I love searing meat because it reminds me of Mario party

the job seeker changes will only increase poverty. under 25s on job seekers already earn less per week, and now they will have less ability to live their own lives.

this is a horrendously bad idea and will only increase costs through more serious assistance required later in life

big fan of the UN logo only because Aotearoa is at the top.

(also reluctant credit to Winnie P for critiquing the security council 30 seconds into his speech)

This is what this government thinks of 100,000+ New Zealanders who, no doubt purely by coincidence, voted disproportionately against their three parties

Government members on Finance and Expenditure Committee just voted to use an AI bot to read submissions on the Regulatory Standards Bill🙄. Turns out democracy under this government is real people making submissions and computers reading them. 👎

there's a kid on the bus chanting "b-u-s, b-u-s, b-b-b-u-s"
the children yearn public transport

the feeling of emptiness I feel after a package arrives and I can no longer compulsively refresh the tracking information, I imagine is the same as what a parent feels when a child leaves home