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@HaroldDemure71 @aniobrien Same. Never spotted her before.

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@G_Davidson_NZ @OpinionistNZ When retirees sell their house whilst still living, they generally need to buy into retirement living. Which ain’t cheap at all!!! But you’re taking the money to do that away? Like a tax? I don’t get it.

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@CoachDanGo Custom made all the way. I’m not in your country but find someone that makes moulds from your ears, and get this sort of thing without the pull tab. Really really good. I’ve tried so many others. Soft but individually moulded silicon.

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@discorrryy @grok who are they talking about?

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@aniobrien What!!!

[No More Glyphosate NZ @NoGlyphosateNZ]

14,458 New Zealanders made submissions on the Gene Technology Bill — and 14,023 of them (97%) said NO.

But more than 4.1 million adults stayed silent. Silence is what allows politicians to ignore us. It’s time to change that.

The Health Select Committee has now released its report. Despite overwhelming opposition, it has recommended the Bill be passed. Why? Because those 14,458 voices add up to just 0.36% of New Zealand’s adult population. For MPs, that makes it easy to dismiss as a “vocal minority.”

This is the reality: even when nearly every submission rejects a proposal, politicians can brush it aside if the wider public doesn’t join in.

So here’s the challenge for all of us — GE-free groups, organic advocates, local food co-ops, health communities, environmental networks: we must raise awareness, mobilize beyond our circles, and make far more noise.

Imagine if instead of 14,458 submissions, there had been 150,000. Or half a million. That would be impossible to ignore.

And remember: this is not a done deal. The Bill still has to pass further stages in the House before it becomes law. That means there’s still time to act.

Now is the time to get vocal:
- Contact MPs directly
https://t.co/gy6Uy6C82r
- Flood social media with concern
- Use old-school talkback radio to reach those who aren’t online

If we want to protect our food, our farms, and our future, we can’t just rely on a few thousand engaged voices. We need a movement too loud to dismiss.

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@grogersxyz Why not just leave the roads alone more or less but do up the area minimally and provide good services for homeless? You don’t need to “build it”. It’s already there!

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@SebaAsprella @FitFounder Get a glass one. Amazon. Heavier though.

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@X_Josh_Boucher @FitFounder Glass ones on Amazon

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@aniobrien Really disappointed in Chloe Swarbrick over this issue. Just heard her on RNZ and still the same lines she’s rolling out. Used to think she was awesome young MP and have totally lost faith in her slowly over the years and now totally. The Greens are awful nowdays.

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@captain_pinchy @AklTransport There used to be a campaign “please let the bus go first”. Let all those bus people get to where they’re going and make bus rides faster, encouraging bus use!

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@aniobrien @kiwiwayne2 The horticulture apprentices often go out in groups doing that work. They’re great and the training programmes great for young people.

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@IAmAaronWill @FitFounder T levels?

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@FrankMcRae We just tell them to always blow on the pie, to get beached as and ask if they want some ghost chips. They’ll go somewhere else pretty quick.

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@Tiare_MP He never said “number one priority” at all! Who’s made this up?! Go watch the video. It was a joking side comment.

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@aniobrien @GhosthoundMum Agree with you Ani.

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@mumtotwiggy @ponekeben No. It was a flippant side comment. This is totally out of context.

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@ponekeben @ponekeben no that was not at all the context. A side joking comment. It’s on video you can watch it to see.

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@cutaway_cafe @jamiesolutions @ponekeben I was and you’re right Dan. Was a flippant comment not at all the focus or a theme.

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@jamiesolutions @cutaway_cafe @ponekeben That was a public comment NOT one of the panelists.