Al McKenzie (Lurch) 🇳🇿🏴🇩🇰🇵🇸🤎💚❤️
@lurchy16.bsky.social
Thinker, Stinker, Occasional drinker.
6’ 7”, 135kg gorilla. No. I don’t play bloody basketball.
6’ 7”, 135kg gorilla. No. I don’t play bloody basketball.
stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360564…
My wonderful wife, on behalf of her Hapu, has spoken truth to power. Read all about it#ToituTeTiritit#KiaMaua#KiaKahaha
My wonderful wife, on behalf of her Hapu, has spoken truth to power. Read all about it#ToituTeTiritit#KiaMaua#KiaKahaha
Stuff
https://stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360564…
January 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360564…
My wonderful wife, on behalf of her Hapu, has spoken truth to power. Read all about it#ToituTeTiritit#KiaMaua#KiaKahaha
My wonderful wife, on behalf of her Hapu, has spoken truth to power. Read all about it#ToituTeTiritit#KiaMaua#KiaKahaha
@patbrittenden.bsky.social Kia Ora Brother, Lurchy from the #BHN community here.
Heads-up… Paula and I will be in Waitangi from Tues 4th Feb to Fri 7th Feb.
We’re sharing a house in Paihia with whanau, nice & close to the treaty grounds.
Giz a yell out if you find some spare time to catch up.
Heads-up… Paula and I will be in Waitangi from Tues 4th Feb to Fri 7th Feb.
We’re sharing a house in Paihia with whanau, nice & close to the treaty grounds.
Giz a yell out if you find some spare time to catch up.
January 18, 2025 at 5:44 AM
@patbrittenden.bsky.social Kia Ora Brother, Lurchy from the #BHN community here.
Heads-up… Paula and I will be in Waitangi from Tues 4th Feb to Fri 7th Feb.
We’re sharing a house in Paihia with whanau, nice & close to the treaty grounds.
Giz a yell out if you find some spare time to catch up.
Heads-up… Paula and I will be in Waitangi from Tues 4th Feb to Fri 7th Feb.
We’re sharing a house in Paihia with whanau, nice & close to the treaty grounds.
Giz a yell out if you find some spare time to catch up.
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Leo Molloy really is a huckery trivet of a man
January 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Leo Molloy really is a huckery trivet of a man
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Labour leapfrogs National in new political poll
It's not great news for National.
www.nzherald.co.nz
January 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
What is said.
What is done.
What’s the intention?
Another example of where an argument is put, seemingly based on evidence, logic, and reason.
The resulting public policy change or legislation will then be rammed through.
The intention however is less tax through a minimalist state.
What is done.
What’s the intention?
Another example of where an argument is put, seemingly based on evidence, logic, and reason.
The resulting public policy change or legislation will then be rammed through.
The intention however is less tax through a minimalist state.
As if we haven't heard enough about David Seymour's opinions lately....
I stopped reading when I got to the bit where we don't need earthquake standards because not that many people have died in earthquakes compared to cancer.
I stopped reading when I got to the bit where we don't need earthquake standards because not that many people have died in earthquakes compared to cancer.
January 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
What is said.
What is done.
What’s the intention?
Another example of where an argument is put, seemingly based on evidence, logic, and reason.
The resulting public policy change or legislation will then be rammed through.
The intention however is less tax through a minimalist state.
What is done.
What’s the intention?
Another example of where an argument is put, seemingly based on evidence, logic, and reason.
The resulting public policy change or legislation will then be rammed through.
The intention however is less tax through a minimalist state.
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As if we haven't heard enough about David Seymour's opinions lately....
I stopped reading when I got to the bit where we don't need earthquake standards because not that many people have died in earthquakes compared to cancer.
I stopped reading when I got to the bit where we don't need earthquake standards because not that many people have died in earthquakes compared to cancer.
January 16, 2025 at 2:13 AM
As if we haven't heard enough about David Seymour's opinions lately....
