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‘Hollowing out’: New Zealand grapples with an uncertain future as record numbers leave | New Zealand | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2025/may…

#NZ desperately needs a quality & sustainable growth strategy capable of retaining many more of its people in opportunities at home. Right now, austerity with slashed public spending & major job cuts is blighting prospects for many. New approaches needed: theguardian.com/world/2025/may…

What I'd just say to you is, I don't know what all the fuss is about. They're lucky we didn't throw them in prison, like our soon to be Deputy PM wanted. #LyinLuxon #WorstPMEver #WorstGovernmentEver #CorruptCoalitionofRacists #NZpol

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"This is the budget that said to working Kiwi women they are worth less. In fact, nearly 3 billion dollars a year less"- Hipkins

Predator Free 2050 is being disestablished. They’ve cleared pests from 100,000 hectares and they are working on another 650,000 hectares. They were on track to meet the 2050 goal. Their work led to a 71% increase in native birds in Wellington. rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

the secret to a great-looking apartment building is basically street trees, maybe some brick façade

@Papaioeajake #TakeaSTANDNZ

#NZ regression on #climateaction: Budget allocates “$200 million for fossil fuel development at gasfields, reduces climate finance to Pacific; reduces funds for govt agencies working on energy savings/climate change; scraps $56 million for electric buses”. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

What’s happening is that America is tearing itself apart while China is quietly becoming the greatest country in the world, and it’s all about infrastructure and not the military. China can do both but America can only do one of those

- Invested more than twice the mayors of the previous 30 years in water pipes - Passed the district plan, which reduced neighbour character protections and enabled tens of thousands of houses to be built - Tireless champion of the Golden Mile

Now that #Canada has announced that it will recognise a #PalestinianState in September, will #NZ for incoherent reasons continue to hold out against recognition? Shameful if it does keep holding out. #NZOnceWasALeader cnn.com/2025/07/30/wor…

Quick vid for the all the 'gubmint saved too many lives, then spent too much, sent inflation to the moon, forced interest rates up, and caused all the mess we're in now' crowd. You know who you are.

Another Sunday Herald and the inevitable story about the Mobrays and other annoying rich people

UK, Canada, Australia & 26 other countries have signed a joint statement calling for unimpeded humanitarian aid access to #Gaza. NZ has not signed it. This is beyond embarrassing. It’s utterly disgraceful. People are starving. Where is our govt’s moral compass?

The Death of Discourse

This Regional Councils business ... Frankly the idea that this reverse Midas Touch govt, having absolutely cluster f'd every. damn. thing. it has touched in the last 2 years, now see's itself fit to attempt to re-organise how we manage our regions, is terrifying. From what I

In August 2021, I started running weekly simulations of Australia's main electricity grid to show that it's possible to get very close to 100% renewable supply with just enough storage to supply average demand for 5 hours. Here are learnings from 4 years of simulations: /1

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