miravox
@miravox.bsky.social
Aotearoa New Zealand
Profile Pic: "Out of Step" Donau Kanal (2016)
Career: Interrupted
"an actual real demented PhD" Health Geography/Health Services
My eye doesn't work that well right now. Apologies in advance of typos Brightside - it's a legit excuse
Profile Pic: "Out of Step" Donau Kanal (2016)
Career: Interrupted
"an actual real demented PhD" Health Geography/Health Services
My eye doesn't work that well right now. Apologies in advance of typos Brightside - it's a legit excuse
I guess we're through?
It would be cool to have free-to-air, but meanwhile RNZ does a good job.
#NZCricket 🏏
It would be cool to have free-to-air, but meanwhile RNZ does a good job.
#NZCricket 🏏
February 17, 2026 at 8:41 AM
I guess we're through?
It would be cool to have free-to-air, but meanwhile RNZ does a good job.
#NZCricket 🏏
It would be cool to have free-to-air, but meanwhile RNZ does a good job.
#NZCricket 🏏
Penny Simmonds ay?
First the debacle of Whaikaha
Then she came for Te Pūkenga
Why would anyone be surprised that the Ministry for the Environment would be dismantled when she was appointed?
After a difficult start with Whaikaha, evisceration of ministries is her special skill now.
First the debacle of Whaikaha
Then she came for Te Pūkenga
Why would anyone be surprised that the Ministry for the Environment would be dismantled when she was appointed?
After a difficult start with Whaikaha, evisceration of ministries is her special skill now.
New: The government has introduced legislation to abolish the Ministry for the Environment as part of its plans to build a new super-agency tasked with urban development, planning, infrastructure and transport.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/17/g...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/17/g...
Govt to disband environment ministry as part of agency merger
The environment department will be abolished and folded into a new super-ministry for cities, environment, regions and transport.
newsroom.co.nz
February 17, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Penny Simmonds ay?
First the debacle of Whaikaha
Then she came for Te Pūkenga
Why would anyone be surprised that the Ministry for the Environment would be dismantled when she was appointed?
After a difficult start with Whaikaha, evisceration of ministries is her special skill now.
First the debacle of Whaikaha
Then she came for Te Pūkenga
Why would anyone be surprised that the Ministry for the Environment would be dismantled when she was appointed?
After a difficult start with Whaikaha, evisceration of ministries is her special skill now.
This ⬇️⬇️
I think it’s time for nationalised, Government-run supermarkets.
We don’t need a third player in the market who will just cartel up with the other two and keep prices soaring.
We need a baseline store who undercuts those motherfuckers until they are the ones doing the panicking.
#nzpol
We don’t need a third player in the market who will just cartel up with the other two and keep prices soaring.
We need a baseline store who undercuts those motherfuckers until they are the ones doing the panicking.
#nzpol
February 17, 2026 at 4:46 AM
This ⬇️⬇️
Happy for them to waste time on this delays passing more consequential legislation that can only be bad for most of us - like killing of the ministry for the environment.
February 17, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Happy for them to waste time on this delays passing more consequential legislation that can only be bad for most of us - like killing of the ministry for the environment.
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#nzpol Prices for basics are rising again at a rate much faster than wages, new data from Stats NZ shows. 70% of workers got a pay rise less than 3% last year and 44% got no pay rise at all. Food prices rose 4.6% overall, with the price of white bread rising 58% this year. A 🧵
February 17, 2026 at 2:45 AM
#nzpol Prices for basics are rising again at a rate much faster than wages, new data from Stats NZ shows. 70% of workers got a pay rise less than 3% last year and 44% got no pay rise at all. Food prices rose 4.6% overall, with the price of white bread rising 58% this year. A 🧵
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Given the use of GenAI among political parties and all that entails, your periodic reminder that we have an Open Letter signed by over 20 AI experts calling on AI regulation. So far only the Green Party has committed to this. Please share among your networks and sign if you haven't already #nzpol
We’ve published an Open Letter calling on NZ leaders to deliver risk-based AI regulation & a national oversight body. AI has huge potential, but harms (deepfakes, gendered abuse, bias) are real and rising. Read the Letter (and sign it if you agree!) #nzpol
regulateai.nz
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A call to the NZ Parliament to regulate AI
regulateai.nz
February 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Given the use of GenAI among political parties and all that entails, your periodic reminder that we have an Open Letter signed by over 20 AI experts calling on AI regulation. So far only the Green Party has committed to this. Please share among your networks and sign if you haven't already #nzpol
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 17: A song that feels claustrophobic
Steelers Wheel – Stuck in the middle with you
🎶Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor?
