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Umm, near 20% of the world's most populous country go on strike and barely a word about it in the press?

An abomination, should be manslaughter charges for this.

It's not so much the chart as who published it that's interesting. The Financial Times may be the paper the people who own the country read but it's not prone to exaggeration. What this says is that the FT considers the AI hype absurd and potentially dangerous.

Mōrena whanāu, The calm waters off Cheltenham Beach are a hive of activity as the sun rises. Another fine start to the day here in Tāmaki Makaurau. Kia pa to rā!

At home with ATLAS man and deputy PM David Seymour "And this is the veggie garden," he tells us. "I run it the way I'd like to run the country. No waste, no silly indulgences."

I love how quickly New Zealand media gloss over that Jacinda Ardern is still the most popular politician according to polls measuring favourability, and she always was as Prime Minister as well which was always contrary to the dominant gallery narrative that she had become a figure of division

Frankly alarming. And for what?

Mōrena whanāu, a dectectorist digs for gold, lost jewellery, or just a slucky dip on Windsor Reserve beach as a cruise liner glides by. May you all find what you're looking for today!

In today’s NZ Herald

The most listless and tiresome way of telling anecdotes anyone's ever seen, no-one can believe it, it's so boring and naff, perhaps more boring and naff than anyone in all of history maybe, there's a lot of history, but it probably is, probably.

Here's the transcript of our first podcast of the year which discussed the likely main trends for the year the IRD will continue ramping up its debt recovery & investigation activities, the US will go its own way & get ready for lots of politicking over tax. www.interest.co.nz/public-polic...

Mōrena whanāu, a dogwalker watches the sunrise as her dog splashes about in the low tide at Cheltenham Beach. Another fine day ahead here in Tāmaki Makaurau. Kia pa to rā!

Gingerbread brioche caramel hot cross buns should be illegal for crimes agin food

In sportsball news very much enjoying the memes coming out of Ireland's demolition of England. This is particularly good use of James Ryan saying "Welcome to Test Rugby" to Henry Pollock.

Everything but the actual issues.

If Luxon is so concerned about 'Chuck & Mary', what about when their holiday here is ruined by climate catastrophes, lack of public transport and ferries that have run-aground?

The problem is the low abatement threshold which even after 1st April when it rises to $44,900 is STILL below what someone on the minimum wage of $23.95 per hour on a 40 hour week earns ($49,816). And remember $44,900 is total FAMILY income. A major overhaul is needed. www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

Mōrena whanāu, these dogs and their dogwalkers enjoy the early morning sun at Cheltenham Beach. Kia pa to rā!

Solid burn. 🔥

Luxon reminds me of executives who force you to do things you know won’t work and they never take that advice and eventually things fail and they throw their team under the bus and they get moved from org to org and then eventually getting pushed out and they do the same thing at the next company.

Voyager 1 is currently more than 24 billion kilometres from Earth and getting 17km farther every second and hilariously it is not as out of touch with New Zealand as our Prime Minister

The Prime Minister dismissed criticism of shitting on our most vulnerable people with ‘Blah Blah Blah’. Let that fucking sink in.

Luxon saying about his 'move them on' policy for unhoused NZers that the important thing is that cruise boat tourists don't see the reality of AKL is, I mean, fkn wow.

Nothing to see here just Auckland Transport cancelling four early morning commuter ferries because of cruise ship operations. This should be completely unacceptable but time and again it happens without penalty. Until this is sorted it's hard to accept public transport is considered a priority.

Please can you guys share this piece or if not the piece, the information in it, on social media. #nzpol NZCPR Author on Tamatha Paul Cycleways vs Water Piece Doesn't Exist. Minutes from the meeting and those there, on the left & right of council, have confirmed the vote never happened as described

This week's podcast discussed the new "scheme pays" option for UK pension scheme transfers to QROPS, Inland Revenue's consultation on banking taxation changes, and an interesting and useful Taxation Decision Review relating to foreign investment funds. soundcloud.com/user-2622281...

My book is set this week four years ago, in the first days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Its heroes are some very brave – and very eccentric – sportspeople, who I still want the world to know about. Lots of fun cricket stories as well. Please share ⬇️ www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/getting...

Mōrena whanāu, nice time to go for a walk along Cheltenham Beach at low tide. Another fine day ahead here in Tāmaki Makaurau. Kia pa to rā!

What I'd say to you is that we need to look harder at dynamic economies like Singapore, and ask, what can we learn from them? How are they financing their massive investment in infrastructure, for example?

The Tory desire to spend $150K pa to sending a homeless person to jail compared with my socialist desire to wrap services around a homeless person and get them into state housing at far less cost Say what you will but I will never be convinced the Tory desire is not born from inner cruelty #NZPol

still unclear to me how the species made it this far

Mōrena whanāu, apparently there are no German tourists around 😉so this prime seat at Torpedo Bay is up for grabs on what should be another fine day across the motu. Kia pa to rā!

So Mr Luxon’s government is going to campaign to reverse its own decision to not protect the Hauraki Gulf. Same as campaigning to repeal the awful RSB, that - checks notes - they decided to make law. Are voters supposed to be impressed?

In case you missed it, hark at this yarn ft Aotearoa's own Topham Guerin

I’m sure it’ll be fine….

Just a heads up that this is the final weekend of my brother John's exhibition "I want to be nominated not kneecapped’ at Carlton Gallery, KatiKati. Go along and check it out and also have a yarn with John - "artist photographer, ever-genial raconteur" per @davidslack.bsky.social

Mōrena whanāu this photographer was also waiting for the sunrise at Torpedo Bay, probably the light on the clock tower. A breezy start to what should be a fine day ahead. Kia pa to rā!

The official New Zealand parliament account has announced it will no longer be posting on X

8 months ago

Nats going full Hegseth

Worst day for a Duke of York since 1958...

From the archives…

Mōrena whanāu, off Windsor Reserve a couple of swimmers head towards the sun as it finally breaks through the early morning low clouds. Kia pa to rā!

The story of this Parliament is its ministers' willingness to simply lie in the House -- most notably about the Treaty and the factual basis of NZ history, but also about trivial things like where another MP was born -- and the Speaker's willingness to defend them in doing so

Te Pāti Māori suspended for doing a haka. Chlöe Swarbrick ejected for *implying* Government MPs don't have spines, and not allowed back the next day until she apologised. But Winston openly and *VERY AUDIBLY, GERRY* demeaning a Green MP's heritage is fine, dandy, and how dare you suggest otherwise

Author Vincent O'Malley is currently in residence at the Michael King Writers Centre in Devonport, working on his next project: 'Whenua – Māori Land Loss Since 1840'.

Absolute Gold Tier Dad joke