besty13.bsky.social

besty13.bsky.social

@besty13.bsky.social

Conservationist / nature lover. Regenerative small farm. Coastal kayaking, pottery and painting. Love a good book, film and nordic noir. Progressive politics. Climate watcher. Stop the genocide. Support Ukraine. Proud kiwi. Simple life.

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Elaine Johnson
@elainejohnson.bsky.social

“After days of confusion, the West Australian government has confirmed it is now actively investigating repeated large methane emissions from Chevron's Gorgon gas project off the state's Pilbara coast.” www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

abc.net.auAfter days of delay, state regulators confirm probe into methane plume at ChevronDispelling its initial uncertainty, the WA government has confirmed an investigation is underway into repeated large methane emissions from Chevron's Gorgon gas complex.

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Peter
@pcarson.bsky.social

The generations before who acknowledged the pain & suffering inflicted must now be turning in their graves at the treatment of Arabs at the hands of the same Zionist nation. The lesson was #alllivesmatter But present & past genocides & ethnic cleansing prove that we are indeed slow learners.

OMG.WTF 🇦🇺 🇲🇪 🇿🇲@amsickofpollies.bsky.social

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Ben Eltham
@beneltham.bsky.social

If pollution laws meant anything (ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha) then both Canberra and the WA government would immediately move to shut down Chevron’s Gorgon plant

Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈@ssteingraber1.bsky.social

Climate disaster keeps disastering: Satellite monitoring has detected massive plumes of methane pouring from Chevron's Gorgon LNG plant in Western Australia. (This is the one connected to the world’s biggest carbon capture and storage project WHIICH IS ALSO FAILING) www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

abc.net.auUN sends warning as satellite detects greenhouse gas plumes over Gorgon plantSatellite monitoring has detected huge plumes of methane above one of Australia's largest gas complexes, triggering a United Nations alert and enquiries by state authorities.

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HulloThere
@jethroreading32.bsky.social

Three years ago, my dad said that all fish are the same shape. Out of spite, I decided to draw all 478 families of bony fish listed in Nelson 2016. There's still some stuff I need to edit and some fish I want to redraw but, after 985 days, I finished my big dumb fish project last night.

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Mountain Tui
@mountaintui.bsky.social

NZ Super Fund yielded $9.3b for Kiwis last year. It's world class surpassing Singapore. The NZ Future Fund is one of Labour's core #Election2026 policies. And it was former PM Helen Clark & Sir Cullen that set up both NZ Super & Kiwisaver. Seymour wants NZ Super fund stopped. #NZPOL

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Rob✅✅
@robdickinson.bsky.social

Go solar!

Robert McLachlan@robertmclachlan.bsky.social

In New Zealand, utility solar has just surpassed gas power for the first full calendar month. It's surpassed coal on 8 previous months, first in October 2024. I expect utility solar will beat coal and gas combined in October 2026. NZ may be a late starter to solar but we will be fast followers.

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Pauline Dawson
@paulinedawsonnz.bsky.social

Good to see midwives included. A brilliant policy

GreenEggs| Toitū Te Tiriti@hekikakariki.bsky.social

#nzpol Another BRILLIANT policy announcement from the mighty Greens 💚💚💚✅✅ www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

rnz.co.nzGreens promise universal payment for trainee teachers, nurses, vets and dentistsThe Green Party says it will give students a universal payment while they complete their training to be teachers, nurses, and other essential health and social support workers such as midwives, vets, ...

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Bernard Hickey
@bernardchickey.bsky.social

I have opened this one up immediately to all. Thanks to paying subscribers in advance. Survey finds 27% of NZers now struggling financially, up from 16.5% in 2020; Also, 48% believe they have to leave NZ to get ahead, up from 28%; 1/2 #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/48-now-fee...

thekaka.substack.com48% now feel they have to leave NZ to get aheadSurvey finds 27% of NZers now struggling financially, up from 16.5% in 2020; Also, 48% believe they have to leave NZ to get ahead, up from 28%; National U-turns on parking for housing rules

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The Australia Institute
@australiainstitute.org.au

Back at the #RevenueSummit26, our Chief Economist Greg Jericho says a 25% tax on gas exports would make a huge difference to the budget. “If we had a 25% tax on gas exports as of this morning, we would have been up to $78 billion.” Live tracker: gas.australiainstitute.org.au

gas.australiainstitute.org.auAustralia's Gas Giveaway — Live Revenue TrackerAustralia Institute research shows a 25% tax on gas exports would raise $17 billion each year to fund essential services. Nearly $50 million every single day, seven days a week, flowing to multination...

