Princess Buttercup ☠
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East Polynesia born & raised. She/her. Queer. Tangata Tiriti (Inuk/Pākehā). Whakapapa to lands far away. He mana tō te kupu.
It's kinda wild you can purchase hospital discharge data in the USA and then use it to produce an article that while interesting, isn't peer-reviewed. #episky
ProPublica@propublica.org · 6h agoThe rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%. (Published May 2025)
Vote for real change in November Party vote @greens.org.nz, for everyone's sake💚 #kikorangi #nzpol
Luxon would rather change our voting system than stand up to Peters
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
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Reti had literally invested in the public health system failing but he was always seen as the lesser of two evils because of Brown who seems to be anti health #NZPol
The Press@thepress.co.nz · 2h agoRoderick Mulgan had publicly criticised disciplinary action against health workers and questioned whether regulators should police private views before joining the body that regulates doctors.
'Hipkins said any dissatisfaction with MMP was down to Luxon's poor leadership, and the country should not have to change its entire electoral system because the prime minister could not manage his government.' #NzPol
Christopher Luxon will call referendum on MMP voting system if elected back into power
The Prime Minister says he will call a referendum on the country's MMP voting system if he's back in power after the November election.
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Post Muldoon we fought to get in MMP to stop future tyrants doing too much damage. Muldoon at least had a brain before he rotted it with piss. Luxon's a vengeful idiot.
I knew we exported a lot of food but didn't realise we export more of the food we produce than most other countries
"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux@bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 13h agoAnd if you are wondering what a breakdown in global shipping looks like, a good place to start is thinking about net food importers. Our World in Data has a handy map:
Tamatha Paul in general debate talks about a homeless man dying on the streets of Wellington on Monday night in the freezing cold. This regime has a body count #nzqt
Watching NZ Parliament TV with Wellington MP Tamatha Paul talking of the desperate situations of rough sleepers and homeless people. Like the man found freezing and unresponsive on the street this week. He couldn't be saved. Many others need help. #NZpol www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
Bare shelves, freezing nights: Wellington’s rough sleepers at risk
It comes as a man, known to sleep rough, was found dead on the streets of central Wellington.
thepost.co.nz
Curious about Te Kawenata Tapu HC & A new 24 hour self-directed e-learning on Tiriti based practice - come to a walkthrough with Grant Berghan & Heather Came. Tuesday 11th August 1.30pm - email Joyaratima@gmail.com for the zoom link. More information www.heathercameassociates.com/general-clean
"It's actually a real crisis for people. I don't think people really understand or like to think that we have older people who are actively living in poverty in our country," #nzpol
Older Kiwis choosing between 'starving or heating' as price increases bite
An advocate for older people says recent cold temperatures combined with the cost of power and other goods have produced a crisis point, with many people forced to choose between food and heating.
rnz.co.nz
I've just realised it's $100 cheaper per month for me to get a day travel pass 5 days a week to work and back, than it is to get a monthly train and bus pass. I'm not using $100 of extra travel on the weekends Metlink 🧐
But Why?! Persian Room Cat Guardian Meme
Alt: But Why?! Persian Room Cat Guardian Meme
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The Electoral Commission has told staff to turn away voters who aren't on the printed roll and who say they're unenrolled, but has no plans to count how many people will be affected. newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/03/t...
Tens of thousands could be turned away from voting – but no one is counting them
The Opposition says people who think they're not enrolled should lodge special votes rather than being turned away from voting entirely.
newsroom.co.nz
The Opposition says people who think they're not enrolled should lodge special votes rather than being turned away from voting entirely.
Tens of thousands could be turned away from voting – but no one is counting them
newsroom.co.nz
Māori students face disproportionate discipline in NZ schools: 14,353 stand-downs & 1,807 suspensions in 2024. These figures reflect school decisions, not worse behaviour; one school offers support while another excludes. Expanding punitive powers without safeguards deepens inequality. #nzpol
Underneath solar panels, plants grew much more and used less water, "Chiltepin pepper plants produced three times as much fruit as those grown in full sun. Jalapenos matched their usual harvest while using 65 percent less water. Tomatoes grown under the array came in at twice the normal yield."
hoergen@hoergen.bsky.social · 4d ago*American farmers slid solar panels over 62,000 acres of farmland, and the biggest payoff had almost nothing to do with electricity* #Erneuerbare #Renewable #Solar #Photovoltaik energiesmedia.com/solar-panels…
Second part: a senior figure in Young New Zealand First has ties to a neo-Nazi group and online accounts that praised Adolf Hitler www.thepress.co.nz/politics/361...
NZ First youth leader linked to neo-Nazi network
A 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.
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Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 5d agoPart 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...
I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
“We should return to an older and more accurate name for the Civil War: the Slaveholders’ Rebellion. If a country unquestioningly adopts language that obscures its bloodiest crimes to absolve their worst perpetrators, how can we expect successive generations to remember the new assaults on democracy
Opinion | The ‘Civil War’ Is a Lie. Let’s Call It the ‘Slaveholders’ Rebellion’ Again. (Gift Article)
To face our own history, we must be honest about it.
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📢 A judge has ruled the Government cannot sidestep its statutory responsibilities for a centuries-old voyaging canoe buried in Rēkohu sand dunes, rejecting the Crown's argument that its obligations extend only to the excavated parts of the find.
Judge rules Crown must protect buried remains of ancient waka in Chatham Islands
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When Winston Peters racially abused an elected MP from one of this country’s highest offices, not one member of the cabinet was prepared to call it racism, writes Mohan Dutta. #nzpol e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...
We must name racism when it happens | E-Tangata
"It is not impolite to name racism, to document it, or to organise against it. What is impolite is telling a New Zealander of 30 years to go home. What is indecent is a cabinet that shelters him." — M...
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Happy publication day to Tony Ballantyne and his major new history, Captain Cook and the Unsettled Afterlives of Empire, which is out in bookshops across Aotearoa New Zealand now.
