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"The problem is, Simeon Brown is wrong. Not just wrong in my opinion, but wrong in regard to the facts." #nzpol

A blanket of misinformation - Greater Aucklandwww.greaterauckland.org.nz Two old sayings have been on my mind lately. The first is: “The pen is mightier than the sword”, describing the power of language and communication to help or to harm. The other, which captures the sp...

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timeline cleanse hat tip @penryu.bsky.social

A great local story... "... they used about half a dozen crates of beer to douse the fire in the corner. "But the poor bugger that was grabbing them from the chiller... he was a bit sad every time he passed a full beer out..." www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Locals use beer to help put out fire at Seddonville Hotelwww.rnz.co.nz About half a dozen crates of beer were used to douse the fire, the manager says.

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Ah haha oh god, VUW English Department is closing its Facebook page because Meta AI is automatically responding to comments there like it is the actual English Department. I don't actually know how this is not illegal.

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I need people outside Australia and NZ following the boeing clusterfuck to watch the Clark & Dawe front fell off skit & marvel. Prescient. Perhaps we can tow the planes outside the environment. youtu.be/3m5qxZm_JqM?...

A wheel just fell of a United Airlines flight leaving Los Angeles. It's the second time this year.

Wheel Falls Off Boeing Plane in Mid-Airgizmodo.com The United Airlines flight was traveling from Los Angeles to Denver on Monday.

Clarke and Dawe - The Front Fell Offyoutu.be http://www.mrjohnclarke.com "Bob Collins, Australian Senator" Air date: 26/07/1991Can be purchased on "Clarke & Dawe -The Full Catastrophe DVD Boxed Set" Per...

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Get fucked.

Home Office flying of Pride flag was ‘monstrous thing’, says Bravermanwww.theguardian.com In speech condemned by LGBTQ Tories, ex-home secretary says Tory party failed to ‘stop the lunatic woke virus’

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Public feedback on Simeon Brown’s speed-raising rule is open till midnight Thursday! Here’s a handy guide: www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2024/07/04/s... On the face of it, the Minister is misreading the room– and not reading the evidence. A reckons-based culture war has no place on our streets. #nzpol

The government’s proposal to increase speed limits will lead to more deaths and serious injuries on our roads. Why govt's move defies the science. www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/inc...

Increasing speed limits defies the science - more deaths and pollution expectedwww.phcc.org.nz The government is proposing to increase speed limits. Raising speed limits will lead to increased deaths and serious injuries on our roads. In addition, it is likely to worsen air quality and increase...

Speak up for safe speeds - Greater Aucklandwww.greaterauckland.org.nz Simeon Brown’s lethal draft speed-setting rule is The draft Rule proposes to introduce a binding schedule of speed limit classifications that specify speed limits available for each road type. When ma...

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You don't need to actually *talk* to workers when you only intend to screw them over. Workplace Relations Minister hasn't met unions fox six months newsroom.co.nz/2024/07/02/w...

Workplace Relations Minister hasn't met unions fox six monthsnewsroom.co.nz Brooke van Velden is confident she’s hearing from the right people despite not meeting with any worker union groups since January.

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This is what McCroskie and those other fucken freaks want in NZ.

This is one of the most dystopian signs I've ever seen. Republicans are quickly turning this country into an unrecognizable freakshow.

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The government has discovered Pharmac. What should it find next? thespinoff.co.nz/politics/02-...

The government has discovered Pharmac. What should it find next?thespinoff.co.nz Solutions to all kinds of pressing problems could be hiding in plain sight.

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I would like to send a special fuck you to the Texas Rangers - who made a conscious decision to be the only MLB team not to have a pride night celebration, and who changed their website to say "straight Texas" during pride month, and who the Oriole's beat 11-2 last night. On our #Pride Night.

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Sovereign Citizens aren't just harmlessly funny. Former Nelson mayor Rachel Reese confronted by terrifying intruder who ‘claimed’ her house www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/former-ne...

Former mayor confronts nail gun-wielding intruder trying to 'claim' her housewww.nzherald.co.nz 'He was screaming and ranting at me, and I just thought, ‘I have to protect myself''.

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This is why I could never work in dealing with social media accounts… you can tell that is a comment from a frustrated person!

