Bee بي
@beaumontbee.bsky.social
Living on a hilltop in Pōneke with some kākā and tūī #Aotearoa
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Hungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Hungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders
Amnesty International describes legislation as ‘full-frontal attack’ on country’s LGBTQ+ population
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Hungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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kid playing drum palate cleanser
sound on obvs
sound on obvs
March 19, 2025 at 5:21 AM
kid playing drum palate cleanser
sound on obvs
sound on obvs
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The UK’s post-Brexit trade strategy has largely floundered, and Labour is now hampered by failed deals and unfulfilled promises | Tony Burke
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Labour’s dilemma: fixing the UK’s trade deals
The UK’s post-Brexit trade strategy has largely floundered, and Labour is now hampered by failed deals and unfulfilled promises
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The UK’s post-Brexit trade strategy has largely floundered, and Labour is now hampered by failed deals and unfulfilled promises | Tony Burke
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
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Two Kingfishers in the morning sun at Shakespear Regional Park looking for their breakfast #birds #Photography
March 19, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Two Kingfishers in the morning sun at Shakespear Regional Park looking for their breakfast #birds #Photography
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Outside the American Embassy in London....
London rocks......✊🏼
London rocks......✊🏼
March 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Instead of working to ensure NZ was resilient to growing global uncertainty, this government has deliberately weakened the economy and left us exposed.
Consumer confidence tumbles amid global chaos
Confidence was low across the country but no region was lower than Wellington, according to the Westpac-McDermott Miller index.
www.rnz.co.nz
March 19, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Instead of working to ensure NZ was resilient to growing global uncertainty, this government has deliberately weakened the economy and left us exposed.
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Resource consent declined despite having the support of DOC, Ngāi Tahu, Environment Southland, and the Southland District Council.
Seems the hunting, shooting, fishing, farming nimbies might have found a way to win the day?
#nzpol
Seems the hunting, shooting, fishing, farming nimbies might have found a way to win the day?
#nzpol
Resource consent for Southland wind farm declined
An independent panel has declined resource consent for a Contact Energy wind farm at Slopedown in Southland that was set to feature 55 turbines.
www.stuff.co.nz
March 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Resource consent declined despite having the support of DOC, Ngāi Tahu, Environment Southland, and the Southland District Council.
Seems the hunting, shooting, fishing, farming nimbies might have found a way to win the day?
#nzpol
Seems the hunting, shooting, fishing, farming nimbies might have found a way to win the day?
#nzpol
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Sometimes the morning light hits the hills just perfectly
March 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Sometimes the morning light hits the hills just perfectly
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The secretary of transportation went on Fox & Friends this morning and trashed air travel, portraying the current air traffic control system as a disaster, and then claimed taking public transit is "dangerous."
I miss the DEI days when it was safe to travel.
I miss the DEI days when it was safe to travel.
March 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The secretary of transportation went on Fox & Friends this morning and trashed air travel, portraying the current air traffic control system as a disaster, and then claimed taking public transit is "dangerous."
I miss the DEI days when it was safe to travel.
I miss the DEI days when it was safe to travel.
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NEBRASKA CROWD: “TAX THE RICH! TAX THE RICH!”
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
March 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
NEBRASKA CROWD: “TAX THE RICH! TAX THE RICH!”
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
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Think I'll give Wayne's World 3 a miss.
@john3ners.bsky.social @ottoenglish.bsky.social @beaumontbee.bsky.social
@john3ners.bsky.social @ottoenglish.bsky.social @beaumontbee.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Think I'll give Wayne's World 3 a miss.
@john3ners.bsky.social @ottoenglish.bsky.social @beaumontbee.bsky.social
@john3ners.bsky.social @ottoenglish.bsky.social @beaumontbee.bsky.social
Hi Byron, I was struck last night watching you on #BHN when you said you'd been playing chess with a friend in Gaza and then the "ceasefire" was broken and you hadn't heard any more from your friend since. I sincerely hope he's ok, and that you've made contact with him.😢 🇵🇸 @byroncclark.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Hi Byron, I was struck last night watching you on #BHN when you said you'd been playing chess with a friend in Gaza and then the "ceasefire" was broken and you hadn't heard any more from your friend since. I sincerely hope he's ok, and that you've made contact with him.😢 🇵🇸 @byroncclark.bsky.social
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“They do not represent the views of the NZ Government"
True, but they really should.
True, but they really should.
March 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
“They do not represent the views of the NZ Government"
True, but they really should.
True, but they really should.
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“This looks like a very thin excuse for sacking a highly respected former New Zealand foreign minister from his post as High Commissioner to the UK.
I have been at Munich Security Conference recently where many draw parallels between Munich 1938 and US actions now.”
- Helen Clark on Xitter
I have been at Munich Security Conference recently where many draw parallels between Munich 1938 and US actions now.”
