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Jon Simons @jonsimons.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The advert for the Hatton Professorship of Sustainability is now out. A fantastic opportunity for someone with expertise in social psychology, behavioural science, etc, to help address the greatest threat of our age. Please share with anyone who might be interested! www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/hatton-...
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Hatton Professorship of Sustainability
The Board of Electors to the Hatton Professorship of Sustainability invite applications for this Professorship from persons whose work falls within the general field of the Professorship (combining be...
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Bronwyn Hayward @bmhayward.bsky.social · 46m
My position on why the EU- NZ trade agreement complaint’s so serious- we can’t have it both ways - we can’t claim to be honest brokers on a world stage while at home we’re not keeping to the fair climate/sustainability rules we expect our trade partners to also stick to www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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'Stakes could not be higher': Concern over claim NZ breached FTA climate commitments
International relations experts are warning a case claiming New Zealand is not meeting EU trade agreement climate commitments could seriously impact the country's reputation.
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Aotearoa's Electoral Orange Guy @poti-aotearoa.bsky.social · 29m
General Election 2026 Deadlines Days left to enrol for the first time: 24 days Switching rolls has closed, new enrollments can still choose rolls Enrol or update here: vote.nz/enrolling/enrol-or-update/e… Remind your Friends & Whanau #nzpol
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29m
PODCAST | Transformation of Auschwitz Listen about the process of turning Auschwitz concentration camp into a killing center for Jewish people from all over German-occupied Europe: www.auschwitz.org/en/education/e-le…
A two-story building with a sloping roof standing behind a barbed wire fence. A tall chimney protrudes from the outbuilding. The building of the gas chamber and crematorium III at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp.
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 10h
Today's chart after ACT got another $175k The system is rigged #nzpol
National $2,190,954
ACT $2,172,033
Labour $869,896
NZFist $753,000
Opportunistic $491,660
Green $343,194
Te Pāti Māori $114,000
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ThatIngrid @thatingrid.bsky.social · 15h
Overseas Kiwis: enrol to vote if you're eligible. Deadline to enrol is mid to late Oct. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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A tight election looms in New Zealand. This time, overseas voters could be bad news for the big parties
More than 100,000 have enrolled to vote from abroad in the November poll, and many are unhappy with how things look back home
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 13h
30 September 1922 | Czech Jewish woman, Blanka Hoffmannová, was born in Pardubice. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
Vintage black and white portrait of a smiling woman wearing a button-up shirt, featuring an autograph across the bottom.
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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 16h
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade thinks the reversal of the oil and gas exploration ban breached the EU Free Trade Agreement. How do we know? Because they accidentally leaked their own legal opinion in Sep 2024. newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/01/g... www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 16h
An EV sold every 100 seconds: Australian demand for electric cars more than doubles
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An EV sold every 100 seconds: Australian demand for electric cars more than doubles
A record 157,957 new EVs were sold nationally between January and June, according to the Electric Vehicle Council
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 16h
30 September 1934 | Dutch Jewish boy, Joseph Pais, was born in Amsterdam. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in July 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- Video about the first two gas chambers near Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Vintage black and white photo of a young boy resting their chin on their hands, looking thoughtful.
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Thalia @thaliathalia.bsky.social · 17h
Please share this update on sewing machine donations! We're up to 783 and aiming for 800 by the end of the year. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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Hundreds of donated sewing machines and counting
The Sewing Machine Drive aims to reach 800 sewing machines by the end of the years.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17h
Black text that reads:

229 new affordable homes are coming to the Bronx.

We just broke ground on Sol on Park:
• 80 homes for current NYCHA residents
• 69 homes for formerly homeless seniors
• 79 homes for low- and middle-income seniors
• 8,000 sq. ft. of community space, including a health and wellness center 

This is what’s possible when we invest in NYCHA and use the power of government to build a City where New Yorkers come first.
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Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand @greens.org.nz · 18h
Meeting our Paris commitments is written into our Free Trade Agreements with the European Union and the United Kingdom. Farmers and exporters rely on that market access, and they deserve a Foreign Minister who checks what withdrawal would put at risk before he promises it.
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Christina Hood @christinahood.bsky.social · 22h
Lindsay Wood has more background on the complaint about NZ's compliance with the EU-NZ Free Trade Agreement climate obligations here:
climatemattersnz.substack.com
“NZ in the Dock” Climate Matters Special
Guilty as charged?
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Mike DiGirolamo @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social · 21h
For the first time in 150 yrs, kiwi once again live in the hills surrounding Wellington. More than 250 were successfully translocated back to the region, thanks to the efforts of the iwi (nations of Aotearoa), community members, and the Capital Kiwi Project. They join the podcast this week:
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Iwi and community-led effort return kiwi to Wellington for first time in over a century
For the first time in 150 years, kiwi once again live in the hills surrounding Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. More than 250 manu (“birds” in the Māori language) were successfully translocated back ...
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 21h
🎯 Fingers crossed that we change it on November the 7th #nzpol
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NZ Election 2026 | 100% Pure S*itF@^kery
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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Nick Baker @nickbaker.digital · 27/09/2026
This is your school holiday assignment. Complete the school lunch quiz by matching the image to the name - a quiz based on the school lunch images sent by @ninjakitty.bsky.social this past school term. There are 15 images in total. forms.gle/et7qDL4VGBJH...
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The Aotearoa New Zealand School Lunch Quiz
The images show 15 school lunches delivered to a school in August 2026. Your task is to pick the name that was assigned to each one.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 23h
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" [especially to the dim-witted] -- Arthur C Clarke [modification by me]
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 23h
Great thread here from @chadbourn.bsky.social, rolled into one in the link below tbsky.app/profile/chad...
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Opinion: No one is wasting more ratepayer cash than the government #nzpol
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No one is wasting more ratepayer cash than the government
The $9 million already spent on council amalgamation proposals is just the start.
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 29/09/2026
Fossil fuels are history, let's go
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The US state replacing power plants with home batteries
Spread across thousands of ordinary homes, Vermont's virtual power plant has become its largest power source. It's protecting owners from outages and providing cheaper, cleaner energy.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
29 September 1913 | A Pole, Władysław Szumilas, was born in Krakow. A handball, table tennis & football player of Wisła Kraków. He was arrested for participation in resistance. In #Auschwitz from 14 January 1942 No. 25538 He perished in the camp on 18 June 1942.
Vintage black and white photo of a soccer player in a dark jersey and shorts, kneeling on grass with a soccer ball in front.
Two soccer players in action during a match, one wearing a white shirt and the other in a dark shirt with a star emblem, competing for the ball on a grassy field.
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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Lan Pham @lanpham.greens.org.nz · 29/09/2026
Imagine claiming to be the Government that will 'fix the economy', and then undermining and exploiting te taiao which is the actual backbone of our economy - along with the reputation and trade deals we rely on - and thinking that's progress ☠️☠️🤡🤡 Luxon = Flubbing the basics and screwing our future.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
29 September 1930 | A Belgian Jewish girl, Hilda Weinberger, was born in Antwerp. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen in October 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- The first two gas chambers near Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Black and white portrait of a young girl in a polka-dot dress with a large collar, seated on an antique chair.
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Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
National are fixing AoNZ like a vet fixes a dog.
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 29/09/2026
When Jim makes a genuinely good post (very, very, occasionally), it really deserves a wider audience so am adding #nzpol
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 29/09/2026
Just get it done and legislation passed, this doesn't really need any more trialling. The technology is already here #kikorangi
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EVs being trialled as giant batteries to power homes for less in Auckland
A trial to test how EVs can be used as giant batteries that could power households for less is being launched in Auckland.
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 29/09/2026
These sweatshirts are great Party vote Green💚 #nzpol
Greens old skool sweatshirt
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 29/09/2026
TWO MORE DAYS TO MAKE DOUBLE THE IMPACT If you're not able to donate, you could always volunteer an hour or two. Whatever you do, just make sure that you Party vote @greens.org.nz 💚 #nzpol
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Septembee Match Appeal
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
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Malcolm RF 💚🇳🇿 @p-no-nwa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Donations are being matched until the end of the month, double your impact now! #nzpol 💚
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Septembee Match Appeal
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What a shame, and a significant loss. She's a wonderful journalist, and this is the worst possible time for voices like hers to be made redundant. #nzpol
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
29 September 1894 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Rachel Blom, was born in Amsterdam. She was deported to #Auschwitz in November 1943 and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- The fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en
Black and white portrait of a woman wearing round glasses, looking directly at the camera.
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 29/09/2026
Good, let's do a wealth tax instead @barbedmonds.bsky.social #nzpol
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House price growth forecasts slashed significantly – is Labour's CGT in danger?
Labour needs values to increase at a certain rate to fund its promises.
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New Zealand Council of Trade Unions @nzctu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#nzpol Today's update from Treasury shows ongoing pain for working people and declining public services if New Zealand stays on the same track:
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PREFU shows jobs pain and service cuts locked in under Luxon NZCTU
Treasury’s Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update (PREFU) forecasts show ongoing pain for working people and declining public services if the fiscal approach doesn’t change. The election provides an ...
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 29/09/2026
Get fucked Chippy, you don't get to choose when your party is only in the upper 20s Such a Dripkins thing to say/do instead of opposing the current government #nzpol
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'Not for him to decide': Swarbrick says finance portfolio on the table
'Not for him to decide': Swarbrick says finance portfolio on the tableGreen Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says the prospect of her becoming finance minister after the election is very much on the ta...
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Geordie Rogers @geordierogers.co.nz · 29/09/2026
The cost of capping rates sooner than required (as some at WCC are pushing) is a reduced ability to borrow to repair our already failing infrastructure. I’m yet to see an argument to justify the rush to meet a rates cap before we have to www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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Andrew Little: Tough decisions are coming
The council will soon find out how much it has to save to comply with the proposed rates cap. Andrew Little will be asking Wellingtonians what council should focus on over the coming decade.
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The Press @thepress.co.nz · 28/09/2026
“We're not allowed to use the word crisis in Christchurch Hospital, and I'll tell you, it is a crisis.”
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Christchurch Hospital staff ‘not allowed’ to use the word ‘crisis’, nurse says
“We're not allowed to use the word crisis in Christchurch Hospital, and I'll tell you, it is a crisis.”
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
29 September 1916 | An Austrian Jew, Hans Reichwald, was born in Vienna. He emigrated to Norway. In November 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
Vintage portrait of a smiling man in formal attire.
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Learn Dirt @learndirt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nature’s not broken. She’s just waiting for us to remember how to listen.
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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#NZpol Saw this excellent quote-reply to Simeon Brown’s latest attack on Labour. Worth sharing.
David Peez @RebelEkonomista

