My nephew is in Australia on a under 15 NZ representative softball tour and the team is going the NRL Grand Final tonight. Lucky little bugger.

This is absolute insanity.

I think people (including me) forget that Luxon is actually very right wing.

My job isn’t great but I know that there are 100s applying for my kind of job so I’m staying where I am for now. It’s called rising unemployment Luxon. Twat.

Why bother leaking this letter? Just put out a statement that you’ve sent the letter to Labour - what an own goal. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Look I know bugger all about US politics BUT how is the partial shutdown of government the Democrats fault when the Republicans have a majority (although slim)?

Obviously I spoke too soon.

#BlackcapsVAus 🏏 looking slightly better than at the start of the match.

If I only I had the confidence in myself that Luxon has in himself.

RIP Nigel Latta www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

We had to get a new TV and I’m annoyed because I had just managed to make sure I wasn’t the single point of failure and now we’re back to square one. Now I have to train them all again in how to get to all the things they want to get to.

My children are being very unreasonable tonight which is annoying because I was feeling very unreasonable and now I have to be reasonable.

America has no real sports culture. In men's sports - aside from golf and the olympics - they don't feature on the international stage at all. They prefer to throw parties and call them majors and play against themselves. And when they reveal themselves to the world as a fan group, come up short.

FYI #BlackcapsVAus tomorrow on TVNZ at 7pm 🇳🇿🇦🇺🏏

8.5 year old thinks he’s going through menopause like me, because he’s feeling hot.

Looks like I’m downloading that register of earthquake prone buildings for my own reference.

Honestly, what the fuck is this government smoking? www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

I’m partial to Toroa myself. Vote here www.birdoftheyear.org.nz

There’s a new bike shop in Island Bay with a prime cycleway location, awesome. But the owner has locked his wares up on all the available public bike racks. Not awesome.

The moment I read “zero rates increases” or “end wasteful spending on cycle ways” from a candidate wanting my vote is the moment I stop reading and move on. Also Ray Chung, a current councillor, WTAF are you on? “Many have no confidence in the current council and want change”.

The good news is I have seen only 1 fence sign in Island Bay for the candidate runnings for ACT.

Palestine is not Hamas any more than Ireland is the IRA or Aotearoa is ACT

Just spent a few hours in town and was incredulous at how many people gave shop assistants their email address or phone number, without pause, for a receipt. This wasn’t for some “rewards” or anything, just a receipt. So I asked for a till receipt every time I was asked this.

There’s a lot of people shopping in Pōneke’s CBD and there’s a lot of very shop assistants working their arses off to make a sale.

Who knew that Winston Peters would be a gutless wonder? Oh, hang on.

I’m in town wandering while my wife has a haircut etc and I have no kids to corral and it’s bustling and lovely. Can’t beat it.

It’s disturbing the way people talk about the 90s as if they were thirty years ago.

I have a very rudimentary understanding of this part of history but I do remember covering it in primary school. Even I know that those white soldiers were not heroes.

This so-called battle was actually the slaughter of 150-300 (reports vary) Lakota Native Americans , including women and children. 🤦‍♀️ It was a massacre. history.nebraska.gov/the-military...

Nan is arriving too to pick up the kids to spend a few days at her house. The excitement is palpable and the ability to complete tasks to get ready = 0.

Apparently this smells delicious. The kedgeree base.

Post my Flu B infection I seem to have lost my sense of smell and most of my sense of taste - it’s quite weird. Hopefully it will be back online soon.

I advised the kids I was going into a meeting and to only interrupt me if it was important. Note from the child who put a pie in the oven.

It’s Slow Horses time!

My children have got to the stage where they want to know every conversation my wife and I are having - my goodness it’s annoying.

“Finance Minister Nicola Willis has singled out Sir John Key during a speech to business leaders, saying the former Prime Minister and National Party leader is partly responsible for the economic situation the country’s in today”. Far out www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nicola-wi...

OMG Season 5 of #SlowHorses is on AppleTV. This is not a drill!

I’m not going to lie, I’m fucking gleeful that even CEOs think Luxon is a knob.

Tylenol, schmylenol. Raise your hand if your mom smoked and drank while she was pregnant with you (basically anyone Gen X or older).

Every time I watch Premier League football I get annoyed that we have to watch the Phoenix play at home in a circular stadium.

Gosh, I feel like this NACTFirstgovernment would be the first to ridicule a left leaning government if they did the same thing. Perhaps Seymour had nothing to do with this because “the market” and all www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

My MiL has advised we are voting for Kiwi for Bird of the Year to stick it to this government who think permitting people to start prospecting for gold in the hills surrounding Zealandia is a good idea.

I worked a full week last week thinking I was recovering well from Flu B; I’m absolutely shattered today. I think the persistent cough is probably one of the contributing factors but gosh I’m tired today.

This is Martini, a neighbourhood cat who has realised there is a vacancy at our place.

My parcel to my brother has finally made it Ōtautahi. Praise the gods.

I have never seen this flight go over Wellington like this, at this time before. Sydney to Santiago.

Just so you all know the 8.5 yr old hates me and is never doing anything I ask him to do EVER AGAIN!!!!

I got it wrong, Griffins is owned by Intersnack.