"This is not efficiency, it is isolation, a missed doctor's appointment and lost independence," - Joe Davies, Environment Canterbury councillor

Can someone who's good with photoshop or AI please give him a fishing pole. #nzpol 😏

NZ/Oz folks: turned off your alarm for tomorrow? (as appropriate, ceteris paribus, mutatis mutandis, your mileage may vary, void where not approved, may contain nuts)

Here’s NZ Parliamentary Environment Commissioner & ex- National minister trying to warn the NZ govt their idea of merging environment with urban spatial planning is a disaster for rural communities & environment - I could not agree more - disestablishing Environment is terrible youtu.be/OMv6-kZTuGs

We are 99.8% of the way there! SO stoked that this will be going ahead! Thank you all so much! Still a couple of weeks to pledge if you want o get yourself a pre-order and more! pledgeme.co.nz/projects/885...

I often get asked the question (cos people know I'm sad): How can the NZ Govt balance sheet be so healthy despite all of the crazed covid borrowing etc? Let's have a quick look. [🧵 1/n]

DAD TRIED ON A KILT BUT TOO SMALL.

We have our first pale horse since I published the update list yesterday: the collapse of a data center deal that has yet to commence construction. bsky.app/profile/edzi...

Dismissing it as "a distraction from the real issues" is Not Enough. It's not a distraction, it's a targeted attack on a minority that we have seen repeated with worse consequences elsewhere. Time to actually call Winston the desperate decrepit old bigot he is, and do it front foot loud as fuck

Tomorrow (Friday) and Monday are both public holidays in Aotearoa New Zealand. Whether you're working or on leave you have rights - make sure you know them so you don't get shafted! #nzpol

Dulboot is having a bad day #NZPol

Boosting this a bit (hard to do with my very curated list of interactions here!) along with an invitation to come to my book launch if you can - there's still space. It's free & there will be wine 😜. I'd appreciate it if you would share with your networks of anyone who might be interested!

This kind of analysis and commentary is what we should be seeing from our media. The lack of critique, context and approach of repeating talking points verbatim and calling it a job done is deeply damaging to our democracy. This approach in an election context is unacceptable - and a likely reality.

National Party Whip Suze Redmayne's business needed an irrigation permit. The regional council wanted to put conditions on it as the water level was falling. But Enviro Minister Penny Simmonds was having one of that nonsense so she took on the regional council. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...

I FINALLY MANAGED TO DO A BOOK FACE!!!

This is something tech people don't grasp about nonfiction writing: the process of deep research, of deciding which little details are interesting or which obscure anecdotes have historical value, is all part of the creative work of writing. It's not grunt work. It can't just be automated.

The things people will do to get our attention. #WorldBollardAssociation

These guys mean business. #WorldBollardAssociation 😎

That reshuffle in full: Bishop: I'm better than any of these other dropkicks Luxon: Nobody calls me a dropkick Goldsmith: Thank you sir please may I have another Penk: FIGJAM

NASA responded to one Terrible Maps’ terrible maps, and it is glorious.

lotta great choices in this thread but this one always makes me laugh

A few years ago, James Shaw got up and made a speech on a Member's Day about a particularly odious bill in the name of Simeon Brown. I think about this speech a lot. I am thinking about it again today. #nzpol

This table brings out points in a bit more detail. Hope this helps NZ'ers understand where they sit in relation to what the UK, and Australia have been informed by their leaders around what the coming weeks, and months will bring. He waka eke noa, but those already vulnerable will be hit hardest.

Compared PM Luxon's "column" against addresses by the Australian PM Albanese, and British PM Starmer on 1 April in their respective countries, around the same set of issues. The UK, and Australia are two of New Zealand's closest allies. Comparison establishes quality of political leadership. #nzpol

This is Vito. He is pupset that his belly is no longer being rubbed. Has no choice but to unleash his frowniest frown and saddest whine. 13/10 would resume petting immediately (TT: ritapanico)

This is Nessie and Millie. Neither of them ever really learned how to dig, but Millie is pretty sure it's like giving CPR. 12/10 no one tell her (TT: millieandazula)

Happy Birthday, Gloria! Our North Auckland Good Bitches bake birthday cakes for Age Concern to share with the older persons they connect with 💛 GB Sara baked this delightful cream sponge for Gloria's 80th, who was thrilled to think that somebody had made a cake for her 🍰

Wairarapa is glorious. She catches me in the feels everytime the train comes out of the hill.

Apropos of nothing, a reminder that what drives Project 2025 is a belief that law, government, policy should be informed by a Christian nationalist worldview. Project 2025 author, the Heritage Foundation was a member of the Atlas Network. This ethos is all linked - in service of power and control.

That is SO. COOL

And thank you to Marc and Newsroom for pursuing the story prompting recognition from Health NZ that their advice was confusing and resulting clarification being sent out. A piece of Public Good journalism.

SOOO much more than a Timeline Cleanse. “adopt a human” centers dogs’ dignity and choice like you’ve never seen before part 1 cc: @melissjpeltier.bsky.social #DogsOfBluesky #AdoptAHuman #MustWatch

one of my most loved experiences diving was finding a hole surrounded by scallop shells & going oh shit there's an octopus in there. it was burgundy but changed colour to sandy grey when it crept out of the den to take a look at me. it held up a dozen or so scallop shells against itself like armour

You might have seen the Armageddon messaging on Govt debt servicing costs. Funny that they focus on the gross rather than the net isn't it? Higher interest rates boost cost and income.

"This is becoming a place where people can talk about the town, renewing old friendships and making memories": A winery in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, has taken off as a community hub for local residents. 👉 ebx.sh/TUEQ7o

I would apologize for putting Clavicular in all of your feeds again, but watching him get his ass kicked while the dude kicking his ass talks shit is the best thing I've seen today so please enjoy

Discworld QOTD, from Soul Music “‘I thought you were just happy to get paid,’ said Buddy. ‘Right. Right. But I’m even happier to get paid a lot.’”

UPDATE: The kākāpō cam is BACK! New link is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDSW...

nz media again showing symptoms of being seriously unwell by framing up this pedophile predator in *his own words* instead of, you know, "pedophile predator" or "convicted criminal" etc dude only got 10 months and a small fine. What the fuck is wrong with nz reporters and editors in msm??

My favorite dataset day! Fascinating change in the sector balances data. Lower interest rates are basically enabling our business sector to reduce debt. They're not investing in expansion, they're repairing balance sheets. This is why GDP is up (profits) but the labour market remains stalled.

#nzpol 🇳🇿 about to leave the library passing the Zines, see this.

Penk almost certainly runs or directly involved in the network of sockpuppet accounts and bots that plague fb and twitter with far right bigotry, there have been plenty of clues for this but nz media completely incurious for some reason

hello from my second favorite bridge

K-Mac doesn’t miss here! 🎯

Can we have a ruling on whether #Artemis II is (a) "a mission to the Moon" or do we have to say (b) "a lunar flyby" just because they're not landing? I say (a) is okay: they're definitely going to the Moon! And past it! They're just not touching down.

This is what social media is meant to be about.

what kinds of snacks do they have up there

Didn’t entertain the doggos for long but maybe it’ll provide you with some entertainment!! Video description: 2 golden retrievers “apple bobbing” but for pieces of radish….and in the process dripping water all over the floor and creating a puddle!