The coalition government – made up of the centre-right National party and two minor partners, the libertarian Act party and populist New Zealand First party – released its first draft emissions reduction plan on Wednesday. www.theguardian.com/world/articl...

New Zealand will fail to meet 2050 net zero targets, data shows, after climate policies scrapped

Scientists say government’s approach to emissions cutting is ‘high risk’ and reliant on ‘immature technologies’

Although food price increases have been noticeable over the long term, the change in relative prices — the cost of one food category compared to another — often goes unnoticed. theconversation.com/the-cost-of-...

The cost of eating healthy: NZ fruit and veg prices are going up way faster than processed food

Healthy eating is increasingly out of reach for struggling families. Since 2014, prices on fruit and vegetables have increased by around 45%, while processed foods have seen just a 14% rise.

Yum yum fairy bread! A compulsory item at any self-respecting kids birthday party (and still a firm favourite with many adults). Good times on a plate. :-)

"A referendum based on misinformation would not just be unhelpful, but divisive." Dr Carwyn Jones: The Treaty bill is an act of extreme bad faith e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...

Carwyn Jones: The Treaty bill is an act of extreme bad faith | E-Tangata

“It is an act of extreme bad faith for one party to a treaty to try to change the terms of that treaty without seeking the agreement from the other parties.” — Dr Carwyn Jones.

There's been a bit of press about peeps who have had sepsis - sepsis is an OTT immune response to infection, like the flu or staph - prevention is far better than cure. So if you're feeling some or all of these just go to A&E and ask could it be sepsis?

Horrific. Under the fast track bill, three govt ministers are set to get power that would allow them to approve killing of tūi, toroa, tuatara, and more, newly released documents about the consenting regime reveal. THIS is why we march on Sat 8 June: www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3502...

"Iwi Chairs Forum reps pull out of anti-racism plan due to ‘continued racist rhetoric’ " Good on them - but - why are we (Pakeha) still so ignorant about this?

Iwi Chairs Forum reps pull out of anti-racism plan

Iwi Chairs pull team from supporting Government's racist rhetoric

The website they're promoting here isn't the actual Covid Inquiry. It's their own petition. If you want to have an *actual* say on the government's handling of Covid, the website is: haveyoursay.covid19lessons.royalcommission.nz

RCryancrawcour.bsky.socialMar 14, 2024 7:46pm

Oh FFS. Did someone you love NOT die? That was likely because of lockdowns that saved 20,000+ lives in NZ alone. Go have your say now, so that this "enquiry*" doesn't end up being one-sided nut jobs. *aka witchhunt.

yeah, but 🙄 climate change isn't really a thing.🙄

Frozen in time: old paintings and new photographs reveal some NZ glaciers may soon be extinct

An estimated 13 trillion litres of ice has already been lost from glaciers in New Zealand’s Southern Alps since 1978. Several are now approaching extinction.