Our members @waikato will strike for 3.5 hours on Friday - after 8 months of negotiations, the Vice Chancellor has only moved by 0.1% despite the fact our claim fits within their budget for pay movement. https://t.co/7x4yb3oaBW
✨@waikato conducted internal interviews across disciplines to better understand the views of their research faculty & staff on metrics & research impact. Their findings include:
💡There is no one-size-fits-all approach to assessment
💡Metrics can be gamed
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There are 38 OECD countries.
NZ is the only country without a CGT.
NZ is one of 13 without an estate or inheritance tax.
NZ is one of 3 without a different tax rate for food.
NZ ranks sixth for net wealth.
NZ tax take, spending and debt are below the OECD average.
Black boys on Mopeds came out around the time my parents immigrated from England to raise me in Aotearoa and listening to that song always makes me thankful to them for that decision
I was listening to Sinead O’Connor earlier this week while cleaning. She's always been my go to for loud cleaning music (and breakups), never get through without a tear.
What if there was a way to:
• Mitigate climate change
• Create more life
• Grow the economy
• And make money along the way?
Let's call it *Seaflooding*