Kirsten McDougall
@cursesmcd.bsky.social
Reader, writer, professional parallel parker
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According to a 2022 MBIE report, 110,000 #NZ households cannot keep warm. Meanwhile, the 4 big power “gentailers” (who generate electricity as well as sell it) make collective profits of $2.85 billion per year = $7.8 million every day. Re-Nationalise #Power Companies #nzpol
September 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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When Judith "apologised" for saying teachers earn $147k, she then got another dig in by saying that teachers get 3 months holiday a year. By that measure, do MPs only work on the days parliament is sitting (about 90 days according to Google)? #NZPol
August 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
When Judith "apologised" for saying teachers earn $147k, she then got another dig in by saying that teachers get 3 months holiday a year. By that measure, do MPs only work on the days parliament is sitting (about 90 days according to Google)? #NZPol
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Kings of this world by Elizabeth Knox out next month. Best news!! www.allenandunwin.co.nz/browse/book/...
@elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social @allenandunwinnz.bsky.social
#booksky #pukapuka
@elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social @allenandunwinnz.bsky.social
#booksky #pukapuka
August 11, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Kings of this world by Elizabeth Knox out next month. Best news!! www.allenandunwin.co.nz/browse/book/...
@elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social @allenandunwinnz.bsky.social
#booksky #pukapuka
@elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social @allenandunwinnz.bsky.social
#booksky #pukapuka
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www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
this speaks to me of someone who is so out of touch with what it is like to live in NZ they think maaori words aren't a part of NZ English. or worse speaks to the NZ they want to create; one absent the language that has been with this land for centuries.
this speaks to me of someone who is so out of touch with what it is like to live in NZ they think maaori words aren't a part of NZ English. or worse speaks to the NZ they want to create; one absent the language that has been with this land for centuries.
Education Minister cut Māori words from future junior books, documents reveal
The near-total ban was driven by concern it would be confusing for children learning to read English, documents show.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
this speaks to me of someone who is so out of touch with what it is like to live in NZ they think maaori words aren't a part of NZ English. or worse speaks to the NZ they want to create; one absent the language that has been with this land for centuries.
this speaks to me of someone who is so out of touch with what it is like to live in NZ they think maaori words aren't a part of NZ English. or worse speaks to the NZ they want to create; one absent the language that has been with this land for centuries.
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Well, this is revealing.
Well, this is revealing.
‘At the Marae’: Science and Ethics, Not Science or Ethics
It will be tempting for many to think that if science is behind the decision by the Ministry to stop printing ‘At the Marae’, then the decision is rational and thus one to accept. But i…
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August 8, 2025 at 8:23 AM
bevanholloway.com/2025/08/08/a...
Well, this is revealing.
Well, this is revealing.
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BREAKING
TODAY - As much of the country faces yet another damaging climate-fuelled storm – and amid a cost of living crisis – the Luxon government is pushing through changes to overturn the ban on new oil & gas exploration to MAKE THINGS EVEN WORSE.
#NZPOL #ClimateCrisis
TODAY - As much of the country faces yet another damaging climate-fuelled storm – and amid a cost of living crisis – the Luxon government is pushing through changes to overturn the ban on new oil & gas exploration to MAKE THINGS EVEN WORSE.
#NZPOL #ClimateCrisis
July 29, 2025 at 4:25 AM
BREAKING
TODAY - As much of the country faces yet another damaging climate-fuelled storm – and amid a cost of living crisis – the Luxon government is pushing through changes to overturn the ban on new oil & gas exploration to MAKE THINGS EVEN WORSE.
#NZPOL #ClimateCrisis
TODAY - As much of the country faces yet another damaging climate-fuelled storm – and amid a cost of living crisis – the Luxon government is pushing through changes to overturn the ban on new oil & gas exploration to MAKE THINGS EVEN WORSE.
#NZPOL #ClimateCrisis
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but this whole renters don’t pay rates “at all” thing is just silly. We make this weekly payment called “rent” to our landlords, who then pay rates on the homes we live in. These people ⬇️ and about half the city.
