Election 2020: ‘Historical high’ - New Zealand Parliament readies for more diversity
NZ’s first African, Latin American and Sri Lankan MPs are among 40 new faces in Parliament.
…7 of the Green Party’s 10 seats, more than half of Labour’s 64 seats …will be occupied by women.
Excellent video: Why Doesn’t All Thunder Sound The Same?:
We’ve all experienced thunder, but what ARE all those claps, booms, and rumbles?
Today’s dog walk was in the forest across the river. We stopped by the shag colony and listened to the shags while the river flowed placidly by. 🐶
Looking for something else I saw one of NZ’s most famous and best-loved TV ads: Bugger.
A series of farming mishaps each provoke the laconic comment — “bugger”.
The shock value… the role of Hercules the dog, and the… hapless farmer … made for Kiwi pop culture magic.
Bug report from Micro.Blog 2.0 on Mac: the New Post window ends up behind the main window after switching apps.
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(Repost as I think it got lost.)
Scientists have measured … the time it takes a light particle to cross a hydrogen molecule.
… 247 zeptoseconds. A zeptosecond is a trillionth of a billionth of a second, or a decimal point followed by 20 zeroes and a 1.
Our election has significantly increased diversity in our 120 seat Parliament:
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All eyes on Māori MPs after an impressive battle (15 people)
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New Zealand now has the queerest Parliament in the world (11 people)
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NZ election brings in largest Pacific caucus (10 people, I think)
Sharon Murdoch draws 👍 political cartoons. Our Prime Minister as author:
The Second Book: OK, so the first one had a birth, a terrorist attack, a volcanic eruption and a pandemic
This second one, my public wants a house, a job, a recovery, equity and no surprises… Oh, boy.
All ♀ should know — World Menopause Day is 18 October. Breaking the taboo: Women mixing menopause with martinis as a call for change:
30+ potential symptoms - some … minor, others … life-changing. …
“I don’t feel like myself,” … oestrogen has over 400 biological actions.
This Paradise shelduck pair were calling in the cow paddock next door.
Pleased by strong themes of hope, trust, a leap of faith, and working together in Star Trek Discovery S03E01. (On Netflix in Aotearoa New Zealand.) Screenshot
Is this a new trend in shows? They were also key themes in the sci-fi series Away.
With most votes counted, that’s a decisive and historic win for Jacinda Ardern, Labour and the Greens. It takes 2 weeks for Special Votes to be counted but they can’t change too much now. Now the Government will have a huge job ahead of them.
The Wairarapa candidate, Kieran McAnulty, who seems likely to win the seat for Labour actually used the word “streuth” in his interview. I didn’t know anyone actually said that any more. (“Streuth" pronounced ‘strooth’ is an exclamation.)
Polls in Aotearoa New Zealand closed just over an hour ago. Almost 2 million people voted early, which leaves maybe 1.5 million who may have voted today. At the moment the left (red, Labour Party) are well in the lead. Greens are doing well too. It’s 2 weeks till final result.
I thought this ad for hearing loss services was very cleverly done.
Every month or so I drain the first flush diverter and clean the filter inside. This 60 litre tank fills with the first ‘flush’ of dirty water off the roof then diverts the remaining cleaner rainwater into the 20,000 litre tank we use for all our water. 💧
They’re midwives, nurses, teachers, CEOs, engineering professionals, people who work in … all the industries the country has a shortage in.
We’ve gone from losing nearly 20,000 New Zealanders a year … to gaining 7,200 in the year to March.
In Good News: Lizard hunting kicks off Wellington roading project:
Before work gets underway … native lizards … in a slumber through winter will be moved to a new home.
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At another … development … 27 lizards … have been moved to lizard ‘hotels’ until work is complete.
Heh, dogs keep their owners humble: Sorry, But Dogs May Prefer The Faces of Other Dogs to Those of Humans 🐶:
new research suggests … that dogs' brains are equally as excited by our faces as they are by the backs of our heads.
Home-grown tunnelhouse strawberries and store-bought Icelandic Vanilla Bean yoghurt. Yumm.
