TW In my mind justice is not being served here, and I highly doubt those in the Cooperite community at Gloriavale who want to address the serious issues will be in any way aided by this www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

The Victorian health scare that tried to stop NZ women riding bikes newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/01/t...

The Victorian health scare that tried to stop NZ women riding bikes newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/01/t...

Given evangelicals seem to suddenly want to set the world on fire, has there ever been a better time for a full lunar eclipse? RNZ says it's just after midnight, early in Wednesday morning on March 4 in NZ. BTW setting the world on fire is a bad idea #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

I've heard from a reliable source that the national party of New Zealand are seeking to use the song 'save the rich' as their official campaign song for election '26. youtu.be/gJ2zWrRX8-o?...

My take - the USA is either due a second Republic or needs to amend the current one by removing any protection from prosecution their President has - The rule of law doesn't mix well with the divine right of kings #USA

Iran attack sparks warning for KiwiSaver, fuel, inflation www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

I am incredibly disappointed that #PSA members accepted this collective agreement, choosing wage 'increases' far less than the current inflation rate at a time where the majority of health sector workers are refusing such shitty deals, and the govt is under pressure. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Here's sunday's monkey and the queen episode. Our hero is stuck in a corporate meeting where saying the wrong thing might just see him turned into nutrient paste for the rest of the crew. But temping as it is to pay attention, he's got other things on his mind... open.substack.com/pub/monkeyan...

Behind every number. Since 2022 the number of New Zealand children living in hardship has increased by 47,500. Seems like that’s by design. My #cartoon #Children #Hardship #poverty #NZpol #families #whānau

Having my first full hyperbaric oxygen therapy session for long covid, exploring Caribbean rhythms and figuring out streaming - Any suggestions for which service to use other than Spotify for music that isn't billboard top 100? Here's my current track open.spotify.com/track/7ELMlg...

Should people close themselves from seeing the evidence in front of their own eyes, they will run willingly into a dark age

#autumnHarvest Akane is a Japanese variety. Early eating, late finishing. It's usually may before the bellbirds start eating them on the branch. Due to a foot of rain last week we've done a thinning pick to stop tree limbs snapping, and it's caused a Watery texture rather than the usual crisp bite

This critique of the enshittification of media landscape by #primus - now in its forth decade - holds up well. Not their musical backing might be a bit much for those of a weak constitution. 'mr krinckle' open.spotify.com/track/0DmqYa...

Apparently several US naval vessels, not just one air raft carrier, all set to sail to Iran, are needing extensive repairs as the toilets have failed. Not a design flaw but tools, clothing, cement etc. Hopefully the sailors direct action will help stop Trump causing the armegedon he lusts for

As I've been needing to lay still in bed (my hearts been running at less than 30 bpm for the last few days which is not recommended), I've been watching movies. #undine last night (a must see) followed #anna - stylish, great period scenes but also a #metoo controversy variety.com/2019/film/re...

@sarahkendzior has researched and published multiple books about the takeover of the #USA by trump and his Russian backers, their links to Epstein and the mossad backed human trafficking network, plus the rest of the corrupt cabal, since midway through last decade. Here's today's Q&A session...

Hannah Spencer victory speech youtu.be/Tf7wVpDEvho?... "We have shown that we don't have to accept being turned against each other. We can demand better without hating each other"

I've just watched #undine & have to say it's one of the most hauntingly sad yet beautiful films I've ever seen. Quite possibly a masterpiece. I'm still crying half an hour after & I'll be watching it again TW its a folktale so a tragic suicide, murder and betrayal en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undine_...

In todays serialized edition of #theMonkeyAndTheQueen, Will manages to avoid sucking the entire crew into the void, himself tortured & gets a lesson on manifesting dreams. But will a meeting running overtime spell his doom? Its just another day mining in deep space open.substack.com/pub/monkeyan...

#Christchurchs #sewage plant was damaged in 2021, and remains a partial inoperable and a health hazard. The regional council #ecan has finally issued a two week notice for a PLAN to be made - Not even to stop polluting. People in #Wellington, this is #moapoints future www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Some people call what's happening in Nelsons Tasman bay modern slavery, but #rnz calls it 'Foreign crew on retired Interislander ferry earning below minimum wage' I would hate to have to be in either workplace right now www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Unfortunately, prehistoric dinosaur hub isn't on bluesky, and the video is probably AI rather than CGI by an artist (I've not checked) & the background music sucks. But the message from the velociraptor in the front row? Just wtaf are humans choosing extinction? www.facebook.com/share/v/1DKk...

