@MarkMariani11 @ManaByte But they knew about longitude? Ancient Egyptians knew the earth was round. They used the equator as a equatorial measurement.
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@ManaByte Nope. God's words are never over:
"Unmovable, affixed, flat, circle (not a sphere), with a firmament over it".
But those that love the world don't read what God/Source has told you.
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National's tax cuts are costing more than $20b over four years - that's $100m a week.
The Government’s fuel crisis support (going to 7% of families) costs $7m a week. They say they can't afford more.
Gee, where did our emergency buffer go?
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@ClintVSmith You would first ask are the public school teachers worth the pay increase.
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A charter school gets $45,000 a year per student. A state school gets $9,000.
when they start claiming great results from the charter schools ask: what could a state school deliver if you increased its funding 400%?
Cioccolata234 🇵🇸 #FreePalestine@Cioccolata234
"David Seymour is defending the $10 million budget for charter schools when seven have been operating since February this year with only 215 students enrolled in them." stuff.co.nz/politics/36065…
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@heroesatwork If my comments offend and you block me then job done. Thank you
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I dared to post something about Jacinda this week and boy did I wake up the cookers and sad white men. Lotsa blocking!
Samuel Hudson@foundersam
Steady under pressure, firm on principle: what Dame Jacinda Ardern’s leadership showed, and what’s at stake now The contrasts in this clip from Prime Minister show a telling story of leadership that becomes tested under pressure, in front of the world, when every word carries weight. In the opening shot, Dame Jacinda Ardern holds her composure as emotion rises to the surface. Her eyes are glassy, her expression tight, but controlled showing restraint. A leader absorbing the moment, carrying the burden, and choosing not to let anything spill over. That composure carries into a visit to New York in 2018. Inside the United Nations General Assembly, Donald Trump delivers his address. Ardern listens without reaction but she does not mirror the tone in the room. Studying the moment. She was dressed in black attire, seated among delegates, hand resting against her chin, eyes fixed forward. She is fully engaged, analysing, weighing New Zealand’s place in a rapidly shifting global landscape. It is a picture of deliberate leadership. Not reactive, not performative, but anchored in thought and purpose. When she went out of her way to face the media, that clarity of her strengthen as a leader on the world stage sharpened. She refused to engage in personality politics. She redirected every question back to one point. She was there to represent New Zealand. Nothing more, nothing less. Her approach defined her government. Under Ardern, New Zealand maintained a strong, independent foreign policy. It was willing to differ from major powers, to speak to its own values, and to take positions that reflected national interest rather than global pressure. That independence allowed New Zealand to contribute meaningfully on the world stage, from diplomacy to climate and security, without being seen as an extension of any larger power. Now, that footing is being questioned. The coalition government of New Zealand National Party, ACT New Zealand, and New Zealand First faces growing criticism over the direction of foreign policy and resource decisions. It is argued that Winston Peters is drawing New Zealand closer to the United States, while Shane Jones is advancing policies that open the country’s natural resources to greater overseas extraction. One era projected a confident, independent voice, willing to stand apart when needed. The current trajectory risks narrowing that independence in favour of alignment and economic trade-offs. Those images of Ardern, steady, focused, and unmoved by external pressure, now land with added weight. This clip is just a reminder of what independent leadership looked like, and a benchmark against which today’s decisions are increasingly being judged. *Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures, CNN Films, HBO Documentary Films *This footage has been republished for the purposes of educational news reporting and public interest, in accordance with New Zealand’s fair dealing provisions under the Copyright Act 1994. #nzpol
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Desperately needed NZ-bound oil tankers have been delayed by Cyclone Vaianu.
Daily reminders that we have to ditch fossil fuels ASAP.
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NZFirst supporters are easily the most toxic in NZ – a Vote for National is a vote for Winston – The Daily Blog buff.ly/skAHBhG #nzpol
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Lefties love claiming they invented weekends and 8-hour days. Mate, Samuel Parnell sorted 8 hours in NZ in 1840 with a handshake and a threat of harbour dunking. Real progress came from hard work, innovation, and not bankrupting the country. Unions pushed — capitalism delivered the gains
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Nicola Willis 'proud' of hiking care workers' mileage rate 30% to 82.5c/km during the fuel spike? 😂 Lefties still screaming 'ripoff' because it's not the full IRD tax deduction rate. Mate, that's not a wage — it's targeted help, not a blank cheque. Labour left the books empty, now we do practical fixes without bankrupting NZ. Cry harder.
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Why is Nicola Willis proud of Care workers fuel rate still being far below the IRD rate? They are still being ripped off!
@NZNationalParty
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Hipkins' cry-map shows unemployment up? 😂 Luxon inherited Labour's 7% inflation dumpster fire and actually fixed it — now ~3%, rates dropping, books getting sorted. Short-term ouch beats turning every Kiwi into a broke, inflation-roasted zombie. Real balls > performative tears. #LuxonDoingTheJob
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Keir Starmer: “We just reached a ceasefire”.
We?
WE!??
No, they reached a ceasefire. You had nothing to do with it @Keir_Starmer
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@nettieg3 The funny thing about this image is the left image was because National under Key created the ability for Labour to throw money around and make the numbers good. The image on the right was because labour blew all of the cash reserves and left National to pick up the pieces.
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@heroesatwork I thought Chippy and Jacinda were friends? What is wrong with him, why can't he stand here?
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She is one of those things weak men can't stand - a strong woman
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