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News BeepWorking a four-day week without taking a pay cut reduces burnoutA four-day work week boosts performance, reduces burnout, and improves the physical and mental health of empl… <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewsBeep</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Headlines</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/AU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AU</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Business</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/commonwealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commonwealth</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/employees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#employees</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/employers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#employers</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/federalgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#federalgovernment</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/fourdayworkweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fourdayworkweek</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/futurework" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#futurework</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Government</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ireland</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewZealand</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NZ</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/productivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#productivity</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/roundtable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roundtable</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedKingdom</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Us</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#work</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/workinghours" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workinghours</a> <a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/13030/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.newsbeep.com/13030/</a>

Jon SullivanI've been told that money doesn't grow on trees. Perhaps some chickens do?😄 Seen on my bike ride home from work this evening.<a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/chickens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chickens</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/roosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roosting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/tree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tree</a>

Jonathan Emmesedi<a href="https://mastodon.nz/@Xas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Xas</a> and anybody else from New Zealand:How well known is the composer Douglas Lilburn in New Zealand? Is he a household name?DOUGLAS LILBURN: Overture: Aotearoa <a href="https://youtu.be/iscthOw0vVk?si=HxJpKfD1aIwJJ5rP" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/iscthOw0vVk?si=HxJpKfD1aIwJJ5rP</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/DouglasLilburn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DouglasLilburn</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ClassicalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClassicalMusic</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewZealand</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NZ</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SOUNZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SOUNZ</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NZMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NZMusic</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AotearoaOverture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AotearoaOverture</a>

screwlisp<a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/lispyGopherClimate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lispyGopherClimate</a> 24 hours from this toot on <a href="https://anonradio.net/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://anonradio.net/</a> as every week (12pm NZT Wednesday, 0UTC Wednesday, 8pm Boston Time Tuesday night in the Americas).We're lucky to get <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/@lightweight" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@lightweight</a> on on short notice for tomorrow about <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/libre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libre</a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> in <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/aotearoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aotearoa</a> <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NZ</a> .Dave's open history: <a href="https://davelane.nz/my-open-history" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://davelane.nz/my-open-history</a> ...Dave switched from <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#emacs</a> to <a href="https://gamerplus.org/tags/vim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vim</a> 15 years ago. Who has questions / tech education scene related questions? Leave them here please.

Robert SanscartierCan households really assess their own climate risk?An expert panel has called for consistent, quality information on flood risk to enable people to decide whether to buy, rent or renovate properties<a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567602/can-households-really-assess-their-own-climate-risk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567602/can-households-really-assess-their-own-climate-risk</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NZ</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GlobalWarming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IrreversibleOverheating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IrreversibleOverheating</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UpheavalClimate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UpheavalClimate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalBurning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GlobalBurning</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateDestruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateDestruction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateSuicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateSuicide</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassExtinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MassExtinction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climate</a>

Claude Trudel🇵🇸 Guerre de Palestine Le Canada et 24 pays appellent à mettre fin « immédiatement » à la guerre 🔸 Texte intégrale de la déclaration des 25 pays : <a href="https://www.canada.ca/fr/affaires-mondiales/nouvelles/2025/07/declaration-commune-emise-au-nom-de-26-partenaires-sur-les-territoires-palestiniens-occupes.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.canada.ca/fr/affaires-mondiales/nouvelles/2025/07/declaration-commune-emise-au-nom-de-26-partenaires-sur-les-territoires-palestiniens-occupes.html</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/guerre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guerre</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Palestine</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/g%C3%A9nocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#génocide</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/famine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#famine</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/enfants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#enfants</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/femmes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#femmes</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/hommes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hommes</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NZ</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Australie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australie</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#France</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Belgique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Belgique</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Italie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Italie</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Europe</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Pologne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pologne</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/m%C3%A9dia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#média</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/ONU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ONU</a>

Jon SullivanHighlights from my day...#3: A colourful sunset to end the day.🙂 <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mollivan_jon/54669017098/in/dateposted-public/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/mollivan_jon/54669017098/in/dateposted-public/</a><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/sunset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sunset</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Christchurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Christchurch</a>

Jon SullivanHighlights from my day...#2: A black fantail in the Christchurch Port Hills. They're always a treat to see and this time I got photos!<a href="https://inaturalist.nz/observations/299791772" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inaturalist.nz/observations/299791772</a><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iNaturalist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/fantail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fantail</a>

