I am digging into the cost of nonattendance at health specialist appointments, and it turns out that the most widely cited figure (o$29M/year) is actually a TPU hit job - based off OIA requests and with VERY opaque workings out #NZpol #UrbanMyths #healthcare

NZ Professional Firefighters Union doing a geat job on a daily basis showing up David Seymour for the liar he is. #nzpol

Public transport rarely stops outside your home or final destination. The first and last mile walking or cycling is so much more pleasant, quieter and safer with a default urban/village 20mph limit. #20splenty for less noise, cheaper insurance premiums and 25% fewer people killed or injured.

Outrageously stunning night at the Gala opening of NZ Sculpture OnShore. The art is amazing! 8 - 23 November It’s New Zealand’s largest sculpture exhibition & an extraordinary celebration of art in our very own Operetu Fort Takapuna, Devonport, Auckland. Tickets and info: nzsculptureonshore.co.nz

‘If there’s a free alternative, I’ll eat healthily’: how Sweden devised brilliant school meals

Renowned filmmaker Lee Tamahori, whose work helped define Māori storytelling on screen and propelled New Zealand cinema onto the world stage, has died.

Did you know that a number of our libraries have sewing machines you can use? my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/sewing-overl... ^MT

Here to inform you that the (new) Australian CDC is actually called the ACDC and the PM has been making "Highway to Hell" jokes 😂 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Fantastic. Midwives immunising pregnant mums in battle against whooping cough www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

🐱🇳🇿Photo gallery: Pets relaxing to RNZ Concert's soothing sounds for Guy Fawkes www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

I know it's not Xmas yet & I should be pushing my own calendar, but I've seen this amazing book in stores & all I can say is you need to buy it. (I've been assured it's in my stocking) @theobrominated.bsky.social aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/he-puawai/

Hey anyone at #mpi or #biosecuritynz. We do wasp genomics. I reckon I could tell you in about 24 hours if these invasive yellow legged #hornets you have found in Auckland are sisters, or a larger invasion. For free. Hit me up now!

Want to end the week with something positive. This will change Tāmaki Makaurau and Aotearoa in ways we don’t yet understand. Beyond inevitable teething problems and media beatups, there will be a sense of possibility. We can have nice things. We can incorporate good design into daily life.

My sister has spent a few days in an Auckland hospital. Very grateful for the care she's received but good grief take a look at the food. #nzpol

Read it like a poem.

Look who it is! The view from inside the nesting box!

3rd major destructive storm in a week and not one mention of climate change? #nzpol #newzealand www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Wanna stimulate the fuck out of the economy? Pay beneficiaries, pensioners and the working poor/class more. Pay them a living wage, no strings attached & give it a year….. Trickle up is the only way forward. #nzpol

Decided that rather than put in a whole bunch of effort finding out if I ever had a measles vaccine, I’d just get it done. Easy peasy at the pharmacy, and fully funded too! If you have any doubts about your immunity at all, this is a great time to get yourself sorted.

We have confirmed two new #measles cases in NZ today, with a Cook Strait ferry among listed exposure locations. Check your immunisation status (you need 2 doses of MMR). Book a vaccine: bookmyvaccine.nz Full details and exposure locations: tewhatuora.govt.nz/corporate-in...

I think in the coming week or so New Zealanders are really going to notice the shortage of tradies. #nzpol

At the #nzstrike with the fam. Good vibes, massive turnout, righteous signs, perfect birthday outing! 🥳 #nzpol

Joe Daymond here has just taken the words straight outta my mouth. But watch this govt continue to claim they understand what the public wants and needs. #nzpol

#nzpol #nzstrike

Great turn out in Aotea Square for workers standing up against exploitation by this coalition of chaos. #nzpol

RNZ reporting a crowd of 10,000 marching in Hamilton for the strike. That's huge. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

“Why should those in caring professions be the only ones to shoulder this burden? How can we help? What can we do? That's why I'm asking you to show up in any way you can - whether it's attending an event tomorrow, posting on social media accounts (#Oct23Strike), or writing to your MP…” #nzpol

So lemme get this right, we burned 50k jobs, lost 90k citizens, fucked the energy, retail, hospo, manufacturing businesses, murdered worker rights and equal pay, set fire to public services and threw the entire health service in the dumpster And we didnt fix inflation? #Nzpol

Essential election-year viewing, folks. You'll laugh (a bit) you'll cry (a LOT) you'll see ordinary people (legends) fight the system to ensure every worker can come home safe at the end of the day www.flicks.co.nz/movie/pike-r...

My thoughts on the latest shameless attack from our health minister #nzpol

There is no better dressed MP in Parliament than Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan and he NEVER wears a tie.✌️👍🥰 #OneTermGovernment #nzpol

🚨 New Epi Alert this week: WPV1 continues circulation globally, while cVDPV2 affects Yemen. Chikungunya shows recent intensification despite overall decline. Dengue surpasses 4 million. An active outbreak of measles in Catalonia, Spain. Read more: ow.ly/PUP350Xb0Na #IDSky #clinmicro

New Zealand govt has not only unbunckled it's seatbelts, it guzzling down leaded petrol & farting methane in the face of technology

So long umbrella, left behind at Newmarket 🚊station. Go well!

Luxon unable to acknowledge that Unions are made up of workers

So nosey! 🇳🇿🐱

Ok after an afternoon of results, texts, calls, messages on other apps and emails, I have some thoughts on today’s Local Election results 1) Voter turnout is depressing. 32%ish on average across AoNZ is pathetic. 2) The Māori Wards referendum should never have happened - it was a racebaiting farce…

Fuck all the people who voted no to Māori wards

I hereby nominate the Portland Frog for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Mōrena. Waka Moana on Daldy st

ok peeps, YOU ONLY HAVE TODAY and TOMORROW up until noon to vote in the Auckland Local Election It's going to be close, and theres a big difference between progressives (like us at City Vision) who want to keep doing things, vs those who don't! So VOTE, and tell your friends!

Generally a sunny-side up sort of person but yep, this is brutally accurate on the state of things. (Snap election when?)

Govt to cut #JobSeeker benefit for 18 & 19 year olds who’s parents earn over $65,000, even if the teens have a disability or health condition. With #CostOfLiving & the job shortage they’re cranking up stress levels to 11, all to meet a target. My #cartoon today about hard-nosed #NZpol

they just slapped a surgeons general warning on RFK like he’s a pack of cigarettes

Just for clarity, the unemployment numbers under this government may look terrible, but keep in mind, Luxon has driven tens of thousands of Kiwis overseas as well, so its actually far worse. These numbers are just the ones that couldnt leave.

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy: www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

The Govt wants to cut Health NZ staff working on alcohol harm & end its research & social marketing campaigns. Sixty five organisations have signed an open letter to the PM, calling for alcohol industry to be excluded from policy making. My #cartoon today #NZpol #alcohol #Health #PublicHealth