Oli - ultracrepidarian

Duo biking around the world say NZ drivers are the most aggro During their 17 day stretch in New Zealand, the pair copped abuse daily, including getting the finger from drivers and an aggressive approach they'd seen no where else.

Are we the arseholes?

Yes, yes we are.

“Everyone’s aware that the drivers here aren’t as courteous to cyclists as they have been in other countries,”

Hot on the tail of announcing the destruction of MfE, the regime is smashing more core state capacities, with a bill to abolish the census, and a consequent one amending reserved provisions of the Electoral Act to say how they'll be determining electorate boundaries. Both come into force in 2030.

I tēnei wiki!

TŪREI: The Jackets w/ The Wendys - 7pm

WENEREI: Catalyst poetry - 7pm

TAITEI: Rèver w/ King Tides - 7:30pm

PARAIRE: Marsha & Velveteen w/ Gracie Snow - 8pm

HĀTAREI: Majozi - 8pm

RĀTAPU: Feelings w/ No Broadcast - 7pm

This election year remember the political science concept “the conservative dilemma”

A party that represents the interests of the wealthy and powerful cannot win a democratic election on economic issues, so they create culture wars

NZ First is now consistently using nazi catchphrases in party political statements. you'd think that media *at least* would be pillorying him for this, and yet...

Nice one Invergiggle C C.

(taken of TikTok)

Hipkins on TikTok:

No.

Unequivocal. Firm.
#nzpol
#Iran

#nzpol in amongst the dick and boobs.

I have seen an inordinate number of notifications from the RNZ app in the last 24h. I reckon 90% are about 🇮🇷. Might 🔕 them for a week.

It might be. But their comms sucks just as bad if they don't specify which court/which city.

Yes Iran hit Israel many times, and it’s their right and duty to their citizens to defend their country and sovereignty. However, they didn’t do the following: - prevent ambulances from reaching injured people - shoot the press - burn children on purpose - shoot emergency medical workers - shoot, bomb and burn surrounding civilians - snipe babies in their heads - maim people indiscriminately and for sport - roll over anyone with a tank - slaughter whole generations of civilians - starve Israelis - shut their electric, gas or water off - turn their communications off - stop food supplies - r#pe anyone - arrest Israeli children - spit on anyone - storm the synagogues - drop bombs intentionally on displaced people - make jokes of hungry, injured and murdered children on TikTok/Instagram The list goes on. This was a just response.

From @WarFronIntel on x
#Iran

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MediMap just as bad as ManageMyHealth then. Thought so.

I wonder if Simeon Brown has seen this...

Refugee status to be temporary as Shabana Mahmood rips up rules on UK asylum Home secretary announces 30-month protection limit, with refugees required to leave if their home countries are later judged safe

At this point I welcome the self-immolation of the UK Labour Party. The quicker it burns to the ground the quicker progressives will move to supporting parties that show class solidarity, support international law, green the economy and energy generation etc etc.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

This is some real mind blowing shit right here from the #NZ government but what do we expect from Luxon & NZ Last's Winston Peters #nzpol

Hmu next time you're in Chch and we can share a beer at Wigram (or wherever). I can recommend Moon Under Water on Colombo St for food and beer.

Mandy Hager on Instagram: "Kia ora, here's the third of my series on how citizen-led action can progress human rights - and how easily the bastards can take it away! #nzpolitics #humanrights #women'sr... 0 likes, 0 comments - mandy.hager_author on March 1, 2026: "Kia ora, here's the third of my series on how citizen-led action can progress human rights - and how easily the bastards can take it away! #...

I call this third in my series on citizen-led protest action: How rights build on rights, until the bastards take them away!
#nzpol #womensrights #humanrights #womenssuffrage

Oh, so we're all doing it now are we?
Cool, cool

#BiometricDataIsSovreign

Simeon Brown MP Labour’s COVID-19 restrictions were some of the most stringent in the world, and Kiwis paid the price. New Zealanders remember not being able to visit loved ones in hospital, struggling to secure a managed isolation spot just to return home, and keeping their kids home from school for months on end. Aucklanders felt this more than most, with Labour’s decisions leading to the region spending more than six months in lockdown – the longest of any region in the country. The uncertainty, the isolation, and the toll it took on families, small business owners, and communities were all a result of decisions made during that time. Those decisions had a significant impact on everyday Kiwis, and it is important we take the time to fully understand why those decisions were made, so that any future response properly weighs the health and economic needs of all New Zealanders. Our Government expanded a Royal Commission Inquiry into the COVID-19 response, and yesterday we received their final report. The Prime Minister has asked me to lead the Government’s response to its recommendations – because New Zealanders deserve answers, and we are committed to making sure the lessons of that period are never forgotten.

#NZpol I’m not liking the tone or angle he takes with this. It feels like foreshadowing pushing negative views "because it was Labour".

This would be rewriting the past to suit election-year politics.

Many of us warned that the second "add-on" phase looked to include political motivations,

1/n

Detect Web Browser Settings Detect everything about your web browser, including your browser name, version, what HTTP headers it's sending, and settings like Javascript and Cookies.

What a useful page to find out *all* your common computer settings/versions, not just the browser.

www.whatismybrowser.com/detect/

That looks really good. That man deserves a DB!

New Zealand considers US access to citizens’ biometric data in ongoing EBSP discussions | Biometric Update That debate comes as other democracies weigh similar decisions amid escalating pressure from Washington to broaden international data-sharing arrangements.

“Critics warn this could effectively embed U.S. surveillance capabilities into another sovereign state’s information infrastructure.”

Read this alarming article and decide whether the limited focus from NZ media on this story is acceptable given the context of US fascism and worldwide aggression.

The comment section though... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Hard work won’t make you rich, warns the People’s Economist — and NZ must tax assets Gary Stevenson doesn’t mince his words when talking about what it takes to protect a country’s wealth.

"His success, he argues, shouldn’t be taken as proof that hard work pays off or that the system works."

Yep.

www.stuff.co.nz/money/360944...

A few possibilities:

* You believe that ‘visa free’ access to the USA is worth more than your citizens’ rights

* You’re ideologically aligned with the US govt

* You’ve been threatened with more than just loss of visa-free travel

* You’re very stupid

* They promised some benefit

* 1 or more 👆🏻

This is just going to make nz lab freak out and chippy go into beige overdrive. #nzpol

Good ol' @kiwifarah.bsky.social doing more mahi than the RNZ political journalists do, as usual. Keep it up!

Umm, near 20% of the world's most populous country go on strike and barely a word about it in the press?