Apple HomePod Mini now costs $250! I mean I knew Apple were raising prices due to chip and storage costs, but does that really warrant a $70 price increase when it only has one chip and no storage. Pure corporate greed😡

This a great story about how a small action of solidarity by people thousands of miles way from where the horrible thing is happening can make a difference. And it's told really well. So anytime someone says your small action won't have an impact, show them this. #nzpol

TW@twesq.bsky.social · last wk.

this is fantastic and I learned something new

I notice the speed sign in the image in this story where a pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in Pakaranga reads 60kmph. Guessing this is another dead directly related to Simeon Brown’s speed limit tantrum? #NZPol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...

Pedestrian dead after being hit by car in Auckland

Emergency workers were called to Pakuranga Rd just after 9pm on Monday night.

nzherald.co.nz

I can’t help but think these two stories and advertisement are related🤔

It’s a realm shame the new improved Parental Controls offered as part of iOS27 required every single device in the eco-system to also be on iOS, WatchOS, iPadOS27. Not many people kit out their kids with devices less than four years old, heck even my Apple Watch Ultra doesn’t support WatchOS27

A better headline should be, why were they ever allowed to post images of students on Facebook. Our kids schools asked if we would allow them to post their pictures on social, in both cases we said no. www.rnz.co.nz/news/educati...

Why schools are ditching Facebook photos of students

Social media has become a popular means of keeping school communities updated on events and student achievements.

rnz.co.nz

You know when they start promoting washing machines and driers with smart AI features, it’s become a marketing pitch, not a technological advancement. Seriously, give us a break!

Just got the first eDM for the new Apple products…from JBHifi. It includes everything launched today, except the iPhone Duo. Guessing they will be so rare, they’ll only be available direct from Apple? Or maybe JB didn’t want to have to spring for the security required to stock such a valuable item!

I don’t think I can handle another three years of these types of headlines, they get worse everyday. How can people with a conscience vote for these types of daily stories. Vote like your life depends on it…because it probably does. ✅

Bernard Hickey@bernardchickey.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is where we are. A homeless man has a stroke that damages his speech and mobilty while sleeping ubder a bridge. So Health NZ discharges him in a hospital gown to a charity not funded to support him. What. The. Actual.

80kmph winds, shutting down the main harbour crossing in our largest city. That’s not exactly gale force winds, it’s windy, but not uncommon. We used to live in a real country! What happened🤷‍♂️

I got seven out of ten. I give the CoC a zero out of ten.

David Slack@davidslack.bsky.social · 4w ago

www.davidslack.net/pm-fibs/

This really isn’t a big headache for Christopher Luxon, it might be a headache for the PM of the day…and I doubt it will be him (and he probably knows it) www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

Taiwan says it wants to come to Auckland summit, creating big headache for Luxon

Taiwan's Foreign Minister says the country is keen to be represented.

nzherald.co.nz

FFS, Vote✅

Lan Pham@lanpham.greens.org.nz · last mo.

Kiwis are connected to te taiao nature, and like Margaret, we will fight for our last remaining wild places ✊️ The Coal-alition Govt want to dam and drown the Makaroro river, including public Conservation land, to allow for more farming intensification and a quick buck for their Ag Industry mates.

Oh thank goodness, someone is going into bat for the poor shareholders and investors in our energy sector. We’d hate to see smaller shareholder returns, especially when we are paying a lot more for our energy today, then we were 1, 2, 10 years ago! www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ele...

Breaking up the electricity generator-retailers won't make power cheaper

New Zealand needs long-term energy policy, not reactive political reform.

nzherald.co.nz

Gee, this sounds vaguely familiar. But the CoC ensure we can never have nice things, mainly because the National Child MP doesn’t understand how things work🤦

Bluesky Fanatic@blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · last mo.

Everyone is either sick or knows someone who's sick and you know what? It's the Government's fault. Please share this article as widely as you can. This amount of mass illness isn't a coincidence, it's a choice they're making for you #nzpol www.emilywrites.co.nz/this-governm...

This government is making you sick

So many of us are sick. And there's a reason for it.

emilywrites.co.nz

Never thought mince would be a high end protein, we used to pay that per kilo of decent steak! Even frozen Prawns (which we used to consider luxury) are cheaper per kilo. Are we living in the upside down?

The Press@thepress.co.nz · last mo.

Beef mince now priced as a luxury at an average of $24 a kg, says Rabobank.

I wonder when we will get an updated National Party List MP ranking? Surely there might be some big movers (losers) after this mornings debacle? #NZPol

I imagine Luxo’s only bargaining chip is he’ll happily step down, so long as he’s is promised a Knighthood. #NZPol

I'll save you clicking the link. Just don't go. End of story.

I see Apple has sneakily increased the prices of their refurbished products, even though these products weren’t affected by the chip shortage (that they helped create), a refurbished Mac Neo costs what a brand new one did a month ago. Shame on them! www.apple.com/nz/shop/refu...

Refurbished Mac

Save up to 15% on a refurbished Mac. Tested and certified by Apple including a 1-year warranty. Free delivery and returns.

apple.com

True story! How many preventable deaths are we up to now!

Chris Werry@chriswerry.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Speeding in School Zones: Illegal under Labour. Legal under National. Go for it bro. #NZpol

Nailed it!

Daniel Vernon@yeehawtheboys.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Breaking out the emergency Paul Henry to distract from your former Party President! I dive more into how our media outlets seemingly continue to act as PR outlets over at my Substack: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/breaking-o...

You would be hard pressed to to beat the South Island on a good day!

Yup, this is New Zealand in a teacup. Notice the people doing nothing are on the right hand side…🤔 I’m sure that’s just a coincidence.

Damien Marie AtHope Ⓐ 🚩🏴🌍@damienmarieathope.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Jenna Lynch isn't letting go of the Shane Jones luxury travel bill story.

Winston Peters and Shane Jones don’t like our questions. But here is what hasn’t been answered

Shane Jones says he won’t be playing whack-a-mole, Winston Peters says our story is ‘crap’ but we still have questions about Jones’ $63k travel bill

stuff.co.nz

Oh, looks like #GTA5 is available for pre-order. Shipping 12 November 2026. This looks like the best price so far. www.mightyape.co.nz/mn/buy/grand...

This should be the Lead story on every news site in the country!

Brett@brettcd.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Lets ignore National's poll numbers and instead concentrate on... Labour's fare cap policy may have been hastily put together and the immigration upgrade mismanaged but hoo boy they both fade into insignificance compared with the hastily mismanaged ferry cancellation. #NZPol

Oh, Fielday special on the final day…look out backyard! So much quieter than the petrol chainsaw!

If you want to relive the ‘test’, toggle your phone into Flight Mode, then off again. Hold on tight!