@kilkenny.bsky.social
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The Australian “this isn’t us” sentiment around Bondi, claiming Australia isn’t a racist country… I have to say, even coming from a casually racist country like New Zealand, when I was in Australia to level of overt, violent racism in was shocking.
December 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The Australian “this isn’t us” sentiment around Bondi, claiming Australia isn’t a racist country… I have to say, even coming from a casually racist country like New Zealand, when I was in Australia to level of overt, violent racism in was shocking.
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This is bonkers, neoliberalism destroying our healthcare system on purpose.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Hospitals asked to save $510 million despite $538 million going unspent
The "underspend" was due in part to unfilled vacancies and the fact Health NZ has yet to settle collective contract disputes.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 20, 2025 at 5:20 AM
This is bonkers, neoliberalism destroying our healthcare system on purpose.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
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Me: thinking incarceration in jails is used far too much in our society
Also me: rolling my eyes disgustedly that the pedophile cop only gets home detention
Also me: rolling my eyes disgustedly that the pedophile cop only gets home detention
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Me: thinking incarceration in jails is used far too much in our society
Also me: rolling my eyes disgustedly that the pedophile cop only gets home detention
Also me: rolling my eyes disgustedly that the pedophile cop only gets home detention
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on this stretch of road, please make a submission to AT and ask for protected lanes. GLW carries 25,000 vehicles a day and is a 50kph zone so bikeways need to be protected.
@bikeauckland.bsky.social has a handy submission guide. Submissions close tomorrow. Tx 😸
🚲🇳🇿
also #nzpol
@bikeauckland.bsky.social has a handy submission guide. Submissions close tomorrow. Tx 😸
🚲🇳🇿
also #nzpol
Urgent: take one quick action to make Green Lane safe for cycling! - Bike Auckland
Speak up by Friday 19 December to help make Green Lane West safe for everyone on bikes!
www.bikeauckland.org.nz
December 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
on this stretch of road, please make a submission to AT and ask for protected lanes. GLW carries 25,000 vehicles a day and is a 50kph zone so bikeways need to be protected.
@bikeauckland.bsky.social has a handy submission guide. Submissions close tomorrow. Tx 😸
🚲🇳🇿
also #nzpol
@bikeauckland.bsky.social has a handy submission guide. Submissions close tomorrow. Tx 😸
🚲🇳🇿
also #nzpol
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Tales from Ōtepoti
www.stuff.co.nz/home-propert...
www.stuff.co.nz/home-propert...
Pregnant sea lion blocks off family’s front door
The sea lion’s pup can be seen wriggling about inside her.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Tales from Ōtepoti
www.stuff.co.nz/home-propert...
www.stuff.co.nz/home-propert...
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School got out 32 minutes ago and I just heard the first "I'm bored"
December 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
School got out 32 minutes ago and I just heard the first "I'm bored"
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Remember when Ardern's govt did this after Christchurch, and then ACT and the new govt just started the process of binning it as soon as they got in?
Fun times
Fun times
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g
Australia announces strict new gun laws. Here's how it can act so swiftly
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.
n.pr
December 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Remember when Ardern's govt did this after Christchurch, and then ACT and the new govt just started the process of binning it as soon as they got in?
Fun times
Fun times
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100% NZ, made in China.
December 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
100% NZ, made in China.
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My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
They're selling us fixes to problems that don't exist and calling it a success.
#NzPol #PoliticalCartoon #Caricature
They're selling us fixes to problems that don't exist and calling it a success.
#NzPol #PoliticalCartoon #Caricature
December 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
They're selling us fixes to problems that don't exist and calling it a success.
#NzPol #PoliticalCartoon #Caricature
They're selling us fixes to problems that don't exist and calling it a success.
#NzPol #PoliticalCartoon #Caricature
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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This is my favorite gift guide. It also works for people you love if they have exactly the right sense of humor.
IT'S TIME.
Gifts For People You Hate, 2025: Boycott-Friendly Edition.
naomikritzer.com/2025/12/11/g...
Gifts For People You Hate, 2025: Boycott-Friendly Edition.
naomikritzer.com/2025/12/11/g...
Gifts for People You Hate 2025: Boycott Friendly Edition
Once again, I started working on this before Thanksgiving and once again it’s now well into December and I still haven’t gotten this up. Look, it’s been a busy couple of weeks tha…
naomikritzer.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This is my favorite gift guide. It also works for people you love if they have exactly the right sense of humor.
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Two years after the Miramar Peninsula was declared predator-free, native birds continue to increase. In the often-demoralising world of conservation monitoring, that’s a big win.
‘A really good day at the office’: Predator-free Miramar bird recovery still soaring
Two years after the Miramar Peninsula was declared predator-free, native birds continue to increase. In the often-demoralising world of conservation monitoring, that’s a big win.
dlvr.it
December 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Two years after the Miramar Peninsula was declared predator-free, native birds continue to increase. In the often-demoralising world of conservation monitoring, that’s a big win.
