Francisco Blaha
@franciscoblaha.bsky.social
“We have two choices: to abandon hope and ensure that the worst will happen, or to use the opportunities that exist and contribute to a better world. It is not a very difficult choice.”
Noam Chomsky
Fisheries, bicycles,music
http://www.franciscoblaha.info
Noam Chomsky
Fisheries, bicycles,music
http://www.franciscoblaha.info
From 2023.... Luxon should listen to the press a bit more.
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What do you do with a problem like Winston?
National's decision to form a government with New Zealand First as "as a last resort" is both a plea and a warning. What might a "cocktail" with ACT and NZF taste like? Could Luxon hold it together? A...
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November 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
From 2023.... Luxon should listen to the press a bit more.
www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/c...
www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/c...
Undoubtedly, the first weeks after the 10 January 2026 deadline set by the EU for importers in EU member states to adopt the CATCH system will be challenging, as they will need to enter the catch certificates received from non-EU countries manually.
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Training on the upcoming requirements of the EU Catch Certification Scheme — Francisco Blaha
As I wrote before, in 2023, Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 was amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/2842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 November 2025, introducing a series of u...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Undoubtedly, the first weeks after the 10 January 2026 deadline set by the EU for importers in EU member states to adopt the CATCH system will be challenging, as they will need to enter the catch certificates received from non-EU countries manually.
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Colonialism is not even trying to disguise here pacific.scoop.co.nz/2025/11/us-a...
US Advances Offshore Mineral Plans In American Samoa, Northern Marianas
The United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has taken major steps toward offshore critical minerals exploration in the Pacific.Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Colonialism is not even trying to disguise here pacific.scoop.co.nz/2025/11/us-a...
WTF NZ government! We have the higuest (and increasing) levels of climate related emergencies in recorded history plus increasing population (so statistically increasing other type of emergencies). If anything we should be increasing the number of staff! www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Fire and Emergency restructure biggest in its 8-year existence
At least 140 people are slated to lose their jobs, and unions say the proposal will decimate the agency most relied on for first response in emergencies.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
WTF NZ government! We have the higuest (and increasing) levels of climate related emergencies in recorded history plus increasing population (so statistically increasing other type of emergencies). If anything we should be increasing the number of staff! www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
So when politicians say there’s not enough money in the kitty, what they mean is that “voters as a whole aren't willing to give up more of their claims on real resources to enable more government spending to happen.
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
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PhD student looks at the lie behind the political line: ‘NZ can’t afford it’
University of Otago student Morgan Edwards believes Kiwis need to understand more about our monetary system and push back harder against public service cuts and other government spending decisions.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
So when politicians say there’s not enough money in the kitty, what they mean is that “voters as a whole aren't willing to give up more of their claims on real resources to enable more government spending to happen.
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
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This is the best media explanation of the bill I've seen so far. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Hauraki Protection bill 'not perfect,' but a start, professor says
The Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act has caused a bit of an uproar with an upcoming protest.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 AM
This is the best media explanation of the bill I've seen so far. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
WTF?
The job of a government is to create and enforce laws to maintain order, provide for the welfare of its citizens, and protect the country from external threats
Not to “sort out” the people that are in trouble… what you propose? Eugenics? Disappear them? Jeez
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The job of a government is to create and enforce laws to maintain order, provide for the welfare of its citizens, and protect the country from external threats
Not to “sort out” the people that are in trouble… what you propose? Eugenics? Disappear them? Jeez
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Government 'got to sort out' homeless in Auckland CBD, PM Christopher Luxon says
Central government and Auckland Council are considering how they can move homeless people out of the CBD ahead of summer.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
WTF?
The job of a government is to create and enforce laws to maintain order, provide for the welfare of its citizens, and protect the country from external threats
Not to “sort out” the people that are in trouble… what you propose? Eugenics? Disappear them? Jeez
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
The job of a government is to create and enforce laws to maintain order, provide for the welfare of its citizens, and protect the country from external threats
Not to “sort out” the people that are in trouble… what you propose? Eugenics? Disappear them? Jeez
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
so good!!
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Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!
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November 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
so good!!
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Palm Beach, Waiheke. Right now
Nerd fact (I’m a marine biologist after all), when luciferin and luciferase (gotta love the biblical names) join together, they react with the oxygen in the air to make an oxidised complex. After that, luciferin emits a photon, and that is what you see when it breaks
Nerd fact (I’m a marine biologist after all), when luciferin and luciferase (gotta love the biblical names) join together, they react with the oxygen in the air to make an oxidised complex. After that, luciferin emits a photon, and that is what you see when it breaks
November 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Palm Beach, Waiheke. Right now
Nerd fact (I’m a marine biologist after all), when luciferin and luciferase (gotta love the biblical names) join together, they react with the oxygen in the air to make an oxidised complex. After that, luciferin emits a photon, and that is what you see when it breaks
Nerd fact (I’m a marine biologist after all), when luciferin and luciferase (gotta love the biblical names) join together, they react with the oxygen in the air to make an oxidised complex. After that, luciferin emits a photon, and that is what you see when it breaks
With decolonization sweeping Africa and Asia, the optics of the world's triumphant democracy holding on to its possessions would have been abysmal.
