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catherinemidwif.bsky.social
Retired & living her best life, wife, cat lover, Kiwi living in QLD.
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‘National and ACT blew up building wealth for low income New Zealanders. Today the PM and Willis have no idea how to raise funds to pay for the health care and retirement of Kiwis over the age of 65. They did so in the name of libertarianism and classical liberalism’. 😳

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

This is the future of AoNZ if we allow privatisation of our healthcare system.

submitted 33 days ago • 3 comments

Hey ... Aotearoa New Zealand iPhone users: www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

“The power he gives himself is extraordinary in its scope and potential.” One of the scariest, accurate and bluntly clear articles written to date about David Seymour, in my opinion. This needs to be widely read - and the content widely reported in the media. open.substack.com/pub/mountain...

submitted 74 days ago • 3 comments

It's honestly a bit coherent that: Act maintain regulation is stopping people doing things so they put a layer of regulation on the government

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

“Broken toilets, sinks and lights are a regular nightmare on the largest ward of the creaking Dunedin Hospital, medical staff say” #nzpol

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

When Luxon says he has invested record amounts in health, he is being deceptive. LIGHT BLUE = Luxon Health funding: Lowest in A CENTURY Health privatisation will give them a temporary bump in wait list KPIs and budget, but will cost Kiwis more in money terms, avoidable deaths and patient care.

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

Submissions are open until 13 January at consultation.regulation.govt.nz/rsb/have-you...

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

#ToitūTeTiriti Regulatory Standards Bill / RSB Submission deadline JAN 13 The horror of the RSB is dawning on us. Ditto the CoC's fuckery of stealthing this evil alongside the TPB. We need expert advice & 'How To Guides' to decode & then answer (or ignore?) the dizzying qstns in the online form ⬇️

submitted 76 days ago • 6 comments

Rents in NZ rise to whatever people can pay. So increases to the Accomodation Supplement are pointless - just a giant wealth transfer to landlords.

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

#midwives

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

‘In the late 19C Gilbert and Sullivan wrote ‘Utopia, Limited’. In it, the fictional king of a south seas island called Utopia decrees that the kingdom and each of its inhabitants become a limited liability company! It was regarded as absurd, but now it is not far from what we are becoming!

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

In the realm of The Onion - but it’s all too real.

submitted 82 days ago • 1 comment

“The government would have grown the economy in much the same way my dog chases planes away when they fly over her yard“ #nzpol

submitted 84 days ago • 2 comments

"...they’re cutting funding to the very disciplines where Māori and Pasifika researchers are most strongly represented. This isn’t just about disciplines – it’s about who gets to research, whose knowledge counts, whose stories matter": Selina Tusitala Marsh newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/09/a...

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

Only this current coalition could take an anti-science approach to ACTUAL science. Funding research with a specific outcome qualification is NOT research, it's market testing. Leave the science to the scientists, in ALL fields, including humanities. e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

This is an excellent read from @bernardchickey.bsky.social - recommend! And love how Substack now has a share to 🦋 option. And no sign of the bad place 🤣 open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...

submitted 84 days ago • 1 comment

The attack on Humanities and Social Sciences truly is global. Extremely short-sighted decision by the New Zealand Government. The “science with a purpose” framing is where neoliberalism and populism find each other. www.beehive.govt.nz/release/mars...

submitted 87 days ago • 5 comments

So THIS is really flying under the radar! They want to remove all public input into conservation estate and allow development! SHARE AND SUBMIT!! We have until 28 February #nzpol www.doc.govt.nz/modernising-...

submitted 86 days ago • 6 comments