Tim Gummer Is Changing It Up
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Designer, indie is my tribe. Just launched changegear.nz - get the best #declarewear for a terrifying year. Pls follow @changegearnz
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Submissions for this awful bill close tomorrow night. This is a good summary of what Stanford and Seymour are trying to push through. Your submission can just be a statement of opposition #nzpol
Education and Training Act (System Reform) Bill Submission Guide
Minister Stanford Makes a Grab for Even More Power
It's been a long year and you could be forgiven for wanting to switch off and hide from the pace of political change we've been subject to in the ye...
publiceducationproject.ghost.io
January 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Submissions for this awful bill close tomorrow night. This is a good summary of what Stanford and Seymour are trying to push through. Your submission can just be a statement of opposition #nzpol
January 11, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Not a single mention of #climatecrisis. Shame on you #radionz #nzmedia.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Sizzling temperatures, strong winds and heavy rain in South Island weather mix
Kerikeri reached a January high temperature on Saturday, exceeding 32 degrees.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 10, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Not a single mention of #climatecrisis. Shame on you #radionz #nzmedia.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows
The world’s richest 1% have used up their fair share of carbon emissions just 10 days into 2026, analysis has found.
Meanwhile, the richest 0.1% took just three days to exhaust their annual carbon budget, according to the research by Oxfam. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:06 AM
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
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Should have probably included this comparison of the wage share of the pie in previous 🧵
A stark reminder of just how much Roger and Ruth destroyed the bargaining power of workers as they set about creating a high profit / low wage, private debt fuelled, ecocidal, directionless economy.
A stark reminder of just how much Roger and Ruth destroyed the bargaining power of workers as they set about creating a high profit / low wage, private debt fuelled, ecocidal, directionless economy.
January 9, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Should have probably included this comparison of the wage share of the pie in previous 🧵
A stark reminder of just how much Roger and Ruth destroyed the bargaining power of workers as they set about creating a high profit / low wage, private debt fuelled, ecocidal, directionless economy.
A stark reminder of just how much Roger and Ruth destroyed the bargaining power of workers as they set about creating a high profit / low wage, private debt fuelled, ecocidal, directionless economy.
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I never agreed to Luxon working from home. Get back to the office bro.
January 8, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I never agreed to Luxon working from home. Get back to the office bro.
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Elon Musk's Grok chatbot is on an undressing spree, creating sexual deepfakes of women and kids. Musk's response? To blame users and post laughing emojis. HELL NO app.sosha.ai/s/65HkX8dp
Grok is generating child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Demand Apple & Google remove Grok from their app stores!
app.sosha.ai
January 6, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Elon Musk's Grok chatbot is on an undressing spree, creating sexual deepfakes of women and kids. Musk's response? To blame users and post laughing emojis. HELL NO app.sosha.ai/s/65HkX8dp
Of course even one of the most cycling hostile countries on earth has a frikken cycle path on its bridge. Here in Tamaki Makaurau meanwhile…
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Of course even one of the most cycling hostile countries on earth has a frikken cycle path on its bridge. Here in Tamaki Makaurau meanwhile…
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Tired: American exceptionalism
Wired: American imperialism
Expired: American moral authority
Wired: American imperialism
Expired: American moral authority
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 6, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Tired: American exceptionalism
Wired: American imperialism
Expired: American moral authority
Wired: American imperialism
Expired: American moral authority
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I am asking #NewZealand to please check their garden shed, outbuilding or sheds for for a missing Prime Minister, last seen.. uh .. somewhere
Please contact authorities if found, do not spook him, dont worry he isnt a danger unless you are an economy
#nzpol
Please contact authorities if found, do not spook him, dont worry he isnt a danger unless you are an economy
#nzpol
a man says go get him in front of a police car
Alt: a man says go get him in front of a police car
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I am asking #NewZealand to please check their garden shed, outbuilding or sheds for for a missing Prime Minister, last seen.. uh .. somewhere
Please contact authorities if found, do not spook him, dont worry he isnt a danger unless you are an economy
#nzpol
Please contact authorities if found, do not spook him, dont worry he isnt a danger unless you are an economy
#nzpol
On a day like today i just have to be grateful for #LydiaLunch. (Here in The Idler)
January 3, 2026 at 11:46 PM
On a day like today i just have to be grateful for #LydiaLunch. (Here in The Idler)
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Lest anyone for a single moment thinks this latest coup is a somehow a dramatic breach of long-term US foreign policy.
January 3, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Lest anyone for a single moment thinks this latest coup is a somehow a dramatic breach of long-term US foreign policy.
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
This should be homepage news every frikken month in Tamaki Makaurau until the most car-addicted place on the planet starts to get the reality. Biking delivers the freedom cars promise. #modeshift
Who do you think is faster across Auckland in rush hour?
A fast driver, a sedate driver or an e-bike?
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
A fast driver, a sedate driver or an e-bike?
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Does driving faster get you there quicker? We put it to the test
Two cars, one e-bike, one burning question. In a stop-start city, what is the most efficient way to get around Auckland?
www.stuff.co.nz
January 3, 2026 at 2:44 AM
This should be homepage news every frikken month in Tamaki Makaurau until the most car-addicted place on the planet starts to get the reality. Biking delivers the freedom cars promise. #modeshift
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“In the first 100 days of a new government the Green Party will introduce a new Renters Rights Bill to create an affordable, healthy rental market.”