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
With decolonization sweeping Africa and Asia, the optics of the world's triumphant democracy holding on to its possessions would have been abysmal.
WTF is this dogmatic moronic government doing?
The Government has spent $10.7 million in redundancy payments to dismiss 209 workers at Callaghan Innovation, with more than half of these being scientists and researchers whose skills NZ desperately needs.
www.waikatotimes.co.nz/business/360...
The Government has spent $10.7 million in redundancy payments to dismiss 209 workers at Callaghan Innovation, with more than half of these being scientists and researchers whose skills NZ desperately needs.
www.waikatotimes.co.nz/business/360...
PSA blasts $10.7m spend on Callaghan Innovation layoffs, more cuts loom
The union has called the cuts “a waste of public money” as a former Callaghan staffer says his ex-colleagues have gone offshore for work.
www.waikatotimes.co.nz
November 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
WTF is this dogmatic moronic government doing?
The Government has spent $10.7 million in redundancy payments to dismiss 209 workers at Callaghan Innovation, with more than half of these being scientists and researchers whose skills NZ desperately needs.
www.waikatotimes.co.nz/business/360...
The Government has spent $10.7 million in redundancy payments to dismiss 209 workers at Callaghan Innovation, with more than half of these being scientists and researchers whose skills NZ desperately needs.
www.waikatotimes.co.nz/business/360...
In the past, I worked a lot on the seafood safety side of fisheries. When a fish is on deck, it is no longer just a fish; it has turned into food, and as such, there is a whole universe of rules, compliance, and operations that go along with it.
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Biofilms in water hoses on board fishing vessels? — Francisco Blaha
In the past, I worked a lot on the safety of seafood in fisheries. When a fish is on deck, it is no longer just a fish; it has turned into food, and as such, there is a whole universe of rules, c...
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November 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
In the past, I worked a lot on the seafood safety side of fisheries. When a fish is on deck, it is no longer just a fish; it has turned into food, and as such, there is a whole universe of rules, compliance, and operations that go along with it.
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/11...
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If teaching of te reo Māori should not happen at the taxpayer’s expense, then neither should English! What part of “official language” do these shitheads don't get
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/s...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/s...
Seymour says his ministry shouldn’t offer te reo lessons on taxpayer dime
Public agencies are offering staff te reo Māori and Māori-Crown relations training, but senior ministers say this isn’t how public funds should be spent
newsroom.co.nz
November 8, 2025 at 9:57 AM
If teaching of te reo Māori should not happen at the taxpayer’s expense, then neither should English! What part of “official language” do these shitheads don't get
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/s...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/s...
“While the coalition government is trying to force right wing policies down people’s throats, like Act’s school dinners, they’re being spat out and rejected”
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/08/a...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/08/a...
Anne Salmond: A Trumpian accent
Dame Anne Salmond sees red flags for New Zealand in this Government's Trump-like tendencies to favour entitled elites over ordinary citizens
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November 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“While the coalition government is trying to force right wing policies down people’s throats, like Act’s school dinners, they’re being spat out and rejected”
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/08/a...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/08/a...
Lae market in PNG has always had the most epic produce and cool bilums
November 7, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Lae market in PNG has always had the most epic produce and cool bilums
“The move was supported by a $6.3 million contribution from the International Visitor Levy and Tourism New Zealand baseline funding.”
FFS… give it to teachers and nurses. Who cares about michelin star restaurants in NZ?
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FFS… give it to teachers and nurses. Who cares about michelin star restaurants in NZ?
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Michelin reviewers to rate New Zealand restaurants for first time
They will dine at restaurants in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown for a New Zealand edition of the famous food guide.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
“The move was supported by a $6.3 million contribution from the International Visitor Levy and Tourism New Zealand baseline funding.”
FFS… give it to teachers and nurses. Who cares about michelin star restaurants in NZ?
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FFS… give it to teachers and nurses. Who cares about michelin star restaurants in NZ?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
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1. By far the majority of inshore fish caught by commercial fishers in AoNZ is sold to the 88% of the population that don't go recreational fishing.
