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Quelle surprise. Thank goodness Bernard looks at the facts behind the PR lies from the PM.
“PM's first election policy designed to look like Australian-type KiwiSaver bonus, but actually costs Government nothing & disguises further real cuts; Social Housing policy also disguises real cuts” #nzpol
“PM's first election policy designed to look like Australian-type KiwiSaver bonus, but actually costs Government nothing & disguises further real cuts; Social Housing policy also disguises real cuts” #nzpol
Monday's Chorus: Performative politics on KiwiSaver & social housing
PM's first election policy designed to look like Australian-type KiwiSaver bonus, but actually costs Government nothing & disguises further real cuts; Social Housing policy also disguises real cuts
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Quelle surprise. Thank goodness Bernard looks at the facts behind the PR lies from the PM.
“PM's first election policy designed to look like Australian-type KiwiSaver bonus, but actually costs Government nothing & disguises further real cuts; Social Housing policy also disguises real cuts” #nzpol
“PM's first election policy designed to look like Australian-type KiwiSaver bonus, but actually costs Government nothing & disguises further real cuts; Social Housing policy also disguises real cuts” #nzpol
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Hounded out by WHOM, Verity??!!
Can you think of any NZ media outlets who were particularly venomous towards Tory...?
Can you think of any NZ media outlets who were particularly venomous towards Tory...?
November 24, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Hounded out by WHOM, Verity??!!
Can you think of any NZ media outlets who were particularly venomous towards Tory...?
Can you think of any NZ media outlets who were particularly venomous towards Tory...?
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Same as Jacinda. She didn’t leave, she was bullied and hounded and made to feel unsafe in her home.
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Same as Jacinda. She didn’t leave, she was bullied and hounded and made to feel unsafe in her home.
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This is also a reminder to please serve a couple of non-alcoholic 'fancy drinks' for your non alccohol drinking guests!
![Winter Mocktail Recipes
FROSTBITE FIZZ
2 TBSP GRANULATED SUGAR
2-4 FINELY CHOPPED MINT LEAVES (PLUS EXTRA FOR GARNISH) 2 OZ PENTIRE SEAWARD OR N/A TEQUILA OF CHOICE
JUICE FROM 1/2 LIME
JUICE FROM 1/2 SMALL GRAPEFRUIT
2 TSP HONEY
2 JALAPENO SLICES
GINGER BEER FOR TOPPING
OPTIONAL POMEGRANATE ARILS FOR GARNISH
ON A SHALLOW PLATE, COMBINE THE SUGAR AND MINT. RUB THE RIM WITH LIME, THEN RIM YOUR GLASS IN SUGAR & FILL WITH ICE. COMBINE THE PENTIRE, LIME JUICE, GRAPEFRUIT JUICE. HONEY, AND JALAPEÑOS IN A COCKTAIL SHAKER. FILL WITH ICE AND SHAKE UNTIL COMBINED, ABOUT 1 MINUTE. STRAIN INTO YOUR PREPARED GLASS. TOP WITH GINGER BEER AND GARNISH AS DESIRED.
VELVET ESPRESSO
[MAKES SIX)
113.5-02. CAN FULL-FAT COCONUT MILK
CUP MAPLE SYRUP
1 TBSP VANILLA-BEAN PASTE
2 SHOTS ESPRESSO
MIX ALL INGREDIENTS TOGETHER AND WHISK UNTIL SMOOTH. SERVE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE OR CHILLED. STORE IN THE REFRIGERATOR FOR UP TO A WEEK.
3/4 CUP OF LIME JUICE
SNOW DRIFT MOJITO
[MAKES FOUR]
CUP OF PACKED MINT LEAVES, PLUS MORE FOR GARNISH
1/2 CUP SUGAR
1/2 CUP N/A RUM (TRY RITUAL OR MONDAY)
1/2 CUP N/A COCONUT RUM (TRY BECKETT'S)
1 CUP CANNED COCONUT MILK
SPARKLING WATER
POMEGRANATE ARILS
IN A LARGE PITCHER, MUDDLE THE MINT LEAVES IN THE SUGAR AND LIME JUICE USING A STRAINER, REMOVE THE MUDDLED MINT LEAVES (OPTIONAL). FILL FOUR GLASSES HALFWAY FULL WITH ICE AND FILL 3/4 FULL WITH COCONUT RUM MIXTURE. TOP OFF EACH GLASS WITH SPARKLING WATER. GARNISH WITH MINT LEAVES AND POMEGRANATE ARILS AND ENJOY!
