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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 1h

apple pie and measles blankets

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 12h

ha:) actually a line out of an owen marshall short story, Cabernet Sauvignon With my Brother. good read.

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 12h

herd animals are the least attractive

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 23h

i also talked with this auckland based lending outfit who were helpful at the time.
ilender.co.nz

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 1d

ah. i have an unconventional mortgage where imagined risk was a constraint with conventional lenders. it was no issue however with a building society. might be worth a shot.

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 1d

what's the logic behind that restriction? is there any?

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Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa @psna-otautahi.bsky.social · 1d

You may have heard Peters trying to make the situation with the abducted NZers all about him

They’ve been released and their flights home paid for by the people who love them

Unlike Peters, who has all his flights paid for by taxpayers

#NZPol

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 1d

yeah, the last crisis was global, we were all in the same boat. this one however is specifically designed just for us.

did i say boat?

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 1d

this why peters willis luxon et al are relentlessly attempting to distract rn

The 'longest, deepest, slowest' job market - recruitment agency

The prime minister claims jobs for young people are still out there, but one of NZ's largest recruitment agencies says the employment market is the tightest it has been in decades.

www.rnz.co.nz

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 1d

is that all you've got sunshine?

Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 1d

When Maipi-Clarke was attacked, Peters denied responsibility, saying he was "not responsible" for the actions of other people. But today he is laying blame on Chloe Swarbrick and the "hate filled left" #nzpol #kiwi

NZ Herald

Peters says he has no doubts Swarbrick's rhetoric on Gaza incited vandalism on home as man charged

Highlighted text about attacks on Maipi-Clarke:

Peters told Newshub that notion was wrong, adding that he was not responsible for the actions of other people

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 1d

' inexcusable and extreme ' more accurately describes peter's position towards the genocide in gaza.

Man arrested after window smashed at Winston Peters' home

"Our poor dog's bed was under the window and the glass was all over him," the Foreign Minister says.

www.rnz.co.nz

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 1d

called out 'and' reported

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 2d

by his resolute inaction he is complicit in a genocide ffs. got of lightly with just a broken window.

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 2d

ppl have no idea eh. i got a job in sawmill down here once. i got it through a tip from the publican of the pub i used to drink at. went to see the sawmill manager and all he did was ask me if i'd used a chainsaw before. no cv, no safety course/ accreditation/reference ( apart from the publican :)

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 2d

what does luck look like? i'm pakeha and don't experience racism/discrimination-huge. a stable family background. physically fit, no disability. no 90 day trial period existed, no youth rates. overtime was compensated back then. rent $90p/w shared between 2. none of this was due to personal choices.

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 2d

yeah. it's a shit of a time for them alright

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 2d

left home at 17. found work in another town, another island in fact. travelled back and forth with the seasons. never unemployed, even when the rate was high.
i was lucky i could do this. most of life is luck- a roll of the dice, a series of flukes mostly. luxon hasn't the wit to comprehend this.

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 3d

remember his son was asked what word would best describe his father. his ( weird) reply ' intentional'.

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 3d

the applause he got from the business set that day for putting the boot in made him feel so brave he plucked up all of his courage to announce this on a sunday

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 3d

i could do with one of those guernseys

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 3d

watching this space..

www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...

The City to Sea Bridge and the legacy of trailblazing Māori architect Rewi Thompson

The fate of the bridge described as a turning point for Māori architecture has swung back and forth over the past few months.

www.rnz.co.nz

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 3d

nelson city council have several listed as heritage/ protected status in their register.

www.nelson.govt.nz/repository/l...

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 3d

places where the bert potters of this world gravitate to and thrive

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 3d

the bongo drummer launched a fearsome defense. as a creative individual it was his right to express that creativity whenever it inspired him. creativity was a precious thing, a gift in fact. at this point the visitor told me he had to restrain himself from punching the selfish prick in the head

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bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 3d

decades ago someone commented on their visit to tui community. there was a group meeting. a heavily pregnant woman was distressed- she couldn't sleep due to another community member playing his bongo drums all hours of the night. the commune members listened politely to both sides of the story..

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