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Chucking Vit C gummies into my gob in the hopes that it will miraculously stop the sickness I can feel spreading across my aching body. I do not have time for this!

The curious case of TVNZ’s missing closed captions Viewers have been left frustrated by captions disappearing halfway through a season – if they were ever there at all.

“All I want is to find out how many more men she kills with her magical vagina.”

That's me, in @thespinoff.bsky.social, complaining about the captions on TVNZ and managing to make it vadge-centric, as is the Spokesvagina's wont.

thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/...

Just saw Prime Minister. Had all the emotions watching it, it was an incredible doco but one of the saddest shots was seeing Neve get on a yellow school bus to go to school in America. IYKYK.

Buried in the detail about reducing earthquake strengthening is the removal of requirements for disabled access and fire safety. You know who does that? Sociopaths.

It blows my mind that people that have been on a council a long time want you to vote for them to "fix" it.....wtf have they been doing all this time?

“..the collective wealth of the country's wealthiest went up by $4.5b last year - while the net worth of all households declined by $4.2billion.“
Recession for some. But not all. #nzpol

as of Friday just 12.38% of eligible Wellington City Council voters have returned their voting papers! there’s only 2 weeks left mates, what are you waiting for

Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.

Have heard that govt likely to cut eligibility for Total Mobility - an essential lifeline for many disabled people who cannot drive or access public transportation. Please sign this petition to parliament calling for Increased funding for Total Mobility Scheme

Hera Lindsay Bird says: godDAMN this stupid milkloving piece of shit dumbass mean spirited sale at briscoes racist sexist 40% off deck furniture piss country

for those of you who have never seen The New Zealand Tweet, the perennial flower

Watch: 'I feel shame' - Golriz Ghahraman, Tory Whanau open up on public scandals Both spoke to The Elephant, an online video series about controversial topics we avoid.

No shade at all to those featured or the journalists but what would be truly ground-breaking would be any reflection from media about media/political sphere’s demonstrable role in these “scandals” - how they are framed, amplified, targeted.
See also: misogyny/racism/standards not applied to cis men🫠

New Zealand is punching above its weight in cowardice Winston Peters promised that New Zealand’s recognition of Palestine was a matter of 'when, not if', which has a real deadbeat-dad-promises-he’ll-have-his-shit-together-next-week air about it....

New Zealand is punching above its weight in cowardice

While this cowardly Government refuses to recognise Palestine, our Council has already signed an agreement with Ramallah and approved an investment policy that excludes Israeli companies and government bonds. Who's lamo now? #nzpol

NZ not yet recognising Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announces The government has decided against recognising Palestinian statehood, retaining its "when, not if" position.

The phrase "if not now, when" springs most readily to mind. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Image of Picture of the Year for 2025 shows a boy aged 10 in a white singlet. Both arms are amputated and he is looking away from the camera with shadows of light highlighting his face.

Went to the World Press photo Exhibition at Tākina this morning. It’s always a sobering reminder of what the world has been through over the last year. The image of the year for 2025 was of Mahmoud Ajjour (9), who was
injured during an Israeli attack
on Gaza City in March 2024.

Cartoon. Image shows NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Gaza’s ruins, talking to a gaunt woman, huddled with her two children. He’s saying, “New Zealand is a very principled nation. We won’t be rushed”

New Zealand prevaricates on whether to recognise Palestine as a state, or not.
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Palestine #Gaza

Loved this.

Bluesky is dying Bluesky was invented to create a nicer space than Twitter. The problem is that too few people have joined and most are smug and boring.

Bluesky is dying?!
Really?

Repost if you're still actively using Bluesky and not posting on X.

www.spectator.co.uk/article/blue...

🚨NEW: Stephen Colbert's opening tonight will forever be remembered as one of the most powerful moments of late-night comedy in modern history.

This is a must-watch. Damn. 🔥

That is so cool!

Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 pleasures in life:

1. A crispy ice-cold Coke in a chilled glass with ice on a hot day when you are parched
2. Child’s pose
3. A new lipstick, perfectly formed with the sharp angle
4. The smell of freshly cut grass
5. When your non-cuddly cat snuggles into you

Ugh, I’m so sorry!

That is almost one in every five people.

A country where a fifth of its population doesn’t have enough to eat is a failed state. #nzpol

So how are all my former gifted and talented kids who used to read several books a day and now rot their faculties doomscrolling while ignoring a TV show doing tonight

'This place was alive once' - Winston Peters 'disgusted' at state of Wellington New Zealand First leader and Foreign Minister Winston Peters says Wellington's incoming council needs to bring the vibrancy back to the city. He spoke with

This is hilarious. I challenged Winston about his role in the online violence toward Benjamin Doyle.

He responds: WELLINGTON AND ITS CITY LEADERS SUCK!

Peak old man yells at cloud. #nzpol

www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/welli...

The mayors, the media man and the mystery shrouding Upper Hutt’s election An abusive email was sent to an Upper Hutt mayoral candidate. The sender says he has nothing to do with the incumbent mayor’s campaign. But locals and other mayors suspect otherwise.

In a trend of terrible men being involved in politics, here’s the latest from Graham Bloxham who’s made it his duty to harass a number of us. #nzpol

thespinoff.co.nz/politics/10-...

In today’s NZ Herald

We’ll always choose the bear

NZ MUST accept living in a hellscape so wealthy people remain sorted.

going to start a Facebook page called “SHave Wellington’s City-to-Sea Bridge” in which I advocate for people to cut a little piece off the bridge every time they pass it, in order to reduce the demolition costs