I stopped reading when I got to the bit where we don't need earthquake standards because not that many people have died in earthquakes compared to cancer.
I stopped reading when I got to the bit where we don't need earthquake standards because not that many people have died in earthquakes compared to cancer.
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Christian fundamentalist MP Chris Penk has personally intervened to grant Candice Owen a visa to enter New Zealand....
December 12, 2024 at 3:49 AM
Christian fundamentalist MP Chris Penk has personally intervened to grant Candice Owen a visa to enter New Zealand....
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Nicola has a degree -
Masters of Incompetence.
Masters of Incompetence.
"Willis' handling of replacing the inter-island ferries has been a masterclass in incompetence"
December 11, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Nicola has a degree -
Masters of Incompetence.
Masters of Incompetence.
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Indeed - but one concern I have: Yield to nobody in my disdain for Willis. She was a dishonest fiscal illiterate in Opposition, and hasn't improved on the Treasury benches. But she's not been freelancing on this flustercluck. Please don't let the dudes off the hook, people.
December 11, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Indeed - but one concern I have: Yield to nobody in my disdain for Willis. She was a dishonest fiscal illiterate in Opposition, and hasn't improved on the Treasury benches. But she's not been freelancing on this flustercluck. Please don't let the dudes off the hook, people.
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There seems to be near universal panning of this decision making. I tend to avoid hyperbole as a matter of course (because I think it's more appropriate for to me focus on policy itself) but you very rarely see this type of near total agreement with wording this strongly.
bsky.app/profile/mars...
bsky.app/profile/mars...
"Willis' handling of replacing the inter-island ferries has been a masterclass in incompetence"
December 11, 2024 at 6:42 PM
There seems to be near universal panning of this decision making. I tend to avoid hyperbole as a matter of course (because I think it's more appropriate for to me focus on policy itself) but you very rarely see this type of near total agreement with wording this strongly.
bsky.app/profile/mars...
bsky.app/profile/mars...
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Oh goodness, because that decision by Muldoon is considered one of the, if not THE, singular worst mistakes in NZ financial policy history.
"Ultimately, you have to go back to the mid-1970s and the decision by Robert Muldoon to cancel the previous Labour government’s national superannuation fund to find a decision that’s as bad as this ferries decision, and as short-sighted."
wellington.scoop.co.nz?p=166389
wellington.scoop.co.nz?p=166389
Smaller, cheaper, and cost unknown
by Gordon Campbell I wouldn’t have picked Nicola Willis to be a big AC/DC fan, but “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” must have been the theme song for her decision to cancel the iRex rail ferries...
wellington.scoop.co.nz
December 11, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Oh goodness, because that decision by Muldoon is considered one of the, if not THE, singular worst mistakes in NZ financial policy history.
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Wish my mum, who nursed so many with AIDS, could be here for this. Look, Mum. You won!
5th person to be cured of HIV
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV
Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.
abcnews.go.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Wish my mum, who nursed so many with AIDS, could be here for this. Look, Mum. You won!
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It was startling but unsurprising to read that 1940s and 50s Americans were against establishing universal healthcare because black people would get it too. Shades of this racist attitude are visible in New Zealand too with the current de-prioritisation of non-pakeha health care.
#nzpol
#nzpol
December 11, 2024 at 5:57 PM
It was startling but unsurprising to read that 1940s and 50s Americans were against establishing universal healthcare because black people would get it too. Shades of this racist attitude are visible in New Zealand too with the current de-prioritisation of non-pakeha health care.
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Vlado Chernozemski, who assassinated King Alexander I of Yugoslavia, belonged in his youth to a club that was devoted to a game of regicide.
In the game, known as "chess," contestants subtly maneuver into a position that allows them to topple the opponent's monarch.
In the game, known as "chess," contestants subtly maneuver into a position that allows them to topple the opponent's monarch.
December 10, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Vlado Chernozemski, who assassinated King Alexander I of Yugoslavia, belonged in his youth to a club that was devoted to a game of regicide.