WINTER Mocktails
PEPPERMINT BREW
COFFEE
VANILLA EXTRACT
PEPPERMINT EXTRACT
HEAVY CREAM
PEPPERMINT STICK
WINTER PINE PUNCH
SPARKLING APPLE-CRAN JUICE
FROSTED KOMBUCHA
KOMBUCHA
CRANBERRY JUICE
GINGER ALE
CRANBERRIES
ROSEMARY SPRIG
PEAR SOLSTICE
PEAR NECTAR
GINGER BEER
LEMON JUICE
VANILLA EXTRACT
CINNAMON
ROSEMARY SPRIG
FROSTBITE FIZZ
PENTIRE SEAWARD
SUGAR
FRESH MINT
LIME JUICE
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE
HONEY JALAPENO GINGER BEER
GINGER ALE
PINEAPPLE JUICE
FROZEN CRANBERRIES ORANGE SLICES
ROSEMARY SPRIGS
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November 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This is also a reminder to please serve a couple of non-alcoholic 'fancy drinks' for your non alccohol drinking guests!
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“..a bunch of dirty old men started bullying her. Spreading salacious, baseless, downright creepy rumours about her. And not even bothering to hide it. Sending all staff emails about it.”
And those men - some not so old - still sit at Council tables & got rewarded for that filthy behaviour. #nzpol
And those men - some not so old - still sit at Council tables & got rewarded for that filthy behaviour. #nzpol
Tory Whanau isn’t leaving - she was hounded out
Opinion: As all the emails and filthy gossip came out, it’s been patently, toe-curlingly, nauseatingly obvious to every young woman what’s been happening.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
“..a bunch of dirty old men started bullying her. Spreading salacious, baseless, downright creepy rumours about her. And not even bothering to hide it. Sending all staff emails about it.”
And those men - some not so old - still sit at Council tables & got rewarded for that filthy behaviour. #nzpol
And those men - some not so old - still sit at Council tables & got rewarded for that filthy behaviour. #nzpol
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Mike Hosking is wrong about the results of the UK Covid Inquiry this morning. The inquiry found an earlier lockdown could have saved 23k lives. It did find that "stringent restrictions short of a mandatory lockdown" if imposed earlier could have avoided a lockdown – which is diff from "unnecessary".
November 23, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Mike Hosking is wrong about the results of the UK Covid Inquiry this morning. The inquiry found an earlier lockdown could have saved 23k lives. It did find that "stringent restrictions short of a mandatory lockdown" if imposed earlier could have avoided a lockdown – which is diff from "unnecessary".
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Those with object permanence going back 7 years to July/August 2018 might recall the Southern/Molyneux visit, Phil Goff's reaction, and the online reaction to Phil Goff's reaction. Smaller liberalish societies like us and Ireland are imaginary country rhetorical devices to the farrightosphere
November 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Those with object permanence going back 7 years to July/August 2018 might recall the Southern/Molyneux visit, Phil Goff's reaction, and the online reaction to Phil Goff's reaction. Smaller liberalish societies like us and Ireland are imaginary country rhetorical devices to the farrightosphere
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When I coined the term Weaponized unreality and wrote and spoke publicly about the massive network of bad actors radicalizing digital communities this was exactly what I was speaking about exactly what we are seeing in real life now.American fascism needed a weaponized unreality state and built one.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
When I coined the term Weaponized unreality and wrote and spoke publicly about the massive network of bad actors radicalizing digital communities this was exactly what I was speaking about exactly what we are seeing in real life now.American fascism needed a weaponized unreality state and built one.
