Bad Guitar Player
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IT by day, Improv Comedy by night. Lover of e-bikes, good food and wine, family and Aotearoa New Zealand.
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This is so gross
Luxon wont even show his face
98.7% of submissions were against it
Where is our mature adult convo on this now Luxon?
#nzpol
Luxon wont even show his face
98.7% of submissions were against it
Where is our mature adult convo on this now Luxon?
#nzpol
Unless things change between now and ~midday, it looks like the Regulatory Standards Bill will have its third reading this afternoon, starting at around 3.00, and then be passed into law in the coming days. Because it's a Thursday, the Prime Minister almost certainly won't be there for it. #NPZOL
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This is so gross
Luxon wont even show his face
98.7% of submissions were against it
Where is our mature adult convo on this now Luxon?
#nzpol
Luxon wont even show his face
98.7% of submissions were against it
Where is our mature adult convo on this now Luxon?
#nzpol
I often sleep soundly but every now and again,that 3am thing happens. Turns out I’m just (very) old school! www.rnz.co.nz/life/wellbei...
Why we used to sleep in two segments
Continuous sleep is a modern habit, not an evolutionary constant, which helps explain why many of us still wake at 3am and wonder if something’s wrong. It might help to know that this is a deeply huma...
www.rnz.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I often sleep soundly but every now and again,that 3am thing happens. Turns out I’m just (very) old school! www.rnz.co.nz/life/wellbei...
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Err BUT...
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
Government 'got to sort out' homeless in Auckland CBD, PM Christopher Luxon says
Government 'got to sort out' homeless in Auckland CBD, PM Christopher Luxon says
Central government and Auckland Council are considering how they can move homeless people out of the CBD ahead of summer.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Err BUT...
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
❌️Potaka made it harder to access emergency housing
❌️Upston made it harder for teens to access Jobseeker
❌️Bishop cancelled thousands of planned social housing builds AND sold off existing social housing
❌️Chhour slashed OT investment into youth employment programs
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Andrea Vance has gotten her teeth into this useless, venal, no-ideas govt and she’s not letting go.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
While tourists dine under stars, the homeless sleep under them
The government is moving fast: clearing the slums for the sommeliers.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Andrea Vance has gotten her teeth into this useless, venal, no-ideas govt and she’s not letting go.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Look at us, punching above our weight! “The ditching of the plan comes shortly after New Zealand reduced its national target to cut methane emissions by 2050 on the basis that it was being incorrectly measured”. #nzpol
November 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Look at us, punching above our weight! “The ditching of the plan comes shortly after New Zealand reduced its national target to cut methane emissions by 2050 on the basis that it was being incorrectly measured”. #nzpol
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If you’re media covering bike-lanes, watch this news story.
If you’re a downtown business association discussing bike-lanes, watch this news story.
If you’re anyone hearing the LIE that bike-lanes are bad for business, watch this story.
And please SHARE THIS STORY so others can watch it too.
If you’re a downtown business association discussing bike-lanes, watch this news story.
If you’re anyone hearing the LIE that bike-lanes are bad for business, watch this story.
And please SHARE THIS STORY so others can watch it too.
WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes
Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...
toronto.citynews.ca
November 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
If you’re media covering bike-lanes, watch this news story.
If you’re a downtown business association discussing bike-lanes, watch this news story.
If you’re anyone hearing the LIE that bike-lanes are bad for business, watch this story.
And please SHARE THIS STORY so others can watch it too.
If you’re a downtown business association discussing bike-lanes, watch this news story.
If you’re anyone hearing the LIE that bike-lanes are bad for business, watch this story.
And please SHARE THIS STORY so others can watch it too.
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They're giving a big middle finger to their own election promises (which were lies), our global commitments, and most especially to our children and grandchildren.
Govt’s climate strategy: Let it burn
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
Govt’s climate strategy: Let it burn
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
Govt's climate strategy: Let it burn
Comment: The Government has relentlessly pursued policies that boost climate pollution – even if they cost more or jeopardise NZ's reputation, Marc Daalder writes
newsroom.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
They're giving a big middle finger to their own election promises (which were lies), our global commitments, and most especially to our children and grandchildren.
Govt’s climate strategy: Let it burn
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
Govt’s climate strategy: Let it burn
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Feels like something the current opposition in New Zealand might want to consider carefully🤔 #nzpol
Genuinely, I think "confidently believes in things and has a backbone" is a pretty solid way to win young men over regardless of platform
November 5, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Feels like something the current opposition in New Zealand might want to consider carefully🤔 #nzpol
I heard Luxon on RNZ baldly stating that this Government had added 2100 nurses and 600 doctors since they came to power. Nothing I’ve read supports this but does anyone know for sure? Clearly Corin didn’t as he let it slide #nzpol
November 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I heard Luxon on RNZ baldly stating that this Government had added 2100 nurses and 600 doctors since they came to power. Nothing I’ve read supports this but does anyone know for sure? Clearly Corin didn’t as he let it slide #nzpol
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So much like this!
November 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
So much like this!
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National so far this term:
Getting to your meeting 30 seconds quicker is a higher priority than protecting kids from cars on their way to school
Keeping school attendance up is a higher priority than protecting kids from measles
Saving a few bucks is a higher priority than a decent lunch
Getting to your meeting 30 seconds quicker is a higher priority than protecting kids from cars on their way to school
Keeping school attendance up is a higher priority than protecting kids from measles
Saving a few bucks is a higher priority than a decent lunch
November 1, 2025 at 6:50 AM
National so far this term:
Getting to your meeting 30 seconds quicker is a higher priority than protecting kids from cars on their way to school
Keeping school attendance up is a higher priority than protecting kids from measles
Saving a few bucks is a higher priority than a decent lunch
Getting to your meeting 30 seconds quicker is a higher priority than protecting kids from cars on their way to school
Keeping school attendance up is a higher priority than protecting kids from measles
Saving a few bucks is a higher priority than a decent lunch
I hope those anti-3 waters folks are having a good look at themselves. "The key message here is that this is not the silver bullet that some people thought," Walker said.
Proposed government water reforms will cost ratepayers more : report www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Proposed government water reforms will cost ratepayers more - report
A report says it will undoubtedly see some councils facing continued downward pressure on their credit ratings.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I hope those anti-3 waters folks are having a good look at themselves. "The key message here is that this is not the silver bullet that some people thought," Walker said.
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Who among ye Blueskyists studies Caribbean reef fish — their movements and migrations, their spawning aggregations, their interactions with corals, their capture in fisheries, their conservation status, etcetera? Thanks in advance for your leads!
a painting of a blue fish sitting on a rock in the water
ALT: a painting of a blue fish sitting on a rock in the water
media.tenor.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Who among ye Blueskyists studies Caribbean reef fish — their movements and migrations, their spawning aggregations, their interactions with corals, their capture in fisheries, their conservation status, etcetera? Thanks in advance for your leads!
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October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
These are some of the very best arguments I’ve seen for investment in high quality public transport - lots of relevance for the NZ election next year vs “moar roads” National #nzpol
We see our job as transit planners as being at least half storytelling. The great Todd Litman explains why.
www.planetizen.com/blogs/136153...
www.planetizen.com/blogs/136153...
For Better Public Transit, We Need Better Stories
Public transportation provides many often-overlooked benefits. We can do better at communicating the value of transit investments. We have good stories to tell.
www.planetizen.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
These are some of the very best arguments I’ve seen for investment in high quality public transport - lots of relevance for the NZ election next year vs “moar roads” National #nzpol
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A tale in three links:
1) Govt promises police $72 million in incentive payments for meeting new road safety (including breath testing) targets.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
1) Govt promises police $72 million in incentive payments for meeting new road safety (including breath testing) targets.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Government announces $1.3 billion crackdown on drink drivers
The government aims to test just over 3.3 million drivers a year in its plan to increase roadside tests for drink and drug-impaired drivers.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 31, 2025 at 3:57 AM
A tale in three links:
1) Govt promises police $72 million in incentive payments for meeting new road safety (including breath testing) targets.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
1) Govt promises police $72 million in incentive payments for meeting new road safety (including breath testing) targets.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
I have just finished reading Jacinda Ardern’s memoir - I was saving it for a holiday read. My God, it’s a remarkable book. At turns incisive, tear- jerking and funny. If you’ve not read it yet, you should. We were lucky to have her. #nzpol
October 29, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I have just finished reading Jacinda Ardern’s memoir - I was saving it for a holiday read. My God, it’s a remarkable book. At turns incisive, tear- jerking and funny. If you’ve not read it yet, you should. We were lucky to have her. #nzpol
Theres some good lessins for the Left in NZ here. Timidity will be punished. #nzpol newrepublic.com/article/2023...
Why Is Trump Autocracy Rising? These Dems Have an Unnerving Answer.
A new Biden administration autopsy, based on internal assessments from many government insiders, has crystal clear lessons for the future.
newrepublic.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Theres some good lessins for the Left in NZ here. Timidity will be punished. #nzpol newrepublic.com/article/2023...
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Backlog reckons cont... Topical reminder that Govt turns the rationing screw when Ministers demand it. See the point in mid-2024 when someone clearly decided that Govt simply couldn't have any more people on ACC? Numbers have flatlined since and we're heading for year-on-year reductions. [1/n]
October 28, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Backlog reckons cont... Topical reminder that Govt turns the rationing screw when Ministers demand it. See the point in mid-2024 when someone clearly decided that Govt simply couldn't have any more people on ACC? Numbers have flatlined since and we're heading for year-on-year reductions. [1/n]
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What I'd just say to you is, the good Lord looks after those that look after themselves.
#LyinLuxon #WorstPMEver #CoalitionOfCorruption #NZpol
#LyinLuxon #WorstPMEver #CoalitionOfCorruption #NZpol
October 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
What I'd just say to you is, the good Lord looks after those that look after themselves.
#LyinLuxon #WorstPMEver #CoalitionOfCorruption #NZpol
#LyinLuxon #WorstPMEver #CoalitionOfCorruption #NZpol
They brought the “screw” out to show us. It was 30cm long!!
About to board the flight to Samoa and the Captain on his walk around spots a screw embedded in a tyre! We’re on hold until they change the wheel. That’s a first for me!
Off to Samoa tomorrow for a much needed holiday break. Lots of rain forecast - any tips on things to do there when it’s wet?
October 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
They brought the “screw” out to show us. It was 30cm long!!
About to board the flight to Samoa and the Captain on his walk around spots a screw embedded in a tyre! We’re on hold until they change the wheel. That’s a first for me!
Off to Samoa tomorrow for a much needed holiday break. Lots of rain forecast - any tips on things to do there when it’s wet?
October 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
About to board the flight to Samoa and the Captain on his walk around spots a screw embedded in a tyre! We’re on hold until they change the wheel. That’s a first for me!