At every turn, the Government has opted for whatever would actually lead to more pollution and a warmer world – even if it costs more, jeopardises NZ’s reputation, overturns a campaign promise or clashes with the Government’s other priorities. The long retreat: newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...

Asked whether he’s sure technology will allow the Government to meet its climate goals, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts replies: ‘Can we be sure about anything in life?’ newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/06/g...

every time I explain to my coworkers that a social media influencer from out of town has convinced the Trump administration that the Portland police are antifa, they look at me like I've sprouted a second head www.theverge.com/policy/81340...

I think it is very clear that the Trump regime sees the right-wing influencers on the ground in Portland as an informal arm of their government www.theverge.com/policy/81340...

Today, 144 years ago, 1600 Crown troops invaded a pacifist settlement that was the centre of resistance against British colonialism. The leaders were arrested, the settlement sacked, the people violated. For many in Aotearoa, November 5th is Parihaka Day, or Te Rā o te Pāhua: The Day of Plunder.

Nothing says “Democratic Leader” quite like “I will not tell you who I voted for in a general election.”

The new UNEP report is out with the latest estimates of 2100 warming outcomes under current policies, NDCs, and net-zero targets. Here is how it compares to both the IPCC scenarios and other estimates (CAT and IEA, who will release their own updates soon!).

Remember, they're currently arguing that Biden's pardons are illegitimate because he signed the actual forms with an autopen. Trump, meanwhile, repeatedly insists he knows nothing at all about one of his very controversial pardons. Never heard of the guy! Sorta seems like a problem.

i lived an entire lifetime in this reality and it was beautiful, my grandkids were at my side at the end, then i blinked and it was gone, but i have no regrets

I’m enjoying the games and the drama, but I honestly believe if I was a real fan of either of these teams I’d be dead from a coronary.

Opened up tiktok and literally this was the first video (from Newsom's account which I do not follow). It has 53,000 likes

Could ICE have ‘lost' 3,000 immigrant arrestees in Chicago? NBC Chicago's investigative team reports at least 3,000 jailed immigrants have vanished from federal records, according to human rights attorneys and organizations. www.nbcchicago.com/investigatio...

Sediment-filled pits on the seafloor that the controversial Taranaki mining project would leave behind would be prone to liquefaction in a storm or earthquake, creating a powerful flow which could destroy wind turbines and jack-up rigs, a geotechnical consultancy says. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/28/s...

Just in time for Halloween, Wellington witnessed a resurrection on Tuesday as Labour announced it would campaign next year on a capital gains tax, borrowing key elements from the then-unheeded recommendations of the 2019 Tax Working Group report. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/28/l...

This is, in fact, just about the only indication right now that the country can be saved, that government of the people, by the people, for the people might not vanish from this land

The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.

Paywall now lifted: Just eight of the Government's 17 Roads of National Significance have already seen costs blow out by $5.1 billion - before any shovels are even in the ground. The full programme would cost $44-$54 billion on the latest numbers. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/5...

New Zealand broke with Europe, the Pacific Islands and Australia in a key vote on a new price on climate pollution from international shipping over the weekend. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/22/n...

New from me: Just eight of the Government's 17 Roads of National Significance have already seen costs blow out by $5.1 billion - before any shovels are even in the ground. The full programme would cost $44-$54 billion on the latest numbers. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/5...

Paywall now lifted: The first application for an offshore oil and gas exploration permit since the repeal of the ban in August has been lodged, by an Australian firm that was set up less than two months ago and that doesn't have a functioning email address. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/21/f...

My analysis: Labour’s first policy of the 2026 campaign is framed as a direct response to the Government’s flagging economic growth strategy. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/21/l...

welcome to your ninth circuit panel. one judge always lies, and one judge always tells the truth. is the president allowed to deploy troops into a peaceful city?

Scoop: The first application for an offshore oil and gas exploration permit since the repeal of the ban on offshore drilling in August has been lodged, by an Australian firm that was set up less than two months ago and that doesn't have a functioning email address. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/21/f...

as far as just messaging goes that video is probably the most embarrassing thing any president has done on the world stage in my life and the fact that the sunday shows wont even describe it? total abdication of their responsibility

I should be used to it by now, but it's really weird to live in a country run by a gross pig

Chicago - no kings

New: Hundreds of thousands of homes are exposed to flood risk, but the Government's new National Adaptation Framework provides no clarity on who will pay to protect, fix or move them as climate change worsens. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/16/l...

Your moment of calm: A white-tailed kite hunting above the Tomales Bay Trail, near Point Reyes Station.

Why is Israel declaring "victory" in Gaza when many of its aims were not met? @peterbeinart.bsky.social writes that the real goal is the same as it has been for decades: maximum land, minimum Palestinians. Trump's ceasefire plan is another step in that direction. jewishcurrents.org/what-israeli...

This is not just funny, it's smart. We need more of this mockery that shows these thugs that we see their despicable fascism and give them the respect that they deserve.

New: Climate Change Minister Simon Watts concedes the Government’s new methane target could result in outcomes not consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5C above preindustrial levels – a threshold mandated in New Zealand and international law. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/15/c...

Rewiring Aotearoa calls a new Castalia report on switching off gas ‘misleading’ and the consultancy’s director has fired back. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/13/w...

Sounds legit.

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

Revenue Minister Simon Watts sought advice on removing IRD numbers from those not entitled to work in NZ as part of an immigration crackdown. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/14/i...

My analysis: The Government’s methane announcement is the policy equivalent of a steaming cowpat on cross-partisan climate consensus and international efforts to tackle the crisis. The headline effect of a new, weaker climate target is a warmer, more dangerous world. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/13/f...

The process: Walk to the lakeside; set up the monopod, camera and 2kg lens; realise I've left my camera battery in my room; walk back to the room; back to the lakeside (it is now raining); stand in the rain. The results: Worth it. #birdphotography #birds 🪶

Hm. Not just a DC thing apparently.

Act Local candidates provided identical responses to some of Newsroom's open-ended survey questions, suggesting they had coordinated or been instructed to reply a certain way. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/08/p...

I have frogs everywhere

My analysis: The design of the new Jobseeker policy incentivises parents of unemployed teenagers to work fewer hours, for fear of the teens losing their benefit. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/08/g...

The White House Antifa Roundtable is one of the best displays I’ve seen of this-is-how-bad-it’s-gotten — just a sewer of open fascism, dementia, morons and freaks, and incoherent rage.

Someone uploaded the video to reddit. He said it and then just abruptly stopped talking. The video is still working - you can see him blinking. And it's not an audio problem his mouth isn't moving www.reddit.com/r/LateStageC...

BREAKING: Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from deploying any National Guard troops in Oregon.

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

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If you're trying to get your head around the energy market announcement (or non-announcement) this piece by @marcdaalder.bsky.social is great newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/01/g...