Will de Cleene
@zippygonzales.bsky.social
Burned out hospo droid
On the subject of drug driver testing, here's something I prepared earlier. 2012, to be precise. gonzofreakpower.blogspot.com/2012/08/drug...
December 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
On the subject of drug driver testing, here's something I prepared earlier. 2012, to be precise. gonzofreakpower.blogspot.com/2012/08/drug...
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The first IREX ferry would have been online THIS WEEKEND if Nicola did not cancel them
Now we have 4 more years of dodgy shit while we wait for the TEMU option....
Now we have 4 more years of dodgy shit while we wait for the TEMU option....
Boy am I glad the first replacements for these ferries will be arriving in Feb 2026, with port upgrades at Picton and Wellington nearing completion after two and a half years of work.
Oh wait, hold on a second, just hearing that ferries won't be here until 2029.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Oh wait, hold on a second, just hearing that ferries won't be here until 2029.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
‘Everyone’s a bit stressed’: Interislander turns back for Wellington after circling in Cook Strait
The Kaiarahi is heading back to Wellington.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The first IREX ferry would have been online THIS WEEKEND if Nicola did not cancel them
Now we have 4 more years of dodgy shit while we wait for the TEMU option....
Now we have 4 more years of dodgy shit while we wait for the TEMU option....
I was NORML NZ's political nerd in the 2000s when I researched and submitted to the Health select committee when they were looking at roadside drug testing. I recommended a 9 nanogramme threshold for cannabis impairment. Around three times what is proposed. This is drug snobbery.
"impairing drugs"?
Police conflating presence with impairment, just like the politicians told them to.
Police conflating presence with impairment, just like the politicians told them to.
Doctor’s note can’t be used to avoid a roadside drug test for cannabis, police say
Drivers will be screened for recent use of these drugs in a process similar to roadside alcohol testing, police said.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 13, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I was NORML NZ's political nerd in the 2000s when I researched and submitted to the Health select committee when they were looking at roadside drug testing. I recommended a 9 nanogramme threshold for cannabis impairment. Around three times what is proposed. This is drug snobbery.
Thoughts for over the summer barbecue; y'know what I really miss? Becoming a republic. Getting away the the Royals. Supreme Court seems to work. No Privy Council shitting on us remotely. MMP is still a work in progress but still less worse than UK's FPP fappery and the US gerrymander. 1/2
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Thoughts for over the summer barbecue; y'know what I really miss? Becoming a republic. Getting away the the Royals. Supreme Court seems to work. No Privy Council shitting on us remotely. MMP is still a work in progress but still less worse than UK's FPP fappery and the US gerrymander. 1/2
I'd bike that for a dollar.
Cycle tourism is one of the strongest drivers of New Zealand's regional economy. Trails around the country currently generate $1.2 billion annually and are projected to reach $2 billion within a few years. 1/4
December 12, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I'd bike that for a dollar.
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When us process-heads warn about the importance of following systems and giving due weight to the how alongside the what, we have things like this in mind …
December 12, 2025 at 5:44 AM
When us process-heads warn about the importance of following systems and giving due weight to the how alongside the what, we have things like this in mind …
Oh far cough.
December 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Oh far cough.
Fark. It really is turtles all the way down.
you gyz want your stoned little brains twisted?
Schwarzschild cosmology rabbithole incoming
Schwarzschild cosmology rabbithole incoming
Is our universe trapped inside a black hole? This James Webb Space Telescope discovery might blow your mind
"I think that the simplest explanation of the rotating universe is the universe was born in a rotating black hole."
www.space.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Fark. It really is turtles all the way down.
#HighFlyingFlicksReviews 28 Years Later. A tour de force from Danny Boyle. Addressing the UK's experience post-Brexit, post-Covid via Zombies. I'm pretty sure the slow-lows reference Boris Johnson. Can't wait for the next chapter.
December 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
#HighFlyingFlicksReviews 28 Years Later. A tour de force from Danny Boyle. Addressing the UK's experience post-Brexit, post-Covid via Zombies. I'm pretty sure the slow-lows reference Boris Johnson. Can't wait for the next chapter.
This is what National means by asset sales after the next election. There's sweet FA left to sell off, except Landcorp and DOC land. All hail the landlords and billionaire bunker builders.
This govt clearly holds bad intentions towards DOC lands, built heritage, & environmental pollution standards. It's giving itself the tools to ignore you, the public, and experts, so it can fast track crown administered lands for asset stripping incl. resale to mineral exploiters and billionaires.3/
December 11, 2025 at 7:10 AM
This is what National means by asset sales after the next election. There's sweet FA left to sell off, except Landcorp and DOC land. All hail the landlords and billionaire bunker builders.
