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Kirikiriroa. Gully adjacent. Airbnb valet. Serial pedaler of te Awa. Political opinionator.
My other car is a canal boat.
Kirikiriroa. Gully adjacent. Airbnb valet. Serial pedaler of te Awa. Political opinionator.
My other car is a canal boat.
One guess.
January 26, 2026 at 10:08 PM
One guess.
Great first-person on the ground account of the situation in Minneapolis from David Farrier.
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We filmed ICE; they filmed us back.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Great first-person on the ground account of the situation in Minneapolis from David Farrier.
www.webworm.co/database/
www.webworm.co/database/
Gaslighting.
The word I was searching for is gaslighting.
The word I was searching for is gaslighting.
Been so long since I was a nine to noon listener. You’re seriously telling me they’re still doing a politics segment with the likes of Ben Thomas?
I mean, aside from a cheap way to fill dead air, what possible purpose does it serve to have a paid political operative tell us how we and be thinking.
I mean, aside from a cheap way to fill dead air, what possible purpose does it serve to have a paid political operative tell us how we and be thinking.
January 25, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Gaslighting.
The word I was searching for is gaslighting.
The word I was searching for is gaslighting.
Been so long since I was a nine to noon listener. You’re seriously telling me they’re still doing a politics segment with the likes of Ben Thomas?
I mean, aside from a cheap way to fill dead air, what possible purpose does it serve to have a paid political operative tell us how we and be thinking.
I mean, aside from a cheap way to fill dead air, what possible purpose does it serve to have a paid political operative tell us how we and be thinking.
January 25, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Been so long since I was a nine to noon listener. You’re seriously telling me they’re still doing a politics segment with the likes of Ben Thomas?
I mean, aside from a cheap way to fill dead air, what possible purpose does it serve to have a paid political operative tell us how we and be thinking.
I mean, aside from a cheap way to fill dead air, what possible purpose does it serve to have a paid political operative tell us how we and be thinking.
Interesting thread
Sign in a big shop this afternoon saying that customers shouldn’t abuse shop workers. Calm down. Don’t get angry.
The queue was fucking massive. The company had clearly slashed staff levels to a point where it could *just* function. That’s the sweet spot, business-wise.
So customers are cross… >>
The queue was fucking massive. The company had clearly slashed staff levels to a point where it could *just* function. That’s the sweet spot, business-wise.
So customers are cross… >>
January 25, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Interesting thread
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/go...
Golden Triangle by Train: Te Huia to Tauranga
Over half of New Zealand’s population lives in the Golden Triangle, and it is one of the fastest-growing parts of the country — it makes sense to have a modern, safe and efficient train service betwee...
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January 25, 2026 at 9:16 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/go...
Bernard Hickey reporting that we could see TWO RBNZ rate hikes (& thus 2 mortgage rate hikes) before the election, which if very bad news for the Govt’s re election prospects.
January 25, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Bernard Hickey reporting that we could see TWO RBNZ rate hikes (& thus 2 mortgage rate hikes) before the election, which if very bad news for the Govt’s re election prospects.
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This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
Predicting the future a whole week ago.
Latest pictures in from Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Predicting the future a whole week ago.
Obv this was all Jacinda's fault.
And while I am messing w. food price data. Back to Eggs.
In getting rid of battery cage farming by 2023, in a free market it seems odd that "Free Range" (unaffected by the change) go up in price (since the chickens & farming density are unaffected) and maintain the same price deferential as before.
In getting rid of battery cage farming by 2023, in a free market it seems odd that "Free Range" (unaffected by the change) go up in price (since the chickens & farming density are unaffected) and maintain the same price deferential as before.
January 25, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Obv this was all Jacinda's fault.
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And while I am messing w. food price data. Back to Eggs.
In getting rid of battery cage farming by 2023, in a free market it seems odd that "Free Range" (unaffected by the change) go up in price (since the chickens & farming density are unaffected) and maintain the same price deferential as before.
In getting rid of battery cage farming by 2023, in a free market it seems odd that "Free Range" (unaffected by the change) go up in price (since the chickens & farming density are unaffected) and maintain the same price deferential as before.
January 25, 2026 at 5:26 AM
And while I am messing w. food price data. Back to Eggs.
In getting rid of battery cage farming by 2023, in a free market it seems odd that "Free Range" (unaffected by the change) go up in price (since the chickens & farming density are unaffected) and maintain the same price deferential as before.
In getting rid of battery cage farming by 2023, in a free market it seems odd that "Free Range" (unaffected by the change) go up in price (since the chickens & farming density are unaffected) and maintain the same price deferential as before.
Teeks melting the audience at Waikato Theatre last night.
Sooo proud of our new venue and its future pulling power.
[photos: Stephen Barker /Waikato Times]
Sooo proud of our new venue and its future pulling power.
[photos: Stephen Barker /Waikato Times]
January 25, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Teeks melting the audience at Waikato Theatre last night.
