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"NZ's recession has so far claimed 27,000 jobs over the past 12 months. Although this doesn't tell the full story; total job hours have actually shrunk further. If you factor in how many part-time jobs have replaces full-time equivalents (FTE), it actually equates to a total FTE work reduction of 74,000 jobs. And that starts to sound more grim" A graph is included showing this.

Courtesy of Shamubeel Eaqub, Chief Economist at Simplicity...
74,000 jobs gone.
SEVENTYFOUR THOUSAND JOBS!!!! This government is destroying AoNZ
simplicity.kiwi/learn/resear...

#NZPol

'Act of racism': Education Ministry cans children's school book for too many Māori words "Our members see this move as an act of white supremacy. It's an act of racism," says Te Akatea, the Māori Principals' Association.

It uses too much of an official language, is a weird thing for the government to say, to put it mildly

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

For people and planet We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.

The Greens' local body guide is out and it's GOOD! 💚

www.greens.org.nz/local

Thank you, Act, for disclosing who your candidates are.

#AvoidLikePlague

www.actlocal.nz/candidates

I would like to lodge a complaint. Can streaming movies and series stop showing text conversations on cell phones as if we can see and read those images?

A typewritten note that reads " wild card: this card says whatever the fuck you need it to say right now to keep yourself from going off the deep end. maybe it's a doodle. whatever you need.

Thanks, Tabetha. Crazy we're paying the same price, despite the fact that the butter has travelled halfway across the world to get to you!

Curious what that cost you, Donna. We're paying about US$6 per pound of butter here in NZ, where we produce vast quantities of the stuff (but export 95% of it).

2025 Local Candidates - The Progress Report Searchable and filterable database of 2025 NZ local government candidates from every council. Built to improve accessibility and transparency.

Local elections in NZ are a democratic mess. 78 councils, no central info, run by private companies.

I’ve compiled every 2025 local govt candidate (including their affiliation) into one searchable tool - because someone had to. #nzpol theprogressreport.co.nz/local-candid...

Stunning breakthrough: the platypus and echidnas came from the South Pole Just when you thought Australia’s animals couldn’t get any weirder comes the astounding revelation that the ancestors of the platypus and echidnas evolved in Antarctica.

Do you ever stop and think to yourself 'wow, the antarctic forests of the cretaceous and eocene were probably *really weird*'

Exclusive: Google is indexing ChatGPT conversations, potentially exposing sensitive user data Thousands of shared ChatGPT chats are now appearing in Google search results.

Well this is bad. Google is indexing ChatGPT conversations exposing sensitive user data

I tried a few quick searches. I found someone's chat where I can see their api key

I found some building their resume. Their name, email and phone numbers are exposed.

www.fastcompany.com/91376687/goo...

Mind-Blowing Discovery: Peacocks Have Lasers In Their Tails Sharks with frickin' lasers are tired news.

“In a mind-blowing first for the animal kingdom, they discovered the eyespots on the fowl's fabulous feathers have unique properties that align light waves by bouncing them back and forth, effectively turning them into yellow-green lasers.”

#scicomm

www.sciencealert.com/mind-blowing...
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good morning

FWIW, just checked now using autofill: not on roll. Typed in street address by hand, bingo.

Cartoon. A box of Brown’s Plasters (band-aids) on a table. The front of the box shows Health Minister Simeon Brown holding his middle finger up, which had a sticking plaster around it. The side of the box says “Economy Size”. Beside the box it says, “Used on health workers across the motu”

What do you do for a broken health system and burnt out healthcare workers?
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Healthcare #Nurses

Protect Our Vote: Stop Voter Suppression Most people in Aotearoa, no matter our background, income or postcode, value fairness and freedom. The freedom to have a say in decisions that impact our lives — from making housing more affordable, t...

please sign, nearly has required amount of signatures when i signed it
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr...

Whether removing people from the Māori roll is intentional or part of some 'administrative error', it provides a really solid example of why people need to be able to update their enrolment details right up to the final day of an election.

#NZPol

Mediocrity, Accountability, and Artificial Intelligence The managerial class loves AI because it allows them to avoid responsibility for their failures. That should terrify us all.

My latest newsletter asks whether tech's managerial class is excited about generative AI because it distances them from any responsibility for their failures -- and thus, any accountability.

whatwelost.substack.com/p/mediocrity...

With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

ICYMI: The mind-boggling list of hundreds of #bannedbooks in Tennessee now includes Calvin and Hobbes by cartoonist Bill Watterson, They Called Us Enemy by @georgetakei.bsky.social, and The Complete Book of Cats by Rosie Pilbeam. More at: pen.org/magic-tree-h... #Caturday #Censorship

Big splashes for a little tapir! 🌊 Baby Ume just explored the large waterfall habitat with her mom, Yuna, for the very first time today. The 252-pound tapir calf swam, frolicked, snuffled through the grass, chomped on sticks and snacks, and chirped with pure tapir joy. 🌿

Huge, FREE covid safety resource list | Threat Model Get more from Threat Model on Patreon

Updated, because... you know. #Covid for doctors, hot new masks, voice amplification while masking, very accurate at-home tests, The #LongCovid Game (Haunted Woods), community connections, what to do if you catch Covid, clean air tools, testing tips, and more:

www.patreon.com/posts/huge-f...

The mounting arrogance of David Seymour Weekend freebie edition

“He’s (Seymour) all in favour of the marketplace of ideas until people turn up to do business and he doesn’t like the look of what they’re selling. Then it just turns to insults.”

Thank you @davidslack.bsky.social for capturing the man #NZpol

“Simplistic and pat; smug and dead wrong”

Cartoon. Three frames. Each one has Deputy PM David Seymour as. little troll at his laptop, going tap tap tap. In the first frame he’s saying, “When I called those academics ‘Victim of the Day’ I was joking. JOKING!” Second frame, closer up, “I’m the real victim here. ME! They’re deranging me” tap tap. Third frame, closer still, with hands to face, “OMG! They’ve given me DERANGEMENT SYNDROME!”

Victim of the Day.
My Sunday #cartoon #NZpol #Academics #Universities #RegulatoryStandardsBill

Approaching life-changing diagnosis for "missing millions" with ME/CFS Anyone who has or knows someone with ME, chronic syndrome fatigue or long covid knows that being believed is one of the toughest parts of having the condition.

Approaching life-changing diagnosis for "missing millions" with ME/CFS: Otago Uni’s Prof Warren Tate has dedicated his life to researching ME/CFS & is a leading authority on long covid. 
He & team have developed a diagnostic test, that has shown promising results #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

Post by suzuki_takaya 衝撃の事実。ネコは１日12−16時間寝るけれども、この丸まったポジションの左巻き・右巻きのどちらが多いか。YouTubeで何匹もの眠るネコを観察し、266匹（65％）のネコが左巻き、142匹のネコが右巻きに寝ていたことを発見。有意な差が見られたとのこと。人類史上に残る幸せな研究といえる。

Not Japan-related, but since we all need a distraction from The Horrors, Takaya Suzuki points out a study that examined 408 sleeping cats and found the majority (65%) curl leftwards.

I'm not sure how useful this information is, but...it's yours now.

PM Luxon: Uphold Codes of Conduct - Call David Seymour into line Responsible leaders welcome advice from experts and when they are creating laws and policies. They know good decision making means planning for the long term, considering diverse points of view and ma...

Great petition to support - please sign #nzpol: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...

Ban Engineered Stone Join us in building a better world

Sign the petition to ban engineered stone here: www.together.org.nz/ban_engineer...

New question - *why* hasn’t it been reported there were 131,000 submissions on the RSB?