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Still $5 an hour less than the Living Wage (likely an even bigger when the 2026 Living Wage rate is calculated)
If we're going to keep wages this low we need to somehow reduce the cost of housing, groceries and utility bills
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
If we're going to keep wages this low we need to somehow reduce the cost of housing, groceries and utility bills
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Minimum wage to increase from April next year, Govt commits to bigger rise than last year - NZ Herald
The minimum wage will rise by 2% to $23.95.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Still $5 an hour less than the Living Wage (likely an even bigger when the 2026 Living Wage rate is calculated)
If we're going to keep wages this low we need to somehow reduce the cost of housing, groceries and utility bills
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
If we're going to keep wages this low we need to somehow reduce the cost of housing, groceries and utility bills
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
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We're at the stage of fascism where they are threatening to harm states if they don't help them rig elections.
December 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
We're at the stage of fascism where they are threatening to harm states if they don't help them rig elections.
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Summer my arse. Dunedin Airport 3pm today.
December 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Summer my arse. Dunedin Airport 3pm today.
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The TPU and Willis are now fighting about the debate venue. Willis wants it in parliament, Richardson wants it on ZB and citing 'anywhere anytime'.
This is stupider than the Elon V Zuckerberg MMA bullshit.
They should have it on Jupiter where they can both get stupider
This is stupider than the Elon V Zuckerberg MMA bullshit.
They should have it on Jupiter where they can both get stupider
December 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The TPU and Willis are now fighting about the debate venue. Willis wants it in parliament, Richardson wants it on ZB and citing 'anywhere anytime'.
This is stupider than the Elon V Zuckerberg MMA bullshit.
They should have it on Jupiter where they can both get stupider
This is stupider than the Elon V Zuckerberg MMA bullshit.
They should have it on Jupiter where they can both get stupider
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its fucking pathetic how easily EVERY NZ MSM OUTLET is being drawn into giving this coverage
the BEST case at this point, as far as their critical faculties and courage, is that they're in on it because if they're just being gamed that's about as sad as it gets
the BEST case at this point, as far as their critical faculties and courage, is that they're in on it because if they're just being gamed that's about as sad as it gets
Finance Minister Nicola Willis says Ruth Richardson’s 5pm ultimatum is an attempt to back out of debating her.
Willis v Richardson: Lobby group demands debate on talkback, not in Parliament
Finance Minister Nicola Willis says Ruth Richardson’s 5pm ultimatum is an attempt to back out of debating her.
dlvr.it
December 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
its fucking pathetic how easily EVERY NZ MSM OUTLET is being drawn into giving this coverage
the BEST case at this point, as far as their critical faculties and courage, is that they're in on it because if they're just being gamed that's about as sad as it gets
the BEST case at this point, as far as their critical faculties and courage, is that they're in on it because if they're just being gamed that's about as sad as it gets
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Ok, so what I want from my house is no adverts. I want a fridge that makes stuff cold, an oven that makes stuff hot, a washing machine that makes stuff wet and a dryer that makes stuff dry. I don't want it to be smart, or wifi connected, I want it to be mechanically sound with a 20+ year life span.
A UK woman named Carol was hospitalized after a ‘PLURIBUS’ ad on her Samsung smart fridge sparked a psychotic episode.
The targeted promo read “We’re sorry we upset you, Carol” - mirroring the Apple TV+ thriller's plot - leading her to believe someone was messaging her directly.
#Pluribus
The targeted promo read “We’re sorry we upset you, Carol” - mirroring the Apple TV+ thriller's plot - leading her to believe someone was messaging her directly.
#Pluribus
December 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Ok, so what I want from my house is no adverts. I want a fridge that makes stuff cold, an oven that makes stuff hot, a washing machine that makes stuff wet and a dryer that makes stuff dry. I don't want it to be smart, or wifi connected, I want it to be mechanically sound with a 20+ year life span.
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The present government are digging their own grave
It's so bad, we now have an article in the international edition of The Guardian.
“unprecedented in both its length and its language”
@evacorlett.bsky.social doing some of her best work, again.
#nzpol
“unprecedented in both its length and its language”
@evacorlett.bsky.social doing some of her best work, again.
#nzpol
UN report sounds alarm over Māori rights in New Zealand
UN committee raised concerns over government policies including scrapping the Māori Health Authority and funding cuts for Indigenous services
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The present government are digging their own grave
Polite notice, Christchurch.
December 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Polite notice, Christchurch.
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Diving into the trash debate that is C Luxon's spotify age & I'd venture it's low because he's never listened to music in his life & thus has no go-to library of fave music from his 50 something years of life on the plant.
He's demonstrated he's a hollow shell in other respects.
Why not music too?
He's demonstrated he's a hollow shell in other respects.
Why not music too?
December 5, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Diving into the trash debate that is C Luxon's spotify age & I'd venture it's low because he's never listened to music in his life & thus has no go-to library of fave music from his 50 something years of life on the plant.
He's demonstrated he's a hollow shell in other respects.
Why not music too?
He's demonstrated he's a hollow shell in other respects.
Why not music too?