July 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but this whole renters don’t pay rates “at all” thing is just silly. We make this weekly payment called “rent” to our landlords, who then pay rates on the homes we live in. These people ⬇️ and about half the city.
Wobbly Wellington!!
December 9, 2024 at 7:18 AM
Wobbly Wellington!!
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what kind of fashy newspeak is this - rolling back worker rights = "a more effective and efficient bargaining environment"
If you exercise your right to work to rule Brooke van Velden wants you punished.
#GeneralStrike #Revolution
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/pay-...
#GeneralStrike #Revolution
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/pay-...
Pay deductions for partial strikes to be reintroduced
Changes to collective bargaining will help rebalance the rights and consequences of industrial action, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden says.
www.beehive.govt.nz
December 9, 2024 at 6:36 AM
what kind of fashy newspeak is this - rolling back worker rights = "a more effective and efficient bargaining environment"
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Lovely Christmas cheer and sustainability story from Aotearoa New Zealand.
Retirees restore old bikes for kids
[photo of three older people, two of them in wheelchairs, with three young people and one other person and three as new bikes]
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Retirees restore old bikes for kids
[photo of three older people, two of them in wheelchairs, with three young people and one other person and three as new bikes]
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Early Christmas cheer as retirees restore old bikes for kids
The retirees say they enjoy drawing on their decades worth of DIY knowledge, and seeing happy youngsters zoom off on their new wheels.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 8, 2024 at 3:20 AM
Lovely Christmas cheer and sustainability story from Aotearoa New Zealand.
Retirees restore old bikes for kids
[photo of three older people, two of them in wheelchairs, with three young people and one other person and three as new bikes]
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Retirees restore old bikes for kids
[photo of three older people, two of them in wheelchairs, with three young people and one other person and three as new bikes]
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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❤️🔥 Jasleen Kaur, on winning the Turner Prize:
“I’ve been wondering why artists are required to dream up liberation in the gallery but when that dream meets life we are shut down”
youtu.be/6RoLMAf37qY
“I’ve been wondering why artists are required to dream up liberation in the gallery but when that dream meets life we are shut down”
youtu.be/6RoLMAf37qY
Turner Prize 2024 Jasleen Kaur
YouTube video by chunkymark
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December 3, 2024 at 11:57 PM
❤️🔥 Jasleen Kaur, on winning the Turner Prize:
“I’ve been wondering why artists are required to dream up liberation in the gallery but when that dream meets life we are shut down”
youtu.be/6RoLMAf37qY
“I’ve been wondering why artists are required to dream up liberation in the gallery but when that dream meets life we are shut down”
youtu.be/6RoLMAf37qY
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As a New Zealander currently overseas, what I really want New Zealanders to know is: Inflation was high everywhere. Skyrocketing unemployment and business closures are a uniquely NZ thing.
The first was due to global economic conditions, the second is a direct result of NZ government policy.
The first was due to global economic conditions, the second is a direct result of NZ government policy.
December 3, 2024 at 11:12 PM
As a New Zealander currently overseas, what I really want New Zealanders to know is: Inflation was high everywhere. Skyrocketing unemployment and business closures are a uniquely NZ thing.
The first was due to global economic conditions, the second is a direct result of NZ government policy.
The first was due to global economic conditions, the second is a direct result of NZ government policy.
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I keep trying to write something eloquent and just being tired.
History matters. Philosophy matters. Languages and literature matter. Indigenous studies matter. Arts and humanities and social sciences matter. All of them.
Signed,
a physicist
History matters. Philosophy matters. Languages and literature matter. Indigenous studies matter. Arts and humanities and social sciences matter. All of them.
Signed,
a physicist
December 4, 2024 at 9:23 AM
I keep trying to write something eloquent and just being tired.
History matters. Philosophy matters. Languages and literature matter. Indigenous studies matter. Arts and humanities and social sciences matter. All of them.
Signed,
a physicist
History matters. Philosophy matters. Languages and literature matter. Indigenous studies matter. Arts and humanities and social sciences matter. All of them.
Signed,
a physicist
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"Let's keep pushing forward while we are currently facing a storm, there's no need to worry. In this storm we are strong. Together. The wind in our sails is kotahitanga, and with that we will reach our destination."