In the game, known as "chess," contestants subtly maneuver into a position that allows them to topple the opponent's monarch.
In the game, known as "chess," contestants subtly maneuver into a position that allows them to topple the opponent's monarch.
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Always loads of interesting stuff in Bernard Hickey’s daily Dawn Chorus podcast thingie but this really stood out today.
The cancellation of Health NZ’s IT upgrade means our public health system will continue running on (unsupported) Windows 2012.
Go hackers!!
thekaka.substack.com/p/when-haste...
The cancellation of Health NZ’s IT upgrade means our public health system will continue running on (unsupported) Windows 2012.
Go hackers!!
thekaka.substack.com/p/when-haste...
When haste makes waste & is risky, dangerous & mean
Govt set to spend double on new ferries; Govt halves health IT spending, leaving hospitals on unsupported Windows 2012; 4,000 vulnerable kids’ future at risk after Govt abruptly cancels contract
thekaka.substack.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Always loads of interesting stuff in Bernard Hickey’s daily Dawn Chorus podcast thingie but this really stood out today.
The cancellation of Health NZ’s IT upgrade means our public health system will continue running on (unsupported) Windows 2012.
Go hackers!!
thekaka.substack.com/p/when-haste...
The cancellation of Health NZ’s IT upgrade means our public health system will continue running on (unsupported) Windows 2012.
Go hackers!!
thekaka.substack.com/p/when-haste...
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David Seymour and his Ministry of Regulation.
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Regulation #EmploymentLaw
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Regulation #EmploymentLaw
December 10, 2024 at 5:58 PM
David Seymour and his Ministry of Regulation.
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Regulation #EmploymentLaw
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Regulation #EmploymentLaw
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MAGA’s Project 2025 falsely claims climate policy is “economy-killing” & that diversity objectives are “irrelevant”. The U.S. already has faced 23 major climate disasters since Jan. 2023, costing billions.
http://dlvr.it/TGjLMq #ClimateAction
http://dlvr.it/TGjLMq #ClimateAction
Support our campaign to oppose MAGA extremism
dlvr.it
December 10, 2024 at 6:36 PM
MAGA’s Project 2025 falsely claims climate policy is “economy-killing” & that diversity objectives are “irrelevant”. The U.S. already has faced 23 major climate disasters since Jan. 2023, costing billions.
http://dlvr.it/TGjLMq #ClimateAction
http://dlvr.it/TGjLMq #ClimateAction
It’s time to light the candles,
It’s time to chant the rites,
It’s time to summon Satan,
On The Muppet Show tonight!
It’s time to chant the rites,
It’s time to summon Satan,
On The Muppet Show tonight!
December 10, 2024 at 6:33 PM
It’s time to light the candles,
It’s time to chant the rites,
It’s time to summon Satan,
On The Muppet Show tonight!
It’s time to chant the rites,
It’s time to summon Satan,
On The Muppet Show tonight!
Golden!
December 10, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Golden!
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WHEEZING
December 10, 2024 at 8:27 AM
WHEEZING
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So it turns out $900m is > $551m. And Windows 2012 is ok for Health NZ. And defunding a charity wrapped around 4k vulnerable children is ok. Here's what happens when a Government unnecessarily panics about a non-existent 'Budget Crisis'. When hast makes waste. thekaka.substack.com/p/when-haste...
When haste makes waste & is risky, dangerous & mean
Govt set to spend double on new ferries; Govt halves health IT spending, leaving hospitals on unsupported Windows 2012; 4,000 vulnerable kids’ future at risk after Govt abruptly cancels contract
thekaka.substack.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:11 PM
So it turns out $900m is > $551m. And Windows 2012 is ok for Health NZ. And defunding a charity wrapped around 4k vulnerable children is ok. Here's what happens when a Government unnecessarily panics about a non-existent 'Budget Crisis'. When hast makes waste. thekaka.substack.com/p/when-haste...
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This government is an absolute clusterfuck.
December 10, 2024 at 7:46 AM
This government is an absolute clusterfuck.