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Car-less days? Government mulls Muldoon-era mandates as prices soar Legislation under review gives ministers the power to force car-less days or limit the sale of petrol.

Govt considering emergency legislation that gives ministers “power to force car-less days, limit the sale of petrol, or provide fuel coupons to ration access.” www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

This looks like the mirror image of Liz Truss’s approval rating.

Quote of the day because of course they do.
"Inland Revenue said that in the six years to 2025, nearly 15% of all companies removed from the Companies Register were owed money by their shareholders at the time they were removed.

Collectively, shareholders owed these companies $2billion."!!!
#nzpol

Wegovy users have five times greater risk of sudden sight loss than Ozempic users, study finds ‘Eye strokes’ that reduce blood flow to optic nerve likely to be side-effect of active ingredient semaglutide, says author Patients taking Wegovy have nearly five times the risk of sudden sight loss of those on Ozempic, a large-scale study has found. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) medicines such as semaglutide (sold as Wegovy, Ozempic and Rybelsus) and tirzepetide (sold as Mounjaro) help reduce blood sugar levels, slow digestion and reduce appetite, and have been linked to reduced risks of heart attack, fewer drug overdoses and other health benefits. Continue reading...

Wegovy users have five times greater risk of sudden sight loss than Ozempic users, study finds

Let’s hope so! There’s not much left for them to f*^! over

Question is - whoever replaces him, can they claw back or is national fully sunk? Is it too late to recover?….

omfg the timing..... 🤣🤣🤣

Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert Olivier De Schutter says new economic agenda needed to tackle crises of rising inequality and ecological collapse

Global economy must not pander to “frivolous and destructive demands of the ultra-rich”.

They fund political parties, profit from socially and ecologically destructive growth.

UK example - deregulation, regressive taxation, concentration of wealth, inequalities, sewage in rivers.

You sound like an unhinged person if you in plain words describe what’s happening, but the Trump admin demanded Anthropic’s AI be able to kill things for it w/out human approval and also do mass surveillance.

Anthropic said no, and now the admin is trying to destroy the company in retaliation.

Your campaign message was beautiful and much needed. Thank you for standing on a platform of human connection not division

Hannah and Zack with cameras taking a selfie

I don't know if I'll ever stop smiling.

We've all done something very special. 💚

Ha ha - small acts of protest are the best

Did Nicola Willis just appoint Atlas Network connections to her surprise RBNZ Covid Inquiry? Willis launches a surprise Covid inquiry with results to come out 6 weeks before the election. Most NZ publications noted her hiring of "independent" experts. I looked further into it.

My investigative piece today on Nicola Willis's surprise RBNZ Covid Inquiry announcement. She has set it up so that the results are released 6 WEEKS BEFORE THE ELECTION
Please share where you can - between the voter suppression laws, and this, it could be a real killer come Nov 2026. #NZPOL #NZ

57% humidity in Auckland
yeah nah
*slip slides into next meeting

Graph showing household energy cost rising by 18% since the end of 2023.

I'm guessing we will see a lot of this kind of deflection - tedious. I hope L+Gr+TPM+TOP find more visionary messages to feed the media with over the coming months

When everything feels urgent Working under pressure creates a reaction which keeps organisations stuck. What can you do to make your life a little easier?

As true for business as it is for politics.... You can't juggle your way out of systemic problems.

www.fitzhughassociates.com/blog/post/15...

Some governments raise taxes to fund public health and education. Not Luxon. He is literally raising taxes to subsidise fossil fuels. He is putting a levy on our electricity bills to pay for his LNG import terminal.

Love a good mansard roof!

Great - focus on jobs that create systemic change. Go big.

Unemployment grinds at the soul of societies. A waste of human potential & at 5.4% a massive failure of Government policy. Investing in good jobs will be one of Labour’s biggest priorities.

#nzpol #nz #politics #newzealand #aotearoa #jobshealthhomes

Another generation is being crucified by our discredited monetary and fiscal policies. Again.

The workplace relations minister refusing to back a bill to address the issue of modern day slavery doesn't bode well for workplace relations

ugh anybody know an ME- and/or EDS-literate PT in the Baltimore area?

Please share

"Landmark moment:" Prices plunge as renewables supply half of grid, batteries surge and coal hits new low Record renewables and storage, falling prices and emissions, lowest coal and plunging gas delivers much needed boost for federal government's energy transition.

For the first time, clean energy has supplied the majority of electricity in our main grid for a full three months. And, because renewables are dominating new supply and easily the cheapest source of new energy, our bills were cheaper as a result. Win, win! reneweconomy.com.au/landmark-mom...

I often bump into daycare teachers and swim teachers asking after my kids (one now finishing uni this year) how they recognize them and remember them by name is some mysterious quirk of the universe

Ex-Education Ministry staffer says new school curriculum heavily politicised "I watched colleagues run back and forth to the Beehive for approval, watched academics and sector experts be removed," she says.

Damning quotes in this article. Atrocious politicization of something so fundamental to the future of our children and Aotearoa

a century of glaciers melting 🧪🌐

If services you use are being affected, that's around lunchtime, local time for an estimated resolution.