A.J. Ponder
@ponderbooks.com
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Here's a Fast-Track Amendment Bill submission guide via @greenpeace.org.nz #nzpol
#FightTheFastTrack
#FightTheFastTrack
Fast-Track Amendment Bill submission guide - Greenpeace Aotearoa
In a vicious escalation of the Government’s war on nature, the Government is proposing changes to the Fast Track Act that would make it even more dangerous and undemocratic.
www.greenpeace.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Here's a Fast-Track Amendment Bill submission guide via @greenpeace.org.nz #nzpol
#FightTheFastTrack
#FightTheFastTrack
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"Ah, Dracula! Tim Jones on poetry, squatting and being a creature of imagination":
flashfrontier.com/ah-dracula-t...
Thanks for this profile and interview, Flash Frontier! Check out the full October issue - there is a whole lot to read and see!
#books #nzbooks #poetry #nzpoetry #Aotearoa
flashfrontier.com/ah-dracula-t...
Thanks for this profile and interview, Flash Frontier! Check out the full October issue - there is a whole lot to read and see!
#books #nzbooks #poetry #nzpoetry #Aotearoa
Ah, Dracula! Tim Jones on poetry, squatting and being a creature of imagination | Flash Frontier
flashfrontier.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Submission time again, peeps. Flood the zone!
350.org.nz/fast-track-r...
350.org.nz/fast-track-r...
Submission Guide – Fast-track bill Amendments
The Government’s proposed amendments to the Fast-Track Act take an already dangerous and anti-democratic law and push it even further. These changes would hand more power to Ministers and big corporat...
350.org.nz
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Submission time again, peeps. Flood the zone!
350.org.nz/fast-track-r...
350.org.nz/fast-track-r...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
OMG
Spotify
Is all in on ICE, Helsing, Trump...
Also he suggests this platform instead: www.qobuz.com/us-en/discover
www.instagram.com/p/DQG1P6PjYbj/
Spotify
Is all in on ICE, Helsing, Trump...
Also he suggests this platform instead: www.qobuz.com/us-en/discover
www.instagram.com/p/DQG1P6PjYbj/
undefined on Instagram: "jonwilksmusicThe Spotify problem is bigger than you think it is. I’ve been talking about this a lot on the road. I just wanted to s…"
jonwilksmusicThe Spotify problem is bigger than you think it is. I’ve been talking about this a lot on the road. I just wanted to sum it up more succinctly. Read @lizpelly’s excellent Mood Machine book, and have a listen to what @drownedinsound have been doing on their podcasts with @laurabird. They say it much better than I do. And if you want to support a better streaming platform, head for @qobuz. They seem to be transparent, they sound great, and they prioritise the music.View all 5,790 comments
www.instagram.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
OMG
Spotify
Is all in on ICE, Helsing, Trump...
Also he suggests this platform instead: www.qobuz.com/us-en/discover
www.instagram.com/p/DQG1P6PjYbj/
Spotify
Is all in on ICE, Helsing, Trump...
Also he suggests this platform instead: www.qobuz.com/us-en/discover
www.instagram.com/p/DQG1P6PjYbj/
What's the saying? When America Sneezes, the world catches a cold?
America's rot is everywhere.
America's rot is everywhere.
November 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
What's the saying? When America Sneezes, the world catches a cold?
America's rot is everywhere.
America's rot is everywhere.
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
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I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
December 5, 2024 at 3:47 PM
I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
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A lot of health care is cheaper than the alternative. We just don’t want to admit that in the US because we want people desperate for health care.
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A lot of health care is cheaper than the alternative. We just don’t want to admit that in the US because we want people desperate for health care.
Last day! NZ
Kia Ora Earthlings,
Sign the petition to withdraw the RSB. Today is the last day!
😊🙏 #nzpol #tetiriti
❤️🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
Sign the petition to withdraw the RSB. Today is the last day!
