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I've just seen the movie 'Prime Minister' - I cried and laughed and 'awww-ed' at so many things. Brilliant portrayal of an historic piece of time in New Zealand, and the world.
See it if you can 🙏
Authorities in New Zealand say FBI Director Kash Patel gifted officials illegal firearms during his visit to the country earlier this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/world/politics/fbi-new-zealand-illegal-firearms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #fbi #kashpatel #newzealand #ghostguns #guns
While NZ families are cutting back on heating, small businesses are struggling to pay their bills, and manufacturers are shutting their doors, the Prime Minister is playing pointless political games instead of fixing the problem as he could do👇
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/luxons-gas-letter-is-a-political-stunt-to-hide-his-own-governments-failures/?utm_medium=nickofnz&utm_content=postid-74103&utm_source=nickofnz #nz #climate #climatechange #nzpol #newzealand
I've just seen the movie 'Prime Minister' - I cried and laughed and 'awww-ed' at so many things. Brilliant portrayal of an historic piece of time in New Zealand, and the world.
See it if you can 🙏
While NZ families are cutting back on heating, small businesses are struggling to pay their bills, and manufacturers are shutting their doors, the Prime Minister is playing pointless political games instead of fixing the problem as he could do👇
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/luxons-gas-letter-is-a-political-stunt-to-hide-his-own-governments-failures/?utm_medium=nickofnz&utm_content=postid-74103&utm_source=nickofnz #nz #climate #climatechange #nzpol #newzealand
So this shameless #NZPol government has bravely decided that they are not going to do the absolute minimum in meeting its obligations under the Geneva Convention on #Genocide instead bravely stand up to support #Israel #WarCrimes and the genocide of the innocent men, women and children of #Palestine.
I have never been so ashamed to be from #Aotearoa #NewZealand than now as these immoral champions of corruption have sided with the devil.
Brave, brave Sir Winston, he bravely ran away.
The spring #equinox in #NewZealand for 2025 will be on Tuesday, September 23, at 6:19 a.m. NZST. Today is officially the very last day of Winter ❄️
This event marks the moment when the sun crosses the celestial equator, resulting in nearly equal amounts of daylight and darkness across the globe ⚖️ hence the word equinox. For the Southern Hemisphere, this day is the official start of astronomical spring 🌸
Happy #Spring to those who celebrate 🍃
So this shameless #NZPol government has bravely decided that they are not going to do the absolute minimum in meeting its obligations under the Geneva Convention on #Genocide instead bravely stand up to support #Israel #WarCrimes and the genocide of the innocent men, women and children of #Palestine.
I have never been so ashamed to be from #Aotearoa #NewZealand than now as these immoral champions of corruption have sided with the devil.
Brave, brave Sir Winston, he bravely ran away.
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi downplayed criticism on Friday over his ministry's handling of a licensing deal for a prized grape variety that sparked an official protest from producers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/politics/koizumi-grape/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #agriculture #maff #fruit #newzealand #yamanashi
More and more influential voices agree that bottom trawling is a hugely destructive, indiscriminate and frankly indefensible practice.
If we want to have a thriving ocean to help regulate our climate and for future generations to enjoy, bottom trawling needs to stop.
Why New Zealand’s most famous fisherman is telling people to ‘order the chicken’
https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/360816644/why-new-zealands-most-famous-fisherman-telling-people-order-chicken
#ProtectTheOcean #BanBottomTrawling #oceans #fisheries #NewZealand
The spring #equinox in #NewZealand for 2025 will be on Tuesday, September 23, at 6:19 a.m. NZST. Today is officially the very last day of Winter ❄️
This event marks the moment when the sun crosses the celestial equator, resulting in nearly equal amounts of daylight and darkness across the globe ⚖️ hence the word equinox. For the Southern Hemisphere, this day is the official start of astronomical spring 🌸
Happy #Spring to those who celebrate 🍃
Mine was the first testimony in the inquiry on tackling online harms facing young people in New Zealand - you can watch it now here - play from the beginning: https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/scl/education-and-workforce/news-archive/watch-public-meetings-of-the-education-and-workforce-committee/
And don't forget you can read the written testimony here! https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCEDUW_EVI_8611cb90-f850-4b63-6bf5-08dda3e61931_EDUW9294/5fd980b518f491b3423ec4ca2fba741aa1346393 #socialmedia #children #onlineharms #algorithms #bigtech #NewZealand
New Zealand stayed firm at its Eden Park fortress to claim an attritional 24-17 win over South Africa in a heavyweight clash between the world's top two rugby sides on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/06/more-sports/all-blacks-top-south-africa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #allblacks #newzealand #auckland #edenpark #southafrica #springboks
Repair Festival Aotearoa 2025
6 - 14 September 2025
https://www.repairnetworkaotearoa.org.nz/repair-festival-by-regions
I don't know how this search works as it doesn't list a few I know like the one in Pukekohe is not listed (See below)
At a glance:
There's a repair cafes where volunteers are repairing something you have brought. There are limits either in the size or number of items you bring. Read the small print etc.
