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ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ

@aotearoa-nz.bsky.social

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Family, pets, rugby, cricket, good c*nt (independently verified), politics junky. Pākehā, tangata tiriti. Kāpiti Coast, Aotearoa NZ Information is a virus.

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ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · Jun 6

Fuck. They're locked in. NVIDIA now worth over $3tn.

AI *has* to work now, no matter the cost, no matter the emissions, the waste.

All their money is locked into "line go up" while the world burns 🤬
www.iea.org/reports/elec...

Tech giant Nvidia's value overtakes Apple | BBC News

IEA expect global electricity consumption of data centres, cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence to range between 620-1 050 TWh in 2026, with our base case for demand at just over 800 TWh – up from 460 TWh in 2022. This corresponds to an additional 160 TWh up to 590 TWh of electricity demand in 2026 compared to 2022, roughly equivalent to adding at least one Sweden or at most one Germany.

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Watershitdown @watershitdown.bsky.social · 50m

Luxon effectively forcing vulnerable 18 & 19 yr olds without any family lifeline into the arms of gangs , prostitution , addiction, homelessness and suicide..

Good job you 'sorted' piece of shit.

#nzpol

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ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 45m

okaaay.

ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 1h

their career somewhat overlapped with living in the uk, so yes

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 2h

People are so creative.

Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 3h

An excellent cosplay

Although Kash clearly not as smart as Groot

Come to think of it, none are as smart nor badazz as their respective characters
😂🤣😂🤣

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ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 2h

** IT COMES AS THREE INDEPENDENT ECONOMISTS RELEASED THEIR OWN MODELLING THIS WEEK, WHICH CLAIMED NATIONAL’S POLICY HAD A SHORTFALL OF AROUND $500 MILLION. **

from Sept 2023 ffs!

It now appears that was a conservative underestimation.

RESIGN!!

ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 2h

I've not seen that smokey eye look lately 💅

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 4h

Country fans are upset with Zach Bryan after he criticized ICE in a song.

But don't let it be known that Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash all despised fascism and leaned heavily to the left.

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ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 3h

#NZPol

Beehive release:

9 October 2025
Government to restore Police's right to collect intelligence

Mark Mitchell portrait
Hon Mark Mitchell

Police

Cabinet has taken decisions to amend the Policing Act, to reaffirm Polices ability to gather intelligence in public places, and expand Police’s powers to temporarily close areas in response to antisocial behaviour or public safety risks.

“Recent court decisions have created uncertainty around Police’s ability to record images in public places for lawful purposes," says Police Minister Mark Mitchell.

“The proposed amendments will reaffirm the prior common law position, making it clear that Police can collect and use images in public spaces, and in places where Police are lawfully present, for all lawful policing purposes. This includes intelligence gathering and crime prevention and other Policing functions and associated activities.”

RNZ / New Zealand / Police
5 Aug 2025

Police miss deadline to detect and delete unlawful photos once again

6:13 am on 5 August 2025

Phil Pennington, Reporter
@pjppenn phil.pennington@rnz.co.nz

RNZ / Politics / Technology
7 Aug 2025

Police too loose with number plate recognition system, review finds
7:20 am on 7 August 2025

Kiwiana Yeah Nah retro Tin Sign with a cartoon Kiwi in gumboots with a scout's scarf and a speech bubble: "Yeah Nah"

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Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · 8h

The American president ordering the invasion of American cities sounds like a civil war and treason to me, but what do I know.

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LostArcNZ @lostarcnz.bsky.social · 12h

Was reminded both on TV and earlier by my wife that it was protests outside politician's homes that stopped the Dawn Raids. With our politicians increasingly curating where they are available, I am unsure how I feel about it being a criminal act to protest outside someone's home.

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ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 3h

…going down with the sinking ship. Very noble of her 🙃 #WorstMinFinEva

ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 4h

Well, Derr 🤣

New reporting CONFIRMS Trump accidentally posted DM to Bondi ordering... MSNBC

ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 5h

more accepts that reveals eh

*inserts David & Victoria Beckham meme*

ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 5h

So, when..?

Politics 1News
"Nicola Willis: I'd quit as finance minister if my tax cut plan fails"
September 15, 2023

If elected, Willis would quit as finance minister if tax cut plan failed.

It comes as three independent economists released their own modelling this week, which claimed National’s policy had a shortfall of around $500 million. (Source: TVNZ Breakfast)

#NZPol #NickyNoBoats the #WorstMinFinEva

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ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 5h

FFS!! This is what EVERYONE was warning about 🤬

ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · Jun 18

The point of this governments should borrow for investment. Build infrastructure, social housing, schools &c; improve productivity, grow the economy.

But borrowing to cut income tax and give landlords tax breaks, is bad.

Really bad.

That *shudder* is what Truss & Kwarteng did…
#NZPol

Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng, sometime British PM and chancellor that cost the UK economy tens of billions of pounds.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 10h

The White House Antifa Roundtable is one of the best displays I’ve seen of this-is-how-bad-it’s-gotten — just a sewer of open fascism, dementia, morons and freaks, and incoherent rage.

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ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 6h

"We are currently clear on OpSec"

Press-ConfSec, less so…

Joke of a country 🤣

Tweet from 0SINTdefender @sentdefender
A close-up of the note that Secretary of State Marco Rubio handed to President DonaldJ. Trump during his roundtable earlier at the White House, which read: "Very close. We need you to approve a Truth Social post soon, so you can announce deal first."

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 8h

On the one hand, Trump doesn't deserve the Nobel Peace Prize even if this 'deal' happens, as we've seen these deals, ceasefires, come & go - & be violated by Israel with US support. Will it even hold?

On the other hand, Kissinger got an effing Nobel Peace Prize so might as well give one to Trump.

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ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 8h

How is this real FFS⁉️

Joke of a country 🤣

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 10h

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec

ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 10h

The "Brits burnt down the OG WH (& treasury &c) in revenge for the yanks firebombing Port Dover and looting York", Ashes?

Trump blames Canada for torching White House. Meet the 'reluctant arsonist' | CBC News

Historians say U.S. President Donald Trump is wrong about the War of 1812. Still, the British Army officer who ordered the burning of the White House is buried in a Halifax graveyard.

www.cbc.ca

ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 17h

lately he's been branching out

ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 18h

but the president plastered the oval office with tacky faux-gold mouldings, surely that helps somehow?

ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 19h

Stumped off a wide is a tough break tbf

ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 19h

Here we go

ⓘ Kaiwhiu ⓘ @aotearoa-nz.bsky.social · 19h

*former premises of JSC 🙃