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"Some of you may die, but that's a risk I'm prepared to take"
"There are accidents that will happen. What I'm wanting to focus on is, how do I improve the overall economy and the situation that businesses and workers find themselves in?" - Van Velden. #PikeRiver
"She seemed to be focusing all the time on the employers and I sat and listened to it for a little while and then I just couldn't stand it" - Sonya Rockhouse. #PikeRiver
November 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"Some of you may die, but that's a risk I'm prepared to take"
If a simple karakia makes you uncomfortable, you are not cut out for local body politics.
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 AM
If a simple karakia makes you uncomfortable, you are not cut out for local body politics.
NIMBYs extending their intolerance to above their backyard.
Residents challenge Wellington flight path changes as being unlawful
Residents challenge Wellington flight path changes as being unlawful
A change to flight paths in December 2022 meant fewer departures over Newlands and more over Khandallah and Broadmeadows.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
NIMBYs extending their intolerance to above their backyard.
This is so fucking bleak. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
November 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is so fucking bleak. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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The future of rugby league in Australia, NZ and the Pacific is here - and it's brown
The future of rugby league in Australia, NZ and the Pacific is here - and it's brown
Analysis: The jerseys may be red or blue, green and gold, or black and white - but the game's future is decidedly brown.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The future of rugby league in Australia, NZ and the Pacific is here - and it's brown
And Pearl Jam t shirts.
November 8, 2025 at 7:25 AM
And Pearl Jam t shirts.
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I asked and I received.
Excellent stuff.
Excellent stuff.
NZ First MPs keep proposing laws they have no intention of passing, and the media falls for it every time.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-...
The brilliant performative politics of NZ First’s fake members’ bills
NZ First MPs keep proposing laws they have no intention of passing, and the media falls for it every time.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I asked and I received.
Excellent stuff.
Excellent stuff.
Nice to see New York Do The Right Thing.
November 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Nice to see New York Do The Right Thing.
Articles like this, and people like Nandor, give me hope that maybe Local Government is not broken.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/05-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/05-...
Reintroducing Nándor Tánczos, the most normal abnormal mayor
The really odd thing about new Whakatāne mayor Nándor Tánczos is how conventional he is.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Articles like this, and people like Nandor, give me hope that maybe Local Government is not broken.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/05-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/05-...
I will never understand the fanfare associated with a player retiring from a single cricketing format.
Particularly when it's your worst format.
Particularly when it's your worst format.
November 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I will never understand the fanfare associated with a player retiring from a single cricketing format.
Particularly when it's your worst format.
Particularly when it's your worst format.
If you're a fan of league, and particularly if you're a father, you need to see this film.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Bf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Bf...
SHARKO | Official Trailer | Mark Graham | NRL Hall of Fame forward
YouTube video by NRL - National Rugby League
www.youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
If you're a fan of league, and particularly if you're a father, you need to see this film.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Bf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Bf...
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Amazing. Man promising to rein in spending has no idea how much he spent.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
November 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Amazing. Man promising to rein in spending has no idea how much he spent.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Bougie little shit.
Show me a cat that brings home a stubbie of Waikato and a meat pack.
Show me a cat that brings home a stubbie of Waikato and a meat pack.
we have recently started to let the new cat outside during the day if we are home. just now she brought home a meatball on a toothpick. sorry about your cocktail party
November 2, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Bougie little shit.
Show me a cat that brings home a stubbie of Waikato and a meat pack.
Show me a cat that brings home a stubbie of Waikato and a meat pack.
The funny thing is that the author of this opinion probably wrote a visceral complaint to the editor about their failure to refer to her by her proper title.
I don't have premium access and don't care enough to pay to read reckons like these, but if DC KC can explain why a CGT is "punishing thrift" while taxing the interest paid on a term deposit isn't then she's probably worth whatever hourly rate she charges.
November 2, 2025 at 6:40 AM
The funny thing is that the author of this opinion probably wrote a visceral complaint to the editor about their failure to refer to her by her proper title.
The Kiwis sing the anthem the way it should be.
November 2, 2025 at 5:01 AM
The Kiwis sing the anthem the way it should be.
Is there a sexier sight?
October 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Is there a sexier sight?
Could not tautoko this harder.
To the person who writes nasty messages to NZLII: fuck off.
October 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Could not tautoko this harder.
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
Probably the first and only time I agree with anything published on this website. www.lawfuel.com/the-passing-...
The Passing of Bill Wilson KC The Passing of Bill Wilson KC -
James Farmer KC Former Court of Appeal and Supreme Court Judge Bill Wilson KC has recently died (12 September 2025), a sad event to those who knew him. Surprisingly, this has gone virtually unheralded...
www.lawfuel.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Probably the first and only time I agree with anything published on this website. www.lawfuel.com/the-passing-...
Why are farms excluded from Labour's capital gains tax?
Weak.
Weak.
October 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Why are farms excluded from Labour's capital gains tax?
Weak.
Weak.
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If your dad's name is Murray, he drives for Corporate Cabs, and you're his daughter in her final year at Wairarapa College, he is so goddamn proud of your writing. I heard the synopsis of several of your stories and films and he was beaming.
Keep doing.
Keep doing.
October 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
If your dad's name is Murray, he drives for Corporate Cabs, and you're his daughter in her final year at Wairarapa College, he is so goddamn proud of your writing. I heard the synopsis of several of your stories and films and he was beaming.
Keep doing.
Keep doing.