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Asher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
This is wild: the authors find evidence for giant, macro-predatory octopuses in Late Cretaceous oceans that might max out at *62 feet long,* comfortably large enough to attack, kill and eat mosasaurs
science.org
Earliest octopuses were giant top predators in Cretaceous oceans
Top predators drive changes in ecosystem structure. For the last ~370 million years, large-sized vertebrates have dominated the apex of the marine food chain, while invertebrates have served as smalle...
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Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Prosecuting every one of the people involved in this is the moderate position and voters need to be reminding every single Democrat running that this is how it is.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
“…disabled people are actually less likely to drive than nondisabled people and more likely to get around by walking and rolling and taking transit. Car-heavy cities are also disproportionately dangerous for disabled folks…”— @nondriver.bsky.social Don’t use accessibility “as a political football.”
motherjones.com
Do car-free zones hurt disabled people? We asked experts.
City planners and advocates are seeing "accessibility used as a political football."
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🚄Rob✅✅🚆 @robdickinson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Parking lot speed humps are getting out of control
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
A good overview of what Dems were able to accomplish w/r/t forcing Kilmar Abrego Garcia's abduction onto the national agenda, beating back ICE in places like Minneapolis, and driving Trump's approval on his "best" issue into the toilet. Recall that some pundits advised Dems *not* to do any of this.
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Bart Janssen @bjjanssen.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
And because the debt is held by councils the interest rates will be much higher than if the debt was held by central government That is the difference between 3 waters and local water done well - higher interest rates
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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
On election night and the following month, I said on The Guardian that the electorate did not vote for what this govt was going to do and National’s/Luxon’s polling shows I was right.
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Paul van Brakel @paulvanbrakel.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
John Campbell #rnz interviewing Climate Insurer re 8 day freq of high intensity rain events, What are your hearing from Politicians? Ramp it up John et al we need this to move up the election issue ranking There is no economy Willis with an imploding climate... #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...
rnz.co.nz
'A storm every eight days' - country's biggest insurer calls for systemic response
An increasing number of severe weather events were now happening in spring and summer, IAG says.
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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Bish/Simeon? Be a very polarising pair and that would also need Wayne Brown's blessing as while Wayne and Auckland backs Bish they hate Simeon with a vengence
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Gwynn Compton @gwynncompton.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Still relevant three years later. newsroom.co.nz/2023/02/22/t...
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NZ Transit Buzz @nztransitbuzz.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
#TramNews: Christchurch’s tram fleet could be extended as the city’s popularity with visitors continues to boost passenger numbers. Christchurch Attractions Ltd has bought extra land on Tramway Lane and is on the lookout for more trams. Via The Press: www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
thepress.co.nz
Christchurch tram company buys more land, on lookout for more trams
The tram fleet could be extended as the city’s popularity with visitors continues to boost passenger numbers.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
How come they keep spelling “open” wrong? Does that street look closed to you? Only if you’re a car… and presumably that’s the real problem. #UrbanTruth
Picture of street filled with people when cars are prohibited, with a prominent sign saying “road closed.”

Via Urban Truth Collecrive

(Also, it’s a street, not a road)
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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 20/04/2026
US construction paralysis (and solution ?), in action: Shelter for delivery workers gets $1 m in federal funding in 2021 Policymakers spend 3 years disagreeing, coming to no agreement about where, how, what, etc Mamdani enters office, declares it will be done in <100 days, and it just… happens?
nytimes.com
How to Build a Rest Stop for Delivery Workers in a Hurry
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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
It shouldn't surprise me anymore, but man a lot of people have a real problem with, "this dumb, immoral thing is actually legal." Or legal under international law even though it violates domestic law. Alas, not every Bad Thing is illegal. Many Bad Things are perfectly legal.
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Frank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Remember when RogerDouglas, Richard Prebble, Ruth Richardson, Max Bradford, et al, promised us cheaper power through competition? How's that working out for us? Send them your household bills. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
stuff.co.nz
Regional households face power price increases double the rate of major cities
While the national average power price is rising by up to 10%, some regions are being hit much harder. In the Far North, households are facing increases of more than $400 a year, worsening energy hard...
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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
I see Shane Jones appears on far-right network that regularly platforms, & promotes Christchurch terrorist's violent extremist ideology (rebranded as 'remigration'), & amplifies the same anti-Indian racism, & xenophobia through his "butter chicken tsunami" framing. Dangerous, & disgusting. #nzpol
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Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
I'm not surprised that some of the voices saying "We weren't warned" about the awful Wellington storms are the same voices that said officials overreacted to last week's cyclone.
