***A push to legalise all drugs in New Zealand hasn’t come from stoners and the strung out - it’s backed by 155 academics and experts who say the current regime doesn’t work ***...
Jones is a controversial force in the new Government, with his nakedly pro-mining stance criticised for being anti-environment. His meetings with industry heavyweights, including those in the commercial fishing sector, have led to accusations of conflicts of interest....
I talked to a farmer on hill land about this, and he said they have to buy cows that have grown up on hill land otherwise they can’t handle it and invariably end up a bloated carcass in the local stream. That still does happen sometimes, in which case they just leave it there to decompose and pollute the stream because it’s too much work to remove it. Farmers, eh?
Among the list of organisations that have been invited to apply are organisations associated with projects that would destroy a pristine mountaintop and rip up the seafloor....
I’ve been reading up on the H5N1 bird flu situation in the USA. I doubt our health system would cope if it starts spreading human to human… particularly as it’s being gutted by Luxon.
My car insurance through Trade Me (Tower) is about to renew and the new cost is 100% higher. Any recommendations for a new insurer or are we powerless to prevent these increases?
I recently rewatched GoT for the first time. It’s taken me this long to make peace with the final few seasons. I enjoyed it more than I expected though. And don’t let it put you off the 3 Body Problem.
The People Deliberately Killing Facebook (www.wheresyoured.at)
Tesla Driver Reportedly On FSD Dodges Train By Taking Control At The Last Second (www.carscoops.com)
Overhauling our drug policies (www.rnz.co.nz)
***A push to legalise all drugs in New Zealand hasn’t come from stoners and the strung out - it’s backed by 155 academics and experts who say the current regime doesn’t work ***...
Adrian Newey reveals he’s ‘seriously considering changing teams’ as he opens up on future F1 plans (www.formula1.com)
Jones’ undeclared dinner had two more mining industry attendees (newsroom.co.nz)
Jones is a controversial force in the new Government, with his nakedly pro-mining stance criticised for being anti-environment. His meetings with industry heavyweights, including those in the commercial fishing sector, have led to accusations of conflicts of interest....
Govt to convert 35 state schools to charter schools (www.newshub.co.nz)
Transpower disconnects some North Island power assets due to solar storm (www.rnz.co.nz)
joyous skittering of the least-bird (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
cross-posted from: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/11902186...
'Right in the firing line': New lab-grown milk substitute could threaten NZ's dairy sector (www.newshub.co.nz)
McKinsey reportedly under US criminal investigation over opioid industry work (www.theguardian.com)
Government forced to release its ‘top secret’ fast-track list (www.forestandbird.org.nz)
Among the list of organisations that have been invited to apply are organisations associated with projects that would destroy a pristine mountaintop and rip up the seafloor....
Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 19/4/2024
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Car Insurance 100% rise
My car insurance through Trade Me (Tower) is about to renew and the new cost is 100% higher. Any recommendations for a new insurer or are we powerless to prevent these increases?
Reserve Bank considers the digital dollar: 'NZ's money must innovate to stay relevant ' (www.rnz.co.nz)
The Motion Picture Association Doesn’t Get to Decide Who the First Amendment Protects (www.eff.org)
Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 11/4/2024
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