Peter Baillie
@pdjb.bsky.social
Proud dad, happy husband, pun-maker, songwriter, leftie, fungus survivor.
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It seems disingenuous for The Post to publish this without acknowledging that Luke Pierson is a founding member of Vision for Wellington, especially given that Stuff owner Sinead Boucher is also a member. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Wellington needs real solutions, not selective outrage over tunnels
OPINION: With 45,000 vehicles using the Mt Victoria Tunnel daily and strong public support for a second tunnel, the city faces a choice between practical fixes and political posturing.
www.thepost.co.nz
December 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM
It seems disingenuous for The Post to publish this without acknowledging that Luke Pierson is a founding member of Vision for Wellington, especially given that Stuff owner Sinead Boucher is also a member. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Worldwide mortality experience since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2024) shows excess deaths over that period in almost every country measured. Australia (+6%) was below average, and New Zealand (+0.1%) the lowest we measured.
December 2, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Worldwide mortality experience since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2024) shows excess deaths over that period in almost every country measured. Australia (+6%) was below average, and New Zealand (+0.1%) the lowest we measured.
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Donald Trump and George W Bush are very different in many ways but they have this in common: they were/are very appealing to large numbers of people and I would very much like to know what the fuck is wrong with every last one of them
November 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Donald Trump and George W Bush are very different in many ways but they have this in common: they were/are very appealing to large numbers of people and I would very much like to know what the fuck is wrong with every last one of them
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There's a new "grassroots" website automating supportive emails to Erica Stanford / signatures on an open letter endorsing her attacks on te Tiriti and you have until the end of this skeet to guess who registered the domain name
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Did you guess Jordan Williams' Campaign Company? Gold star
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Did you guess Jordan Williams' Campaign Company? Gold star
November 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
There's a new "grassroots" website automating supportive emails to Erica Stanford / signatures on an open letter endorsing her attacks on te Tiriti and you have until the end of this skeet to guess who registered the domain name
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Did you guess Jordan Williams' Campaign Company? Gold star
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Did you guess Jordan Williams' Campaign Company? Gold star
I am Jack's absence of surprise.
Fossil fuel companies were given confidential drafts of legislation during their (successful) two-year campaign to weaken oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban - new reporting from me via the OIA
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How the oil and gas industry helped rewrite New Zealand’s drilling rules
A paper trail shows just how far ministers went to accommodate the oil and gas industry's wishlist.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I am Jack's absence of surprise.
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An oldie from 22nd April 2024 but even more relevant today than last year.
And each year that we continue to use fossil fuels.
#NzPol #Cartoon #30PercentPure
And each year that we continue to use fossil fuels.
#NzPol #Cartoon #30PercentPure
November 18, 2025 at 1:55 AM
An oldie from 22nd April 2024 but even more relevant today than last year.
And each year that we continue to use fossil fuels.
#NzPol #Cartoon #30PercentPure
And each year that we continue to use fossil fuels.
#NzPol #Cartoon #30PercentPure
Certified banger.
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Certified banger.
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I heard there was a statue tall
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
Once upon a desert sandy
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
There was an old man you could gaze
At his works in despair in a daze
If you looked upon them
And were mere mortal men
'Ozymandias mighty', it says
At his works in despair in a daze
If you looked upon them
And were mere mortal men
'Ozymandias mighty', it says
October 30, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I heard there was a statue tall
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
What the fuck is this shit?
October 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
What the fuck is this shit?
THIS. Can we please normalise taking money from the absolute parasites who hoard it like a dragon? You could fix SO MANY problems without austerity for the rest of us.
This is freaking awesome!
BUT 2% on assets over £1bn isn't enough (5% minimum)
The difference between $1m & $1bn isn't just a little bit, it's a LOT.
BUT 2% on assets over £1bn isn't enough (5% minimum)
The difference between $1m & $1bn isn't just a little bit, it's a LOT.
October 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
THIS. Can we please normalise taking money from the absolute parasites who hoard it like a dragon? You could fix SO MANY problems without austerity for the rest of us.
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Also worth noting that our worst paid nurses in New Zealand, the ones whose pay equity claims were thrown in the trash by this government aren't able to join the strike today. But remember that primary health care, aged care and Māori health service nurses stand in solidarity with the strike.
October 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Also worth noting that our worst paid nurses in New Zealand, the ones whose pay equity claims were thrown in the trash by this government aren't able to join the strike today. But remember that primary health care, aged care and Māori health service nurses stand in solidarity with the strike.
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#NZ #kikorangi 🇳🇿
'Strong likelihood' measles spreading in the community, officials warn
“"Three of these cases are not linked to overseas travel which means there is a very strong likelihood of undetected cases in the community," Sime said.”
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
'Strong likelihood' measles spreading in the community, officials warn
“"Three of these cases are not linked to overseas travel which means there is a very strong likelihood of undetected cases in the community," Sime said.”
