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342.53 ppm Tāmaki-makau-rau. Te Ākitai Waihohua whenua. Cis mostly straight, LatAm migrant. ZeroCovid. Don't catch, don't spread. Mask and fight for clean air and our […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.nz/@pezmico, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Peters Insult du Jour @salty.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 2h
If anyone would like a hangi or to donate a hangi to someone in need, while also raising money for the Green Party South Auckland campaign, here is where to go -- […]
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 2h
Another day, another policy point for the Greens. 'We don't work for AI': Greens vow to regulate artificial intelligence www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics_electio… #NZPol #voteGreen #ditchThePricksIn26
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'We don't work for AI': Greens vow to regulate artificial intelligence
The Green Party says it will regulate artificial intelligence (AI) so its benefits are shared with New Zealanders, not just the technology companies that operate them, if elected.
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Phil Stevens :tinoflag: @phil-stevens.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 19h
Not to mention the most obvious benefit: food kids would actually eat, and was good for them. You get what you pay for when all you care about is the lowest bid.
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rubaiyat @rubaiyat.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
native woman says "this monday, don't forget 'fuck Christopher Columbus'"
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 22h
Look, all the money is going to the right wing parties. 👀 Ask yourself why the oligarchs are so invested in keeping this incompetent coalition in power. And then make sure you're registered, vote and help us make sure all that money they donated is flushed down […] [Original post on mastodon.nz]
Graphic from RNZ detailing donations per political party.

Act leads with $2372036
Next is National with $2291751
Labour is third with $890301
NZ First has received $833000
Opportunity is second to last $491660
Last are the Greens with $405195
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
Phone call with the conservative uncle: -The problem with all this Socialist and communist ideology is that it doesn't consider people are different. We don't have the same interests, capacities, desires. That's why it's bound to fail. Me: Right. Everyone has something different to offer and […]
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
Banger policy after banger policy. At this point you can't say that you vote for the best policy on offer and not vote green. 💚✅✅ #NZPol #voteGreen #ditchThePricksIn26 www.greens.org.nz/greens_announce_j…
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
I love this albulm (Felt) so much. And this is a great intro to it. Its like listening to a piano from the inside of the piano. Nils Frahm - Keep www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7XcLsCl8to #JukeBoxFridayNight #PianoMusic
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
The bad news is that the current system threatens wildlife everywhere. The good news is that if we change it, recovery does happen. More than ever we need to collectively push for better! Comebacks for wild tigers, tuna and sea turtles prove nature loss can be reversed, scientists say | WWF | […]
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Landlord is not a real job
Illustration shows a giant person with an evil smile hoarding buildings smaller than the person. There are storm clouds in the sky.
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
#defundThePolice #maskUp
Illustration.
Text reads 
Defund the police invest in our community

Illustration shows 4 people wearing facemasks looking towards the viewer, there are plants behind them.
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
#slowDown #desacelerar
Desacelerar ... GOSTOSO DEMAIS!
is portuguese for 
Slowing down ... SO NICE!

The illustration shows two bottles next to a glass.
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Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag: @simonchulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
The teams responsible for D&D and M:TG have announced plans to unionise! They want people to sign their petition that WoTC recognise the union voluntarily #dnd #ttrpg #DungeonsAndDragons www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/YEVc5OtrlU
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
3 years. 🇵🇸 #freePalestine
Photo from October 7 2023.

Palestinians stand on top of an Israeli tank after breaking out of the fence meant to isolate Gaza. One of them holds a Palestinian flag.
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
I dream of a day when NZ is not led by a bland white neolib named Chris. #NZPol
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026
No Brazil, what are you doing? Please don't elect another Bolsonaro. 🙏 🇧🇷 www.reuters.com/world/americas/braz… #BRPol
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owgf.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy @owgf.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
Comedy wildlife photography award finalists 2026 – in pictures #Photography #Nature #Wildlife www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/ga…
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SellaTheChemist @sellathechemist.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
Beware. If you are looking for Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's film "Naza" based on interviews with 24 Israeli soldiers, that is currently in film festivals and cinemas, you won't find it online. Instead you will find the IDF's "Naza - The True Story" that presents a very different picture of […]
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Good News Community @good-news-community.mastodon.cosmicnation.co.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
On the Great Barrier Reef, Traditional Owners are taking a growing role in managing and protecting Sea Country. Indigenous knowledge combined with modern conservation is helping shape how one of the world’s most remarkable ecosystems is cared for. Read more […]
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Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag: @simonchulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
One party *actually* “building the future” while the other is only *saying* they’re “building the future” while actually building the 1950’s.
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
Sounds about right to me. Can't be any more progressive left within this chart. 🤷 votecompass.tvnz.co.nz #NZPol
Screenshot of the Tvnz political compass result.

