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Visualisation of key points. #nzpol

Break up supermarket duopoly and guarantee liveable incomes We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.

"It is, on the surface, the boldest thing any political party has said about the grocery market in years."

A certain commentator on the NZ First announcement.

There's just one problem: the Greens announced a policy to break up the supermarket duopoly 4 years ago.

www.greens.org.nz/break_up_sup...

'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.

Wow, that hits hard.

A storm hit New Zealand every eight days on average in the last year.

Insurance claims more than tripled.

This is the #climatecrisis and it will get much worse — but how much worse, is still up to us.

Exclusive: Government quietly agrees to repeal number of Treaty references in laws Ministers made the decision but until now hadn't told the public.

"It’s closed out. It's finished. We voted it down yesterday, and it's over, and we're moving forward." - Luxon

“Cremated and buried”. - Potaka

They lied. Despite over 90% of submitters opposed and massive divisions caused.

National Govt continues to roll it out. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

The Niños aren’t alright This week, as a break from talking about World War III, I'm bringing you a bunch of scary stories about climate breakdown.

"Anyone not cashing cheques from big oil would look at this crisis and realise that it underlines the need to transition towards renewables.

But those cheques are about to get a lot bigger, because BP just announced an ‘exceptional’ quarter for its oil traders."
substack.com/@graceblakel...

Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.

My father survived a year with pancreatic cancer but it was a year of terrible suffering. This is very encouraging news.

www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...

🔥SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov : “Ivanka’s husband Jared Kushner’s on the Saudi payroll for $2 BILLION— as he leads 🇺🇸 diplomacy + asks sheikhs for billions more… Never have we seen so little effort to hide so much corruption. The Mar-a-Lago mafia taking corruption to spectacular new heights.”

China lodges 'serious protest' over NZ Air Force's conduct in its air space; NZDF denies disruption China claims an anti-submarine patrol aircraft of the New Zealand Air Force undermined its security interests, which the Defence Force denies.

This is what "interoperability" with the US gets us: doing America's dirty work and pissing off our not-enemies. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

imagine what conscientiously maintained air purifiers and—dare i say—an open window or two could change.

In today’s NZ Herald

WELL NOW, would you look at that?

A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.

This really has to change #nzpol

Vance admits that Trump’s blockade is an act of economic terrorism against the entire world.

Yesterday Israel bombed an ambulance in Lebanon, killing paramedic Hassan Badawi

Over the last two & a half years Israel systematically targeted healthcare workers in Gaza, murdering hundreds, and the failure of the world to take action means Israel is free to do it again.

World-first electric triple road train launches in SA Battery change-over can be completed in the same time it takes for traditional refuelling, with the bulk of the electricity coming from renewable energy.

Funny how Australia is adapting to EV trucks while New Zealand continues to complain about the price of diesel (aka do nothing). And with diesel likely to march towards $5/l as blockade of a blockade gets underway (don't ask me how this works okay...) when will NZ start actually adapting.

In today’s HeraldOnSunday

Luxon tells RNZ building on floodplains is stupif - yet his own fast track process just approved the massive 4000-building Winton development - right on a floodplain, with no infrastructure support - and strongly opposed by council. His government is failing us spectacularly
#nzpol

Apple Maps appears to have removed the names of all villages in southern Lebanon.

This is the exact area Israel is currently trying to occupy.

Orban's loss has financial and organizational consequences for the far right worldwide.

Sunset skies in Northland ahead of tropical cyclone Vaianu’s arrival this weekend - orange clouds against an almost purple-blue evening sky

Pre-cyclone skies, Northland, Aotearoa - power’s already flicked off twice and it’s not even that windy yet

Screenshot from nzoilwatch site showing that zero ships are now expected, compared to 8 in normal times (whatever those are)

Screenshot from earth.nullschool.net site showing tropical cyclone Vaianu approaching NZ

What are “normal” times and can we have them

Shit. One to watch Aotearoa. With the Strait still closed, no Ceasefire actually ever happened and no tankers getting through, the last crude tankers are likely in port by now and that is it

For NZ that is 47% of refined product in question if Korea goes NOPE

Spoiler alert: nothing trickled down.

Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez:

“The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.”

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Unclear if killing whole civilisations came up. #nzpol

BTW the people who spent the last few years advocating for Palestine were clearly 100% right that normalizing war crimes and genocide there would just increase the likelihood of inhumane actions elsewhere. Just saying.

It's time to suspend all exports to the USA. The status of the dollar means they can buy whatever they need without caring (including endless weapons). But, countries don't have to sell them stuff.

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