Kārikiōrangi
@sharonm.bsky.social
Climate change and equal rights for all. Down to one cat.
Ōtautahi Aotearoa
Ōtautahi Aotearoa
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Why is MSD hiring people who would select that reason for declining funding for food and not realise it was wrong?
Ministry apologises after beneficiary told food ‘not an essential need’
The application was declined in error, but one advocate says a 'tightening' of government hardship grants has seen more people turn to food banks.
thespinoff.co.nz
January 21, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Why is MSD hiring people who would select that reason for declining funding for food and not realise it was wrong?
January 22, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Relates to much happening in Aotearoa right now
#Auspol this Senate inquiry is a BIG DEAL!
Terms of reference:
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
Mine is submission 243, pls read the others from NGOs & universities, & of course dozens by IPA operatives & associates:
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
My doc link here:
www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStor...
Terms of reference:
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
Mine is submission 243, pls read the others from NGOs & universities, & of course dozens by IPA operatives & associates:
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
My doc link here:
www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStor...
January 22, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Relates to much happening in Aotearoa right now
No xxxx company, I do not want to form a fucking relationship with you.
I simply want to buy cheaper than the usual extortionate price and I want silence between transactions.
I simply want to buy cheaper than the usual extortionate price and I want silence between transactions.
January 22, 2026 at 12:06 AM
No xxxx company, I do not want to form a fucking relationship with you.
I simply want to buy cheaper than the usual extortionate price and I want silence between transactions.
I simply want to buy cheaper than the usual extortionate price and I want silence between transactions.
Good stuff www.kiwipolitico.com/2026/01/the-...
The Mad King.
Two things stand out in that crazy note that Trump sent the Norwegian Prime Minister. And no, it is not the reference to “the boat landing” and claim that there is a lack of formal docu…
www.kiwipolitico.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Good stuff www.kiwipolitico.com/2026/01/the-...
Nailed
"...if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu."
January 21, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Nailed
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Its just weird seeing the passivity of our govt. These a major worldwide changes that impact nz - the govt actions over the past year have gone against our interests. Particularly Palestine and now failing to align with those nations that hold similar values (Canada, aus and the EU)
January 21, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Its just weird seeing the passivity of our govt. These a major worldwide changes that impact nz - the govt actions over the past year have gone against our interests. Particularly Palestine and now failing to align with those nations that hold similar values (Canada, aus and the EU)
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RT if you’ve never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
I honestly don’t even know is it an app, a website? Do you need a log in or something???
I honestly don’t even know is it an app, a website? Do you need a log in or something???
RT if you’ve never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
Also, has anyone ever in the history of humanity used Copilot?
Also, has anyone ever in the history of humanity used Copilot?
RT if you’ve never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
January 21, 2026 at 9:29 PM
RT if you’ve never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
I honestly don’t even know is it an app, a website? Do you need a log in or something???
I honestly don’t even know is it an app, a website? Do you need a log in or something???
worthwhile Thread
The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
worthwhile Thread
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SWEDEN PENSION PROVIDER ALECTA HAS DIVESTED MOST OF ITS US TREASURIES (~$8B) –BUSINESS DAILY DI
January 21, 2026 at 1:03 PM
If you want a change of government, you’re going to have to donate, even $2 a month, because National, ACT and NZ First are backed by the rich who will spend to keep out a fair and just Government - as they did last election.
January 21, 2026 at 2:31 AM
If you want a change of government, you’re going to have to donate, even $2 a month, because National, ACT and NZ First are backed by the rich who will spend to keep out a fair and just Government - as they did last election.
Anyone up past Takaka today? HOw’s the weather?
January 21, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Anyone up past Takaka today? HOw’s the weather?
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So good
Wednesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
January 21, 2026 at 12:51 AM
So good
life hack: always buy good socks
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 AM
life hack: always buy good socks
Re-upping because it’s so good www.thepress.co.nz/te-ao-maori/...
‘This year will be different’: Ngāi Tahu rūnanga won’t host Waitangi events, they’re heading to Treaty Grounds instead
Last year the Prime Minister skipped Waitangi and celebrated with Ngāi Tahu in Akaroa instead. This year he won’t have that option.
www.thepress.co.nz
January 20, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Re-upping because it’s so good www.thepress.co.nz/te-ao-maori/...
This was one of my favourite dogs, Toby, a half-golden retriever half-something-amiable pup that we rescued from a very bad pet shop. We only had him six months because he was too much for our family at that time: needed hours of exercise daily.
A dog expert loved him + he went to the country💚
A dog expert loved him + he went to the country💚
January 20, 2026 at 9:43 PM
This was one of my favourite dogs, Toby, a half-golden retriever half-something-amiable pup that we rescued from a very bad pet shop. We only had him six months because he was too much for our family at that time: needed hours of exercise daily.
A dog expert loved him + he went to the country💚
A dog expert loved him + he went to the country💚
Listen up AotearoaNZ
A brilliant speech by Canada's Mark Carney in Davos: "The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy...The powerful have their power. But we have something too — the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home & to act together."
January 20, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Listen up AotearoaNZ
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Here's a short timelapse of last night's aurora from Ōtautahi-Christchurch, NZ, before my camera battery went flat.
https://flic.kr/p/2rSMH8h
#aurora #christchurch #nz #Ōtautahi #timelapse
https://flic.kr/p/2rSMH8h
#aurora #christchurch #nz #Ōtautahi #timelapse
aurora over Ōtautahi-Christchurch, NZ
This is a short timelapse movie of last night's aurora, starting at 11:14 PM on 20 January 2026, before my camera's battery went flat. Note to self: keep camera battery fully charged.
www.flickr.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Here's a short timelapse of last night's aurora from Ōtautahi-Christchurch, NZ, before my camera battery went flat.
https://flic.kr/p/2rSMH8h
#aurora #christchurch #nz #Ōtautahi #timelapse
https://flic.kr/p/2rSMH8h
#aurora #christchurch #nz #Ōtautahi #timelapse
Heh
Last year the Prime Minister skipped Waitangi and celebrated with Ngāi Tahu in Akaroa instead. This year he won’t have that option.
South Island rūnanga scrap Waitangi commemorations, heading to Treaty Grounds instead
Last year the Prime Minister skipped Waitangi and celebrated with Ngāi Tahu in Akaroa instead. This year he won’t have that option.
dlvr.it
January 20, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Heh
Tonight’s sunset was epic: @realgregjack.bsky.social phone took this from a moving car
January 20, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Tonight’s sunset was epic: @realgregjack.bsky.social phone took this from a moving car
Have got to like fresh fish with curry.
January 19, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Have got to like fresh fish with curry.
Ewwww: do you have to Stuff?
January 19, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Ewwww: do you have to Stuff?
Certainly is in Aotearoa
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Certainly is in Aotearoa
That last post wasn’t well expressed, but the collapse of the international rules-based order with the US led by a madman is a crisis.
And we’ve got a Foreign Minister who’s saying nothing and a Prime Minister who is not to be seen out in daylight.
I am deeply worried.
And we’ve got a Foreign Minister who’s saying nothing and a Prime Minister who is not to be seen out in daylight.
I am deeply worried.
January 18, 2026 at 4:34 AM
That last post wasn’t well expressed, but the collapse of the international rules-based order with the US led by a madman is a crisis.
And we’ve got a Foreign Minister who’s saying nothing and a Prime Minister who is not to be seen out in daylight.
I am deeply worried.
And we’ve got a Foreign Minister who’s saying nothing and a Prime Minister who is not to be seen out in daylight.
I am deeply worried.
Seems to me that Aotearoa NZ condoning the US grabbing a small country to gain control of natural resources would have more than a small effect on NZ.
European and other countries could then abandon us if he decided a NZ transit point for Antarctica were essential
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
European and other countries could then abandon us if he decided a NZ transit point for Antarctica were essential
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Trump tariff threats over Greenland could have effects for NZ
An international law expert says Trump’s renewed tariff threats over Greenland could leave New Zealand exposed to global trade instability.
www.thepress.co.nz
January 18, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Seems to me that Aotearoa NZ condoning the US grabbing a small country to gain control of natural resources would have more than a small effect on NZ.
European and other countries could then abandon us if he decided a NZ transit point for Antarctica were essential
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
European and other countries could then abandon us if he decided a NZ transit point for Antarctica were essential
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...