Toitū te Tiriti 🇳🇿

Oh yeah everybody we’ve got E. coli in our water supply so I guess that puts us in the club of cities with dangerously rooted waters infrastructure. Hi!

From what I can tell about 95% of Kirikiriroa’s councillors & MPs live in the sprawling newer suburbs north of the city, which means they’re in the E. coli zone & and I wonder if now is still a good time to be banging the drum on lower rates given this was what caused the current problem?

Kirikiriroa food post:
If you like kebab-y things you really should try Mezze in Made. Authentic Greek souvlaki made with quality ingredients - super tasty & filling.
STREETS AHEAD of the usual rubbery doner kebabs out there
Push the boat out and get a lamb souvlaki -you can thank me later.

Thanks T.

‘Not sound economics’: 20 economists slam government’s economic strategy The signatories – including former Productivity Commission chair Ganesh Nana and economist Susan St John – say the Government’s fiscal approach has worsened the recession, weakened public services, an...

The data in this article is absolutely damning. In the face of this, Nicola Willis’ response is idiotic.

It’s a long article. If you don’t have time for all the words, the graphs tell the story.

www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

Luxon would have us believe these thugs are our friends.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Cats are Comrades – Unisex classic tee That poster of Che Guevara that became a t-shirt inspired me to make a cat poster, and that cat poster is now a t-shirt, as is the natural order of things. Cats are Comrades is inspired by the 100% true fact that cats are anarcho-communists, not Libertarians as is commonly claimed, and will look equally good on your chest or being waved from the barricades and ramparts.

Cats are Comrades – Unisex classic tee

That poster of Che Guevara that became a t-shirt inspired me to make a cat poster, and that cat poster is now a t-shirt, as is the natural order of things. Cats are Comrades is inspired by the 100% true fact that cats are anarcho-communists, not Libertarians…

Supercut by Lorde on Apple Music Song · 2017 · Duration 4:37

Banger!

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Yes, and a bad result necessitates a colonoscopy…

Just over a month ago we learned waiting times for colonoscopies have blown out BIG TIME.
Now the Minister is announcing the lowering of the bowel screening age.
WTF is going on at the Ministry of Health?

www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/04/w...

#nzpol

To combat the lies of Hartwich. Lest we forget the facts on pensions in NZ.

Wow. Sounds definitely watchable.

I believe the young people refer to this as *cucked*?

Thinking back to *that* haka and how D Seymour averted his gaze away from a young wahine in full command of her powers…

Definitely one of those nights.

Down in Splendour by Straitjacket Fits on Apple Music Song · 1990 · Duration 3:41

And now this! Thanks Apple Music!

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Not Given Lightly by Chris Knox on Apple Music Song · 1989 · Duration 5:06

Margarita pizza from the Crust, glass of Good George fog city IPA, and this playing though the bloody vintage Boses. How’s your Thursday evening, bsky
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A good thing for New Zealanders to consider every time a local politician starts to make noises about moving toward privatized healthcare, or a "competitive insurance market"

I mean, does Luxon’s main guy even have on-the-ground media experience?

This clusterfuck would never have happened if Hamish Rutherford was still in charge.

Nice thread here

Apropos of this, noticing a slow but steady increase in the number of pro te tiriti car stickers and fence placards around Kirikiriroa since the hikoi, and that’s a very good feeling.

A nice change to get election junk mail that’s not hobsons choice.
#toitutetiriti

‘Indolent and not photogenic’: can I make my reluctant cat a social media star in seven days? Olly isn’t an obvious influencer – but that could be said of many of the felines who rule online. Here is what happened when I set out to turn him into a sensation

Attention: @beckeleven.bsky.social !

The reveal that we should have expected, but disappointed us nevertheless, I dive deeper into this over at my Substack: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/genocide-r...

Horsepower. Or horseshit? Navigating the murky waters of internet used-motor sales

Life is full of new experiences.

A public service announcement about why you shouldn’t defame a lawyer

I could be coaxed to watch the Platform if it carried more of this sort of thing.

Things are escalating. Just a few days until I plane back to the boat again.

Photo: supplied

This para from the Herald pretty much sums up this Govt's approach to every problem in our economy and society.

aka kicking the can down the road.