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New Zealand will fail to meet 2050 net zero targets, data shows, after climate policies scrapped Scientists say government’s approach to emissions cutting is ‘high risk’ and reliant on ‘immature technologies’

The coalition government – made up of the centre-right National party and two minor partners, the libertarian Act party and populist New Zealand First party – released its first draft emissions reduction plan on Wednesday.
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The cost of eating healthy: NZ fruit and veg prices are going up way faster than processed food Healthy eating is increasingly out of reach for struggling families. Since 2014, prices on fruit and vegetables have increased by around 45%, while processed foods have seen just a 14% rise.

Although food price increases have been noticeable over the long term, the change in relative prices — the cost of one food category compared to another — often goes unnoticed.
theconversation.com/the-cost-of-...

Yum yum fairy bread! A compulsory item at any self-respecting kids birthday party (and still a firm favourite with many adults). Good times on a plate. :-)

Carwyn Jones: The Treaty bill is an act of extreme bad faith | E-Tangata “It is an act of extreme bad faith for one party to a treaty to try to change the terms of that treaty without seeking the agreement from the other parties.” — Dr Carwyn Jones.

"A referendum based on misinformation would not just be unhelpful, but divisive."

Dr Carwyn Jones: The Treaty bill is an act of extreme bad faith
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If you've noticed these symptoms call 111, tell them what's happening and ask could it be sepsis? I've been feeling sleepy. I feel like I'm going to die. My skin is blotchy. I haven't been to the toilet in a while. I can't stop shivering. It's hard to breathe.

There's been a bit of press about peeps who have had sepsis - sepsis is an OTT immune response to infection, like the flu or staph - prevention is far better than cure. So if you're feeling some or all of these just go to A&E and ask could it be sepsis?

Horrific.

Under the fast track bill, three govt ministers are set to get power that would allow them to approve killing of tūi, toroa, tuatara, and more, newly released documents about the consenting regime reveal.

THIS is why we march on Sat 8 June:
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Iwi Chairs Forum reps pull out of anti-racism plan Iwi Chairs pull team from supporting Government's racist rhetoric

"Iwi Chairs Forum reps pull out of anti-racism plan due to ‘continued racist rhetoric’ "

Good on them - but - why are we (Pakeha) still so ignorant about this?

The website they're promoting here isn't the actual Covid Inquiry. It's their own petition.

If you want to have an *actual* say on the government's handling of Covid, the website is:
haveyoursay.covid19lessons.royalcommission.nz

Frozen in time: old paintings and new photographs reveal some NZ glaciers may soon be extinct An estimated 13 trillion litres of ice has already been lost from glaciers in New Zealand’s Southern Alps since 1978. Several are now approaching extinction.

yeah, but 🙄 climate change isn't really a thing.🙄

A slightly rounded wall painted pale grey, overgrown green grass at the base. Capital lettering on the wall, in two long lines, reads: 'With grey paint we silence some voices in a society. Advertising is fine - it is, after all, the graffiti of the rich"

Once upon a time, the ever-evolving graffiti on this reservoir near the psych unit was a cave-painting-record. I photographed much of it over months.
One day they painted it grey. The next day:

There’s a very real effort to rewrite NZs early COVID experience. Let’s make sure the enquiry don’t just hear from those who’ve fallen for disinformation!

'Catastrophic': Motorists livid over traffic delays on major state highway 'Man on crutches was walking faster than the traffic.'

If only there was a way to travel which carried lots of people at the same time. Then we could avoid all this. 🙄

Covid-19: Vaccines saved thousands of lives during Omicron outbreak, study estimates The researchers say the strategy in the early phases meant there were between 34,000 and 56,000 fewer hospitalisations over the period studied.

New study shows NZ had one of the best Covid strategies in the world, with up to 12,000 lives saved during the Omicron phase alone.

It wasn’t perfect, but it was damn good.

Vaccines saved thousands of lives during Omicron outbreak, study estimates Researchers say New Zealand's strategy meant there were between 34,000 and 56,000 fewer hospitalisations over the period.

“…if Māori vaccination rates had been on par with Pākehā, up to a quarter of the nearly 300 Māori who died would still be alive.” | Vaccines saved thousands of lives during Omicron outbreak, study estimates

Everything* you ever wanted to know about the Treaty of Waitangi but were too scared/angry/oh-god-ma... * Ok, maybe not Everything but it’s a start. I wrote this post in 2017 in response to some of the misinformation and ignorance that I’ve seen online and in the papers. Updating in 2023 I can't hel...

For my Pakeha Baby-boomer mates. Please read.

Editorial: Time to support Indigenous science After years of marginalization by Western science, regard for Indigenous knowledge is reaching high places. For example, in 2022, the White House called for elevating such knowledge in research, polic...

🇳🇿 "Thanks to the leadership of Indigenous scholars and allied collaborators, Indigenous knowledge is receiving long overdue recognition for its potential to provide solutions for the mutual thriving of lands and cultures." 🧵 1/2

Toitū te Tiriti - Honour the Treaty This print is for unity in honouring the the Treaty of Waitangi - My koha/gift to you ❤️ It is freely given and free for you to share - share with your friends and whānau. You can print it ...

Love this! ❤️
FREE Digital download #toitūtetiriti #waitangiday #honourthetreaty #honourtetiriti #aotearoa #aotearoalove #arohanui

The myth of the cession of Māori sovereignty Believing Māori ceded sovereignty in 1840 requires a suspension of disbelief and also a suspension of humanity

TREATY OF WAITANGI
The myth of the cession of Māori sovereignty
Part 1 of a 3 part series ahead of Waitangi Day: Believing Māori ceded sovereignty in 1840 requires a suspension of disbelief – and also a suspension of humanity #Kikorangi

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The Treaty: A collective fire ignites in the belly of our people - Debbie Ngarewa-Packer OPINION: Te Pāti Māori outline the Treaty obligations.

"The first article of the covenant awarded total custodianship of Aotearoa to the Crown. It did not award ownership."

Stories behind the flags flying high at Waitangi 'The flags being waved this Waitangi don’t mean any harm, we protest in peace'.

The Treaty: Flags will be flying high at the Waitangi, but what do they represent?

"Treaty, a binding formal agreement, contract, or other written instrument that establishes obligations between two or more subjects of international law (primarily states and international organizations)."
www.britannica.com/topic/treaty

I'm just gonna leave that here.

Former Labour minister Kiri Allan discusses mental health pressures for women of colour in politics ... "There's probably not too many people in the country that have a real understanding of what it’s like to exit politics in that way."

What more can I say

The (British) Colonial Office was confused as to why section 71 was never invoked by Governors Browne or Grey, even though it appeared an obvious answer to the growing crisis in the early 1860s but failed to issue orders for it to be implemented.

The problem was that section 71, which remained on the statute books until 1986, was never implemented, even though it provided an obvious way for the Crown to engage with the Kīngitanga and other Māori communities in a peaceful way.

When Britain's Parliament passed the New Zealand Constitution Act in 1852, their assumption was that most Māori would not be subject to the authority of the NZ Parliament to be established under it but would instead continue to govern their own affairs under section 71.

Don't give them anything...it just creates a cycle of dependency.

#nzpol #capitalism

First world problems: Don't want to watch the rest of Lucifer final ep bcos oh, no it might end badly! (Yes, I'm watching it for the first time.)
#Lucifer
#NoSpoilersPlease

RNZ reported it was Andy Bay

Yup, they're called "Kick bars". Obviously too many public servants with their hands full of secret papers having to use their feet to push the button. Now we've all been forced to get briefcases so we can put secret papers down safely and use our hands to push the buttons.