I came for the squirrel heist, I stayed for the next level alt text. 🤣

You know what will be timely and targeted Nicola? The fucking election. #nzpol

Golden retriever runs 15 feet after owner mimes throwing tennis ball

My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609... No one else could possibly be a working person. Not the carers, not the stay at home parents, not the job seekers, not the disabled people, not the recently unemployed, not the students, not the ones with no children... #NzPol #Cartoon

We need some eyes on this and to find out why now, of all times, the state housing provider is making a change like this, and how widespread it is

Luxon: “Keep working, keep the kids in school, doing all that stuff. Please don't think 'it's Covid 2.0, I'm making sourdough at home again'." Indeed. Covid 1.0 was a successful govt intervention to save lives This is a shit show(and good time for sourdough) #nzpol www.odt.co.nz/news/nationa...

Turns out the Electoral Commission orange shade does not have a formal name, so I have proposed one on the Color Names website. Please provide thumbs (no log-in needed) to my suggestion: "Orange Guy Orange" colornames.org/color/ff9800

WING CHUN a kinetic adrenalin-filled animated short film from Ant Sang. Yim Wing Chun must fight a feared tyrant who she does not want to marry. Her only way to win freedom is to win a challenge fight. Against all odds & an opponent twice her size, she must summon her inner strength to be triumphant

#NZ Flood protection work started in 2018 defends Kaitāia - 210mm of rain in 10 hours - River at 410 cubic metres / second, compared to 220 - 258 cumecs that flooded Kaitāia in 1958 and 2007. - More flood protection work to still be done - Climate change infrastructure matters

You would get so many more amazing books if you had Universal Basic Income. Not even the most dream-scenario AI could compete with the creativity of a world of authors no longer afraid of affording rent.

This was what we managed to avoid in AoNZ. As an intensive care specialist, I will forever be grateful that the COVID response was driven by expertise and values. A central role of government has always been responding to society level threats, delivered by ideas of fairness and collective good.

Zohran Mamdani continues to pose the crazy question “what if the government you paid all those taxes to was actually using that money to improve your life?”

Please read this whole thread, but this clip really drives it home, now imagine the AoNZ Healthcare system in 2020, it would have fully collapsed under waves of covid. Think of this the next time someone is complaining about our response, think of this as you tell them to shut the fuck up.

Far North Mayor Moko Tepania is encouraging his hard-hit community to reach out for help as the district’s fragile roading network falters in the face of widespread flooding.

Government stylebook banned words: 1. EV 2. Cycle 3. Walk 4. War 5. Straits of Hormuz 6. Rationing

Can you help with a few minutes of your time please? Hi all I am starting a Companionship & caring caller service business, which is exciting & terrifying & busy. I am applying for a grant & I need people to fill out a survey for me. If you can help could you please DM me your email address.

what is this amazingness - look at that triumvirate of judging goddesses!

Check in with your friends and family who have kids aged 18-21. Get them enrolled now. Take them to the polling booth if you can - make sure they vote!

A really nice story about how 'Pō Atarau' ended up on the soundtrack of Project Hail Mary. One thing I would add is that the 1976 master tape was preserved and digitised by the Alexander Turnbull Library. That's why it was discoverable. thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/...

“Most people think of the flu vaccine as preventing a week of unpleasant symptoms, but the evidence now shows it also significantly reduces the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes.” #kikorangi www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/inf...

Feijoas - got some, and want to swap a few for something else? Kia ora, neighbours around Eden Terrace, Grey Lynn, Mt Eden, Kingsland etc! I'm looking for 2kg of fresh, nice feijoas and instead of buying them, I'd love to swap for something on my website!

I don’t ever talk about work on here, but it’s been a genuine privilege to have worked on Te Kahu and Te Rua Archives New Zealand, & for this incredible new space to be open to the public in Pōneke. With Te Matapihi’s recent opening, it’s awesome to celebrate some cultural institutions in the city

#BHN Tonight at 9pm - Chloe Swarbrick LIVE at 9pm - 19 Days of diesel in NZ - Marama Davidson v David Seymour on BVV retirement and fuel crisis #nzpol #nzpolitics @chewienz.bsky.social youtube.com/live/I8N6KbT...

#nzpol Greens promise to cap rent rises at 2 percent a year www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Just a reminder the government total mobility subsidy of 75% on taxis for people who can’t drive or use public transport (disabled, elderly etc) is dropping to 50% in July. Most of these folk will not get that $50 weeky travel bonus

AT being proactive. Unlike some. #TāmakiMakaurau

Ah yes, a govt subsidy to keep cars on the road in a fuel crisis rather than a government subsidy to get cars off the road in a fuel crisis. Masterful. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

The Salvation Army lady was quite clear on RNZ. Beneficiaries also work, volunteer, take their kids to school, go to doctors appointments/grocery store and are going to be the worst hit by this crisis. She also said kids don’t choose where to be born.

NZ now has national antibiotic guidelines - Te Whata Kura! 💊 This supports consistent, rational antibiotic prescribing across primary and secondary care across Aotearoa NZ. Supports access from mobile devices. Link: tewhatakura.nz Funded by a grant from Te Niwha platform #AMSsky #IDsky

Me, musing aloud about what we (the people) can do in a crisis, while we wait to hear what we (the government of Aotearoa) might do. Come for the practical examples; stay for the shameless e-bike boosterism/ classic Pulp earworm/ adorable art/ Long Covid solidarity/ Bill & Ted Easter egg, etc. 🤘⚡️🎸🪺

WE GOT MAX HARRIS FOR TĀMAKI!!!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

Please submit on or before Tuesday, to support the Medical Council to require competence and understanding in doctors treating Māori and diverse patients. www.mcnz.org.nz/about-us/con...

"If you want to see Te Huia continue, I suggest that you ride, baby, ride!"👍 🚆 MUST READ: @darrendavis.bsky.social on the crucial window of opportunity to lock in intercity rail between Auckland & Hamilton, securing us a year-round, congestion-free option: www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/03/23/t...

This should’ve happened already. But let’s keep the pressure up on BANNING BOTTOM TRAWLING in the Tīkapa Moana - Hauraki Gulf. Govt shelved much stronger protections for the Hauraki Gulf that were originally proposed for bottom trawling, there is public support and the Moana needs this action.

Same, NZSL lady, same. #nzpol

Hello fellow hardworking Kiwi Mums and Dads and Ranger drivers I too have come to stand in front of Marsden Point to say something important

French General Richoux: "He wanted to invade Greenland and now he is begging for help from Europe" "He can go fuck himself." (📹@Tweet4AnnaNAFO)

Israel deliberately targeting medical facilities in south Lebanon, say health workers

If you have the opportunity, go see Tenor- My Name is Pati. Take tissues. Wonderful documentary, sublime music!

Getting ready for the fuel shortage in Australia.

Riding on the new Te Whau pathway - she's gorgeous!! #TeWhau

This video is also relevant to the NZ government contracting private companies to provide healthcare. It clearly explains how it is a path to shutting down the public provision and ultimately privatisation. #nzpol

Ain't no fun at the government hall. Slicked-back injustice sits nicely next to smiles.

Surrounded by festival goers this morning at Auckland Polyfest 2026, The Green Party announced that a Green Government would bridge the funding gap currently faced by Polyfest organisers.

Have I mentioned lately how important it is to support your local community garden? Smith Street Community Farm here in Ōtautahi Christchurch is one of the largest and most industrious I've encountered in New Zealand. It's got plots for individual hire, as well as ones for producing +