Hello NZ govt 👋, maybe this is a better approach than building more prisons & punishing beneficiaries? Hard to argue with the numbers #nzpol
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City Kickboxing life member "The greatness of a nation is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable" raglancoffee.co.nz
Bayleys donates $180k to the National govt. National gifts Bayleys the Kainga Ora contact to sell state houses. Bayleys gets a great return on investment to the tune of $2.5 mil. 😳 #nzpol
Xero is once again putting their prices up 😡 When I started using the application 6 years ago it was $50 a month + gst, now it's $89 + gst They claim that they are adding "a new wave of capabilities" but we all know that's code for paying the management team more than exorbitant salaries
Reality bites w the cost of living increase pushing households beyond affording school camp. Govt ministers should be sent to Sth Auckland to understand the consequences of their actions #nzpol Ak school forced to cancel school camp as families unable to afford it www.rnz.co.nz/news/educati...
Auckland school forced to cancel school camp as families unable to afford it
Papatoetoe Intermediate School has been forced to cancel its school camp this year because so few families could afford it.
rnz.co.nz
It's very hard not to love @doctorow.pluralistic.net when he gets stuck into something. This video really lays out the AI bubble clearly!
Xanthan gum, which is found in many foods including ice cream, yogurt, cakes and sauces, is directly linked to increased colon inflammation and altering gut microbiota. Please eat less processed food and exercise people! www.news-medical.net/news/2026071...
Study links chronic xanthan gum consumption to colon inflammation
Xanthan gum is found almost everywhere. This food additive has thickening, stabilizing, and gelling properties and is one of the most widely used by the food industry to adjust the consistency of ice ...
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And now for the actual news about the Act party.... Fuck off with bullshit Paul Henry distraction FFS #partyofpedos #actnz #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
‘I am guilty’: Former ACT Party president has jail time added for latest sex charge
The latest victim of Timothy Jago said he still suffers from fear and anxiety after he was sexually abused in the 1990s.
stuff.co.nz
You can beat Raglan on a good day. Ngaranui beach walk.... ♥️
Every time I see an article about water rates going up I ask why aren't home owners incentivised to install water tanks on their property? All new homes regardless of being urban or rural should be encouraged to install tanks. Same principles as solar, comes from the sky & costs nothing to collect
'Im just really disappointed with the New Zealand government & with a lot of the misinformation that Winston Peters put out, it just really hurt our case with the lies that he put out' Winston making up shit for his own narrative, what a hypocrite #everlee #nzpol www.1news.co.nz/2026/06/30/n...
'Not yet free': Kiwi woman detained by ICE speaks out after release
"I will tell the whole story when I'm ready – again, people need to know," Everlee Wihongi said.
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Misleading people Winny? Isn't that what you do?? I mean, you made up shit about Everlee.... and now you want imprisonment for misleading MPs? Pot kettle black much? #nzpol www.webworm.co/winstonpeters/
Did Winston Peters Lie About Everlee?
New Zealand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters told the media Everlee Wihongi didn't fill in a form declaring her past. Is he fibbing? Webworm's David Farrier reports.
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Stuff poll: should social media companies pay taxes? Yes: 98% No: 2% About 15,000 respondants Media: "THE GREENS ARE OUT OF CONTROL WITH THEIR TAXING OF MULTINATIONALS!" #nzpol
A 300% INCREASE IN HOMELESSNESS? IN ONE YEAR????
Ai is just another ego wank by tech billionaires to make more money. There, I said it
Finally Everlee has been released! What a relief! ..I.. Trump & the UFO he flew in on 🤬 www.rnz.co.nz/news/communi...
Everlee Wihongi has been freed from ICE detention
New Zealander Everlee Wihongi's sister has described the huge sense of relief after confirmation the Kiwi has been released from immigration detention in the United States.
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youtu.be/0iRr-gMetHk?... 👆 the guy interviewed says the numbers don't show that AI is effecting the job market as we've been told. This is currently and could change but right now job numbers that were predicted to reduce aren't shrinking and are in fact growing...
Why Sam Altman & Elon Musk Are Lying About AI | Scott Galloway
YouTube video by Enlightened PodClips
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Hey RNZ when you have finished chasing every conceivable edge case for this very cheap proposal, could spare some time to look at the massive $50+billion vast hole that is the govt’s transport policy?
Residents question why Eastbourne ferry included in Labour's transport cap
This govt continues to punch down on our most vulnerable which in many cases is disproportionately represented by Maori #nzpol Move-on orders will 'criminalise children experiencing homelessness' - public health experts www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
Move-on orders will 'criminalise children experiencing homelessness' - public health experts
The move-on Bill could create "a new pathway into the criminal justice system", according to a new briefing.
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a few hours ago, a judge in wisconsin ruled that everlee wihongi's 2014 marijuana charge has been vacated. this means ICE now have *zero* legal grounds to keep her detained. please RT, and thanks for carting about this story: www.webworm.co/hugewin/
A Huge Win For Everlee
David Farrier reports Everlee Wihongi's 2014 marijuana charge has been vacated and she may be freed from her ICE prison as early as next week.
webworm.co
Mark Mitchell is not politically neutral or true to his word #nzpol
"BYD has a manufacturing line dedicated to producing right-hand drive vehicles for Australia and New Zealand that is capable of building a vehicle in 52 seconds... " The future is electric & the Chinese are light years ahead of everyone else! www.smh.com.au/environment/...
An enormous ship docked in Melbourne on Sunday. Its cargo could permanently change Australian motoring
In a major flex of Chinese industrial muscle, a company has used its own purpose-built ship to respond to rampant demand from Australian consumers.
smh.com.au
Impressive and funny at the same time 😂. Is there anything else of his we can blow up? apnews.com/video/rocket...
Rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin explodes during test at launch pad
Rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin explodes during test at launch pad
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Humpty Dumpty and co counting on Kiwi's short term memories this election....
Remember when Luxon's press secretary covertly recorded women in public and sex workers and was investigated by Police and Luxon said he didn't know anything? #nzpol
I don't loathe Nicola Willis because she's a woman or a Tory. I despise her because she's an insufferably stupid, mendacious and feckless ghoul who is astonishingly shit at her taxpayer-funded job. #nzpol
It’s bad to be in social housing cause you are poor but completely fine to charge the taxpayer $52,000 to rent the house you already own. National party MPs are disgusting people and people who vote for them are disgusting too.
National MPs, with their six figure salaries, who claim accommodation supplements that are more than some state housing occupants earn in a year, stripping away accomm support for state housing tenants is some next level hypocritical cruelty. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360... #nzpol
Surfing is cool but could we have a 2 way bridge and some more footpaths instead? Where is all that $40mil of govt money going? www.1news.co.nz/2026/01/26/r... #wsl #raglan #wslraglan #nzpol #waikatocouncil #nzgovt
Raglan to host World Surfing League Championship Tour stop in May
New Zealand will stage its first‑ever combined men's and women's WSL Championship Tour event, bringing top surfers and a major tourism boost to the Waikato.
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