Knowledge-rich curriculum w/no AI Greenie vegan banshee Cassandra Nutrivore, attachment parent of 2 BIG KIDS, child of 2 countries Tech writer idling on 2-stroke engine. Factivist -more fair than kind. Crops not corpses. She/her
A vote for National, NZFirst, or ACT is a vote to keep older kiwis in poverty, and to make their poverty worse. This coalition government has actively passed policies that have made things tougher for everyone who isn't in the wealthy donor class. It will only get worse if they are voted back in.
RNZ News FeedsOlder Kiwis choosing between 'starving or heating' as price increases bite
WorkSafe’s prosecution focused on two 2022 falls, but some former employees and customers say they did not happen in isolation. Cass Mason reports.
Accidents at NZ's largest climbing gym reflect safety culture problems – ex-staffnewsroom.co.nz
People who want a debate about taxes should study the distribution of household wealth, annual income and income tax by decile. Just looking at tax alone is meaningless.
Analysts estimate that 70%+ of Microsoft, Google and Amazon's present and future AI revenues are from Anthropic and OpenAI's compute spend and model sales. Outside of two unsustainable AI labs, demand barely exists, and they've massively overbuilt capacity. www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-deman...
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Chloe to Speaker re 'lie' "You have punished me - personally - multiple times for the use of that word. "I'm seeking your guidance as to whether this rule applies universally, or there's one rule for us and another for him" she said, pointing at Peters." www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Chlöe Swarbrick kicked out of House after challenging Speaker's 'double standards'The Greens co-leader has been kicked out of the House, after challenging what she called the Speaker's "double standards".www.rnz.co.nz
Free & open for all: Unemployment rate up to 11-year high of 5.6%; Underutilisation rate up to 13-year high of 13.8%; Youth underutilisation up to 37% of workforce; Yet 111,000 work visas were granted & the RBNZ hiked to take 'heat' out of the economy. #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...
Unemployment worse than forecast & real wages fallUnemployment rate up to 11-year high of 5.6%; Underutilisation rate up to 13-year high of 13.8%; Youth underutilisation up by 21,500 in a year to 37% of youth workforce; Yet 111,000 work visas grantedopen.substack.comFrom University of Auckland - Comment: Principals and experts warn David Seymour’s proposal for 'reasonable force' in schools fails to tackle rising student assaults and under-resourcing.
Schools warn restraint powers ignore unmet student needsnewsroom.co.nz
#Seymour’sSlop - we’re back to Super Cheesy Pasta again!! 😬 #nzpol (Read the alt text)
Today we're investigating some potential nesting sites! Underneath this root on the bank looks pretty promising. 🦆🦆🥚🥚🥚 Once Ngaire has laid her eggs she'll sit on them for about 30 days until they hatch.
New ENM Members - Monarchs in Apollo Park. The butterfly sanctuary in Milson, Palmerston North, provides a safe environment for monarch butterflies and native species to thrive. Volunteers come together on the first weekend of each month for working bees. www.facebook.com/MonarchsApol...
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Morning, Wednesday, 5 August, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Panorama of another cloudy and windy and cold morning. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️
#nzpol #backontrack 🤔 Seasonally adjusted: 5.6% = 171,000 people 😥☹😠😡
Raybon is a national treasure, perhaps even a New Zealand first treasure: www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ive...
Raybon Kan: I've never talked about it, but Winston Peters also told me to go back to my own countryOPINION: Could it be a Chinese thing not to want to cry racism? To be stoic?www.nzherald.co.nz
“Frog!” cried Toad. “I am sorry for all the dumb things I do. I am sorry for all the silly things that I say. Please be my friend again!”
Having the Speaker be an existing MP from a party guarantees bias. Especially one that depends on the government not folding. Swapping biases next time doesn't solve this although evidence shows left MPs value shame more. #nzpol
There’s been a lot of talk about children this past week - how to punish them, how to breed them, and how business people are like them - but none of it about child welfare. My #cartoon today #NZpol
The little shits are coming from inside the House
The little shits are coming from inside the HouseAct wants to deal with the little shits in the classroom. Perhaps they should clean up the ones on their own turf first....thespinoff.co.nzIf AI is about to upend everything, where’s all the AI policy?
If AI is about to upend everything, where’s all the AI policy?So far, the only party to release any AI policy for the 2026 election is the Greens....thespinoff.co.nzThis. Something to ask the PM on bridge run.
2covet#nzpol In light of the -10⁰C predicted for tomorrow, can the Aotearoa NZ Govt press pool ask the PM and his many ministers what is being done for the thousands of homeless around the motū who are now forced to sleep rough, in bushejs, under bridges, or in garages, or in their cars. #MontageTime