James Nokise
@jamesnokise.bsky.social
📤 274
📥 19
📝 117
(Noh-Key-Say) comedian, writer, podcaster, freelancer
https://linktr.ee/jamesnokise
pinned post!
In 1985, before it was bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour, The Rainbow Warrior was in the Marshall Islands helping the people of Rongelap Atoll evacuate their home… All six episodes of The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior are now available here:
www.abc.net.au/pacific/prog...
loading . . .
The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior with James Nokise - ABC Pacific
The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior. You think you know the story? You only know the half of it.
https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/the-last-voyage-of-the-rainbow-warrior
about 1 year ago
0
5
2
I know we joke about road workers being on meth, but my orange vested brothers why are you setting up cones and traffic lights in a residential area for an hour at 4am? This happening anywhere else in
#wellington
?
10 days ago
0
1
0
So Judith Collins retired and David Farrar really panicked and said “We must submit to Australia to survive!
10 days ago
0
0
0
ICE never would have tried this s**t in Minneapolis if Prince was still with us.
20 days ago
0
4
0
It’s almost as though Canterbury Rugby culture doesn’t translate to the international game… 🤷🏽‍♂️
about 1 month ago
0
1
0
reposted by
James Nokise
Alt National Park Service
about 1 month ago
FFS. ICE is targeting Native Americans!
310
5034
2260
I don’t know who he is, but when he said “You heard it from me” I realised this is Minnesota 2Pac: FurPac “A bunch of bitches if I’ve ever seen a bunch. And I’m telling you to your face, and if you don’t like it, fuck you.”
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
0
5
0
Your country may win gold at the US Olympics… but it ain’t keeping it
#LA2028
#yourwinisathreat
about 1 month ago
0
2
0
A spokesperson for FIFA has confirmed the US is only serious about invading countries that didn’t make it to the World Cup.
about 1 month ago
0
6
0
reposted by
James Nokise
WuTangIsForTheChildren
about 1 month ago
"They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor" - Tupac Shakur 1993
loading . . .
6
792
236
reposted by
James Nokise
Wajahat Ali
about 1 month ago
They can't even wait a day...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
loading . . .
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/venezuela-strikes/card/finance-industry-eyes-investment-opportunities-in-venezuela-CmtLevzMTXEvRLkADjbG?mod=author_content_page_1_pos_1
124
1271
427
You just know that Team America: World Police sequel is being cooked up.
about 1 month ago
0
6
0
Who knew Trump missed the 80’s THIS much?
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
1
2
0
Start your year the way you intend to keep going…
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
loading . . .
If there’s really a crisis, Chris, you need to move like there is one
OPINION: One word more than any other needs to be addressed this year: Crisis, says James Nokise.
https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360925823/if-theres-really-crisis-chris-you-need-move-there-one
about 1 month ago
1
1
0
There are few things as satisfying to Kiwi ears than hearing english tourists complain about how nothings open on a public holiday. Oh you came all this way and can’t find a pub for a pint? How sad for you my friends. How very very saaaaaddddd.
about 1 month ago
1
6
0
If you attack a foreign nation on Christmas, does FIFA take away your sham peace prize?
about 2 months ago
2
3
0
Well I have not been called “Bunga” in a lonnnnggg time. On the bright side I am apparently very funny for one. What a surreal way to end the year for gigs 🤦🏽‍♂️ Such times, New Zealand
about 2 months ago
1
2
0
The most embarassing part of the Jake Paul fight is definitely that horrific attempt at a pacific sleeve on his arm
about 2 months ago
0
1
0
reposted by
James Nokise
Democracy Now!
about 2 months ago
How did a far-right politician who admires the Pinochet dictatorship get elected president of Chile? It was partly because the country's center-left "turned its back on the troubles of the people," says Chilean American author Ariel Dorfman.
loading . . .
Chile’s Trump? Ariel Dorfman on the Election of Pinochet Admirer José Antonio Kast
José Antonio Kast has won Chile’s presidential election, with the far-right leader getting about 58% of the vote in Sunday’s runoff against Jeannette Jara, a member of the Communist Party who served a...
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/17/chile_election
15
92
45
Rob Reiner did lots of cool projects, showing up in cameos between directing great films. But mannn… he did Princess Bride. You don’t even how much of pop culture walks on that films shoulders. That’s all you need to know. RIP
2 months ago
0
13
1
“Have you seen the latest poll?” For the New Zealand election? The 2026 New Zealand election? The 2026 second half of the year New Zealand election? Those aren’t polls, they’re pre-xmas report cards. I give them slightly less weight than the NBA championship predictions.
2 months ago
0
4
1
I feel like people have forgotten that 50Cent is Eminems best friend and that all his petty moves are basically the plot to an early 2000’s Em music vid.
2 months ago
0
1
0
What I enjoy about Auckland night bus drivers is their commitment to hitting the speed bumps at speed. It just makes every road an airborne adventure.
2 months ago
0
5
0
Looking forward to the emergency call from Anthony Albanese to the Socceroos coach begging them to let USA win.
2 months ago
0
1
0
At this point Weed is showing up to smoke Joe Rogan..
add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
0
3
1
My Spotify reading age is “old enough to know Spotify screws artists and supports anti-immigrant policies”. Start your New Year with a better app.
