Morningside Jem
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Looking down at you from my ivory tower. I was once a political hack, but I'm normal now.
You should know that you'll look like a twat.
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What to know before you get a hair transplant in NZ or overseas
About 50% of men show some hair loss by age 50, rising to 80% by age 80.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/hair-transplants-what-to-know-if-youre-seeking-treatment-for-hair-loss/premium/JS54RGOE3RHO5BVHA2IXNEQXI4/
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Interesting that Melissa Lee charges the taxpayer to rent her 'electorate' office (which is nowhere near Mt Albert, the electorate she is based in), which is actually the National Party's regional office.
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Melissa Lee and Jenny Salesa used taxpayer-funded entitlements to buy and rent their own homes
MPs can receive up to $36,240 every year in superannuation contributions, and use the money to buy property.
https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/05-06-2026/melissa-lee-and-jenny-salesa-used-taxpayer-funded-entitlements-to-buy-and-rent-their-own-homes?fbclid=IwY2xjawSO-QRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFXeG51UGpqTURjemN5YUFFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHi6Ust-cBJ3Yuqlmh082ChJkpS9KC7kRO6lBCU11enh-9zSgcTplURVzjsLA_aem_HmHdI-nzBm1fdjZWAy1sbA
5 days ago
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Entry level for potential slumlords. People pay more than $300 a week to live *there*?
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1-8/57 Kana Street, Mataura - 16 Bed Residential Investment - Auction
1-8/57 Kana Street - Investment Opportunity!
https://www.kanastreet.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=aim&utm_content=230359&propertytype=Residential&utm_id=120246862366460751_v2_s09_e7637&utm_term=120246862366460751&fbclid=IwY2xjawSNw8NleHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQBqzPiZvysH3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4xW2IQrtG-6-IS0ChrAeIUbTbs8hNcksO8HBxZ4w-oKVXgvn5E_o0Kg_gp7w_aem_hGUVtLtEnhbcftcKRtJdrw
6 days ago
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Is... is the Free Speech Union trying to limit Grant Robertson's free speech...?
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Uni denies Grant Robertson breached neutrality rules over 'man' and 'woman' definitions bill
Robertson called the bill 'unnecessary and disturbing' in an email to Otago students.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/otago-university-rejects-claims-grant-robertson-breached-neutrality-rules-over-definitions-of-woman-and-man-bill/QFWKAB3ABFBU5AOAPYPHEUCH5M/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSNvVhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAEwAAEe9n5M4EpO-9EpssOlOk-L7YY-SDkY3nb5Zip0vTweOK0rSeSsKlxuEKY0Sl4_aem_HDuvL5N0c8-JiB76oBbSvw
6 days ago
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"Elizabeth Rata for services to education" What's next? "David Tamihere for services to Swedish tourists"?
9 days ago
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Absolute travesty that New Zealand's only Costco is located in a licensing trust area.
19 days ago
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Everyone has come across an HR middle manager who talks like this.
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Thanks to Nicola Willis and Brian Roche, I now get that Iām just human capital
Please replace me with AI, for my chief concern is productivity.
https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/21-05-2026/thanks-to-nicola-willis-and-brian-roche-i-now-get-that-im-just-human-capital?fbclid=IwY2xjawR7HvdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFFZmpkZERaZnJUeUNSOWloc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgYtBtg76Uk7qiMMrqsMiSYqW1m1hnwcSrqW97X6smaysXvhOQ4f09MMNtOf_aem_OqV8IoPqYv4V462fVfRx1Q
20 days ago
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He did his own research.
20 days ago
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No way that photo was chosen by accident.
23 days ago
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This comes up every year. Every goddamn year.
24 days ago
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Patient Zero for the next pandemic will be a British Boomer. Odds on them also being a Leave / Reform voter must be pretty high.
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26 days ago
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If Luxon is the Temu John Key, then Lloyd Budd is the Lemu Luxon.
