Terry Baucher
@trabaq.bsky.social
Apparently I'm 60 plus. 😮 The track is my happy place. Proud JAFA. Receiver of nonsensical comebacks from bad drivers. Host of The New Zealand Tax Podcast www.baucher.tax
Mōrena whanāu! Low clouds obscured sunrise but not this anti-GE message at Torpedo Bay. Kia pa to rā!
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Mōrena whanāu! Low clouds obscured sunrise but not this anti-GE message at Torpedo Bay. Kia pa to rā!
Timeline cleanser. Thanks Russell
Fun fact: New Zealand's first homegrown rock 'n' roll song was 'Pie Cart Rock 'n' Roll' (1957). It goes deep.
* New Zealand takes pies (namely, handheld meat pies) so seriously that there are National Pie Awards that get major media coverage. The New Zealand National Library has a whole dedicated category for “Pies — Competitions.”
Pie.
Pie.
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Timeline cleanser. Thanks Russell
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It is absolutely critical to democracy that communities directly own their water infrastructure but also unimportant that those same communities get to decide how they look after our environment?
If cognitive dissonance could be harnessed for fuel then we could all live happily ever after
If cognitive dissonance could be harnessed for fuel then we could all live happily ever after
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM
It is absolutely critical to democracy that communities directly own their water infrastructure but also unimportant that those same communities get to decide how they look after our environment?
If cognitive dissonance could be harnessed for fuel then we could all live happily ever after
If cognitive dissonance could be harnessed for fuel then we could all live happily ever after
Just a reminder that Luxon's first overseas speech as National's leader (you know, the one where he called us "whiny & inward looking") was to the Policy Exchange, one of the junktanks which promoted Brexit.
BTW, have you seen our GDP figures? No coincidence, surely?🙄
BTW, have you seen our GDP figures? No coincidence, surely?🙄
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Just a reminder that Luxon's first overseas speech as National's leader (you know, the one where he called us "whiny & inward looking") was to the Policy Exchange, one of the junktanks which promoted Brexit.
BTW, have you seen our GDP figures? No coincidence, surely?🙄
BTW, have you seen our GDP figures? No coincidence, surely?🙄
Mōrena whanāu, looking east from Torpedo Bay pier towards St Heliers. Wind has dropped, so quite warm now. Kia pa to rā!
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Mōrena whanāu, looking east from Torpedo Bay pier towards St Heliers. Wind has dropped, so quite warm now. Kia pa to rā!
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In a way it's kind of funny that the govt thinks it's ok to just, immediately after local body elections, announce that the regional govts we voted for are for the chop, and the people we elected as city and district mayors are going to have different jobs to the one we just voted them into.
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
In a way it's kind of funny that the govt thinks it's ok to just, immediately after local body elections, announce that the regional govts we voted for are for the chop, and the people we elected as city and district mayors are going to have different jobs to the one we just voted them into.
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Some political parties will literally disestablish entire layers of local government rather than go to therapy (for their entrenched racism)
Regardless of kayfabe comms and Nat equivocation in media, ACT always says the thing to its red-faced griefer audience
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Some political parties will literally disestablish entire layers of local government rather than go to therapy (for their entrenched racism)
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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
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Regardless of kayfabe comms and Nat equivocation in media, ACT always says the thing to its red-faced griefer audience
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Regardless of kayfabe comms and Nat equivocation in media, ACT always says the thing to its red-faced griefer audience
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Govt spending up large on AI and drones in case of China something something, but a rescue tug for Cook Strait is too much money given the risk levels of anything happening to a boat in the strait
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Govt spending up large on AI and drones in case of China something something, but a rescue tug for Cook Strait is too much money given the risk levels of anything happening to a boat in the strait
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One thing that NZers need to understand is that going for 100% completion on the original Rogernomics agenda is not a reversible thing. We will need to transform all this wreckage into something new. We can't just "rebuild", as has been proven many times over.
November 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
One thing that NZers need to understand is that going for 100% completion on the original Rogernomics agenda is not a reversible thing. We will need to transform all this wreckage into something new. We can't just "rebuild", as has been proven many times over.
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“NZ is like mainly two large islands?”
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
“NZ is like mainly two large islands?”
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
Fascinating analysis - TL:DR the need for two incomes to meet the costs of housing result in childcare costs & therefore the need to run two cars. All up this mean the level of income just to stand still is US140,000 pa, way above the supposed poverty line which uses an outdated measure.
