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https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/575303/180-billion-of-homes-sitting-on-flood-prone-land-government-report-finds
Boo they are just trying to scare us – it’s all part of this climate change hoax. /Sarc!!!!
A major new report is warning that more than a thousand seaside homes could
suffer significant damage from extreme weather by 2060.
And hundreds of thousands of homes worth an estimated $180 billion are located in flood-prone areas, according to Our Marine Environment 2025 from the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ.
The fourth and latest stocktake draws together peer-reviewed research, government reports, mātauranga Māori and official statistics….
The Blue Lady has the blue megrims? So do we, it’s a match!
Megrims – Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
Vocabulary.com https://www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › megrims
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/575077/opinion-nicola-willis-is-right-the-economy-isn-t-as-bad-as-the-merchants-of-misery-claim
Conversation By Dennis Wesselbaum
( Dennis Wesselbaum is an Adjunct Fellow of the New Zealand Initiative and an Affiliate at Motu Research.)
and
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/575299/morning-report-political-panel-nicola-willis-defends-telling-greens-to-call-the-dogs-off
Nicola has support for her missadmistations – ‘she’s our girl (womun) we’re behind her.’
also
Perhaps we will have to have our citizen-back-up; use AI – have a battle of the titans?
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/media-technology/575167/our-changing-world-putting-ai-to-use-in-aotearoa
If you like your thinking accompanied by graphics, images you might like this site.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurzgesagt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zfN9wnPvU0
AI Slop is killing our Channel
More – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsXVk37bltHxD1rDPwtNM8Q
YouTube Is Flooded With AI Slop — And It Will Get Worse
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dimitarmixmihov/2025/02/17/youtube-is-flooded-with-ai-slop—and-it-will-get-worse/