In today’s Weekend Herald #nzpolitics

Meanwhile the New Zealand government strips away our climate mitigation obligations.

When I wrote this just two-ish months ago, the premise was that the architecture of the CCRA (zero carbon act) remained, but the policies that sustained it had been hollowed out. With the CCRA changes today, I feel like that no longer holds www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...

Yikes, what a screen grab

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

A lack of media prevalence has led the public to think that they are in the minority for wanting climate action. The reality is that most ("roughly 80 to 89%") want their governments to do more. See @amywestervelt.bsky.social's piece in @thenation.com. www.thenation.com/article/envi...

I asked and I received. Excellent stuff.

Bloomberg reporting on NZ's weakening climate ambition www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This government makes me ashamed of my country #nzpol

Peace will only come in the middle east when there is equal justice for all. Murder is murder whoever pulls the trigger. This is a red stain on Bidens presidency.

Happy Halloween. Trickle-down economics is nothing more than a cruel hoax designed to enrich corporations and the super-rich. For working people, it's been 40 years of all trick and no treat. Enough.

I wanted to offer some thoughts on the Gates climate memo that has been circulating this week. While I can't directly speak for others, I can say that my own response is one of dismay & deep frustration (and that this view is shared by many climate/Earth scientists). [1/n]

So true. Democracy around the world has been weakened by these factors and New Zealand is no exception.

When will New Zealand sanction Israel, how many more people need to die terrible deaths before this government grows a backbone and stands with the growing number of countries who dare to stand against genocide. Israel has no intention of ending this expansionist war.

"Decades later, our people still endure many consequences, such as cancer, displacement, environmental contamination, and the out-migration of families seeking safety and care abroad.”

“A spokesperson for Fire and Emergency confirmed the fire started in the car's engine. Bus operator Kinetic said an investigation found the batteries in the bus were undamaged and not a factor in the blaze.”

Love this on so many levels. Takes money away from billionaires and criminals, gives us back privacy, helps the environment and of course we slowly learn how to be in the moment again.

#NZPOL www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Yup. I furiously wrote several papers about this when doing my PhD. All thar "advice" does is act as a panacea for the wealthy and food secure and allow them to brush off the hunger and visible need for food: thespinoff.co.nz/society/09-0...

Coalitions environmental vandalism keeps on trucking. “it’s pretty cowardly to always claim to be part of a big Pacific family, but never listen when it comes down to the tricky issues. NZ is losing credibility as a reliable partner for the Pacific, but also more generally on climate change.”

When we see who runs space x this article becomes particularly disturbing.

Brilliant

So far TODAY Israel has: - bombed Gaza City - bombed Khan Younis - shot and killed five Palestinians in Gaza City - refused to open the Rafah border crossing - announced they would once more block aid This is what a "ceasefire" with Israel looks like. This is what it has always looked like.

While our leaders backslide on climate commitments (NZ, US etc)…

Two years since the 2023 election. If you want a really long read, chronologically tracking all the different attacks on nature by the Luxon Govt... well this is it! Luxon’s War on Nature Timeline www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...

Some rich person please run this on prime time television. #nzpol

Doing the opposite of what Conservatives want is the best way, every report finds.

Finally hope.

Probably the most important article of our times. Please read and repost.

Now do living on other welfare! #NZPol

#AnnaMowbray & #AliWilliams want to fly helicopters to & from their property, regardless of noise & environmental effect. This type of rich are Spoiled, Entitled & basically plain Gross. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Samuel, a very young man from Aotearoa, taking part in the humanitarian Global Sumud Flotilla, is on the Sirius boat, which has been intercepted and supposedly boarded by Israel. Who knows what punishment the Israelis will dish out. Where's our media? Where our politicians? #nzpol

Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero, as I loved animals as a kid and was inspired by her story. I still remember the National Geographic specials about her. RIP.

Crew of the Sumud flotilla are being illegally detained. In other words, they're hostages.

My cartoon in today's www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608... Shame. What an utter shame. Our government votes NO to recognising Palestine as a statehood. They do not represent a large proportion of our country. #Palestine #NzPol #Caricature #Coalition

I will reiterate as someone with field and specific knowledge of New Zealand’s oil and gas sector, there is no giant untapped field out there. Even if Labour agrees to this, not a single drop of oil or gas will be produced in the next decade because it’s not there. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Ol' "Smokey" Costello is a perfect example of someone who should have been sacked but instead keeps coming up in damaging stories that won't quit and slow bleeds the image of the government #NZPol

OK, not even getting into the ethics or the existential issues around AI: Have some goddamn self-respect. If you're a writer and you do this I don't know how you look at yourself, but I know exactly how I look at you.

Why OpenAI’s solution to AI hallucinations would kill ChatGPT tomorrow theconversation.com/why-openais-...

So not surprising that the people who fetishize assault rifles kill more Americans than those who don't.

AI for HR when we know discrimination has been programmed into to AI algorithms…

The old gods are speaking 🐙

This is what happens when justice serves power instead of people. Banksy’s latest piece shows a judge beating a protester. They rushed to throw up barriers to hide it. We need this here because it looks a lot like our own Supreme Court vs. the people.

My Picks n’ Mixes for today hot off the virtual presses: PM says NZ 'open for business again' & all about 'growth, growth, growth'; Then announces $7.5b data centre plan that was initially announced in 2021 & is actually stalled due to surging power prices #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/christophe...

In 1976, New Zealand's silence on apartheid led to an Olympic boycott and left a lasting black mark on our international reputation. Nearly 50 years later, we face a similar test: Gaza. My long read for The Spinoff: thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-...

"New Zealand is the world’s biggest importer of palm kernel globally, importing almost 2 million tonnes annually." Well, that's rather fucked. We should be importing none. 🤬🤬