Binkenstein

I wonder how many billions will be invested into this new LNG terminal, and how that will be justified vs all the things classified as "too expensive"

#nzpol

I did something similar in my lower back when standing at the sink in the bathroom. I had to use crutches to move around the house for ~10 days.

I now have a random tendon problem in a thumb. Growing old is fun, by which I mean not at all.

Ah, sorry, I misread that.

Could you clarify that "refuse to do politics in evidence-based ways" part please, as I'm not quite sure what you mean. Are you referring to some of the naive behaviour like with Benjamin Doyle's social media, or not fully vetting candidates like Darleen Tana?

Hand Stuff Studio Ridiculously collectIble ceramic art made by a weirdo with an obsessive heart.

@seananmcguire.bsky.social I'm not sure if this is your sort of thing or not, but I found out about some cool handcrafted mugs over the weekend

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Screenshot of The Spinoff's Bulletin. Meanwhile, in the Weekend Post, Luke Malpass situated the failure within a broader political pattern, arguing that Labour’s mishandling of Three Waters squandered a workable solution, while National’s rate-capping policy will only exacerbate the under-investment problem. Together, he said, these choices have left councils and central government poorly equipped to deal with ageing assets whose costs are rising faster than inflation.

Ah yes, the Moa Point problem is the fault of both Labour and National... right? Malpass does keep skewing views in favour of National. #nzpol

Part of Taupō high school ‘completely destroyed’, as two fire appliances fail Emergency services were called to the blaze on Spa Rd on Sunday afternoon.

Part of Taupō high school ‘completely destroyed’.

Remember: firefighters have been reporting these equipment failures almost daily and #NZ homes and businesses have burned down over the last year, while ACT and Nat Ministers downplayed the crisis #nzpol

When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it

Yep, that was me, also with no clear direction of life after 18. Hit a wall with organic chemistry because it was all rote learning and actual mechanics were third year.

Now work in payroll related software, not biochem.

National posted an ad comparing the highest inflation under Labour (7.3% in 2022) vs 3.1% today. They forgot to mention that this is up from 2.2% in 2024, that inflation was high everywhere in 2022, and that Labour had lower inflation for their first 4 years

#nzpol

Blueskyese and Xian share an obvious common root as both being Twitteric languages, the difference is that after the split Xian became a hybrid Twitteric/Channer-linkedin tongue, while Blueskyese changed less overall but did pick up some tumbleric and redditor loanwords

Melania: The Movie

From the new Private Eye, out now.

https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/statistics/monthly-reporting/index.html

MSD have been delaying their December benefits data release due to data processing issues but they shared headline numbers yesterday. If the data is correct, this is a huuuge increase. We now have nearly 1 in 7 adults on a working age benefit. Link in ALT. (🧵 1/n)

Company running Wellington wastewater treatment plants failed basic asset management - report Despite multiple failures - including untreated sewage polluting a popular swimming beach - the company running Wellington's four wastewater treatment plants is keeping its multi-million dollar contra...

Surprising no one, private companies running public infrastructure where there is no (or limited) competition results in the worst viable operation for the highest profit. For profit companies cannot operate effectively without competitive markets

#nzpol

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

We’ve had over 1.5 years of the “rock star economy” being back, apparently. I wonder where it is.

Did you see that Overwatch is adding Jetpack Cat as a hero?

By fine Australian cartoonist Peter Broelman.

In today’s NZ Herald

A quick table comparing NZ political poll results since the last election. Calculate the average result for a party for a month, then average the variation.

eg: RM skews away from Nat/Lab and towards minor parties (+ is above ave, - below)

#nzpol

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

The "Equal Opportunity, not Equal Outcomes" line is bullshit. Currently the biggest indicator of success is how wealthy your parents are.

#nzpol

If Winston Peters don't want to be on the receiving end of insults then maybe he should lead by example and not give out so many insults to other people.

#nzpol

Global credit rating agencies warn against National Party (and Taxpayer Union) rates cap law - the modelling is fascinating and will hit Council expenses hard #nzpol #kiwi newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/04/g...

This is your friendly reminder that the party that thinks everyone should have "equal rights" doesn't think any new laws about modern slavery are required, and want to remove laws protecting workers rights.

Their "equal rights" are basically no rights

#nzpol

Front and verso of pamphlet from Workers First Union describing the potential damage to workers employment conditions and rights which could occur if Van Velden's Employment Relations Amendment Bill is passed.

Irony is…
A NZ government that gave landlords a massive tax break now campaigning saying trust us on tax & no frivolous spending

As 2 of NZ’s largest cities Christchurch/Wellington face critical wastewater infrastructure crises (& National climate risk)

if only NZ govt planned long term
#nzpol

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.

Democracy dies in oligarchy.

Look, we need to really get this happening.

Left we have Tauranga Mayor with headline "Every donation will help" for the storm relief fund Right we have headline "PM stands by scrapping $6 billion resilience fund" set up by Grant Robertson

What's wrong with this picture, #NZPOL ?

Pinned lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · Aug 19, 2021 Almost three years ago, my editor called me early one November morning. A wildfire had sparked near a town called Paradise, he said. Could I go? (1/13) 0:02 / 0:10 lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · 47m I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated. Quote lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · Jan 25 Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.

A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world