The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen

Just in the ODT this morning, the new Mayor of Ōtepoti Dunedin has received the most hideous violent messages since taking office. Yet in NZ RW males are loosing their fucking minds that their freedoms are being taken away. Digital violence is real & abhorrent www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...

NZ has had two major reforms of subnational government so far: 1876 and 1989 As the guy who literally wrote a book on the demise of that first system, *and* as someone who generally supports more unitary authorities, my considered opinion is that this proposal is completely insane

Reposting this, apropros of nothing thespinoff.co.nz/politics/18-...

I'm old enough to remember when National campaigned HARD against centralism, as it stirred up racist sentiment to kill Labour's Affordable Water Reform initiative #nzpol

New: Christopher Luxon said in 2023 he would ‘draw the line at’ using AI video ads, but after National published two AI videos in the past month, his office now says that only applied to fakes of real people. newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/25/n...

Fossil fuel companies were given confidential drafts of legislation during their (successful) two-year campaign to weaken oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban - new reporting from me via the OIA www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Transport Minister Chris Bishop blames “a significant escalation in costs and little clear benefit” for calling it quits on a replacement.

BREAKING It's been revealed that fossil fuel companies were given privileged, insider access to confidential drafts of legislation during a two-year campaign to weaken New Zealand's oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban.

"Automotive assisted economic redistribution for increased market efficiency and productivity"

Ram raids are back baby!

But Mark Mitchell solved ram raids!

The Canterbury farmers initially denied they knew the cow was alive. But the livestream recording gave them away.

Hey remember when Marama got told off for breaching the cabinet manual by "promoting Whittakers chocolate"?

Back on track

European F1 fans being all cute about having to wake up early to watch a race. Aotearoa says hello 👋

18 years ago at Wembley: Sol Campbell. Croatia. And the longest slide tackle since records began…

Back on track

Picture the New Zealand Herald's senior Press Gallery reporter dismissing as a "C-grade scandalette" the chair of a Māori entity *cough* taking $27 MILLION of public money and putting it in a project in his own patch. #nzpol

Price gouging

Water fluoridation does not hinder brain development in children, 40-year study finds

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I think Simeon overdosed on puberty blockers already

Absolutely fuck these people. Politicians overruling medical professionals is a shit position.

Also, this line from Indira's report is important: "Mount Albert Grammar School trespassed Cullen in 2023 for various reasons, including taking students out of school grounds without approval and his “combative and aggressive” behaviour with its staff." #nzpol

Victory! Time to bugger off Bangerz. Also, this shows the kind of person Seymour thinks should run a charter school - Rhys Michael Cullen (on the right), a former doctor with a criminal conviction who was struck off for professional misconduct in 2009. 1/3. #nzpol www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/19/t...

Maybe don't keep announcing unaffordable trophy roads if you can't pay for them. Just a thought.

Their latest FB post - I kid you not

A 3 part comedy, AKA 'They lied & many of you bough the lie'. I think I might disown my cousins who are all working class poor who have all consumed the National trickle down cool aid.

Nice government you've voted for NZ

Build a walking and cycling bridge and get over it

If you are in the market for a new Sky Sport Now subscription

Hospitality: please spend your money with us so we can survive. Also Hospitality: it's just supply and demand folks, so stump up that cash, oh, and fuck you.

Alternative headline: No action at McLean Park due to the rain.

Does he even own a suit?

Wiilis trying to rewrite history on RNZ. Reckons she/Govt didn't break the IREX contract rather they paid the fees due on the contract. Those fees were only due because you cancelled the contract without cause. This woman's mendacity knows no bounds. #nzpol

This secretive process just gets worse. Also, "Stanford experiment". Oof.

Back on track

Saying the quiet thing out loud again

Back on track baby!

Among all the severe weather, you may have missed that we passed our 1000th post on bluesky today 🥳 Spread the word and tell your friends we're here as we creep towards 1000 followers. 36 to go!

Winning!

BBC News: "the government believe refugees are deliberately bringing their children to avoid deportation" As opposed to doing what with their children??

A brand new,NZ$1.25 billion Transmission Gully highway, & theyre aleady digging it up at Waitangirua/Whitby turn-off.Road cones everywhere.Down to one lane. I thought Public-Private Partnerships were supposed to bring efficiencies to major public infrastructure works? www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

That and people already trapped in an abusive relationship simply unable to leave because they can't afford to. They stay and then need urgent assistance.