😊🙏 #nzpol #tetiriti
❤️🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.
petitions.parliament.nz
November 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Last day! NZ
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Steven Hammer, one of our regular collection users, co-developed a new #insect pinning block, with staff and volunteers from the museum.
It’s 3D-printed and open source, so you can try it for yourself:
cults3d.com/en/3d-model/...
#ECN2025
It’s 3D-printed and open source, so you can try it for yourself:
cults3d.com/en/3d-model/...
#ECN2025
Entoblock step
An improved pinning block for entomological collections.
It has five steps at different heights for quick and accurate label setting. The steps are visible from both sides, making it suitable for lef...
cults3d.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Steven Hammer, one of our regular collection users, co-developed a new #insect pinning block, with staff and volunteers from the museum.
It’s 3D-printed and open source, so you can try it for yourself:
cults3d.com/en/3d-model/...
#ECN2025
It’s 3D-printed and open source, so you can try it for yourself:
cults3d.com/en/3d-model/...
#ECN2025
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‘The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.’ ~ J.R.R. Tolkien. #BookWormSat
🖼️ Tolkien
🖼️ Tolkien
November 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM
‘The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.’ ~ J.R.R. Tolkien. #BookWormSat
🖼️ Tolkien
🖼️ Tolkien
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The Canadien Government has made an ad about the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG terminal & PRGT Pipeline, and it's surprsingly honest and informative.
Honest Government Ad | Ksi Lisims & PRGT Pipeline
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The Canadien Government has made an ad about the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG terminal & PRGT Pipeline, and it's surprsingly honest and informative.
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I’m of the view that certain policies and systems have been put in place to actively hinder progressively transformational policy from succeeding for any significant amount of time.
See Jane Kelsey’s description of an Economics Constitution in AoNZ.
#nzpol
See Jane Kelsey’s description of an Economics Constitution in AoNZ.
#nzpol
Proposed bill 'an ideological project that must be stopped' | E-Tangata
“It is extraordinary that this minister is asserting the power to redefine core constitutional principles to govern future polities, just as he did with the ‘principles of the Treaty’.” — Emeritus Pro...
e-tangata.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I’m of the view that certain policies and systems have been put in place to actively hinder progressively transformational policy from succeeding for any significant amount of time.
See Jane Kelsey’s description of an Economics Constitution in AoNZ.
#nzpol
See Jane Kelsey’s description of an Economics Constitution in AoNZ.
#nzpol
Bandy Lee was the psychiatrist who warned about Trump's condition—but her insight is relevant everywhere—including Israel.
Non violence like violence is culturally constructed
It's supercharged by
*inequality
*the construction of moral narratives in social media
etc
youtu.be/QZcxMD9cna8?...
Non violence like violence is culturally constructed
It's supercharged by
*inequality
*the construction of moral narratives in social media
etc
youtu.be/QZcxMD9cna8?...
Causes and Cures of Violence (Session 5)
YouTube video by World Mental Health Coalition
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Bandy Lee was the psychiatrist who warned about Trump's condition—but her insight is relevant everywhere—including Israel.
Non violence like violence is culturally constructed
It's supercharged by
*inequality
*the construction of moral narratives in social media
etc
youtu.be/QZcxMD9cna8?...
Non violence like violence is culturally constructed
It's supercharged by
*inequality
*the construction of moral narratives in social media
etc
youtu.be/QZcxMD9cna8?...
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#NZpol ⬇️
Opinion: NZ keeps framing pay transparency in terms of compliance costs rather than productivity gains, writes Jo Cribb
Pay equity is not just fair, it's good for GDP too
newsroom.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
#NZpol ⬇️
Well, I came here to say Earthquake
That is all
That is all
November 6, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Well, I came here to say Earthquake
That is all
That is all
International complicity in Israel's genocide seems to have fallen under the radar.
But we can all do a little something. Boycott, Divest, Sanction.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7CI...
But we can all do a little something. Boycott, Divest, Sanction.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7CI...
Francesca Albanese's closing statement at the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly
YouTube video by UN Human Rights Council
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
International complicity in Israel's genocide seems to have fallen under the radar.
But we can all do a little something. Boycott, Divest, Sanction.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7CI...
But we can all do a little something. Boycott, Divest, Sanction.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7CI...
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Really interesting perspective from Rachel Peterson about Kainga Ora selling off some of the only houses disabled NZers can modify to their needs. Worth a read.
#nzpol
#nzpol
#accessiblehousing #disabilityrights #kaingaora #housingcrisisnz #inclusionmatters #humanrights | Rachel Peterson
Open letter to Louise Upston
**What happens when a country sells off the only homes disabled people can legally modify?
We’re about to find out.**
Most New Zealanders don’t know this:
If you’re d...
www.linkedin.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Really interesting perspective from Rachel Peterson about Kainga Ora selling off some of the only houses disabled NZers can modify to their needs. Worth a read.
#nzpol
#nzpol
What do you do when your family's troll bridge is destroyed by dragons and your family is either dead or missing?
November 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
What do you do when your family's troll bridge is destroyed by dragons and your family is either dead or missing?
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I *will not rest* until there is a national conversation in both New Zealand and Australia about smashing the supermarket duopoly via this exact same policy for public supermarkets
No rent, no taxes => cheap prices
Same problem, same solution.
#nzpol #auspol
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
No rent, no taxes => cheap prices
Same problem, same solution.
#nzpol #auspol
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
As food prices rise, Mamdani wants public grocery stores in New York. Can it work?
Experts say there’s plenty of precedent both in the US and abroad for state-supported food infrastructure
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I *will not rest* until there is a national conversation in both New Zealand and Australia about smashing the supermarket duopoly via this exact same policy for public supermarkets
No rent, no taxes => cheap prices
Same problem, same solution.
#nzpol #auspol
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
No rent, no taxes => cheap prices
Same problem, same solution.
#nzpol #auspol
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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#nzpol Unemployment reached a 9 year of 5.3%. The labour market took another turn for the worse - unemployment growing, underemployment growing, fewer hours being worked, and wages are not keeping up with inflation. This data is another sign the economy is not working. A thread
November 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
#nzpol Unemployment reached a 9 year of 5.3%. The labour market took another turn for the worse - unemployment growing, underemployment growing, fewer hours being worked, and wages are not keeping up with inflation. This data is another sign the economy is not working. A thread
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Across 10 jobs sectors measured by MBIE job ads are down across 2 years.
- Down 27% in construction
- Down 33% in health
- Down 31% in IT
- Down 35% in manufacturing
- Down 30% in sales
Even down 16% in primary industries
- Down 27% in construction
- Down 33% in health
- Down 31% in IT
- Down 35% in manufacturing
- Down 30% in sales
Even down 16% in primary industries
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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🇵🇸
ICC6 Watch 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
These six people have been referred to the ICC for complicity in the genocide currently being carried out in Occupied Palestine
If you know where any of them are going to be appearing in public please email us - icc6@psna.nz
Join the ICC6 watch!
#NZPol
ICC6 Watch 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
These six people have been referred to the ICC for complicity in the genocide currently being carried out in Occupied Palestine
If you know where any of them are going to be appearing in public please email us - icc6@psna.nz
Join the ICC6 watch!
#NZPol
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
🇵🇸
ICC6 Watch 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
These six people have been referred to the ICC for complicity in the genocide currently being carried out in Occupied Palestine
If you know where any of them are going to be appearing in public please email us - icc6@psna.nz
Join the ICC6 watch!
#NZPol
ICC6 Watch 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
These six people have been referred to the ICC for complicity in the genocide currently being carried out in Occupied Palestine
If you know where any of them are going to be appearing in public please email us - icc6@psna.nz
Join the ICC6 watch!
#NZPol
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