'Cause I don't think that I can take anymore
Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you
#MusicChallenge
Day 17: A song that feels claustrophobic
Steelers Wheel – Stuck in the middle with you
🎶Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor?
'Cause I don't think that I can take anymore
Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you
February 16, 2026 at 9:36 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 17: A song that feels claustrophobic
Steelers Wheel – Stuck in the middle with you
🎶Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor?
'Cause I don't think that I can take anymore
Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you
#MusicChallenge
Day 17: A song that feels claustrophobic
Steelers Wheel – Stuck in the middle with you
🎶Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor?
'Cause I don't think that I can take anymore
Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you
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“Labour leader Chris Hipkins says fighting climate change will be a priority for Labour, calling it a "cost of living issue, it's a health issue, it's a housing issue, it's a major issue for New Zealand".”
Chippy does the necessary in the place of our empty suit "prime minister" rnz.liveblog.pro/lb-rnz/blogs...
Weather - Monday 16 Feb
rnz.liveblog.pro
February 15, 2026 at 11:21 PM
“Labour leader Chris Hipkins says fighting climate change will be a priority for Labour, calling it a "cost of living issue, it's a health issue, it's a housing issue, it's a major issue for New Zealand".”
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 16: A song you disliked at first
Their songs and videos were so strong and empowering, and then there was this!
Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel
I eventually came to terms with it.
#MusicChallenge
Day 16: A song you disliked at first
Their songs and videos were so strong and empowering, and then there was this!
Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel
I eventually came to terms with it.
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 16: A song you disliked at first
Their songs and videos were so strong and empowering, and then there was this!
Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel
I eventually came to terms with it.
#MusicChallenge
Day 16: A song you disliked at first
Their songs and videos were so strong and empowering, and then there was this!
Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel
I eventually came to terms with it.
Truer now than when I downloaded it in 2023.
Sorry, i don't know who to credit, but they deserve lots of it.
Sorry, i don't know who to credit, but they deserve lots of it.
February 15, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Truer now than when I downloaded it in 2023.
Sorry, i don't know who to credit, but they deserve lots of it.
Sorry, i don't know who to credit, but they deserve lots of it.
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Really quick chart to show the rise of declared state of emergencies due to sever weather events. See the trend?
Also we are only 45 days into 2026!
Can we talk about climate change now?
#NZPol
Notes in Alt Text
Also we are only 45 days into 2026!
Can we talk about climate change now?
#NZPol
Notes in Alt Text
February 14, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Really quick chart to show the rise of declared state of emergencies due to sever weather events. See the trend?
Also we are only 45 days into 2026!
Can we talk about climate change now?
#NZPol
Notes in Alt Text
Also we are only 45 days into 2026!
Can we talk about climate change now?
#NZPol
Notes in Alt Text
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 15: A song that always makes you cry
Black - Wonderful Life
🎶Look at me standing
Here on my own again
Up straight in the sunshine
No need to run and hide
It's a wonderful, wonderful life
No need to laugh and cry
It's a wonderful, wonderful life
#MusicChallenge
Day 15: A song that always makes you cry
Black - Wonderful Life
🎶Look at me standing
Here on my own again
Up straight in the sunshine
No need to run and hide
It's a wonderful, wonderful life
No need to laugh and cry
It's a wonderful, wonderful life
February 14, 2026 at 9:18 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 15: A song that always makes you cry
Black - Wonderful Life
🎶Look at me standing
Here on my own again
Up straight in the sunshine
No need to run and hide
It's a wonderful, wonderful life
No need to laugh and cry
It's a wonderful, wonderful life
#MusicChallenge
Day 15: A song that always makes you cry
Black - Wonderful Life
🎶Look at me standing
Here on my own again
Up straight in the sunshine
No need to run and hide
It's a wonderful, wonderful life
No need to laugh and cry
It's a wonderful, wonderful life
Reflections on a life of service in police and corrections from Kim Workman.
Words of experience, warning and inspiration our leaders should take very seriously indeed.
