Yet again NZ National falls short on promises. Ministers confirm funding for 2500 new EV chargers, after promising 8000. Maybe Nats thought cutting Clean Car Standards and any EV subsidies would slow demand? Partially right. Uptake slower but need still great #NZpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

"It isn’t just that the poor suffered more from inflation, it’s that the rich were protected by the very mechanism that was impoverishing everyone else."

Trump is demanding NZ agrees to a deal to provide the USA with minerals they regard as ‘critical’ – many of which have military applications. It was revealed that the NZ government has been considering such a deal for months. youtu.be/3Lc22e9FoUA

AI= ick!

People in Aotearoa don’t want to sell out to the USA, risking environmental destruction and implication with reckless military aggression. The moana is too precious to mine. Sign the petition to tell Luxon to say NO to a minerals deal with Trump. #TimeToResist

*Breaking!* Luxon’s office: Trump’s new war minerals HQ Greenpeace has remodelled Prime Minister Luxon’s electoral office today to better reflect Luxon’s new priorities - turning Aotearoa into a mining outpost that serves Trump’s military agenda. 1/4

"Based on this study, as more of the global population begins to rely on artificial intelligence to complete complex tasks, our cognitive abilities and creative capacities appear poised to take a nosedive into oblivion." publichealthpolicyjournal.com/mit-study-fi...

more of this

"The accountability framework [...] has been made structurally irrelevant. [...] We should stop calling these technology companies and start calling them what they are: defense contractors." Every time we use Google, Amazon, Palantir, OpenAI etc we support automated killing without accountability.

We had a great System Change event today at the South Dunedin Public Library, with the public dropping in from the street festival and many others coming in with questions and curiosity. Many thanks to the Library and to Com2Tech!

“Maybe you could actually unilaterally change the world— without having to constantly convince people...who are never going to agree with you—through technological means. And this is where I think technology is this incredible alternative to politics.” Peter Thiel, 2010

Thanks to my green team @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social @geordierogers.co.nz @jonnyosborne.bsky.social Wellington City Council climate mitigation budget lives on. Thanks to all councillors who voted in support. A big mihi to our community for emailing councillors to say no cuts to climate action!

HANDS OFF CUBA – PUBLIC MEETING Hear from Luis Ernesto Morejón Rodríguez, Cuba’s ambassador to New Zealand, and Josephine Varghese, a lecturer and recent visitor to Havana, speaking about the current situation facing Cuba. Friday 27 March | 7:00 pm Trades Hall 147 Great North Rd, Grey Lynn

More thoughts on NZ First caring more for Animal Welfare than the Minister (Andrew Hoggard) or the greyhound racing industry which profits from its treatment of dogs. Pity NZF cares less for wellbeing of some humans. #NZpol www.emilywrites.co.nz/please-congr...

Remember how last year a bunch of people joined InternetNZ to stop the FSU taking it over? They’ll be trying it again this year. If you’re an InternetNZ member, it's time to renew your membership! If you're not, it's a great time to join. InternetNZ / Ipurangi Aotearoa is a unique institution […]

As the Iran attacks show, fossil fuel dependence and waging war in a region responsible for more fossil fuel production than any other is inherently expensive and dangerous. #climatecrisis #cleanenergy

This should be interesting for folks in Dunners. nz.patronbase.com/_RegentTheat... @paullecomtephoto.nz @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social

‘AI-Z: Conversations about resisting generative AI’ is now for sale ✨ For just £2.50 + shipping, you can be the owner of a physical zine documenting ways we can resist generative AI, inspired by conversations with activists outside of tech. www.identity20.org/ourwork-aiz/ Funded by BRAID UK

PRESS RELEASE: Renewed calls for Govt to lower nitrate contamination limits, following Danish precedent www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol

Our tax dollars are paying for this horror. ceobs.org/black-rain-t...

pretty terrifying - usa openly reframing cyberspace as a usa-dominated military space:

Israel has killed tens of thousands of Palestinian women and girls in its genocidal war on Gaza. On International Women's Day, we look at the number of women and girls Israel killed in Gaza in 2025. #Infograph

SYSTEM CHANGE Saturday 14 March 2026, 10:00-14:00 South Dunedin Community Library Drop in during the South Dunedin Street Festival to try Linux and other open-source tools on demo laptops, get hands-on guidance and discover how to take control of your digital life. tinyurl.com/SyStemChange...

all EU countries must stand with spain - against bullying and for upholding international law.

