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Ōtautahi, Aotearoa :) I rewild / grow / nurture life. Ethics, data / AI governance (etc), dogs, nature, community. Infovore network-thinking lefty greeny nerd :) “Cares too much.” Personal acct. Toitū te Tiriti! Ash’s human <3 she/her/they/them
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Closing a library, even temporarily, is a terrible idea, if only because ratepayers love their library more than almost anything else (in Westland ours had over 90% approval ratings). www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-t...

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If you have submission writing fatigue, you can add your name to Gun Control NZ's response to Minister McKee's efforts to erode gun safety laws here: www.guncontrol.nz/submission Submissions close 28 Feb. #nzpol

Obviously after a year their time lines are different from no.2 policy of their manifesto.

YES.

Stop doing the enemy’s work for them e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/...

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Well worth reading if you have concerns about our health system. And who doesn't? otaihangasecondopinion.wordpress.com/2025/02/17/w...

Take the weight off YOUR dragon!

Oh dear LORDS. The Maniverse continues its descent into a particularly pathetic form of somethingness :P www.foodandwine.com/why-in-the-w...

From the latest b3ta newsletter :P dodeku.com

Long, fascinating. CW: discusses euthanasia and Alzheimers. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/h...

Young men REALLY need better guidance from fellow tane, and it's not like they're listening to wāhine (plus, we're so very tired of carrying all the emotional labour weight). substack.com/redirect/630...

The Motunui-Waitara claim just shows that sufficient public, Māori and media outcry CAN force Governments to behave. So, dear media...the rest of us are doing our bit, and in some cases far more than their fair share.

‘This is the price of the dairy boom’: Selwyn residents confront council about nitrate contamination of drinking water. Meanwhile, the Luxon Govt is relaxing regulations to make polluting easier. #TooManyCows #nzpol

Outdoor Open Mic comedy at 6:30 PM on Monday 24/2/25 in Te Pai Park, Corner Lincoln Rd & Te Pai Place, Henderson. Free, but koha gladly accepted. Fully accessible venue. Event: westauckland.comedyshow.nz/events/hende... #StandupComedy #Henderson #HendersonNZ @aucklandcomedy.bsky.social

If I’d known, I could definitely have offered some thoughts :) thespinoff.co.nz/society/21-0...

"We know from Niwa some sea-mounts were totally fished and destroyed by bottom trawling gear, and we saw it and it was desperate. But next to it, we saw unfished sea-mounts, with real pristine coral reefs w all the primary associated community. That was mind blowing." www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...