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Society Insider: 'Real-world experience and a load of energy' - John Key backs ex-Bayleys CEO's bid to be MP
Plus, party pics from the premiere of Kiwi film Caterpillar and NZ Fashion Week's launch.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/society-insider-whangarei-national-candidate-lloyd-budd-has-the-backing-of-sir-john-key-and-paula-bennett/premium/IASUD6I6ABE6PBIT3GBFN2AKAE/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRzWDtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAEwAAEezZW2WYsMPffMieU2g00fshVIwwM3GSCxYHb_gufZ7nl0waKpLt22xoPsVvk_aem_5xJsQUeDUQOyw6n7uSvULA
26 days ago
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By gum it put them on the map! (Copilot sucks)
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26 days ago
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Pretty sure 1.8m Aucklanders just collectively cringed: "TaupÅ has one, Wellington's got one, so we [SkyCity] thought, 'Let's build a big Auckland sign that people can stop and engage with it, and take photos. It can be a meeting place'"
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The 2 metre-tall, 600kg letters brightening up central Auckland
A new Auckland sign has been unveiled this morning at the base of the Sky Tower.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/community/595312/the-2-metre-tall-600kg-letters-brightening-up-central-auckland
26 days ago
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Apparently this is a thing that happened.
26 days ago
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Fewer, surely?
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27 days ago
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Has anyone ever left a voice message on Teams?
27 days ago
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Did 35 year old Simeon Brown really use the word "boondoggle"? It's something my grandparents would have said.
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Luxon calls OECD warning on government's LNG plans 'load of rubbish'
The Prime Minister says he is not interested in the OECD's recommendations.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/594954/luxon-calls-oecd-warning-on-government-s-lng-plans-load-of-rubbish?fbclid=IwY2xjawRvXHhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFhTXk5QVdwR0s5ekVyNXVKc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHidcCwTkeNGOJ1_todOgzcV1DzoY0SxCBevV8ytrIdfQtoNhTCX6sMf6nf5__aem_UTGz-KGO-Tpk0Q0-U-T19A
29 days ago
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Same energy.
about 1 month ago
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Proof that the idea of the Blue-Greens is a total fallacy.
about 1 month ago
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One guess which former Prime Minister was rubbing shoulders with the scum Chow Brothers.
about 1 month ago
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If you graduate from Massey University with a degree in Defense Studies, your hood is... ...wait for it... ... PANSY.
about 1 month ago
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I can't even begin to imagine the amount of deep cleaning that would be required to turn the Eninburgh Castle into a 'wellness retreat'.
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Split Enz' Neil Finn buys controversial Auckland pub
The musician has bought a controversial bar, with plans to turn it into a wellness retreat.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/food/split-enz-neil-finn-buys-controversial-auckland-pub
about 1 month ago
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Connections Puzzle #1050 šØšØšØšØ š©š©š©š© šŖšŖšŖš¦ š¦š¦š¦š¦ šŖšŖšŖšŖ Lost a line for thinking "dickface" was a thing the NY Times would refer to.
about 2 months ago
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It's Nasty Labour's fault that there's so much speculation about National's leadership.
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about 2 months ago
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I bet Luxon is glad all that untidiness is behind him.
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āCompletely falseā: Three National MPs deny allegations of leaking against Luxon
National MPs Joseph Mooney, Sam Uffindell and Andrew Bayly have publicly denied allegations of leaking to the media about grumblings within the party.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360968253/i-did-not-leak-story-media-over-national-grumblings-mp-says
about 2 months ago
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"Hey, can I put you down as a referee after the election?"
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about 2 months ago
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The Prime Minister is definitely happy, healthy, and alive!
about 2 months ago
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Sam Uffindal. Barbara Kuriger. Andrew Bayly. Tim Van Der Molen. Stuart Smith.
about 2 months ago
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Morningside Jem
about 2 months ago
Im going with Chris B, Andrew, Penny, Paul and Melissa
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Wasn't there a "essential travel only" order in Wellington yesterday?
about 2 months ago
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I can only assume that someone in the Government is about to take credit for this?
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about 2 months ago
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They should be required to make their awnings wider so the homeless have somewhere dry to sleep.
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The latest luxury brand coming to New Zealand
Refurbishment plans for 66 Queen St show elegant red awnings over upstairs windows.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/cartier-to-open-first-new-zealand-store-in-aucklands-heart/premium/UKP6YVB5H5G3VISCKWJTARWRDE/
about 2 months ago
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Warne was infamous for his lifestyle, smoking and drinking heavily. But, yeah, it was definitely the vaccine that killed him.