Words of experience, warning and inspiration our leaders should take very seriously indeed.
“..our prison pop has soared to 11k inmates. The muster is disproportionately Māori (53.4%) & trending upward. PM Luxon declared increase in prison muster a ‘good thing’, characterising it as price of ‘restoring law & order”
MP’s said same 64yrs ago. It wasn’t true then, & it’s not true now. #nzpol
MP’s said same 64yrs ago. It wasn’t true then, & it’s not true now. #nzpol
Kim Workman: My life in the criminal justice system | E-Tangata
“My first response to going inside Kohitere was one of anger and disbelief… Anger that no one understood that the offenders of today were almost always the victims of yesterday.” — Tā Kim Workman refl...
e-tangata.co.nz
February 14, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Reflections on a life of service in police and corrections from Kim Workman.
Words of experience, warning and inspiration our leaders should take very seriously indeed.
Words of experience, warning and inspiration our leaders should take very seriously indeed.
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 14: A song about missing someone
Marlon Williams – Thinking of Nina
🎶But tonight I’m thinking of Nina
Said she’d meet me
Down at the station at a quarter to ten
Missed connection
Now I don’t think I’ll ever see her
#MusicChallenge
Day 14: A song about missing someone
Marlon Williams – Thinking of Nina
🎶But tonight I’m thinking of Nina
Said she’d meet me
Down at the station at a quarter to ten
Missed connection
Now I don’t think I’ll ever see her
February 13, 2026 at 9:16 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 14: A song about missing someone
Marlon Williams – Thinking of Nina
🎶But tonight I’m thinking of Nina
Said she’d meet me
Down at the station at a quarter to ten
Missed connection
Now I don’t think I’ll ever see her
#MusicChallenge
Day 14: A song about missing someone
Marlon Williams – Thinking of Nina
🎶But tonight I’m thinking of Nina
Said she’d meet me
Down at the station at a quarter to ten
Missed connection
Now I don’t think I’ll ever see her
Our car hates me...
Put hands on the steering wheel it says, while my hands are on the steering wheel.
At least it detected there was a driver, this time, so that's a plus 🙄
Put hands on the steering wheel it says, while my hands are on the steering wheel.
At least it detected there was a driver, this time, so that's a plus 🙄
February 13, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Our car hates me...
Put hands on the steering wheel it says, while my hands are on the steering wheel.
At least it detected there was a driver, this time, so that's a plus 🙄
Put hands on the steering wheel it says, while my hands are on the steering wheel.
At least it detected there was a driver, this time, so that's a plus 🙄
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 13: A song with complex production
Tears for Fears - Sowing the seeds of love
#MusicChallenge
Day 13: A song with complex production
Tears for Fears - Sowing the seeds of love
February 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 13: A song with complex production
Tears for Fears - Sowing the seeds of love
#MusicChallenge
Day 13: A song with complex production
Tears for Fears - Sowing the seeds of love
Seriously, is this govt a pack of vandals simply for funsies?
"Big industrials are slated to close or switch off gas whether the proposed LNG terminal goes ahead or not, new modelling has found"
"Big industrials are slated to close or switch off gas whether the proposed LNG terminal goes ahead or not, new modelling has found"
Most economic damage from gas crisis 'locked in', officials warn
Big industrials are slated to close or switch off gas whether or not the proposed LNG terminal goes ahead, new modelling has found
newsroom.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Seriously, is this govt a pack of vandals simply for funsies?
"Big industrials are slated to close or switch off gas whether the proposed LNG terminal goes ahead or not, new modelling has found"
"Big industrials are slated to close or switch off gas whether the proposed LNG terminal goes ahead or not, new modelling has found"
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Willis wants bipartisan support? Journos please ask her which policies Labour started is she committed to maintaining. #NzPol
Willis calls for bipartisan consensus on investment boost policy
‘Tax policy certainty needs to span successive governments’: Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks investment boost policy, productivity and the long term at the New Zealand Economics Forum
www.interest.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Willis wants bipartisan support? Journos please ask her which policies Labour started is she committed to maintaining. #NzPol
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 12: A song with beautiful harmonies
Spoilt for choice when Pasifika and Māori harmonies are all around us
Annie Crummer – Language
#MusicChallenge
Day 12: A song with beautiful harmonies
Spoilt for choice when Pasifika and Māori harmonies are all around us
Annie Crummer – Language
February 11, 2026 at 10:35 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 12: A song with beautiful harmonies
Spoilt for choice when Pasifika and Māori harmonies are all around us
Annie Crummer – Language
#MusicChallenge
Day 12: A song with beautiful harmonies
Spoilt for choice when Pasifika and Māori harmonies are all around us
Annie Crummer – Language
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Here's something real fukn easy to understand.
