Haha, #dhl accidentally sent the latest batch of #pinephones to #newzealand - as you may imagine #lukasz the #pr guy of #pine is not particularly pleased! On the other hand, this is great news for me out here in #nz ! If only I could ask that they stay here for a while!
#aardvark is on point during the last few days and raises a great point about the state of #nz #news #media https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/0728.s.. You can't have reliable and independent #journalism if you put #race based criteria on #funding ... Imagine for example that you need to be critical of the #maori community - under this funding criteria you are unable to do so. This *doesn't* help them in the long run either, issues in the Maori communities continue to get worse, not better.
I couldn't agree more with #aarvark today about the current state of #nz https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/0726.s.. We *have* gone backwards for sure. There is a *serious misunderstanding* about the difference between #equalopportunity and #equaloutcome - #newzealand has chosen the latter, meaning they #bias against non #maori people. This will *only* serve to create divide. It annoys me to no end to see the work of so many years being undone in the name of #progress - achieving the opposite.
That's a good point, #nz (and other Countries) have by percentage likely done much more #deforestation than #southamerica https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/0715.s.. Apparently the #amazon #rainforest is now a net contributor to #carbon #emissions https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/.. It's entirely possible it's already too late to save the planet.
Holy shit, #southafrica is in chaos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fEVHx-m.. I never heard anything about this at all. Nothing in #uk news, nothing in #nz news. Fucking insane. Apparently the former #president #jacobzuma turned himself in for a #contemptofcourt charge and serves a 15 month #jailterm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fEVHx-m.. Apparently more than 70 people are dead and 1.2k arrested, with tonnes of people #looting - just like in the #us ...
#twitter restricted the account of #nz 's #university of #canterbury academic staff member #annemariebrady for mocking #china 's #ccp leader #xijinping https://www.lotuseaters.com/twitter-rest.. And this is ultimately the problem with #nz and its dependence on #china for trade - such scenarios will continue to happen.
@barray on Sun Jul 04 04:03:22 UTC 2021 said: &eAlso great to see the #nz perspective on this: https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/0702.s.. Apparently #ireland and #hungary have rejected it - sure to make them popular within the #eu ...130 nations almost instantly stand behind the G7 plan to introduce a #minimum #global #tax on #corporations around the world: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/01/nations-.. Things must be bad... I am personally bracing for a #recession at the minute.
Haha! #nz #climate #activist group named #ssvc is disbanding after accusing itself of #racism https://www.lotuseaters.com/new-zealand-.. Almost every group like this is either doomed to failure or constantly moving goalposts - their continued existence is literally impossible. Again another reason why #communism will never work.
Looks like #nz will join the list of Countries to subsidize #ev 's using #tax https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/0614.s.. The problem is, there is a complete misunderstanding about exactly where #carbonemissions are generated and how to reduce them. The production and shipping of the vehicle itself is a significant amount of a vehicle's lifetime emissions, it's much more friendly to the environment to keep a fuel gobbler going a few more years that to build a completely new electric car.
About time #nz diversifies its exports: https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/new-.. It's only a matter of time before somebody somewhere upsets #china and they are put into a position where they have to make a compromise, either of their ideals or throwing somebody under the bus. #australia should be a massive warning to all other Countries. Leaving the 5 eyes is a *massive* mistake.