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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
This is a great read above caves with tremendous photos. Quality journalism. @news.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
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'Once-in-a-lifetime' discovery found in cave hidden beneath paddock
There are very few places on Earth that remain untouched and unseen by humans. For true explorers, the final frontier is not a distant speck in the sky, it is the underground realm beneath our feet.
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The First Inventors brings so much together. It's wonderful and so stimulating. Thank you for this scholarship and sharing. This book and the knowledge in it helps me understand my life and connection with the world around me.
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 22/07/2026
In a turbulent world of increasing division, we can all agree that everyone who sets out on a journey, to work, to school, to see the people they love, should reach their destination safely. I call on world leaders to ensure new UN declaration on #RoadSafety becomes more than words on a page.
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-ao-m...
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The deadly battle New Zealand forgot
The six-day battle changed Gisborne forever, but many New Zealanders are only now learning its story - and the cost of forgetting
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Enjoy a read of our community newsletter which we hand deliver for locals and make available online as well. We are in a quiet part of Auckland, New Zealand heyzine.com/flip-book/68...
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POND LIFE | PDF to Flipbook
Wattle Downs Community Newsletter. PDF to flipbook converted using heyzine.com
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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 20/05/2026
New Zealand is badly under-prepared for mass deployment of AI in the public sector - and the latest Budget measures are being made without safeguards, writes Professor Alexandra Andhov
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Before we let AI run the public service, we need to know the full impact
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Dr Mudgway, have you written about impact of foreign AI on national sovereignty, pls? It seems a huge risk to rely on a privately owned AI for public functions, especially when they are offshore, doesn't it?
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
NZ Being part of @WHO is valuable for all countries and people. Prevention is better than cure. USA helped WHO stop Ebola outbreak in West Africa so it never spread world wide. NZ benefits from international vaccine and disease knowledge. We contribute too. We help Pacific peoples.
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
interactives.stuff.co.nz/2025/impact-...
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Stuff 2025 Impact Report
Stuff's annual Impact Report showcases how the company has made a tangible positive difference in Aotearoa
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
@zoegrunewald.bsky.social is clear and to the point
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
@zoegreenwald gives v interesting intro The Bunker – News without the nonsense: Is Britain becoming more racist? Episode webpage: twitter.com/bunker_pod Media file: pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/r...
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The Bunker (@bunker_pod) / X
The Bunker (@bunker_pod) / X
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
@drericding.bsky.social Thank you for sharing so much public health knowledge! Moving beyond the US Center for Disease Control, is there an authoritative alternative available wider public?
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Years ago had a friend Charlie Hook M... 'hook' because he had made some bomb, mishandled it, & blown off his hand. Hook worked well. We did fencing together. Wire never slipped .. Anyway 'terrorism' wasn't in our minds then but youthful stupidity was.
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Goodbye 2025
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
#sustainability #zerowaste www.dailysabah.com/turkiye/sust...
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Sustainable Century Summit aligns economy, climate in Istanbul
The Sustainable Century Summit underscores Türkiye’s intent to accelerate its green transition through coordinated public-private initiatives,...
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
After the job, D will sometimes drive the truck to its work site. This night work means companies can keep their trucks working during the day when other people need their services. No down time for the truck, as long as D & his team do their job. Imagine working on engines, night after night.
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
My friend D works as a diesel truck mechanic - at night! He gets to work late afternoon & carefully checks all parts needed for the jobs that night are there ready for use. Then D starts into the complex, sometimes physically challenging work of servicing truck engines, way into the night! /
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
@trabaq.bsky.social Kia ora, Question please. Have you or someone written for lay reader about policy work needed or underway to prepare for effective NZ taxes on wealth? Thank you.
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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 09/12/2025
🟥 GYLA says the prison administration will finally allow Mzia Amaglobeli to have eye tests at a clinic she selected. Her eyesight has sharply worsened during 11 months of unlawful detention. GYLA recently published her medical history: ➡️https://batumelebi.ge/articles-in-english/598217/ #FreeMzia
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/think-...
