Imagine if we had a government that took climate change as seriously as it takes road cones. #nzpol

Since it’s an election year I hope we can talk about how this government is responsible for deliberate withholding of healthcare to make some numbers on a piece of paper look good for their donors

We need this to be permanent and expand! - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/go...

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

Last year, I purposefully routed my trip to England to avoid the USA. Paid more for my flight to do so. But I know it's not safe there for queer folk like me. It certainly isn't safe for people that aren't white. So when do we stop sending athletes there?

Do I know anyone in #wellington who can help me make a new handle for this broom, with a lathe to do the job? I tried to go and buy one at Bunnings, they were more than happy to sell me a new one but had no replacement handles. #zerowaste

My god. This is a great piece and if you're still posting and scrolling, promoting yourself and your work, liking memes etc on the platform that allows, facilitates, encourages THIS, then you're an absolute trash human. Literally as bad as Julie Burchill! (That's very bad):

“Over the past ten years New Zealand has averaged 55.9 days annually under a State of Emergency each year, and 66.6 days over the last five. In the 10 years prior to this, New Zealand averaged only 13.4 days per year.” Quick Q - how does recovery work with a rates cap in place and no govt. support🤔

I looked out my window at night and saw the dark silhouette of an animal. So I took a picture in night mode, then messed with the settings. A cat!

does anyone out there have a lovely image of a pine siskin on a bird feeder for potential publication in PNAS, along with a commentary (co-written by me) of a research paper about these birds? if so, please let me know ASAP

Slips have always been part of the landscape of Aotearoa but with deforestation and increased heavy rain events under climate change, they are going to become more frequent and widespread. Sadly we have learnt nothing from the Auckland Anniversary floods and Cyclone Gabrielle just 3 years ago. 🧵

I've seen several popular movements in my lifetime and history now as someone who teaches comparative politics. When people show up in the dead of winter, on a workday, when it is the most inconvenient because of cold, it shows how strongly they are motivated against the government.

A glimpse of Auckland’s future *Metro* style operating pattern. 💚the East West Line ❤️the South and City Line

I’m not much for religion but if I were, if a line of clergy flew in to freezing weather to line up and oppose me while singing songs of faith, I might be thinking “are we the baddies?”

I chat with Khalil almost every day, he's a father trying to do the best he can for his children. If you can help, please do

Ōtepoti cat-signal boost… anyone seen Arthur? 😿

Our own Green Party is a partner in the Global Greens with the Green Party of England. And this brilliant ad is just as applicable here as there

Elon Musk is a white supremacist. Case closed.

PLEASE if you can help with funds for Te Araroa whānau to help Manaaki Matakāoa get shit done, helping whānau in need during the floods that have destroyed their whenua and have cut them off from everyone. www.manaakimatakaoa.com

At this point I'm honestly surprised at how little we've heard from the Government as thousands face weather-related emergencies and multiple people are missing, possibly deceased. Like, I don't have high expectations, but this is still well below those.

So climate related events are killing people and causing huge damage. Tell me again how turning your back on environmental issues is meant to win you votes? #nzpol

Evening all, more rain still to come tonight. Here's an update with the latest Severe Weather Warnings. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItM2...

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

7th November isn't far away, smaller parties need our help as they don't have the wealthy donors. If you can't donate financially, donate some time delivering leaflets, door knocking or phone canvassing. Preferably for the @greens.org.nz #nzpol

Weather update for Auckland. The theme for us is still preparation not panic. Please keep an eye on @AucklandCDEM and @MetService socials and websites. Thoughts to our neighbours up north in the coromandel as well. My update in screenshots and link www.facebook.com/share/18f9Gh...

Hey the voter suppression laws mean you can only vote up to twelve days before November 7 and have to be registered thirteen days before that. Twelve days before Nov 7 is 26 October. THAT IS LABOUR DAY. THE ELECTION VOTING STARTS ON LABOUR DAY.

I hope lots of people, especially in Auckland, will read this.

