It's where Farage gets his political donations from. Be the same for ACT I suspect.
James W@jamesw228.bsky.social · 3h agoCrypto is basically a massive ponzi scheme which adds nothing of value while using significant resources to generate new crypto tokens There's absolutely no reason that govt tax policy should be encouraging people to put their money into it #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Yes it's reminiscent of Megan in the 80s thinking that Springsteen's "Born in the USA" was a patriotic song. He had dementia I don't know what Luxon's excuse is.
Emma Hart@ghet.bsky.social · 5h agoI really am just... I cannot even find the words. Luxon got the people who work for him into an 8 am meeting and made them listen to "9 to 5", a song about how shitty it is working for someone like him. I know, I KNOW it's just Olympic levels of lack of self-awareness, but still...
Yip typical - he doesn't understand www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
facebook.com
Colin Bowern@colinbowern.com · 9h agoBusiness Daddy Luxon clearly doesn’t understand Dolly’s song 9 to 5. This is the guy who gutted the equal pay cases and law. “This morning I played 9 to 5 to my team at 8 o'clock in the morning at our special meeting” #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
This is why Dolly Parton will be remembered and loved ❤️📚
all the dolly parton tributes today are incredibly moving, man. dont gotta worry about people speaking ill of posthumously when you have such a healthy spirit
I was told good things about Barbara from my ex colleagues at IRD (our paths did not cross). I am hugely disappointed.
Sophie these days@spiderandme.bsky.social · yesterdayLabour's Barbara Edmonds has for the first time revealed the party intends to support the government's legislation for rates capping through initial stages. Are they out of their minds?? #nzpol
In the contest to be the stupidest political leader there's only a cigarette paper between Luxon and Hipkins
CEO Johnny Cans@oldmatecans.bsky.social · 2d agoNo rush! First reading isn't until after the election apparently. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Alternative to bans making big tech accountable like the @greens.org.nz suggest youtu.be/RABAXstzNlI?...
Trump's "Authoritarian Takeover" of the Media, ABC Suing FCC & the Meta Trial: Jessica González
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
youtu.be
National have a habit of not noticing trends from overseas but I saw something that in Australia their ban has been ineffective/easy to get around.
Mickey@mickeytreadwell.bsky.social · 3d agoThey're not blocking Discord, Roblox, or any of the big AI chatbots: preventing online harm isn't really the aim here, is it? #nzpol
Can you trust the Raiders organisation though? Some organisations a few days equals 6 months eg Red Sox
Dan Pizzuta@danpizzuta.bsky.social · 3d agoIt's ok to not react to practice injuries until the severity is confirmed
Yeah and it doesn't help when your coaches and players are from two horrible NY franchises. Not a good strategy.
JP Acosta@acosta32jp.bsky.social · 3d agoIt is preseason overreaction time: The Titans are the shining example of why you can’t put too many bald people in power
Have we heard any more on the investigation of the Chief Sexual Harassment Officer the Commissioner?
D Jukic She/her@dejanajuk.bsky.social · 3d agoAuckland detective pleads guilty to possessing objectionable publications but wants no consequences, permanent name suppression and no conviction #TheBarrel #nzpol
Rumour has it that Labour relies heavily on focus groups. If they approve of this shite they must be drawn from Remuera, Khandallah, Fendalton and the like
Rob@robdickinson.bsky.social · 4d agoOptimist : Glass half full Pessimist : Glass half empty Labour: Glass is half full but of cold sick
Of course the correct option is to go with what you believe - except that Hipkins doesn't believe in anything
James W@jamesw228.bsky.social · 5d agoPolicy which has been focus grouped to within an inch of it's life is always so inspiring #nzpol
Yip signs have been there for ages that the Data Centre boom is going bust but stupid old Peter Dunne thinks we are missing out and we should be in boots n all FFS
Grumpy@grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social · 5d agoCan't wait for NZ govts to invest in data centres just as they go bust, then we'll only have our reliance on other shonky outdated parasite tech to keep us going... thank goodness for fossil fuel and utes, innit?
But therein lies the fallacy. Shares bought on the sharemarket do not result in those companies receiving any funds. The company only receives money upon an initial offering or a subsequent capital call up. On all other occasions the funds go to vendor of those shares.
Tony from Welly@tonywelly.bsky.social · 5d agoI'm not surprised our NZX is doing so poorly when NZders invest in overseas companies instead of NZ based companies. Our mindset should be making NZ companies successful and everyone working not other countries wealthy and NZ losing jobs. 🤦 www.stuff.co.nz/money/361023...
every single person pushing this angle is intellectually bankrupt. The data centers being built today are for NOTHING other than AI compute, and are much, much larger and more destructive. If none of them got built, services like online banking, social media and streaming would continue to function.
Curb Your Malthusiasm@manucleardevice.bsky.social · 5d agoThis by far is the most insane one to me, like why are you siding WITH the tech companies
Interesting interpretation by the judge which in reality could apply to anyone convicted of a crime - ie the ability to put a name in a search engine, find out about a conviction and have "consequences" for the convicted. The reality I suspect is that he was a barrister which saved him - boys club.
LostArcNZ@lostarcnz.bsky.social · 5d agoSorry it was in the Stuff article www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
FFS. The days where Duane had any relevance are long gone
Māyā@mayaofaotearoa.bsky.social · 5d ago"Overall, NZ’s lethargic response to the AI revolution is symptomatic of a broader national problem. NZ’s leaders at all levels appear to lack the worldview needed to make this country genuinely internationally competitive." Why bother? It's climate change, stupid. newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/20/s...
