Jane
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She/her Aotearoa NZ #kikorangi. Toitū Te Tiriti, Climate Justice 💚 We are all made of star dust✨️ #BlackLivesMatter #IndigenousLivesMatter #LGBTQIA+🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #DisabledPeopleAreMyWhānau LovingKindness #FreePalestine🇵🇸 #Decolonisation Reject Capitalism
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Remember the Electricity Comm report under the Key govt that found we’d been overcharged billions for years & Brownlee shrugged & did nothing
February 10, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Remember the Electricity Comm report under the Key govt that found we’d been overcharged billions for years & Brownlee shrugged & did nothing
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Australia: let’s roll out so much rooftop solar you can have free power during the day
NZ: businesses are closing down because they can’t afford power so we’re building a one billion dollar fossil fuel terminal so we can keep not having free power
NZ: businesses are closing down because they can’t afford power so we’re building a one billion dollar fossil fuel terminal so we can keep not having free power
New liquified natural gas terminal: 'Vital' or 'bonkers'?
New liquified natural gas terminal: 'Vital' or 'bonkers'?
The government wants taxpayers to pay for a new liquified natural gas import terminal, but is promising lower power prices will come as a result.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Australia: let’s roll out so much rooftop solar you can have free power during the day
NZ: businesses are closing down because they can’t afford power so we’re building a one billion dollar fossil fuel terminal so we can keep not having free power
NZ: businesses are closing down because they can’t afford power so we’re building a one billion dollar fossil fuel terminal so we can keep not having free power
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Folks may or may not know that I like to make creative adjustments to Bob Ross-style paintings, resulting in paintings like our friend Moby Duck.
I cannot for the life of me figure out what to put in the forest river painting, though. Taking suggestions.
I cannot for the life of me figure out what to put in the forest river painting, though. Taking suggestions.
February 10, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Folks may or may not know that I like to make creative adjustments to Bob Ross-style paintings, resulting in paintings like our friend Moby Duck.
I cannot for the life of me figure out what to put in the forest river painting, though. Taking suggestions.
I cannot for the life of me figure out what to put in the forest river painting, though. Taking suggestions.
This captures it, basically.
Solidarity & peace & justice for all people.
Solidarity & peace & justice for all people.
February 10, 2026 at 7:06 AM
This captures it, basically.
Solidarity & peace & justice for all people.
Solidarity & peace & justice for all people.
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Here’s the thing. Power bills in this country suck. The price keeps going up. It’s a financial burden on many households. Campaigning on actual measures that would lower those bills - forgetting entirely the benefits to the country - would win votes. An LPG terminal isn’t going to win votes.
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Here’s the thing. Power bills in this country suck. The price keeps going up. It’s a financial burden on many households. Campaigning on actual measures that would lower those bills - forgetting entirely the benefits to the country - would win votes. An LPG terminal isn’t going to win votes.
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ONE BILLION DOLLARS.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
Given all the really important shit that this government says we "can't afford" it's amazing what they manage to find money for.
'Strategic energy security asset': Govt reveals plans for $1b LNG import facility
Luxon warned New Zealand is experiencing swiftly declining gas supply.
www.nzherald.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 7:54 AM
ONE BILLION DOLLARS.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX.
No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.
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Marc Daalder on why the new LNG terminal is likely to shape up as a bad financial and climate decision.
Examines Watts and Luxons facile talking points and takes them apart.
Should be material for Hipkins but will he use it?
Examines Watts and Luxons facile talking points and takes them apart.
Should be material for Hipkins but will he use it?
Why the new LNG terminal could raise, not lower, your power bill
Analysis: Energy Minister Simon Watts is confident importing gas will lower power prices, but questions remain about the scheme and its costs.
newsroom.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Marc Daalder on why the new LNG terminal is likely to shape up as a bad financial and climate decision.
Examines Watts and Luxons facile talking points and takes them apart.
Should be material for Hipkins but will he use it?
Examines Watts and Luxons facile talking points and takes them apart.
Should be material for Hipkins but will he use it?
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Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
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We definitely need some calculations about how many solar panels + batteries the same amount could pay for
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 AM
We definitely need some calculations about how many solar panels + batteries the same amount could pay for
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$?????? millions on a liquefied natural gas terminal that cuts against the actual economics of natural gas instead of just paying for everyone to switch to fucking electricity is probably peak Luxonism. Bad economics, bad infrastructure, bad decision.
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
$?????? millions on a liquefied natural gas terminal that cuts against the actual economics of natural gas instead of just paying for everyone to switch to fucking electricity is probably peak Luxonism. Bad economics, bad infrastructure, bad decision.
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I’m wondering if we can apply the principal in other ways. For example, instead of saying “Govt is imposing a new tax on everyone for a fossil fuel subsidy” can we say “Govt is imposing a levy on everyone for a donation to the fossil fuel industry industry”?
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 AM
I’m wondering if we can apply the principal in other ways. For example, instead of saying “Govt is imposing a new tax on everyone for a fossil fuel subsidy” can we say “Govt is imposing a levy on everyone for a donation to the fossil fuel industry industry”?
