Smith K. Stead
@smithkstead.bsky.social
"I believe there's deep seated trouble throughout New Zealand" - Sir David Joseph Dobbyn
i'm glad the new zealand legal system is accomodating to these israeli men's trauma response (drug trafficking) ❤️
February 14, 2026 at 12:51 AM
i'm glad the new zealand legal system is accomodating to these israeli men's trauma response (drug trafficking) ❤️
i'm just so glad NZ police would agree to meet with (on his request) an israeli police attache stationed here in april 2025, including the directors of the national intel, organised crime, financial intel, and national security group
February 11, 2026 at 4:25 AM
i'm just so glad NZ police would agree to meet with (on his request) an israeli police attache stationed here in april 2025, including the directors of the national intel, organised crime, financial intel, and national security group
BREAKING: we now have photos of the israeli fruit juicer
February 11, 2026 at 3:54 AM
BREAKING: we now have photos of the israeli fruit juicer
while epstein's NZ plans were relatively shortlived, it's interesting to consider what attracted krauss to the country in the first place, and what an epstein-funded university institute in otago would have meant
February 5, 2026 at 11:46 PM
while epstein's NZ plans were relatively shortlived, it's interesting to consider what attracted krauss to the country in the first place, and what an epstein-funded university institute in otago would have meant
krauss sends one more desperate email to epstein in november, asking for word on his decision around the institute, with epstein replying: "re new zealand„ I can’t get behind it."
February 5, 2026 at 11:46 PM
krauss sends one more desperate email to epstein in november, asking for word on his decision around the institute, with epstein replying: "re new zealand„ I can’t get behind it."
in emails between krauss and otago university he later forwards to epstein, he discusses setting up an institute where him and his soon-to-be second wife would be employed, with initial private funding provided by an unnamed financier (epstein, who he hadn't asked yet)
February 5, 2026 at 11:46 PM
in emails between krauss and otago university he later forwards to epstein, he discusses setting up an institute where him and his soon-to-be second wife would be employed, with initial private funding provided by an unnamed financier (epstein, who he hadn't asked yet)
later in 2012, krauss begins badgering epstein to discuss krauss' plans to spend "6 months a year" in NZ by setting up an institute, asking him to help save his life
February 5, 2026 at 11:46 PM
later in 2012, krauss begins badgering epstein to discuss krauss' plans to spend "6 months a year" in NZ by setting up an institute, asking him to help save his life
krauss tries to confirm plans a few weeks later ("3 interesting days of talking, and viewing"). however, sadly (for krauss, luckily for us) epstein blows him off to visit dubai
February 5, 2026 at 11:46 PM
krauss tries to confirm plans a few weeks later ("3 interesting days of talking, and viewing"). however, sadly (for krauss, luckily for us) epstein blows him off to visit dubai
soon after, krauss and epstein discuss plans to visit new zealand in october later that year, with epstein confirming his availability
February 5, 2026 at 11:46 PM
soon after, krauss and epstein discuss plans to visit new zealand in october later that year, with epstein confirming his availability
in 2010, while visiting NZ on a speaking tour, scientist lawrence krauss emailed his associate (and long-time patron) epstein about trying to get epstein to meet a "university president". krauss was then visiting otago uni
February 5, 2026 at 11:46 PM
in 2010, while visiting NZ on a speaking tour, scientist lawrence krauss emailed his associate (and long-time patron) epstein about trying to get epstein to meet a "university president". krauss was then visiting otago uni
celebrity physicist lawrence krauss, jeffery epstein's planned trip to new zealand in 2010, and a (scuppered) institute at otago university: a thread🧵
February 5, 2026 at 11:46 PM
celebrity physicist lawrence krauss, jeffery epstein's planned trip to new zealand in 2010, and a (scuppered) institute at otago university: a thread🧵
this was apparently from an earlier tranche but epstein was in talks back in 2012 with auckland uni professor and nabokov researcher brian boyd to pay him to write his "wish list" book on lolita
February 2, 2026 at 8:57 AM
this was apparently from an earlier tranche but epstein was in talks back in 2012 with auckland uni professor and nabokov researcher brian boyd to pay him to write his "wish list" book on lolita
i am very curious who this "peter" who was emailing epstein about the 2018 NZ banksy exhibition is
February 2, 2026 at 8:55 AM
i am very curious who this "peter" who was emailing epstein about the 2018 NZ banksy exhibition is
don't know if this has been previously reported, but it seems that brice and karen gordon, the NZ couple who managed epstein's zorro ranch, were also managing little st. james
February 2, 2026 at 8:53 AM
don't know if this has been previously reported, but it seems that brice and karen gordon, the NZ couple who managed epstein's zorro ranch, were also managing little st. james
2010 email to epstein:
"[REDACTED] is sick at home...
