This article is quite good. It doesn't just talk to businesses but also people who work with rough sleepers. What it highlights is that housing isn't the issue but rather failure to support people with mental health and addiction issues who have nowhere to go #nzpol www.1news.co.nz/2026/01/17/t...

Fran O'Sullivan asking where Luxon is: that's quite interesting #nzpol

I talked to @nikdirga.bsky.social for his story about what to about X. Musk has wrecked its public utility and now he's put an abuse tool front and centre. Public agencies and NGOs need to ask whether they should be there. www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

Is anyone else having trouble even processing what is happening right now? We're living in a nightmare. Nothing prepares you for this. 😢

"In fact, extreme heat kills more Australians than all other natural hazards combined." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Maybe business confidence comments/articles should come with the caveat 'I am feeling more positive bc I haven't gone out of business yet'. Damned with faint praise anyone... #nzpol

All that matters for Bluesky’s growth is retention. Which is a measure of how engaging the app is. If most users keep coming back on a daily basis then Bluesky will go straight to the moon. If retention is still broken then usage will dwindle. Good news is that retention can be fixed any point.

Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen: "If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU." "Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.

People not getting out and voting out a shit govt is how we ended up with John Key for 9 fukn years. #nzpol

It’s amazing how many grown adults think capitalism is some kind of innate natural thing humans do and have always done or just simple trade and bartering but with more tools

This is a great opportunity for a forest ecology PhD.

I think it's fair to say that X's integration of an abusive nudify app that includes children as victims of its users is not really going to have any sort of material dent in the volume of people contributing their labor to ensuring there is a broad hesitation to quit the app. So: now what?

Apparently, it is now acceptable to attain a new status in life, simply by proclamation. I hereby declare I am a 6' 2", 27 yr-old EGOT winner who is currently dating Taylor Swift. Thank you for your attention to our delusions.

Belgian hospital AZ Monica shuts down servers after cyberattack

Submissions for this awful bill close tomorrow night. This is a good summary of what Stanford and Seymour are trying to push through. Your submission can just be a statement of opposition #nzpol

Rush job as it's a busy week but never be too busy to submit and ALWAYS tick 'yes' for making an oral submission....

In case relevant to your interests, or those of anyone else you know: european-alternatives.eu/alternatives...

Still thinking about the fact that colonialism forced NZ to take its summer holidays before the height of summer, and send its kids back to school when it's hottest. Fucking numpties.

Mexico's President Sheinbaum held a 15 minute call with US dictator Trump; she declined offers of US military operations and ruled out US military intervention in Mexico. Trump asked her about Mexico's position on Venezuela, and she responded that Mexico opposes military interventions.

He can’t give holiday recommendations when he’s working hard throughout the break!

“A diplomatic source said: 'The generals think Trump's Greenland plan is crazy and illegal. So they are trying to deflect him with other major military operations. They say it's like dealing with a five-year-old'.” That’s an insult to 5-year olds. A dangerous and corrupt moron.

@helenclarknz.bsky.social has been more active and vocal about the current situation than anyone in government OR opposition. Ka pai #nzpol

Randomly inserting Trump’s age into general news headlines about him is so diabolical lmao

~30 forecast for Auckland #nzpol #weather #heat www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

A crew of almost 5000 paddlers are set to paddle Waikato waters this weekend in the biggest Waka Ama nationals in history.

Grok, X’s AI chatbot, is being used to sexualise women, children, and marginalized communities worldwide. Abuse is fast, systematic, & often escapes current laws. What can NZ do? What should NZ do? And what can you do? Check out the info in slides below 👇 (featuring @sanjanah.bsky.social) #nzpol

What do you call it when literally anyone resisting a corrupt dictator is called a “domestic terrorist?”

My brother’s response to my message about Luxon finally stating that he’s working from home. My brother was a proud National voter last election.

Temperatures in the high 30s for a few days, Aoteraoa New Zealand. Get your live stock and pets under shade with plenty of water. And, remember, paws burn on concrete, tarseal, and stone, etc. If its too hot for your feet, its too hot for theirs, too. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Trump, who already left the Paris Agreement, has now pulled the U.S. out of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), & 65 other international treaties that “no longer serve American interests.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/07/s...

The polling also doesn't make great reading for Labour or the Tories

I will never look at Threads again I will never look at Threads again I will never look at Threads again Wall to wall ragebait with thousands of enraged responses to the dumbest statements. Total shite.

My latest project. My collaborator is a genius saleswoman - despite requiring a walker and having only one good eye, we have sold 64 copies out of 150 - even before this story in the Waiheke Gulf News appeared today.

It could secretly be cheaper than paying someone's salary? *ICYF the current government isn't good at maths and they don't care a jittery jot about people #nzpol #union #health #worker #news

There's always a lot of noise especially from folks who won't lift a finger to help you. Focus on what you want to create and keep pushing.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Wairoa. Go to https://metservice.com/warnings/home for more information

Large-scale protests have been continuing in Iran for five days now. They were triggered by a sharp collapse of the national currency and a rapid surge in prices. Inflation has reached around 40%, while food prices have risen by 60-70%. The rial at one point fell to 1.4 million per US dollar.

**Fantastic** speech, the sort that makes history. Mamdani is reminding us what truly inspired and courageous leadership looks like.

Flash flooding, very cold and unsettled weather expected across Palestine, according to the Meteorological Department.

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Absolutely crucial this year #nzpol

Things I, genuinely, wish for 2026: 1. a large enough group of nations to loudly, clearly, and unapologetically, tell Netanyahu and the Israeli supremacists to GET THE FUCK OUT OF GAZA AND THE WEST BANK. And for it to make a difference.

If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free. consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov

You know who else is linked to Neo Nazi group Action Zealandia...ACT Party members. Wouldn't it be interesting to look at whether the young person in this article is a member? #nzpol #nzherald #news www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchu...

OK, we have all just about managed to survive 2025 Let's make sure we fix in 2026 Don't spend too much energy trying to change people's minds, concentrate on the ones that "can't be arsed" #vote #nzpol

“Gone are the days when companies like Instacart and DoorDash can bully their way into record profits on the backs of workers and consumers," said Sam Levine, the incoming head of the Dept. of Consumer and Worker Protection under Mayor Mamdani.

GPs only find out about patient portal breach through media.