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Shane Warne's son blames 'forced' Covid vaccine for heart attack death
The post-mortem exam determined that playboy Warne,Ā known for his love of gambling and partying, died of 'natural causes' and that he suffered from congenital heart weakness.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-15728679/Shane-Warne-Jackson-Covid-heart-attack-cricket-Australia.html?ito=social-facebook_Australia&fbclid=IwY2xjawRKkEBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFFT3g2R0E5WVhoaEtIZVFlc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHic72gPJLgaEhGFn5ecYIvo5ItleGcHjsFlHrEroTt23cGSSBOUl-6y3937d_aem_UkHZI19a5CtnNTZNCJjdDg
about 2 months ago
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I've just found out that if you copy a link from a web browser, and then highlight text in a document or email and paste, it turns the text into a hyperlink.
about 2 months ago
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Mike Lee continuing to miss more than 1 in 3 council workshops.
about 2 months ago
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Home detention where? At the farm?
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about 2 months ago
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It's been 33 years since an Independent successfully contested a parliamentary seat. But dreams are free, I guess.
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āTheyāre not ready for meā: high-profile Green candidate flips to independent
MÄngere doctor Timoti Te Moke says the Greens arenāt progressive enough for some of his policies
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/13/high-profile-green-candidate-withdraws-candidacy/
about 2 months ago
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3 percent of Greens don't believe in climate change?
about 2 months ago
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What the fuck does this even mean?
about 2 months ago
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Why on earth do provincial towns vote for these clowns?
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Hawkeās Bay mayor says he refused state of emergency for Cyclone Vaianu, calls response āwokeā
While other local mayors declared states of emergency, Wairoa's said "there was a lot of panicking going on" over not a lot.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/592203/hawke-s-bay-mayor-says-he-refused-state-of-emergency-for-cyclone-vaianu-calls-response-woke
about 2 months ago
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"Stuart marked himself safe during the 2026 RSA closure"
about 2 months ago
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The makers of the Malcolm in the Middle reboot missed an opportunity to cast RJ Mitte as the youngest of the brothers.
about 2 months ago
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Just a second, I'll get my violin.
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A $320 fill-up: the rising cost of running a Ford Ranger
There are few quicker ways to ruin a good morning than spending $320 filling up your ute.
https://www.thepress.co.nz/business/360983791/320-fill-rising-cost-running-ford-ranger
about 2 months ago
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Seymour seems lukewarm on James Christmas. Are Prebble and Douglas trying to shoehorn some intellect back into the party that is dominated by knuckle draggers, more so when Van Veldon leaves.
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'Positive decision': Nationalās former Attorney-General prospect switches allegiance to Act
Act's new candidate could play a pivotal role in selling its proposed Treaty reform.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/nationals-former-attorney-general-prospect-james-christmas-switches-allegiance-to-act/BPB7UOCRUBFPDAQ7FDMJHQMBWQ/
about 2 months ago
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Corin Dann lists Sean Plunket as a legend of Morning Report, but fails to mention Mike Hosking, Maggie Barry, or Lindsay Perigo.
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Corin Dann thanks listeners as he signs off Morning Report
Corin Dann said he was thankful to add his name to the programme's "honours board" alongside legendary names.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/people/corin-dann-thanks-listeners-as-he-signs-off-morning-report?fbclid=IwY2xjawRFP8BleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFoUkVUbG8zRm82WUVEcG9mc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHp6dLDmVXZ8ttB-yljzoptYvAa6kKKVRtgkXoM6M_r7K6vd3PIot0UYoyDmt_aem_4iuYcVsc56FcKln_7jKaEg
2 months ago
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Who else thought this was Meryl Steep at first glance?
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2 months ago
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Just as the Founding Fathers would have wanted.
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2 months ago
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Under the provisions of the Electoral Act, male lobsters will be given the right to vote, but not female lobsters.
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2 months ago
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The build up to Cyclone Vaianu has been intense.
2 months ago
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