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This puts yesterday’s arguments on taxes into stark perspective - do you still pay land tax if you are under 2m of water?

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https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/news/2023/07/auckland-council-announces-more-rates-relief-for-uninhabitable-storm-damaged-properties/

There was a rebate for recent events, but knowing Auckland Council they will still require you to don waders to mow the berm.

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Oof. Fair comment.

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If the answer is no, I'm thinking backyard swimming pools might be the next tax.... innovation - ready set dig.

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A good reminder that every summer going forward is likely to be our hottest (on avg)

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Release please Bernard. Maybe the Climate idiots soon to be running NZ might listen?

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"might listen"

no chance/hope at all.

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Certainly open this up Bernard. I’m not hopeful given that Gabrielle didn’t seem to puncture the cognitive bias during the election but we can but try

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It wouldn't help anything, but it would be nice if in between hearing "climate change isnt real" and "well it's too late now and plastic bags won't do anything" we would hear "you greenies were right all along, and we're sorry".

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The climate bus is almost at the cliff edge. No point talking about previous wrong turns now.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZCaSyid4m0

Hang on a minute lads, Bernard has got a great Idea.

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We need the Politicians world wide to Getta Bloomin' Move On! (The Self Preservation Society)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92Dqy3YWblQ

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Please release

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Not that I can with 100% certainty make the accusation that New Zealand's lack of progress on Climate Change, Housing & Poverty is entirely connected with the following, but on RNZ this morning ...

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018914614/ministry-of-justice-looks-to-regulate-lobbying-industry

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/501982/revolving-door-for-lobbyists-can-result-in-unfair-access-justice-ministry

Guyon Espiner has been pursuing this issue in depth this year.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/lobbying

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Seems horribly likely to be relevant. Guyon is doing a great job

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Please send to all the politicians immediately! Totally frightening & frustrating.

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I think the really interesting point in the minutes of work to buy a gallon of petrol, is the human work equivalent of the energy in that gallon. Works out to be roughly 5 weeks of human equivalent worker energy in the petrol you work 7 minutes to get! Think about how people complain about the price of gas, we have never had it so good and never will again, this was a one-off

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This comic helps illustrate that point perfectly https://www.stuartmcmillen.com/comic/energy-slaves/#page-1

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This is SO GOOD!!!

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I have had a similar experience, I walk around town and look at all of things that can’t continue. It’s a little bleak at times, but it is honest. Thanks for sharing

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That's fantastic! It's important to confront, so we can get mentally ready for the next steps to be taken. One example, I recently learnt of a movement of doctors and medical professionals that are starting to prepare how they could work in an energy and resource constrained world ongoing, not just in a disaster. I find this super heartening.

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Those charts about petrol/gasoline are so interesting. Our old guzzler went this year and we have replaced it with a hybrid as our public transport can we unreliable. In its 8000km so far, it is averaging 4.7 litres per 100 km or just on 50mpg. We live at the top of a hilly area so it gets a workout every journey’s return. The growth of gas guzzling Ute’s in our area, Otago is breathtaking, a 3.2 litre Ford Ranger Raptor average is 11 litres per 100 or 20mpg and an Australian off-road test gave 20 litres per 100km or 11mpg! I see many of these awful vehicles running in our city, and the government does nothing to stop them. At least farmers use them as intended, often with diesel engines.

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It’s so desperately frustrating that the big mistake Labour made was to slide into the National /ACT purposefully careful ignoring CLIMATE CHANGE and just concentrate on ‘cost of living’ during the campaign. Not standing up to the urgent crisis and allowing the MSM to ignore it too! Now we have a backward last century undoing everything shallow Luxon Nact plus Winston who doesn’t even believe in it doing away with everything implemented by Labour/ Greens! It just makes me feel depressed having to see the damage over next three years!

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Never mind about all that Bernard. Jack didn't do the washing so my nice white whatever isn't clean to wear for the barbeque down the road tonight and I've found out that Countdown doesn't have the meat-free sausages I said I' d take. I'm a bit worried Bodie might be sickening for something - she just threw up - but fingers crossed she'll be fine.

The climate Bernard?! no time for that.

We seem to be trapped. There is only today and only the economy matters. The monster is coming while grown-ups pretend it'll just go away. Keep trying Bernard and all the young people the rest of us. It's just not working.

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The juxtaposition of the in(s)ane story about Hipkin’s policy bonfire/backfire and who the *real* power players are (hint: it’s not the politicians or policymakers, it’s the (re)insurers who hold all the cards) makes me want to laugh-cry-scream! 🤦‍♀️

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So Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestine under the ruse of defending themselves from minors is all for nothing because they are going to get fried off the earth anyway? I hope at least the munitions they are using on civilians are C neutral.

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