OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this

New: My analysis on the Government's just-announced energy reforms. The uninspired package doubles down on fossil fuels, after a major market review recommended privatising the gentailers. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/01/g...

From me this morning - Coalition’s Palestine cop-out puts pragmatism above principle: newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/28/c...

I can’t help but wonder how the officials at Mfat are feeling about the coalition’s decision on Palestine: we’ve seen officials in other countries their govts’ policy, and NZ is now a real outlier on the issue

What are Eve's financial credentials though?

Izquierda Derecha, by Juan Genovés, 1967, 📸 via @beysicc

Post now deleted, more or less confirming it was a DM. Great opsec!

we should have never normalized filming strangers in public and posting them as content

Uhhhhh

New research overrides the Government’s insistence that nursing shifts are safely staffed, suggesting thousands more hires are needed. My analysis: newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/18/s...

Unable to afford to provide even basic services, there are fears for the remote island community's continued financial viability. Jonathan Milne reports.

The 2025 edition of Newsroom's local government survey has reached more than a third of all candidates for council or mayor of a district/city/unitary council. Today, I report it shows strong support for Māori wards and co-governance among the cohort of respondents. newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/16/s...

Chinese diplomats unsuccessfully lobbied a New Zealand university over its decision to host an event partly funded by Taiwan's govt – years after getting an official reprimand for similar interference. More on @newsroom.co.nz ($): newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/16/c...

Ticket to the Mountain Goats secured, oh yeahhhhh

New docs have shed light on a months-long Budget battle between Nicola Willis and Winston Peters, with the latter accused of ignoring a request to find savings and advocating for projects that were “not clear or well-articulated”. More here: newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/05/w...

Former Labour voters made up more than half of all of those who voted for NZ First in 2023. Without them, the party would have failed to reach the 5 percent threshold and would not have returned to Parliament. newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/03/n...

Ahem #NZ dig your mask out, open the windows, stay home if sick. It’s getting worse not better rn

Hearing rumours the Trump announcement tomorrow is that he's going to buy a luxury Queenstown pad now the Govt has (partially) lifted the foreign buyers ban #hotscoop

Looking forward to Chippy being asked to spell out exactly what FIGJAM stands for - bold choice for a PR...

Just adding that reporters are not the most sympathetic lot but the media would be more robust/competent if pay and conditions were improved and it was seen as a viable career for more people.

People of Wellington: are there any spots with particularly large concentrations of local election placards/billboards? We need to get some file photos and I'm all about efficiency

Paywall now lifted on a story nearly six years in the making: How a passionate neo-Nazi joined the army, started a homegrown white nationalist movement while serving, then tried to defect overseas when the police caught up to him – bringing military secrets with him. newsroom.co.nz/2025/08/25/t...

A years-long fight to change the health system after her mother's death may yet prove successful for Louise Duffy, with the Government asking for advice on her proposals. Sam Sachdeva reports.

Ah yes, the age-old myth that you can somehow have both "modest" house price increases every year, but also affordable housing...as long as salaries rise by ~30 percent (or more) over the next few years 🫠 www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

A big read from me this morning, on how a passionate neo-Nazi joined the army, started a white nationalist organisation, then tried to defect to a foreign country – bringing military secrets along with him. newsroom.co.nz/2025/08/25/t...

MFAT emails reveal "security issue" over Fale Andrew Lesā

"I even gave my life to Christ in a Cracker Barrel parking lot" is an Action Bronson line

A spike in foreign interference agents visiting the country is one of the concerning trends outlined in a new spy agency report.

ICYMI: A soldier who founded a white nationalist group and self-identified as a Nazi has pleaded guilty to attempted espionage. He provided maps of military facilities and defence system login details to an undercover officer posing as an agent of a foreign country. newsroom.co.nz/2025/08/18/f...

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Paywall now lifted: My special report this morning is about how we spent generations strangling our rivers to make room for our homes and farms, only to find we've ended up supercharging their flows. What do we do when we realise we've built a society in a riverbed? newsroom.co.nz/2025/08/13/l...

i am done slightly diminishing bands. we must increase bands. the mountain range goats

Slightly diminish a band: The Regional

Govt officials have extended their 'targeted' consultations on a proposed overhaul of NZ's terror laws for an indefinite period, as more groups raise concerns about potential overreach and a lack of meaningful engagement: newsroom.co.nz/2025/08/11/t...

Lots of different versions of this started doing the rounds on Facebook and instagram yesterday. I’m sure you know not to click on those links .. it’s a financial scam. Am worried though that some might fall for it. (Not to mention pissed off.)

A heads’ up 👇

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is one of the most severe, distressing and incomprehensible issues to have faced the current generation. And yet, New Zealand and the world's response to this issue has been quite lumbersome. I analysed how New Zealand has responded: www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

"It's ok, honey. The Sears Tower experiencing a blackout won't hurt you!" The Sears Tower experiencing a blackout:

Ian Taylor calling his lawyer at 4 am to update his will with a last letter to Jacinda Ardern

Walton Goggins should start up an NZ trail mix brand and call it Walton’s Scroggins

An AI slop factory apparently tried to rewrite our article about AI not replacing workers en masse, but hit the paywall... so just summarised the paywall. If this is the robot that takes my job I'll be v embarrassed

NZers who publicly express support for terrorist groups could be charged with a criminal offence, as part of secretive proposals being considered by the Govt. One civil liberties group fears the law may be misused to suppress free speech, citing recent cases in the UK newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/22/p...

in a quiet suburban kitchen, a sudden gasp. and another Fox Mulder is born

I wrote about the Grok Situation

when your chatbot speedruns godwin's law

As areas of conflict with China grow, and Trump taints views of the US, the Govt walks a tricky path.

It's too early in the morning to be annoyed at the stuff quiz because they spelled lasagna with an "e" on the end thus making this impossible to answer correctly.

"Teething problems" they told me. www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...