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Your fit in the political landscape
The graph shows how you compare with the parties in terms of ideology.

The dot marked as You is located in the furthest left, topmost corner straight between the Greens and the Te Pāti Māori.
This corner corresponds to the progressive leftt
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
Hell yeah! Choo choo mfers! 🚉 If I wasn't already locked in for a green vote, these would certainly do it. ✅✅💚 Green Party announces plan for passenger rail between major NZ cities […]
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
Loving the recount of the horny online war spurred by Buck, the apparently quite sexy sheep mascot from Kiwibank. thespinoff.co.nz/society/03-10-2026…
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Kiwibank is desperately trying to stop people saying they want to fuck its sheep mascot
But for every lustful post killed by a legal threat, another 10 take its place.
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
[Proud leftie dad moment] At lunch time, my partner was talking about a friend who is having trouble in her new job. She's been making mistakes while using a complicated system she hasn't been trained on, and her requests for training have not had any response. She's frustrated and doesn't know […]
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
Occam's razor says the simplest explanation is often the correct one: Todd McClay likely confused a member of the Dutch environmental group Both Ends, Fernando Hernández Espino, with Francisco Hernández from the Green Party. Then he said that the complaint was the Green's fault. Now they're […]
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
🇰🇭 DENGUE FEVER - Sni Bong www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1yLKPyRSiI #AWiderWorld #JukeboxFridayNight
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
🇮🇩 Filastine - Gendjer2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaccT5xY_6Y #AWiderWorld #JukeboxFridayNight
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
Made in Wonosari 🇮🇩 The Melting Minds - In A Land www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9gTLlBkKP8 #AWiderWorld #JukeboxFridayNight
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
🇮🇪 KNEECAP - FENIAN www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLDHQVJZuGQ #AWiderWorld #JukeboxFridayNight
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
Some Thai jazz 🇹🇭 🎶 Mae Kha Som Tam · Onuma Singsiri www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeWooTpajWU #AWiderWorld #JukeboxFridayNight
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
🇯🇵 + 🇨🇴 = 🔥 Minyo Cumbiero - Cumbia del Monte Fuji www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy6No4Xuq_E #AWiderWorld #JukeboxFridayNight
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
🇵🇸 47SOUL - Intro To ShamStep | السبعة و أربعين - مقدمة الشام ستيب www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgEiIXay4rY #AWiderWorld #JukeboxFridayNight
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
C'est au Manhattan fast-food Dakar, Sénégal, cinéma le Paris Demain je serais parti La gare Dakar, Bamako Mopti Y'a pas de problèmes? Tout va bien Aujourd'hui je me marie, j'ai confiance Amoul solo, Gao, l'Algérie, Tunisie, Italie Il n'y a pas de problèmes, j'aime! Au Manhattan fast-food Dakar […]
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Raglan Niall :lk: :tinoflag: @niall.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
RE: fediscience.org/@ZLabe/117368408621… Yet another climate graph which makes me say 'fuck'.
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
ThisIsFine.gif :fine: Greenhouse gases hit record levels in New Zealand's atmosphere, new data shows www.rnz.co.nz/news/environment_clim… #tooManyCows #dirtyDairy #climateChange #EndFossilFuels
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Greenhouse gases hit record levels in New Zealand's atmosphere, new data shows
The greenhouse gases that cause global warming have increased to new record levels in New Zealand's atmosphere, new data shows.
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
“As the saying goes, a liberal is someone who opposes every war except the current war and supports all civil rights movements except the one that’s going on right now.”
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
I am aware that this is low key an ad for Ecosia (although it barely mentions the company), but is also an interesting story, about a community in Honduras looking after their land and growing a forest. Also, I wish this was what advertising regularly meant, if we have to have any advertising […]
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
Oh, what a surprise, who could have ever foreseen this happening? /s (Everyone could, everyone did, and even warned the #FossilFools in charge) NZ accused of breaking climate change promise with EU, but Todd McClay rejects claim […]
