Just been told/shown a new scam - my elderly silver surfer received a letter in the post asking her to change the payment details of her St.Johns emergency service Rang St.Johns, they haven’t changed anything and it’s not the way they would go about it So the bastards are getting more cunning #nz

@georgepenney.bsky.social spotted on Christmas holidays in Derby, a copy of your book being read aloud by two cackling teachers who both found it absolutely charming and full of fun and memories. Thank you so much for such an enjoyable read.

Who could have foreseen that making a lot of people redundant while doing nothing much to bring the economy back into growth for a whole year would result in high unemployment It's a mystery for the ages

He was a lovely boy, says his mum, oblivious to the utter wreckage 1kg of meth does to NZ society 1000 grams at $400 a gram in 2023. That money coming out of the pockets of those least able to afford it, causing more crime and misery You lay down with dogs... www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Luxon Govt is rightly getting heat for its climate policies. For the record here's 16 of their policies to makes things worse. 1/ Attempted to restart offshore oil and gas exploration. 2/ Subsidised oil and gas exploration 3/ Pushed Fossil Gas www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...

I might be getting older, but I'm getting stronger... I can lift $100 of groceries with one hand!

I do love it when I run out and need to do another Arthur Holmes order. 36x 300ml jars and twist tops, another 36 tops (because I'm sick of running out). I've got a 5L bucket of hot honey that is nearly ready to put into bottles, another 5L of fermented garlic honey that's ready for jars

🎶 Donny are you okay, are you okay Donny? Donny are you okay, are you okay Donny? Donny are you okay, are you okay Donny? You've been hit by You've been hit by SUBCUTANEOUS BLEEDING 🎶

Paul Goldsmith says his illegal appointment of Human Rights Commissioner Stephen Rainbow & Race Relations Cr Melissa Derby is "not the end of the world". Both failed the selection process but Derby is a founding member of FSU. Rainbow failed too then texted David Seymour to get the job #nzpol

How Atlas Network grew its tentacles around the world, including in #Australia and #NZ, buying friendly politicians and policies the world over #nzpol #kiwi #AtlasNetwork

Making home-made spicy roast garlic nut drizzle: 2x 500g peeled garlic (or 1kg of fresh, if you're a millionaire) 1 L oil - peanut, preferably 160C, covered, for 1hr Add 4T chopped nuts, 4T sesame seeds, 4T chilli flakes, 1tsp salt Back in the oven for half an hour 5x 400gm jars - $15

We bought a ‘small dog’-sized cat flap for Fat Martha I just saw her channeling her inner Winnie the Pooh, squeezing her 10kg frame through what should be a large opening. My wife blames me - a month of cat-sitting while she flits about Europe has seen me overfeed the furbeast for a quiet life

Make them proud to be part of this human family

My wife is perfecting her projection skills as a fartriloquist, and we don’t even have a dog!

@stuff.co.nz What's the OBVIOUS error with your afternoon quiz? "Brighton is a township 20kms southwest of which Aotearoa New Zealand NORTH ISLAND city's centre?" - Dunedin - Queenstown - Auckland - Hamilton

Get in!

"Terrible things are happening outside ... poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared." — Anne Frank (Jan 13, 1943)

‘Clavicular’ gives off very Patrick Bateman-esque vibes Is it any wonder he’s an incel? www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...

She’s not been PM for over a decade, but @helenclarknz.bsky.social showing more leadership than absolutely anyone’s in the current utter shitshow of a government.

If Luxon was a bird he'd be the Lesser Spotted Bald Eggle

Mostly for Christmas this year we did “Mother dying” Got a fridge full of food and little appetite

Merry Christmas Sorry I’m a bit late

Nana Cam claims this motorcyclist ‘narrowly avoided a collision’ What a hysterical beat-up No hint of a collision, no loss of control. The rider is travelling a bit quick for urban roads and seems to have forgotten that he has indicators or how to use them www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Off his tits on meth, three dead as a result and his punishment is 8 years, with likely only 4 years in jail Life is so very cheap for criminals in NZ My mate did 4 years - first offence - for growing 30 plants. He was a professional, had a great future Ridiculous www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

What is the farthest north and south you have ever been? NORTH: Umeå, Sweden SOUTH: Bluff, New Zealand

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen: Peter Gabriel Radiohead David Bowie Roxy Music Rolling Stones Five? are we only allowed five?

