"Let's Not Use Good AI Data Centre Water On Putting Out Forest Fires" (youtu.be)
#nzpol 🇳🇿 water for AI data centers vs… youtu.be/jNA9yF9OFnc?...
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Flights for National’s failed coup likely cost taxpayers $35k+ (stuff.co.nz)
Stuff calculating the costs and the emissions from National's in-person confidence vote stunt.
National down and out of Government in new poll (nzherald.co.nz)
A new poll has the National Party down two points & out of Government unless it does a deal with the Opportunity Party, which leader Christopher Luxon has ruled out #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
National's South Island plan: Restrictions on data centres, Queenstown gondola funding, clearer river gravel rules (interest.co.nz)
The announcement on power generation requirements for data centres is good but it's important to note that at no point do they specify renewable generation. If we look at examples in the USA they primarily use gas turbines #nzpol www.interest.co.nz/public-polic...
How Paul Henry quit TVNZ for Act - the letter he sent Government (nzherald.co.nz)
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/election-... People may remember this as being a slightly dodgy announcement, according to the article he gave a 20 minutes heads up to his TVNZ boss. That is not a business as usual announcement and definitely not falling within standard exit times
Election 2026: Another poll puts Opportunity in kingmaker position (stuff.co.nz)
New Zealand Election Poll 2026: Luxon rules NZ First IN last election and they took over. He has ruled TOP out this election and it will cost him EVERYTHING #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
She champions free speech – then went to court over what a blogger said about her (stuff.co.nz)
We should get a run of t-shirts printed that say “Big Fuckin’ Hypocrite” and start handing them out.
Honest Government Ad | Ai Data Centres (youtube.com)
#NZPol Welcome to the party.
China denies espionage, foreign interference in New Zealand (rnz.co.nz)
👇An understandable response to NZ’s racist intel service getting to spread its Trump-aligned propaganda report across all NZ news orgs with no journo even questioning the report’s findings & though the service has no hidden agendas. It’s also worrying that right-wing lobby groups in NZ who …🧵
Ex-politician Kiri Allan says public service bloated, slow and overpaid (rnz.co.nz)
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic.... Aka Disgraced former Minister chases media attention for her book?
Pre-Election Forum on Science & Research (youtube.com)
Friends, @seismologyfinn.bsky.social knows the score. The public research system is being destroyed. They are not even really trying to hide that fact at this stage. There is strength in numbers. Pitch in and be like Finn! Pre-Election forum is 18th at Noon. Turn up. Push hard.
New Zealand government in turmoil after failed leadership challenge (wsws.org)
On the failed leadership challenge against Christopher Luxon. Underlying the instability within the National Party and the coalition government are tensions over how overtly New Zealand should align with US-led warmongering against China. #nzpol www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
March for Nature launched to protect conservation - Greenpeace Aotearoa (greenpeace.org)
Attacks on nature, democracy, community and the planet continues. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... It needs to Stop 🛑 #CollectiveAction www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... I consider organizing a march in my town. (too carbon intensive to travel to the national event). Are you on deck?
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