Terry Baucher
@trabaq.bsky.social
Apparently I'm 60 plus. 😮 The track is my happy place. Proud JAFA. Receiver of nonsensical comebacks from bad drivers. Host of The New Zealand Tax Podcast www.baucher.tax
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FUCK SAKE
THERE ARE VAROUS STATES OF EMERGENCY AROUND THE COUNTRY DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER & THEY WANT TO DISESTABLISH THE MINISTRY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
GO TO HELL YOU HIDEOUS CUNTS
THERE ARE VAROUS STATES OF EMERGENCY AROUND THE COUNTRY DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER & THEY WANT TO DISESTABLISH THE MINISTRY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
GO TO HELL YOU HIDEOUS CUNTS
National orcishness continues, with a bill to disestablish MfE bills.parliament.nz/v/6/27caed65...
House
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February 16, 2026 at 5:32 AM
FUCK SAKE
THERE ARE VAROUS STATES OF EMERGENCY AROUND THE COUNTRY DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER & THEY WANT TO DISESTABLISH THE MINISTRY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
GO TO HELL YOU HIDEOUS CUNTS
THERE ARE VAROUS STATES OF EMERGENCY AROUND THE COUNTRY DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER & THEY WANT TO DISESTABLISH THE MINISTRY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
GO TO HELL YOU HIDEOUS CUNTS
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A politician is praised for holding an umbrella, a judge is on trial for possibly having shouted…meanwhile half the country is in a state of emergency, the causes of which the government refuses to deal with. Jesus wept. #NZPol #kikorangi
February 16, 2026 at 2:15 AM
A politician is praised for holding an umbrella, a judge is on trial for possibly having shouted…meanwhile half the country is in a state of emergency, the causes of which the government refuses to deal with. Jesus wept. #NZPol #kikorangi
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For folks not in our region, I know we have a reputation for wind. But what was so scary overnight was there was no let up.
I am used to big gusts, I am used to higher winds. I am not used to both lasting more than 12 hours.
And this is from a part of the region that is more sheltered than most.
I am used to big gusts, I am used to higher winds. I am not used to both lasting more than 12 hours.
And this is from a part of the region that is more sheltered than most.
February 15, 2026 at 10:59 PM
For folks not in our region, I know we have a reputation for wind. But what was so scary overnight was there was no let up.
I am used to big gusts, I am used to higher winds. I am not used to both lasting more than 12 hours.
And this is from a part of the region that is more sheltered than most.
I am used to big gusts, I am used to higher winds. I am not used to both lasting more than 12 hours.
And this is from a part of the region that is more sheltered than most.
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Meanwhile, I’m texting a mate who is watching the water rise outside her window making a plan to evacuate and another mate is out clearing trees for the council, trying to work safe in the wild winds.
For folks not in our region, I know we have a reputation for wind. But what was so scary overnight was there was no let up.
I am used to big gusts, I am used to higher winds. I am not used to both lasting more than 12 hours.
And this is from a part of the region that is more sheltered than most.
I am used to big gusts, I am used to higher winds. I am not used to both lasting more than 12 hours.
And this is from a part of the region that is more sheltered than most.
February 16, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Meanwhile, I’m texting a mate who is watching the water rise outside her window making a plan to evacuate and another mate is out clearing trees for the council, trying to work safe in the wild winds.
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Sure would have been a lot easier to get this generation-spanning great undertaking going if he hadn't come straight in and gutted everything central Government had been doing to try and mitigate the impending climate apocalypse. #NZPOL
February 15, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Sure would have been a lot easier to get this generation-spanning great undertaking going if he hadn't come straight in and gutted everything central Government had been doing to try and mitigate the impending climate apocalypse. #NZPOL
A magnificently evil headline juxtaposition. One can but hope...
February 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM
A magnificently evil headline juxtaposition. One can but hope...
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You know how the India Free Trade Agreement got the big hoo-ha celebratory bullshit and everyone on #nzpol said "this is probably a shit agreement because he's a terrible negotiator and he just signed it to say he'd done it"?
Are you telling me we were right? Again? Colour us surprised
Are you telling me we were right? Again? Colour us surprised
February 15, 2026 at 9:47 PM
You know how the India Free Trade Agreement got the big hoo-ha celebratory bullshit and everyone on #nzpol said "this is probably a shit agreement because he's a terrible negotiator and he just signed it to say he'd done it"?
Are you telling me we were right? Again? Colour us surprised
Are you telling me we were right? Again? Colour us surprised
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No matter what you thought of Ardern, she was really fucking astonishingly good in a crisis
February 15, 2026 at 7:49 PM
No matter what you thought of Ardern, she was really fucking astonishingly good in a crisis
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A state of emergency? Nah, mate, we've got the State of Origin.
February 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM
A state of emergency? Nah, mate, we've got the State of Origin.
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The Trump years were dark. But in little NZ they never lost hope. For NZ had a leader of rare and inspiring character.
In the face of endless climate disaster and economic implosion, he always had just the right uplifting words:
"Welcome to IKEA"
"Welcome to State of Origin"
"Check out my Spotify"
In the face of endless climate disaster and economic implosion, he always had just the right uplifting words:
"Welcome to IKEA"
"Welcome to State of Origin"
"Check out my Spotify"
February 15, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The Trump years were dark. But in little NZ they never lost hope. For NZ had a leader of rare and inspiring character.
In the face of endless climate disaster and economic implosion, he always had just the right uplifting words:
"Welcome to IKEA"
"Welcome to State of Origin"
"Check out my Spotify"
In the face of endless climate disaster and economic implosion, he always had just the right uplifting words:
"Welcome to IKEA"
"Welcome to State of Origin"
"Check out my Spotify"
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also I would be remiss if I did not reference @katebeaton.bsky.social’s legendary comic when discussing a book by one of the Brontës
February 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
also I would be remiss if I did not reference @katebeaton.bsky.social’s legendary comic when discussing a book by one of the Brontës
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This morning in (heart)breaking news:
New Zealand: Multiple states of emergency, right now
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon: State of Origin footy match, 2027 🎉
NZ: Wellington cut off, digging out from huge storm
PM: Yeah gidday from Auckland, it’s raining here too ☂️
NZ: Help?
Luxon: Catch! 🏈
New Zealand: Multiple states of emergency, right now
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon: State of Origin footy match, 2027 🎉
NZ: Wellington cut off, digging out from huge storm
PM: Yeah gidday from Auckland, it’s raining here too ☂️
NZ: Help?
Luxon: Catch! 🏈
February 15, 2026 at 7:40 PM
This morning in (heart)breaking news:
New Zealand: Multiple states of emergency, right now
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon: State of Origin footy match, 2027 🎉
NZ: Wellington cut off, digging out from huge storm
PM: Yeah gidday from Auckland, it’s raining here too ☂️
NZ: Help?
Luxon: Catch! 🏈
New Zealand: Multiple states of emergency, right now
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon: State of Origin footy match, 2027 🎉
NZ: Wellington cut off, digging out from huge storm
PM: Yeah gidday from Auckland, it’s raining here too ☂️
NZ: Help?
Luxon: Catch! 🏈
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Levels of WLG wind:
Can't beat WLG on a good day
Nice out
Good breeze today
Bit windy eh?
Fckn blowin out there.
Can't beat WLG on a good day
Nice out
Good breeze today
Bit windy eh?
Fckn blowin out there.
February 15, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Levels of WLG wind:
Can't beat WLG on a good day
Nice out
Good breeze today
Bit windy eh?
Fckn blowin out there.
Can't beat WLG on a good day
Nice out
Good breeze today
Bit windy eh?
Fckn blowin out there.
Our first podcast of 2026 discusses how the main trends for the year already appear locked in: IRD's focus on debt recovery & investigation activities; international tax & the US withdrawal from the OECD/G20 Two-Pillar approach; & plenty of politicking over tax ahead.
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Welcome to 2026 - what will be the main tax stories for the year?
It’s only February but the main tax drivers for the year seem already set, Inland Revenue’s crackdown on debt will continue as will its investigation activities with Crypto-assets under particular scr
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February 15, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Our first podcast of 2026 discusses how the main trends for the year already appear locked in: IRD's focus on debt recovery & investigation activities; international tax & the US withdrawal from the OECD/G20 Two-Pillar approach; & plenty of politicking over tax ahead.
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I think about how when they sang La Marseillaise they were still in the midst of a war they did not know they were going to win.
You ever stop and think about CASABLANCA? You ever stop and think about "Welcome back to the fight, this time, I know our side will win?" You ever think about a bar full of people defiantly singing La Marseillaise, played by a soundstage full of Jewish refugees? You ever think about CASABLANCA??????
February 15, 2026 at 3:17 AM
I think about how when they sang La Marseillaise they were still in the midst of a war they did not know they were going to win.
Mōrena whanāu the calm sea looking East from McHughs on Cheltenham Beach is deceptive, it's still pretty breezy and showery. Hope everyone is safe after last night's terrible weather. Kia kaha!
February 15, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Mōrena whanāu the calm sea looking East from McHughs on Cheltenham Beach is deceptive, it's still pretty breezy and showery. Hope everyone is safe after last night's terrible weather. Kia kaha!
Seconded
As someone who was heavily involved in the Labour Party at the same time as Kaushal, not a single word of this surprises me at all.
He is the most self-serving, opportunistic people i have ever met. And when you're involved in politics that's saying something.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
He is the most self-serving, opportunistic people i have ever met. And when you're involved in politics that's saying something.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Over half of government retail crime advisory group resigns
Questions have been raised about the group's value for money and the behaviour of its chair Sunny Kaushal.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 15, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Seconded
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February 15, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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About 10 years ago, at least in NZ, there was a genuine chance for queer rights to cease being a left/right faultline. Key voting for same-sex marriage, a few out National MPs etc.
The policy choices of the right the last 5/6 years have meant that the faultline v much remains. And that's on them.
The policy choices of the right the last 5/6 years have meant that the faultline v much remains. And that's on them.
Decent audience responses for Green, Labour, Te Pati Māori... National MP booed so loudly that I'm not even sure who it was. Couldn't hear the introduction.
Followed by a chant of "National Off The Stage!"
Followed by a chant of "National Off The Stage!"
February 15, 2026 at 1:25 AM
About 10 years ago, at least in NZ, there was a genuine chance for queer rights to cease being a left/right faultline. Key voting for same-sex marriage, a few out National MPs etc.
The policy choices of the right the last 5/6 years have meant that the faultline v much remains. And that's on them.
The policy choices of the right the last 5/6 years have meant that the faultline v much remains. And that's on them.
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A single image that captures NZ's dominant belief system and economic model #nzpol
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February 14, 2026 at 8:26 PM
A single image that captures NZ's dominant belief system and economic model #nzpol
www.reddit.com/r/newzealand...
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In today’s HeraldOnSunday
February 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
In today’s HeraldOnSunday
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#NZpol
The TPU is so full of goddamn shit.
Markets are not spontaneous laws of nature, they're *literally created BY US*. Which means how they operate, the conditions under which we interact with them, means that at *any point* we can CHANGE the terms of engagement *when* and *how* we want....
The TPU is so full of goddamn shit.
Markets are not spontaneous laws of nature, they're *literally created BY US*. Which means how they operate, the conditions under which we interact with them, means that at *any point* we can CHANGE the terms of engagement *when* and *how* we want....
February 14, 2026 at 11:08 AM
#NZpol
The TPU is so full of goddamn shit.
Markets are not spontaneous laws of nature, they're *literally created BY US*. Which means how they operate, the conditions under which we interact with them, means that at *any point* we can CHANGE the terms of engagement *when* and *how* we want....
The TPU is so full of goddamn shit.
Markets are not spontaneous laws of nature, they're *literally created BY US*. Which means how they operate, the conditions under which we interact with them, means that at *any point* we can CHANGE the terms of engagement *when* and *how* we want....
James speaks for many of us😂
The Winter Olympics is the mothership of sports I know I would be spectacularly rubbish at.
February 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
James speaks for many of us😂
Mōrena whanāu,the calm water has tempted a couple to go for an early morning swim at Cheltenham Beach but with a strong westerly blowing we're in for some rough weather this afternoon. Kia pa to rā!
February 14, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Mōrena whanāu,the calm water has tempted a couple to go for an early morning swim at Cheltenham Beach but with a strong westerly blowing we're in for some rough weather this afternoon. Kia pa to rā!
The front appears to have fallen off the Kiwi boat....
February 14, 2026 at 4:01 AM
The front appears to have fallen off the Kiwi boat....