We've been eating some great local mandarins. Tight skins and a few seeds, but very tasty And the best part is they aren't waxed, so will be going into my Clemencello

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild: Tapir Mouse deer Flying Fox Gibbon Hornbill and many, many more...

She really loves me - she's getting me pizza* from Tony's Pizza in Palmy and bringing it all the way to Rangitikei after getting her hair cut. Tony's is the best - if you know such things. I'm making the salad. *mushroom, if anyone cares.

IYKYK www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOD_...

this, *this*, is the greatest crossover of all time

Before telling me what to do, you should understand the linear nature of social media posts You should also learn about the absolute wreckage feral cats do to NZ's bird ecosystem

This is the most eloquent of bitch slaps: “Karoline Leavitt isn’t a press secretary. She’s a pathologically lying, old-man-fucking, fascist-fondling ventriloquist dummy with a Bible in one hand and a flamethrower in the other…” jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/mother-mar...

Next on my list is Quand Vient L'Automne - When Autumn Falls Michelle gets the whole of the school holidays with her grandson, until an unfortunate accident sees her daughter withdraw and prevent her from seeing him. Or was it an accident? We shall see. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q02...

Twinless About a couple of guys who were twins, meeting at a support group for twin survivors For a US film, almost British-levels of black humour. Hard to say much about it without giving the game away, it's surprising, you won't be disappointed www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxse...

Familiar Touch is a remarkable movie about an 80-ish woman with early dementia moving into a care home Warm, caring people make warm, caring movies. I'm so lucky my mid-80s parents still have all their faculties - our lives would be so very different otherwise www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY7q...

That last line! 😍 “When wisdom comes running to you, you will find a way to run away faster.” #left #right #eu #AoNZ #eupol #auspol #abiralsahlani #albanese #witches

What's your favourite song about rain? youtu.be/alKDz9sz4nY

Baked chicken taquitos for tea, because I’m all about avoiding deep-frying! Along with my patented black bean and corn salsa, sour cream, and some lettuce to appease the roughage gods.

Mamdani‘s going to institute Shakira law - these hips don’t lie! 👯‍♀️

I saw the article on Stuff and thought I would add: we buy a lot of fresh veg, but struggle with eating it before it turns to green slime, until we bought some of those ‘fridge keeper’ balls designed to remove Ethylene gas - now stuff lasts, crisp and fresh, for weeks www.temu.com/goods.html?_...

Regulatory Standards Bill will expose the SPCA to penalty if they remove abused animals; it will expose taxpayers to compensate suspected criminals for confiscated assets; farmers can do as they want; Peter Thiels can build bunkers anywhere. A terrible bill with > 98% opposed. #nzpol

Sign the petition to keep Art History in the curriculum 🙏🏻 petitions.parliament.nz/a1acf19a-72f...

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand: “MBR2GPT layout validation failed”

Doesn't MP Suze Redmayne and her husband have a farm in/adjacent to Santoft? What does she benefit from calling in her party cronies to speed things along? "Nothing to see here", say National. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Rhubarb tart The fruits of spring weeding #AotearoaGardening #HungryWife

BREAKING: President Trump has issued an all-points bulletin for an individual known as Mr. Otis Lifts - an as-yet-unidentified actor in the escalator terrorist attack at the UN FBI Director Patel is heading a task force comprising Homeland Security, the NSA and his own agency #APB #FBI #BUFFOONS

Because the Pacific Islands were the one of the only other places not to recognise Palestine I went on a deep dive and found that Israel brainwashes the Pacific Islanders with a Christian Zionism doctrine to the point islanders even make pilgrimage to Israel: www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific...

I was listening to The Great Gig In The Sky and wondering whether it was the greatest prog rock song ever, which led me to From The Beginning and Oh Lucky Man, then back to Echoes Then I remembered that I wasn’t 16 & I really love Amy Winehouse and Sarah Jarosz #progress #growing #MusicIsAJourney

@shellydeathlock.bsky.social that’s Tony Starr - a kiwi actor Before he was Homelander in The Boys, he was Lucas Hood in Banshee