- Helen Clark on Xitter
Watch: The Trump comment that cost Phil Goff his job as high commissioner
Winston Peters says Goff’s comments, captured on video, made his position “untenable”. Helen Clark says it looks like a thin excuse to sack him.
www.stuff.co.nz
March 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
“This looks like a very thin excuse for sacking a highly respected former New Zealand foreign minister from his post as High Commissioner to the UK.
I have been at Munich Security Conference recently where many draw parallels between Munich 1938 and US actions now.”
- Helen Clark on Xitter
I have been at Munich Security Conference recently where many draw parallels between Munich 1938 and US actions now.”
- Helen Clark on Xitter
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Poll suggests America is rapidly tiring of him. Although I'm surprised it remains that high.
March 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Poll suggests America is rapidly tiring of him. Although I'm surprised it remains that high.
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Releasing research penned on Topham Guerin's role in the National Party's 2023 general election campaign, which served to essentially rebrand Luxon. Inspired by old friend getting in touch around this article: Dutton hires Morrison’s ‘disinformation’ team www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
March 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Releasing research penned on Topham Guerin's role in the National Party's 2023 general election campaign, which served to essentially rebrand Luxon. Inspired by old friend getting in touch around this article: Dutton hires Morrison’s ‘disinformation’ team www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
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#BHN Tonight at 9pm
- Trump's SOTU
- Seymour says 'stop politicising lunches'
- Are there slap suits being threatened on Ministers and
gender affirming care practitioners?
#nzpol @chewienz.bsky.social
youtube.com/live/FOyjowX...
- Trump's SOTU
- Seymour says 'stop politicising lunches'
- Are there slap suits being threatened on Ministers and
gender affirming care practitioners?
#nzpol @chewienz.bsky.social
youtube.com/live/FOyjowX...
#BHN Trump's SOTU | Seymour says 'stop politicising lunches' | Slap suits on gender affirming care
YouTube video by DOC Studios
youtube.com
March 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
#BHN Tonight at 9pm
- Trump's SOTU
- Seymour says 'stop politicising lunches'
- Are there slap suits being threatened on Ministers and
gender affirming care practitioners?
#nzpol @chewienz.bsky.social
youtube.com/live/FOyjowX...
- Trump's SOTU
- Seymour says 'stop politicising lunches'
- Are there slap suits being threatened on Ministers and
gender affirming care practitioners?
#nzpol @chewienz.bsky.social
youtube.com/live/FOyjowX...
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This is damning for Fonterra, and will raise alarm-bells for its big customers like Nestlé Danone and MARS who all have Zero Deforestation policies.
Fonterra among firms linked to illegal palm plantations
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360... #nzpol
Fonterra among firms linked to illegal palm plantations
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360... #nzpol
Fonterra among firms linked to illegal palm plantations, claims Greenpeace
The dairy giant says it will look into an allegation that some of the palm kernel extract it sells to farmers comes from plantations in Indonesia which breach the rules.
www.thepost.co.nz
March 5, 2025 at 7:36 AM
This is damning for Fonterra, and will raise alarm-bells for its big customers like Nestlé Danone and MARS who all have Zero Deforestation policies.
Fonterra among firms linked to illegal palm plantations
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360... #nzpol
Fonterra among firms linked to illegal palm plantations
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360... #nzpol
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New minister cannot make any decisions on supermarkets due to 'a close family member owning a supermarket'.
Because of course nobody thought about that before giving him the job.
The bar is so low it's digging into the ground 🤦 #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Because of course nobody thought about that before giving him the job.
The bar is so low it's digging into the ground 🤦 #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
New Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson hands off supermarket decisions over conflict
Scott Simpson was given the role after Andrew Bayly quit over a discussion with a staffer that went too far.
www.rnz.co.nz
March 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
New minister cannot make any decisions on supermarkets due to 'a close family member owning a supermarket'.
Because of course nobody thought about that before giving him the job.
The bar is so low it's digging into the ground 🤦 #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Because of course nobody thought about that before giving him the job.
The bar is so low it's digging into the ground 🤦 #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Many of the findings in this report are the same as the findings in the independent report we commissioned months ago, which received an inadequate response from the organisation. Serious questions remain about why it took so long for WWL to start acting
March 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Many of the findings in this report are the same as the findings in the independent report we commissioned months ago, which received an inadequate response from the organisation. Serious questions remain about why it took so long for WWL to start acting
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After years of Councillors and staff raising concerns with Wellington Water, commissioning our own report, and being told by Mayors across the region we were overreacting it's good to see some errors being acknowledged but we still need to see some action www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Wellington Water report reveals alleged theft, structural and contractor issues
A probe has also uncovered poor value for money from contractors and structural issues.
www.rnz.co.nz
March 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
After years of Councillors and staff raising concerns with Wellington Water, commissioning our own report, and being told by Mayors across the region we were overreacting it's good to see some errors being acknowledged but we still need to see some action www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...