As of today, firms linked to donations to National/NZ First parties are four times more likely to have received approval under the fast track process than firms not linked. Currently 7% of all 300 FT applications are linked to donations, but 30% of the 23 FT approvals are linked to donations.

Mine in the June 1, 2026 issue of The New Yorker

C3POh Brother Where Art Thou

Conan The Babadook

ICYMI: I recently announced the Native Horror Index, a directory for all Indigenous creatives involved in horror. Film/TV, video games, literature, comics, painters, theatre, podcasters, VO artists, you name it! Now open to submit your own profile. nativehorrorindex.com #Indigenous #horror

Open to all Indigenous folks with ties to their communities:)

Fossil fuel companies can no longer compete with renewables on the open market, so need Govt subsidies. And up steps Luxon/Willis/Seymour/Peters. Billion$ in taxes on electricity to subsidise fossil gas imports (LNG).

Four-wheel FAFO www.fox6now.com/news/driver-...

"Science is not simply a sequence of tasks that can be optimized....The scientific system thrives on inefficiency: redundant efforts, failed attempts, and divergent paths. These are not costs to be eliminated but sources of discovery." Excellent essay! ⬇️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I have been collecting these all day and imo these are the funniest

GIVEAWAY! Dead Weight is coming out next week and to celebrate I'm giving away two copies that have been personally bitten by Uggi and will be personally signed by me and shipped to the winners wherever they live! To enter just like and share this post and I'll select the winners on May 26th!

The party that everyone thinks is all about the economy is attacking trans people again cause they apparently have nothing better to do.

500 years ago, people starting building pā all over northern NZ—fortifying their settlements with rows of palisades, cut from nearby bush. Why? What were pā defending—or trying to say? The trees themselves, combined with mātauranga Māori, tell a story. www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-... 🇳🇿🧪 #archaeology

The algorithm is not in artists favor.. If you see this, can you help an indie developer & artist with their first game by sharing this post with others? 🫂 #artistsupport #indiedev #cozygame #pixelart

Mood

Yeah, maybe I won't pop in for a swim...

I'm not really a birder, but ive decided I need to spot one particular species while I'm in the jungle.

“This poem revolutionizes our understanding of the ancient world,” says Trinity professor Oliver O’Leary. “We had no idea that the ancient Romans had knowledge of Nantucket, let alone met a man from there. And the rich anatomical detail—“

Conservators of the JRR Tolkien estate discovered a large ink blot on one of the celebrated writer's desks. They believe Tolkien spilled some while refilling his favourite fountain pen. Sir Peter Jackson has already optioned it for a three-movie series.

A statistically significant amount of the water in your body has previous passed through a dinosaur's urethra.

I will 100% vote for the party that promises to re-visit every single piece of legislation which the current mob either pushed through under urgency with no solid reason, or pushed through against the advice of experts or select committees. Let each piece stand on its merits, such as they might be.

The @greens.org.nz have a worthwhile petition to get behind #nzpol Sign the petition: Keep Conservation Land in Public Ownership action.greens.org.nz/protect_cons...

Scientists are nerds (approving).

I’m of that mindset too. In fact all services that SERVE, EDUCATE, SAVE & PROTECT our population, should be fully funded through our tax system and be funded to the level of need rather than cost. People ARE the economy. Safe healthy educated people build stronger economies, not landlords. Imho.

you mess with the bull you get the horns. you mess with the goat you get the woodwinds. the horse has the string section and the rabbit is on percussion

we've been well-educated about why we need to pay the world price for our products (meat & dairy). Why doesn't the same logic apply to our people? www.1news.co.nz/2026/05/10/w...

"What I'd say to you is we had been successfully keeping the numbers of unemployed down, but Air NZ had to reduce the number of flights to Australia because of the fuel crisis we have successfully managed..."

A re-read of Red Seas Under Red Skies by @scottlynch78.bsky.social

Week in Review: 'If you do not count people, you do not see them. If you do not see people, you cannot serve them,' critic says of Government's census changes

Interviewer:”your application for this radio DJ position? Any relevant experience?” Sisyphus: “only CENTURIES of bringing Ancient Greece the same great rock every day!”

I'M SORRY, you write mysteries about a CAT named DETECTIVE DAINTYPAWS and you've been keeping this information to yourself????? 👀 😻

Ok, #BookSky, who doesn't like a song, a Selkie, or a curse? Get amongst this and you can have all three for the low, low price of one book! And, incidentally, make a li'l antipodean witch very happy.

If you missed out on a ticket to Tauranga by train last weekend, don't worry, I filmed it for you! We deserve to have transport options - whether you're a commuter, a retiree, a student, or just someone who calls both Hamilton and Tauranga home. Make sure you sign the petition! 🚂💚✨

As the old story goes: Only 50 people got to ride the train from Auckland to Tauranga. But every one that did, wrote a blog about it... @saycheeselouise.bsky.social @sbaker1428.bsky.social

[reads news not related to rockets and @bclev.bsky.social’s birthday] Ah, I have just the art for the occasion.

I really like the most popular cat names in china

To recap, re 3 x free doctors visits. “Labour is prioritising free GP visits for millionaires, paid for by a tax on people’s savings." - Nicola Willis (1) www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/10/28/l...

My personal May the Fourth tradition is to share this, the best piece of Star Wars humor ever created. @davidmalki.com created it when we didn't know anything about Episode VII yet.

It's not impossible, I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back home...

One of my favorite animal videos, probably taken at Disney's Animal Kingdom: four asian small-clawed otters racing back and forth across the grass like a troop of predatory socks, hopping up to try and snatch a butterfly out of the air.

How to give GenX an earworm

She is very lonely

BRB, just sending this to all the Irish people I know, to be sure...

Buying new underpants two sizes too big. So the ballroom can protect my family...

Is my memory dodgy, or do we have the Ardern Labour government to thank for this Mondayised Anzac holiday?

Do ya fancy a shag?

Apparently it's tiny spider pride week at the park

What is One.dafone up to now?

Shane Jones made comments quite barmy About a "Butter Chicken Tsunami" His racist dog-whistle Made people say this'll Lose votes, they love Tikka in Palmy