Awkward for Shane Jones. Former head of Marsden Oil refinery: "Most other countries in the world outside MAGA US states and New Zealand are [going for 100% renewables and electrifying transport] now, at pace. For some reason, New Zealand 's going down the 1980s' path." #nzpol

Had to see what difference the accurate proportions would be ... turns out a lot.

Do you think there's some reason the "much better" bar on here is visually larger than "much worse" even though it's numerically smaller? 🤔

National is why we can’t have nice things. #nzpol www.thepress.co.nz/politics/360...

FRENCH NATO GEN. YAKOVLEFF: “.. [Trump] wants to share the political risk, not the military risk. .. He’ll drop us the minute it suits him. .. This isn’t the time to buy a promo ticket on the Titanic.”

Those electric Korean ferries would be looking good about now.

@elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social’s WAKE earns her a place on this list!

It was a beautiful day AND my book arrived! 💚

we absolutely need to know who he sent this to. how is this something the public is being kept in the dark on???

We have new totals, folks #EpsteinFiles

National squandered $6B for climate resilience projects, using it to top up tax cuts for their mates, and now local councils are footing the bill instead 👇🏼

NZ has fallen into a 'crisis and response' pattern on climate disaster, experts say. Billions have been spent on storm recovery since 2023, while key climate adaptation funding and planning tools have been cut. My story looking at last week’s storms www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

The USA, where the summary execution of an unarmed man can now be justified by the actual president, because on a separate occasion he kicked the tail light of a "very expensive government vehicle."

We had a $6B climate resilience fund and Nationals squandered it all on tax cuts for their mates so now we get boxes of KFC after weather events instead of properly funded supports and help. Yay for us I guess??

#GinnyAnderson "Are wages keeping up with the cost of living when white bread has gone up 58.3% in the past year?" #DavidSeymour "Consider wholemeal." Ginny Anderson: "It's more expensive." David Seymour: "Eat less." You first, Scrooge McFuckFace. You first. #nzpol #TheAtlasNetwork

💙 @elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social @thwupbooks.bsky.social

I saved up @elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social’s latest book for the summer break and was DELIGHTED to re-enter her fictional world of Southland, the setting of Dreamhunter + Dreamquake, brought up to the current moment

This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.

Garcia: They are, on one hand, putting names of survivors in these documents that are not redacted. And in these same documents, they're taking extra time and being extra careful to redact the names of the coconspirators

Yup www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Our beloved ones www.nzgeo.com/stories/fort...

One more piece of wonderful news that we're bursting to share before we close up shop: we're publishing Night, Ma by Elizabeth Knox in April 2026! @elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social Cover: Todd Atticus, @toddatticus.bsky.social

Shayne's memoir Dead People I Have Known is also amazing www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...

'… what is becoming an adult if it isn’t working out to use your little piece of power, for the good of others, or yourself' @forster81.bsky.social reviews the new YA novel from @elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social: www.thesapling.co.nz/review-kings...

'Much of the appeal of Nolan’s films lays in his tangible trust that his viewers will be smart enough to follow him' www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Great to see our colleague Kate Duignan taking 3rd placing in the hotly contested (14720 entries!) Sargeson Prize judged by Elizabeth Knox and won by Becky Manawatu, with PhD student Sam Keenan and MA grads Leah Dodd and Harriet Salmon on the Highly Commended list. www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/...

“The 3.5% rule is a concept in political science that states that when 3.5% of the population of a country protest nonviolently against a government, that government is likely to fall from power.” If you can get to a No Kings rally this Saturday, please do.

If you’ve recently awoken from a coma, the Speaker of the House is stalling the swearing in of a newly elected member from Arizona because she would be the deciding vote in the discharge petition to release the Epstein files, which would be trouble for his boss. You’re caught up. Ps: Welcome back.

On the Charlie Kirk show, Vought said federal firings could hit “north of 10,000” during the shutdown. Companies lay people off to survive. This is different. He sounded like he’s enjoying the chance to fast-track his agenda. This isn’t about saving money, it’s about sabotaging the government.

These motherfuckers! $30 for a kilo of fucking mince! #NZPol

Highest praise for @elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social's KINGS OF THIS WORLD: Husband grabbing it out of my library bag, ripping through it in a day then straight into DREAMHUNTER, DREAMQUAKE & MORTAL FIRE so he could linger in its world. #BookSky #pukapuka www.allenandunwin.co.nz/browse/book/...

Is that WAKE, Elizabeth Knox’s horror novel, on Jacinda’s bedside table during Covid? Almost yelled out in the theatre. Really good film anyway. PRIME MINISTER @elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social

Here are a couple of suggested polls for Stuff. Should our curriculum change process be guided by a small group of ideologically-aligned individuals who aren’t employed by the Ministry of Education? Should our curriculum be written overseas? Should we care if democratic process is violated?

Gaza BEFORE the Genocide 💔

The EA acquisition continues an alarming trend of media consolidation—social media, TV, print news, and now gaming—by Trump’s inner circle of oligarchs. This is straight out of the authoritarian playbook and we should all be alarmed. apnews.com/article/ea-e...

Happening now: Trump and Bibi are speaking to the press about the Gaza ceasefire proposal. The real story here is Trump’s mental decline. It’s getting worse. Much worse. He’s been rambling incoherently since it began. It’s jarring. Somehow the press will find a way to dance around it.

Truth

1. The $20 billion taxpayer-funded rescue package for Argentina, announced last week by the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, delivers an enormous windfall to hedge fund billionaire Rob Citrone. Citrone has a longstanding personal and professional relationship with Bessent.

I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were

“It is to intimidate the largest immigrant groups in this country. It’s full racism. It’s shameless racism. There is no way to deny, and it’s absolutely deliberate.”

"Killing/eating other contestants not seen as a drawback to success"

Presidents get too much credit when the American economy is strong & too much blame when it isn’t. But in the case of farmers who can’t sell crops, Trump clearly gets 100% of the blame. Rare when you can point to economic disaster in a sector directly attributable to a president.

Oregon AG Rayfield: I know for a fact, from talking to cities across Oregon, that if you pick up the phone and ask, “What could be helpful?” the answer would not be the United States military.

It utterly failed, she had to borrow tens of billions to make it work its still failing No resignation Willis lies #Nzpol

Masked ICE agents slammed a 79-year-old U.S. citizen to the ground during a raid at his Van Nuys car wash. Now he’s suing DHS for $50 million.

Congrats to team Europe for winning the Ryder Cup. Historic and well deserved. Our fans were disgraceful. An embarrassment to the US team and the game of golf. No class, dignity or grace…just like their cult leader in the White House.