How many days do the Black Caps have for fielding practice before the next game?

On One News tonight there was a story on a Rotorua tourism company that talked about fewer visitors but a higher value. That's quite a fancy way to say we've put our prices up and are pricing locals out.

Is it ‘My wife and I’ or ‘Me and my wife’? Anyway, we just robbed a liquor store

Minister Mitchell, when asked about complaints about police going back to the police to investigate, says the system works fine, if the police aren't corrupt.

Just checked my Lotto ticket and dammit, I was one number away!* *from winning a bonus ticket.

I must say, it's a bit delightful to read of Erica's 'own-goal' here 🤩 www.engaginglearningvoices.com/post/the-mis... #NZPol

Damien Grant's article today is that we need billionaires, and for a man who has made his opinion writing career out of being wrong, this is perhaps the most wrong he has ever been.

Just gonna keep saying it: There is no point growing the pie if the wealthy keep eating all of it.

Nearly half of NZ top 50 companies increased their climate pollution. Biggest increase from the biggest polluter - Fonterra businessdesk.co.nz/article/poli...

This teacher blames Government intransigence for teacher strikes. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Luxon's not entirely wrong. We DO need to consider what assets we have and how best to manage them. In general, my viewpoint is that if it is critical infrastructure that we would be in serious trouble if it failed (eg NZ Railways), we shouldn't consider selling. www.nzherald.co.nz/business/eco...

Charter Schools in NZ are aa fiasco, part six thousand three hundred and twelve. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

This guy gets it…

I keep on buying the Stamp pins, but unfortunately they don't last as my wife keeps giving them away as presents! They are amazing, Pepper is an amazing artist, and I will definitely get some more stuff.

2 Maps (from the FB account Terrible Maps) that made me laugh today.

Won the first 5 and now the wheels have fallen off :(

Brad Olsen on Breakfast television in NZ saying he doesn't think AI is a bubble. Some of the valuations are WELL out of whack compared to the income they earn, or the income they will ever earn.

I think the free 3 GP visits for NZ'ers regardless of income is a good idea. In general universality is easier to manage, doesn't punish people who don't own their own business (who often miraculously seem to earn very little while stile driving the latest model cars).

i've heard similar conversations in the waikato. i straight up now cough loudly and ask ' remind me- how did you end up with this farm?' and one reply was ' well we're not fucking giving it back'. it wasn't given mate, and you fucken know it.

A workmate told me about a conversation with another workmate who said "Where are all these disadvantaged Māori's? I've never seen them". This other person was born into a Sth Taranaki farming family so let's talk about where your family farm came from then.

This dude on NZQ&A is just a slogan machine for AI. Just bullshit.

I keep on coming back to the irrefutable fact that the people in New Zealand that don't want to address the impact of colonisation and argue "it's in the past, the current generation are not responsible for that" continue to enjoy benefits that flowed directly from that colonisation.

My fireworks display, during the day.

Switched my Kiwisaver to a conservative fund out of growth. Apparently with my particular provider that was the only way to get out of AI stocks. I feel comfortable with the decision at this point in time.

Well to be fair FIFA has a long history of corruption, it's completely fitting.

Historically, or in Andrew's time?

If this doesn't tell you it's time to get out of AI stocks then what will. www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/577...

Since National killed night schools (they remain unforgiven from me for this), I travel every Tuesday night to Whanganui for woodowrkclasses. If you want details for next year (if it's within travel distance) hmu.

I needed a drill bit, 5mm at least 200mm long and let me tell you my eyes watered as I purchased one. 315mm, over $50.

Jack Tame on NZQ&A talked about if a house just kept up with inflation, why should you have to pay CGT? You'd effectively be losing buying power. Except this is totally incorrect. (1/n)

Melbourne Cup today I'm betting a horse wins it Racing not my thing #MelbourneCupHaiku

The Bagrie interview this morning on Breakfast annoyed the fuck out of me. Totally uninformed, and no balance on the issue (Teacher pay).

This one's not over yet!

National so far this term: Getting to your meeting 30 seconds quicker is a higher priority than protecting kids from cars on their way to school Keeping school attendance up is a higher priority than protecting kids from measles Saving a few bucks is a higher priority than a decent lunch

Fucking hell. 2 out from deflections off the bowler in one innings.

Happy Halloween

two for one, nice 😎

Now we know how National would have handled the Covid pandemic. The 20,000 we saved would be dead.

There is an opportunity now for Overton to bowl in the cricket right now. It's the Overton window.

National in full-on attack mode on Facebook about Labour's proposed CGT - smells like panic lol

Roads of National Party Significance. What a bag of shit #nzpol

A hostile takeover attempt against a fucking public school is insane looking-glass-world crap dystopia shit Anyone who warned about this sort of carryon before the election would have been mocked, but here the fuck we are www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/30/b...

For anyone in Palmy, if you need a good mechanic, I really rate Lance Keall on Main Street. Great service, totally honest, no upsell bullshit, and totally on to it.

wanted to boost this again since, unsurprisingly, nothing has panned out (remember this isn't normal!) open to contract and full time work, games-adjacent or no

Look at England, progressively disbanding the Monarchy one person at a time.

I believe Monrad Intermediate is closed today as well as College Street School and PNINS because of the fire at the Fitz last night. Meanwhile, Pak'n'Save (right across the road from the fire), all the hotels and Motels along Fitzherbert Avenue (much closer than Monrad) all remain open.

Local Intermediate is closed tomorrow because of the fire at the Fitz - potentially asbestos in the ash.

Change one letter ruin a candy Imperial Mince

What I always look for in a leader is someone who can form an instant connection with a narcissistic sociopath.