James Nokise
@jamesnokise.bsky.social
(Noh-Key-Say) comedian, writer, podcaster, freelancer https://linktr.ee/jamesnokise
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James Nokise
@jamesnokise.bsky.social
· Jan 9
The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior with James Nokise - ABC Pacific
The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior. You think you know the story? You only know the half of it.
www.abc.net.au
In 1985, before it was bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour, The Rainbow Warrior was in the Marshall Islands helping the people of Rongelap Atoll evacuate their home…
All six episodes of The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior are now available here:
www.abc.net.au/pacific/prog...
All six episodes of The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior are now available here:
www.abc.net.au/pacific/prog...
Well I have not been called “Bunga” in a lonnnnggg time.
On the bright side I am apparently very funny for one.
What a surreal way to end the year
for gigs 🤦🏽♂️
Such times, New Zealand
On the bright side I am apparently very funny for one.
What a surreal way to end the year
for gigs 🤦🏽♂️
Such times, New Zealand
December 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Well I have not been called “Bunga” in a lonnnnggg time.
On the bright side I am apparently very funny for one.
What a surreal way to end the year
for gigs 🤦🏽♂️
Such times, New Zealand
On the bright side I am apparently very funny for one.
What a surreal way to end the year
for gigs 🤦🏽♂️
Such times, New Zealand
The most embarassing part of the Jake Paul fight is definitely that horrific attempt at a pacific sleeve on his arm
December 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The most embarassing part of the Jake Paul fight is definitely that horrific attempt at a pacific sleeve on his arm
Reposted by James Nokise
How did a far-right politician who admires the Pinochet dictatorship get elected president of Chile? It was partly because the country's center-left "turned its back on the troubles of the people," says Chilean American author Ariel Dorfman.
Chile’s Trump? Ariel Dorfman on the Election of Pinochet Admirer José Antonio Kast
José Antonio Kast has won Chile’s presidential election, with the far-right leader getting about 58% of the vote in Sunday’s runoff against Jeannette Jara, a member of the Communist Party who served a...
www.democracynow.org
December 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
How did a far-right politician who admires the Pinochet dictatorship get elected president of Chile? It was partly because the country's center-left "turned its back on the troubles of the people," says Chilean American author Ariel Dorfman.
Rob Reiner did lots of cool projects, showing up in cameos between directing great films.
But mannn… he did Princess Bride.
You don’t even how much of pop culture walks on that films shoulders.
That’s all you need to know.
RIP
But mannn… he did Princess Bride.
You don’t even how much of pop culture walks on that films shoulders.
That’s all you need to know.
RIP
December 15, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Rob Reiner did lots of cool projects, showing up in cameos between directing great films.
But mannn… he did Princess Bride.
You don’t even how much of pop culture walks on that films shoulders.
That’s all you need to know.
RIP
But mannn… he did Princess Bride.
You don’t even how much of pop culture walks on that films shoulders.
That’s all you need to know.
RIP
“Have you seen the latest poll?”
For the New Zealand election?
The 2026 New Zealand election?
The 2026 second half of the year New Zealand election?
Those aren’t polls, they’re pre-xmas report cards.
I give them slightly less weight than the NBA championship predictions.
For the New Zealand election?
The 2026 New Zealand election?
The 2026 second half of the year New Zealand election?
Those aren’t polls, they’re pre-xmas report cards.
I give them slightly less weight than the NBA championship predictions.
December 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
“Have you seen the latest poll?”
For the New Zealand election?
The 2026 New Zealand election?
The 2026 second half of the year New Zealand election?
Those aren’t polls, they’re pre-xmas report cards.
I give them slightly less weight than the NBA championship predictions.
For the New Zealand election?
The 2026 New Zealand election?
The 2026 second half of the year New Zealand election?
Those aren’t polls, they’re pre-xmas report cards.
I give them slightly less weight than the NBA championship predictions.
I feel like people have forgotten that 50Cent is Eminems best friend and that all his petty moves are basically the plot to an early 2000’s Em music vid.
December 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I feel like people have forgotten that 50Cent is Eminems best friend and that all his petty moves are basically the plot to an early 2000’s Em music vid.
What I enjoy about Auckland night bus drivers is their commitment to hitting the speed bumps at speed. It just makes every road an airborne adventure.
December 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
What I enjoy about Auckland night bus drivers is their commitment to hitting the speed bumps at speed. It just makes every road an airborne adventure.
Looking forward to the emergency call from Anthony Albanese to the Socceroos coach begging them to let USA win.
December 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Looking forward to the emergency call from Anthony Albanese to the Socceroos coach begging them to let USA win.
At this point Weed is showing up to smoke Joe Rogan..
AI Jesus? Rogan has jumped the shark, and that's saying something.
December 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
At this point Weed is showing up to smoke Joe Rogan..
My Spotify reading age is “old enough to know Spotify screws artists and supports anti-immigrant policies”.
Start your New Year with a better app.
Start your New Year with a better app.
December 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
My Spotify reading age is “old enough to know Spotify screws artists and supports anti-immigrant policies”.
Start your New Year with a better app.
Start your New Year with a better app.
Reposted by James Nokise
Thou shalt not pretend that you're at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Thou shalt not pretend that you're at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
If you’re a pacific islander and you’re in Destiny Church and protesting immigration…
What in the history of our people are you f****n doing?
What in the history of our people are you f****n doing?