Jon SullivanThree highlights from my day...#1: kererū in the Christchurch Port Hills!<a href="https://inaturalist.nz/observations/299791769" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inaturalist.nz/observations/299791769</a> <a href="https://inaturalist.nz/observations/299791771" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inaturalist.nz/observations/299791771</a> <a href="https://inaturalist.nz/observations/299791775" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inaturalist.nz/observations/299791775</a> <a href="https://inaturalist.nz/observations/299791774" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inaturalist.nz/observations/299791774</a> <a href="https://inaturalist.nz/observations/299791776" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inaturalist.nz/observations/299791776</a><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iNaturalist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/kerer%C5%AB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kererū</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2262604/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2262604/</a> How green finance rules could harm NZ farming: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/could" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#could</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Dr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dr</a>. <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/facts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#facts</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FARMING" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FARMING</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Finance</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/green" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#green</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/harm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#harm</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/how" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#how</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Jacqueline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Jacqueline</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewZealand</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NZ</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/rowarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rowarth</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Rules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rules</a>

Baxter<a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NZ</a> progressing along its race to achieve third-world public services. --Gotta pay for those large tax-cuts for the uber-wealthy and landlords somehow though, eh 🙄

earthlingGalleries of Maoriland by Roger Blackley, 2018Galleries of Maoriland introduces us to the many ways in which European colonists to New Zealand (called Pakeha by the indigenous Maori) discovered, created, propagated and romanticised the Maori world at the turn of the century summed up in a popular nickname describing New Zealand; Maoriland. <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonfiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Maori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maori</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NZ</a>

Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag:Please sign this petition to <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NZ</a> Government asking them to create and implement a National <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autism</a> Strategy for Education in <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Aotearoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aotearoa</a> New Zealand, co-designed with autistic people and their families, with the aim of ensuring that autistic learners receive equitable access to inclusive, safe, and affirming education across all settings. <a href="https://petitions.parliament.nz/541e2359-ecd5-4719-798e-08ddbf868713" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://petitions.parliament.nz/541e2359-ecd5-4719-798e-08ddbf868713</a> Please share the petition as widely as possible before 10 August 2025!<a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/AoNZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AoNZPol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NZPol</a>Via <a href="https://mastodon.nz/@lin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@lin</a>

Lin NahPlease sign this petition to <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NZ</a> Government asking them to create and implement a National <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autism</a> Strategy for Education in <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Aotearoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aotearoa</a> New Zealand, co-designed with autistic people and their families, with the aim of ensuring that autistic learners receive equitable access to inclusive, safe, and affirming education across all settings. <a href="https://petitions.parliament.nz/541e2359-ecd5-4719-798e-08ddbf868713" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://petitions.parliament.nz/541e2359-ecd5-4719-798e-08ddbf868713</a> Please share the petition widely before 10 August 2025The graph below, created from data provided by Ministry of EducationNew Zealand children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (including Asperger Syndrome) By gender, year ended June 2012–2024, % of children aged 2-14<a href="https://figure.nz/chart/Q0lFsNi0fCKmfNRi-QyyNSclprwFHsQRu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://figure.nz/chart/Q0lFsNi0fCKmfNRi-QyyNSclprwFHsQRu</a> In 2024, 2% Female and 4% male means it is unlikely there will be any NZ schools (that aren't private etc) without an autistic student.NZ Autistic students 3 times more likely to be stood down or suspended: new research <a href="https://www.abetterstart.nz/2022/05/17/autistic-students-in-nz-three-times-more-likely-to-be-stood-down-or-suspended-new-research/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abetterstart.nz/2022/05/17/autistic-students-in-nz-three-times-more-likely-to-be-stood-down-or-suspended-new-research/</a> or NZ Herald 😠 "School suspensions can help get support for autistic kids - Principals' Federation president" <a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/school-suspensions-can-help-get-support-for-autistic-kids-principals-federation-president/AKBQY6UKSZ65CNCMJRF6ALB6JE/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/school-suspensions-can-help-get-support-for-autistic-kids-principals-federation-president/AKBQY6UKSZ65CNCMJRF6ALB6JE/</a> 17 May2022 UNACCEPTABLE to wait till autistic student is suspended from school before they can get proper support. Autistic students should be supported properly. NZ schools should be able to access proper support and have properly trained staff for children with learning + other disabilityHard to get diagnosed. So many are not diagnosed because their parents did not know they needed it or have means to ensure they are diagnosed. Wait times for autism assessments leave families stuck in limbo <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/chinese/567252/wait-times-for-autism-assessments-leave-families-stuck-in-limbo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/chinese/567252/wait-times-for-autism-assessments-leave-families-stuck-in-limbo</a> 18Jul2025.'We're often presumed to be incompetent' - only 1 in 5 autistic NZers feel accepted <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/512278/we-re-often-presumed-to-be-incompetent-only-1-in-5-autistic-nzers-feel-accepted" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/512278/we-re-often-presumed-to-be-incompetent-only-1-in-5-autistic-nzers-feel-accepted</a> 21Mar2024Risk of early death is double for autistic young people, ‘scary’ new research finds <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/508617/risk-of-early-death-is-double-for-autistic-young-people-scary-new-research-finds" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/508617/risk-of-early-death-is-double-for-autistic-young-people-scary-new-research-finds</a> 8Feb2024 This is heartbreaking. Let's do what we can to ensure they have a good education. Let's not wait till they are suspended or in trouble with the law<a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/AoNZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AoNZPol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NZPol</a>

Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:Gore -- don't drink the water due to elevated nitrate levels.The story doesn't dare hint at what may have caused those elevated nitrate levels. Maybe it's farming runoff, or maybe we'll never know.<a href="https://www.odt.co.nz/southland/gore-residents-warned-not-drink-towns-water" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.odt.co.nz/southland/gore-residents-warned-not-drink-towns-water</a><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NZ</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Nitrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nitrates</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/3Waters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#3Waters</a>

Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:His super injunction expired and with no appeal lodged, NZ media can finally name the crimes. Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming has been charged with having child sexual exploitation and bestiality material on his Police computer.McSkimming is currently living with his in-laws. I wonder how that's going?<a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360724191/child-sexual-exploitation-bestiality-material-allegedly-found-top-cops-work-device" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360724191/child-sexual-exploitation-bestiality-material-allegedly-found-top-cops-work-device</a><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NZ</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/McSkimming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#McSkimming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Police</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Hypocrisy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hypocrisy</a>

Mark Darbyshire🌱🏳️‍🌈Newsflash! I've been added to the lineup for TID Talks tonight 8pm at Good Times Comedy Club. I look very serious about this one but I assure you it will be very silly. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23%C5%8Ctautahi" target="_blank">#Ōtautahi</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Christchurch" target="_blank">#Christchurch</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23NZ" target="_blank">#NZ</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23comedy" target="_blank">#comedy</a>

Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:NZ child sex offender sues Corrections

Jon SullivanBack in winter 2019, when Twitter was still a thing, I posted my surprising find of the first hedgehog active in July in the South Island of NZ. At least, that was the first hedgehog I'd seen in July, and the first on <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iNaturalist</a> I've been mapping and counting all roadkill hedgehogs I've seen since 2003 on my bike commute to work, so seeing one in July for the first time meant it was something unusual. Until then, all the hedgehogs had been hibernating by July.You can probably sense where this is going.Fast forward to today, 17 July 2025, and I saw a dead hedgehog on the road while biking into work that had been killed overnight. <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/iNaturalistNZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iNaturalistNZ</a> now has 32 observations of hedgehogs in July from the South Island, with all the active/fresh ones since 2019.Winter isn't what it used to be, and that is changing nature.My hedgehog [caution: squashed]: <a href="https://inaturalist.nz/observations/298560554" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inaturalist.nz/observations/298560554</a>All July hedgehogs from the South Island on iNat: <a href="https://inaturalist.nz/observations?month=7&nelat=-40.39589898653288&nelng=174.52573859598488&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&subview=table&swlat=-47.768104721825694&swlng=165.69273078348488&taxon_id=43042&verifiable=any" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inaturalist.nz/observations?month=7&nelat=-40.39589898653288&nelng=174.52573859598488&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&subview=table&swlat=-47.768104721825694&swlng=165.69273078348488&taxon_id=43042&verifiable=any</a><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Phenology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Phenology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/UrbanEcology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UrbanEcology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NZ</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/hedgehog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hedgehog</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Christchurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Christchurch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecology</a>

AngelaIn nicer news... I brought an old National Geographic magazine home from a friend's place, my autistic 8-year-old became fascinated by it and wants us to "buy a hundred of them". 😂 We'll be checking local used bookshops, but if anyone has some to give away, we're keen. We're in Chch East.<a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/%C5%8Ctautahi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ōtautahi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Christchurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Christchurch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NZ</a>

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