77mm in one hour in Berhampore. That’s just an incomprehensible rain intensity anywhere at any time, let alone in Wellington in Autumn. We used to use 7mm an hour as a threshold for “heavy rain”, and this was more than 10 times that.
Trickle-down economics
75 years and over Twice yearly, from 6 months after previous dose. 65 years to 74 years One dose annually. 30 to 64 years Not generally recommended - there are some exceptions. 16 to 29 years Not generally recommended for healthy people. 5 to 15 years Not eligible for healthy children
Oh my fucking god. They really want to harm us all. This fucking government!
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www.healthnz.govt.nz/health-topic...
LOOK AT THE UPDATE FOR COVID-19 VACCINES NOW 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
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Ditto
Also hope you are doing a bit better today? Are the antibiotics kicking in?
Are we currently in the same hospital? I had the exact experience last night, was in tears with pain and was met with very little help or empathy. I’m terrified of tonight.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Do we owe our Covid conspiracy friends an apology?
The Covid immunity cycle: Why catching the virus is basically our new booster
I know that it’s clickbait, so have not clicked. But between this headline from the Herald today and from Stuff earlier this week, you’ve got to wonder how often the writing actually centres the best interests of the public, and how often it centres reckons that erode social cohesion - and health.
To understand Wellington you have to understand how deeply and profoundly the whole city fucking loves the central library
Reopening today after a near-decade of earthquake repair/strengthening
Oh I’m so sorry, what a horrific year.
You did fabulous!
Not electing Kamala Harris has got to be the
most colossal fuck up America has ever made .
TV screen on top of white draws showing Joanna standing in front of a shopfront with a rainbow display wearing a colourful dress, a rainbow necklace and purple cardigan. Along the bottom of the TV it says Wellington Festival celebrates 40 years of Pride.
@johubris.bsky.social looking fabulous on Breakfast talking about @wellingtonpride.bsky.social
Why is day 3 after any surgery so brutal? On struggle street already and it’s not even 9am yet.
It is really weird to me when people don’t like reading and books.
I get not having enough time to read. I get wanting to read more, but there are just too many distractions around you. Obviously, I get having disabilities that make it difficult to read.
But just not liking books? Who are you?
Gratifyingly, Unichem Willis St are slammed with booster vaccinations at present, need to book ahead. People are taking it seriously, even if the government isn't.
This actually feels really reassuring I get the appeal
Chart comparing excess mortality across various countries during the covid pandemic (2020-2023). US and UK were the worst. Sweden, Australia, Taiwan, and Korea were middle of the pack. NZ was the clear winner by a huge margin.
Fundamentally this is the only chart that really matters when comparing covid responses across countries.
By the most important measure, NZ had the best performance in the world. It did so well that fewer people died than expected!
Genuine kudos for this from my region's civic leaders.
Speaking with one voice against this immoral law change.
“Baker said people were not getting booster shots and for many, it had been quite some time since they were last infected and antibodies were dropping.
It was enough to give the virus "the edge".”
Might be an idea to have a louder health/comms response given our health system is much worse vs 2020🫠
okay the fact you can OIA a minister's chatGPT logs is pretty funny, sometimes the NZ administrative state is good actually
I'm just annoyed that I feel like all the knowledge and the technology we have means we could all be having a really nice time and scientists could be doing science and everyone could have enough food and shelter and everything they need but instead *gestures at everything*
A rare example of rich boomers doing good with their money.
Disability accommodations are a rare thing that actually trickles down. You like curb cutouts? Auto-opening doors? Jar openers? Ramps? Hand rails? YOU’RE WELCOME
Even as an abled person you use disability accommodations every single day.
Supporting accommodations actually helps everyone.
Picture of Luxon looking like someone stole his head polish "I am not happy with that number" Willis reacts to PM Luxon's dire new poll
Numbers Willis is happy with:
Most unemployed since 2015
30,000 people fleeing the country
Billions wasted on cancelled projects
Fat landlord tax cut paid for by ripping off women's pay equity
THE ACTUAL FUCK
We produce enough food in NZ (5.5million) to feed 45million people & we can't sell cheap butter here, so we have to buy American butter from monoculture grain fed cows housed in sheds, then throw on the carbon footprint
Not one single thing about this is right
We’re in the D*List today, talking about particularly accessible events at the Festival thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/an-...
In 2022 a group of us (experts) tried to explain to the joint security group that extreme misogyny was the fastest growing form of violent extremism www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
I have found TENS machines to be surprisingly helpful for managing pain.
1.) NZ women earn $900,000 less than men in their lifetimes - the NZ Government just made closing that gap harder
2.) Home ownership is predicated on patriarchal norms e.g. single women are seen as a risk by men I mean banks
3.) Cultural misogyny - this story is reported often and nothing changes
She never lived to see this moment, but it’s worth remembering that none of this would have happened without Virginia Giuffre.
She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s.
Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.