If Old Mate Grabaseat had been nicer to the pilots one of them might be able to give him some guidance about nosedives

Whoof, the Greens are really gunning for Luxon with that slogan! *hand to earpiece* I am informed they were talking about something different. #nzpol

When was the last time a sitting PM got a 16% rating for preferred PM?

To coin a phrase, "Let's do this" Greens to campaign on mass electrification #kikorangi

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA #NZPol

If I polled at 16 percent on Sunday night and knew the following morning I'd be grilled about it by Tova and John Campbell, I'd just quit. No hesitation

People "getting to know" National's ability with economics. "Economic optimism is down by 14% to 26%, while pessimism is up by 21% to 52%."

Well fuck me No wonder Bish was coy with Tame today www.1news.co.nz/2026/04/19/p...

A kōtuku ngutupapa (royal spoonbill) preening by the lake shore at Western Springs this morning. 🪶🇳🇿

"We are on the cusp of vast, cascading shifts in energy supply and storage. Any country that fails to respond will remain trapped in the fossil age, facing high bills and insecurity, while others transform their economies. " Massive opportunity to push this as the defining issue of the election.

He has the same effect back home in NZ. #NZpol

For Thomas Coughlan's article: www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

A tūturiwhatu (New Zealand dotterel) foraging amongst the shells at Omaha this morning. 🪶🇳🇿

Jenée I have known who he is since he called abortion murder on TV and made his woman deputy nod and smile at him like a tradwife so pull the other one

Whats your favourite Bible verse? Wrong answers only "I don't have to sell my soul, He's already in me" Ian 32:13

Bring back Brian.

Has there ever been a speaker who became PM?

He's living his best life. 'Great' to see this body language towards a senior female journalist.

The vibe was chaotic. Luxon himself was confrontational, at one stage challenging a reporter to name the disgruntled MPs in his caucus. If Luxon wanted to project confidence, it’s hard to imagine a less convincing performance. newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/17/i...

For the love of all things decent, follow the link in the alt text. 🤣

Just seen to 10 paper wasp nests. They're all doing as well as Luxon's leadership now.

Luxon resigning to provide additionality to his family

Stuff - "Luxon arrived (to an event in Waikato) without any other National MPs or ministers." "One MP told us that Christopher Luxon no longer has the numbers to back him in caucus, but no one does."

Yes, this is a subtweet.

There is no leadership challenge, Chris Luxon will remain as Prime Minister, the polls are good actually.

Looks like the school dinners Seymour brought in. Arr Compass involved in the catering?

What’s going on here? We’re in the middle of an emergency which could be improved by pursuing more sustainable policies, we’ve had multiple weather events recently, yet support for the Green party is sharply down in the last couple of polls. #nzpol

What I’ve noticed in several science redundancy rounds is that the ones that don’t lose their jobs nevertheless feel insecure and many find safer employment elsewhere. This government is shooting New Zealand in the brain.

The Quiet Earth Bruno Lawrence plays Zac, a scientist who wakes up after a failed suicide attempt to realize he’s now alone on earth. He goes wild searching for anybody. Gets in touch with his feminine side, declares himself President of the World. Brilliant NZ sci-fi. Great ending #Filmsky🎥

Remember iRex included these costs and now its pushed out onto local councils, famous for wanting to spend vast sums of money on what should be basic central government funded infrastrucutre #nzpol

Just back from a visit to town for essentials. This was top of the list @elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social

I have no problem with charter or private schools provided they have ZERO funding from the Govt. Don't want to be part of the state education system, want to be a private business, take zero govt welfare. Oh & plus state schools converting must be fully bought out at market prices

Just in

Long ago, being below minimum stocking requirements was seen as a reason to escalate to a higher Fuel Alert level. As of today's update not just one, but all indicators are below minimum stocking levels.

Ummm

🎵Do you know the sleazy man, The sleazy man, the sleazy man? Do you know the sleazy man, Who lives on Rod Drury Lane?

Story leaves out that the complainer is an Act party Councillor with no previous local government experience.

In today’s NZ Herald

A former junior Xero employee speaks out following the New Zealander of the Year awards

Maybe a few more of the clowning? Plus flying in the clouds.

The Great White Hope. Opposition leader Chris Hipkins makes a call to Vice President of the USA, J D Vance. My #cartoon today #NZpol #USA #Hungary #NZelection26

Wrote this today for Dayenu: New Zealand Jews Against Occupation. You cannot commemorate the victims of a genocide while perpretrating one yourself. The killing must end. The occupation must end. Never again means never again for anyone.

Kea hooning around on the McKinnon Pass.

Brooke Ashley Farris "Can you touch manatees, No. Can manatees touch you Absolutely! And this guy was all kinds of touchy grabby! We nicknamed him Rico Suave."

Mr Xi Jinping, Sir. Please stop exporting anything to the USA until they get that petulant orange toddler out of the white house. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Embarrassing, quite why Nicola Willis has been allowed a get out of jail free card on this debacle is beyond me "Cook Strait ferry service's reputation for unreliability among overseas tour operators" #kikorangi

Seems reasonable. He appears to be administering the UV light he claimed could cure Covid. In the next frame he is injecting the patient with bleach.

Can we STOP pretending Trump has a plan?! The imbecile has just increased Iran’s leverage, Made life worse for all of us, …all because he’s a thick AF egomaniac and Netanyahu’s little lapdog.

One thing you learn about Murdoch in that Netflix doco is how good he is at 'turning a blind eye' to things. Having a rapist in charge of his TV network; illegal phone-hacking that even the building's cleaner knew about. Completely unaware. And yet we constantly hear how he's 'across everything'.