Upcoming Hamilton (NZ) Talk: Cultivating luxury: the early modern craze for hothouse pineapples, by Chip Van Dyk. Join us for a history of pineapples, hothouses, and the cultivation of luxury in the early modern garden. More details in the link. gardenhistoryresearchfoundation.com/2026/08/13/u...

Upcoming Hamilton Talk: Cultivating luxury: the early modern craze for hothouse pineapples

Dr Garritt (Chip) Van Dyk – University of Waikato      24 September 2026, 6.00-7.30 p.m. The Link Room @ Hamilton Gardens (suggested donation: $10 waged; $5 unwaged) From the seventeenth century, p…

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When did the NZ Greens take over the policy wonk crown from Labour? They seem to be cranking out coherent policy.

Fuck me I earn $140k and I would still be better off under the greens? #nzpol

Wrath of Fox ♥️🤍🖤 🏳️‍🌈@wrath-of-fox.bsky.social · 14h ago

Today’s income tax comparison (now vs Green Party policy) - Aged Care Home workers $50k. Use greenstax.cc to work out what your income tax would be under the Greens. This person would take home $573.33 more each year. Their tax rate goes from 17.08% to 15.95% #NZPol #Greens #BHN #TaxWealthNotWork

Blimey... round two eh! #NzPol Luxon...... 😬🤦‍♀️

(((𝙴𝚖𝚖𝚊𝙲𝚘𝚘𝚔)))@creativeelc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/topics/post-... The anchor is dragging the National Party down... #NzPol #Cartoon #Caricature

Bogged down with an 81-year-old handbrake locked on. thekaka.substack.com/p/luxon-like...

Luxon, like NZ, is bogged down with the hand-brake jammed on

Knowing the status quo is unsustainable, but unable to move without the permission of an 81-year-old (self-described) handbrake on the nation, National’s caucus fails again to get rid of PM Luxon

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Putting together the "Penk 2029" spec package as we speak.

Maybe the most strategically useless standup I have ever beheld.

Get back to work you swarthy dogs. Stop your lallygagging.

Waylon Smithers: Get Back To Work (Simpsons)

ALT: Waylon Smithers: Get Back To Work (Simpsons)

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Gobsmacking down to the the "short, sharp decisive" victory speech from Luxon.Just like last time.

Dar Leader of the day is late!

Labour MP Damien O’Connor has been handing out popcorn to the media who are waiting to hear what’s happening at Parliament *guffaws* #NZPol

National's new slogan - "Vote for us - we cant stand him either!".

I had been inching politically back to Labour until Hipkins pops up babbling AI nonsense today.Tonight the Green's "wait and see" on data centres and AI in general looks more appealing.Not to mention sensible.

Fulford recovers from the shock of getting up and having breakfast/s.

Butlerian Jihad when

Ira@ira.bailey.nz · 3d ago

Ok so this is a bit of a WTF moment. According to Cloudflare, since May AI systems account for the majority of global internet traffic. 40 years of building the modern internet and it’s just been taken over by bots. www.theregister.com/networks/202...

it's been 10 years of pepper raccoon and people keep asking me if i'm having a party, so now i AM HAVING A PARTY. details to come, but it'll be at the warehouse during the Lower Hutt Arts Trail (but at night), and it's called the TRASH BASH, please save the date <3 www.facebook.com/events/15486...

Colombia quake looks awful.Fellow ChCh quake/s survivors be aware there's a lot of triggering footage there, up to and including a Basilica falling to bits.As did ours which I saw just as the dust was starting to settle minutes afterward.

Spull is in the air, everywhere I look around Spull is in the air, every scroll and every post And I don't know if I'm being hopeful Don't know if it’s lies But it's something in those frantic backbench calls And it's there when I look in those polls

Bloke cat gets ready for bed.

Looks like Tania Waikato's campaign was effective. That and the Government's hostility to all things Maori. www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/politic...

New enrolments from Māori more than double for 2026 election

More than double the number of Māori have enrolled to vote in this election than the previous election in 2023, new provisional data shows.

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"Data centre backlash" Count me in.

Support the data center between your ears.

The orchids liked the cold snap.They're back

Can I get an amen?

Absolute no-brainer

Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand@greens.org.nz · 5d ago

When marae are strong, communities are stronger. The Green Party policy Te Waonui a Tāne will recognise and resource marae to keep our communities connected and safe, for all of us 💚 🫂 To learn more about how investing in marae is investing in generations to come, see the link in the comments 🔗

It’s important to say that while the coverage of the Te Waonui a Tāne announcement has focused on one of the potential uses of the Fund, in disaster resilience, it would provide access to capital and/or operational funding for whatever marae prioritise. It’s not the Crown’s role to prescribe.

So true: "Once they disappear, they are extraordinarily difficult to rebuild. Skilled staff leave, volunteers move on, audiences drift away, sponsors lose confidence and artistic networks dissolve. Years — often decades — of trust, reputation and expertise can be lost in a matter of months" #nzpol

Jessica de Heij@jdeheij.bsky.social · 5d ago

“It is about what happens when years of stagnant funding leave Creative New Zealand unable to support the organisations that enrich our communities and sustain New Zealand’s creative life.”

squirm squirm waffle squirm waffle squirm waffle waffle squirm Beginner level economic ideology getting a slapping by expert level facts and evidence.🔥 I enjoyed the bits where Simeon Brown is looking like he's about to vomit the best.🤣👍 waffle waffle squirm waffle #OneTermGovernment #nzpol

Simeon Brown: Energy prices, hospital pressures, and National's polling

YouTube video by Q+A with Jack Tame

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Many NZ Governments get 3 terms.This Coalition is scrabbling get 2.A one shot blunder.Astounding