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Brett
@brettcd.bsky.social
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Worker of wood. Pōneke, AoNZ
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@desilydic.bsky.social is back to break down GOP plastic surgery trends. Today's refreshed Republican: Mike Johnson!
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
brettcd.bsky.social
I work with tradies many of whom drive utes which aren't very good for transporting things. The tray is too small for all their tools, can't fit a full sheet of ply, the cab invariably has other gear or even baby seats and the roof racks are too high and require stepladders to access.

Utesless.
Nissan reveals first all-new Navara in more than a decade
Japanese carmaker’s long awaited new pick-up is eerily familiar throughout.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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coldwarsteve.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
brettcd.bsky.social
Misheard one of Winston Peters' ferry procurement team on 1News saying "we're not Nicola diming it" 🤣

#NZPol
November 19, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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domesticanimal.bsky.social
Corruption and a police cover-up.
My Stuff #cartoon today #Police #NZpol #Corruption
A cartoon of two huge rotten apples with the faces of former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster and former Assistant Commissioner Jevon McSkimming, with flies buzzing around them. They are atop piles of uncorrupted apples, but are seeping out onto them, contaminating them. Police Minister Mark Mitchell and the current Police Commissioner Richard Chambers, dwarfed by the scale of the rotten apples, are looking on. Mitchell is saying, “Well, Chambers, at least it was just a few bad apples.”
November 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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rodemmerson.bsky.social
Well somebody won $55m last night… in today’s HeraldOnSunday
November 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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creativeelc.bsky.social
My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Simeon's dream of being a top ranking gladiator is realised here in cartoon form... The reality is, people are being hurt unnecessarily for profit.

#NzPol #Cartoon #Caricature #SimeonBrown #Government
Cartoon. Title: Simeon's demands on the health sector. We're in a corridor with Romanesque items - columns, roads, patterned walls. And Simeon Brown is tucked inside a golden chariot with his whip. And holding the chariot are three health sector workers. They're carrying him and running with agony in their faces. He's shouting at them, "MORE CUTS! MORE PATIENTS! MORE EFFICIENCY! FASTER! FASTER! FASTER!"
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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bodycartoon.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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creativeelc.bsky.social
My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

The week that a police scandal rocked Aotearoa New Zealand. At the highest level of law enforcement.

#McSkimming #NzPol #NZPolice #Police #Cartoon #Caricature
Cartoon. Title: Who will police the police? In a darkened room chief commissioner of the New Zealand police McSkimming sits at his desk. He's opening his laptop and says, "it's only a crime if you don't wear a uniform". Behind him in a frame reads the words 'Safer communities together'.
November 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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rodemmerson.bsky.social
In today’s NZ Herald
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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In today’s NZ Herald
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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In today’s Weekend Herald
November 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
brettcd.bsky.social
Lotto really needs to invest some of their money in upgrading from that i386 running DOS.
Lotto message telling me I am not yet even in a queue to check my tickets!? What fresh nonsense is this in 2025?
November 12, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social
Heads up extreme wealth enthusiasts - do you know how much is a trillion dollars? No you don't nobody does! Read this cartoon to find out... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What do you need to do to ‘earn’ a trillion dollars in this economy? | First Dog on the Moon
Look at all those zeroes – look at them!
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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📺 NZ Green Party #nzpol
📢 We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.

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One year on from apology, Government still missing in action
www.greens.org.nz
November 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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domesticanimal.bsky.social
It’s that time of year when layoffs are announced, the cost of living crisis really bites, the govt continues to screw over Māori, the disabled, low-wage workers, the unemployed, AND the climate.
But hey, #Christmas is just around the corner…
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol
Cartoon. Title: “Just Around the Corner” Image shows a woman and child walking towards a street corner. The woman is saying, “I hear bells. Do you hear bells?” Around the corner, hidden from view, is Father Christmas holding a Christmas tree with bells on, waiting to hit them.
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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rodemmerson.bsky.social
Dinosaurs continued… #nzpol
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
brettcd.bsky.social
Oof.

"Australia turned it down. Just think about that for a moment. If a country of that size with such an impressive dining scene feels they will not benefit from the guide, then it is an act of utter arrogance to think it will do anything for us."

#NZPol
15 reasons why the Michelin Guide arriving in New Zealand is a bad idea
The tyre man is here to judge our food. Nick Iles argues why this is terrible for New Zealand cuisine.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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musicalchairs.bsky.social
Hmm, so inflation is 3% and Govt is paying a touch under 2.9% interest on its debt. Govt is also getting a fat return on its financial assets... which outweigh its debts by around $70bn. Meanwhile, we can't afford to invest in the country and Treasury are sounding alarm bells!
November 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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slanecartoon.bsky.social
Need a push? #nzpol
www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener...
Chris Slane’s cartoon of the week
Chris Slane's take on the week in politics.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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andrewjull.bsky.social
I have never been intimidated by an unhoused person around Auckland. I often say kia ora, give any change, or stop and chat. None have ever been drunk. OTOH, i have often given the drunk young men on Ponsonby Rd and the waterfront bars wide berth. #nzpol

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Waikato mayor hits back at Wayne Brown over comments to send homeless there
Waikato District’s mayor Aksel Bech said it must be nice having a city so flash you can evict people for not matching the decor.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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drbex.bsky.social
I am digging into the cost of nonattendance at health specialist appointments, and it turns out that the most widely cited figure (o$29M/year) is actually a TPU hit job - based off OIA requests and with VERY opaque workings out

#NZpol #UrbanMyths #healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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mrjeffhowell.bsky.social
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...
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
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domesticanimal.bsky.social
The govt is considering banning homeless people and rough sleepers in city centres.
My Stuff #cartoon today #homelessness #poverty #homeless
Cartoon. Title: Homeless Help. Image shows PM Christopher Luxon and helper Chris Bishop wearing maid’s aprons and sweeping the homeless from Auckland’s CBD under a rug with “SUBURBS” written on it. Chris Bishop is saying “Move on”, which is the name of the “tool” they will give police to “deal” with rough sleepers.
November 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
brettcd.bsky.social
This is, just like, a great opinion, man.
My cultural awakening: The Big Lebowski inspired me to embrace unemployment
The Dude’s relaxed attitude towards the pressures of life helped me realise it was better to be jobless than stuck in one I hated
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM