The Listener Cartoon of the Week: Anthony Ellison's perspective on New Zealand politics.

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Applied physics at work

Or even better-er ! Reduce human reproduction Pope Francis

But...when will you bring us rain in #Otautahi ?

A teen memory is of Geoffrey Palmer & Simon Upton sitting at our family kitchen table talking resource management policy with my late father John Hayward- a bipartisanship forged after the think big era by Palmer & Upton putting democracy/environment first linkedin.com/posts/newsroom…

Out now from behind the paywall:

Comment: Sir Geoffrey Palmer, former Prime Minister, King's Counsel and famed author of the book Unbridled Power challenging Muldoon-era decision-making, says the Fast-Track Approvals Bill is a bigger threat to constitu... newsroom.co.nz/2024/05/20/a-f…

Comment: Sir Geoffrey Palmer, former Prime Minister, King's Counsel and famed author of the book Unbridled Power challenging Muldoon-era decision-making, says the Fast-Track Approvals Bill is a bigger threat to constitutional government - Newsroom Pro -... newsroom.co.nz/2024/05/20/a-f…

Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of May 13 - May 19 nzherald.co.nz/nz/rod-emmerso…

Less than 20 individuals left. But still we debate degrading our conservation estate. What is wrong with #NZ ?! Actually, don't answer that. I know the answer is the same for all humanity - greed and stupidity. #nzpol

There's something about photos of last known individuals that just absolutely atomizes my insides

Chlorophyll and Hemoglobin

The major difference is that plant blood carries a Magnesium (Mg) molecule where our blood contains a Iron (Fe) molecule.

Magnesium is what is responsible for making plant blood green, and iron is what makes our blood red.

It's the little things...

The best thing to regularly catch on RNZ is, in my humbleness, The Detail Thanks for funding good stuff NZ On Air / Irirangi Te Motu

“Books multiply the world…” On the necessary power of books.
And “To the politicians and decision makers… I say read a story, read a novel…” Ka rawe Emily Perkins who has just been awarded Ockham NZ Book Awards Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction. #TheOckhams

Yesterday he was outed on a secret dinner with Stevensons Mining (who've repeatedly failed in court to mine Te Kuha), today we learn that Bathurst & Federation Mining were there too. Still no list for scrutiny & Cab Minister hiding meetings. #waronnature
newsroom.co.nz/2024/05/15/jon…

Our bright future with coal. Simeon Brown, Shane Jones, and Chris Bishop want to fast-track mines and motorways.
My #cartoon today #NZpol #FossilFuels #ClimateEmergency

Three Boys Brewery Current information suggests you'll continue to see little bits and pieces but nothing currently flagged as 'significant' in the next 10 days.

You're sitting at about 2/3rds of 'normal' amount of rain so far this year.

Will Otautahi #christchurch ever get significant rain, again - ever MetService ?

Wow! What a show! #Aurora

One more thing about the late, great Steve Albini. Here's a video of him apologizing for his fascist haircut. That is all.