hey @merriam-webster.com, what's "corruption"?
26.02.2026 20:18 β π 22 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0@drmike.bsky.social
Australian New Zealander. Retired, but maintaining a keen interest in landscapes, seascapes & urban environments. ngai Aotearoa ahau
hey @merriam-webster.com, what's "corruption"?
26.02.2026 20:18 β π 22 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0Funny how nobody is advocating that AI replace tech CEO jobs, given how adept AI bots seem to be at making shit up and sprouting rubbish
26.02.2026 20:48 β π 84 π 15 π¬ 4 π 2Is it just me that thinks if the cars were going through store fronts instead of children there'd be something from this govt about it?
But since it's people's lives and not businesses livelihood they're quiet.
Since their policies create the situation, they're quiet.
Deafeningly quiet.
#nzpol
This is unacceptable and is reinforced in part by the likes of Simeon Brown, Ryan Bridge, and others with their "war on cars" fuelling the attitude of car supreme
Time to revert back to the Labour Speed Management Policy and also get a lot more raised crossings installed. A LOT MORE.
I would like to send David Seymourβs DNA and any other biometric data to the US, intact, in a box β°οΈ
26.02.2026 08:00 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you! More family staying, with 2 y/o and 6 week old so days are rather structured, but beach time for all is a priority
26.02.2026 07:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Palm Beach, Waiheke. Our favourite beach. Very fortunate in being on the island for a few weeks
25.02.2026 20:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Wrong? Thatβs fightinβ talk!
25.02.2026 07:32 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I have never called it anything else but rego, but maybe its the Australian in me
25.02.2026 07:31 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Water temp still around 20 so lovely for swimming
25.02.2026 07:27 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0My current situation. Coping well!
24.02.2026 22:40 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The chainsaw is my tool/weapon of choice in this instance
24.02.2026 04:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Nobody is making any money giving the Sassy Little Hobbit advice on dealing with her neighbourβs tree
24.02.2026 03:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thanks for posting that info also π
24.02.2026 00:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0You are entitled to cut it above the property boundary line and throw the offending wood back over onto their property
23.02.2026 21:54 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The gas man cometh! Job done in 10 minutes. Off to find coffee and food
23.02.2026 21:50 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Returned from holiday to the house for a day as the gas man needs access to change the gas meter. Nothing to eat in the house, no coffee, and I canβt leave until he is here. No time given for his arrival. Nothing to do but sit and wait. Could be a looooong day! π
23.02.2026 19:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Solid burn. π₯
23.02.2026 07:02 β π 44 π 9 π¬ 1 π 0Someone needs to wipe that smug smile off his face
23.02.2026 18:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0What you idiot commies donβt understand is that if we tax rich people they will JUST LEAVE, depriving our nation of tax cheats, political bribery, and national acts of perversion
23.02.2026 15:46 β π 10319 π 2026 π¬ 342 π 86How about trying to change peopleβs reality, Luxon - the reality of those forced to live on the street
23.02.2026 04:07 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Iβm referring to the home kill hoggetβ¦of course
21.02.2026 03:35 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A 500m roll of industrial grade cling wrap is better. Properly wrapped in contains fluids and traces of evidence - threads, hairs etc. Easier to carry when cling wrapped, too
21.02.2026 03:11 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Cable ties are also essential
20.02.2026 18:53 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0This from the Spinoff awhile ago covers a bit of the Banks side of things.
18.02.2026 22:23 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Advance is in NZ too, and these guys have form here, there and elsewhere.
www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11...
Yes, thanks for the reminder, Cathy. Topham Guerin started here
18.02.2026 22:06 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Interesting parallels between Peters in the NZ parlt, and Hanson in the Aus senate. Both vile, racist PoSs. We know who is behind Hanson, but who are the dark forces behind Peters? Heβs working on someoneβs agenda, for certain
18.02.2026 20:56 β π 11 π 4 π¬ 5 π 0Wealthy and sorted senior executive proves his remoteness and ignorance of the wider community and the issues they face. Seems to go with the territory when it comes to the wealthy and sorted
18.02.2026 19:55 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0