Bear in mind when travel planning from the North Island that the new ferries still won't be in service in 2028.

A once abundant native fish is on the verge of extinction. It is seemingly linked to the rapid collapse of the Rakaia river ecosystem www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

North Johnsonville friends were delighted to learn today their poo goes to Porirua not Moa Point.

NZ Human Rights Commission Survey 83% support importance of Māori-Crown relationship 78% support respectful discussion about Te Tiriti 70% support legal and constitutional protection of Te Tiriti www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/02/04/m...

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Guess what happens when regenerative dairy farmers get the chance to go organic... www.farmersweekly.co.nz/news/south-i...

Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points www.theguardian.com/environment...

New clean power coming online could reduce how often gas sets electricity prices – and cut exposure to future price shocks. Dr Simon Evans has the story eastangliabylines.co.uk/energy/expen...

This is an environmental win for the ages. They tried to start seabed mining in Aotearoa. For 12 years we fought back. And won. A magnificent alliance of iwi and environment NGOs and 100,000s of NZers www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...

OMG OMG OMG We knew it was a stupid idea, and the Panel HAD to agree with us. What fabulous news! TIME FOR A BAN ON SEABED MINING Weirdly, the company persuaded the EPA and govt to not publish draft decision til after the stock markets closed.

It's $36m a year, for goodness sake. The cost to taxpayers in 2023-24 from storm damage *in Tairāwhiti alone* was nearly half a billion. Yet the same govt throws tens of billions at mega-roads because they're very important for the economy. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

You’re welcome. There’s also a tool in here so you can search the files yourself .. easier than the DOJ site which is clunky as, and I’ve stripped out the duplicates/irrelevancies

China’s solar capacity set to overtake coal in ‘historic’ shift Wind and solar combined are projected to account for about half of China’s total installed power capacity www.independent.co.uk/climate-cha...

Apparently Bannon & Epstein were introduced the day after the Harvey Weinstein expose came out & they began plotting to destabilize the world order. The idea that men's oppression of women would inspire them to destroy the world is like invention of patriarchy 10-12k yrs ago level shit.

97% of central govt expenditure was on responding to and recovering from natural disasters, only 3% spent on risk reduction and resilience. Yet…“the Government cannot commit to providing financial support for the business case at this stage”. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Random earworm - I had to hunt hard for this one online, especially since I initially couldn't remember the artist. From Death Ray Cafe's 1991 album Build on Good and Right, here is "I'm Listening To Merle Haggard Singing She Thinks I Still Care". soundcloud.com/oharris69/de...

#nzpol Stats NZ has put Household Living Price Index data - showing how the cost of living is affecting different households. The cost of living has nearly stalled if you have a high income (1.2%). The poorest have a household inflation rate (3.4%) nearly 3 times the rate of the richest.

New Zealand's energy minister has taken credit for a renewable energy boom, but official figures show the boom began long before the Luxon administration took office. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/nz-govts-claimed-renewable-energy-record-at-odds-with-official-data/ #nzpol

En Barcelona: una UE más unida y la mejor integración del mercado interior son la mejor respuesta a los desafíos de hoy. Superar la fragmentación, favorecer la interconexión y nuestro potencial doméstico y en el mundo. El futuro no está escrito y, juntos, podemos seguir construyendo el sueño europeo

My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609... There's been loud voices in the media saying it's too soon to talk about the impacts of climate change... 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗦 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲? #ClimateChange #PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #Caricature #Luxon

"I don't think people are scared enough." Polly Hemming on how to cut through on climate messaging. Read more from Polly here: https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251110-caution-is-killing-us

It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.

Dear AoNZ progressive policy advocates: Please learn and understand the Overton window, and changing the conversation by leading it. At the moment the only person shifting the Overton window is Winston fucking Peters and that's no good for any of us. #nzpol

Wow! Almost a 50% drop in greenhouse gas emissions in the EU energy sector over the last decade. That's a huge leap forward, but we'll have to ramp up our investment in grids to continue this progress in the years ahead. ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/...