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
5 National Party MPs now being painted as "disgruntled" staffers: - Barbara Kuriger, Deputy Speaker - Sam Uffindell, once attacked a kid - Andrew Bayly, called Kiwi worker a loser - Joseph Mooney, called for deportation of Kiwi citizen - Tim van de Molen, threatened Labour's MP
Waikato MP Tim van de Molen once threatened Shanan Halbert and was stripped of all portfolios, pre-electionKuriger (from her Facebook profile) Deputy Speaker
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Snarky Platypus @snarkyplatypus.com · 21/04/2026
People who think Australia’s big cities are too crowded should lead by example and move to a country town. Then they will remember why they want to live in a big city
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Frosted Poptart @toastertrollop.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
A hundred years ago, the U.S. had a nationwide network of short-line railroads that connected most urban and rural communities. By the 1940s, most of it had been dismantled ... by the barons of the auto and oil industries. 😑
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350.org @350.org · 13/02/2026
Draft agenda of COP31: 14 priorities, 50 sub-priorities, and not one explicit reference to fossil fuels, the source of roughly three-quarters of global warming. After 80+ countries backed a roadmap to transition from fossil fuels, this looks look more like an omission than an oversight.
theguardian.com
National security plans must adapt to avoid ‘new world disorder’, says UN climate chief
Simon Stiell tells audience in Cop31 host nation Turkey that climate extremes are fuelling famine, displacement and war
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Other taxes this government are responsible for: halving Kiwisaver deductions, telling community GPs to raise GP fees, proposed 22c increased fuel taxes from 2027, prescription fees for 2 years, quashed contractor rights and $ protections, new LNG gas tax, car rego increase ETC. 2/2
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
If you order from overseas, you will be now be charged a new government tax on shipments valued at $1,000 NZD or less. For imports, the levy will be $2.21 NZD per shipment, plus GST. For exports, $2.48 NZD per shipment, plus GST. Always new taxes, always under stealth. #NZPOL 1/2
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Todd Goldsbie @toddgoldsbie.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
'We're afraid of walkable distances now' is my new catchphrase.
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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
All temporary pedestrian zones become permanent pedestrian zones. Those are the rules.
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 13/04/2026
Embarrassing, quite why Nicola Willis has been allowed a get out of jail free card on this debacle is beyond me "Cook Strait ferry service's reputation for unreliability among overseas tour operators" #kikorangi
rnz.co.nz
'Word travels': Cook Strait ferry service's reputation for unreliability among overseas tour operators
Fed-up tour operators are sounding the alarm on ferry services, saying tourists are now avoiding parts of the country.
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NZ Transit Buzz @nztransitbuzz.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
#TicketingNews: It was "probably a mistake" to try and build every public transport concession into the $1.4 billion National Ticketing System project, the Transport Minister says. Via RNZ: www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
rnz.co.nz
'Probably a mistake': Transport Minister on building concessions into national ticketing system
Chris Bishop says the integrated national ticketing system won't be up and running until the end of 2027.
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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The last fortnight in NZ - and this is just the tip of the iceberg. If media/politicians could start talking loudly about the fact sexual assault in this country is not a series of isolated incidents but a socially acceptable, systemic cultural norm causing demonstrable harm that would be great.
'Privileged' sex offender who tried to rape friend gets discount for 'genuine remorse' 
Married man uses photo he took of teen during sex act to prove she consented, looked older 
Real estate industry figures pen support letters for 'sugar daddy' 
Angry parents confront teacher who exposed himself to children at swimming 
Judge condemns Wellington rapist Jordan Tegus for 'toxic misogyny' before jailing himHorse trainer who 'repeatedly mauled' teen stable hand has record cleared to save his career
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The data has been available for decades. Minimum Wage hikes don’t cost jobs or reduce employment nor does paying a Living Wage. These are just excuses used by employers in NZ and globally not to pay a Living Wage or raise the MW. #nzpol 1/n
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seasonally appropriately spooky Pàra @para14.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
95% of cyclist deaths are caused by a collision with a motor vehicle. Bike helmets are not designed to protect against a collision with a motor vehicle. They're designed to protect against a 25km/h collision straight down with the ground, something that has never happened in real life.
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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
There's a lot to unpack here. But basically it remains true that no matter where you propose new housing in Auckland it turns that various groups will sprout up to shriek: not there, not now, not like that. With of course: "I'm not opposed to new housing, but..." www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...
nzherald.co.nz
Massive Auckland housing development plan stalled by court challenge
Auckland Transport warns a car parking shortfall could line 8-12km of local streets.
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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Wot I did at work today. TLDR; it passed! For: Fairey (mover), Paterson-Hamlin (seconder), Hills, Henderson, Bartley, Lee, Watson, Short, Fuli, Filipaina, Gillon, Winiata, K Wilson, Baker. Against: Turner, Williamson Abstain on whole or part: Fletcher, Simpson, Sayers, Burns Mayor, Newman...
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
And this one will surely be loved… bsky.app/profile/tomf...
