AmeriNZ Podcast

The June Solstice is tonight, though winter is already three weeks old, of course. The main topic today is a recent public meeting that illustrates what I was talking about last time, and it also shows a good way for politicians to respond. Finally today, I talk about a bit of a shock I had on Monday that affected me.

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Links for this episode

The Tweet with the video of Christopher Luxon

”Political party DemocracyNZ in turmoil after candidate exodus” – Stuff

”Unsettlement again” – My blog post on the shock I got on Monday

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Lots of weirdness in New Zealand since the last episode. New Zealand’s Leader of the Opposition made yet another really stupid remark and has been desperately trying to spin it since—unsuccessfully. He has a habit of saying really dumb things. A public meeting in New Zealand was taken over by conspiracy theorists. An online reporter for RNZ edited wire service stories to promote Russian propaganda, among other odd things. RNZ is still investigating. In positive news, I recently had routine health evaluations and everything was okay.

Then, I talk about my personal organisation system after using it for three months. Has it worked?

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Links for this episode

”Christopher Luxon calls NZ a ‘very negative, wet, whiny, inward-looking country’” – Stuff

”‘Big, patriotic Kiwi’: Luxon quizzed on ‘negative, wet, whiny’ comment” – Stuff

”’I’ve never seen it to that extent’ – city leaders flee conspiracy mob” – Waikato Times

”What is the ’15-minute city’ conspiracy theory?” – ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

”Remember when politicians used to kiss babies and do walkabouts?” – Stuff

”RNZ Editorial Audit” – RNZ

”Inappropriate RNZ edits review expands to China, Israel stories” – Stuff

”Resetting my healthcare gauges” – My blog post on my recent health evaluations

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It’s winter, and we have celebrations: The important one for me is that it was a brilliant sunny today day today. Also, this past weekend was the first King’s Birthday public holiday most New Zealanders will ever have known. I talk about all that first. The King’s Birthday Honours List was also released, and there were some surprises.

Then, I talk about my personal organisation system after using it for three months. Has it worked?

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Links for this episode

”New name, old holiday” – My blog post on the holiday weekend (with links to the stuff I talked about)

”Knights these days” – A 2009 blog post about some of the oddities of knighthood titles

”Success from understanding” – My look at my personal organisation system after using for three months

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A bit of a catch-up today, with some things I’ve been up to lately, yesterday in particular. I also talk a little bit about some of the background stuff I don’t usually talk about.

Tomorrow is June first—not just a new month, but the first day of winter in this part of the world, and it’s also the birthday of someone special.

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Links for this episode

”Tooth scraping and a sore arm” – My blog post on yesterday’s adventures, and some of the background to it

”A bad start and a truth” – My blog post on my latest health challenge

”More kitchen frugality” – My blog post on my latest kitchen adventure

”Dark sunless hours” – We really did get a lot of rain this year

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Well, who’d have thought it? We had sun today! Not only that, but sun is predicted for tomorrow and Friday! I am shocked.

Today I begin by talking about why the weather’s been so bad, and how it recently unveiled a new problem I have to deal with. That moved me into related topics, including my organising system, which I’ll come back to next month. Finally, a bit of fun to end the episode.

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Links for this episode

”Today’s plan, tomorrow’s problem” – My blog post on the mowing and battery problem

”System failure” – My blog post on the latest prescription failure

• You can look at the game results yourself

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Today I have THREE topics! First is a citizenship path (finally!) for New Zealanders living in Australia, then how the rich in New Zealand aren’t paying their fair share of tax (and how the NZ news media didn’t handle either topic very well). Then, the coronation of the King of New Zealand. I’ll be watching, but the oath of allegiance is stupid.

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Links for this episode

”Better Australia/New Zealand relations” – My blog post on Australia fixing a grievous wrong toward NZ

”Richest Kiwis pay about half as much tax on the dollar

as the average New Zealander” – Stuff

”Brits asked to swear oath to King Charles from the couch, a royal first” – Stuff

”King Charles’ coronation to include three crowns and two carriages, fresh details show” – Stuff

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It’s definitely Autumn in New Zealand: Days getting shorter, trees dropping their leaves—and more rain? We’ll know soon. Meanwhile, an important government review was released yesterday.

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Links for this episode

”IPCA release findings of review of the policing at Parliament protest and occupation” – Media Release from Independent Police Conduct Authority

”IPCA received 2000 complaints about police action at Parliament occupation, report debunks several online narratives” – RNZ

”A chaotic day in Wellington, a ‘distraction team’ equipped with safety goggles and ‘gardening gloves’” – Stuff

”Autumnal realities” – My blog post that I mentioned (with photos)

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Today is mostly about updates: Jacinda Ardern gave her final speech in the New Zealand Parliament, and we learned what she’s doing next. I’ve also recently made progress or some old projects.

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Links for this episode

”Jacinda Ardern’s Valedictory Speech” – My blog post about Jacinda Ardern’s Valedictory Speech (video included)

”There’ve been four tornados in three days. What the hell’s going on?” – Stuff

”There’s progress behind the scenes” – My blog post starting with “accidentally” emptying a box

”Not accidental” – My blog post following up with that “accidental” box emptying

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Today the AmeriNZ Podcast is sixteen years old. No one is more surprised about that than me. This episode is a short “thinking out loud” about the future of this podcast, plus a little more about the organisation system I created for myself.

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Links for this episode

”The AmeriNZ Podcast is now sixteen” – My blog post about this episode (I briefly mentioned this early in the episode.

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Today is about a plan I designed to help me keep on track. It’s based on a system I designed for myself when I was a grassroots LGBTQ+ activist 30 years ago. I’m optimistic it’ll help me stay focused and remember things, but… well, time will tell.

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Links for this episode

”My new projected system” – My (long…) blog post on my new system

“As if to prove the point” – My blog post updating my new organisation system

“My screwed-up imperfection” – My blog post on the dryer saga

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