This is getting a bit ridiculous. From one triffid-like courgette plant over the last week.

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, don't forget this awesome event is on tomorrow! All editing experience levels are welcome! 📅 Saturday 31 January, 10am 📍 Auckland Museum Details here ▶️ w.wiki/HXpj www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Ahead of tomorrow’s Toitū Te Aroha rally and march in Tāmaki Makaurau, Asians Supporting Tino Rangitiratanga are hosting a potluck and placard making session today with migrant organisations at Samoa House Library, 283 Karangahape Rd, 5:30pm-8:30pm. #nzpol

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NZ has fallen into a 'crisis and response' pattern on climate disaster, experts say. Billions have been spent on storm recovery since 2023, while key climate adaptation funding and planning tools have been cut. My story looking at last week’s storms www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Hannah Arendt did not mince words, did she? 'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.' From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)

We're exceptional. 'Other central banks use tiering. The ECB makes banks hold 1% of their liabilities with their central bank. The ECB pays 0% on minimum reserves, saving it €6b/yr. SNB's minimum is 2.5% of liabilities. In Oct 2023, the SNB stopped paying interest on them, saving 380m SF."

Farewell Judith. I think I caused you to accidentially resign as a minister that one time when your boss thought I had emails that I didn't. And your stubborness on Twitter when I called you out for you citing fake news was pretty funny.

Thread: Each week I run a simulation of Australia’s main electricity grid using rescaled generation data to show that it can get very close to 100% renewable electricity with 24GW/120GWh of storage (5 hrs at av demand) Results: Last week: 100.0% RE Last 231 weeks: 98.6% RE (1/5)

*stares in food and land use systems making up one-third of global GHG emissions*

I am the unnamed "global analyst" from Pew Research Center who is "pouring cold water" on claims of Christian revival among young adults in Britain. https://www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/article/christian-revival-pew-study-gen-z-6dbl8n3wg

NEW – Expensive gas still biggest driver of high UK electricity bills, says UKERC | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/FeqRv0x

Farmers share their experiences with ecological agriculture - and why it sets us up for a climate win 👇 www.farmersweekly.co.nz/opinion/thre... #nzpol #climate #farming

The NZ Ministry for the Environment is doing a "final input" consultation on voluntary nature and carbon markets, ending 30 January. Unfortunately their mailing list for has missed some key people: email [email protected] to get the information asap if that's you! Info is NOT on their website

China begins operating the world's largest compressed air energy storage plant. Something that can compete with lithium-ion batteries on price now! 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

New #nzpol quick cartoon sketch carousel. Your picks?

Kia ora Bsky buddies with some work news: working alongside the fabulous Izzy Fenwick I'm now Chief Advisor for a new independent philanthropically funded NZ climate foundation that is soon to launch. More soon!

So if the NZ government issues a request for proposals for an LNG import terminal, will the US get on the blower to the PM to make him an offer he can't refuse?

The fabulous SJD for anyone who needs to step back for a minute... "we'll be alright without you... for a while" www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKU4...

Patch alert! He must have made a New Year’s resolution to swim laps to lose weight. Made it across and back twice. Keep at it, bud.

Realised I haven’t done shill post for coshop.nz, my food startup co-op platform, which just kicked off this year! If you’re in Wellington check it out. Newtown, Miramar, Haitaitai and Berhampore coming onboard from next week! Peaches 🍑 at $3.31/kg! 👀

Raumati Beach took a pounding yesterday, I've never seen anything like it

This excellent report from the Sydney Morning Herald details the Nazi terror links between Australia and New Zealand. Follow @whiterosesociety.bsky.social for more info! www.smh.com.au/national/a-s...

People in the real world actively care about and hate it when some prick over-relying on fossil gas makes their grocery bills skyrocket. They hate it when extending a coal plant fucks the atmosphere in a way that washes away their easter campsite. Doesn't matter what we call it!!!!