"...Judge Bolstad ordered him to be placed on the child sex offender register. The judge also granted the offender permanent name suppression" How can this be justified? On the sex offenders reg, but cannot be identified? He's been *found guilty* of child abuse - the community deserves to know #NZ

Food today came from the freezer - birria beef - with rice, chopped tomatoes, chopped red onion, tortilla chips Chicken salad tomorrow. Something baked for afters - I'm keen to make a mango coconut/oat slice as I have an 800ml can of mango puree and some mango slices I want to use #nzautumn

Live long and... may the forth be with you

I don't know who cares about such things: When I read "America overwhelmingly supports Trump", knowing that he got less than half of the votes cast and only 48.06% of eligible US voters even bothered to cast any kind of vote, I can only assume that 'overwhelmingly' now means 23.54% #trump

Slightly diminish a book The Postman Sometimes Rings Snore and Peace The Dogs of Karen Mild At Heart Canteen Lady in a Blue Dress

Slightly diminish a book Chef Corelli's Mandolin A Sale of Two City Apartments Around IKEA in 80 Days To Grill A Mockingbird Mild New World

It's just ridiculous how his grifting has been normalised by the supposed 'watchdogs' in the US They have laws against this, but are too scared to use them, lest he mean tweets them www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3... #trumpgrift #trumpcrime

I just can't take a NZ party whose leadership are hovering around 5'9" seriously Less Reservoir Dogs than the are Puddle Puppies #nzpol

“ANZ Bank: New Zealand consumer confidence fell to its lowest point in three years.” “There are signs that the initial confidence shock has dissipated, an ANZ economist says “Business confidence last month fell to its lowest level in nearly a year” But Balddaddy told us that confidence was sky-high

My new cast-iron two-eared pan getting a mirepoix workout At first I was a little disappointed in the finish, but after seasoning I really like it. At $37, bargain. Ships from NZ, so 3 days to delivery. Heavy, well-cast, fits in my breville oven! www.temu.com/goods.html?_...

I took home about $26 for 40 hours a week as a mainframe computer operator, while training. That went up to $52/week after ops training and then $85/week as a trainee systems programmer

This is a septic tank

A communal garden surrounded by well0insulated, easy-access, single-person pensioner flats, cat and well-behaved dog-friendly, powered by solar power and at least $150 a week under 'market rates'

If only we had a Mark Carney instead of a Christopher Luxon If only we had someone that cared more for NZ than cared about himself… ifloz.substack.com/p/mark-carne... #nzpol

Share an '80s movie that you will always love There are so many: Ran, Purple Rain, Raising Arizona, The Postman Always Rings Twice, They Shoot Horses Don’t They But it’s always one. Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner

Who remembers these, what were they called and how much were they worth and what was their equivalent in decimal currency?

Posting this without comment for the politics tragics - Woolies, which used to be called "Countdown" sells "Leaderbrand" iceberg lettuces.

"A vote is not a valentine, it's a chess move."

Worried about the fall out from the war on Iran, Finance Minister Nicola Willis goes to Washington DC, seeking answers. My #cartoon today #NZpol #Trump #IranWar #Jesus

ACT or NZF? I’ve seen this kind of vile rhetoric from both www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

This is what major newspapers think is news for NZ "Internet personality and “looksmaxxer”" Jesus, people - this guy is a 'look at me' nothing. No achievement, nothing making society better And they finished their ridiculous article with "Kick has been contacted for comment." Who the fuck cares?

The purpose of a system is what it does: our system of government and its neoliberal philosophy and all its policy implementations concentrates wealth in the hands of the people who have appointed themselves as the ruling class of this country

Two weeks of hearings for a bruised ego - from someone who constantly whinges about wasted costs Time for drunkle to toddle off into retirement www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

After seeing a similar thing from Australia, I thought I would make a spreadsheet to show EV cost/km of WLTP So here it is - currently sorted by vehicle drive-away price, but sort it by $/km for some interesting results The first surprise I got was the BYD Atto 1 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Chilli Sauce day... If the worlds going to end in a conflagration of american hubris, I may as well add to the heat Fiery Slag - molasses, smoked paprika, garlic, onion, oregano, chardonnay vinegar, tomato paste, Serrano and smoked Ancho chillies Now I've got to work out the name for the next one

The last apricots are appearing at a decent price It'd be rude not to... 8 jars of jam, 8 jars of chutney - going to pick up some more tomorrow and make more jam.

I recently reviewed the solar uptake figures and was quite surprised For a district like mine (Rangitikei/Manawatu-Whanganui) there are about 105,000 houses with 3,800 solar installations We have an abundance of sunshine in the province, even through winter Our installation has been life-changing

URGENT: Indonesian police opened fire on Indigenous Papuans, killing six. Local reports say between March 31 and April 2, Indonesian police opened fire on Indigenous West Papuans. At least six have been killed so far, including a 14 year old boy.

The Simpson's episode"There's No Disgrace Like Home" would be a Shockumentary

New research by Auckland Transport has found Jesus actually spent 33 days in the cave

I see our part-time Egg Shaped PM has given himself even less daily management, by offloading his onerous workload to Penk Is that due to criticism, I wonder? As CEO, his manageralism is delivering the buzzwords and pithy aphorisms of pseudo-governance I guess he's given up on ever getting the K

When you do a click-and-collect and compare you can see just how much rural supermarkets rip off their customers. Because my wife is going to Palmy this weekend, I decided to stock up at PnS The SAME bag of potatoes $12 is $6.99 The SAME bread $3.99 is $3.29 My $128 at PnS is $169 at NW Thieves!

I was gratified to see petrol prices in Israel over NZD$4.50/L Good to see them paying for their illegal attacks

History will note the high tide of managerialism here was when a one term PM described himself as the CEO of NZ Inc.

The quality of this administration shines through at every level. They’re watching you, and doing it badly. hackers are going to have a ball: The White House app has a cookie bypass, tracks your GPS every 4.5mins, and loads code from some guy In India blog.thereallo.dev/blog/decompi...

I was today years old when I found out that the highest point in the Netherlands is Mount Scenery, at 870M

(1/2) High Court finds: Ministry of Health breached 2018 agreement with College of Midwives for fair and reasonable remuneration; LMC midwives unlawfully discriminated against on basis of sex under s 19 of Bill of Rights Act. Declarations made; midwives entitled to monetary damages. sen.nz/0s0wn3

Why did NZ First cancel country’s diesel reserves? #nzpol #auspol thestandard.nz/why-did-nz-f...

oh my god is it a calf, please tell me its a calf

Got a bag of beautiful poblano chillies today, so it has to be stuffed chilli Wednesday! Spicy rice, some wicked Hoot sauce and a topping of cheese, baked for 15 minutes in the oven at 180C before softening/after - a lot of shrinkage.

Does Sisyphus run the Auckland Council call centre?

Did You Know? There are more Orcs Inside The Green Circle Than Outside It

Map Of The Netherlands For Beginners Based On Regional Stereotypes brilliantmaps.com/netherlan...

Firstly, THANK YOU everyone for your concern. I’m okay, just a bit shaken up. Fact is I was robbed this afternoon in broad daylight at the gas station. Afterwards, I was disoriented. My money was gone, so I called the police, who asked if I knew who did it. “Yes," I said. "It was pump 4.”