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Oh no. So sad.

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Had tried sneaking "Thiel: Deregistration the better part of Valar" past the subs but no dice. www.nzherald.co.nz/business/us-...

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apropos of nothing #nzpol

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More than a year after The Spinoff launched the War for Wellington, our editorial campaign on the new Wellington District Plan, the debate over the future of Wellington’s housing is still raging in the courtroom. thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-...

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Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 (Photo @justinng.bsky.social - 2022)

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💚 Today's blessing of the finished Fa’anānā Efeso Collins mural in Manukau. Photos by @nigelborell "E lē tū fa'amauga se tagata - no one stands alone, no one succeeds alone, and, for me, no one suffers alone." 💚

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Domestic violence advocates have been warning that Destiny’s Man Up programme is dangerous for years. Police and the courts keep using it. www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...

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A net loss of 72,000 New Zealand citizens in the 2024 calendar year. This is the worst recorded result for a calendar year. This Govt continues to set new records.

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Me: Nearly Monday again. Totally ready for it. Narrator: But she wasn't ready. She wasn’t ready at all.

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Orcas.

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I’ve relaunched my Etsy store and now it’s the place to go to find plus size summer dresses in fun prints, natural fibres, and with deep pockets. Search ‘strwbrryowl’ on Etsy and follow @strwbrryowl.bsky.social for more details!

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Our team have been checking on the #kakapo on Pukahereka/Coal Island, in south-west Fiordland, New Zealand. This is the newest kākāpō island, established last year and currently containing 13 males. Here's Kenneth, by ranger Maddy Whittaker. #conservation #parrots #birds

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Revealed, fast-track ministers’ personal picks that govt had denied existed A year after the information was requested, pressure from the Ombudsman has forced the Ministry for the Environment to reveal the 97 ministerial nominations #nzpol

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Rainbow community stand in solidarity against Destiny Church www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

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Many of the articles I post are from my personal sidelines, but this one directly affects me because my Father, who turns 100 in May, has been resident in an Oceania run dementia unit since late 2020. The staff have done a wonderful job, through multiple lockdowns, falls, & are already stretched.

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PM Christopher Luxon has a plan for handling David Seymour and NZ First. My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol

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“It had been a long, moving and sometimes confusing day of storytelling, re-telling, and listening. For me, it reinforced the importance of iwi as experts in our own narratives.” — Aroha Gilling.

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“Our more middle-class economic status . . . owes everything to the housing and health policies of the former welfare state in the 1950s, and nothing to gold.” — Catherine Delahunty, whose great-grandfather was a miner in the Thames gold rush.

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“There comes a point when a review stops being about transparency, and starts acting as a tool to delay accountability. We are at that point.” — Aaron Hendry.

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“Pākehā, we are not here to fight you. But we are here to fight the system that benefits you while breaking us. We are here to fight the structures that let our babies fill the prisons while yours fill the boardrooms.” — Heemi Mahauariki.

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“I couldn’t, in all honestly, remain in my roles. The government didn’t seem interested in listening to genuine public health advice.” — Collin Tukuitonga.

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Don’t sleep on Sam Neil’s Tik Tok channel www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2Pcu4Hd/

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"Pacific countries and territories trying to assert their sense of autonomy need to be treated with respect and mana, and not be growled at in a paternalistic way, as if they’re delinquent juveniles": Steven Ratuva Well said!! e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...

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Sankei gallery for 猫の日(Cat Day) leads with this photo. www.sankei.com/article/2025...

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BREAKING An Aussie mining company is drilling at Sams Creek, Golden Bay preparing for a gold mine that could contaminate the pristine waters of Te Waikoropupū Springs

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men who dressed like this from 2008 - 2012 had preppy menswear blogs

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Any countries building Starlink into their telecom systems should be thinking twice right now.

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Awesome to see @manaakicollective.bsky.social on Bluesky!

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Worst. Episode. EVER.

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This is Zero. She's the world's first herding dog with a work-from-home gig. 14/10

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Here are The Top 10 Dogs of the week! youtu.be/xSi7CJ4iFPU

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Discworld QOTD, from I Shall Wear Midnight “She heard him mutter, 'Can you take away this grief?' 'I'm sorry,' she replied. 'Everyone asks me. And I would not do so even if I knew how. It belongs to you. Only time and tears take away grief; that is what they are for.’”

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Today (if you're out West) the Queers & Wares market is on at the Corban Estate from 11 - 3. ceac.org.nz/events/commu...

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"The Herald has confirmed the image remains available online and has also been posted to social media." Well, yes, one of those online places being the New Zealand Herald website. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/sorry-foo...

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Russel has updated this a few times and it’s already due for another update as Luxon’s #WarOnNature rolls on. It could also be called Luxon’s betrayal of New Zealand. One Year of Luxon’s War on Nature, via @russelnorman.bsky.social #nzpol

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"See, this is why we don't ask you to go out anymore, Gary"🔊🆙 📹: Edinburgh Zoo

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If you're looking for something to do in Auckland today, you could come along to the incredibly lovely Te Atatu Peninsula community centre (yes, that one that was hassled last week) for the Geek Out for Pride event. aucklandpride.org.nz/shows/geek-o...

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If anyone from Aotearoa has or has known someone with problems getting MSD to: 1. Grant Supported Living Payment 2. Backdate a benefit for period when on another benefit 3. Lodge a Review of Decision Please DM me in confidence

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Unofficial Wikipedia Plant of the Day Silver fern — Alsophila tricolor Though it is famously native to New Zealand, it also grows naturally on Lord Howe Island and has become naturalized in Ireland. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_...

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‘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

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Ok, I'm doing a version of this thread for 🧪 who are new to political conditions where info security is a safety issue: 1. Don't make public lists of people who are engaging in acts of resistance 2. Be weary of calls to advertise acts of subversion 3. Don't live post resistance meetings

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Our new investigation in @wired.com shows the danger of Google's huge RTB security problem We easily obtained Google RTB segment data about US national security personnel from a databroker -- despite posing as a foreign company that fetes Russian troops our fake website www.wired.com/story/google...

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Crypto is a layer cake of fraudage. It's scams all the way down.

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Word discovery of the day is ‘yoke-devil’ (17th century): an accomplice in a villainous or immoral undertaking.

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🌿☕ Buff tailed bumble 🐝s like this fluffy one & many other insects taste their environment with their feet🐾 I'm so pleased I don't have this skill Locusts taste through their ovipost (the bit where eggs come out, I will leave that to your imagination) 🙃😂🌿 www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

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There are basically 5 ways to accumulate a billion dollars: 1) Profiting from a monopoly 2) Insider-trading 3) Political payoffs 4) Fraud 5) Inheritance Don’t believe the self-made myth.

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