Stories from the Sea
@huttjatt.bsky.social
Former journo, current public sector comms pro. Owner of three Greyhounds, part owner of one child, partner of @mizjwilliams. Upper Hutt hard. It's a London ting.
He's running!
Chris Bishop says he's not plotting to roll Christopher Luxon
He's not the only MP who has been asked about a leadership challenge.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
He's running!
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While I've enjoyed episodes of #DoctorWho I don't want to see all of Aotearoa New Zealand slide into an alternative time setting from the 1950s.
MPs can't really Turn Back Time no matter how hard they try! Trans and nonbinary people won't disappear and queer + LGB folk won't hide in closets
#NZpol
MPs can't really Turn Back Time no matter how hard they try! Trans and nonbinary people won't disappear and queer + LGB folk won't hide in closets
#NZpol
a woman singing into a microphone with the words " we can 't go back in time " below her
Alt: person with shoulder length brown hair chanting " we can 't go back in time " with words on screen below
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 AM
While I've enjoyed episodes of #DoctorWho I don't want to see all of Aotearoa New Zealand slide into an alternative time setting from the 1950s.
MPs can't really Turn Back Time no matter how hard they try! Trans and nonbinary people won't disappear and queer + LGB folk won't hide in closets
#NZpol
MPs can't really Turn Back Time no matter how hard they try! Trans and nonbinary people won't disappear and queer + LGB folk won't hide in closets
#NZpol
I know we here and see and read every day about the madness that is Donald Trump's America. However, this morning I have experienced that madness for myself first hand. 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I know we here and see and read every day about the madness that is Donald Trump's America. However, this morning I have experienced that madness for myself first hand. 🧵
Wanna know how much of a blow hard Trump is...ask Bill Clinton.
November 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Wanna know how much of a blow hard Trump is...ask Bill Clinton.
Radio Nu Zuland having a totally normal one over the German Air Force taking part in joint exercises with the NZAF, and obviously feeling very strongly that the only way to mark this momentous occasion is by making WW2 references. Like they aren't even called the bloody Luftwaffe anymore!
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Radio Nu Zuland having a totally normal one over the German Air Force taking part in joint exercises with the NZAF, and obviously feeling very strongly that the only way to mark this momentous occasion is by making WW2 references. Like they aren't even called the bloody Luftwaffe anymore!
Yet more evidence, if it were needed, that the filth are corrupt to the core.
Inside a 'cover-up': The top cops, the 'quasi investigation' and the officers who stood up
"It doesn't take a rocket scientist… Jevon has tried to get rid of this by making a complaint," wrote one officer, "... this looks like a cover-up."
www.rnz.co.nz
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Yet more evidence, if it were needed, that the filth are corrupt to the core.
White folks are what's wrong with the world.
November 8, 2025 at 4:38 AM
White folks are what's wrong with the world.
What a couple of weeks it's turning out to be for the cops!
Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming pleads guilty to possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material
The charges against Jevon McSkimming, which also include possessing bestiality material, carry a maximum sentence of 10 years' imprisonment.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 3:05 AM
What a couple of weeks it's turning out to be for the cops!
Power cuts can't get in the way of making tea, particularly when your partner is a gearhead like @mizjwilliams.bsky.social.
October 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Power cuts can't get in the way of making tea, particularly when your partner is a gearhead like @mizjwilliams.bsky.social.
@metservice.com have already upgraded tomorrow's wind warning to a red, and are advising Wellingtonians to avoid all travel and to expect power cuts.
Weather live: Wind warnings upgraded to 'red', fire destroys Kaikōura homes
Gales up to 150km/h are forecast to again hit central and southern regions, as firefighters try to halt a series of blazes that have destroyed 14 buildings.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
@metservice.com have already upgraded tomorrow's wind warning to a red, and are advising Wellingtonians to avoid all travel and to expect power cuts.
This sounds like some good policy from Labour.
Watch live: Labour announces 'Future Fund' as first key election policy
The party's highly-anticipated tax policy is also expected this month.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This sounds like some good policy from Labour.
Maybe the Government can't afford to avert the Mega Strike by paying public sector workers what they're worth, because it chose to prioritise billions in tax cuts to wealthy landlords over a proper pay deal for workers. 🤔
October 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Maybe the Government can't afford to avert the Mega Strike by paying public sector workers what they're worth, because it chose to prioritise billions in tax cuts to wealthy landlords over a proper pay deal for workers. 🤔
Tweedle Dumb and Tweedle Dumber really need to go.