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TVNZ+
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
John Cowan in NZ is such a civilised interviewer. Interesting questions, easy to listen to. Real Life With John Cowan: Qiulae Wong - Leader of The Opportunity Party Episode webpage: omny.fm/shows/real-l... Media file: pdst.fm/e/dts.podtra...
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Qiulae Wong - Leader of The Opportunity Party - Real Life With John Cowan
Qiulae has built her career on pursuing better ways to do business and now brings that drive to politics. Raised in One Tree Hill, Auckland, she studied law and politics before working in human rights...
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Labor pledges action as survey reveals how many young NSW men admit to sexually harassing women www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Labor pledges action as survey reveals how many young NSW men admit to sexually harassing women
Exclusive: ‘Man box’ stereotype of appearing tough and believing in rigid gender roles linked to likelihood of committing acts of abuse, new report finds
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
www.salon.com/2025/11/20/a...
salon.com
"Always put the people first": Progressives get a new candidate in New York City - Salon.com
Darializa Avila Chevalier, a community organizer in Manhattan, is challenging Rep. Adriano Espaillat in Harlem
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Labor pledges action as survey reveals how many young NSW men admit to sexually harassing women www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Labor pledges action as survey reveals how many young NSW men admit to sexually harassing women
Exclusive: ‘Man box’ stereotype of appearing tough and believing in rigid gender roles linked to likelihood of committing acts of abuse, new report finds
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Jennifer Morgan @climatemorgan.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Day 9 at #COP30🇧🇷 President Lula is at COP30 to accelerate a final deal. As the newly released Climate Analytics findings show - we can reduce the rise of temperatures almost 1 degree by implementing previous COP goals. @FletcherSchool @policy_climate
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Jennifer Morgan @climatemorgan.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Day 10 at #COP30🇧🇷 The text that dropped this morning fell short of what’s needed to address the climate crisis. The legacy of Belém hangs in the balance as countries take part in the final hours of negotiations. @FletcherSchool @policy_climate
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
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Stop the Rotowaro Mine Continuation Project
We believe BT Mining Ltd should work within its existing license and support iwi, hapū, whānau, and community towards a just transition away from coal and extractive industry. Coal is the world’s most...
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 15/11/2025
New Zealand "We do want to express our deep concern that we could not reach consensus on highlighting the role of the IPCC as the source of the best available science, or…on this being, the past 11 years have been the warmest on record and the increasing frequency of extreme weather events."
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
www.trtworld.com/article/241c...
trtworld.com
TRT World - Indigenous people stage protest at COP30 entrance in Brazil
Dozens of Indigenous activists in traditional clothing blocked the main entrance to the UN COP30 summit in Belem, demanding a meeting with President Lula and protesting projects threatening the Amazon...
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
abc.net.au
What are BHP and China fighting over and why does it matter for Australia?
The resolution of negotiations between Australian mining giant BHP and China's state-backed iron ore buyer China Mineral Resources Group could reshape not just the resources industry, but also interna...
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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What Zohran Mamdani Knows About Power
The thirty-three-year-old socialist is rewriting the rules of New York politics. Can he transform the city as mayor?
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Sarah Jaffe @sarahljaffe.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Please stop what you are doing and go listen to Melinda Cooper on @thedigradio.bsky.social you will thank me later open.spotify.com/episode/3gAL...
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Counterrevolution w/ Melinda Cooper
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
#localbodyelectionsnz If voting is a form of communicating, what are saying?
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Chris Nelder @chrisnelder.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Look at this massive parking lot in China, all covered in solar and equipped with EV chargers. Utterly dwarfing anything like it in the US, AFAIK. english.news.cn/20250918/85a...
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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
The goal is to lower mobility demand to effectively reduce congestion, enhance productivity, improve health, and restore both human and physical environmental outcomes.
Landform affects mobility or lack of it
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
#KhyberPass www.trtworld.com/article/d5e6...
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TRT World - From battleground to bridge: Pakistan bets big on the Khyber Pass
With global powers eyeing South and Central Asia, Islamabad hopes a revived trade route through the Khyber Pass can shift Pakistan’s fortunes from conflict to connectivity.