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thinking about how my parents escaped vietnam, where the CIA destabilized my family's home country by spreading misinformation, and they landed in the united states, which is now getting destabilized bc someone in vietnam is spreading misinformation
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
thinking about how my parents escaped vietnam, where the CIA destabilized my family's home country by spreading misinformation, and they landed in the united states, which is now getting destabilized bc someone in vietnam is spreading misinformation
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what?? how dare you commit human trafficking on this platform!!! if this happens another 16 times i'm going to be very upset!
Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the trafficking of humans for sex.
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
what?? how dare you commit human trafficking on this platform!!! if this happens another 16 times i'm going to be very upset!
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idk how this is happening but even as statements like 'israel is committing genocide' are becoming more and more acceptable to say in public by people in positions of power, it feels like concern and support for palestinians keeps declining and shouldn't it be the other way around??
November 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
idk how this is happening but even as statements like 'israel is committing genocide' are becoming more and more acceptable to say in public by people in positions of power, it feels like concern and support for palestinians keeps declining and shouldn't it be the other way around??
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Flip Grater has nailed it.
“This Government’s decisions - in a shockingly apparent and unapologetic way - are focused entirely on short-term gain and greed. And the result is an economy in tatters and an environment in grave danger.”
#nzpol
“This Government’s decisions - in a shockingly apparent and unapologetic way - are focused entirely on short-term gain and greed. And the result is an economy in tatters and an environment in grave danger.”
#nzpol
OPINION: The hardest part honestly hasn’t been the headlines, or the armchair analysts, or the carnivorous trolls eager for a schadenfreude snack.
Why my business collapsed - and the myth about plant-based food
OPINION: The hardest part honestly hasn’t been the headlines, or the armchair analysts, or the carnivorous trolls eager for a schadenfreude snack.
dlvr.it
November 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Flip Grater has nailed it.
“This Government’s decisions - in a shockingly apparent and unapologetic way - are focused entirely on short-term gain and greed. And the result is an economy in tatters and an environment in grave danger.”
#nzpol
“This Government’s decisions - in a shockingly apparent and unapologetic way - are focused entirely on short-term gain and greed. And the result is an economy in tatters and an environment in grave danger.”
#nzpol
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wellington's "golden mile" looks SHABBY. it needs to happen, and then when it's done all the doubters will say it's wonderful. it's as predictable as night following day
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
wellington's "golden mile" looks SHABBY. it needs to happen, and then when it's done all the doubters will say it's wonderful. it's as predictable as night following day
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I'll just note this inquiry has noted that with 20/20 hindsight the UK should have acted... pretty much exactly as New Zealand did.
Which a good portion of NZ's media and political class have spent 5 revisionist years trying to paint as an overreaction. Overwhelmingly, it wasn't.
Which a good portion of NZ's media and political class have spent 5 revisionist years trying to paint as an overreaction. Overwhelmingly, it wasn't.
‘Chaotic and indecisive’: key findings of report on UK’s Covid response under Tories
Second pandemic report focuses on decision-making, organisation and messaging by senior politicians including Boris Johnson
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I'll just note this inquiry has noted that with 20/20 hindsight the UK should have acted... pretty much exactly as New Zealand did.
Which a good portion of NZ's media and political class have spent 5 revisionist years trying to paint as an overreaction. Overwhelmingly, it wasn't.
Which a good portion of NZ's media and political class have spent 5 revisionist years trying to paint as an overreaction. Overwhelmingly, it wasn't.
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The significant majority of New Zealanders favour stronger action on climate change, but you certainly wouldn't think that from reading the comments in the NZ Herald. yikes.
November 20, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The significant majority of New Zealanders favour stronger action on climate change, but you certainly wouldn't think that from reading the comments in the NZ Herald. yikes.
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Exactly this. This is both an act of deliberate cruelty towards a marginalised, vulnerable community and a trial balloon to see how far they can push, and how fast.
(Going by the last two years and the pace and volume of erosion, and active targeting of vulnerable people - very far, and very fast.)
(Going by the last two years and the pace and volume of erosion, and active targeting of vulnerable people - very far, and very fast.)
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Exactly this. This is both an act of deliberate cruelty towards a marginalised, vulnerable community and a trial balloon to see how far they can push, and how fast.