It’s worth noting that for many Mamdani policies the Greens already have an Aotearoa equivalent prepped and ready to go - they have done the mahi.👇👇👇
It’s worth noting that for many Mamdani policies the Greens already have an Aotearoa equivalent prepped and ready to go - they have done the mahi.👇👇👇
January 2, 2026 at 10:47 PM
“In the first 100 days of a new government the Green Party will introduce a new Renters Rights Bill to create an affordable, healthy rental market.”
It’s worth noting that for many Mamdani policies the Greens already have an Aotearoa equivalent prepped and ready to go - they have done the mahi.👇👇👇
It’s worth noting that for many Mamdani policies the Greens already have an Aotearoa equivalent prepped and ready to go - they have done the mahi.👇👇👇
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My top urbanism discoveries of 2025! (1/6)
Toronto architect Siamak Hariri’s Bahá'í Temple in Santiago.
The Wave in Vejle, Denmark by Henning Larsen.
The new mass timber Central Metro Station in Naples, designed by EMBT studio
Fjordenhus by Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann in Vejle, Denmark
Toronto architect Siamak Hariri’s Bahá'í Temple in Santiago.
The Wave in Vejle, Denmark by Henning Larsen.
The new mass timber Central Metro Station in Naples, designed by EMBT studio
Fjordenhus by Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann in Vejle, Denmark
January 1, 2026 at 3:24 PM
My top urbanism discoveries of 2025! (1/6)
Toronto architect Siamak Hariri’s Bahá'í Temple in Santiago.
The Wave in Vejle, Denmark by Henning Larsen.
The new mass timber Central Metro Station in Naples, designed by EMBT studio
Fjordenhus by Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann in Vejle, Denmark
Toronto architect Siamak Hariri’s Bahá'í Temple in Santiago.
The Wave in Vejle, Denmark by Henning Larsen.
The new mass timber Central Metro Station in Naples, designed by EMBT studio
Fjordenhus by Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann in Vejle, Denmark
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Change your password immediately. I did.
ManageMyHealth investigating possible cyber breach
ManageMyHealth investigating possible cyber breach
The personal health portal ManageMyHealth is investigating reports of a cyber breach.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 31, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Change your password immediately. I did.
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“There’s no room for art under Fascism. Kitsch and propaganda, yes. But the rest is Entartete Kunst, degenerate art.”
— @dadadrummer.bsky.social
— @dadadrummer.bsky.social
What is the Artist to Fascism?
Richard Grenell explains
dadadrummer.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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It’s pronounced cyclist.
October 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
It’s pronounced cyclist.
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How I'm walking out of 2025 (and into 2026)
December 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
How I'm walking out of 2025 (and into 2026)
Loving the GT Nth Rd #cycleway, still to formally open, and Vincent/Pitt streets. There Aucks… you really can build cycleways fast if you put yr mind to it. If only our future cycleway network hadn't been obliterated in a RW #culturewar :(
December 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Loving the GT Nth Rd #cycleway, still to formally open, and Vincent/Pitt streets. There Aucks… you really can build cycleways fast if you put yr mind to it. If only our future cycleway network hadn't been obliterated in a RW #culturewar :(
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WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes
Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...
toronto.citynews.ca
December 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
This. Here. Now. #housingfirst.
Or just as soon as this psychopapthic austerity-junkie govt is gone.
#nzpol
Or just as soon as this psychopapthic austerity-junkie govt is gone.
#nzpol
How much does it cost to end rough sleeping?
It will actually save money!
It’s more expensive to provide homeless services than provide homes.
#AusPol #HousingFirst
How much does it cost to end rough sleeping?
theconversation.com/how-much-doe...
It will actually save money!
It’s more expensive to provide homeless services than provide homes.
#AusPol #HousingFirst
How much does it cost to end rough sleeping?
theconversation.com/how-much-doe...
How much does it cost to end rough sleeping? An Australian-first study may have just found out
A new study has revealed how many homes would be needed to end rough sleeping in three major Australian cities – and the costs.
theconversation.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM
This. Here. Now. #housingfirst.
Or just as soon as this psychopapthic austerity-junkie govt is gone.
#nzpol
Or just as soon as this psychopapthic austerity-junkie govt is gone.
#nzpol
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A new World Bank report calls on governments to create dedicated Livable Streets Investment Programs, steadily scaling funding to 10% of road budgets by 2035.
Why? Because livable streets deliver some of the highest returns in transport investment—up to €16 per €1 spent: investinlivablestreets.info
Why? Because livable streets deliver some of the highest returns in transport investment—up to €16 per €1 spent: investinlivablestreets.info
December 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
A new World Bank report calls on governments to create dedicated Livable Streets Investment Programs, steadily scaling funding to 10% of road budgets by 2035.
Why? Because livable streets deliver some of the highest returns in transport investment—up to €16 per €1 spent: investinlivablestreets.info
Why? Because livable streets deliver some of the highest returns in transport investment—up to €16 per €1 spent: investinlivablestreets.info