Excited to run this session at Limmud, New Zealand's annual Jewish festival of learning. Our Jewish communities need to separate themselves from the genocidal state of Israel. By sharing my story, I'm showing how it can be done. It's time for the rest of our communities to draw the line.

Reupping this piece I wrote in 2024 for The Spinoff with advice for people facing redundancy thespinoff.co.nz/politics/09-...

Finally the mainstream media has picked up the most important story in New Zealand - how annoying it is that Pak n Save Paraparaumu has completely changed the layout of it's aisles. (it is really really annoying!) www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

Here's me on RNZ this morning on the cuts www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Someone who used to work for me told me recently before moving overseas "I can't find a job. If I find one, I'll probably be made redundant in a year. If I somehow find a job I can keep, I'll still never be able to buy a house. Why would I stay here? What is there to stay for?"

Double hash browns, bacon, eggs and an OJ

"I'm gonna hurt some feelings tonight, sorry not sorry" is the most NZ line ever from the Traitors NZ ad that's on TV at the moment.

Gutted for the Nix but what a season! We'll be back next year.

Warner Dearns signing of the season! Jordie Barrett what a follow up! Two tries in the first 12 minutes, Hurricanes on fire. #BLUEvHUR

Damn. Got to respect that gorgeous goal, City have been dominant so far. Halftime coming soon, need to see more from the Nix after the break. Leon in particular not offering much, Jale been quiet too. Nunn can't do it alone.

Gonna start with the Phoenix at 6.15, will second screen the Hurricanes once they kick off at 7 until the Nix win the first ever A-League championship. Gonna be a great night for Wellington!

Saw Abby Howells' new show The Cave tonight. It was incredible - best show I've seen at this year's comedy festival so far. There's two more shows tomorrow so buy a ticket and get into it, you'll laugh heaps. www.comedyfestival.co.nz/find-a-show/...

Modern restaurant toilet graffiti is a bit different to what we saw/wrote back in my day

Lemee get this straight: $3m subsidy for Robbie Williams is a $50/head subsidy on Eden Park tickets. Nick Sautner says big events see 3000 people employed on the night - but that works out at only 8 FTEs. $375k an FTE is truly "job rich".

20% of the ministerially-appointed Health Research Council are now former National Party candidates. insidegovernment.co.nz/three-new-ap...

RNZ currently has a survey in the field asking how people feel about news orgs using AI - examples given of things they want to test feeling on include writing stories, summarising stories, making videos, social media posts, answering questions about stories etc.

Conversations like this are hilarious because both sides of the argument have this fantasy belief that social media was ever a productive/useful way to shift people's political positions. It was good (and to a lesser extent can still be fine) for many things, but never as a vehicle to shift opinions

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Growing up Jewish we never had Christian food in the house and I never ate it. Only knowing they existed by name, and having heard they had fruit in them, I was always confused by the concept of an Xmas mince pie. Mixing beef mince, apricots, raisins etc into a pie? Bizarre.

One for @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social

We're in the final! Go the Nix!

So close Woods for the winner! Dominant last 10 minutes from the Nix, let's do this in extra time 🖤 💛

I remember after a friend's sound equipment was stolen at a party at his house during high school, he organised a fundraiser party at Thistle Hall. It was a great night, but then the borrowed sound equipment got nicked again. Not ideal.

At the movies to see Mortal Kombat II. Theatre is me, two teenage boys and two older (60s?) women. Was a bit surprised to see the older women here, definitely not the target audience, but thought good on them and I should less stuck on stereotypes.

Text from my uni - Nuku runs on Canvas. I have an assignment for my Masters due on Tuesday and now have no way to see what the assignment or marking rubric is for it. Have asked the lecturer to share it via email. Hope she does that today, otherswise I'm screwed

Absolutely incredible that all these publications are busy screaming and pissing the floor about how antisemitic the Green Party of England and Wales are supposed to be while simultaneously getting out the Big Book of How To Draw The Hated Jew for their editorial cartoons

Attention fans of The Pitt - Shabana Azeez, aka Javadi, is on today's episode of Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee (the Australian version).

'Come up with a plan within 3 months or the govt will do it for you.' Extraordinary. There is no way communities can have a meaningful conversation about the future shape of local govt in 3 months. They're being set up to fail, at which time they'll have the decision taken out of their hands.

Back to my regularly scheduled dogposting.

Just remembered the time I stumbled across a newsletter that part of an org I worked for had sent to hundreds of stakeholders without letting comms review it first. It discussed milk, and to clarify it wasn't including plant-based milks, the brilliant policy minds called it... Beef milk.

Happy May Day folks - "The day will come when our silence will be more powerful than the voices you strangle today."

The rugby has finished, everyone walks to Platform 8 to catch the Kāpiti line train home. It sits there, locked, as the queue piles up on the platform. Great planning, Metlink team. Hundreds of people waiting to board.

Halftime at the Cake Tin. Let's go Hurricanes!

Let's go Hurricanes!

Wellington, Hutt Valley, Martinborough

I've had a saved search on TradeMe for over a year now for a childhood favourite book that's been out of print for ages. Today it finally popped up so I bought it for $14 + courier. So stoked! Hope it's as good as I remember.

Pretty cool to see The AV Club covering Mārama and The Mountain www.avclub.com/debut-maori-...

oh Lorde this is good NZ @greens.org.nz

I thought best before dates were supposed to be printed on the packaging, not on the actual food.

This is 100% my favourite candidate announcement video so far this election year.

If the two Chrises (Chrisii?) currently running our major political parties really wanted to cement a legacy for themselves, they'd pledge that *neither* of them will countenance Winston Peters in their Cabinet after the 2026 election (a girl can dream)

Some news from me...

What a fabulous example to us all Be like Hugh💚 #kikorangi

Sad news. I had the pleasure of serving with Adrienne on the FENZ Local Advisory Committee for Wellington - she was fantastic to work with, a genuine caring person so passionate about her community. Aroha to all those who knew and cared for her. www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/...

Sending big hugs to everyone in Wellington and the clean up ahead ❤️

"There is no trade-off between fixing the cost of living, addressing the fossil-fuel crisis and climate crisis. They are the same problem, all driven by the same rules that prioritise profit over people and planet," Swarbrick said. ✊

So good to have Manaia Nuku back from her big injury. She's so bloody talented. Black Ferns Sevens looking ominous in Hong Kong.

Rush defence pays off! What an intercept from Amy Du'Plessis, perfectly timed. That's got to be the game locked away for the Black Ferns now.

What a try! Breakdown turnover again, crossfield kick and then a break through the centre. Brilliant finish from Maama Vaipulu!