i prefer to work during the summer holiday break fwiw. i have a quiet spot in the country, untroubled by ppl. noel coward nailed it ir " work is more fun than fun".
any intelligent person will know autumn is the best time for a break anyway. i always look fwd to the ides of march
any intelligent person will know autumn is the best time for a break anyway. i always look fwd to the ides of march
December 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
i prefer to work during the summer holiday break fwiw. i have a quiet spot in the country, untroubled by ppl. noel coward nailed it ir " work is more fun than fun".
any intelligent person will know autumn is the best time for a break anyway. i always look fwd to the ides of march
any intelligent person will know autumn is the best time for a break anyway. i always look fwd to the ides of march
what year will it be when citizens of former liberal western democracies choose to live in china to escape the coercive surveillance state they now live in i wonder.
if you need some help understanding or explaining why this is terrible, start here: newsletter.sachajudd.com/archive/id-p...
December 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
what year will it be when citizens of former liberal western democracies choose to live in china to escape the coercive surveillance state they now live in i wonder.
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binge watched this over the last couple of days. can recommend. at a similar time this occurred a mate's murder and consequent cover up played out with many similar aspects. there was eventually an apology, 27 years later. best of luck to tim mckinnel here.
www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-news/...
www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-news/...
Nark podcast
A prison murder, a jailbreak, and a love story. But is it justice?
www.rnz.co.nz
December 6, 2025 at 8:14 AM
binge watched this over the last couple of days. can recommend. at a similar time this occurred a mate's murder and consequent cover up played out with many similar aspects. there was eventually an apology, 27 years later. best of luck to tim mckinnel here.
www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-news/...
www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-news/...
distinct lack of blowflies in the kitchen but i was able to resolve this by frying some onions
December 6, 2025 at 6:17 AM
distinct lack of blowflies in the kitchen but i was able to resolve this by frying some onions
some of the kererū around here could do with a refresher course on low flying navigation. 2nd day in a row i've nearly had my head taken off
December 5, 2025 at 4:39 AM
some of the kererū around here could do with a refresher course on low flying navigation. 2nd day in a row i've nearly had my head taken off
great article by alexa cook which puts some perspective on our prime minister who showed up at an overseas company's launch presumably to bask in the glow of our status as a third world economy.
IKEA's Hawke's Bay pine tree expansion flames fears residents will be left to pay
The Swedish furniture giant is one of the biggest forestry owners in a region, and it's worrying residents.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
great article by alexa cook which puts some perspective on our prime minister who showed up at an overseas company's launch presumably to bask in the glow of our status as a third world economy.
called a steel supplier- need a 6 metre 50mm dia. round bar to make sash weights.
' can you guys cut that into 8 lengths?'.
' yep, we can do that for you'
' what's the cutting charge?'
' we'll look after ya m8, just give us your your card no.'
check account later, cutting charge $0 dollars :)
' can you guys cut that into 8 lengths?'.
' yep, we can do that for you'
' what's the cutting charge?'
' we'll look after ya m8, just give us your your card no.'
check account later, cutting charge $0 dollars :)
December 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
called a steel supplier- need a 6 metre 50mm dia. round bar to make sash weights.
' can you guys cut that into 8 lengths?'.
' yep, we can do that for you'
' what's the cutting charge?'
' we'll look after ya m8, just give us your your card no.'
check account later, cutting charge $0 dollars :)
' can you guys cut that into 8 lengths?'.
' yep, we can do that for you'
' what's the cutting charge?'
' we'll look after ya m8, just give us your your card no.'
check account later, cutting charge $0 dollars :)
that split enz song, forgot the name- one step ahead of you?
They are breaking down the federal gov't and selling everything to the highest bidders.
This is how the empire will dissolve the USA.
No more public goods or services.
Everything privatized and corporatized.
It's been happening, they're just not hiding it anymore.
There is no coming back from this.
This is how the empire will dissolve the USA.
No more public goods or services.
Everything privatized and corporatized.
It's been happening, they're just not hiding it anymore.
There is no coming back from this.
A policy expert described Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s push in favor of private schools as a “great American heist,” funneling money from public schools:
“It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.”
(Published October 2025)
“It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.”
(Published October 2025)
December 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
that split enz song, forgot the name- one step ahead of you?
this guy went swimming with an anti semitic nazi, what do you expect, srsly.
“Chambers said despite the damning IPCA report he did not believe the organisation had a culture problem.”
lol
lol
Watch live: Top cops field questions in Parliament
December 2, 2025 at 6:01 AM
this guy went swimming with an anti semitic nazi, what do you expect, srsly.
some joints for your viewing pleasure. 4 double hung sashes, recycled oregon timber cut out of an old 12"x 6" roof truss. these are constructed to suit a 24mm thick double glazing unit, replacing the original 1910 single glazed sashes. the glass weighs 23 kilos per sash.
