This analysis of the USA by an Aussie is fascinating. youtu.be/j9MubNsh3rs?...

Let's just join Australia. The Aussie constitution allows it.

And totally the fault of a NZ government with zero vision. We should go all in on home solar and batteries. We can then convert all gas burning industries to grid electricity.

30+ years later and still very much relevant today…#CalvinandHobbes

How did Peter Thiel really acquire citizenship of New Zealand? #nzpol

Going with Jacinda was the best decision Winston has ever made. He owes the Nats nothing. #nzpol

The Prime Minister thinks the matter is closed. So naive! Politics is not the corporate world. He is a dead man walking. #nzpol

Super rugby is dead. The whole thing should be scrapped with all the effort going back into the NPC.

I wonder what the next poll will show? #nzpol

Best story on Stuff today. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Let's bury the stupid idea of an LNG terminal and commit the country to an aggressive investment in electric cars, trucks and rooftop solar. While we are at it we should extend the electrification of the rail network.

Remember this: www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... #nzpol

Lake Onslow back on the table. Binned by the government as soon as they came in and now there is fuel crisis the project magically reappears. #nzpol

Let it be a sign that ACT's day is done. #nzpol

The world's largest LNG facility in Qatar has been severely damaged. Still want to import that stuff Mr Luxon? The price is going to skyrocket. #nzpol

Imagine if our politicians were bound by law to tell the truth. #nzpol

As of early 2026, Wales is advancing legislation, driven by a 2025 Senedd standards committee report, aimed at creating a new criminal offense for false or misleading statements made during election campaigns. Lets do this too! #nzpol

Supressing the steady migration away from fossil fuels or the ferry debacle - which was the dumbest? #nzpol

Wind farms, rooftop solar, batteries, pumped hydro, electric cars and trucks. Are you listening Mr Luxon? #nzpol

Erica Stanford had a 20,000 vote majority at the last election. Her best bet is to wait until the PM loses the next election and then make her move for the leadership thereby avoiding Jenny Shipley's mistake.

Suppressing rapid electrification of the car fleet is now proven to be not that smart. The whole "we have to save the ute" thing was a joke. There are multiple PHEV utes out there now and many, like the BYD Shark, would have qualified for a subsidy under the old rules #nzpol

During WW2 The Laconia Incident (1942) involved a German submarine that was attacked while flying a Red Cross flag by a US B24 while rescuing survivors. No aircraft threatened the US submarine in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka. They could have picked up survivors.They chose not to.Worse than Nazis.

Recent events suggest that importing compressed natural gas is just beyond looney. #nzpol

No more short men. Erika is the one to lead the Nats out of the crap. #nzpol

Plus ultra

NZ needs to do rooftop solar the way we rolled out the fibre network. Do that and we won’t need to import natural gas. Australia is doing it and we all hate being beaten by those guys.

Lawful Orders: While they swear to follow the orders of the President and superior officers, this is predicated on those orders being lawful under the Constitution and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Helen Clark has it right. International Law and the UN Charter should always be our guide.

Partnering with ACT is beyond doubt the stupidest thing the NATS have done in my lifetime. #nzpol

The UN charter and the US constitution is more what you'd call 'guidelines' than actual rules.

Hey Australia - your citizen deserves their day in court. You can’t just refuse them.

Grateful to have a reliable gas supply while the power was out due to the storm.

No power - had to hand grind our morning coffee.

The energy minister didn’t answer the last question. #nzpol on morning report. Its simple maths. If you have a surplus of wind and solar you can use hydro in the role that gas now fills.

Truly a country that continues to avoid use of the metric system cannot be taken seriously.

NZ merge with Australia - yes and then the new larger country should merge with Canada. After that include England, Scotland and Wales.

How utterly pointless a concealed pistol is. Who are you going to shoot?

What is happening in the USA is bad but there were 400,000 deaths in the US, mostly avoidable, from covid-19 during Trump’s first term.

Illegal immigration to any country can be solved with smart IT and changes to the banking system. Eliminate cash and there is no way an illegal can earn a living.

FFS why aren’t we following the Aussies on the social media ban for the under 16s?

Is Razor headed for a cut?

ICE in the USA seem more like the Sturmabteilung (SA). Schutzstaffel(SS)and Geheime Staatspolizei (Gestapo) to follow.

I recall Scott Adams speaking at a company event. He was very funny offering several risqué Dilbert cartoons that were never published. RIP.

What would New Zealand do if the USA decided to take over the realm countries, the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau? What about the Australian realm including Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands.

Almost fooled by a fake Rachel Maddow Youtube video. The mannerisms just weren’t quite right. AI is getting scary good though.

Lego is putting chips in their bricks. Fans of Stargate know what this means.

Hey USA - the drugs come from Colombia, Peru, Mexico and Bolivia not Venezuela according to Google AI.

Watching “The Gilded Age” nothing has changed. Modern frocks are not even close though.

Bring back Foster!