This is a fabulous read. The figures might be specific to the USA, but the principle applies wherever neocapitalism has been applied. Read it, and feel it in your bones.
Mike Green is writing some amazing stuff at the moment. It's not in the delta, it's in the level and the cost structure. Read this and you will understand Angrynomics on a new level: www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
November 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Fascinating analysis - TL:DR the need for two incomes to meet the costs of housing result in childcare costs & therefore the need to run two cars. All up this mean the level of income just to stand still is US140,000 pa, way above the supposed poverty line which uses an outdated measure.
Mōrena whanāu! We're continuing to enjoy some spectacular sunrises here in Tamaki Makaurau. This is from the end of the little breakwater off Windsor Reserve. Kia pa to rā!
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Mōrena whanāu! We're continuing to enjoy some spectacular sunrises here in Tamaki Makaurau. This is from the end of the little breakwater off Windsor Reserve. Kia pa to rā!
Hmmm. Takapuna Grammar, Belmont Intermediate, Devonport Primary and Vauxhall Primary Schools together with St Leos do not yet appear to have made this commitment.
Great interactive resource here from Tania Waikato / Chris Abercrombie of schools that have publicly committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Locally, I'm disappointed Fairfield Intermediate, Fairfield Primary & Woodstock aren't listed yet.
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...
Locally, I'm disappointed Fairfield Intermediate, Fairfield Primary & Woodstock aren't listed yet.
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...
Schools TOW - Google My Maps
Schools TOW
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November 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Hmmm. Takapuna Grammar, Belmont Intermediate, Devonport Primary and Vauxhall Primary Schools together with St Leos do not yet appear to have made this commitment.
Anyone see @sassypolitico.bsky.social? 😀
On Nov.16 many costumed joggers participated to the annual T-Rex run in Richmond VA.
A great moment of fun!
A great moment of fun!
November 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Anyone see @sassypolitico.bsky.social? 😀
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Realising that I can taste National's terrible economy: the bakeries are using less butter in their cookies.
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Realising that I can taste National's terrible economy: the bakeries are using less butter in their cookies.
This week we take a deep dive into Inland Revenue's latest annual report. Two key themes - tax debt is rising despite IR's best efforts and its capability is increasing as its range of investigative and analytical tools expand.
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A review of Inland Revenue's 2025 annual report, Oracle's May 2025 results & how many people report FIF income
This week we look at Inland Revenue’s annual report for the year ended 30th June 2025, how it is managing its responsibilities and tax debt and the results of additional funding.
with Oracle New Zeal
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November 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This week we take a deep dive into Inland Revenue's latest annual report. Two key themes - tax debt is rising despite IR's best efforts and its capability is increasing as its range of investigative and analytical tools expand.
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Mōrena whanāu! A beautiful start today in Tamaki Makaurau. Kia pa to rā!
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Mōrena whanāu! A beautiful start today in Tamaki Makaurau. Kia pa to rā!
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You might have seen National propaganda on how much kiwis are saving on mortgage payments. So, quick reality check, and a little explainer...
The actual average interest rate on *all* NZ mortgages moves slowly - in large part because most of us plucky mortgagors are on fixed rate deals [🧵1/n]
The actual average interest rate on *all* NZ mortgages moves slowly - in large part because most of us plucky mortgagors are on fixed rate deals [🧵1/n]
November 23, 2025 at 6:59 AM
You might have seen National propaganda on how much kiwis are saving on mortgage payments. So, quick reality check, and a little explainer...
The actual average interest rate on *all* NZ mortgages moves slowly - in large part because most of us plucky mortgagors are on fixed rate deals [🧵1/n]
The actual average interest rate on *all* NZ mortgages moves slowly - in large part because most of us plucky mortgagors are on fixed rate deals [🧵1/n]
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European F1 fans being all cute about having to wake up early to watch a race. Aotearoa says hello 👋
Thats Adorable Colin Jost GIF
ALT: Thats Adorable Colin Jost GIF
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November 23, 2025 at 3:56 AM
European F1 fans being all cute about having to wake up early to watch a race. Aotearoa says hello 👋
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Who cut the $1000 Kickstarter? National
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Who cut the $1000 Kickstarter? National
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
Mōrena whanāu. Low cloud this morning so couldn't see the sunrise at Devonport Wharf where a fisherman waits for a bite under the Greer Twiss sculpture. Kia pa to rā!
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Mōrena whanāu. Low cloud this morning so couldn't see the sunrise at Devonport Wharf where a fisherman waits for a bite under the Greer Twiss sculpture. Kia pa to rā!