August 29, 2024 at 6:42 PM
"Let's keep pushing forward while we are currently facing a storm, there's no need to worry. In this storm we are strong. Together. The wind in our sails is kotahitanga, and with that we will reach our destination."
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The consumer-owned Network Tasman Trust was formed 30 years ago.
It has no debt and one of the lowest lines charges in NZ. The community model
resulted in $300 million in discounts and dividends which all stayed in the region.
Disclosure: I'm a Network Tasman consumer.
It has no debt and one of the lowest lines charges in NZ. The community model
resulted in $300 million in discounts and dividends which all stayed in the region.
Disclosure: I'm a Network Tasman consumer.
Network Tasman Consumers Benefit By $300 Million
This year Network Tasman Trust celebrates 30 years of consumer ownership, a decision that trustees Patrick Adamson and Judene Edgar say was pivotal in the region’s history and puts the region in a goo...
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July 29, 2024 at 10:41 PM
The consumer-owned Network Tasman Trust was formed 30 years ago.
It has no debt and one of the lowest lines charges in NZ. The community model
resulted in $300 million in discounts and dividends which all stayed in the region.
Disclosure: I'm a Network Tasman consumer.
It has no debt and one of the lowest lines charges in NZ. The community model
resulted in $300 million in discounts and dividends which all stayed in the region.
Disclosure: I'm a Network Tasman consumer.
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He FINALLY said the quiet bit out loud. This whole thing is about deprofessionalising teaching and union-breaking. It was never about the kids.
July 23, 2024 at 6:17 AM
He FINALLY said the quiet bit out loud. This whole thing is about deprofessionalising teaching and union-breaking. It was never about the kids.
Seymour is focused on making charter school business investment opportunities very attractive to sponsors, this move has nothing to do with student outcomes. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Govt announces changes to Education and Training Amendment Bill two days before submissions close
David Seymour says the late changes are necessary to stop teacher unions from hamstringing the schools.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 23, 2024 at 6:14 AM
Seymour is focused on making charter school business investment opportunities very attractive to sponsors, this move has nothing to do with student outcomes. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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We need signatures whanau
June 11, 2024 at 3:05 AM
We need signatures whanau
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My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3503...
At the weekend we saw over 20,000 people from all walks of life demonstrating that they do not want this bill to be passed. The hubris and nonchalant attitude towards our people and the environment is breathtaking.
#NzPol #Aotearoa #Nz
At the weekend we saw over 20,000 people from all walks of life demonstrating that they do not want this bill to be passed. The hubris and nonchalant attitude towards our people and the environment is breathtaking.
#NzPol #Aotearoa #Nz
June 9, 2024 at 5:57 PM
My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3503...
At the weekend we saw over 20,000 people from all walks of life demonstrating that they do not want this bill to be passed. The hubris and nonchalant attitude towards our people and the environment is breathtaking.
#NzPol #Aotearoa #Nz
At the weekend we saw over 20,000 people from all walks of life demonstrating that they do not want this bill to be passed. The hubris and nonchalant attitude towards our people and the environment is breathtaking.
#NzPol #Aotearoa #Nz
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I will never understand why we run a vital emergency service as some outsourced semi-charity?!
Imagine seeing Facebook ads from the police wanting to fundraise for police stations.
Nationalise the fucking ambulances!
Imagine seeing Facebook ads from the police wanting to fundraise for police stations.
Nationalise the fucking ambulances!
May 27, 2024 at 1:44 AM
I will never understand why we run a vital emergency service as some outsourced semi-charity?!
Imagine seeing Facebook ads from the police wanting to fundraise for police stations.
Nationalise the fucking ambulances!
Imagine seeing Facebook ads from the police wanting to fundraise for police stations.
Nationalise the fucking ambulances!
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Two government corruption scandals in one day: www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
MP advising minister on Pharmac has investments in pharmaceutical companies
Act MP Todd Stephenson's long links with pharma industry - and plans to shake up Pharmac.
www.nzherald.co.nz
May 23, 2024 at 4:01 AM
Two government corruption scandals in one day: www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...