Sooo proud of our new venue and its future pulling power.
[photos: Stephen Barker /Waikato Times]
Sooo proud of our new venue and its future pulling power.
[photos: Stephen Barker /Waikato Times]
Today I saw a quote that “courage is contagious” & looking at the ppl of Minneapolis out in the streets I really want to believe it’s true.
I mean, anything’s possible: this week an actual politician named Trump’s fascism in an international forum.
I mean, anything’s possible: this week an actual politician named Trump’s fascism in an international forum.
January 25, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Today I saw a quote that “courage is contagious” & looking at the ppl of Minneapolis out in the streets I really want to believe it’s true.
I mean, anything’s possible: this week an actual politician named Trump’s fascism in an international forum.
I mean, anything’s possible: this week an actual politician named Trump’s fascism in an international forum.
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This post calling Noem her friend is still up on Judith Collins facebook by the way, and there really aren't ANY good reasons at this point as to why NZ media aren't constantly pressuring her about it
January 24, 2026 at 11:10 PM
This post calling Noem her friend is still up on Judith Collins facebook by the way, and there really aren't ANY good reasons at this point as to why NZ media aren't constantly pressuring her about it
You can be sure under the current govt, Aotearoa will be a very late addition to the list of countries boycotting the football World Cup.
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
You can be sure under the current govt, Aotearoa will be a very late addition to the list of countries boycotting the football World Cup.
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Last year, I purposefully routed my trip to England to avoid the USA.
Paid more for my flight to do so.
But I know it's not safe there for queer folk like me.
It certainly isn't safe for people that aren't white.
So when do we stop sending athletes there?
Paid more for my flight to do so.
But I know it's not safe there for queer folk like me.
It certainly isn't safe for people that aren't white.
So when do we stop sending athletes there?
January 24, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Last year, I purposefully routed my trip to England to avoid the USA.
Paid more for my flight to do so.
But I know it's not safe there for queer folk like me.
It certainly isn't safe for people that aren't white.
So when do we stop sending athletes there?
Paid more for my flight to do so.
But I know it's not safe there for queer folk like me.
It certainly isn't safe for people that aren't white.
So when do we stop sending athletes there?
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Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.
January 24, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.
Thank you bsky for reacquainting me with this marvel.
Fantastic album too (link in the next post)
music.apple.com/nz/album/top...
Fantastic album too (link in the next post)
music.apple.com/nz/album/top...
Top of the World by SHONEN KNIFE on Apple Music
Song · 1994 · Duration 3:55
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January 24, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Thank you bsky for reacquainting me with this marvel.
Fantastic album too (link in the next post)
music.apple.com/nz/album/top...
Fantastic album too (link in the next post)
music.apple.com/nz/album/top...
Hang on. Inflation’s ON THE RISE???
Always worth a re-post when we get an update.
Amazes me that Govt get away with saying they have done anything notable to 'tame inflation'. Our peak was relatively low (we weren't exposed to global gas prices 😌), and, over the last year, Govt decisions have demonstrably increased CPI.
Amazes me that Govt get away with saying they have done anything notable to 'tame inflation'. Our peak was relatively low (we weren't exposed to global gas prices 😌), and, over the last year, Govt decisions have demonstrably increased CPI.
January 24, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Hang on. Inflation’s ON THE RISE???
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“Over the past ten years New Zealand has averaged 55.9 days annually under a State of Emergency each year, and 66.6 days over the last five. In the 10 years prior to this, New Zealand averaged only 13.4 days per year.”
Quick Q - how does recovery work with a rates cap in place and no govt. support🤔
Quick Q - how does recovery work with a rates cap in place and no govt. support🤔
More frequent states of emergencies a concern for councils
More frequent states of emergencies a concern for councils
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January 24, 2026 at 5:53 AM
“Over the past ten years New Zealand has averaged 55.9 days annually under a State of Emergency each year, and 66.6 days over the last five. In the 10 years prior to this, New Zealand averaged only 13.4 days per year.”
Quick Q - how does recovery work with a rates cap in place and no govt. support🤔
Quick Q - how does recovery work with a rates cap in place and no govt. support🤔
Short, superb thread here.
dad is coming over tomorrow - 25th Jan - the anniversary of the day in 1999 when he popped into mitre10 for a tin of undercoat. his wife waited in the car. the undercoat was on special, stacked in a pyramid at the end of an aisle. he grabbed a tin by the handle. as he did so, it clipped another tin
January 24, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Short, superb thread here.
Peters has to be sacked.
Show some guts, Luxon.
Show some guts, Luxon.
January 24, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Peters has to be sacked.
Show some guts, Luxon.
Show some guts, Luxon.
I guess the Antarctic Treaty is a dead duck now too?
January 24, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I guess the Antarctic Treaty is a dead duck now too?
To Love Somebody - EP by Al Green on Apple Music
Album · 2026 · 4 Songs
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January 23, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Careful, people!
January 23, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Careful, people!