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
'Strong likelihood' measles spreading in the community, officials warn
Four cases of the illness, including in two children, have been confirmed this week.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
#NZ #kikorangi 🇳🇿
'Strong likelihood' measles spreading in the community, officials warn
“"Three of these cases are not linked to overseas travel which means there is a very strong likelihood of undetected cases in the community," Sime said.”
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
'Strong likelihood' measles spreading in the community, officials warn
“"Three of these cases are not linked to overseas travel which means there is a very strong likelihood of undetected cases in the community," Sime said.”
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Before I stopped paying for Spotify I used it to trawl for the ENORMOUS amount of music I missed because nobody can keep up with all the gems. Then I buy the ones I love online and the artist wins.
I continue to be of the opinion that how you stream (it's super convenient! And basically tunable radio!) doesn't really matter as long as you buy lots of music, in ways that maximise artist take wherever possible (Bandcamp is great. a merch table at a show or a local record shop are also excellent)
I use Tidal when i stream, because it's slightly better in what it pays artists, has better sound quality, and is less evil ethically than Spotify in many ways. But I still buy a *LOT* of music, and if you can afford to (I know many can't) you should, too, if you want recorded music to continue.
October 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Before I stopped paying for Spotify I used it to trawl for the ENORMOUS amount of music I missed because nobody can keep up with all the gems. Then I buy the ones I love online and the artist wins.
Well, fuck.
It must be Sunday because here's another "cruel to be kind" beneficiary sanction announcement. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
New benefit sanctions will help beneficiaries find jobs, says Social Development Minister Louise Upston
Those failing an obligation for the first time will either have to do job-search activities or attend employment-related training courses.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 19, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Well, fuck.
Delicious, no notes.
The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.
October 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Delicious, no notes.
So more than double the cost of the same product in Aussie? Cool, cool, cool. Hey Chris Luxon, how's the cost of living crisis resolution going? Still spending $60/week on groceries, champ?
These motherfuckers! $30 for a kilo of fucking mince! #NZPol
October 16, 2025 at 12:23 AM
So more than double the cost of the same product in Aussie? Cool, cool, cool. Hey Chris Luxon, how's the cost of living crisis resolution going? Still spending $60/week on groceries, champ?
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The select committee report on the Regulatory Standards Bill is in.
📝166,000 submissions.
❌98.7% opposed.
Yet National are going to continue supporting it.
🗣New Zealand could not have been louder, but Luxon still isn’t listening.
📝166,000 submissions.
❌98.7% opposed.
Yet National are going to continue supporting it.
🗣New Zealand could not have been louder, but Luxon still isn’t listening.
October 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The select committee report on the Regulatory Standards Bill is in.
📝166,000 submissions.
❌98.7% opposed.
Yet National are going to continue supporting it.
🗣New Zealand could not have been louder, but Luxon still isn’t listening.
📝166,000 submissions.
❌98.7% opposed.
Yet National are going to continue supporting it.
🗣New Zealand could not have been louder, but Luxon still isn’t listening.
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Unions ARE MADE UP OF THE WORKING PEOPLE IN THEM you dumb asshole
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon blames unions for ongoing strike action
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon blames unions for ongoing strike action
"I think people are getting sick of unions prioritising the politics over patients," the Prime Minister says.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Unions ARE MADE UP OF THE WORKING PEOPLE IN THEM you dumb asshole
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About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages
October 12, 2025 at 4:59 AM
About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages
Let. Him. Cook.
#nzpol Sometimes a policy is so stupid it makes you question the very fabric of reality. Decisions so fabulously, almost wantonly dumb, you wonder if we actually live in a simulation. Welcome to the world of removing Jobseeker Support for 18 & 19-year-olds. craigrenney.substack.com/p/a-small-wr...
A small wrinkle in the Jobseeker policy
The government’s recent changes to benefits feel like this: the house is on fire, and this policy is them turning off the smoke alarm and saying it’s fixed
craigrenney.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Let. Him. Cook.
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RNZ almost never publishes "political opinions" but today they & Stuff/The Post published one defending Nicola Willis's handling of the economy.
The author is Dennis Wesselbaum - from lobby group NZ Initiative, where Luxon/Willis reportedly get economic policies from
RNZ is shot #nzpol #kiwi
The author is Dennis Wesselbaum - from lobby group NZ Initiative, where Luxon/Willis reportedly get economic policies from
RNZ is shot #nzpol #kiwi
October 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Please, if you're considering voting Ray Chung, lose your voting papers.
Is this the dumbest objection to bike lanes ever?
"Cycling may be considered a “greener” option than using public transport, but cycleways use an awfully high amount of petroleum-based products to create and maintain." - Ray Chung @cyclewgtn.bsky.social www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
"Cycling may be considered a “greener” option than using public transport, but cycleways use an awfully high amount of petroleum-based products to create and maintain." - Ray Chung @cyclewgtn.bsky.social www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Wellington mayoral candidates on bike lanes
Each week we are asking the main mayoral candidates what they will do on key issues. This week: Retain, extend or reduce Wellington's current bike lane network?
www.thepost.co.nz
October 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Please, if you're considering voting Ray Chung, lose your voting papers.