I seem to recall the leader of the opposition spent much of the last half of 2022 calling on the then PM to announce the date of the 2023 election. By his own expectations when will he announce next year’s election date? Why is the current opposition not asking?

Wherever in Aotearoa New Zealand you are, please vote! Read the profile and other information and make your informed choice! These people spend $15,000-$20,000 of your money on your behalf over three years. So make sure it’s people you trust to spend it wisely.

Looks like early to bed at Bay Oval - 10 balls and NZL 6-3

Kiwis will view it with the same shame we have for our government doing nothing about refugee German Jews, not opposing apartheid, participating in the Vietnam War. www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/574...

Congratulations @OneNZWarriors on your NSW Cup GF win!

New Zealand failed to protect refugee European Jews at the Èvian conference in 1938 … New Zealand failed to stand up against apartheid in the 1970’s … New Zealand repeated the mistake today in New York by not recognising Palestine.

Trump has missed a step that Hitler took - the military having to swear allegiance to him personally. I wouldn’t be surprised to see that being asked for in coming weeks.

Not sure if this is coming out or going away!

Having exhausted the supply of Petterssons the Canucks are now resorting to Patterssons!

One of my readers on anntelnaes.substack.com created this wonderful poster. It's designed really well and the choice of lettering is great.

Wow! What a start from team Canada! Canada up 12-0 against Black Ferns after 11min

A reminder for those calling for an OCR cut of 0.5%: The coalition removed the Reserve Banks’s dual mandate on 13 December 2023. The Reserve Bank must focus solely on maintaining inflation between 1-3% and food inflation is currently 5%! Oops! www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Can hardly wait 🇳🇿v 🇨🇦 RWC

If she is right then we can expect the September quarter to be a disaster. Trumps tariffs didn’t affect NZ until August 7 and so the impact is not in the June result of -0.9%.

Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Edition

Lots of us Eels fans here at Go Media Stadium tonight - hoping the boys upset the Wahs top-4 hopes! And we get to see JAC 200th!

“Do not offer thoughts and prayers as you systemically enable such tragedies. Do not claim prayers are sufficient when children die as they pray. Do not pretend you do not understand.” — Lydia, 16, Minneapolis

Reading Leon Uris’ excellent Warsaw Ghetto novel ‘Mila 18’ while seeing the latest footage from Gaza means parallel feeling of horror. In today’s horror version hitler is played by Netanyahu and SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Stroop by Eyal Zamir. In either the majority of victims are innocent civilians.

Report road cones ✅ Report possible terrorism ❌

Kia ora, BlueSky! #NZPOL

What’s the difference between “spineless” (used on Tuesday) and “gutless” (used on Wednesday)? Only one offended the speaker and got a member suspended!

Tots lost again…

I dont understand why a speakers change is set as precedent with no warning - and using a wahine MP at that! I am sure. Auckland will be noting this unprecedented attack on its representative! Surely a better way is to decide on changes and advise parties first? www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Please do share this story so people don’t fall for this shitty scam

Ghislaine Maxwell on Donald Trump (at least while requesting a pardon).

From three months ago…

House of Cards (UK version) Mad Men Bad Sisters (S01) For just three

Trump and Co are really buying into a fake steam punk fantasy… It’s the equivalent of going from a jet aircraft to Thomas Savery’s original inefficient steam engine!

The Retail System (Ban on Surcharges) Amendment Bill - finally something I can support! We don’t have surcharges for other business costs (power, water, etc) and they should never have existed for this one.

And we shouldn’t forget the apprentices without training as a result!

No cheap butter for you says the other six million dollar man

Seriously #mercuryenergy? You want all appliances turned off when you replace meters but can’t give a tighter window than over the next eight weeks? Really?

In June we were in a supermarket in a mall town in upper central NSW and could buy a block of NZL butter for half what it cost in my local Auckland supermarket in Aotearoa. So I find it very hard to reconcile comments that we are paying these high prices due to international diary prices.

Why would you even be flying in that direction? www.stuff.co.nz/travel/36076...

@rnzrss.bsky.social latest “breaking news” was weeks old footage of an earthquake. Don’t think that’s breaking at all!

A warriors miracle?

Tour down under route release is Thursday but they have confirmed a prologue to start on 20/1/2026

I haven’t seen it yet. But I’m glad he’s still fighting fascists today!

He says: "I wouldn't object to apologising to [Whanau] but…” The BIG BUT is he didn’t immediately apologise. It is not a question of objecting, excuses or political timing. It simply should never have happened. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

The explosion of IT monopoly wealth: $10b - IBM 1981 $100b - Microsoft Dec 1996 $1t - Apple Aug 2018 $2t - Apple Sept 2020 $3t - Apple June 2023 $4t - Nvida July 2025

Post a song from the year you turned 12 youtu.be/PXjHEVlXMPY?...

Where the hell are the ‘free speech’ union when New Zealand First are busy trying to ban flags!

Happy Canada day: And #Canucks contract: Boeser Garland Demko

The #hashtag have signed 28 y/o UFA F Brock Boeser to a 7 Year $7.25M Cap Hit Deal Rep'd by Ben Hankinson @BenHankinson First @sportsnetmurph https://puckpedia.com/player/brock-boeser?68640ea43eb95

So this “church” that claims to champion free speech has yet again been caught denying free speech to others! www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

I assume they are blocking him being photographed because he is ashamed?

And the forward facing cameras are primarily for what? They don’t appear to have any indicator to show they are recording!

An agency with one year funding from government is being told to provide 10 year contracts to corporates - simply corporate welfare! www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...