Watching David Hood give Henry Cooke data that directly contradicts his vague feelings about who is replying to NZ stories on Twitter is making me want a post-coital cigarette and I don't even smoke
If only there was some kind of local representative who was a member of the government who could push for policies that mean an increasing number of desperate people dont have to rely on food banks in the first place.
"Cy Me A River" Starring NZ PM Christopher Luxon #nzpol
Cry Me A River - Christopher Luxon responds to NZ Cost of Living Crisis
YouTube video by Mountain Tui
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When the apocalypse comes, my only goal is finding this guy
Raquel 🌈✨@aistear.bsky.social · 5d agoBlumineck lo ha vuelto a hacer 🥹 le aplaudo hasta que se me caigan las manos, bravo. "Be masculine, be feminine, be neither, or be both. But be kind."
'The adult minimum wage will be frozen for 3 years, while a training wage would be set at 60% of the adult minimum wage for workers under 20' Less than $15/hr. For a 19 y/o. In 2030. Which they'd have to take because they've also cut off your access to a benefit. Adult, indeed.
ACT pledges to freeze adult minimum wage, lower youth training rate
The party says wages can sustainably rise when workers become more productive and businesses can afford to pay more.
stuff.co.nz
“One New Bedford police officer searched the license plate of her ex-girlfriend more than 650 times in Flock. She then ran the plate of her ex’s new romantic partner more than 200 times this summer, tagging the searches as a ‘traffic infraction.’” #Massachusetts
New Bedford police internal affairs reports detail Flock misuse - The New Bedford Light
One officer searched her ex-girlfriend’s license plate more than 650 times. Another officer ran his girlfriend’s plate nearly 70 times.
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We grow enough food to feed 40million people, 7x our population
Ppetermartin.bsky.social@petermartin.bsky.social · 6d ago
% of income spent on food Latest OECD data US: 6.7% Ireland: 8.4% UK: 8.6% Switzerland: 8.9% Canada: 9.6% Australia: 9.8% Austria: 10% Germany: 11.5% Norway: 11.6% NZ: 12.7% (thanks to @_breadcapital on X)
% of income spent on food Latest OECD data US: 6.7% Ireland: 8.4% UK: 8.6% Switzerland: 8.9% Canada: 9.6% Australia: 9.8% Austria: 10% Germany: 11.5% Norway: 11.6% NZ: 12.7% (thanks to @_breadcapital on X)
Destroying life-supporting capacity!!The absolute venal stupidity of these people. “Industry groups - Fonterra, Federated Farmers, HorticultureNZ - …argued that protecting the “life-supporting capacity” of ecosystems could give environmental protection too much weight in decision-making” #nzpol
How Big Farm lobbyists helped rewrite new RMA laws
Documents show Federated Farmers, DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb NZ, Fonterra and Horticulture NZ using a private meeting with ministers to push specific changes to the Natural Environment Bill.
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The French made a short film about what could happen after all immigrants would follow the ‘white, angry old man’s’ advice to go back where they came from.
Londoners say NO to Ray-Ban pervert glasses
Radio New Zealand again making bad editorial choices as it recycles parties’ policy announcements. ‘Update’ is entirely the wrong verb, implying existing policy is out of date. The verb they should be using is ‘restrict’. Getting very hard to trust RNZ’s reporting. #nzpol
RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · last wk.New Zealand First unveils plans for dramatic overhaul of immigration system
George Soros is offering a $5,000 dividend to each voter if Democrats take the House and Senate. Simply show him the check stub from your $5,000 DOGE payment.
This is why most faculty cannot make sense of the 'woke' University trope. Our lived experiences bear little resemblance to it. This is far closer to the norm.
Chokely Carmichael🥋@stewartcoles.bsky.social · 2w agoUW-Madison professor engages in multiple sexual relationships with students, disparages another over their sexual orientation and appearance, creates hostile environment, and department leadership covers it all up. And in true “pass the trash” fashion, moves on to ASU once forced to resign.
what a wonderful night to get arrested. Paul henry is in fact, not up to a debate. Dunedin police on a hair trigger, and very keen to escalate over next to nothing
It’s also a message for Kiwi voters too, considering the overall theme of this election from both major parties.
Miaganga@miaganga.bsky.social · last wk.
Beware the false prophets — trying to whip up a fictional constitutional crisis. www.nzherald.co.nz/business/why...
Very useful diagram from Stephanie Lamy for those who want to understand James Orr’s far right network & its funding.
If you are looking for a simple explainer about New Zealand data sovereignty this might help. Feel free to pass it on or link to it: billbennett.co.nz/data-soverei...
What data sovereignty means for New Zealand
What data sovereignty means for New Zealand organisations, why the US Cloud Act matters even for data stored locally and why 'local cloud' claims do not guarantee legal protection from foreign jurisdi...
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Graeme Keyes @KeyesGraeme on #AfDzerstörtDeutschland #AfDPutinsFünfteKolonne #GermanElections – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