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Democracy:Differently Podcast @democracydiff.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Need a break from talk of DOGE and broken escalators? We've got you covered! Catch up on ep.7 of our democracy podcast, featuring Prof. Maija Setälä talking short-termism, climate assemblies, and more! #democracy #citizenengagement #publicparticipation #policychange #longtermthinking
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Thorsten Sterk @thorstensterk.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
„If adequately connected to the key democratic processes, and electoral competition in particular, forums for citizen deliberation can also play their part in countering affective polarisation“, Maija Setälä and @delibnet.bsky.social find. #CitizensAssembly
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Can Deliberative Democracy Provide Remedies for Affective Polarisation? - Maija Setälä, Ian O’Flynn, 2024
This article revisits the problems of electoral democracy, especially affective polarisation, from the perspective of the theory of deliberative democracy. Some...
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Rahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
DEMOCRATIC INNOVATIONS Do you need a comprehensive introduction to deliberative mini-publics? Kimmo Grönlund and Maija Setälä have you covered. Their chapter focuses on both internal (e.g. participation) and external aspects of DMPs (e.g. participants‘ views) www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap-o...
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Democracy:Differently Podcast @democracydiff.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
How do we move away from "short-termism" & look for long-term solutions to democracy's biggest problems? We tackle that & more with Maija Setala, Prof of Poli Sci at @uniturku.bsky.social, co-PI of @erc.europa.eu Synergy project ADDI & co-PI of INVEST hub @invest-flagship.bsky.social Listen now!
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Andy Fenton @fentnz.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Staggering statistic reported by Dr Karaitiana Taiuru ... Not one of the 78 kiwi Local Government Councils have addressed Māori Data Governance or Sovereignty #TooHardBasket #LIANZA2025
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
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rak @raksky.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
ex-BBC Karishma Patel @karishmapatel.bsky.social: “It's time we talk about how news orgs like the BBC weaponise the concept of "bias" against minoritised journalists, like those reporting on the ground in #Gaza.” Would Geeta Guru-Murthy question her brother @krishgm.bsky.social’s independence?
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rak @raksky.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
ex-BBC Karishma Patel @karishmapatel.bsky.social: "Palestinian journalists in #Gaza are producing high quality independent journalism… they’re still accused of lacking in independence - often by journalists in the West who have themselves caved to pressure." 🔗 instagram.com/reel/DOOAr0eCMId
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Karishma Patel @karishmapatel.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
I’ve written a piece on leaving my role as a BBC journalist & newsreader over its unwillingness to follow the evidence out of Gaza - it also touches on why I joined 1k other media figures in signing a letter condemning the BBC for removing ‘Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone’
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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Primary school teachers reject latest pay offer, will vote on strike action I stand with #teachers, #midwives, #nurses, carers, doctors & all who NZ Govt robbed of #PayEquity #nzpol
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litherland @lither.land · 08/08/2025
“I think the hyperlink might actually be more endangered than newsprint at this point.” —Matt Pearce
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Alex Han @alexhan.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
and spoken: thedigradio.com/podcast/chic...
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Chicago’s Left Experiment
Featuring Alex Han, Asha Ransby-Sporn, and Alderwoman Jeanette Taylor on Chicago’s left political experiment. In the wake of Zohran’s remarkable victory in New York, organizers all over the country ar...
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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 19/08/2025
Black voters are not inherently “moderate.” In fact, 67% view socialism favorably—the highest of any demographic. What Mamdani’s win shows about this untapped power, from @asha-rrs.bsky.social
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Zohran Mamdani, Black Voters and the Left
Looked at closely, Mamdani’s campaign shows the crucial role—and potential—of Black voters in America’s insurgent left political coalition.
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anzdavid.bsky.social @anzdavid.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Rats keep mice populations lower. In Wellington, on Miramar peninsula, once rats were eliminated, mice population grew 8 times. Not good for native insects like weta. Mice numbers didn't increase in nearby areas where rat numbers hadn't changed. Please remove any food sources lying around outside.
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