2. Recreational fishers take twice as much snapper from the Hauraki Gulf than commercial fishers.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
2. Recreational fishers take twice as much snapper from the Hauraki Gulf than commercial fishers.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
‘Prioritise looking after Kiwis’: Fishermen to protest new Hauraki Gulf protection Act
New legislation banning recreational fishing in the Hauraki Gulf has caused uproar in the local fishing community.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 4:57 AM
1. By far the majority of inshore fish caught by commercial fishers in AoNZ is sold to the 88% of the population that don't go recreational fishing.
2. Recreational fishers take twice as much snapper from the Hauraki Gulf than commercial fishers.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
2. Recreational fishers take twice as much snapper from the Hauraki Gulf than commercial fishers.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Let's wait for the reaction to our non-compliance with carbon reduction commitments under trade agreements 😔
Asked whether he’s sure technology will allow the Government to meet its climate goals, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts replies: ‘Can we be sure about anything in life?’
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/06/g...
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Gutting of Zero Carbon Act crashes bipartisan climate consensus
It took more than a year of painstaking cross-partisan negotiation to land the Zero Carbon Act. Now, the Govt is gutting it unilaterally, Marc Daalder reports
newsroom.co.nz
November 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Let's wait for the reaction to our non-compliance with carbon reduction commitments under trade agreements 😔
“An inquiry into the declaration of National Party MP Carl Bates' interests in 25 properties has found he followed Parliament's rules.”
This quote tells me everything that I need to know zwhy National is so opposed to Capital GainstTax
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This quote tells me everything that I need to know zwhy National is so opposed to Capital GainstTax
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Inquiry finds National's Carl Bates followed Parliament's rules in declaring property interests
An inquiry into the declaration of National Party MP Carl Bates' interests in 25 properties has found he followed Parliament's rules.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 AM
“An inquiry into the declaration of National Party MP Carl Bates' interests in 25 properties has found he followed Parliament's rules.”
This quote tells me everything that I need to know zwhy National is so opposed to Capital GainstTax
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
This quote tells me everything that I need to know zwhy National is so opposed to Capital GainstTax
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Instead of dealing with the homelessness crisis in Auckland they just hide it. This is the opposite of leadership (and decency) particularly for the most self-professed evangelical Christian government we have had in ages.
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Rough sleeping ban in central Auckland considered by government
Government ministers have confirmed they are considering measures to move homeless people out of Auckland's city centre - but the exact details remain unclear.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Instead of dealing with the homelessness crisis in Auckland they just hide it. This is the opposite of leadership (and decency) particularly for the most self-professed evangelical Christian government we have had in ages.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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"The president of Te Whakarōpūtanga Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa - New Zealand School Boards Association, Meredith Kennett, said the change would undermine the legal and practical standing of school boards as Crown entities and risked damaging wider social cohesion, to no clear benefit."
Emboldened by lack of consequences for other regressive policies
Teachers shocked by government decision to remove Treaty of Waitangi requirement in schools
The minister had been moving to change the requirement in the Education Act, but has announced it will remove it altogether.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"The president of Te Whakarōpūtanga Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa - New Zealand School Boards Association, Meredith Kennett, said the change would undermine the legal and practical standing of school boards as Crown entities and risked damaging wider social cohesion, to no clear benefit."
'Greed, avarice, and entitlement' - those seem to me like the basic character traits to be a minister in the present NZ Govt coalition. They should ask them to join!
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'Greed, avarice, and entitlement' - Te Pāti Māori president urges MPs to quit
Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere has told MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris to "do the honourable thing" and quit Parliament.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
'Greed, avarice, and entitlement' - those seem to me like the basic character traits to be a minister in the present NZ Govt coalition. They should ask them to join!
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
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The good lord gave us wallpaper so we could have a way to test the strength of our marriages.
Choosing, putting up, taking it down.
No better way to find out how much and whether you love your partner.
Choosing, putting up, taking it down.
No better way to find out how much and whether you love your partner.
bob the builder is standing on a table looking at a piece of paper
Alt: bob the builder is standing on a table looking at a piece of paper
media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The good lord gave us wallpaper so we could have a way to test the strength of our marriages.
Choosing, putting up, taking it down.
No better way to find out how much and whether you love your partner.
Choosing, putting up, taking it down.
No better way to find out how much and whether you love your partner.
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Retail crime costs the country around $2.6 billion per year.
Tax evasion costs the country around $7 billion per year.
Where's the tax evasion advisory group?
Tax evasion costs the country around $7 billion per year.
Where's the tax evasion advisory group?
Minister warned of crime advisory group chair's 'concerning behaviour'
Minister warned of crime advisory group chair's 'concerning behaviour'
Details of the alleged behaviour are still being kept secret.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Retail crime costs the country around $2.6 billion per year.
Tax evasion costs the country around $7 billion per year.
Where's the tax evasion advisory group?
Tax evasion costs the country around $7 billion per year.
Where's the tax evasion advisory group?