Matt Nippert
@mattnippert.bsky.social
Digger for Herald Business and ICIJ. Disclaimer: Views my own yadda yadda. Signal 64211931011
Fatherhood summed up in one image:
November 7, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Fatherhood summed up in one image:
In memorandum of the burning down of Palmie's The Fitz, here's my first (and only, really) piece of gonzo journalism for Salient in 2003 about the Worst Pub in the World. CW: Piss and vomit. @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 5:02 AM
In memorandum of the burning down of Palmie's The Fitz, here's my first (and only, really) piece of gonzo journalism for Salient in 2003 about the Worst Pub in the World. CW: Piss and vomit. @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social
I recall being similar tempted - Jake Gyllenhaal in second billing! I love Jarhead - until I again checked the market.
October 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I recall being similar tempted - Jake Gyllenhaal in second billing! I love Jarhead - until I again checked the market.
Objectively, nothing tops chorizo-fried bacon, right?
September 20, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Objectively, nothing tops chorizo-fried bacon, right?
Had planned to do a deep-dive into comparative damage assessment methodologies, but hit 3k words and thought it best not to end on a downer. Instead I ended with a fobidden joke:
September 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Had planned to do a deep-dive into comparative damage assessment methodologies, but hit 3k words and thought it best not to end on a downer. Instead I ended with a fobidden joke:
The Zuru nappy trial hearing, just concluded after four long weeks, keeps bringing the tea. (Honestly, the most bonkers civil case I've ever covered.) www.nzherald.co.nz/business/com...
August 29, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The Zuru nappy trial hearing, just concluded after four long weeks, keeps bringing the tea. (Honestly, the most bonkers civil case I've ever covered.) www.nzherald.co.nz/business/com...
Exciting developments in the Nippert household. Am jazzing up my kombu tsuyu udon soup recipe with fish tofu and frozen fish balls (mirin-drenched oyster mushrooms warming in oven).
August 3, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Exciting developments in the Nippert household. Am jazzing up my kombu tsuyu udon soup recipe with fish tofu and frozen fish balls (mirin-drenched oyster mushrooms warming in oven).
And the rain is over! How many dudes you know got the skills to draw with nature itself?
July 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
And the rain is over! How many dudes you know got the skills to draw with nature itself?
That one time a Chinese military officer baller went rogue and purchased the hulk of a decommissioned aircraft carrier during a bender, with a cover story as it being floating casino, and ended up bootstrapping the PRC navy into C21 second place in CAGs. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese...
July 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
That one time a Chinese military officer baller went rogue and purchased the hulk of a decommissioned aircraft carrier during a bender, with a cover story as it being floating casino, and ended up bootstrapping the PRC navy into C21 second place in CAGs. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese...
Talk about mixed messages, Vector. (Power was on, now off again.)
July 2, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Talk about mixed messages, Vector. (Power was on, now off again.)
Sound the international reference klaxon, kiwis! (Heat, 1995.)
June 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Sound the international reference klaxon, kiwis! (Heat, 1995.)
For those unable to pay past walls:
June 5, 2025 at 6:45 AM
For those unable to pay past walls:
The two largely incompatible ideas I’m holding in my head today: 1. “Beclowned” is a truly amazing addition to the English language. 2. It’s weird and unsettling that we’re now in a world where the White House metatron uses it. www.cbsnews.com/news/h-r-mcm...
April 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
The two largely incompatible ideas I’m holding in my head today: 1. “Beclowned” is a truly amazing addition to the English language. 2. It’s weird and unsettling that we’re now in a world where the White House metatron uses it. www.cbsnews.com/news/h-r-mcm...
I’m back and can report NYC streets are full of psychics and weed. And even blurry night photos without a cityscape can be gelocated in minutes. Found a few amazing leads on old stories (one with 10 years of silence!) and some v promising angles to chase on new ones. Thanks Brian Gaynor Initiative!
March 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I’m back and can report NYC streets are full of psychics and weed. And even blurry night photos without a cityscape can be gelocated in minutes. Found a few amazing leads on old stories (one with 10 years of silence!) and some v promising angles to chase on new ones. Thanks Brian Gaynor Initiative!
BREAKING: America is yet to totally succumb to MAGA Puritanism.
March 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
BREAKING: America is yet to totally succumb to MAGA Puritanism.
Saffron (in this case in risotto) is pretty amazing.
March 18, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Saffron (in this case in risotto) is pretty amazing.
Reading this missive from 2023, today, is honestly pretty funny. www.act.org.nz/_25_million_...
March 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Reading this missive from 2023, today, is honestly pretty funny. www.act.org.nz/_25_million_...
I love my country, but we're much better at comedy than Defence.
February 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I love my country, but we're much better at comedy than Defence.
Naval News reports RNZN ships have no anti-ship missile capacity, but we have some (five!) helicopters capable of standoff launches. This week we test-fired an ASuW missiles for the first time in a decade. If NZ commits to Black Sea peacekeeping? Tremble, Putin. www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
February 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Naval News reports RNZN ships have no anti-ship missile capacity, but we have some (five!) helicopters capable of standoff launches. This week we test-fired an ASuW missiles for the first time in a decade. If NZ commits to Black Sea peacekeeping? Tremble, Putin. www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Guess who's going to do a war crimes reporting masterclass at Nerd Disneyland in NYC? Thanks, BGI!
February 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Guess who's going to do a war crimes reporting masterclass at Nerd Disneyland in NYC? Thanks, BGI!
A combo that doesn’t need to be upsized (the beer and food deal approx $20NZD).
January 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
A combo that doesn’t need to be upsized (the beer and food deal approx $20NZD).
Beware Auckland, a new brown suit is incoming.
January 11, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Beware Auckland, a new brown suit is incoming.
OBEGALx brings to mind the OG, who when Treasurer and wanting to forstall the Reserve Bank from raising the OCR just magicked up a whole new CPI.
December 17, 2024 at 2:39 AM
OBEGALx brings to mind the OG, who when Treasurer and wanting to forstall the Reserve Bank from raising the OCR just magicked up a whole new CPI.
At one brief and perfect moment in time, before Spacey got canceled, I arranged a self-publicity shoot demanding adherence to US House of Cards. Credit: Jocelen Janon
December 11, 2024 at 10:54 AM
At one brief and perfect moment in time, before Spacey got canceled, I arranged a self-publicity shoot demanding adherence to US House of Cards. Credit: Jocelen Janon