Paula Penfold
@paulapenfold.bsky.social
Drafting first histories.
Thank you! Shall fix
February 4, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Thank you! Shall fix
You’re welcome.
There’s also a tool in here so you can search the files yourself .. easier than the DOJ site which is clunky as, and I’ve stripped out the duplicates/irrelevancies
There’s also a tool in here so you can search the files yourself .. easier than the DOJ site which is clunky as, and I’ve stripped out the duplicates/irrelevancies
Paula Penfold searched 1000 New Zealand Epstein files. Here’s what they reveal
Inside the web of connections revealed in more than 1000 New Zealand documents from the Epstein archive.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 4, 2026 at 5:22 PM
You’re welcome.
There’s also a tool in here so you can search the files yourself .. easier than the DOJ site which is clunky as, and I’ve stripped out the duplicates/irrelevancies
There’s also a tool in here so you can search the files yourself .. easier than the DOJ site which is clunky as, and I’ve stripped out the duplicates/irrelevancies
Seems less than ideal
‘A Jenga tower’: Why NZ’s health cybersecurity is leaving patients exposed – expert
Prompted by a single breach, a cybersecurity specialist scanned hundreds of health systems and says the results point to a much bigger problem
www.stuff.co.nz
February 1, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Seems less than ideal
Why apologies don’t bring closure
Why apologies don’t bring closure
Stories that never quite feel finished
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Why apologies don’t bring closure
Thanks @sanjanah.bsky.social
If you didn’t catch it the first time, here’s some uplifting summer viewing
If you didn’t catch it the first time, here’s some uplifting summer viewing
January 6, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Thanks @sanjanah.bsky.social
If you didn’t catch it the first time, here’s some uplifting summer viewing
If you didn’t catch it the first time, here’s some uplifting summer viewing
Also I know.. I know.. about Substack. I did start the process of transferring to Ghost. But yeah. Like I say. Busy year 😪
December 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Also I know.. I know.. about Substack. I did start the process of transferring to Ghost. But yeah. Like I say. Busy year 😪
The cat sitting on the dog sitting on me sitting on the window seat trying to read the paper
Not the News: Some thoughts at the end of a very long year
The parts of the job that don’t make the news
open.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The cat sitting on the dog sitting on me sitting on the window seat trying to read the paper
A useful thread for holiday conversations with *that family member*
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A useful thread for holiday conversations with *that family member*
Trump Is Getting Weaker, and the Resistance Is Getting Stronger www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Getting Weaker, and the Resistance Is Getting Stronger
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Trump Is Getting Weaker, and the Resistance Is Getting Stronger www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/o...
Where did caperberries go?
December 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Where did caperberries go?
He used to be my boss at TV3 back in the day so I’m like .. Jaaaasooonnn
December 19, 2025 at 6:24 AM
He used to be my boss at TV3 back in the day so I’m like .. Jaaaasooonnn
*small country reaction* I did hit him up on the socials! Stand by ..😂
December 19, 2025 at 6:19 AM
*small country reaction* I did hit him up on the socials! Stand by ..😂
I feel as though they are spending gazillions on endless customer (non)service. They also sent me a modem after I’d cancelled because of the fact that they hadn’t sent me the modem 🫤
December 19, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I feel as though they are spending gazillions on endless customer (non)service. They also sent me a modem after I’d cancelled because of the fact that they hadn’t sent me the modem 🫤
But what (probably naively) I still get surprised about is how those above her seemingly have (had?) no issue with any of the warning signs eg the China trips which were all goods 👍🏼
December 19, 2025 at 5:05 AM
But what (probably naively) I still get surprised about is how those above her seemingly have (had?) no issue with any of the warning signs eg the China trips which were all goods 👍🏼
That is surely the situation. Because if it’s not …
December 19, 2025 at 4:58 AM
That is surely the situation. Because if it’s not …
That’s so kind. Thank you.
December 19, 2025 at 4:44 AM
That’s so kind. Thank you.
I’ve just been asked for my name and PIN number for the third time in an hour so ..
😬😬😬
😬😬😬
December 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I’ve just been asked for my name and PIN number for the third time in an hour so ..
😬😬😬
😬😬😬
It is actually shockingly bad
December 19, 2025 at 4:26 AM
It is actually shockingly bad
Good luck with that.
It’s almost laughable except for it’s a time consuming endless nightmare
It’s almost laughable except for it’s a time consuming endless nightmare
December 19, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Good luck with that.
It’s almost laughable except for it’s a time consuming endless nightmare
It’s almost laughable except for it’s a time consuming endless nightmare
Thanks.. worth a shot!
December 19, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Thanks.. worth a shot!
Has anyone ever tried to (repeatedly) cancel an account with One NZ (for a service that wasn’t delivered) and then got stuck in a vortex where they tell you it’s cancelled and fees are waived then bill you again so you cancel again by email, online, messenger, phone then they bill you again and😬
December 19, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Has anyone ever tried to (repeatedly) cancel an account with One NZ (for a service that wasn’t delivered) and then got stuck in a vortex where they tell you it’s cancelled and fees are waived then bill you again so you cancel again by email, online, messenger, phone then they bill you again and😬
Ok bye I’m going on holiday now 👋🏼
How a trusted senior police official became a foreign state’s ‘gatekeeper’
Emails show a trusted police liaison officer was a key point of contact for a foreign state - in ways that raised alarms inside police
www.stuff.co.nz
December 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Ok bye I’m going on holiday now 👋🏼
This probity review was ordered after Stuff’s questions about a conflict of interest concern.
It would have been a short report if they’d written what checks were done instead of weren’t.
It would have been a short report if they’d written what checks were done instead of weren’t.
‘No due diligence’: The failures behind a $1.7m Govt contract for a firm linked to an advisor
Conflict of interest concerns led to an independent review of Health NZ procurement practices. Its findings are damning.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This probity review was ordered after Stuff’s questions about a conflict of interest concern.
It would have been a short report if they’d written what checks were done instead of weren’t.
It would have been a short report if they’d written what checks were done instead of weren’t.