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Heartfelt thanks to our young people with #longcovid who took part in this, sharing their stories #kiwi #nzpol
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Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of young Kiwis with long Covid
A group of young Kiwis prove what international studies show: that long Covid has a particularly debilitating effect on young people. But how much medical support is there for them?
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October 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Heartfelt thanks to our young people with #longcovid who took part in this, sharing their stories #kiwi #nzpol
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Stop elected officials carrying out online bullying campaigns. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
PM Luxon: Uphold Codes of Conduct - Call David Seymour into line
Responsible leaders welcome advice from experts and when they are creating laws and policies. They know good decision making means planning for the long term, considering diverse points of view and ma...
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June 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Stop elected officials carrying out online bullying campaigns. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
Best leader we ever had. Now we have a clown circus.
‘Empathy is a kind of strength’: Jacinda Ardern on kind leadership, public rage and life in Trump’s America
Young, progressive and relatable, the former prime minister of New Zealand tried to do politics differently. But six years into power, she dramatically resigned. In an exclusive interview with the Gua...
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June 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Best leader we ever had. Now we have a clown circus.
I'm a librarian and you're right, Mr Luxon. But not for the reasons you think. newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/14/i...
I'm a librarian and you're right, Mr Luxon. But not for the reasons you think.
Opinion: The extraordinarily complex job of a librarian almost always requires a master’s degree. There isn’t a single male-dominated profession with comparable skills that requires the same, so why, ...
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May 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I'm a librarian and you're right, Mr Luxon. But not for the reasons you think. newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/14/i...
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In honor of World Migratory Bird Day, fuck off and fly away from all the bullshit dragging you down.
May 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In honor of World Migratory Bird Day, fuck off and fly away from all the bullshit dragging you down.
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From the booklet "NZ Womens Land Service 1940 - 1946", edited by Joan Butland.
May 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
From the booklet "NZ Womens Land Service 1940 - 1946", edited by Joan Butland.
NZ's Long Covid blind spot nothing short of a crisis newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/29/n...
NZ's Long Covid blind spot nothing short of a crisis
Analysis: Post-infection syndromes like Long Covid are nothing new – but pandemic-scale waves of a novel virus exposed just how ill-prepared we are to handle them.
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April 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
NZ's Long Covid blind spot nothing short of a crisis newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/29/n...
Dire wolves remain very extinct
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Dire wolves remain very extinct
Despite what you are being fed, de-extinction is a con, full of gloss, bullshit and ghoulish greed.
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April 9, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Dire wolves remain very extinct
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If there is a pandemic when Luxon is in charge we are screwed.
Today from the Detail: The next pandemic could arrive at any time, but the Government has ignored a Royal Commission of Inquiry report that could help it prepare.
Why our pandemic readiness is a mixed bag
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March 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
If there is a pandemic when Luxon is in charge we are screwed.
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I'm on two diets now.
There wasn't enough food in just one.
There wasn't enough food in just one.
March 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I'm on two diets now.
There wasn't enough food in just one.
There wasn't enough food in just one.
ICE is working up to be the new Gestapo, a capitalist version. Don't go to America to work, study or on holiday, or you'll be disappeared. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
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March 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
ICE is working up to be the new Gestapo, a capitalist version. Don't go to America to work, study or on holiday, or you'll be disappeared. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@jenene.bsky.social you're a bloody legend. Thanks for standing up for us. Your mahi is greatly appreciated <3
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Covid-19 five years on: What it was like being one of the country's first cases
Jenene Crossan contracted the virus in 2020 while heading home from a business trip before New Zealand's borders closed.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 28, 2025 at 6:14 AM
@jenene.bsky.social you're a bloody legend. Thanks for standing up for us. Your mahi is greatly appreciated <3
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"I’m not saying, ‘Don’t express frustration.’ I’m just saying, take a step back and think, ‘Am I doing this with grace?’"
‘Cancel culture? We should stop it. End of story’: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on backlash, writer’s block – and her new baby twins
It’s been 11 years since she published a novel. In that time, the author has lost both parents, seen Trump become president twice – and finally returned to fiction after a bruising reaction to her com...
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February 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
"I’m not saying, ‘Don’t express frustration.’ I’m just saying, take a step back and think, ‘Am I doing this with grace?’"
Sounds like a great deal. Who can resist hygge?
Danes offer to buy California to spite Trump’s Greenland aims: ‘We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’
Danes offer to buy California to spite Trump’s Greenland aims: ‘We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’
Satirical petition from Denmark, which owns Greenland, racks up 200,000 signatures as Trump eyes Arctic island
Since returning to the presidency last month, Donald Trump has called for Canada to become the 51st US state, suggested he might take over the…
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February 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Sounds like a great deal. Who can resist hygge?
Short and sweet by Sy Montgomery, "What the Chicken Knows" is an excellent exploration of my favourite little floofy dinosaurs. The eaudiobook version (read by Sy) is like having a friend in the room reading to you about a topic she loves.
#SyMontgomery #BackyardHens
#SyMontgomery #BackyardHens
February 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Short and sweet by Sy Montgomery, "What the Chicken Knows" is an excellent exploration of my favourite little floofy dinosaurs. The eaudiobook version (read by Sy) is like having a friend in the room reading to you about a topic she loves.
#SyMontgomery #BackyardHens
#SyMontgomery #BackyardHens
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The Weekly Anthropocene Interviews: Jason Pargin, Cosmic Satirist of Hope
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The Weekly Anthropocene Interviews: Jason Pargin, Cosmic Satirist of Hope
Jason Pargin is an acclaimed novelist, satirist, and social commentator.
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February 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The Weekly Anthropocene Interviews: Jason Pargin, Cosmic Satirist of Hope
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Taiwan’s next generation takes on its fear of the deep
Taiwan’s next generation takes on its fear of the deep
A cocktail of protectiveness, fear and superstition has led many Taiwanese to stay away from the ocean, but that is starting to change, one swimming class at a time
A dozen excited 10-year-olds are bouncing in their chairs. The small classroom’s walls…
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February 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Taiwan’s next generation takes on its fear of the deep