Kate Mahoney

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Southland-dwelling old lady, knitting, handspinning, one cat, NZ politics
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New phone arrived today and when I took the old one out of the car to get the SIM, it had battery bloat which was obscured by the case shape. It would pay to check your phone for bloat quite frequently. Quite happy that although I had to buy a new phone, I still have an un-burned-down house.

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Time for an economics lesson.

Driving to Blenheim post the catastrophic Chch earthquake, the other side of SH1 was just one military truck after another heading south off the Aratere with for Canterbury. Imagine if that was yesterday.

Just glanced at the TV and a survivor dude was drinking water from a dead marmot's nipple

I'm pretty sure that if I used my next year's pension to buy a new car now, I'd be seriously short of something next year #nzpol

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Luxon is that stupid They were on a Fixed Price and Fixed Time Contract And the Koreans are NEVER late

Luxon: "there was lots of doubt about whether [the ferries] would actually be arriving on time" Somehow the government moves *even further to the back of the queue* than they already were Piss off that company by cancelling the contract last minute, then claim they're incompetent? GOOD MOVE #nzpol

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Lundi

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Laura GreenBird

Can we just remember the last time National slashed Doc's budget with Jim Bolger and Cave Creek. Let that never happen again.

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Oliver - living in a Cult of Cuts (insert *)

This cunt has the audacity to talk about respecting contracts when they just cancelled the ferries?! He’s anxious about losing manufacturing but not skilled public servants, scientists, doctors, nurses, teachers, etc from his govt’s austerity?! Fuck you shame jones.

And again, not an English word: Wordle 1,090 3/6 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Tax cuts explained. Wins internet today 🏆 #NZPol

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This may come as a surprise to noone but civil servants in govt depts are being commanded not to use Te Reo Maori at work.

I'm really struggling with what's happening at my granddaughter's special needs unit. I feel like she's been abandoned just at a time when she was beginning to show signs of actually achieving at school. Not at her age level, but at least becoming more able.

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Hey NZ knitters- if you are able to knit with wool and volunteer your time and wool, Waikato paediatrics is appealing for garments for babies weighing 2-4kg. Patterns can be provided. DM for email details to link with the right person

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‘regulation is just another word for consumer protection’ This is why we have a minister of regulation who is slashing regulations left right and centre. #nzpol

In which I argue that regulation is just another word for consumer protection. Which we really do want.

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(The allegations of misuse of census and covid data are serious and should be investigated. But the PM directing Te Kawa Mataaho to inquire into a political party, something it has no jurisdiction over, is just fucking tyrannical)

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This bullshit is driving me fucking nuts

Ask me how our household got covid and every other cold over the last 4yrs....yep, our kids brought them home from school after someone else's kids took them into school www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Winter illness puts dent in school attendance as officials mull social media campaignwww.rnz.co.nz Only a fraction of pupils met the government benchmark for attendance in all four terms of 2023, new figures reveal.

They are not the solution

a reminder that $20 billion kiwi toy company zuru went to court and successfully got the names & details of former employees who dared to write "anonymous" reviews on glassdoor: www.webworm.co/p/glassdoor

Son-in-law has three different types of autoimmune arthritis, and needs codeine to sleep. New prescribing rules now mean he can't have any repeats so must return every month for a prescription. No exemptions for chronic pain conditions.

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Now there is a barbaric and violent bombardment on the Nuseirat area... May God protect us 🙏😥

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If you want an example of the effect of ventilation. Or lack. Ice hockey player infects 172 players and spectators with covid. www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14...

Verification of Ventilation and Aerosol Diffusion Characteristics on COVID-19 Transmission through the Air Occurred at an Ice Arena in Japanwww.mdpi.com This study is about a COVID-19 outbreak and ventilation measures taken against COVID-19 transmission through the air occurred at an ice arena in Japan. The ice arena has been known to have a deteriora...

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(clears throat) Let me be very clear and direct here: FUCK every single ghoul who has spread #vaccine misinformation over the past few years. Watch a child suffering from pertussis just once and it will change you. This is fucking preventable and these babies have no choice. They rely on us.

UK whooping cough death toll rises to 8, people urged to get vaccinesapple.news Since January there have been 4,793 confirmed cases of whooping cough, compared with 858 in the whole of 2023, with one academic describing the size of the current outbreak as 'alarming'.

We will all rue the day

Lots involved, privatising water.

Quietly introduced bill addresses questions over Watercare lendingnewsroom.co.nz Laying out its demands for councils, the Government is progressing its second 'Local Water Done Well' bill quietly and under urgency.

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Just like the National Party, evidence of ACT Party dirty politics and criminal activities revealed from their own messages and communications leaked to journalists. Remember - Rimmer is responsible for the preventable death of every living being aboard Red Dwarf, except Lister and the cat.😱 #nzpol

Stuffwww.stuff.co.nz

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This. What the fuck are they going to do with all that money anyway, once they've destroyed civilisation? Tax them now, while we still have a chance of rescuing something from the ashes they created.

⚠️ The 1.5-degree Celsius target limit for average global temperatures will likely be surpassed within the next five years, the U.N. weather agency predicts. apnews.com/article/unit...

UN secretary-general calls for 'windfall' tax on profits of fossil fuel companiesapnews.com The report was cited in a sweeping speech about the threat of climate change by U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres to mark World Environment Day.

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We can help people by helping them? Shocking!

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Don't worry, the wankers with power will be safe, as always.

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The government wants to allow Waikoropupu Springs to become contaminated.

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The Tino Rangatiratanga Flag badge that has been so popular since the election is back on TM, and it's for a great cause. www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplac...

Burdensome to whom? I think we can all guess.

I'm not a trained ECE teacher, but I am a Playcentre mum currently studying the rules and regulations that govern our centres. For all of the policies I've read, I've never once thought 'well that one is pointless' or even 'seems mildly unreasonable'