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Yung En Chee
@yungenchee.bsky.social

👏👏Bravo to the mighty DAMSHEG‼️ (Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook Scone Healthy Enviro Grp)✊✊ “Today the high court has said what we have always known: we cannot dig up coal, ship it overseas, watch it drive climate change,& then pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us & won’t be felt by us”

theguardian.comHunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change caseRuling on Mount Pleasant coalmine shows ‘we cannot continue to dig up coal … and pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us’, group says
Yung En Chee@yungenchee.bsky.social

MACH Energy has been given the right to appeal the decision that quashed their Mount Pleasant coalmine expansion This means DAMSHEG is heading to High Court for the first time that the High Court will hear a climate case Support the Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook Scone Healthy Environment Group!✊👇

chuffed.orgHelp two retired teachers take on a coal giant in the High Court of AustraliaClick on the play button in the image at top of page to watch the video and learn more about our story

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The Guardian
@theguardian.com

Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102

theguardian.comEva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102Landmark roles were in 50s classics directed by Elia Kazan and Alfred Hitchcock, before going on to play Superman’s adoptive mother in later life Eva Marie Saint, one of the last survivors of Hollywood’s golden age of the 1940s and 50s, has died aged 102. Her screen work spanned six decades: Saint made her screen debut opposite Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront, starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s celebrated thriller North by Northwest, and in one of her last screen appearances played Superman’s adoptive mother Martha Kent in the 2006 superhero film Superman Returns. A family spokesman said on Tuesday that Saint had died of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

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Bruce Buckman
@brucebuckman.bsky.social

The government’s austerity ideology and its atrocious overreach into local body funding is creating a bleak future to which the only counter the govt has is to point at a spreadsheet and declare “look, number go down” like a toddler pleased with its finger painting. www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...

rnz.co.nz'Nasty decisions' for Wellington councillors looking to find $60m in savingsFunding for Te Papa, opening hours for galleries, the city's new years' eve fireworks display, and school swimming subsidies, are on the chopping block as Wellington City Council tries to meet rates c...

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Paul Begley
@yelgeb.bsky.social

"Just look at the pictures. Gaza razed by US bombs, a population starved and tortured, homeless, 70,000 to 700,000 dead, concentration camps, the largest population of child amputees in history." @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social michaelwest.com.au/flying-high-...

michaelwest.com.auFlying High Dubai. MWM responds to ABC Media Watch - Michael WestABC Media Watch has accused this reporter of "perpetuating unsubstantiated conspiracy theories" online. We say the ABC has failed

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D Jukic She/her
@dejanajuk.bsky.social

Christopher Luxon walks back 'bizarre claim' (lies) about the Greens but jumps in to propagate more because all the Coalition Govt have is donor $$$, misinformation and an empty basket while the Greens have the goods. #nzpol

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Tony from Welly
@tonywelly.bsky.social

Big billboard along the Hutt Motorway saying Labour has 9 new taxes This is blatant misleading advertising If there are 9 new taxes then the billboard should list each one It's like a car yard saying they sell 9 new cars but each car is a Lada Political false advertising should be banned #nzpol

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Craig M. Ranapia
@craigmranapia.bsky.social

National lies. A lot. And they keep doing it because there keeps being no real or lasting consequences. Not in Parliament. Not from the media. Not in the polls. At the ballot box? We shall see, I guess. #nzpol

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Mark Chadbourn
@chadbourn.bsky.social

With the rise of the Far Right, we’re in a situation where every election could potentially be the last one. No excuse not to vote with rigour.

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lukewigram.bsky.social
@lukewigram.bsky.social

Heres a must read article #nzpol

D Jukic She/her@dejanajuk.bsky.social

“Māori have long cottoned on to that. Nicky Hager’s latest book helps to join the dots for others who may have wondered how it was iwi became public enemy number one during the Stop Three Waters campaign.” #nzpol www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/09/28/t...

teaonews.co.nzThe powerful have figured out how to work together. Journalists need to catch upAnalysis: It was a set of interviews I did on the Māori delegation to Israel for Te Ao with Moana recently – and the release of the Nicky Hager book Dirty Work – that took me back

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Bronwyn Hayward
@bmhayward.bsky.social

My position on why the EU- NZ trade agreement complaint’s so serious- we can’t have it both ways - we can’t claim to be honest brokers on a world stage while at home we’re not keeping to the fair climate/sustainability rules we expect our trade partners to also stick to www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

rnz.co.nz'Stakes could not be higher': Concern over claim NZ breached FTA climate commitmentsInternational relations experts are warning a case claiming New Zealand is not meeting EU trade agreement climate commitments could seriously impact the country's reputation.