December 1, 2025 at 5:44 AM
some joints for your viewing pleasure. 4 double hung sashes, recycled oregon timber cut out of an old 12"x 6" roof truss. these are constructed to suit a 24mm thick double glazing unit, replacing the original 1910 single glazed sashes. the glass weighs 23 kilos per sash.
i don't advertise, try not to leave the valley much, don't socialise unless friday shopping at countdown counts yet i can't recall a time when i've had so many requests for joinery . in this economy! we need more joiners. you like joints? learn how to do joints, there's a demand. it's easy. trust me
December 1, 2025 at 4:59 AM
i don't advertise, try not to leave the valley much, don't socialise unless friday shopping at countdown counts yet i can't recall a time when i've had so many requests for joinery . in this economy! we need more joiners. you like joints? learn how to do joints, there's a demand. it's easy. trust me
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Day 2 of the Your Party conference
November 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Day 2 of the Your Party conference
for our nz audience, Macrocarpa
November 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
for our nz audience, Macrocarpa
nobody surprised by the stuff coming out of the labour party conference , surely.
they've taken the saatchi and saatchi slogan, uk circa 1979, and made it their aspirational goal.
they've taken the saatchi and saatchi slogan, uk circa 1979, and made it their aspirational goal.
November 30, 2025 at 3:39 AM
nobody surprised by the stuff coming out of the labour party conference , surely.
they've taken the saatchi and saatchi slogan, uk circa 1979, and made it their aspirational goal.
they've taken the saatchi and saatchi slogan, uk circa 1979, and made it their aspirational goal.
zero visitors/ interruptions all day, not a hint of road noise from the distant state highway, no traffic up the right of way..
made me nostalgic for lockdown. i could do 6 weeks of this, easy
made me nostalgic for lockdown. i could do 6 weeks of this, easy
November 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
zero visitors/ interruptions all day, not a hint of road noise from the distant state highway, no traffic up the right of way..
made me nostalgic for lockdown. i could do 6 weeks of this, easy
made me nostalgic for lockdown. i could do 6 weeks of this, easy
a totāra split in half yields two clubs, all the better for hitting you on the head with e hoa
November 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
a totāra split in half yields two clubs, all the better for hitting you on the head with e hoa
if successful at the next election- not a sure thing even now- labour could put up a list of all the current coalition's policy's that they will endorse in their first 100 days.
The people: ‘can we have pay equity?’
National: No.
Labour: No ❤️ ✨ 🌈
National: No.
Labour: No ❤️ ✨ 🌈
Chris Hipkins will not say whether Labour will commit $12.8b to restore pay equity.
November 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
if successful at the next election- not a sure thing even now- labour could put up a list of all the current coalition's policy's that they will endorse in their first 100 days.
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The people: ‘can we have pay equity?’
National: No.
Labour: No ❤️ ✨ 🌈
National: No.
Labour: No ❤️ ✨ 🌈
Chris Hipkins will not say whether Labour will commit $12.8b to restore pay equity.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks to the Herald ahead of his conference
Chris Hipkins will not say whether Labour will commit $12.8b to restore pay equity. Video / Mark Mitchell
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The people: ‘can we have pay equity?’
National: No.
Labour: No ❤️ ✨ 🌈
National: No.
Labour: No ❤️ ✨ 🌈
mist, 50 yards visibility, bit of a breeze, 19 degrees. pipiwharauroa/shining cuckoos are ecstatic
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 AM
mist, 50 yards visibility, bit of a breeze, 19 degrees. pipiwharauroa/shining cuckoos are ecstatic
somebody line up a job as a deputy principal for hipkins somewhere and do us all a favour pls.
Consistent with the Andrew and Ben show supporting Ray.
can labour kick hipkins already lol
like... he's been more supportive of ACT and NZF MPs than this
AND we're well past the point where Labour should be kicking itself in the face over this stuff - Wood, at the very least, has done his time
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
like... he's been more supportive of ACT and NZF MPs than this
AND we're well past the point where Labour should be kicking itself in the face over this stuff - Wood, at the very least, has done his time
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 AM
somebody line up a job as a deputy principal for hipkins somewhere and do us all a favour pls.
i'm replacing some large single glazed sashes in an old villa with new double glazed ones. if the original joiner was the same age as me when he made the original sashes he would have been born in 1848..
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
i'm replacing some large single glazed sashes in an old villa with new double glazed ones. if the original joiner was the same age as me when he made the original sashes he would have been born in 1848..
i'm no metallurgist but that was an extreme wind gust
November 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
i'm no metallurgist but that was an extreme wind gust
democratic expression scares the shit out of these ppl
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 8:52 AM
democratic expression scares the shit out of these ppl