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Environment Canterbury has declared a nitrate emergency over drinking water pollution worries. The intensive dairy industry has contaminated lakes, rivers, and drinking water with unsafe levels of nitrate - putting rural communities' health at risk.
Image credit: Sharon Murdoch / Stuff
I've long maintained that GDP is absolutely the wrong metric for what we use it for.
It doesn't measure the things that actually matter most in actual people's lives and I believe that the obsession with its perpetual growth is one of the main drivers of injustice, environmental degradation and the corrosion of collective well being.
That said, it's extremely funny that a party focused on "growth", that paints itself as the Best at the Economy, is failing so miserably at their main stated goal.
Ditch GDP though. It's a net harm.
Bad bet. #nzpol Listener cartoon from early 2024
Fucking hell, look at the date this was published:
Economists call for immediate suspension of spending cuts
https://ganeshnana.substack.com/p/economists-call-for-immediate-suspension
#nzpol #NicolaWillis #Austerity
Environment Canterbury has declared a nitrate emergency over drinking water pollution worries. The intensive dairy industry has contaminated lakes, rivers, and drinking water with unsafe levels of nitrate - putting rural communities' health at risk.
Image credit: Sharon Murdoch / Stuff
New Zealand's fresh water is in crisis, but instead of fixing the problem, the Luxon Government is rolling back freshwater protections.
Take action and call on the Government to leave the freshwater protections alone: https://greenpeace.nz/ahtaez
#nzpol
Bad bet. #nzpol Listener cartoon from early 2024
#NZPol Looks like I will get an opportunity to give an oral submission to the Justice Committee on the Electoral Amendment bill.
Collecting my thoughts and welcome all input.
#NZPol Looks like I will get an opportunity to give an oral submission to the Justice Committee on the Electoral Amendment bill.
Collecting my thoughts and welcome all input.
Today we delivered nitrate-contaminated drinking water to the people responsible for the pollution.
More than 50 people rallied outside Environment Canterbury to demand clean water now - because ECan is failing to protect lakes, rivers, and drinking water from dairy pollution.
Call on ECan to take action on freshwater pollution by phasing out the use of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser and ending dairy expansion - https://greenpeace.nz/sab0ug #nzpol
Image credit: Francis Streisel/Greenpeace
Today we delivered nitrate-contaminated drinking water to the people responsible for the pollution.
More than 50 people rallied outside Environment Canterbury to demand clean water now - because ECan is failing to protect lakes, rivers, and drinking water from dairy pollution.
Call on ECan to take action on freshwater pollution by phasing out the use of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser and ending dairy expansion - https://greenpeace.nz/sab0ug #nzpol
Image credit: Francis Streisel/Greenpeace
Incredible rare footage captured by Greenpeace Aotearoa of the damage done by bottom trawling - and the deep sea life that still remains to be protected.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7EqH5jGy8w&ab_channel=GreenpeaceAotearoa #nzpol #deepsealife#protecttheoceans #greenpeace
Incredible rare footage captured by Greenpeace Aotearoa of the damage done by bottom trawling - and the deep sea life that still remains to be protected.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7EqH5jGy8w&ab_channel=GreenpeaceAotearoa #nzpol #deepsealife#protecttheoceans #greenpeace
Loving the frustrated journalist here, so upset and struggling with Rawiri Waititi's decision to answer questions in Māori language during Māori Language week.
Tough mahi, gotta work harder on your reo next year.
“Tough on crime” Government lets repeat pesticide offenders off the hook https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/tough-on-crime-government-lets-repeat-pesticide-offenders-off-the-hook/?utm_medium=nickofnz&utm_content=postid-73690&utm_source=twitter #nzpol
“Tough on crime” Government lets repeat pesticide offenders off the hook https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/tough-on-crime-government-lets-repeat-pesticide-offenders-off-the-hook/?utm_medium=nickofnz&utm_content=postid-73690&utm_source=twitter #nzpol
If you really think about it, subsidising massive concerts and events without ever discussing air quality monitoring and ventilation is kinda like subsidising airborne pathogen spread.
Yes I'm super fun at parties. 😷
Fortunately, our public health system is fully funded, fully staffed, going better than ever and will handle any health issues that might arise promptly and without complications.
That's why we have spare money for subsidising international gigs, after all.
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If you really think about it, subsidising massive concerts and events without ever discussing air quality monitoring and ventilation is kinda like subsidising airborne pathogen spread.
Yes I'm super fun at parties. 😷
The Little One has made their decision for this year's #birdOfTheYear #BOTY2025
Picked them "because some are cool and some are cute."
And, in a nice coincidence with #MaoriLanguageWeek, all of the names written in Te Reo.
Ps. I wish the human candidates for the upcoming local elections had a third of the charisma on display at Bird of the Year. 🐦 🦉 🐧
BREAKING: MSM changes direction of coverage once Priests are involved
#NZpol
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/573104/priests-chain-themselves-in-front-of-electorate-office-other-protesters-trespassed
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