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Morningside Jem
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Looking down at you from my ivory tower.

I was once a political hack, but I'm normal now.
Absolutely no doubt that Christopher Luxon has never watched a State of Origin game in his life.

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Asking our politicians the tough questions 🫡 #fyp #themorningshiftshow #upthewahs #nzwarriors
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February 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
It's alright Fam, Christopher Luxon and his umbrella are on their way!
February 16, 2026 at 3:43 AM
I'd say using a modern phone for everything except telephone calls is likely not how Alexander Graham Bell intended.

I reckon the first cell phone that included a flash light function was the beginning of the end here.
Can you think of examples where people use technologies differently from what the developers intended, whether unintentionally or as an act of resistance?
February 16, 2026 at 12:31 AM
By "multi generational" he means leaving it to the next generation.
Sure would have been a lot easier to get this generation-spanning great undertaking going if he hadn't come straight in and gutted everything central Government had been doing to try and mitigate the impending climate apocalypse. #NZPOL
February 16, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Someone is concerned about her list spot.
Image for those who missed it ...
February 15, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Oh you're a fan of State of Origin are you? Name three of their albums.

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
'Incredibly exciting': PM lauds State of Origin coming to NZ, Eden Park to host 2027 match
A range of new settings for the venue has been agreed by the Government.
www.nzherald.co.nz
February 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Honestly, if North Rodney wants to join the racist, dysfunctional, clusterfuck that is the Kaipara District Council, all power to them.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown slams Kaipara-Rodney breakaway pitch
Wayne Brown says splitting off north Rodney would require law changes and risk major investment.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 15, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Struggling to think of a situation where I'm going to need to confirm to someone that they are my daughter @duolingoverde.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Seems like an important detail: AOC is at the Munich conference, not Trump.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
AOC accuses Trump of trying to usher in ‘age of authoritarianism’ at Munich conference
Congressperson says US president and Marco Rubio are tearing apart transatlantic alliance
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:49 AM
If you're ever looking for water-tight proof that the Peter Principle is a real thing, then here it is.

www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
The Post
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February 11, 2026 at 11:05 PM
There's punching above your weight, and then there's being in a group where you're very much the odd one out.
February 11, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Nothing instills confidence in a National Party leader quite like John Key having to come in to shore things up.

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
'National can get home with Luxon': Sir John Key shares blueprint for PM to win tight election
The former PM urges National MPs to stick with Luxon and avoid a late leadership swap.
www.nzherald.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Thank God we didn't go with co-governance for water.

Really dodged a bullet there.
Reports lay bare criticisms of Veolia’s management of Wellington’s wastewater plants, but it was retained because of the high costs and risks in terminating the $170m contract.
Inside years of Wellington wastewater failures
Reports lay bare criticisms of Veolia’s management of Wellington’s wastewater plants, but it was retained because of the high costs and risks in terminating the $170m contract.
dlvr.it
February 5, 2026 at 1:38 AM
The problem with the current climate is that it has become increasingly difficult to tell the difference between reality and satire.
“Everything we know about skin has been learned from so-called scientific studies funded by large corporations who have a financial stake in keeping our musculature covered in an unnecessary layer of man-made flesh,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
RFK Jr. Questions Efficacy Of Skin
WASHINGTON—In a firm dismissal of decades of scientific research and real-world data on the organ’s benefits and safety, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly questioned t...
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February 5, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Bank economist reckons age like milk.
February 4, 2026 at 1:14 AM
This is such a tired accusation. Luxon has never lived in Botany, and Key famously never lived in Helensville.

www.odt.co.nz/regions/nort...
Labour MP labelled 'carpetbagger' over bid for Waitaki seat
Two former farmers are looking to go head-to-head in the fight to win the Waitaki electorate at this year’s general election. Labour list MP and...
www.odt.co.nz
February 3, 2026 at 10:36 PM
WTF is going on here?
February 3, 2026 at 9:16 PM
There was a car accident outside our house late last night - not major, but neither car was driving away from the scene. Both drivers were shaken but unharmed.
February 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
In January of the last year of the first term of the last National Government, John Key was 42 percentage points clear of Phil Goff. #nzpol
January 29, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Former MPs who become City Councillors but moonlight as real estate agents is pretty niche.

I hope he still randomly reads out the national anthem.
January 27, 2026 at 9:37 PM
January 27, 2026 at 2:39 AM