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@MariaSherwood2 @nzherald Labour MPs have been made to stand down for less

They'll do anything, things must be bad for them. ‘Human error’: Education Minister admits sending National Party video to principals through ministerial email, via @nzherald nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/hu…

The statement on the 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 attacks on Iran by #NZ Govt is a disgrace. The Govt knows full well that international law has been breached even though negotiations were under way. It knows that 🇺🇸 walked away from the last nuclear agreement with Iran. Why the servility?

In absence of an imminent threat to security of US & Israel, the armed attacks on Iran are illegal under international law. The Iranian regime is a vicious theocracy which has caused huge trauma to its people. But that isn’t a reason for a breach of Iran’s sovereignty. @TheElders

The Strait of Hormuz was closed an hour ago. New Zealand has its energy reserves kept offshore. We are dependent on fuel from Asian refineries which receive oil through the Strait of Hormuz. Thinking. Supermarkets are dependent on diesel….

“For the prime minister to claim that Māori agreed that one government should be responsible for everyone is pure invention.” — Carwyn Jones e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-an…

@chrisluxonmp Get to work! Most of us are and don't have time to listen to fckn playlists!

No matter where you are in NZ today, BBQing, at the beach, or just in the backyard, I’m sure you’re listening to some great music in the background. Here’s my summer playlist that’s been on repeat. Let me know what other songs you think should be in there! 🎵 open.spotify.com/playlist/0A6Z6…

In case anyone was wondering where we are right now.

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. - Albert Einstein

@pennymarienz It is certainly deathly- the Lancet-in Samoa-Jan 22, 2020, 5707 measles cases & 83 measles-related deaths- approx 285 cases per 10 000 population, were reported. 2 87% of deaths reported as children younger than 5 years, a mortality rate of approximately 25 deaths per 10,000.

This is insane. MEASLES IS NOT DEATHLY. Parent choice on vaccines is paramount. Not cancelling parents and kids when we don't tow the govt line. Do enough people care enough about this???? nzherald.co.nz/nz/measles-out…

@SolidAirJohn Frying pan and fire come to mind

Word on street in Wgtn, confirmed by taxi drivers and Koru Club gos, is that Luxon and Willis will be gone just before Xmas break. Replaced by Bishop as PM and Finance minister with Stanford as deputy. Willis to Education. Luxon to Hawaii.

@HuttleyDonna @MariaSherwood2 1980s Thatcherite Britain all over again... if we don't standup and other Unions don't support, the next in line is you!

@MariaSherwood2 He also forgets we know they just gave 80% increase in Crown Board Fee 90K to $162K A FU from the gvt to teachers, nurses, carers, doctors - it's about choices that they make. They don't value those on strike for better pay and conditions - it's about breaking unions

So Bishop thinks the offer made to teachers is generous. Is 1-2% generous when inflation is 3%?

The Luxon government has been infiltrated by dairy lobbyists like ex-Fed Farmers president Andrew Hoggard and has gone full Trumpian climate denial with the latest announcement on methane reduction targets. The Government has confirmed it will rewrite New Zealand’s once bipartisan climate change law to water down methane targets and permanently exclude agriculture from the Emissions Trading Scheme – a move Greenpeace says amounts to full-blown climate denial. “This is truly astounding,” says Greenpeace Aotearoa climate campaigner, Amanda Larsson. “Luxon has gone full-on Trump. He’s choosing climate denial and corporate profits over our kids’ future.” The decision will weaken targets for biogenic methane – mostly from livestock – despite strong warnings from climate scientists that doing so could derail the global fight against climate change. “New Zealand is the world’s biggest dairy exporter. If we back down on cutting emissions from our most polluting industry, you can bet other big livestock-producing countries will jump on the bandwagon. That could be game over for the climate,” says Larsson. “As if it wasn’t bad enough that people can’t afford butter while Fonterra banks huge profits – now Luxon’s handing big dairy a free pass to keep polluting, at the expense of a liveable future for our kids. “This is about profits for a few, at the expense of climate catastrophe for millions.” At the heart of the move to reduce methane targets is a controversial accounting trick called “no additional warming”, designed to justify continued high levels of agricultural methane emissions – even as science shows they must fall fast. “It’s a political trick dressed up as science,” says Larsson. “It pretends current methane emissions are fine – when in reality, they’re fuelling the climate crisis.” The decision comes after heavy lobbying from the meat and dairy industries – sectors now directly represented in government, with former Federated Farmers lobbyist Andrew Hoggard holding key ministerial roles. Even today, Federated Farmers’ response to the new methane targets was released before the Government decision was publicly available, highlighting close links between industry lobbyists and Government. Larsson says, “Luxon might think he’s doing the livestock industry a solid but, really, he is throwing farmers under the bus. Today’s announcement is a signal to our climate-concerned trading partners to start looking elsewhere.” Earlier this year, dozens of climate scientists wrote an open letter, featured on the front page of the Financial Times, urging Prime Minister Christopher Luxon not to weaken New Zealand’s methane target. They called instead for stronger ambition, in line with advice from the independent Climate Change Commission. Today’s announcement follows other major climate U-turns – including lifting the offshore oil and gas exploration ban and pledging $200 million in fossil fuel subsidies. Both moves conflict with international climate law and trade agreements, and could carry legal consequences under the recent International Court of Justice advisory opinion and clauses in New Zealand’s trade deals with the EU and UK. #nzpol #toomanycows

@MariaSherwood2 Appalling. The rich continue to get away with horrendous acts simply by buying the system off .

WTF is going on? stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360832…

In honor of International Dot Day, let's celebrate creativity, courage and collaboration. "Just make a mark and see where it takes you." -Peter H. Reynolds. Made with the #doink #greenscreen ⁦app. ⁦@DoInkTweets⁩ #dotday2025

The National Party are at it again. The source of this data is kpi.nz - not official data. A Thread…

This sort if pompous, ill-informed, opinion piece is so dangerous because so many people tune in to listen to his drivel and there is no counterpoint to balance or incite discussion . His listeners just repeat it as truth.

🚨 “This picture deserves a million ❤️ and a million 🔁.”

@MrZachG I learned to read at 4, 60 yrs ago. Nothing new about 4 yr olds reading. My sisters, same parents, same env didn't - readiness is important as with all learning. Danger is we force kids who are not ready and set them up for failure and ongoing learning issues.

There was once a time when people thought teaching your 4 year old child to read was A) impossible B) cruel C) soul crushing But now lots of people do it, and it’s a fun bonding experience. The time will come for math, I promise you that!

@Feijoa_Chutney Thought he had a fully refurbished Govt house for receiving foreign leaders?

Luxon’s hosting at a luxury lodge and a boutique vineyard in Queenstown this weekend. Queenstown is his happy place. It’s where he goes for Matariki. It’s where there’s many ‘sorted’ people.