Idiot/Savant
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And then at the end of it, fuck off to an overseas career and leave us to deal with their fucking mess.
November 25, 2025 at 12:14 PM
And then at the end of it, fuck off to an overseas career and leave us to deal with their fucking mess.
Some good news from the EU www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
EU court rules entire bloc must respect same-sex marriages in rebuke to Poland
Couple who married in Germany had their right to a ‘normal family life’ impeded, court of justice finds
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Some good news from the EU www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Fewer councillors means fewer people to bribe. It's more efficient!
November 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Fewer councillors means fewer people to bribe. It's more efficient!
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So ... the government just forced us all to have referendums on *existing* Māori wards because Local Communities Deserve Choice, but now they're unilaterally abolishing our regional councils because they don't like the Choices we made?
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 AM
So ... the government just forced us all to have referendums on *existing* Māori wards because Local Communities Deserve Choice, but now they're unilaterally abolishing our regional councils because they don't like the Choices we made?
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The most wholesome story of the true New Zealand is immigrant bakers - mostly refugees - dominating pie awards and becoming beloved regional icons.
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The most wholesome story of the true New Zealand is immigrant bakers - mostly refugees - dominating pie awards and becoming beloved regional icons.
And making it pay for more. Because if local authorities have to take on the job of regional councils as well, then that means higher local council rates. Hope their proposed rate cap allows for doing both jobs...
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
And making it pay for more. Because if local authorities have to take on the job of regional councils as well, then that means higher local council rates. Hope their proposed rate cap allows for doing both jobs...
Today's local govt plans show (again) that we need protections for democratic local government and the principle of subsidiarity in the BORA.
November 25, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Today's local govt plans show (again) that we need protections for democratic local government and the principle of subsidiarity in the BORA.
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It's not even the quiet part out loud anymore
Regardless of kayfabe comms and Nat equivocation in media, ACT always says the thing to its red-faced griefer audience
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
It's not even the quiet part out loud anymore
You mean there are countries that don't take pies seriously?
A country without a national pie award is a country without a cuisine.
What next? No burger prize?
A country without a national pie award is a country without a cuisine.
What next? No burger prize?
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 AM
You mean there are countries that don't take pies seriously?
A country without a national pie award is a country without a cuisine.
What next? No burger prize?
A country without a national pie award is a country without a cuisine.
What next? No burger prize?
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The track record has been:
1. Abolish something
2. Replace it with something meant to do the same thing but less effectively & more corruptly which
3. Actually takes forever to set up & therefore nothing is getting done before the next election & everything is disintegrating
4. ????
5. PROFIT
1. Abolish something
2. Replace it with something meant to do the same thing but less effectively & more corruptly which
3. Actually takes forever to set up & therefore nothing is getting done before the next election & everything is disintegrating
4. ????
5. PROFIT
Going out on a limb here to suggest that the PM doesn’t understand what it is that regional councils do
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The track record has been:
1. Abolish something
2. Replace it with something meant to do the same thing but less effectively & more corruptly which
3. Actually takes forever to set up & therefore nothing is getting done before the next election & everything is disintegrating
4. ????
5. PROFIT
1. Abolish something
2. Replace it with something meant to do the same thing but less effectively & more corruptly which
3. Actually takes forever to set up & therefore nothing is getting done before the next election & everything is disintegrating
4. ????
5. PROFIT
Wellington people: want to try a larp? A larp about a weird, 1920's magic carnival? A friend of mine is running a little game in February: carnival-arcane.lilregie.com/booking/atte...
Carnival Arcane - Wellington Parlour LARP
carnival-arcane.lilregie.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Wellington people: want to try a larp? A larp about a weird, 1920's magic carnival? A friend of mine is running a little game in February: carnival-arcane.lilregie.com/booking/atte...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:48 AM
But while they want to run regional government and dictate its decisions, they absolutely do not want to pay for it...
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
But while they want to run regional government and dictate its decisions, they absolutely do not want to pay for it...
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This is the plan that the coalition government says is "not about centralising power". Jesus wept. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
November 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
This is the plan that the coalition government says is "not about centralising power". Jesus wept. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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"We will pass this legislation by mid-2027" may not be an election promise, but it sure does give opposition parties a wide-open goal to aim at if the proposal is unpopular. #NZPOL
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
"We will pass this legislation by mid-2027" may not be an election promise, but it sure does give opposition parties a wide-open goal to aim at if the proposal is unpopular. #NZPOL
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(1/10) BREAKING: US State Dept has fundamentally redefined "human rights." New mandatory guidance instructs diplomats to flag gender-affirming care and hate speech laws as human rights abuses. The "Civil Liberties" framework has captured the diplomatic engine.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Under Trump, U.S. human rights reports will flag abortion, gender care
In a dramatic break, the State Department intends to scrutinize other countries’ abuses by emphasizing entitlements “given to us by God.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 AM
(1/10) BREAKING: US State Dept has fundamentally redefined "human rights." New mandatory guidance instructs diplomats to flag gender-affirming care and hate speech laws as human rights abuses. The "Civil Liberties" framework has captured the diplomatic engine.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
So basically the US embassy is beginning a disinformation operation to undermine our social cohesian and import US fascism.
When are we evicting these hostile agents of a foreign power again?
When are we evicting these hostile agents of a foreign power again?
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
So basically the US embassy is beginning a disinformation operation to undermine our social cohesian and import US fascism.
When are we evicting these hostile agents of a foreign power again?
When are we evicting these hostile agents of a foreign power again?
So, if we want to stop this, we have to throw national out of office at the next election 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 4:20 AM
So, if we want to stop this, we have to throw national out of office at the next election www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Now I'm done with proofing "The Toll of the Bush", it looks like I'll be working on james Cowans' "Maori Folk-tales of the Port Hills" (which is a guide to place names) en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:C...
en.wikisource.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Now I'm done with proofing "The Toll of the Bush", it looks like I'll be working on james Cowans' "Maori Folk-tales of the Port Hills" (which is a guide to place names) en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:C...
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Why are our Government, banks, media companies et al still doing business with this company?
No other way to put it other than an absolute clusterfuck | Court Filings Allege Meta Downplayed Risks to Children and Misled the Public time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Why are our Government, banks, media companies et al still doing business with this company?
Labour members bills need to be approved by caucus.
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Labour members bills need to be approved by caucus.
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Jebus, in just 2 or 3 years Pakistan has imported enough solar panels that, in some times in the coming year, panels will cover *all* the country's demand.
www.reuters.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Jebus, in just 2 or 3 years Pakistan has imported enough solar panels that, in some times in the coming year, panels will cover *all* the country's demand.
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This is a power grab. Shane Jones wants to reduce any hurdles - such as regional councils rejecting resource consents - to mining.
Don't let them take our democratic rights away without any opposition.
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Don't let them take our democratic rights away without any opposition.
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
‘Major shake up’: Regional councils believed to be on the chopping block
Regional councillors are expecting a major announcement about the future for regional councils.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This is a power grab. Shane Jones wants to reduce any hurdles - such as regional councils rejecting resource consents - to mining.
Don't let them take our democratic rights away without any opposition.
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Don't let them take our democratic rights away without any opposition.
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
I guess labour was reading this: www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
November 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I guess labour was reading this: www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
On NRT: The Commerce Commission's weak case for secrecy - norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
The Commerce Commission's weak case for secrecy
Back in September, the regime announced plans to give new powers to the Commerce Commission . But the announcement also included this: We h...
norightturn.blogspot.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
On NRT: The Commerce Commission's weak case for secrecy - norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...