Communities in Te Tai Tokerau are mobilising to support those affected by severe overnight flooding in Whangaruru and Ōakura, while multiple slips in have closed the Waioeka Gorge.

This map shows the erosion susceptibility for Gisborne & Wairoa. It's from 2018 i.e. BEFORE Cyclone Gabrielle so it's likely the areas of high & very high erosion have increased. The forestry companies know this too, yet want a pass from the effects of slash? Talk about selfish & destructive.

Have you thought about joining the Green Party this year? Or already a member, but not actively involved? In West Auckland? Come meet a few of us at the park 💚

"if EnZed Energy was granted a permit, it could be years before any explorative drilling happened - if at all.“ So time to vote in a progressive government at the next election and get the ban back.

The scene outside any Irish funeral.

I did not know that shouting "fucking bitch" after shooting someone three times in the face causes internal bleeding, the more you know, right

We have an update on Charlie’s newfound love of printing.

Can't fund more than like $55M a year in basic science tho, lol

I was hoping to get 100 supporters but I think that’s a bit delusional, so I’m now hoping to get 50, I currently have 26 awesome supporters, so I just need 24 more people to help. 💗🫶🏼💗 ko-fi.com/ciaraaxstitch

Just in case you havent walked into a NZ bookseller lately.... I would like to confirm that He Puawai by wonderful @theobrominated.bsky.social is an absolute stunner and you should buy it for all your beloveds! #kikorangi #nzbooks #bloomscrolling www.unitybooks.co.nz/products/he-...

A post labelling Green Party candidate Tania Waikato as a "Witch-Hunter General" is being turned into t-shirts to fund the ex Te Pāti Māori Lawyer's campaign.

Too many people in #Gaza are still barely surviving. Displaced families are exhausted, hungry, cold. Humanitarian needs in Gaza continue to grow. Humanitarian aid is available outside but is blocked. UNRWA and other aid organisations are ready to scale up. Restrictions on aid must be lifted.

It's time politicians in NZ stop using X #nzpol

I’m trying this: I’ve set up a Ko-Fi account & will be choosing a supporter at random to ‘win’ my girl (& future pieces). Any donations of $25 or more from now till 10am Monday 19th Jan could have her. PLEASE share widely & often 💗🫶🏼. #nzpol #Kikorangi ko-fi.com/ciaraaxstitch

As parts of Aotearoa are due to cook under 38C today, a reminder about the humble 🌳 in keeping you cool and fresh Time for the 3-30-300 rule Able to see 3 trees 30% urban forest canopy 300m from the nearest park or green infrastructure

Six years and five days ago, we watched the skies change over Tāmaki Makaurau/ Auckland in a matter of hours, due to the incoming smoke from the Australian bushfires… it was so ominous, in every way.

Oh wow, a brand new Playing For Change has dropped & it's every bit as good as all of the previous collaborations. The Doors Riders on the Storm youtu.be/GSiuMgKmiyk?...

#nzpol There’s one day left to fill out our annual Mood of the Workforce survey! We can’t afford to keep letting the wealthy and powerful lead the conversation. Help us put worker voices on the agenda this election year:

Can’t believe I just saw a pīwakawaka 🪶🇳🇿fit through the mesh on this catio, flit around for a while and then fly out again. Mesmerised cat looking on from inside house.

Thank you to those sharing art and music and poetry and cat and doggo pics and athletes nailing it and their lunch and the night sky and birds and sunrise at the beach as well as those sharing information and grief and rage and ways to protest, to fight back - we need both, and they feed each other.

#BusNews: A new era of public transport arrives in Hawke’s Bay on January 25 with the launch of a new bus network. To celebrate this milestone, GoBay is inviting everyone to experience the upgrade with a full week of free travel for all bus users. Via Scoop: www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK26...

Don’t forget to leave water out for animals and to blame fossil fuel companies. #heatwave #bushfires #Exxon #Shell #BP #SaudiAramco #Woodside #Santos

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