Just saw this great post again and it reminded me of my old beef against "spoilers don't matter, a good film isn't spoilable": The timing with which information is revealed is important in every movie! It's as much a part of the art as dialogue or lighting,it matters at least as much as aspect ratio

The number of carve outs in this new "Earthquake Prone Building" system will cost much less in terms of building upgrades, but probably a lot more in terms of lives lost. Lower standards for towns smaller than 10k people is just silly. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

They are literally a meme government

Comparing respect for trans people's identities to denying documented mass death in Gaza is grotesque. One affirms human dignity. The other denies human suffering. Don't instrumentalise Palestinian deaths to attack trans people. This cynical false equivalence from Damien Grant is disgusting.

Is it just me or does a lot of the opinions in New Zealand over recognising Palestine as a state overlap with opinions regarding welfare for the unemployed? Both are based on whether you think people "deserve" help, or should have it as a basic right. #nzpol

What. The. Absolute. Fuck? #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

Every new funding announcement is no new funding #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener...

Kal @kaltoons on #RFKJR – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

Reminder: National has always taken the side of Apartheid regimes.

“This isn’t just being out of sync with our friends. It is morally reprehensible to be turning our back when we see an unfolding genocide.” A welcome clear statement from Chris Hipkins. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/labour-pa...

Thinking about it, I'm pretty sure all of our previous Prime Ministers would have recognised Palestine as a state by now. The fact that Luxon hasn't speaks to how much influence people like David Seymour have over the direction of the government. #nzpol

Luxon states that there are strongly held feelings on both sides, which is why he cannot support either House Atreides or House Harkonnen at this time #nzpol

The National/ACT/NZ First government announcing announcements to do something later. #nzpol

INBOX: The Parliamentary Registrar into Pecuniary Interests is doing an inquiry into National MP Carl Bates. NZH reported recently that his family trust has 25 different properties that were not declared.

What if we legalised weed and taxed it? What if we had a capital gains tax? Fuck’s sakeeeeeee

At this rate I'd say RFK Jr will "destroy" more lives by the time he leaves office than autism ever has

CARTOON OF THE DAY (Updated Version)

In today’s NZ Herald #Trump #UN

Remember the respected Australian journalist who Trump said was ‘embarrassing Australia’? Then our ABC got barred from the WH? Here’s John Lyons’ worth listening to take on that Trump UN speech. Who’s embarrassing who Trump? 🇦🇺💔🇺🇸 youtu.be/Wkt4e1qjI14?...

RNZ "explainer" on the proposed holidays act changes skips over some of the worst sections. Come on RNZ, we need better journalism. www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines... #nzpol

I’m not sure there’s been a more damning corporate statement about Kirk than postponing a series about infiltrating violent white supremacist groups out of respect to his followers.

Shamubeel Eaqub is speaking to NZEI Te Riu Roa's Hui-a-Tau about how we could have a better New Zealand. Better is possible and requires us to pay it forward. Stop believing in the myths and lusting after unicorns. What we've done for the last forty years has not worked!!

Someone should tell RFK Jr that all cases of autism happened when dihydrogen monoxide was consumed during pregnancy.

Take your Kimmel protest energy and use it to freeze out that hateful JKR too! Maybe HP was a part of your childhood. Well now it's a slap in the face and a dagger in the back of people who just wanna live. Don't let her see a dime!

Wait, any changes to the Holidays Act will not apply for schools for 5-10 years because they need to replace their payroll system? Are they dropping Novopay already? It only went in back in 2013. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpol

Autism Books You Should Know: Nobody's Normal. "With autism the boundary lines are drawn more by culture than by nature. While most of us can easily tell the difference between yellow becomes orange, we probably can't agree on exactly where yellow ends & orange begins." bookshop.org/p/books/nobo...

Have you read Neurotribes?!? If you want to know what autism is and why it is diagnosed more, Neurotribes explains the whole history. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/310415...

Just going to leave this article about new residence visa pathways here for absolutely no reason at all. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today. Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943. Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s. Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.

And here we are. DrC going to the lines later this morning. This isn't on the front page of Stuff or RNZ or the NZ Herald. You wouldn't even know it was happening if you didn't have a doctor in the family, an appointment today, or Toast in your skyline. F* these people. All of them.

Talking to one of the security staff at Parliament about the Government failing to recognise Palestine and I was shocked to learn that he was unaware that Marama Davidson was arrested and detained by the IDF trying to break the Gaza blockade in 2016 as an MP. #EndGenocide #FreePalestine #nzpol

Twist Facts To Open. Newsday.com/matt

So this $413m of classroom building is from: $58m "maintenance work" $175m "brought forward funding" $180m "pre-allocated funding" This is just shuffling spending around to make them look good. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

"I don’t know about you, but paying $180 million a year for a project that delivers an annual $63 million (or $79 million) in benefits doesn’t sound like a very good deal." Today's post: Matt does the numbers on last week's report from Infrastructure NZ: www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/09/22/g...

I can just imagine what Simeon Brown is like with dinner plans: "I'm announcing that there will be dinner tonight. I am aware this is not new grocery funding, but it gives the household clarity on what food will be used for". #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

How a National Party MP Weaponized Violence to Target Academic Criticism culture-centered.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-...

Cover story - USA tariffs! FACTS - #NewZealand trade INCREASED in Q2/25 compared to Q2/24 Luxon is full of shit, blames everyone but their own incompetence #nzpol

Decided to pick all the ripe lemons off the tree. I now have about 4.4kg worth. Time to go find some dairy free lemon baking ideas.

The decision of the Luxon Govt to cancel the NZ Battery Project, which would have underpinned security of the nz electricity network, sure looks short sited as we watch the wave of industrial closures driven, in part, by security of supply and high prices of electricity.

Candidate from the purported party of free speech weirdly triggered by me exercising my free speech to call my blog Local Aotearoa.

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Chef’s kiss!! 💋

Magnus sitting in the window #cats

If Simeon Brown crashed his car he would blame whatever fixed/stationary object for not moving out of his way. #nzpol

The irony of people saying that Labour just "taxed, borrowed and spent" is that yes, all governments do that. The problem is that National cut taxes, cut spending, somehow is borrowing more, and making things worse in general. #nzpol

"A few high-profile people got shaken down and everyone else got the message. A general chill spread over the country’s media, but it took a while to entirely freeze over." www.thenextmove.org/p/i-saw-how-...

STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.” Nailed it.