Let me take a minute to tell you how bonkers this is. The first election I worked was (I think) 2008, before there was really any advance voting. At every election, if you weren't on the roll, we let you cast a special vote and then worked out if you were eligible afterwards. Two reasons: 1/2

Marc Daalder@marcdaalder.bsky.social · 2d ago

The Electoral Commission has told staff to turn away voters who aren't on the printed roll and who say they're unenrolled, but has no plans to count how many people will be affected. newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/03/t...

“The Electoral Commission has told staff to turn away voters who aren’t on the printed roll and who say they’re unenrolled, but has no plans to count how many people will be affected.” So nice to see democracy in action, nothing to worry about here, love NZ’s accessible and clear election process.

Newsroom NZ@newsroom.co.nz · 2d ago

The Opposition says people who think they're not enrolled should lodge special votes rather than being turned away from voting entirely.

No cheating post your lock screen. Peony bowl from Ueno Toshogu shrine in Tokyo.

Eleanor G@zaichishka.bsky.social · 3d ago

No cheating post your lock screen. The decorative tiles of a temple roof in Tokyo's Akasaka district, with plum blossom in the foreground and a blue sky above.

I've just booked a ticket for the first look at Maungawhau station. Had to wait in a queue, starting at 300 and something, for 13 minutes. Seems like the CRL is going to be popular with locals.

This is what most enrages me about him. He really knows nothing about what it is like to run a business. He's just part of the rentier/managerial class who think they are entrepreneurs & should be lauded as such. Worse he's deeply incurious & latches onto the latest fads which fit his world view.🤬

Luxon’s latest jibes at small business owners that we need to be “adults” about our businesses & radically retool etc. How do you find 300 extra kids a term we lost when they have moved out of your area & can’t afford your product with all the job losses in our region? What money bro?

I see IRD is doing its annual round of publicity for the Unclaimed Money list. Just remember, anyone who tries to offer a service "finding" unclaimed money, charging "finders fees" is ripping you off. You can do it yourself, here: www.ird.govt.nz/unclaimedmon...

Search for and claim unclaimed money

Find out how to search for and claim unclaimed money.

ird.govt.nz

This came off a Vespa in Pt Chev - its noe sitting at the corner of Pt Chev Rd and Oliver St. do your thing interweb!

The news from the earthquake in Japan is getting worse. www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

Aeon: Explosion reported at Kumamoto mall, many people trapped | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

Major retailer Aeon says it has received information of an explosion at the Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima Town.

www3.nhk.or.jp

Heads up any freelancers who have written for the Washington Post in the past - I’ve just had a letter from them noting that a database of vendor/contractor info including financial details has been accessed in a hack 😬

#nzpol The Taxpayers Union is now a company, the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union Limited incorporated in February this year. (Most companies DON'T have to file accounts) Its three shareholders look familiar🙄 Here's the link to the Companies Office record. app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/ap...

Vehicle drove into a crowd at CSD in Berlin — that's their Pride event — if you have friends there, warn them to be vigilant.

We have a candidate for the most urban electorate in the entire country who has no idea how cities work. Aucklanders, please do not vote for this confused suburbanist who appears to want to take our city backwards:

"My message to the people of the UK is that I'll train the new guy but you're going to have to stick with one of them eventually."

Just so fucking typical of a conservative man, taking credit for a woman's effort.

Jordan Rivers@jordanriversnz.bsky.social · 3w ago

The members bill to make stalking a crime was literally lodged by Labour Party's Ginny Anderson in response to a murder that happened in 2022. Luxon wont tell you that though 🤷

Andrea Vance on Paul Henry's candidacy in the Sunday Star-Times. No notes from me. #NZpol

Lest we forget, Cook attempted to enter Wellington harbour on two occasions (once on the Endeavour and once on the Resolution) and failed both times. Not a good omen really. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Kupe and Cook: Names of new Cook Strait ferries announced

The two new Cook Strait ferries will be named Kupe and Cook.

rnz.co.nz

Well that’s certainly one way to generate traffic to justify a hugely expensive expressway to Whangārei

Vote for hope in November! Toitū te Tiriti 🇳🇿@mrjeffhowell.bsky.social · 3w ago

Every day another WTAF story about how crappy life has become under this Government. Trucking a whole suburb-full of shit 125km from Orewa to Whangarei for AT LEAST the next 24 years. #nzpol

Bellingcat and @thepress.co.nz have uncovered a series of links between a New Zealand-based man and the adult forum LeakedBB – a site with over 2.3 million registered users, including some who distributed leaked nude photos and videos. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/07...

The Crypto Entrepreneur Linked to a Forum Trading in ‘Leaked’ Nudes

Two days after we reached out to crypto start-up founder Jitendra Maharaj about his apparent connections to LeakedBB, the site went offline.

bellingcat.com

A drawing today about the recent passing of actor and gentle man Sam Neill (and his duck Charlie Pickering), and I guess about the landscape he loved.

It’s foggy out there.

Ah. Explains the Deadshit Henry announcement #nzpol

It could be a foggy morning tomorrow for many parts of the upper North Island, including Auckland 👀 Commuters might want to leave a little extra time in the morning to take it slow while travelling to work 🚗🚴

Live your life so that when you pass, the world reacts like they did for Sam Neill.

Sunset tonight in Auckland

Has anyone here had experience dealing with vexatious noise complaints in a body corporate situation? Any advice gratefully received.

Here’s hoping this is a step towards resigning. #nzpol

This is the cop who told me rape and death threats were "public criticism" that journalists should expect and weren't intended to harm me because they weren't directly sent to me.

Paula Penfold@paulapenfold.bsky.social · 4w ago

Police are re-investigating 54 sexual assault and child abuse cases after concerns about one case triggered a review of almost 1,000 files. The senior officer who managed those files told me the scale of it was “news to me”. He remains under an employment investigation.

There's a part in the book "Careless People" where the author beats Zuck at Settlers of Catan, and he is absolutely wrecked by it. Someone pulls her aside to explain everyone else has been letting him win for years. I think about this a lot re: why tech bros think everyone will love AI chatbots.

Julian Sanchez@normative.bsky.social · last mo.

People who spiral out overusing LLM chatbots are really just experiencing the kind of brain-damaging stream of unconditional validation that’s always been the norm for the hyper-wealthy, which explains a lot.

Met a friend in Cat-hedral Square… 😼 #chch #nzpets