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Cartoon. Title: “Super Mad” Image shows Winston Peters in a Superman outfit, braced for action, and saying, “STAND BACK! I must protect these older white folk from Wokesters, Indians, Chinese, and a pesky Rarotongan who dares to call our fine country ‘Aotearoa’”

Winston Peters is SuperMad.
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol

Wide protected bike-lane in Downtown Vancouver filled with people on bikes.

It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.

Safe bike-lanes mean business.

new category: "feather: from animals"

In today’s Weekend Herald

Muppets.

"On Friday, Wellington Water told RNZ in a statement, "There has been some confusion around this enquiry [sic]. We only learned this morning where the actual flooding occurred, hence the initial response.""

Andrew now and Donald next (again).

In today’s NZ Herald

Crowd going off!

Especially the Free House!

Ya neighbour? /s

Housing rethink: Govt set to slash 2m-home plan and pull back from Auckland suburbs The new rules are expected to prioritise CBD and rail corridors over suburbs.

"...Matthew Hooton said a U-turn was intended to deny Act, New Zealand First and Labour a potent issue on which to raid the blue vote at this year’s election."

Doesn't this become a win for Act that Seymour can croon about?

Also won't give the construction industry much confidence.

#NZPol

In today’s NZ Herald

I am confident if Reserve Bank economists were all living off NZ median wage they'd stop hallucinating** fantasies about 'economic recovery' when the cost of basic groceries skyrockets, every living cost is going up, jobs and wages are not #nzpol

**not able to afford drugs they are taking

Radio NZ headline “‘Stop being cautious’: Chief economist urges households as OCR unchanged “ with picture of RBNZ Governor Dr Angela Breman

Easy for an RB Chief Economist to urge a lack of caution with spending when his unavoidable living costs aren’t increasing much more than the CPI and his salary, and he doesn’t face the prospect of unemployment in 2026 as Willis signals ongoing cost/job cuts in the public service #nzpol

Cartoon. Title: “Boys’ Trip” The image shows a flooded landscape, with hills, trees, a dead cow, and a car plowing through the muddy floodwaters. In the car are Deputy PM David Seymour, NZ First leader Winston Peters, and PM Christopher Luxon. Seymour is saying, “We’ve gotta be realistic - we can adapt. Well, the ones that matter can” Winston Peters is saying, “It’s climate hysteria! It’s just a bit of rain” And Luxon, who is driving, says, “Hey, anyone wanna hear my Spotify?”

More extreme weather more often. What do our leaders think we should do? In a word, not much.
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Climate

In today’s NZ Herald

The pitchfork is around here someplace....

#NZPol

Maybe after the cricket...

Get the feeling they're trolling us.

Toll: a fixed charge or tax for a privilege, especially for passage across a bridge or along a road.

lol.

#NZPol

Come on guys, wait until the 𝓣𝓱𝓲𝓻𝓭 one-in-a-hundred year storm to hit in a couple of weeks, 𝓣𝓱𝓮𝓷 you can bring up climate change ❤️❤️❤️

Good grief, people are floating out of their homes and he’s at an event akin to the govt paying millions for Michelin stars while NZers can’t afford to eat. People need flood relief, emergency housing, a govt on the job not this shallow shit.

Next up: "Luxon has the biggest crowds and ended the most wars."

Huh.

Just gonna look this up real quick...

Luxon on Twitter saying "...everything possible is being done to help you get back on your feet".

We're all getting a feed from KFC?

Pally interview with lots of laughs and not a mention of the daft gas levy or weather overnight. He could barely contain himself about the announcement.

Lots of creaking in our place in Newtown too. South facing end of the house has been pummeled with all sorts of debris. But that's the worst of it. Hope not too bad for everyone else.

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