We’re in a climate crisis, a 40 percent cut to our climate response budget makes no sense financially or for the future of the city. Next week’s proposals include a total gutting of cycleway funding, & a backdown on commercial rates for Air B&B providers www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Screen shot from report that says Key insights from this report include: Shifting Perceptions: A slim majority (52%, 29-country average) believe gender equality efforts have adequately progressed within their countries, showing an uptick since 2019. Diverse Views on Contribution: Notably, 54% of men feel they are already contributing too much towards equality - a perspective shared by rather fewer women (36%) Concerns on Reverse Discrimination: 52% of men feel efforts towards women's equality means we are now discriminating against men.
Right...that old reverse discrimination
Ipsos' latest report on Global Attitudes Toward Gender Equality.
Imagine if there was a political party that had some plans in this area 🤔
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Image 1: reasons given for withholding the information I requested on solar from MBIE
Image 2: the reason given in the House today by energy minister Simon Watts today
These two things are not the same
At the elections in May I'll be rooting for the Scottish Greens to have their best election result yet but I won't be able to stop myself shedding a tear if I see Reform take up seats in the Scottish Parliament.
From a global Greens perspective, fantastic. From my British citizenship perspective, I just feel so utterly heartbroken that Reform is leading the polls and even though it has been trending this way for a while it's devastating to have to look at.
World events are kind of telling us that the time is now for home grown energy
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Hannah Spencer!
Hopium 💚💚💚💚💚💚
Back of the envelope - $400 a day for prison vs approx $170-$200 for a night in emergency accommodation (ie a motel)
Photo of tree split in half by the wind on Courtney Place
Stay safe Pōneke!
Fully need this hopium. As part of the generation that saw it was possible to close the ozone layer hole then saw big industry make it impossible to take the next round of climate action we needed, it's still worth keeping up the fight.
Vote for the planet this Nov 7.
I make no such promises but let it be known that as a Scot I won't crank the heating for anything more than single digits
It's going to be a tropical paradise!
I worry about our young people being saddled with debt like this and wonder if there is a design flaw with the programme that needs to be addressed. If people are bonded to return surely it is important to ensure that the economic conditions are there to enable people to meet their obligations.
NZ First and ACT racing to the bottom as they cannibalise anti-Māori votes. Now's the time to be having conversations with friends and family about why tino rangatiratanga can benefit us all and is nothing to be scared of.
When local communities can lead the way amazing things happen
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Do you love whales?
Do you know someone else loves whales?
I think you do.
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It's been incredible up in Waitangi seeing these three wāhine toa working together
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Headline vs who benefits in this supposed trickle down economy
"the highest-spending households recorded the lowest inflation rate at 0.8% [...] Rent increased 1.9% over the year and was the main contributor to rising living costs for beneficiary households."
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Screenshot of text which says On Monday, Starmer urged Mandelson to resign from the House of Lords — Parliament's unelected upper chamber of politicians, donors and assorted notables — to which he was appointed for life in 2008
Love this description of the House of Lord from AP, published in Stuff this morning
So, even more costs to local communities and likely increases to council rates (at a time when the government says to cap them) so politicians can get from the airport to the beehive more quickly
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I have never seen that many people turn up this far out from election day and this is now my fifth political campaign.
So let this be the sign to get out there and get active.
Can sign up to join us here: www.greens.org.nz/volunteer
City Mission continues to do amazing work and not surprising it's using Ora Toa dentists (presumably from Ngāti Toa iwi's medical service). Free dental should be available to everyone with dental needs and community based providers like City Mission should be fully supported to help communities
"Ordinary people, not polluters, are being asked to pick up the tab, while major carbon emitters continue to escape the costs of the damage they contribute to."
Would have been useful for the media to emphasise this in 2023. Public good before corporate greed.
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For those wondering why I have bags of wool securely stored under my bed (next to the bottles of water WCC told me to store during the Great Drought of summer 23-24) with the expectation the value of wool will soon exceed gold
NZ has fallen into a 'crisis and response' pattern on climate disaster, experts say. Billions have been spent on storm recovery since 2023, while key climate adaptation funding and planning tools have been cut.
My story looking at last week’s storms
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Screen shot of Facebook post that says Great news: our work pays for itself. We found that each dollar invested in our project returns up to $2.49 in benefits that everyone can enjoy 🌈 These benefits include less damage to homes and infrastructure, safer native animals and healthier communities with fewer diseases spread by rats. Conservation work can be seen as a cost: something good but which needs juggling with other priorities. We’re showing that our work isn’t an expense – it’s a solid investment which benefits our whole city. Learn more in 'Economic impact: Reframing the conversation' in our impact report – https://reports.pfw.org.nz/2024-25-impact-report/
Love this from Predator Free Wellington
