Delwyn Dickey

This is a lovely piece - peaches - horticultural as history.
#agsky #peaches

Interesting thread around the over use of water from the #ColoradoRiver to grow commodity crops in dry area’s.
#agsky #WaterSecurity #alfalfa

I can’t wait until farming relies on solar/wind not diesel.

It’s not hoarding: Farmers need to buy huge amounts of #diesel to keep our food secure
#agsky #FoodSecurity #renewables
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Ya think?

China stops exporting petrol, diesel and jet fuel, Australia bears the brunt NZ is not directly impacted immediately but with fuels of all sorts becoming more expensive and likely more rare, it could have a knock-on impact for this country.

NZ is not directly impacted immediately but with fuels of all sorts becoming more expensive and likely more rare, it could have a knock-on impact for this country.

War surcharge racks up Gulf shipping costs Exporters face thousands of dollars in ‘war risk’ charges on containers headed towards the Persian Gulf.

NZ dairy and beef exports to Gulf countries severely disrupted.
War surcharge racks up #Gulf shipping costs
#agsky #Iran #fertiliser #insurance
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😂 Mate.
#renewables #EV

Crazy video of 20 Tomahawks flying through the Iraqi Kurdish mountains near Sulaymaniyah (filmed by someone standing *above* them), seemingly fired from Navy vessels in the Mediterranean

Don’t know what to say. We should be encouraging #foodsecurity to protect us from overseas shocks and instead local growers could go out of business. What a mess.
#agsky #Watties #energysky

#agsky #fertiliser #urea

Katherine faces recovery as Daly River/Nauiyu flood second worst on record The rescue came as floodwaters receded in Northern Territory's Katherine and the clean-up continued after the town's worst flood in nearly 30 years.

Wrestling a terrified dog into a helicopter 😳
Katherine faces recovery as Daly River/Nauiyu flood second worst on record
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Fuel costs could drive New Zealand trucking businesses to the ground More than 90 percent of freight in Aotearoa is moved by road.

Bring back rail...
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Not all buildings will be suitable for solar - but agree with the sentiment.
#solar #Wales #renewables #energysky

Great stuff.
#astronomy

Why I brought a classic 1970s car from New Zealand to Orkney Dutchman Hans Compter travelled around the world to deliver the Austin to Cathleen Hourie in Orkney.

Lovely.
From New Zealand to Orkney: Why we brought this classic car half way round the world
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Do solar panels hurt crop yields? It depends on where you farm. A new study shows agrivoltaics can cut maize yields in humid regions but boost soybean production in drier climates.

More solid data on #agrivoltaics Humid v’s dry,
Do solar panels hurt crop yields? It depends on where you farm.  A new study shows agrivoltaics can cut #maize yields in humid regions but boost #soybean production in drier climates.
#energysky #agsky
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Government backtracks on live animal export plans Animal Welfare Minister Andrew Hoggard could not get Cabinet agreement on overturning the ban, which formed part of coalition agreements with both ACT and NZ First.

Always felt like a backward step for animal welfare: Government backtracks on live animal export plans.
#animalwelfare #agsky

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Very nice 👍
#OtagoPeninsula officially declared possum free
#conservation
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#solar #energysky #agsky #satellites

Algorithms and democracy - Sitra Download Publication details Title Algorithms and democracy Writers Ilkka Räsänen, Kristo Lehtonen, Bálint Dercsényi, Laurence Fenn, Sujatha Krishnan-Barman, Cindia Li Publisher Sitra Year of publicat...

Found the whole study too - it's in english.

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Like the case of sugar in processed food, it is beyond me why governments don't act to control this.

Any social media that tweaks their algorithms is a publisher and should be regulated accordingly, just like national broadcasting and advertising.

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Thread.
Taking at face value - can’t read the report.
#socialmedia overwelmingly right-wing

Mandates, lockdowns, billions spent: The key findings of the Covid inquiry phase 2 report The report ultimately reasons that decisions made at the time were “balanced and reasonable”.

Excellent summary of the inquiry findings here from Emma Ricketts at Stuff as well.

Send us your top science stories Nominations for the 3rd annual Science Journalism Awards are open until the end of this week. The awards celebrate excellent reporting on science-related topics across all forms of media by shining a…

Read, heard, or watched a great piece of NZ science journalism this year? Nominate it for an award! Entries close on Sunday: www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2026/03/09/s...

Time to pass a law that any party spokesperson of media outlet that opines with hindsight reckons on pandemic management has to show this chart in the background at all times #nzpol

Government working 'around the clock' to help New Zealanders stranded in Middle East Efforts were focused on overland options to support New Zealanders to leave Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.

Government working 'around the clock' to help New Zealanders stranded in Middle East
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Just watched 'The Menu'.
It was … delicious.😁

Schools bringing in counsellors to deal with harm caused by social media One primary school principal says children as young as eight were being exposed to extreme online content.

Schools bringing in counsellors to deal with harm caused by social media
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Pressure builds for Australia to offer Iran women's football team asylum

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Porn ban: Australians must prove they are over 18 to access adult content under new laws Sites such as Pornhub and RedTube must verify the ages of all users or risk million-dollar fines.

Australians must prove they are over 18 to access porn under new laws
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