After four days of hesitating, the president of France has joined the prime minister of Spain in saying that the 🇺🇸🇮🇱 attack on Iran is a violation of international law. But they are still the only 2 EU leaders to have done so. Will others join?

Then VOTE GREEN ✅ 👇

In a time of need and opportunity for societal shift, the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa #WeAll is exploring how to create "accountability to future generations and the stewardship of te taiao" www.weall.org.nz/about Interesting, #change #togetherness, #hope.

a little bit of nice news amongst everything else: UpStage is delighted to announce a new hosting sponsorship, thanks to the generosity of Prodigi.nz: upstage.org.nz?p=10104

it is “dangerous and socially unacceptable to introduce a large-scale access control mechanism without a clear understanding of the implications” for security, privacy and people’s freedom and autonomy.

horror

as I write about in The Future That Was, feminists teach us what it means to stand against war. "For more than 110 years, WILPF has warned that militarism is not a response to insecurity—it is one of its root causes." March 2, 2026 www.wilpf.org/wp-content/u... press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

WILPF Calls for Immediate Ceasefire and Compliance with International Law

good to see spain standing up for international law, now would all the other grownups please also join spain!

Artist: @dccartoonist.bsky.social

A spike in the price of LNG because of the conflict in Iran highlights how risky the Luxon government's plan is to import LNG as a back-up. #climatecrisis #cleanenergy www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

The US and Israeli Governments' military attack on Iran is a clear breach of international law. The NZ Government has refused to condemn the attack. Sign the petition and tell Luxon to stand up for international law and against Trump’s reckless wars. #iran #fossilfuels #peace greenpeace.nz/lf68zr

i'm using a european fairphone in nz & one.nz has told me that with the 2G/3G shutdown i may no longer be able to make emergency calls unless i upgrade to an "approved" phone (it works fine on 4G/5G in germany). i object to forced obsolesence, so please don't ask me to call you an ambulance.

tell ANZ bank not to fund this environmentally devastating coal mining project: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkvs...

Please call on the New Zealand Government to defend international law and condemn the illegal military attack by the United States’ and Israeli Governments on Iran. greenpeace.nz/condemn-the-...

'This isn’t for us. This is for the voter in the isolated leafy ‘burbs, the ones who never go into the CBD but know with total certainty it’s going to hell in a homeless person’s handbasket anyway.' #NzPol

Important piece about use of AI during elections, written by two Andrews I trust #nzpol theconversation.com/ai-is-alread...

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Iran: “Remember that one can be against a hateful regime, as is the case with the Iranian regime, as is the whole of Spanish society, and at the same time be against an unjustified, dangerous military intervention outside of international law.”

Article 2(4) of the UN Charter prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state. www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

"I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents in their jails... That doesn’t mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins. If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it’s not freedom you’re after.” evergreenreview.com/read/an-inte...

Every month the United States provides even more reason to boycott its products and companies — the strikes on Iran being just the latest. In light of that, it’s a great time to ditch the products and services of US tech companies. I made a comprehensive guide to help you.

1,200+ Feminist Civil Society Organisations and Allies call on the UN’s Member States to ”Defend multilateralism, democracy and human rights.

“The simple fact is there are no options for places to take them. So it’s all very well to say, ‘Oh police can issue a removal order and if someone fails to comply they can take them to a social service … I’d like to know which one the political commentators have in mind.”

alex karp declares that palantir will kill people: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5gC...

"Today, the Brazilian Supreme Court announced that they had convicted the masterminds behind the assassination of socialist Rio de Janeiro City Councilwoman Marielle Franco guilty on all counts." massive news in Brazil today, writeup by @mikeelk.bsky.social paydayreport.com/rio-police-c...