The Fast Track process concentrates enormous power in the hands of very few, shutting out community input and the views that would make sure we’re implementing projects in a way that benefits people and planet.

Party vote Green to make sure we’re building our country for the benefit of all of us.

Shoutout to Ruth whose voices pops up from behind a fence towards the end of the video. We didn’t realise she was there until see calls out; she’s lived in Devonport for years and is voting Green this election.

#nzpol #nzgreens #greenparty

I did tha thing

h/t to @georgepenney

When you live with a smartass.

Forecourt Jubilee 🐍

This week on the pod: The Zimmerman Telegram

In 1917, Germany used the US diplomatic telegraph network to offer Mexico an alliance if they invaded the US.

The British had broken Germany's codes.

But how do you tell the US, without admitting you were intercepting their traffic?

Shenanigans ensue! #history

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2n8F1Bx4yQPeStO2tHGukA?si=-qMnCZ8kTSmkX8T6b6uSZg

I'm in the wrong bubble, but boosting might help. 🙏
My wife is new to #weaving. After #spinning the on her #spinningwheel and coloring it herself, she spent much time #warping the #loom. And now it doesn't work as expected. 😩
The problem is, that the space between upper and lower warp thread (marked red in one of the photos) seems to be too small. The heddle pushes the lower thread up. See description in Alt-Text.
We bought the loom second hand, and nobody here is an expert. Can anybody help?

"There was a $3 billion increase [in ACC and Health NZ funding] and 80 percent of that went to the private sector," he explained.

That was compared to the increase for publicly delivered healthcare (through Health NZ and ACC) - $600 million, from $14 billion to $14.6 billion, in the same period.

"The pace of privatisation is no longer a creep - privatisation has bolted," Miller wrote.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/2174189/private-sector-gets-80-percent-of-increase-in-public-health-funding-unions-report-finds

#nzpol #VoteHealth #vote

If one image summarises this year’s electoral race, is it this one.

‘I thought we were living in a democracy’ so did I. Really, really disappointing to see #Labour hates gang members.

We’re in a #Democracy, gang members are part of this democracy. Prisoners are part of this democracy. People dealing with mental health issues, homelessness, and misinformation that keeps them from pre-enrolling are part of this democracy.

This is the election of cost of living. It’s also the election of defending democracy. Because the 8% who believe a free market will solve all problems are not representative of our democracy, they must attack those who disagree with them in order to hold on to their power and their sweet money.

Everybody #Vote please! Defend our democracy. Our democracy represents us all if everyone votes.
#NZPol

I could post photos post storm, broken trees and overflowing rivers, but you can see all that on the news, so instead... here's some uplifting colourful sunrises instead.

https://stevecarter.com/latest/sunrises.htm

We are lucky enough to have many aquilegia (columbines) of various shapes and colours. This small gem is one of the finest. This plant is the only one of its kind in the garden.

#BloomScrolling

Now that pretty much everyone in NZ has been photographed with a gang member, do you think we might get back to being serious people?

I feel we've gone very far off topic in the past week.

#NZPol

I still recognise a few of these places... Golden Take-aways and Pachas have been there forever...

"Where to eat in Palmerston North – an insider's guide"

https://thespinoff.co.nz/kai/24-10-2026/where-to-eat-in-palmerston-north-an-insiders-guide

Great newsletter from Simon Wilson. #nzpol
https://simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/the-age-of-hope

Some more rainbow magic. Photo taken yesterday in St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor. The little blobs are raindrops, it wasn't easy keeping the rain off my lens 😂Despite a coat I was absolutely drenched as the rain and wind were a bit intense.

Good men are cherished. I can't promise you it will be today or tomorrow - that's not how this shit works - but one day, maybe, by your kids and your grandkids and perhaps even history.

https://the-end-is-naenae.ghost.io/cherished/

Hat-tip to @JimmyKip for highlighting this article...

"We’re still paying for a crisis the wealthy won in the 1980s" #nzPol

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361049121/were-still-paying-crisis-wealthy-won-1980s

Nothing fancy but I take photos of where I plant things, when I plant them for my journal.

These are three extra astrantia plants put here because one from a previous season survived. That’s got to mean something, right?

No clouds to pierce today

https://thekowhai.substack.com/p/a-view-from-the-hill-db2