John Hart

Nice. One prescription or one half price bus fare. Use it wisely.

‘Why can’t we keep it civil as I debate your right to exist?’

Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill - New Zealand Parliament Public submissions are now being invited on this Bill

I just put my name & opinion to a submission on the bill below because I wanted to go on record that I oppose this racist bill that this government has NO MANDATE to pass.

You have until 11.59pm tonight to tell this government of liars & racists to go get fucked

Aww, that’s so nice of you to say

If you think boot camps are a good idea because “something must be done” and are still open to engaging with the evidence, then plead read this article.

😬 I do not love this direction for "news". This is a puff piece, but it does feel like a bit of a slippery slope, especially in the current media landscape. #nzpol

That’s a hard no from me.

How a Colombian City Cooled Dramatically in Just Three Years With “green corridors” that mimic the natural forest, the Colombian city is driving down temperatures -- and could become five degrees cooler over the next few decades.

Cities and towns of all sizes need to be doing this now. Passive cooling from more trees and plants is going to save lives in the years and decades to come.

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“The likes of The Platform and Reality Check Radio are poised to fill the gap left by ad-funded media's demise; they're amply bankrolled by dilettante millionaires, mystery money, and easily-fleeced cookers, and they can scale quickly.”

So much this.

Given a choice of doing what they pretend they are set up to do, or standing up for the absolute worst people, they always choose the latter.

Gang patch ban inconsistent with rights — Attorney-General The Government's move to prohibit gang patches in public places would be inconsistent with the rights to expression, association and peaceful assembly, a report by the Attorney-General Judith Collins ...

Luxon probably should have checked in with Judith before he let Mitchell off the leash.

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Yes, it technically is an entitlement, but he needs to stop using that word.

When the PM is staying in his Wellington apartment, where do the DPS officers stay? What about electronic security and all the stuff that’s already set up at Premiere House? Are there extra costs because of that? What’s the bet the $52K is the small part of the whole thing?

In the Luxon accommodation supplement story, it’s worth remembering that he makes 4-5 million in capital appreciation *every year* on his property portfolio, including that Wellington apartment.

So we have a Minister accused of presenting tobacco industry talking points as policy, but she says she didn’t write them and won’t say who gave them to her. Then she blocks OIA attempts to find out. Meanwhile the smoke-free law gets repealed under urgency. How is this democracy?

How dare a private business make commercial decisions in line with their values? Disgraceful I say…

WTAF?

"In a statement, Costello said she did not agree with the Treaty analysis from health officials."

Is she an expert on the Te Tiriti or something?

It’s like a chiron from Plague Inc

Associate Health Minister Casey Costello got warning of possible Treaty of Waitangi breach over smokefree law repeal The minister in charge of tobacco regulation was warned repealing smokefree legislation would be seen as a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi.

I hope Costello gets dragged in front of the Waitangi Tribunal for this.

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The media that’s left…

'Shameful': Researchers condemn smoking law repeal as bill hits the House The bill was introduced under urgency as the Government's 100-day deadline nears.

Luxon poised to leave a legacy of shame and harm by repealing popular, evidence-based, and logical smokefree law. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

“The Atlas network and tobacco companies must be thrilled with their investment.”

The state of it.

It's not the deep state that's the threat - it's the shallow state. It's the astroturfers, lobbyists, corporate campaigning & the custard brained politicians who repeat their propaganda & ideology without question who are the threat. There's nothing deep about it.
#nzpol

Urgent action needed to prevent a measles epidemic in Aotearoa New Zealand It is only a matter of time before an overseas case sparks an outbreak in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Urgent action needed to prevent a measles epidemic in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Sometimes the fossil fuel industry works through the Atlas Network to get what they want, and sometimes they just go balls-out in plain view. This one is the latter. It’s amazing to think this is legal.

Gender critical transphobes: “Yes, this is normal and good”

Businesses can’t vote in our elections, so why do we even let them fund our politics?