We were assured by these grinning fools that they had slay the inflation dragon, so wuts up Mr "I'm Sorted" Luxon? How's zat Nicola No Ideas? We can't eat your ghost platitudes #NZPol
October 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Tweedle Dumb and Tweedle Dumber really need to go.
Butter Chicken genuinely is the best Indian dish you can order. Especially when eaten with a knife and fork.
Upon reflection and having listened to it another hundred times I have decided I don't like Africa by Toto much, in fact I don't like it at all!
October 16, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Butter Chicken genuinely is the best Indian dish you can order. Especially when eaten with a knife and fork.
I'm not sure Simeon Brown is one to be lecturing others on "ethics".
Simeon Brown accuses doctors of crossing 'ethical line' with mega strike
There were audible cries of disbelief during Simeon Brown's speech to senior doctors.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I'm not sure Simeon Brown is one to be lecturing others on "ethics".
Upper Hutt has a new Mayor!!!
The awesome Peri Zee!! Unseating a Mayor of 27 years.
A new start for a great city. 📣♥️🫡
The awesome Peri Zee!! Unseating a Mayor of 27 years.
A new start for a great city. 📣♥️🫡
October 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Upper Hutt has a new Mayor!!!
The awesome Peri Zee!! Unseating a Mayor of 27 years.
A new start for a great city. 📣♥️🫡
The awesome Peri Zee!! Unseating a Mayor of 27 years.
A new start for a great city. 📣♥️🫡
Willis post poll putting Nats in the 20s: I want to see a New Zealand where more kids are learning to write and do maths, you need structured literacy and numeracy for that...I want to see a New Zealand where actually it's not just our ag sector growing, it's our tech sector growing.
Shes running.
Shes running.
October 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Willis post poll putting Nats in the 20s: I want to see a New Zealand where more kids are learning to write and do maths, you need structured literacy and numeracy for that...I want to see a New Zealand where actually it's not just our ag sector growing, it's our tech sector growing.
Shes running.
Shes running.
Worth remembering that Simon "Mr 29% Bridges" got rolled polling the same as Luxon is now.
The Post
www.thepost.co.nz
October 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Worth remembering that Simon "Mr 29% Bridges" got rolled polling the same as Luxon is now.
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We should be using fiscal policy to help manage the economic cycle - instead the government is determined to force the Reserve Bank to do all the work. That hinders our recovery and leads to unnecessary misery. Real people will suffer in communities around Aotearoa for this.
October 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
We should be using fiscal policy to help manage the economic cycle - instead the government is determined to force the Reserve Bank to do all the work. That hinders our recovery and leads to unnecessary misery. Real people will suffer in communities around Aotearoa for this.
The Nats enjoyed 38 straight polls where they were ahead, from the last GE onwards. They've only been ahead in 22 of the last 38, with Labour ahead in 16 polls.
October 8, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The Nats enjoyed 38 straight polls where they were ahead, from the last GE onwards. They've only been ahead in 22 of the last 38, with Labour ahead in 16 polls.
Break the economy, freeze out the RB Governor, install a new one, instruct them to cut the OCR to fix said broken economy. Nats Party Economics.
Reserve Bank slashes Official Cash Rate by 50 basis points
The central bank has opted for a big cut after facing a difficult call.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Break the economy, freeze out the RB Governor, install a new one, instruct them to cut the OCR to fix said broken economy. Nats Party Economics.
Let it all burn. 🔥🔥🔥
Wellington mayor Tory Whanau gives valedictory speech
Wellington's outgoing mayor used her valedictory speech to call out the government and some of her colleagues.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Let it all burn. 🔥🔥🔥
Because there's no such thing as a free election win.
Poll: Controversial pay equity changes could cost coalition the 2026 election
The survey, released by the Public Service Association and the Council of Trade Unions, found that more than a quarter of voters who backed the coalition parties in 2023 opposed the reforms.
www.stuff.co.nz
October 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Because there's no such thing as a free election win.
@stuff.co.nz have been screwing their staff for years. I was earning $46,250 a year before tax when I worked for them, barely enough to live on.
September 29, 2025 at 4:08 AM
@stuff.co.nz have been screwing their staff for years. I was earning $46,250 a year before tax when I worked for them, barely enough to live on.