November 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
If you’re a pacific islander and you’re in Destiny Church and protesting immigration…
What in the history of our people are you f****n doing?
What in the history of our people are you f****n doing?
I don’t mean this as shade, coz it’s genuinely weird, but the strangest thing about performing in Christchurch is… there’s no Pacific people in the CBD
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I don’t mean this as shade, coz it’s genuinely weird, but the strangest thing about performing in Christchurch is… there’s no Pacific people in the CBD
So Chris Bishop really hasn’t coped with Ken Laban becoming Mayor of Lower Hutt…
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
No more regional councils - major shake-up of local government announced
The government says it is not a power grab, but about "making local government fit for purpose".
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 AM
So Chris Bishop really hasn’t coped with Ken Laban becoming Mayor of Lower Hutt…
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
I’m sure someone in the U.N will have an explanation for why it’s not important to have a COP in the Pacific..
I mean what could possibly happen in Türkiye over the next year to make a massive international conference a logistics nightmare?
I mean what could possibly happen in Türkiye over the next year to make a massive international conference a logistics nightmare?
November 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I’m sure someone in the U.N will have an explanation for why it’s not important to have a COP in the Pacific..
I mean what could possibly happen in Türkiye over the next year to make a massive international conference a logistics nightmare?
I mean what could possibly happen in Türkiye over the next year to make a massive international conference a logistics nightmare?
I don’t think people realise how close Samoa just came to a national crisis..
www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-...
www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-...
Rugby World Cup 2027 qualifying: Belgium miss out after 13-13 draw with Samoa
Belgium narrowly fail to reach their first men's Rugby World Cup as they draw 13-13 with Samoa, who take the final spot at Australia 2027.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I don’t think people realise how close Samoa just came to a national crisis..
www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-...
www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-...
Me: You grow up here?
Barber: Out in the Hutt; St Bernard’s College.
Me: Oh snap. I was at SBC - what year?
Barber: 2022
Me *realising I graduated in 2000
Barber: Out in the Hutt; St Bernard’s College.
Me: Oh snap. I was at SBC - what year?
Barber: 2022
Me *realising I graduated in 2000
a close up of a man in a military uniform looking at the camera with a serious look on his face .
ALT: a close up of a man in a military uniform looking at the camera with a serious look on his face .
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Me: You grow up here?
Barber: Out in the Hutt; St Bernard’s College.
Me: Oh snap. I was at SBC - what year?
Barber: 2022
Me *realising I graduated in 2000
Barber: Out in the Hutt; St Bernard’s College.
Me: Oh snap. I was at SBC - what year?
Barber: 2022
Me *realising I graduated in 2000
I’m doing a small tour of small venues in New Zealand at the end of the month, and if you want a big show on NZ Politica, you should grab a ticket and come down…
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I’m doing a small tour of small venues in New Zealand at the end of the month, and if you want a big show on NZ Politica, you should grab a ticket and come down…
Lady with a microphone, a speaker, and stories of personal trauma, standing outside the law school, yelling at Luxon in the Beehive about mental health.
“Mr Luxon you piece of s**t!”
Wellingtonians walking past with sushi and headphones. Not a cop to be seen.
Don’t lose that, NZ
“Mr Luxon you piece of s**t!”
Wellingtonians walking past with sushi and headphones. Not a cop to be seen.
Don’t lose that, NZ
November 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Lady with a microphone, a speaker, and stories of personal trauma, standing outside the law school, yelling at Luxon in the Beehive about mental health.
“Mr Luxon you piece of s**t!”
Wellingtonians walking past with sushi and headphones. Not a cop to be seen.
Don’t lose that, NZ
“Mr Luxon you piece of s**t!”
Wellingtonians walking past with sushi and headphones. Not a cop to be seen.
Don’t lose that, NZ
At this rate they’re gonna have to change the official animal of the U.S from the bald eagle to this guy:
a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine .
ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine .
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
At this rate they’re gonna have to change the official animal of the U.S from the bald eagle to this guy:
I think, in hindsight, we all knew things had turned against Samoa when the stadium announcer had the crowd singing “If you’re happy and you know it…”
#toasamoa
#toasamoa
November 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I think, in hindsight, we all knew things had turned against Samoa when the stadium announcer had the crowd singing “If you’re happy and you know it…”
#toasamoa
#toasamoa
“Simi! Sasagi! For Samoa! Sennnsational!”
The commentators really matching the quality of the game. What a difference correct pronunciation makes to the experience.
#toasamoa
The commentators really matching the quality of the game. What a difference correct pronunciation makes to the experience.
#toasamoa
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 AM
“Simi! Sasagi! For Samoa! Sennnsational!”
The commentators really matching the quality of the game. What a difference correct pronunciation makes to the experience.
#toasamoa
The commentators really matching the quality of the game. What a difference correct pronunciation makes to the experience.
#toasamoa
Come on RNZ - a 5 doesn’t hit Wellington, it passes through… nothing below a 6 come close to a whack
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Wellington
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Wellington on Thursday evening.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Come on RNZ - a 5 doesn’t hit Wellington, it passes through… nothing below a 6 come close to a whack
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Come on RNZ - a 5 doesn’t hit Wellington, it passes through… nothing below a 6 come close to a whack
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Wellington
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Wellington on Thursday evening.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Come on RNZ - a 5 doesn’t hit Wellington, it passes through… nothing below a 6 come close to a whack
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Always fun when you hear the earthquake before you feel it..
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Always fun when you hear the earthquake before you feel it..