Tag: oceans
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The Emperor has no clothes
It was over 4 years ago that the Covid pandemic started. It is still here. But most of the structures of power seem bent on pretending it is over. Acting like it is not a problem anymore. Despite the fact that it very much is. The emergency state is over, that much is very clear.
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Food for who
‘We are the best at producing food’is what local farmers always say,’We make food for 40 million!’And yet,We are just over 5 million here.Why are so many still hungry.
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Clean the Air
We are still in a pandemic. It might not be an emergency anymore, but the Sars-Cov-2 virus (and its innumerable mutations) are still around, spreading unchecked among a mostly indifferent population. Very few of us bother wearing a respirator (or even a mask) anymore. Vaccination rates are plummeting. Waves come and go and most people
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The Future is Slow
Lately I have been looking into a new (for me) school of economic thought: Degrowth. And I feel like I am learning so much and gaining a glimmer of hope for the future of our battered planet. The basics are simple. And once you know them they feel like barely more than pure common sense.
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Community Organising Woes
I have chosen to be part of the committee at our local Resident’s Association. It is mostly boring but also important work. My main goal there is to be a voice for the environment, kids and alternative modes of transportation, (other than cars). It is noteworthy that the single most recurrent issue is parking spaces.
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End of an Era
By now everyone knows that Newshub, one of New Zealand’s mainstream news operations is being shut down by their parent company, Warner Brothers Discovery. I have worked as an editor there for just over 12 years, pretty much since I arrived to New Zealand and it has been a pretty important part of my life.
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Carless in South Auckland
This is a blog post I wrote for Bike Auckland back in August 5, 2021. I am reposting it here for archival purposes. In the last couple of years, cycling has grown exponentially in Auckland. At last there is momentum, and we can see communities pushing for easier and safer access on bicycles all over