How many referendums on MMP do we need? I don't recall regular votes on the popularity of FPP every few years. #nzpol
David Ritchie
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Found an ancestor's death notice from the 1890s. Died aged 51 and was "one of the oldest residents in the region".
Liam Dann was holding court at a mutual's birthday barbeque about a decade ago and said unemployment was the number one metric we should be concerned about and here we are
'It’s been hard going' - Nicola Willis as unemployment rises to 5.6%
New labour market data shows more people are out of work.
nzherald.co.nz
How do you reckon Polyphemus milks those sheep with hands that size
WELL YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE VOTED THEM OUT THEN #nzpol
Labour considered most capable of managing New Zealanders' top five concerns - survey
The Labour party is considered most capable of managing all of the top five concerns for New Zealanders - including the economy, the latest Ipsos Issues Monitor has revealed.
rnz.co.nz
Perhaps an unrelated question: are we better off not ranking certain candidates in INZ voting, or ranking them as low as possible?
David Ritchie@dritchie.bsky.social · 2w agoELI5 why all the FSU noddies are trying to get onto the board of InternetNZ
Just in case you still use any Basecamp products, DHH is crashing out about his AI product gently pointing out that it’s bad for him to have extermination fantasies about the Roma people.
One of Stuart Nash's donors who he emailed about cabinet discussions (and then got in trouble for withholding the emails from the Ombudsman).
Stuart Nash breached official information laws - Ombudsman
The former minister breached the Official Information Act by improperly withholding emails in which he discussed confidential Cabinet discussions with two of his political donors, Chief Ombudsman Pete...
newsroom.co.nz
NZ Election Donations@nzelectiondonation.bsky.social · 2mo agoACT New Zealand received a $50,000 donation from Troy Bowker on 25 May 2026. The filing was received by the Electoral Commission on 27 May 2026. [ source | filing ]
The low-end sounds in The Odyssey made the projector vibrate at Hoyts Te Awa.
Not only will Greece go to your country and kill all your people, but what’s worse, I think, is that they’ll come back 3000 years later and make a movie about how killing your people made one of their soldiers feel sad.
God, grant me the benefit of a NZ Herald whitewashing after I've shown time and time again how deeply unfit I am for public office despite my surname. #nzpol
"Don't be Evil" seems to have been replaced with "Don't be Functional."
Nanoraptor@nanoraptor.danamania.com · 2w agoLGBT - Low-latency Gigabit Bus Transfer LGBTQIA+ its more compatible cousin, Low-latency Gigabit Bus Transfer/Queued Interconnect Architecture v2s
Having an FBI office in Wellington continues to pay dividends for NZ
Trump imposes new double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries including NZ
President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies he imposed after a stinging defeat at the Sup...
stuff.co.nz
This man is singularly positioned to bankroll any movie he wants. He could greenlight an adaptation of The Odyssey, with a budget that would put Nolan's to shame, today, without breaking a sweat. But that would involve putting his money where his mouth is, and also giving a shit.
Forbes@forbes.com · 2w agoElon Musk, the loudest critic of “The Odyssey,” suggested in a post on X he would make his own adaptation of Homer’s epic poem using Grok technology.
Anyone in Hamilton have a cat-shaped hole in their home?
Jewel_Lia@wellyjewel.bsky.social · 2w agoHi all. Both my parents have gone into care and we can’t find a home for their sweet little cat. She is an older cat and a tortie, and sits on your lap. If anyone could potentially find a spot in their home for her can you let me know?
A particular type of synaesthesia where typefaces smell like 1997.
‘We didn’t care what the client wanted!’: Sheffield’s Designers Republic on their art for Aphex Twin, Pulp … and Pringles
Their eye-popping designs burst out of Sheffield in 1986, making them the toast of the music scene. Founder Ian Anderson reveals why some fans think his art is worth remortgaging the house for
theguardian.com
The Newby Church spectre is a hit of pure nostalgia for nerds who read the Usborne Books as youngsters
ELI5 why all the FSU noddies are trying to get onto the board of InternetNZ
They couldn't make The Sopranos today, because of woke up this morning
I thought there are rules about Muppets and Sesame Street characters sharing space
I can watch this and can bore people by pointing out shots a/ I worked on and/or b/ with me in them.
Revisiting Peter Jackson’s The Frighteners, 30 years since its release
It was a commercial and critical flop, and yet The Frighteners remains a pivotal part of our film history.
thespinoff.co.nz
No biggie, just the SST publishing an ad for a paedo's self-published memoir.
My gastroenterologist's office is admirably accommodating to time travelers from the Middle Ages, many of whom probably do have gastroenterological issues