(Going by the last two years and the pace and volume of erosion, and active targeting of vulnerable people - very far, and very fast.)
(Going by the last two years and the pace and volume of erosion, and active targeting of vulnerable people - very far, and very fast.)
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Let's be clear: this is not a 'scandalette'. This is a Minister of the Crown taking $27m allocated for one vote (housing) and spending it on another IN HIS OWN ELECTORATE. Amazing how Tory reporters can minimise this when it suits them.
#nzpol
#nzpol
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Let's be clear: this is not a 'scandalette'. This is a Minister of the Crown taking $27m allocated for one vote (housing) and spending it on another IN HIS OWN ELECTORATE. Amazing how Tory reporters can minimise this when it suits them.
#nzpol
#nzpol
Check out this magnificent floof I met at the corgi races last weekend! This good boi has different coloured eyes (heterochromia). 👁️
November 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Check out this magnificent floof I met at the corgi races last weekend! This good boi has different coloured eyes (heterochromia). 👁️
And Stuff wonders why I don't subscribe to it. 🤦🙄
November 19, 2025 at 5:54 AM
And Stuff wonders why I don't subscribe to it. 🤦🙄
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I did not 'announce' I was moving to Melbourne. I did a private social media post for my friends to my farewell. Honestly....
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Former Wellington mayor moving to Melbourne
The former Wellington Mayor is following in the footsteps of tens of thousands of other Kiwis by announcing she is moving to Australia.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I did not 'announce' I was moving to Melbourne. I did a private social media post for my friends to my farewell. Honestly....
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
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Dont forget the half billion for cancelling IREX, knowing the boats will be smaller, not so future proofed, and available 3 years after the others would’ve been.
Perhaps someone can do a deep dive into what this delay has cost us?
#nzpol #boats #bhn
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Perhaps someone can do a deep dive into what this delay has cost us?
#nzpol #boats #bhn
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
New Cook Strait ferries won't cost more than $2b, Rail Minister vows
Peters says taxpayers have saved $2.3 billion while still getting the ferries and infrastructure they want.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Dont forget the half billion for cancelling IREX, knowing the boats will be smaller, not so future proofed, and available 3 years after the others would’ve been.
Perhaps someone can do a deep dive into what this delay has cost us?
#nzpol #boats #bhn
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Perhaps someone can do a deep dive into what this delay has cost us?
#nzpol #boats #bhn
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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In the police, the public service and politics, men giving men a free pass since forever. #nzpol
Mayor Andrew Little says he and chief executive Matt Prosser have had assurances from Chung the situation was unintentional and that Chung has apologised.
Private council briefing blogged online after ‘hot mic’ moment
Wellington City councillor Ray Chung left an open phone line to a controversial social media figure for 40 minutes during a closed training session, the mayor has confirmed – the contents of which wer...
www.thepost.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
In the police, the public service and politics, men giving men a free pass since forever. #nzpol
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"The key question to ask about ‘free speech’ is freedom for whom, and about what? Across the country at present, as well as in schools, Māori interests are being marginalised, and Māori voices silenced."
Anne Salmond: Free speech, but only one way to think
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/18/a...
Anne Salmond: Free speech, but only one way to think
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/18/a...
Anne Salmond: Free speech, but only one way to think
Thinkers with open rather than closed minds will be aware other cultures may have insights that elude us, writes Dame Anne Salmond
newsroom.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"The key question to ask about ‘free speech’ is freedom for whom, and about what? Across the country at present, as well as in schools, Māori interests are being marginalised, and Māori voices silenced."
Anne Salmond: Free speech, but only one way to think
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/18/a...
Anne Salmond: Free speech, but only one way to think
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/18/a...
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The exclusion of disabled children from the latest iteration of the curriculum can be added to the list of problematic ministerial decisions in education
#nzpol
#nzpol
Education's Stanford experiment not for everyone
From Auckland University - Opinion: The exclusion of disabled children from the latest iteration of the curriculum can be added to the list of problematic ministerial decisions in education.
newsroom.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The exclusion of disabled children from the latest iteration of the curriculum can be added to the list of problematic ministerial decisions in education
#nzpol
#nzpol