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
White supremacy does not necessarily have to look like a shaved head neo nazi waving a swastika around. It may simply be boring bureaucracy weaponised to quietly erase culture. When we say "decolonise everything", we mean look at these systems and ask who benefits, whose worldview is being […]
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
This is a job for our comrade orcas in the Hauraki Gulf. Jeff Bezos' $800m superyacht Koru docks in Auckland www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/29/jeff-bez…
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Jeff Bezos' $800m superyacht Koru docks in Auckland
The 127m-long, 17m-wide superyacht passed Rangitoto before docking at Wynyard Quarter.
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myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
No one is coming to save us. There isn't a big single hero. That's a good thing. Following, trusting in singular persons is part of the problem. Keep your heroes at an arms distance. The durable way out is the one where we have to save ourselves.
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026
✅ ✅ 💚
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Jon Sullivan @joncounts.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026
Over on his YouTube channel EntoExplorer has made a terrific video on four of Aotearoa-New Zealand's most unique and rare arthropods. There's a couple of weird beetles, some unusually alpine cicadas, and one of the most epically stylish green harvestmen, *Algidia viridata*. The video highlights […]
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026
People keep saying "If we do a wealth tax, rich people will leave the country" And I'm like "Naybe, if we get lucky. But let's try it first and see how we go." #NZPol #TaxTheSuperRich
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
Breaking! 🚨 Greenpeace boards Government-owned vessel in deep sea mining protest - Greenpeace Aotearoa www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-r… #stopSeabedMining #ProtectTheOceans #Ocean
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Robyn Nuthall @robynnuthall.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
#NZPol I'm embarrassed and saddened that Aotearoa New Zealand was not one of those countries walking out on the Israeli Prime Minister's speech. todon.eu/@faab64/117333062459243225
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Attached: 1 image List of countries whose delegations walked out of the UN General Assembly hall during Netanyahu’s speech: Iran Iraq Syria Tuvalu Turkmenistan Yemen Egypt Panama Senegal Palestine Sudan Tunisia Türkiye Venezuela Antigua and Barbuda Republic of the Congo Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Tonga Uzbekistan Angola Barbados Colombia Comoros Dominica Djibouti North Macedonia San Marino South Africa Somalia Algeria Bangladesh Brunei Darussalam Brazil Chile Democratic Republic of the Congo Lebanon Liberia Eritrea Chad Central African Republic Libya Mauritania Jordan Nicaragua Madagascar Niger Peru Saint Lucia Slovenia Afghanistan The Bahamas Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana North Korea Eswatini Uganda Pakistan Lesotho Bolivia Spain Cuba Equatorial Guinea Kyrgyzstan Mozambique Myanmar Ireland Maldives Indonesia Kuwait Namibia Malaysia Guyana Kenya #UNGA #Netanyahu
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
In case you missed it, this speech by Chlöe Swarbrick is 🔥 youtu.be/2IklfJS25rI #NZPol #voteGreen #ditchThePricksIn26
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026
This is excellent news for the environment. Thank you to the courageous protestors who occupied a mine cart for weeks on end, to bring attention to this destructive project. ✊🏽 🌏 Fast-track application to mine Denniston Plateau rejected […]
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Ika Makimaki @pezmico.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026
Be still, my beating heart. There's a chance we can be free of the cursed, most wrong-headed project of this evil coalition: the pointless LNG terminal. Decision on LNG terminal delayed | RNZ www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/1537112… #NZPol #FossilFools
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Decision on LNG terminal delayed
ACT and New Zealand First have all but confirmed a decision on whether the government should underwrite a new liquefied natural gas terminal has been put off until after the election.
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Jon Sullivan @joncounts.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026
To emphasise just how many animals are dying on NZ roads because of all our cars, on my 21 km bike commute to work just Monday and Tuesday this week I have added the following roadkill to my dataset (it's Spring so roadkill rates are picking up): 3x adult mallards/grey duck hybrids 6x ducklings […]
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