Rohan MacMahon
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Climate-friendly investor. That guy from the Auckland Street Choir. Quite good at following a list. He/him.
Yikes... 80% of shifts below the target staffing level in August. #nzpol
Bernard Hickey@bernardchickey.bsky.social · 12h agoI’ve opened this one up to all to read, listen and share after requests from paying subscribers as part of my public interest journalism mandate. Many thanks to subscribers who pay to allow me to do as much of this work in public as possible #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/this-story...
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Electric pickles glowing near the Tannhäuser Gate.
Blade Runner: Rutger Hauer Tears in Rain
Alt: Blade Runner: Rutger Hauer Tears in Rain
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weronika mamuna@weramamuna.bsky.social · 3d agoI Saw an Electrified Pickle Glow
This picture will always be iconic. RIP Margaret Hamilton who wrote the software that successfully guided NASA’s Apollo missions through the moon.
With today's Nobel going to IceCube, delighted for Jenni Adams and her team. Jenni is one of very few women physics profs in NZ (here awarded in 2021 for IceCube work)
IceCube collaborator becomes first woman to win physics award
This article originally appeared on the University of Canterbury website. IceCube collaborator and UC Physics Professor Jenni Adams was presented with the 2021 Dan Walls Medal, the top award of the Ne...
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“An infamous betrayal of public trust”. NSW green lights massive new coal project. If it proceeds it will release 800 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Approval of biggest coal project in NSW planning commission’s history described as ‘infamous betrayal’
Independent Planning Commission says climate change impacts from Hunter Valley project will be ‘outweighed’ by economic benefits
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Absolutely cracking analysis of Hager's "Dirty Work" & the damage a few men (one in particular) did to the delicate precious fabric of our society in pursuit of power & profit. Also a reminder Simon Wilson is one of Aotearoa's best essayists. simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/dirty-work...
Dirty work and the disinfecting sunshine it deserves
Nicky Hager’s new book ‘Dirty Work’ reminds us how much we’ve lost in the last three years
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Every single word of this article seems custom designed to make me more furious than the last.
Toronto needs more homes. These neighbours say they're paying the price | CBC News
An elderly downtown couple says they’re shocked and upset that the city has approved a duplex next door to their three-story Victorian home that they say will tower metres above their chimney and rend...
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Exclusive: New report says Ireland could have built 50,000 new homes over the five years of the data centre boom - and cannot “afford” to continue building. Authors called for a moratorium on new data centres - and have hit out at government comparisons painting them as “our German car industry.”
Richard Chambers@newschambers.bsky.social · 3w agoExclusive first look at a new report on data centres and Ireland coming up on @virginmedianews.bsky.social at 5.30pm. Its authors say Ireland cannot afford to continue the 'unsustainable' data centre boom - and have rejected Government comparisons with the German car industry.
Only halfway through New York Climate week - here's a little cheatsheet for the key AI greenwashing tropes you're going to hear. Please go check our latest investigation into NVIDIA's unjustified climate claims here: ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/n...
The inimitable @mikegrunwald.bsky.social has an exceptionally well written oped on the disastrous proposal from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to give companies carbon credit for cutting down trees.
Opinion | The Latest Corporate Climate Ruse (Gift Article)
Making deforestation look climate-friendly will encourage a lot more deforestation.
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Auckland Street Choir making a joyful racket at Te Waihorotiu station today.
8000 people told food is "not an essential need" by the Ministry of Social Development. Not very social, not much development. #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin...
MSD told thousands food was ‘not an essential need’
The Ministry of Social Development is in the spotlight again after it told thousands of people that food was ‘not an essential need’ when declining their applications for food grants.
thespinoff.co.nz
What caused the giant Langtang Lirung rockslide and ice avalanche, resulting in Nepal's worst ever 'natural' disaster? Fossil-fuelled global heating.
Glen@gergyl.bsky.social · 2mo agoIt's a rock slope failure that happened to have a glacier on top. Ok, not entirely, but as a summary that's pretty close.
How shameful that this Government wants to criminalise homelessness… while rough sleepers are literally dying in the streets outside their offices. www.rnz.co.nz/news/communi... #nzpol
Person dies outside Paul Goldsmith's Auckland office
A person has died outside of the offices for National Party MPs, including Paul Goldsmith.
rnz.co.nz
The footage coming out of Nepal is horrific. So many lives swept away in an instance. And the confronting reality that there is a direct line between this disaster and deaths, and countries like Australia doubling down on fossil fuel production/exports and accelerating climate change.
Nepal floods: children as young as 11 among Australian tour group missing after flash flooding
Nepali tour operator fears 15 Australians who had been on a trek near the border with China have died after devastating flood
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A glacier avalanche is thought to have caused the flood. This is climate change. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08... #Nepal #Tibet
160 dead and hundreds missing in flash floods, many of them foreign tourists
The flash flood in the Himalayan border region has killed more than 150 people in Nepal. More than 300 foreign nationals, including dozens of Australians, have been reported missing.
abc.net.au
An incredible story. The Iranian Christian woman who wrote “help” on the glass on the hotel in Panama has finally found permanent safety; in Canada. The Trump admin deported her to Panama soon after taking office, rather than let her seek asylum. Read her story 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/w...
Christian Convert Who Fled Iran and Was Deported By Trump Finds New Home (Gift Article)
Artemis Ghasemzadeh, who had escaped religious persecution, was deported to Panama under Trump’s immigration crackdown. Now, Canada has given her asylum.
nytimes.com
Wondering what it takes to go solar at home? Here's an Auckland couple's experience: www.podcasts.nz/going-solar-...
Going Solar: One Couple’s experience - Mark Graham - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand Podcasts
What happens when you stop thinking about putting solar panels on your roof and actually do it? Auckland’s Mark Graham has just done it and he tells Ross Inglis that it’s surprisingly straightforward.
podcasts.nz
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris performing Neil Young’s “After the Gold Rush”. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykMz...
Trio - After The Gold Rush (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Warner Records Nashville
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“After an intense building flurry, Auckland’s housing stock is now 618,849 units, which is 101,000 more than a decade ago…Meanwhile Auckland house prices, with a median value of just over NZ$1mn (US$587,000), have lost a quarter of their value in that timeframe.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
At the risk of asking silly questions, why the heck not?
RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 2mo agoNo guarantee shelter can be provided for every rough sleeper - officials
Folks: here's a meaty long read for you on how Australia's data centre industry lobbied (successfully) to kill regulations that would force them to cover their new demand with renewables And how (this is spicy) the desire within some climate/energy spaces to see data centres as 'cleantech' helped
How Australia’s data centre lobby is winning its fight to to freely pollute
Data centre greenwashing is getting worse, alongside the tech industry’s hunger for fossil fuels. Why help them?
ketanjoshi.co