There are also some workshops or group activities that teaches you how to mend your own stuff like sewing or patching etc.
Many of these have been happening on a regular basis, either weekly, fortnightly or monthly. For these what happens at each spot depends on the volunteers that show up and their ability.
The ones in Auckland do publicise their regular happenings on fb. There's also some who list in https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/events/ or Eventfinda https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/search?q=repair
The search on eventfinda shows regular one of the regular ones in Pukekohe https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2025/pukekohe-repair-cafe/auckland/pukekohe
Many use social media like fb or instagram to publicise their efforts. I don't know if there's any that use Mastodon
Repair Network Aotearoa also had a hand in trying to introduce the Right to Repair Bill
https://www.repairnetworkaotearoa.org.nz/right-to-repair-bill
If you have skills do volunteer to help out at future events.
Repair Festival Aotearoa 2025
6 - 14 September 2025
https://www.repairnetworkaotearoa.org.nz/repair-festival-by-regions
I don't know how this search works as it doesn't list a few I know like the one in Pukekohe is not listed (See below)
At a glance:
There's a repair cafes where volunteers are repairing something you have brought. There are limits either in the size or number of items you bring. Read the small print etc.
There are also some workshops or group activities that teaches you how to mend your own stuff like sewing or patching etc.
Many of these have been happening on a regular basis, either weekly, fortnightly or monthly. For these what happens at each spot depends on the volunteers that show up and their ability.
The ones in Auckland do publicise their regular happenings on fb. There's also some who list in https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/events/ or Eventfinda https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/search?q=repair
The search on eventfinda shows regular one of the regular ones in Pukekohe https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2025/pukekohe-repair-cafe/auckland/pukekohe
Many use social media like fb or instagram to publicise their efforts. I don't know if there's any that use Mastodon
Repair Network Aotearoa also had a hand in trying to introduce the Right to Repair Bill
https://www.repairnetworkaotearoa.org.nz/right-to-repair-bill
If you have skills do volunteer to help out at future events.
New Zealand on Monday said it will open its housing market to wealthy foreigners who invest in local businesses, reversing a previous ban in expectation it will boost economic growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/01/new-zealand-foreign-investors-homes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #realestate #housing #newzealand
Emily Writes about the sad reality of #Aotearoa#NewZealand losing its courage to stand up for what is right.
That courage, that spirit of justice, is nowhere to be found when it comes to #Israel ’s brutal genocide and ethnic cleansing of #Palestinians.
Our reputation is in tatters, and we can never claim to be a country that stands up for what is right, regardless of what the #US thinks, if we don’t act immediately.
https://www.emilywrites.co.nz/what-happened-to-our-country/?ref=emily-writes-weekly-newsletter
Emily Writes about the sad reality of #Aotearoa#NewZealand losing its courage to stand up for what is right.
That courage, that spirit of justice, is nowhere to be found when it comes to #Israel ’s brutal genocide and ethnic cleansing of #Palestinians.
Our reputation is in tatters, and we can never claim to be a country that stands up for what is right, regardless of what the #US thinks, if we don’t act immediately.
https://www.emilywrites.co.nz/what-happened-to-our-country/?ref=emily-writes-weekly-newsletter
This Kiwi bridge gets hit 13 times a year.
#kiwi#NewZealand
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/571430/the-country-s-most-hit-overbridge-is-it-time-to-close-the-road
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