2 months ago
0
5
3
reposted by
James Nokise
God
3 months ago
Thou shalt not pretend that you're at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
229
12413
3751
If you’re a pacific islander and you’re in Destiny Church and protesting immigration… What in the history of our people are you f****n doing?
3 months ago
0
2
0
I don’t mean this as shade, coz it’s genuinely weird, but the strangest thing about performing in Christchurch is… there’s no Pacific people in the CBD
3 months ago
0
1
0
So Chris Bishop really hasn’t coped with Ken Laban becoming Mayor of Lower Hutt…
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
loading . . .
No more regional councils - major shake-up of local government announced
The government says it is not a power grab, but about "making local government fit for purpose".
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/579978/no-more-regional-councils-major-shake-up-of-local-government-announced
3 months ago
0
1
0
I’m sure someone in the U.N will have an explanation for why it’s not important to have a COP in the Pacific.. I mean what could possibly happen in Türkiye over the next year to make a massive international conference a logistics nightmare?
3 months ago
0
2
0
I don’t think people realise how close Samoa just came to a national crisis..
www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-...
loading . . .
Rugby World Cup 2027 qualifying: Belgium miss out after 13-13 draw with Samoa
Belgium narrowly fail to reach their first men's Rugby World Cup as they draw 13-13 with Samoa, who take the final spot at Australia 2027.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/crl2g973lkgo
3 months ago
0
2
0
Me: You grow up here? Barber: Out in the Hutt; St Bernard’s College. Me: Oh snap. I was at SBC - what year? Barber: 2022 Me *realising I graduated in 2000
3 months ago
1
8
0
I’m doing a small tour of small venues in New Zealand at the end of the month, and if you want a big show on NZ Politica, you should grab a ticket and come down…
3 months ago
0
3
2
Lady with a microphone, a speaker, and stories of personal trauma, standing outside the law school, yelling at Luxon in the Beehive about mental health. “Mr Luxon you piece of s**t!” Wellingtonians walking past with sushi and headphones. Not a cop to be seen. Don’t lose that, NZ
3 months ago
1
3
0
At this rate they’re gonna have to change the official animal of the U.S from the bald eagle to this guy:
3 months ago
0
2
0
I think, in hindsight, we all knew things had turned against Samoa when the stadium announcer had the crowd singing “If you’re happy and you know it…”
#toasamoa
3 months ago
0
1
0
“Simi! Sasagi! For Samoa! Sennnsational!” The commentators really matching the quality of the game. What a difference correct pronunciation makes to the experience.
#toasamoa
3 months ago
1
1
0
Come on RNZ - a 5 doesn’t hit Wellington, it passes through… nothing below a 6 come close to a whack
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
loading . . .
Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Wellington
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Wellington on Thursday evening.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/578089/magnitude-5-earthquake-hits-wellington
3 months ago
0
0
0
Come on RNZ - a 5 doesn’t hit Wellington, it passes through… nothing below a 6 come close to a whack
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
loading . . .
Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Wellington
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Wellington on Thursday evening.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/578089/magnitude-5-earthquake-hits-wellington
3 months ago
0
1
0
Always fun when you hear the earthquake before you feel it..
3 months ago
0
4
0
My favourite part of Mamdani’s speech was where threw back his head and yelled “IT HAS BEGUN!” before the DJ blasted the Mortal Kombat theme and ninjas jumped onto the stage and began breakdancing
3 months ago
0
10
0
Fireworks, High Winds, and an intense amount of Flags.. what could go wrong?
3 months ago
0
1
0
reposted by
James Nokise
Giovanni Tiso
3 months ago
Finally, some good news.
0
27
8
Like many Chicago Bulls life-long fans… I too have no idea what to do with a 5-0 start to the
@nba.com
season. The excitement to dread ratio is palpable.
4 months ago
0
4
0
This Halloween, New Zealand dressed up as the Pacific Sea Nettle: Packs a powerful sting for its size, is comfortably found near the U.S, and is of course totally spineless.
4 months ago
0
2
0
It’s really telling about the UK that a song where a person enjoys being called wonderful and begs for conversation is the feel good hit of the year Banger of a tune though
4 months ago
0
0
0
Nooooooooooooooooo
add a skeleton here at some point
4 months ago
1
3
1
I have never ever seen a Comedy Festival - or any Festival - where the acts have had to do a post-fest press tour back announcing donations of part of their fees to charities because of how bad the organisers were.
4 months ago
0
19
1
Man that orange guy wanted the Nobel Peace Prize so badly.. and they gave it to someone from the country he’s trying to start a war with. Tou-damn-ché
4 months ago
2
21
3
Glad we can finally get this story out. Ever hear about the monkeys in Palau? I went and investigated how they got there and what it has to do with Germans, the American Military, and phosphate mining…
www.abc.net.au/pacific/prog...
loading . . .
Monkeys in Palau: How Germany's colonial past, WWII and US military plans have fuelled an ecological calamity - ABC Pacific
Angaur, a tiny island at the southern end of Palau, spans just four square kilometres, but it's overrun by thousands of invasive macaque monkeys. With only 114 locals left, the island's human populat...
https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacific-specials/monkeys-in-palau/105811648
4 months ago
1
13
6
Load more
feeds!
log in