New Zealand looked cute today)
[REDACTED] is 19 but I look younger than her)
I like [REDACTED] more...
Will ask her out this week)"
"[REDACTED] is sick at home...
New Zealand looked cute today)
[REDACTED] is 19 but I look younger than her)
I like [REDACTED] more...
Will ask her out this week)"
February 2, 2026 at 8:52 AM
2010 email to epstein:
"[REDACTED] is sick at home...
New Zealand looked cute today)
[REDACTED] is 19 but I look younger than her)
I like [REDACTED] more...
Will ask her out this week)"
"[REDACTED] is sick at home...
New Zealand looked cute today)
[REDACTED] is 19 but I look younger than her)
I like [REDACTED] more...
Will ask her out this week)"
epstein to google co-founder larry page: "when you are next on your island give me a call and come visit. I would like to take you up on your invitation to test your new zealand catamaran. next step?" the boat was bought from NZ businessman douglas myers
February 2, 2026 at 8:52 AM
epstein to google co-founder larry page: "when you are next on your island give me a call and come visit. I would like to take you up on your invitation to test your new zealand catamaran. next step?" the boat was bought from NZ businessman douglas myers
apparently new zealand wool was not high quality enough for the carpet in the lolita express
February 2, 2026 at 8:51 AM
apparently new zealand wool was not high quality enough for the carpet in the lolita express
collins is stepping down, but that doesn't mean she's done. she's positioned herself to remain a crucial node (and likely lobbyist) in the nascent NZ mil-tech industry she's helped build up over this term. read her speech notes from a 2024 NZ Defence Industry Assocation meeting below
January 28, 2026 at 1:09 AM
collins is stepping down, but that doesn't mean she's done. she's positioned herself to remain a crucial node (and likely lobbyist) in the nascent NZ mil-tech industry she's helped build up over this term. read her speech notes from a 2024 NZ Defence Industry Assocation meeting below
sunday marked 180 yrs since the end of the battle of ruapekapeka pa, and the 1845-46 northern war between ngāpuhi and the british crown. the pa was so impressive to british officials that in 1851 a model was commissioned and gifted to the world's oldest defence think tank, RUSI
January 15, 2026 at 3:08 AM
sunday marked 180 yrs since the end of the battle of ruapekapeka pa, and the 1845-46 northern war between ngāpuhi and the british crown. the pa was so impressive to british officials that in 1851 a model was commissioned and gifted to the world's oldest defence think tank, RUSI
a NZ charter yacht first mate and his colleague / wife might have been at epstein's private island when the FBI raided, as photocopies of both their passports/IDs, her luggage, resume, and an air NZ ticket were photographed as part of the search
December 22, 2025 at 3:47 AM
a NZ charter yacht first mate and his colleague / wife might have been at epstein's private island when the FBI raided, as photocopies of both their passports/IDs, her luggage, resume, and an air NZ ticket were photographed as part of the search
with very little pushback or attention, NZ's foreign and military policy is rapidly aligning with the new military alliance the US is building against china, one that seeks to gut each country to pour money into the defence industry and use them as cannon fodder for the empire
December 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
with very little pushback or attention, NZ's foreign and military policy is rapidly aligning with the new military alliance the US is building against china, one that seeks to gut each country to pour money into the defence industry and use them as cannon fodder for the empire
hello new zealand police, we the israeli police are just gifting you this kitchen appliance for you to plug into the wall in some sort of office. oh you're putting it in the national HQ? that's wonderful, thanks
November 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
hello new zealand police, we the israeli police are just gifting you this kitchen appliance for you to plug into the wall in some sort of office. oh you're putting it in the national HQ? that's wonderful, thanks
did other countries have a “burma trail” night at school camp where the teachers would hide in the woods and send you into the pitch black holding a rope and try and scare you or was that just new zealand
October 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
did other countries have a “burma trail” night at school camp where the teachers would hide in the woods and send you into the pitch black holding a rope and try and scare you or was that just new zealand
"Internal Affairs officer Ian Tingey grew suspicious when a well-spoken man with a North American accent rang asking if the process could be sped up, giving an unconvincing answer when questioned."
October 9, 2025 at 6:57 AM
"Internal Affairs officer Ian Tingey grew suspicious when a well-spoken man with a North American accent rang asking if the process could be sped up, giving an unconvincing answer when questioned."
massive scoop from Nicky Hager: "Secret defence notes pointing to sensitive China preparation left at op shop" ... "Without any announcement, New Zealand is being integrated into a de facto Anglo military alliance that ties the country into a US/UK-led military build up."
October 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
massive scoop from Nicky Hager: "Secret defence notes pointing to sensitive China preparation left at op shop" ... "Without any announcement, New Zealand is being integrated into a de facto Anglo military alliance that ties the country into a US/UK-led military build up."