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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask@marcdaalder.bsky.social |
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Senior Political Reporter at newsroom.co.nz covering climate change, health, violent extremism & misinfo, tech and energy | #WearAMask | He/him β‘οΈ
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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You've heard of ChatGPT, what about ChatGOVT?
The New Zealand Government could build its own, bespoke AI large language model, Digitising Government Minister Judith Collins told me last week.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/07/01/t...
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NEW: Agriculture Minister Todd McClay said the methane targets will be changed to align with the "no addition warming" principle, which the Climate Commission has warned will lead to βhigher emissions and an increased amount of warming than the current targetβ.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/27/g...
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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Unlikely to happen since no one else is pricing agricultural emissions either.
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New: There is βlimited evidenceβ that the Governmentβs chosen approach to preventing agriculture from entering the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will be effective, officials at the Ministry for the Environment and the Treasury told ministers.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/26/l...
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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Select committees
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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They don't have a choice, it's part of Standing Orders now. Twice a year
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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First time they've done one!
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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Final news file on Scrutiny Week, after a mammoth effort from the Newsroom Gallery team.
There will however still be more analysis and deep dives to come into issues raised over nearly 100 hours of hearings.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/21/s...
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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There is no suggestion the contents of David Seymourβs messages with school kids were inappropriate, but some of those who corresponded with him when they were in school say the interactions shouldnβt have happened.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/20/s...
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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Paywall now lifted: Some endangered native species may have to go extinct because it would be too expensive to save them all, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka suggested on Tuesday.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/19/c...
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New: Conservation Minister Tama Potaka said yesterday he wants to see costings for saving every species, suggesting it may be more cost-effective to let some species go extinct.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/19/c...
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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Conservation advocates are claiming victory after Fisheries New Zealand released new rules for surface longline fishing with much more stringent protections for seabirds last week.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/17/f...
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Ketan Joshi
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Without a doubt
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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Either the Government doesn't actually believe repealing the oil and gas ban will lead to new drilling for fossil fuels, or it has no intention of fulfilling its climate commitments β or it simply doesn't believe in climate science.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/11/i...
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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While all auto sales declined in May on a year-on-year basis, the far more pronounced drop in electric vehicle sales is clearly the impact of the repeal of the Clean Car Discount, Drive Electric says.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/10/e...
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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New: Niwa will defund its Air Quality Team as the crown research institute looks to cut costs. It comes after I reported last week that just one staffer at MfE has been tasked with upgrading air pollution rules over the past three years.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/10/n...
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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By skipping most non-sitting weeks, Christopher Luxon could end up holding 25 percent fewer post-Cabinet press conferences than his Labour predecessors.
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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Air quality is improving, the latest data shows, but the picture is more complicated for the two pollutants which are most harmful to human health β and which face no regulation under New Zealand's environmental rules.
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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I've asked @vincristine.bsky.social to send it to me but haven't heard back
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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Can you please email me the full correspondence you received from TWO? marc.daalder@newsroom.co.nz
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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If I had to guess, the GP has confused the antiviral criteria (which is what they posted) with the vaccine criteria.
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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I don't think the letter is incompatible with Pharmac's statement. Vaccines are free to all who meet the eligibility criteria. Those criteria haven't changed and won't without consultation. Therefore vaccines remain free for everyone who they're free for right now.
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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I don't think the letter is incompatible with Pharmac's statement. Vaccines are free to all who meet the eligibility criteria. Those criteria haven't changed and won't without consultation. Therefore vaccines remain free for everyone who they're free for right now.
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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Pharmac says there are no plans to change eligibility criteria for free Covid-19 vaccination. There's a false screenshot going around suggesting that Pharmac is ending free Covid-19 vaccination for a wide range of people beginning July 1. Again, it's false.
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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Pharmac says tis is false.
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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Pharmac says it's false.
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Dr Lucy Stewart
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This is such a horribly good example of how 'backroom' work (like researching, monitoring, and regulating air pollutants and their effects) could translate to massive improvements for society...if people understand the links and adequately resource the work. And yet!
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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Air pollution contributes to more than 3000 premature deaths every year in NZ and the two most dangerous pollutants aren't regulated at all.
Despite this, just one staffer at MfE has been tasked with updating those regulations over the past three years.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/05/j...
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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Paywall now lifted: Urgent legislation has been introduced to Parliament to issue a blanket extension to all 1200 marine farms in New Zealand. Officials described Shane Jones' preferred option as "worse than doing nothing" so the bill has some tweaks.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/04/u...
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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Shane Jones' preferred option of a blanket 25-year extension to all marine farms would be "worse than doing nothing", officials found.
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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The majority of the subsidy here is related to electricity usage, not direct CO2 emissions, so that wouldn't reduce those costs.
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One of the big unanswered questions around the Tiwai Point power deal is what it will mean for the smelter's multi-million dollar carbon subsidy. Campaigners estimate it could nearly $2 billion over the next 20 years in free carbon credits from Government.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/04/t...
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ICYMI: Revenue Minister Simon Watts has asked tax officials to work to remove a perceived tax incentive for double-cab utes, which could bring in an extra $100 million a year.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/05/24/g...
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Paywall now lifted: Why an Australian who has caught bird flu is less worrying to New Zealand than an outbreak of the H5N1 virus in American cows.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/05/27/u...
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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Didn't say it doesn't matter. And will be notable if it doesn't go through. But I don't know the uncertainty-for-UNRWA's-budget is particularly compelling.
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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I think given the many challenges UNRWA faces, the timeliness of 0.1% of its budget is unlikely to be topping the list.
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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Sounds like a good question for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. You can OIA them here: enquiries@mfat.govt.nz
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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I suspect we will shortly. May be less urgent for us as there hasn't been any missed/interrupted funding?
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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They're wrong - I asked Luxon last week.
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Still working through the UN review but they will make a call before the payment is due. Therefore not accurate to say NZ has withheld cash from UNRWA.
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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No money which would have gone to UNRWA from NZ has been stopped from doing so by the Govt. Next payment isn't till end of June.
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I think part of why people share so much gore porn is that, when traumatized by it, it is difficult to tell you *have* been traumatized. That you are acting like a traumatized person, without you realizing it.
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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Today on Newsroom I've got a bit of an explainer about why the Australian bird flu situation is less of a concern for New Zealand than what's going on in the United States, ft @jemmageoghegan.bsky.social.
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Paywall now lifted: During the election, National promised a permitting system for offshore wind farms would be in place within a year, but that has now been pushed out to mid-2025.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/05/22/n...
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New: During the election, National promised a permitting system for offshore wind farms would be in place within a year, but that has now been pushed out to mid-2025.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/05/22/n...
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Energy Minister Simeon Brown has just now apologised to Parliament for "any confusion" he may have caused by presenting a chart a couple of weeks ago, after Newsroom reported the chart was misleading.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/05/15/t...
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A south Taranaki iwi will use only te reo MΔori when corresponding or speaking with central government officials from now on and hopes other iwi and kaupapa MΔori organisations will follow suit.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/05/17/i...
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Marc Daalder π· Wear a Mask
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Yeah we lost Game 1 because the developed world just let the majority world get wasted by climate change. Game 2 we were much more prepared
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