Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social

Father, partner, gardener, swimmer, environmental advocate, lover of life on Earth.

'If we approach nature without openness to awe and wonder, if we no longer speak the language of fraternity and beauty in our relationship with the world, our attitude will be that of masters, consumers, ruthless exploiters, unable to set limits on their immediate needs.' Pope Francis Laudato Si
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The same week the NZ state of the environment freshwater report was released, showing dire rivers and lake pollution caused by agribusiness, the Govt changed the rules to allow beef cattle and deer into rivers and wetlands (previously excluded). environment.govt.nz/acts-and-regulations/regulations/stock-exclusion-regulations/
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NZ is vulnerable to fossil fuel shocks and climate change amplified storms. Policies to cut fossil fuel use address both issues. The current NZ Govt has systematically dismantled these policies and replaced them with policies to increase fossil fuel dependency and emissions. Time to change course.
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“The people in #Lebanon and the #MiddleEast deserve an immediate and permanent ceasefire and a just peace grounded in international humanitarian law. I hope this nightmare ends soon, but I know it will only end when governments of the world do more than watch from the sidelines.”

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Latest state of enviro report on freshwater again shows dire state of polluted water, caused by agriculture. In last 2 years NZ Govt has weakened water protection rules and dairy cow numbers are surging. www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/591954/conservationists-alarmed-by-new-report-into-new-zealand-s-freshwater
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Latest state of enviro report on freshwater again shows dire state of polluted water, caused by agriculture. In last 2 years NZ Govt has weakened water protection rules and dairy cow numbers are surging. www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/591954/conservationists-alarmed-by-new-report-into-new-zealand-s-freshwater
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The Luxon Govt has systematically undermined NZ efforts to cut climate pollution and reduce fossil fuel use. We now face an energy shock due to high dependence on fossil fuels and a cyclone (made worse by climate change). Time to change course.
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57.7% of NZers, 2.9 million people, can reach public transport within a 10-minute walk. Auckland hits 87.8%. The govt's new fuel subsidy targets 143,000 families. Free fares could reach 20x as many. NZ has the access. What's the argument against?
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Let's take a moment and appreciate how much work public transport in Auckland does every day.

Here's an animation of 5 hours of buses, trains, and ferries serving the city yesterday, with somewhere around 400,000 boards across over 5,000 bus stops, train stations, and ferry terminals.
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Every effective tool for reducing fuel demand right now (free PT, cycling, EVs, lower speed limits) is a policy the NZ coalition government has spent two years dismantling.

My new piece in The Conversation on why they've gone quiet and how they get out of it.
theconversation.com/the-government-has-boxed-itself-in-over-fuel-saving-strategies-but-there-is-a-way-out-280131
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it cant be said enough that all tech smart guys and billionaires thought this guy would be great and now the world economy is fucked we're like a week from gas rationing and their guy is threatening nukes.
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#NotMyForeignMinister Who is Peters actually representing? Not the Aotearoa I know and am proud to be a citizen of. #NZPol
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7 April 1939 | Czech Jewish girl Anna FischlerovĂĄ was born.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt Ghetto on 16 October 1944 with her brother Jan (Hansi) (b. 1937). They were murdered in a gas chamber.
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A journalist asks US Secretary of State if the US operation constitutes war crimes, threatening to wipe out a civilisation. The NZ Foreign Minister smiles in response. He does not represent the NZ people. We oppose Trump’s war crimes and stand for peace and international law.
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Peters encourages US to continue playing a fulsome role in the Pacific
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The NZ Govt must condemn this right wing lunatic and war criminal. We must stand up for peace and international law. And rapidly phase out fossil fuel dependence.
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The Luxon Govt chose to turn their backs on international law and action on climate; instead they chose to embrace Trump, fossil fuels, and war. They seem to be having buyers regret.
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Like the Opuha Irrigation Dam in Canterbury, this will be an ecological disaster if it proceeds. And like the Opuha Dam they will want more and more govt subsidies.
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The Luxon Govt chose to turn their backs on international law and action on climate; instead they chose to embrace Trump, fossil fuels, and war. They seem to be having buyers regret.
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We have an all-of-government contract for diesel procurement?

Why not have an all-of-government for procuring school solar installations? ☀ That would certainly help reduce fuel use.

#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/591624/schools-on-diesel-heating-prepare-for-big-bills-as-government-considers-support
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"Invest in PT, walking, cycling & rail, and rapidly electrify the vehicle fleet. It'll save us money, shield us from fuel shocks and give us cleaner air, safer streets, less congestion, more freedom of choice. What’s not to like?"

Op-ed by @connorsharp.bsky.social: www.thepost.co.nz/business/360979580/iran-war-oil-shock-crisis-reveals-folly-system-reliant-fossil-fuel
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In the home of the NZ fossil fuel industry, homes and businesses are going solar. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360977210/demand-solar-power-surges-taranaki-power-fuel-prices-keep-rising
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During the period of 1979 to 1986 the CIA armed and trained rightwing groups doing assassinations and torture across Central America, and the most fundamentalist Islamic groups in Central Asia leading to ISIS. www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/591621/the-agency-former-kiwi-spy-kit-bennetts-reveals-his-six-year-stint-in-cover-for-the-cia
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But
 how will we pay for it? (đŸ§” with words).

This phrase is used to obfuscate, deflect and generally suppress progressive policy.
Why don’t dentists help the thousands of people suffering with tooth ache? Why is shit pouring into the harbour when it rains? Why are people sleeping in tents... [1/n]
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Trump bootlicker. #nzpol

www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/591584/foreign-minister-winston-peters-off-to-meet-us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio
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It’s time for Peters to accept ingratiating NZ to the US Govt, instead of pursuing an independent foreign policy, was always a bad idea but is a catastrophically bad idea in the era of the unhinged Trump regime.
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NZ Govt should call out out the unhinged and lawless behaviour of the Trump Administration. Yes Luxon/Seymour/Peters are right wing allies of Trump. But NZ needs to stand up for international law and ethics.
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5 April 1933 | A Belgian Jewish girl, Genevieve Annette Flora Levy, was born in Saint Gilles.

She was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
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We need free public transport. It actually reduces fuel use and the cost of transport (and cost of living). Ans cuts greenhouse pollution. Win win win action.greenpeace.org.nz/petition/free-public-transport-now
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National Party Whip Suze Redmayne's business needed an irrigation permit. The regional council wanted to put conditions on it as the water level was falling. But Enviro Minister Penny Simmonds was having one of that nonsense so she took on the regional council. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/cant-see-the-water-for-the-well-crony-capitalism-and-the-rma/
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