Every wanker who had ‘stop 3 waters’ signs up should pay for the rates increases.

Picking dinner up next to the sports bar. Allblacks on Hit with the wall of cigarette smoke - so not used to it anymore And at $50 a pack how do people keep doing it? Literally how do they afford 2-7 packs a week?

I guess Kenvue didn't pay off RFK? www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

I'm not reading your thread. If what you've got to say is more than 100 words then get a blog. This isn't Twitter. Bluesky doesn't punish links. So you can do us all a favour and format your words in a readable way. I'm not even going to apologise at this point. It's 2025.

Think of an economy as like baking a cake. H1-B visas exist so that if you're out of a specific ingredient, you can Instacart it and keep baking. Add a $100k delivery charge and you'll choose to: 1. Quit baking; or 2. Use an inferior recipe; or 3. Import cake instead of making it

And finally had time to write up the making / motivation for this fastchicken.co.nz/2025/09/20/r...

Home. Ferry. Cycle to Peaches 🍑 . And back. 40km Off road all the way. Just a bit of no cycle way in Panmure

Oh my god lol This Dutch late night host absolutely eviscerates Trump and Disney- you gotta watch how

Keep forgetting to keep your RUC up to date? Want to work out when your RUC expires? There’s an App For That. https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/rucord/id6752113310

He won't say it, but... Mike Lee, Maurice Williamson, and Christine Fletcher, if I had to guess based on recently comments Mike's comments on Waiheke Radio were basically this: it all sucks and it has for years Yes, but YOU'VE been doing this for 30 years, so... who did it?

Ice-T had it right 30 years ago www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAlo...

Ta-Nehisi Coates has written the best yet commentary on last week's events, while pundits, politicians and others have disgraced themselves in their whitewashing of of this man's legacy. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

wow. Willis found ANOTHER reason why it's not her fault www.stuff.co.nz/money/360827...

Ho Lee Shirting Fork. The AirPods Pro live translation thing (while listening to Greet British Sewing Bee and going from engine to German) is amazing.

Well done Ozone Coffee #tewikiotereomaori

As a health provider in Aotearoa, we recognise Te Reo Māori as an official language of our land, woven into the identity of our nation. Taking time to learn even a little each day is a powerful way to deepen understanding and celebrate this living language.

iOS 26 Not as good as Apple thinks it is. Not as bad as the tech press says it is.

look, I just want to vote for them all. Every last one #BOTY

Also, a substantial part of the Tend app is available in Te Reo! We designed it from day 1 to be localisable, and you can change your settings in the Account page. While it's not 100% - we've done a lot of work since the last time we had the words updated - its sitting at about 85-90% Te Reo!

This year marks 50 years of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week) and we’re excited to celebrate here at Tend! Te Reo Māori isn’t just for this week — it’s a taonga (treasure) that can be spoken every day, by everyone, as an official language of Aotearoa.

Mike Lee and @patrickreynolds.bsky.social on Waiheke Radio www.waihekeradio.org.nz/podcast/mike...

Now how do I tell the rest of the waiheke not to vote for this moron (ie not Lee. Vote Reynolds or literally anyone else… )

A reminder that Councillor Mike Lee fought hard to stop all improvements downtown as he does to this day everywhere. Fortunately he is also ineffective and was unable to stop these upgrades. He is stuck in last century and stuck in the role. Help him move on: Vote for a positive future

This is Holly. She won't fall sleep until she's been given her stuffed cow. 13/10 sweet dreams Holly (TT: hollythebluestaffy__)

Happy Auditing your NPM dependancy tree day to those who celebrate

It is Blue September, so let’s talk about something that could save lives. 💙 1 in 8 Kiwi men will face this challenge - but early detection changes everything. Knowing what to look for could make all the difference for you or someone you love. Swipe through to learn the early warning signs 👉

this is either going to be excellent, or farcically bad. Given the director and lead actor, I'm going for excellent.

👏 Waiheke Radio. Interviews with all the local board candidates. www.waihekeradio.org.nz/waiheke-loca...

Heartbroken to share the bestest little tiny duck that ever tiny ducked, passed away yesterday. This one hurts. Rest well Simone 💔 #TinyDuck

Good morning, can I disassemble your car for you?

🌊 Big news for the North Shore! 🌊 We’ve heard you asking for Tend to come closer – and now we are! 💜 Northcare Accident & Medical is joining the Tend whānau, with full integration happening this November.

Big news 🚀 We're now offering free 30-minute online mental health consultations for everyone Perfect for when you are feeling weighed down by life's ups and down and just need a few tools and strategies to help you feel better, faster And the best part? You don't need to be enrolled with Tend.

If you’re going to fat shame a parrot (don’t), get the RIGHT parrot. @theguardian.com

Interesting they didn’t build, just colocated. I guess they can change that in the future, and they do it in plenty of other places. But still. Power prices might explain the 1.5x price bump too.

I really forget how deep we went into AWS stuff at PushPay - and applied that at @tend.nz I’m fairly “adjacent” rather than it being my day to day and even then it’s “oh. That’s still the best practice. Cool” Doesn’t make for a good conference tho. For me anyway. Hat tip to Josh and Pete…

Did someone say mini donks?

Paging Mini Donks @annieparker.bsky.social ;)

But the Murrays might have had a say or some input or something and we can’t have that.

RIP La Boca Loca (and Boquita)

Used a chromecast and casting for mostly the first time. What a fucking mess.

12°. Lake Taupō

🌼 In every daffodil, a story of strength blooms. 1 in 3 of us will face cancer in our lifetime, but together we can make sure no one faces it alone.

But will commercial landlords drop the rent to meet the market? The fuck they will. Some is "downturn", sure, some is "auckland is a construction zone". A LOT is "push the rent right up cos the CRL is going to be done soon so CA-CHING" www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

More for my record than anything... words from my thread below this: fastchicken.co.nz/2025/08/27/w...

FML. Ordered some keyboards (laptop parts) from Aliexpress. 2 vendors. 37 emails from Aliexpress. Not marketing, order progression. Thirty-fucking-seven.

I fucking bet he does. #housingmarketwithbitstackedon www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...