Weird how he didn’t mention this while interviewing both Winston Peters and Shane Jones this week. It has really shaken my faith in the editorial integrity of The Platform. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Former mayor, broadcaster Michael Laws to stand for NZ First in upcoming election

Former Whanganui Mayor Michael Laws will stand for New Zealand First in the upcoming election.

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Urgh, don't like this framing RNZ. Yes I get stung by all of this, but it's to do with ADHD, not being lazy or ignorant. That will be the case for many people, whether diagnosed or not. www.rnz.co.nz/life/lifesty...

Are you getting stung by 'lazy tax'?

Lazy tax, busy tax or ignorance tax - here are five ways you might be paying it. And how to avoid it.

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Nothing makes me feel so old as the experience of 19 year olds standing and offering me their seat on the bus to uni.

Part of the Riverlink project in Te Awakairangi that boils my blood is that NZTA is moving the rundown, unused, asbestos-riddled Melling station building to the new site...because it's heritage listed. What an expensive faff 😤

NZ must reckon with the grim reality of our future: more storms, floods and heat. This is a confronting situation. And yet, if we are to shield our communities, our infrastructure and our economy from the worst excesses of climate change, it is one we must confront. newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/18/c...

Climate change is here. NZ isn't ready

Analysis: A serious approach to climate adaptation requires reckoning with the grim reality the future holds: more storms, more floods, more heat.

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Our food processor recently died, and unbeknownst to me my partner had kept...not our last one but the one before that, and dug it out of the shed. He's telling me it goes with our mid-century kitchen 🙄

i was at the scene shortly after ICE executed a man they were piled on top of. my report and photos are on webworm: www.webworm.co/icekillsagain/ "There is no justification for letting that many bullets go. That's messed up, That is no regard for life at all" a lifelong resident told me. fuck ice.

It Was a Point Blank Execution

David Farrier's Webworm reports from the scene as ICE executes another American

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This is a great example of how genAI steals from us all on multiple levels. It's stolen a promotional spot for real books and authors, it's stolen a job from an actual journalist who could have compiled this, it's stolen an opportunity for parents to be recommended good NZ books for their kids

Tania Roxborogh@taniaroxborogh.bsky.social · 7mo ago

#4 sounds like a lovely book but I didn't write it. Have had whānau up and down the country send me clippings lol Whoever put together this list that has been circulated to regional papers, didn't fact check.

Soo... holiday plans are in the toilet. Partner & child 1 were supposed to be on this ferry this morning (child 2 and me flying to meet them further south). But next available sailing is in a week 😭 KiwiRail investigating Interislander Kaiārahi ferry steering problem www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

KiwiRail investigating Interislander Kaiārahi ferry steering problem

Passengers were stuck on the Kaiārahi for more than six hours on Friday night, after a "technical problem with the steering" was discovered during checks.

rnz.co.nz

Clear, factual reporting that takes the time to research whether a reckon is actually real shouldn't be rare, but it is really feels like it increasingly is. Ricketts explainer delivers again. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

NZ does do the summer break differently - and there are some fair reasons for that

The make up of New Zealand’s economic activity may shift temporarily over the Christmas/summer period, but there is no evidence of a drop.

stuff.co.nz

The Pixies were so good tonight, my Gen X alt-rock peers were out in fine form. It's so nice to go out and not feel old lol!

What RNZ considers to be worthy of a breaking news push notification is baffling, but this is quite a cute example

Zohran Mamdani's win is "an incredible proof of concept of how to fight fascism," says @naomiaklein.bsky.social. "Fascists want everybody to be the same. They celebrate conformity, uniformity, sameness, hierarchy. … The entire [Mamdani] campaign was a love letter to the diversity."

Exciting day today. Not only is it Halloween, but my crowdfunding campaign is also live! Please support me by making a pledge and/or sharing on all your socials and with your friends, family, and colleagues. Thanks to everyone offering rewards. You rock! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...

Greater Wellington results are in. @quentinduthie.bsky.social is back in in Te Awa Kairangi, so is Gabriel Tupou, unfortunately ACT's Nigel Elder also made the cut. www.electionz.com/LGE2025Resul...

So freaking stoked about this!!! Go Peri!

Joel MacManus@joelmacmanus.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Peri Zee has declared victory in the Upper Hutt mayoral election, defeating Wayne Guppy after eight terms.

If this crowdfund meets the goal I can pay myself the equivalent of the jobseeker benefit for the time between my current contract ends, and the start of the next academic year, at which point I'll become a full time student and borrow weekly living costs pledgeme.co.nz/projects/861...

Podcast: Quit Paris? How pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords went from fringe media to the mainstream | PledgeMe

Quit Paris? This podcast will investigate how a fringe idea moved from being a fringe position to one advocated by mainstream politicians

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I remember when a protester punched the co-leader of the Greens in the face. Hana Maipi-Clarke had her home broken into by a political stalker. I recall VFF protesting outside Clarke's parents' home while Jacinda was on holiday. I dont remember hearing about National's concerns back then??

Keith Ng@keithng.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Calling people attack dogs is not at attempt to deescalate and maintain civility, it's a attempt to escalate to distract from a failing economy. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

This is giving MAHA vibes. They want more NZ to get a bigger slice of that wellness influencer cash www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Government announces more funding for natural pharmaceutical sector

It's announced a $42.8 million funding boost to go towards a 'Biodiscovery Platform'.

rnz.co.nz

My extremely Swiftie teen and her BFF are burning off nervous energy in the kitchen baking Taylor-themed biscuits while listening to Taylor back catalogue and I predict things are going to reach fever pitch by 5pm

Rest in Primates, Jane Goodall. 🐒🥺😢 www.bbc.com/news/live/c9...

Jane Goodall dies age 91 - follow live

The ethologist, a

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“We are shocked to our core by harrowing images of famine in Gaza. We are revolted by what can only be described as a grossly disproportionate response from the Israeli Government." It is described as *genocide*, you tool.

NZ will not yet recognise Palestinian statehood, Peters says in UN speech

Foreign Minister Winston Peters said there was no obvious link between recognising Palestinian statehood now and protecting work towards a two-state solution.

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Use “I” statements please Winston. The tens of thousands of NZers who marched, the thousands and thousands more who see this genocide for what it is and who know recognising Palestine is an important symbol of solidarity, your decision does not represent us.

I'd like to hear this podcast - if you would too, chuck Bryon a few bucks to get it made

Byron C Clark@byroncclark.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Crowd funding campaign now live! I'm raising money for a limited series podcast investigating how the campaign to quit the Paris Climate Accords went from the fringe to the mainstream www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/861...

They all admit that they are leaving pregnant people with zero options when it comes to pain and fever management.

Is it really "fast-tracking" or "accelerating" when it's basically restarting some of the 100-odd projects you iced a year ago, putting the construction sector into a nosedive? www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Minister orders more classrooms to help struggling construction workers

The Government is ordering new classrooms, as it looks for immediate fixes to stem back-to-back reports of a declining construction sector.

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Hey Hutt folks, you may miss it when voting, but please don’t vote for Suzanne Levy! She sounds fine, but OOPS she runs the TERF organisation Speak Up For Women.

Just extraordinarily awful shit going on in support of the Upper Hutt incumbent mayor's campaign. God I hope the amazing Peri Zee beats Guppy and his toxic mate thespinoff.co.nz/politics/10-...

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.

thespinoff.co.nz

This excellent thread yesterday from @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social really got me thinking. I don't feel we need to hear anything more about the Phillips kids in the media. Let that poor broken family reconnect and (hopefully) heal. They didn't ask for any of this and they deserve their privacy.

Kirsty Johnston@kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Until now I have resolutely stayed out of the Phillips' case because at one point several years ago I wrote so much about Family Court that it began to impact my mental health and possibly my fertility BUT today I wrote a backgrounder and I really want to point something out /1