Power companies have been raking in record profits year on year, and have been paying shareholder dividends instead of investing in new generation.
#nzpol
Power companies have been raking in record profits year on year, and have been paying shareholder dividends instead of investing in new generation.
#nzpol
Oh... LNG is just too complicated for NZers understand.
Bishop literally just said that.
It's too complicated for us to understand.
#nzpol
#punchableface
Bishop literally just said that.
It's too complicated for us to understand.
#nzpol
#punchableface
February 11, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Here's something real fukn easy to understand.
Power companies have been raking in record profits year on year, and have been paying shareholder dividends instead of investing in new generation.
#nzpol
Power companies have been raking in record profits year on year, and have been paying shareholder dividends instead of investing in new generation.
#nzpol
What drugs charge is so bad a sole caregiver for a 5 y.o. is sent to prison?
If serious, why would child be left with a mate?
If minor, why wouldn't home detention be more appropriate?
If serious, why would such a temporary arrangement be ok?
NZ incarceration culture should maybe be on trial?
If serious, why would child be left with a mate?
If minor, why wouldn't home detention be more appropriate?
If serious, why would such a temporary arrangement be ok?
NZ incarceration culture should maybe be on trial?
'Victim of unspeakable cruelty and deliberate evil': Coroner's findings on Malachi Subecz death
Everything possible went wrong for 5-year-old in the last six months of his life, as he was tortured, and no one noticed.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 5:50 AM
What drugs charge is so bad a sole caregiver for a 5 y.o. is sent to prison?
If serious, why would child be left with a mate?
If minor, why wouldn't home detention be more appropriate?
If serious, why would such a temporary arrangement be ok?
NZ incarceration culture should maybe be on trial?
If serious, why would child be left with a mate?
If minor, why wouldn't home detention be more appropriate?
If serious, why would such a temporary arrangement be ok?
NZ incarceration culture should maybe be on trial?
Salvation Army State of the Nation for 2026.
The number of children living in poverty is growing and troublingly, the number of children living in material poverty has now reached 156,600. The number of children referred for possible child abuse or neglect requiring further action increased 13% this year to 44,532
February 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Salvation Army State of the Nation for 2026.
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Luxon 'if you can pay, you should pay' somehow never applies this to #TaxTheRich #nzpol
February 10, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Luxon 'if you can pay, you should pay' somehow never applies this to #TaxTheRich #nzpol
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 11: A song that sounds unlike anything else
Darcy Clay – Jesus I was Evil
"country-fried punk rock" recorded in his bedroom
🎶I used to crash parties and Maserati's and Jesus I was evil
Go places and pull faces and Jesus I was evil
...
Jesus I was e—vil
#MusicChallenge
Day 11: A song that sounds unlike anything else
Darcy Clay – Jesus I was Evil
"country-fried punk rock" recorded in his bedroom
🎶I used to crash parties and Maserati's and Jesus I was evil
Go places and pull faces and Jesus I was evil
...
Jesus I was e—vil
February 10, 2026 at 9:07 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 11: A song that sounds unlike anything else
Darcy Clay – Jesus I was Evil
"country-fried punk rock" recorded in his bedroom
🎶I used to crash parties and Maserati's and Jesus I was evil
Go places and pull faces and Jesus I was evil
...
Jesus I was e—vil
#MusicChallenge
Day 11: A song that sounds unlike anything else
Darcy Clay – Jesus I was Evil
"country-fried punk rock" recorded in his bedroom
🎶I used to crash parties and Maserati's and Jesus I was evil
Go places and pull faces and Jesus I was evil
...
Jesus I was e—vil
Wellington city from Brooklyn. Even when recalling the walk from town, you don't recall quite enough about how long and steep that hill is 😆
February 10, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Wellington city from Brooklyn. Even when recalling the walk from town, you don't recall quite enough about how long and steep that hill is 😆