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The absolute state of it... | An ex-gun lobbyist is revising New Zealand’s gun laws, tightened after the 2019 mosque attack

An ex-gun lobbyist is revising New Zealand's gun laws, tightened after the 2019 mosque attackapnews.com Nicole McKee has pledged a review of the laws introduced after a 2019 terrorist attack at two mosques where an Australian man opened fire on Muslim worshippers, killing 51.

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the planet is on fire and people can’t afford air conditioning, surely this is the time to come up with a technology nobody asked for and nobody wants then dedicate all the electricity to maintaining it

New AI data centers are coming online so fast that the electricity demand is straining global power grids and threatening clean energy goals. Read The Big Take ⬇️

AI Is Wreaking Havoc on Global Power Systemswww.bloomberg.com New artificial intelligence data centers are coming online so fast that the electricity demand is straining global power grids and threatening clean energy goals.

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"Back to school for the Govt’s new speed limit policy" newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/19/b...

Back to school for the Govt's new speed limit policynewsroom.co.nz Comment from the University of Auckland: There is a mountain of evidence that higher speeds lead to more traffic crashes, injuries and deaths. So much for the coalition parties campaigning on less big...

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THAT WAS THEN: KIng Canute ordered the tide to withdraw as a lesson to his courtiers that secular power is nought next to God's natural laws, THIS IS NOW: Climate change NIMBYs believe climate change will go away if they just pretend it doesn't exist. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Kāpiti Coast residents demand council throw out report on sea level risewww.rnz.co.nz Homeowners are worried insurance companies will use the report as an excuse to refuse to cover their homes.

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So, as far as this govt (NZ) is concerned you can do whatever you like as long as it's what they want you to do. thespinoff.co.nz/politics/18-...

Christopher Luxon loves localism, until locals have the wrong opinionsthespinoff.co.nz The government wants local communities to make their own decisions. The only problem – they keep disagreeing with the government.

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I can't remember a tech campaign this relentless.

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Love to very, very narrowly miss getting run over by Wellington drivers speeding on suburban streets on dark rainy nights ✌️ I'd be be toast if I hadn't literally run out of the way of that driver. Simeon Brown's people eh.

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Every. Worker. Deserves. To. Go. Home. Alive. And. Well. But unfortunately that costs money for the people donating to the ACT Party. Van Velden herself has complained about how high a "value" we put on human life during COVID. THAT IS THE STORY.

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Speed limit reductions were council and NZTA decisions, backed by science, consulted on, discussed in local communities. Why is Simeon Brown so insistent that his ideology is more important than local decision-making and has the power to change physics? We deserve safer speeds! #nzpol 🚲🇳🇿🚸

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Minister of Transport to New Zealanders. And all for what? www.beehive.govt.nz/release/gove...

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Ministers Simeon Brown and David Seymour to New Zealanders, international visitors to our cities and our countryside, and all of our children: www.beehive.govt.nz/release/gove...

From earlier this year: why yes, the Minister of Transport did indeed "both-sides" THE ACTUAL LAWS OF PHYSICS.🤦 "There are a range of statistics in terms of what happens based on physics about what happens when someone's hit by a car," said Brown. www.newshub.co.nz/home/politic...

Government told speed plan could cost $90,000 per school, campaigner calls proposed changes 'criminal' | Newshubwww.newshub.co.nz "We need to make sure we're getting the balance right between safety and getting traffic moving," he said.

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Super, super easy. I do mine every Monday morning while waiting for the coffee to be ready. 🇳🇿

Are you in Aotearoa New Zealand? Do you have 2-3 mins free every Monday to fill in a teeny survey? Please become a Flu Tracker! This scheme is helping ESR scientists track and understand flu & COVID-19 in the community. www.flutracking.net/Join/NZ/inv2...

Flutracking.net | Tracking respiratory illness across Australia and New Zealandwww.flutracking.net Flutracking is an online health surveillance system used to detect epidemics of influenza across Australia and New Zealand,

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A bunch of year 13s from my school went to Parliament last week. Lots of comments from kids about how Christopher Luxon was on his phone playing Wordle* during question time when they’re not allowed their phones out in class.

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Happy birthday (if Meta is to be believed) to @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net - give him some birthday love and give his Substack a follow for frequent movie recommendations, complete with Aus/NZ availability!

Funerals & Snakes | Dan Slevin | Substackopen.substack.com Dan Slevin has been a professional film critic for twenty years and is currently a regular contributor to RNZ on air and online. His daily recommendations newsletter is essential reading for film and ...