I write stories while awaiting heart surgery - here's yesterdays #flashfiction effort ~8000 words. In '1964' Hitler still lives & rules Germany, but someone has got hold of the files documenting the billions his war has killed. Which will cause a war if published open.substack.com/pub/monkeyan...

To anyone whose not yet read @sarahkendzior.bsky.social work on Trump, you are missing out one of the most prescient, accurate & frightening commentators writing from the USA. Her truths are not always kind. She's described him as the face of those he represents since before his first term in office

"The DOJ's selective redactions make the Epstein victims relive their pain on a national level. For years, they had to suffer alone. And now they have to suffer alone but with everyone watching, which is the worst feeling you can have. My heart breaks for them." www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNZs...

NEW: This is a terrific deep dive into Epstein & Russia by @professorshaw.bsky.social for @thenerve.news which starts with ‘Yachtgate’, Mandelson’s 2008 scandal involving Nat Rothschild, George Osborne & Russian oligarch, Oleg Deripaska 1/ www.thenerve.news/p/peter-mand...

My uncle & father were both British officers during the second world war, until the end of the British presence in Palestine. Both said war should never be celebrated & the sacrifices never forgotten. And it looks like this film about the 28th #maoribattalion captures this youtu.be/cZ-qino7ZNg?...

Yeah, nah I used to live in Lyall Bay, before Moa Point plant went live, and I bet there's going to be some very sick people very soon. Back then it was disgusting on an incoming tide www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Here's some useful background to help understand why the proposed LNG terminal in New Zealand is one of last things the nation should be doing to ensure energy supply, security and independence. As well as derailing how some of the commonly used arguements to support the project are flawed #nzpol

Listening to Chris Hipkins talking on RNZs morning report, I'm increasingly worried for the NZ Labour party - despite fitting a few good statements into an a soft interview, he sounded as inspiring as Luxon, just with hair. Does anyone know if his media persona is intentionally like a wet blanket?

open.spotify.com/track/7ELMlg... Just the right track to get through the paper edit of a longish chapter. Yay for having a working printer

Here is @aoc.bsky.social thankfully telling everyone exactly what to do to stop a concentration camp from being built where you live. Please take it to heart and take action.

I'm back into dropping episodes of my cyberpunk, anti corporate tale at lukewigram.substack.com at 5pm each Friday, Sunday and Wednesday. In a couple of weeks the prequel will end and it'll leap from deep space to a once quiet bay in the Marlborough sounds. Which is where the story really begins

This is what needs to happen. Cancel the World Cup. Cancel the Olympics. Cancel your US vacations. Refuse to support this regime and refuse to endanger lives.

Putting together a story board for the next part of the #theMonkeyAndTheQueen series, the latest episode of which is out at lukewigram.substack.com at 5pm tonight and every Sunday/Wednesday/Friday. In this story board, World War 2 is still going, and is about to go nuclear...

Just wondering if anyone else has seen the reporting about Canada closing it's airspace to US polar overflights in response to the latest trump tariffs? It seems to be a story on platforms like tiktok but not in the traditional media. If it's true, air travel is about to get even more expensive...

The economic cost of fraud in NZ is about $10 billion a year; $7-$8b of that is tax avoidance. Wealthy individuals and multinational corporations are the primary drivers of large-scale tax avoidance. If we want to “claw back welfare payments” let’s start with the ones we’re giving to the wealthy.

"I’ve been told this is not really a shipwreck, but the remains of a gravel barge that crashed some fifty years ago. I still call it a shipwreck, because you still call this a government, and that crashed some fifty years ago too." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/shipwreck-...

newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/19/b... Latest read, now I've got my grubby mitts on it.

Reminder that Francesca Albanese is not being targeted for a sentence twisted and lifted out of context in a speech. She is being targeted for daring to name the names of giant companies complicit in the crime of genocide. They would rather destroy international law than be accountable to it.

I need a cup of tea and a lie down after reading about the 250 year plan of the US based heritage foundation. Looks like they've got plans well beyond trump flnow.org/fl-now-rejec...

Is it just me thinking this, but shouldn't state highways and the telephone network be designed to continue working when it rains?

@markmitchellmp.bsky.social told @rnz.co.nz.web.brid.gy 'we've always had [weather events], it's just that we're getting better at identifying them' - @nathansurendran.bsky.social made this 'States of Emergency since 2000' chart from CD data (excl. quakes): www.civildefence.govt.nz/emergency-ev...

It's a real shame Prof Jane Kelsey shuns social media, but here's her latest article in newsroom about Trump taking over the WTO. I'm still letting just it sink in how bad this will be. newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/13/i...