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The thing about the Punch and Judy Show was that they were both puppets.
Richardson ready to debate Willis on NZ's finances www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... Umm... this is not the Christmas Panto we asked for.
Ruth Richardson agrees to debate country's fiscal position with Nicola Willis
The former finance minister has accepted the challenge from current Finance Minister Nicola Willis to debate her.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The thing about the Punch and Judy Show was that they were both puppets.
I used to have a photo of Roger Douglas and Ruth Richardson attending an Act conference in Otautahi in the 1990s, but I can't prove it. It was a cursed image so I burned it.
December 9, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I used to have a photo of Roger Douglas and Ruth Richardson attending an Act conference in Otautahi in the 1990s, but I can't prove it. It was a cursed image so I burned it.
The next world war will be nothing like the last two. We're on the front line this time. Pay attention.
As promised, this story has now come out from behind the paywall. Cheapskates, fill your boots. www.nzherald.co.nz/business/com...
December 9, 2025 at 6:44 AM
The next world war will be nothing like the last two. We're on the front line this time. Pay attention.
Good to see Geoff Palmer's got some fire in his belly about the constitutional outrages of the current govt. Well worth a listen. We're fucking close to Trvmpian fiat. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Sir Geoffrey Palmer sounds the alarm over growing ministerial power
Former Prime Minister and constitutional law expert, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, on what he calls a quick and dirty way for the government to get its own way.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 8, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Good to see Geoff Palmer's got some fire in his belly about the constitutional outrages of the current govt. Well worth a listen. We're fucking close to Trvmpian fiat. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
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The Australien Government has made an ad about the Social Media Ban for Under-16s, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
Honest Government Ad | Social Media Ban
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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December 8, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The Australien Government has made an ad about the Social Media Ban for Under-16s, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
What I want to say to you is Merry Christmas from the Addams Family. Gomez not pictured. Happy birthday, White Prosperity Jesus!
December 6, 2025 at 7:02 AM
What I want to say to you is Merry Christmas from the Addams Family. Gomez not pictured. Happy birthday, White Prosperity Jesus!
At least Nero could play a musical instrument.
December 4, 2025 at 6:55 AM
At least Nero could play a musical instrument.
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When your country's collective ability to bullshit on the internet is extensive enough to shape AI slop.
December 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
When your country's collective ability to bullshit on the internet is extensive enough to shape AI slop.
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A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...
He missed Luxon by *this* much.
"This is not a power grab!" gabs guy with grabby gear. #nzpol #FramersWeeklyNZ
December 1, 2025 at 5:49 AM
He missed Luxon by *this* much.
*chefs kiss* @bodycartoon.bsky.social. If only Skippy could think outside the box.
December 1, 2025 at 5:42 AM
*chefs kiss* @bodycartoon.bsky.social. If only Skippy could think outside the box.
Politics is all about numbers and timing. That's why conservative middle aged white men can't dance.
November 30, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Politics is all about numbers and timing. That's why conservative middle aged white men can't dance.
Sweet hairy Jesus; so much to unpack here. Rant incoming. tl;dr Once again local govt is told by central govt to do more things without commensurate funding, while other people milk it. Typical Nats. Socialise losses. Privatise gains. #nzpol 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 6:30 AM
Sweet hairy Jesus; so much to unpack here. Rant incoming. tl;dr Once again local govt is told by central govt to do more things without commensurate funding, while other people milk it. Typical Nats. Socialise losses. Privatise gains. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Reminder that juror fees have not been increased since 2004 (yes 21 years ago). The maximum payable is $127 for more than 3 hours and beyond 9 pm.
The usual daily rate is $62 for more than 3 hours but not beyond 6 pm.
Jury duty is obviously nowhere near as important as being on a board.
The usual daily rate is $62 for more than 3 hours but not beyond 6 pm.
Jury duty is obviously nowhere near as important as being on a board.
😡 #NZ Neoliberal RW Govt approves HUGE pay hikes for #CrownBoard, #authority members after fee framework changes, in many cases doubling the amount they receive, despite huge cuts in pay for teachers, nurses, carers & others #pay #inequality #AtlasNetwork #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
'Absolutely huge': The pay hikes Crown bosses got after recent changes
The Government is defending it, but Labour's not impressed.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Reminder that juror fees have not been increased since 2004 (yes 21 years ago). The maximum payable is $127 for more than 3 hours and beyond 9 pm.
The usual daily rate is $62 for more than 3 hours but not beyond 6 pm.
Jury duty is obviously nowhere near as important as being on a board.
The usual daily rate is $62 for more than 3 hours but not beyond 6 pm.
Jury duty is obviously nowhere near as important as being on a board.