The room was cool and dark as she arose, slipped on a pair of jandals and went out to the verandah. The first rays of sunshine were beginning to creep forward over the horizon, a slow moving wave of light that would soon engulf her house and these lands of the mighty east coast.
Mar 7, 2023·edited Mar 7, 2023Liked by Nick Rockel
Yay! there's hope in our future. Loved the story. Go Taumaranui! The worst part is the fact that nothing's happened to help climate change in all the years and we must experience endless storms. Let's hope common sense and an investment, emotionally and financially in our children's and grandchildren's futures happens well before then.
Wonderful story Nick and let's hope your prophecy comes to pass. The only change would be if we didn't have to have those 6 years of NACT and Kiri became PM in 2026. Would make this old man very happy.
I love the end vision, but the thought of those 6 years fills me with dismay. I don't doubt that we have devastating climate events to get through in future years, and there must be huge investment to keep people safe. That won't happen with a RW Government.
love this story. go Taumarunui! a place of shelter. i would add that the labour party election campaign included the establishment of a maori parliament so that there would eventually be two houses in Taumarunui with a prime minister from each as co-governors. The anglican church has been running a two house model of governance for decades now. and added a pacific house to cover the islands that they serve. i am not a church member but applaud them for showing that co-governance can work. or as Simon Wilson says this week: "partners in an issue sit down together and everyone agrees on how to proceed"..."compare that model of democracy with one in which antagonists line up to fight each other and the winner takes all." https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/simon-wilson-why-they-sacked-rob-campbell-and-why-that-has-to-stop/SWNTDXOY2ZCINBBXO4WOUHAGMA/
Oh what a wonderful outcome that would be but as others have said can it be so without the 6yrs of Nact pain?? Arrrgghhh Willis & Seymour - fuck that!
Can we please just skip straight to the finish line? Fast rail throughout Aotearoa, affordable housing for those students living in the windy city, relocated raised housing , recognition of climate change by the majority of the voting public and not only another fabulous wahine at the helm but 2 -Kiri & Chloe Wahoo what a team they would make!
I am concerned that today’s news about young people not having a vote will delay climate action change further. Why is labour not pushing 16 and 17 year olds voting. I don’t understand the reluctance from a party that may benefit most.
Yay! there's hope in our future. Loved the story. Go Taumaranui! The worst part is the fact that nothing's happened to help climate change in all the years and we must experience endless storms. Let's hope common sense and an investment, emotionally and financially in our children's and grandchildren's futures happens well before then.
Wonderful story Nick and let's hope your prophecy comes to pass. The only change would be if we didn't have to have those 6 years of NACT and Kiri became PM in 2026. Would make this old man very happy.
I love the end vision, but the thought of those 6 years fills me with dismay. I don't doubt that we have devastating climate events to get through in future years, and there must be huge investment to keep people safe. That won't happen with a RW Government.
love this story. go Taumarunui! a place of shelter. i would add that the labour party election campaign included the establishment of a maori parliament so that there would eventually be two houses in Taumarunui with a prime minister from each as co-governors. The anglican church has been running a two house model of governance for decades now. and added a pacific house to cover the islands that they serve. i am not a church member but applaud them for showing that co-governance can work. or as Simon Wilson says this week: "partners in an issue sit down together and everyone agrees on how to proceed"..."compare that model of democracy with one in which antagonists line up to fight each other and the winner takes all." https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/simon-wilson-why-they-sacked-rob-campbell-and-why-that-has-to-stop/SWNTDXOY2ZCINBBXO4WOUHAGMA/
What a great story. Loved it!
Brave new world writer Nick Rockel. Any of that may come to pass.
Great story Nick. Keep up the good mahi
Oh yeah! Bring it on.
just superb Nick !
Oh what a wonderful outcome that would be but as others have said can it be so without the 6yrs of Nact pain?? Arrrgghhh Willis & Seymour - fuck that!
Can we please just skip straight to the finish line? Fast rail throughout Aotearoa, affordable housing for those students living in the windy city, relocated raised housing , recognition of climate change by the majority of the voting public and not only another fabulous wahine at the helm but 2 -Kiri & Chloe Wahoo what a team they would make!
Yep what a wonderful world it would be.
I really enjoyed that!
Well! I hope I'm still around to see it ♡
Great piece of future telling.
I am concerned that today’s news about young people not having a vote will delay climate action change further. Why is labour not pushing 16 and 17 year olds voting. I don’t understand the reluctance from a party that may benefit most.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thespinoff/p/commitment-to-bill-to-lower-voting?r=8rely&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
Link to the Bulletin Spinoff. Lowering the voting age is a low priority. So was giving women the vote back in the day!
Why isn’t Labour/Greens making it top priority ?
Oh please let’s this come to fruition. We would all be leading our best lives. Bring on 2032 and start paving the way👍🤗❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️