restarted but scaled down so the new hospital will have fewer beds than the old too-small hospital, so the Government could save money to build roads in the North Island they're not going to build any more. Anyone going to say that?
The White House wants warning signs outside the #Smithsonian because it claims Americans are being misled about their own history. So I put one where it belongs. #PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #TheWhiteHouse #Satire #DrawnAndQuartered
Israel has wiped out Al-Ishraq School in Bint Jbeil, South Lebanon. It was the last remaining school in the city. Israel has now deliberately destroyed every educational institution in Bint Jbeil. Every. Single. One. @sarahabdallah.bsky.social
Double check you're enrolled because there's no more enrol to vote on the day if you find you aren't. Get in, people. There's a reason politicians want to make it tough for you to vote. It's the only handbrake we have.
Daniel Vernon@yeehawtheboys.bsky.social · last wk.Know the signs, enroll online: vote.nz
Further to our conversation pushing back against the ideal that good design is a “nice to have” and that somehow having beautiful public transport infrastructure is a wasteful indulgence: check this out. This is utterly stunning, and as Aucklanders we should be so so proud: youtu.be/RZlclRhB3vo?...
Inside Auckland’s City Rail Link | A First Look at the Architecture of the Three New Stations
YouTube video by Home of Architecture
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Protesters confronted Benjamin Netanyahu’s motorcade, waving Palestinian flags and calling for his arrest, as the Israeli PM arrived in Washington for talks with US President Donald Trump.