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Happy to announce I'll be giving a keynote at the 2026 Australasian Road Safety Conference in Sydney this October. australasianroadsafetyconference.com.au
australasianroadsafetyconference.com.au
Home - ARSC 2026 Conference | Road Safety Excellence - Australasia
Join Australasia’s leading road safety conference in Sydney. Discover the 2026 ARSC program, submissions, registration and collaboration opportunities.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 31/03/2026
We could've phased out fossil fuels the gradual, smart and painless way starting in the 1990s The fossil fuel industry decided we have to do it the painful, unfair and cruel way instead. because that gave them an extra few decades of super-profits
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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Which ever way you splice and dice it, current projections means we are out of 91 and diesel effectively Queens Birthday Weekend (extension of two weeks following initial modelling) nz-fuel.netlify.app
nz-fuel.netlify.app
NZ Fuel Supply Model — Hormuz Crisis Scenario Tool
Interactive model combining MBIE stock data, vessel tracking, and refinery signals. Adjust every assumption and see the impact on NZ fuel stocks in real time.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The scientific consensus is that surface warming is linear in cumulative carbon emissions--there is no evidence of any "tipping point" behavior in global surface temperature (though some climate subsystems e.g. ice sheet may exhibit threshold behavior): www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
livescience.com
Michael Mann: Yes, we can still stop the worst effects of climate change. Here's why.
Opinion: State-of-the-art climate models show warming stops once we stop emitting carbon. That means there's still time to stop the worst impacts of climate change.
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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Fonterra has just had to admit it broke the law around deceptive and misleading advertising with its claim that its butter is "100% NZ Grass Fed". They feed their cows millions of tonnes of palm kernel in fact. Here is the backstory to the case: www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...
greenpeace.org
The supermarket trip that led to Fonterra admitting its “100% New Zealand Grass Fed” claim is misleading and deceptive - Greenpeace Aotearoa
One day in October 2023 I was walking down the supermarket aisle when I saw greenwashing in plain sight.
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Daily Indignation @dailyindignation.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Only in the right-wing-o'sphere where Mike Hosking lives and breathes does the unreliable security of oil equal an indictment of renewable energy. I know he's paid to be ignorant but this is like a whole new level of not getting it.
Mike Hosking, NewstalkZB: "So if this thing ends within a month or so and oil is back to $68 a barrel, all in all, it will have been worth it. 

It also shows beyond a shadow of doubt that renewables are nowhere near the answer, given when the Strait of Hormuz got closed, we didn’t all turn on our windmills."
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
OH MY GOD THEY'RE DOING PANDEMIC LEVELS FOR FUEL www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
nzherald.co.nz
Fuel emergency level system: What happens at each stage, where are we now, are car bans included?
There are four levels, similarly to the Covid alert system.
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House Our Neighbors @houseourneighbors.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Loving the extensive discussion of Housey from @citycastseattle.bsky.social and @bretthamil.bsky.social on the City Cast Seattle pod today. We would like to clarify that Housey uses they/them pronouns 😀. For all the fans out there, here's a blooper from Housey's day at the Capitol.
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Greater Auckland @greaterauckland.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
“Transport is both our largest consumer of fossil fuels, and also a space where there is immense short-term capability to reduce dependence.” A handy list of things Aotearoa could do immediately to cushion the shock: www.linkedin.com/posts/tim-ad...
linkedin.com
🚨🛢Emergency planning for fuel shocks and shortages? I don&#39;t want to make predictions about how bad things will get in Aotearoa, but we have been here before: In 1973, in response to Israeli… | Ti...
🚨🛢Emergency planning for fuel shocks and shortages? I don't want to make predictions about how bad things will get in Aotearoa, but we have been here before: In 1973, in response to Israeli military ...
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Greater Auckland @greaterauckland.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Ways the govt could quickly help New Zealanders reduce fuel usage, but probably won’t 🤷, for reasons: ⚠️ Lower speed limits 🚌 Encourage PT (eg bring back half-priced fares) 🚲 Encourage active modes (eg pop-up bike paths) 🛤️ Move freight from road to rail (eg ramp up KiwiRail) 🏡 Support work-from-home
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kiwivicki.bsky.social @kiwivicki.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Labour needs to spread the message about how wr9ng National was to abandon 3 waters. www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-ch...
nzherald.co.nz
Anxiety rises over Ruapehu's water plan costs
Water charges could nearly double in Ruapehu under the two-council model with Whanganui.
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Matt Nippert @mattnippert.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The Covid inquiries will continue until the polling improves.
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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 12/03/2026
Aotearoa New Zealand experiencing a massive dose of FO after decades of FA #nzpol Heartbreaking, and entirely avoidable
rnz.co.nz
Fuel costs could drive New Zealand trucking businesses to the ground
More than 90 percent of freight in Aotearoa is moved by road.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 12/03/2026
What's the Temu Streisand Effect?
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Living Streets Aotearoa @livingstreetsnz.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Scrapping the Clean Vehicle Standard would significantly worsen air pollution. "RNZ has learned that a targeted consultation carried out for that review has just ended, which included asking submitters whether the standard should be 'abolished'."
rnz.co.nz
Government considering scrapping entire clean car standard
An EV advocate says if the proposal goes ahead, Kiwis will be sold "the high-emitting leftovers" that manufacturers can no longer sell in Australia.
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