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Wait, do we have to pay more for power after this ridiculous deal?
This year I’ll have to move into/heat one room of my house during winter to afford power bills - what will this do to the thousands of New Zealanders at or below the poverty line? (I know they don’t care but media should be asking.)
This year I’ll have to move into/heat one room of my house during winter to afford power bills - what will this do to the thousands of New Zealanders at or below the poverty line? (I know they don’t care but media should be asking.)
February 9, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Wait, do we have to pay more for power after this ridiculous deal?
This year I’ll have to move into/heat one room of my house during winter to afford power bills - what will this do to the thousands of New Zealanders at or below the poverty line? (I know they don’t care but media should be asking.)
This year I’ll have to move into/heat one room of my house during winter to afford power bills - what will this do to the thousands of New Zealanders at or below the poverty line? (I know they don’t care but media should be asking.)
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Uh…how about put the levy on fukn GAS being that it’s to pay for y’know…gas.
Why the fuck should I pay more for my electricity so someone else can an have cheap gas?
#nzpol
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Why the fuck should I pay more for my electricity so someone else can an have cheap gas?
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February 9, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Uh…how about put the levy on fukn GAS being that it’s to pay for y’know…gas.
Why the fuck should I pay more for my electricity so someone else can an have cheap gas?
#nzpol
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Why the fuck should I pay more for my electricity so someone else can an have cheap gas?
#nzpol
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A quick addition: it seems to me that in the current international climate, building more 'in-house' power (solar, wind, etc) would give NZ greater independence. That energy independence could prove quite valuable down the road.
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 AM
A quick addition: it seems to me that in the current international climate, building more 'in-house' power (solar, wind, etc) would give NZ greater independence. That energy independence could prove quite valuable down the road.
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#NZpol What would have been helpful would have been a *comparison*, comparing building a new LNG installation with, say, installing new solar + wind + battery power.
With no comparison, this is just rolling out one ‘solution’, rather than that being the best option.
With no comparison, this is just rolling out one ‘solution’, rather than that being the best option.
New electricity levy ‘not a tax’, PM says, as Hipkins chides ‘another kick’ for households
The Government has short-listed possible proposals for a liquefied natural gas import facility.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 8:08 AM
#NZpol What would have been helpful would have been a *comparison*, comparing building a new LNG installation with, say, installing new solar + wind + battery power.
With no comparison, this is just rolling out one ‘solution’, rather than that being the best option.
With no comparison, this is just rolling out one ‘solution’, rather than that being the best option.
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"All true"
meme via Peter Symons
meme via Peter Symons
February 9, 2026 at 8:08 AM
"All true"
meme via Peter Symons
meme via Peter Symons
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February 9, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
The global economy must be radically transformed to stop it rewarding pollution and waste, UN secretary general António Guterres has warned.
Speaking to the Guardian after the UN hosted a meeting of leading global economists, Guterres said humanity’s future required the urgent overhaul of the world’s “existing accounting systems” he said were driving the planet to the brink of disaster. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
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Some governments raise taxes to fund public health and education. Not Luxon. He is literally raising taxes to subsidise fossil fuels. He is putting a levy on our electricity bills to pay for his LNG import terminal.
February 9, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Some governments raise taxes to fund public health and education. Not Luxon. He is literally raising taxes to subsidise fossil fuels. He is putting a levy on our electricity bills to pay for his LNG import terminal.
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It's baffling to me that in Aotearoa New Zealand, there's even the slightest chance of *any* sewerage going into the ocean ever. Like, ever.
There shouldn't be any chance at all that even in a case of a natural disaster, anything can get into waterways or the ocean.
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There shouldn't be any chance at all that even in a case of a natural disaster, anything can get into waterways or the ocean.
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February 8, 2026 at 9:59 PM
It's baffling to me that in Aotearoa New Zealand, there's even the slightest chance of *any* sewerage going into the ocean ever. Like, ever.
There shouldn't be any chance at all that even in a case of a natural disaster, anything can get into waterways or the ocean.
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There shouldn't be any chance at all that even in a case of a natural disaster, anything can get into waterways or the ocean.
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It's me birfday!!!
Buy me a kofi, if you like ;)
Buy me a kofi, if you like ;)
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February 8, 2026 at 7:17 PM
It's me birfday!!!
Buy me a kofi, if you like ;)
Buy me a kofi, if you like ;)
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Investing in infrastructure is expensive. Not investing in infrastructure is even more expensive, eventually.
Two fire trucks failing at a large fire is what firefighters have been warning about for a long time. Services need a government that will invest in them #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Part of Taupō high school ‘completely destroyed’, as two fire appliances fail
Emergency services were called to the blaze on Spa Rd on Sunday afternoon, while Fire and Emergency NZ
www.stuff.co.nz
February 8, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Investing in infrastructure is expensive. Not investing in infrastructure is even more expensive, eventually.