"The truck driver in Pakuranga helps pay off a lawyer's loan." No, Simeon. He doesn't. Not a cent.

When the government lends a student money, it creates the dollars and credits their account. No tradie's tax was collected and posted to a law degree. When the graduate repays, those dollars are deleted, drained back out like tax. They don't land in the truck driver's pocket either.

So nobody foots the bill. The worker and the graduate aren't on opposite sides of a ledger. Setting them against each other is the trick, and it runs on the same myth as "add it to the tab", that the government is a household counting coins. It issues the currency. The real limits are real resources and inflation, not a truck driver's tax bill.

"Someone always pays." Sure. Just never the person you keep pointing at.

Read more: http://therebeleconomist.substack.com
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 28/09/2026
I'm sure this is fine
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AI’s hidden $5t bill could wreck the world economy
Microsoft's lease accounting shift lowered projected capex to US$175b.
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Along with others, I've had a bit to say about Simeon Brown's deranged 2024 Transport GPS. But this is actually shocking. It was altered *after the consultation period* to make the books look better – in a way that wrecks the National Land Transport Fund. www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/09/29/t...
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Transport borrowing comes back to bite - Greater Auckland
Today, Treasury is releasing the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update (or PREFU) ahead of the election. So I figured it was worth looking at a significant recent change to the way transport expendi...
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 28/09/2026
It’s happening. Oxford Street is going traffic-free on Monday 26 October. The transformation of the nation’s high street into a world-class pedestrianised space will begin in earnest four weeks from today.
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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 24/09/2026
Once I’ve seen @inspiralcarpets.bsky.social in Wellington next year (for the first time) i’ll have completed the trifecta of my fav bands from back in the day live. Inspiral Carpets @thecharlatans.bsky.social Happy Mondays So freaking excited. #Moo
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Alice Soper @alicesoapbox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
40+ volunteers came door knocking with me yesterday in 13.6mm of rain. I’m good at my job but not that good. That’s how much people want something different.
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Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If you'd like to support your favourite disabled candidate, from the only party who has a disability policy, and who is enduring these out the gate debates - you can find the donate link here 😘 www.greens.org.nz/louisehutt_2...
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Louise Hutt | Hamilton West
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
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Dr Jeremy Walker @jeremywalker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If there are any disillusioned ex-MPS members or traumatised ex-staffers of #AtlasNetwork units IPA, CIS, or Advance etc willing to spill the tea anonymously (see Nicky Hager’s expose of Jordan Williams ‘Dirty Work’ and the NZ Taxpayers Union 😂) … PLEASE DO get in touch 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏📞📱🖋️🤳🏻☎️😁 #auspol #Canpol
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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 28/09/2026
‘Instagram killer’ I’m here for it. share.monnett.social/p/b28127be-9...
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Paul Le comte's post on Monnett
See Paul Le comte's post on Monnett.
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