BONKERS! The Luxon Govt’s rewrite of the RMA laws allows companies to claim financial compensation (from taxpayers) when councils introduce rules to limit pollution or protect the environment. Let that sink in. #NZPOL

People facing a loss of future profits because of legislation? We must pay compensation. Maori dealing with the impacts of decades of loss and systemic racism? Time to end the Waitangi Tribunal. Apparently that is how some people define "equality".

My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609... If you type '𝗚𝗼𝘃𝘁 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲' into google you get a whole shit ton of articles - by the current lot. #Cartoon #NzPol #Caricature #Luxon #Stanford

The Atlas Network has 589 think tanks in 103 countries that finance the hatred and hoaxes of the extreme right. Its objective is to protect the privileges of capital owners. #nzpol

unbelievable. they really *are* using AI to create the new NZ curriculum "analysing and synthesising information from international curricula and related educational frameworks," is just another way of saying "we're turning them all into untraceable hallucinations" #NZpol #kikorangi

I am brimming with holiday spirit

What Doesn't Kill You Mutates And Tries Again. #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #CleanAir #MaskUp😷

Not one city is ready for this continuous climate change. Especially with a stupid RW government thinking its a hoax. #nzpol

Wellington and Auckland economy still down the toilet - so real rents are heading south. Wellington rents probably at record lows in wage-adjusted terms - an economic downturn + Govt nibbling on the public sector will do that. Few other reckons... [🧵 1/n]

Low Traffic Neighbourhoods do the Mahi and London has the science to prove it: 48% reduction of Deaths and Serious Injuries inside an LTN, with boundary roads causing little change in increasing injuries. injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/earl...

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar

If I could feel sorry for Desley Simpson, it would be seeing her trying to educate her FB followers about Plan Change 120 😁😁😁 'Why are they punishing rich people? Can't they densify some other street?' #nzpol

And all because the govt doesn’t dare regulate the platforms causing harm by design

It's funny how many people will do anything to avoid saying the word rape. I just watched someone change "graped" to "fucked" when they were told to call it rape. That discomfort you feel at the word "rape"? THAT'S WHY YOU SHOULD USE THE WORD.

#SecretSantaAoNZ Which festive philosopher are you? *Sorry, I am a terrible person with a very particular sense of humour.

Has the National Party contemplated the bold step of them improving productivity by not being in power. There is more evidence for that than the justifications I am seeing in the media about worker holiday rights.

The EU was created in by people who lived through WWII and saw political and economic integration as a means to bringing peace and stability to the continent. It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.

A gay man from a country town once showed me the newspaper column of mine he'd kept in his wallet since (pre-socials) school; it said he was not alone & would find his people. Social media can be a lifeline for kids who're bullied, live in abusive home, or whose hobbies/interests are anti-anxiety.

Cowboy hat wearing cycleway sabatour putting these signs up all over Grey Lynn Shops and Surrey Crescent today, based on some completely deranged idea of whats happening. Interesting whos hoarding (cough cough Mike Lee) was used to make these signs...

The NZ Govt is reneging on climate commitments, which could have trade and legal risks for the country. Not to mention contributing to us all frying or drowning. My #cartoon today #NZpol #Climate

This is Uni. She has ridden to work with her human every day in their bike basket for the last seven years. Has been offered many other forms of transportation, but refuses them all in favor of the Honey Baked Ham Express. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: unihalo)

did… did the dog write this recipe

Polish Foreign Minister replies to Musk: 🇵🇱

My spouse took this picture yesterday and sent it to me. It took me the longest time to spot it.

Found on martiniden666's Tumblr - thought this was a drawing but the caption says it's a photo from 1953 titled Cat in the Snow from photographer Hannes Kilian. #cats #catsinsnow #photography

In S17 of #Taskmaster, Nick Mohammed dressed as a vampire for his tasks. The production scrubbed all his reflections when he's dressed like this, but the only way I knew is because someone told me about it. It's subtle and very cool.

Ffs. This beyond shameful and a slippery slope. Labour in the UK is f**ked. You either believe in everyone’s human rights and defend them no matter what, or you are part of the problem. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I'm no cerealolgist, but I'm not sure if iridium offers the same benefits as iron.

Anti-ICE poster spotted in Portland, Oregon

Surprised this Simpsons quote doesn’t get more play.

Look. What I say to you is this. Raise a glass this Christmas to all those who we've: Made jobless Given pay cuts to Booted from emergency housing Denied medical care to Stripped benefits from Vilified and scapegoated Driven offshore For they have made me and my mates happier and richer #nzpol

This was just sent to me by an LAUSD parent. A 4th grader was assigned to design a book cover for Pippi Longstocking using Adobe for Education. Here is what the AI tool generated:

Frank Gehry, 1929–2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...

If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...

I sincerely did not believe it was possible for FIFA to be more corrupt or disgraceful, and I'm genuinely impressed that they managed to surprise me.

A really good (and hilarious) essay on the problems of people using AI as search engines

Worldwide mortality experience since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2024) shows excess deaths over that period in almost every country measured. Australia (+6%) was below average, and New Zealand (+0.1%) the lowest we measured.

'The school has its own commercial kitchen and wanted to make its own meals, but the ministry had always argued that was a risk to food security, she said.' #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Spot the difference... #nzpol

BREAKING: PATHA has filed an urgent injunction in the high court seeking to prevent the puberty blocker ban from coming into force, as part of an urgent judicial review we are seeking to overturn the ban entirely.

Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved. Don't look up!

Remember those lost. Fight the stigma. Educate.

I caught the first train through the Melbourne Metro Tunnel today. Massive crowds of very excited rail fans, train nerds & infrastructure geeks, mixed in with police, politicians, media & rail staff, all making history together. This tells me 1 unavoidable, irrefutable truth: Trains are good.

It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality