Still $5 an hour less than the Living Wage (likely an even bigger when the 2026 Living Wage rate is calculated) If we're going to keep wages this low we need to somehow reduce the cost of housing, groceries and utility bills

NZ Herald

Minimum wage to increase from April next year, Govt commits to bigger rise than last year

The minimum wage will rise by 2% to $23.95.

Ihab, who I've known for over a year now, messaged me this morning. Displaced multiple times, he's currently trying to raise $250 for winter clothes and blankets for his children https://gofund.me/f3c9b468

Pumpkin patch looking lush. This is all from seed, scattered directory on the ground if you have a patch of dirt where you live I highly recommend buying a pumpkin at the end of winter and just spreading it's inards on it, grows like a weed

Could Michigan send a furry to Congress? I always thought if anything they'd elect a Juggalo first https://www.rawstory.com/gop-furries/

There are a million children in Aotearoa, about 700 of them have been prescribed puberty blockers (that's 0.07%) Medication decisions should be decided by the child, their caregivers, and the relevant health professionals, not a party relying on imported culture wars to stay in power

Fellow Millennials and Gen Xers in Aotearoa; you have may seen comms from Heath NZ that we probably only had one MMR shot as children, I'm off to get a second one now. Talk to your GP or their nurse to see if you need one

Hyper local post - pleased to see this, that site is close to Ara Institute and Christchurch Hospital, two of the city's biggest workplaces, and it's near the bus station. 120 homes will likely reduce traffic and the need for parking in the central city

Otago Daily Times Online News

Old Smiths City site to be turned into housing

Collapsed retail chain Smiths City’s original Colombo St site in central Christchurch is being sold to a housing developer.

It's fair to be asking, "who radicialised him?" People with big online audiences spread hate targeting Doyle, making it more likely someone would act this way

NZ Herald

Teen accused of threatening to kill Green Party MP Benjamin Doyle appears in court

The charges relate to threats allegedly made earlier this year.

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality." - Desmond Tutu

New Zealand will not recognise Palestine, putting us in a shrinking minority of countries, and demonstrating that the government is out of step with the voting population, and allowing foreign policy to be dictated by it's minor coalition partners https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/574305/foreign-affairs-minister-winston-peters-speaks-at-un