What's an example of perfect casting?

Steven Santos@stevensantos.bsky.social · 17h ago

What's an example of perfect casting?

Who are NZ's most pro-crypto parties? ACT is yeah? NZ First too? Do they have a similarly interesting donations structure? channel4news.substack.com/p/exclusive-...

Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.

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How long until she's a NZFirst candidate? www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

Real estate agent loses bid to avoid compulsory Māori culture course

Janet Dickson argued being required to take the 90-minute course breached her freedom of thought, conscience and religion, but a disciplinary tribunal has upheld the decision denying her an exemption.

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I do like the Brilliant Bridge suggestion, but do the towers on the new bridge have to be that high? It looks like they'd be a similar height to the Sjy Tower.... www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/05/27/b...

Build this Brilliant Bridge - Greater Auckland

This is a guest post by Nicolas Reid, Technical Director – Public Transport and Rapid Transit at

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Really enjoyed Mackenzie Crook's latest series Small Miracles, so now rewatching The Detectorists. Both series are so fkn good. Really well drawn, quiet and gentle but beautifully funny and perfectly cast & produced. Treat, as they say, yo'self.

So is Labour's tax policy designed by actual tax professionals Deborah Russell and Barb Edmonds, and if not why not?

Let me guess this doesn't affect Thiel?

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ACT to introduce physical presence requirements for permanent residents if elected

The Hollywood Avondale proves YET AGAIN that it's probably the best theatre in the whole goddamn world.

Unlikely but potentially hilarious if TOP get more votes than ACT.

Sorry didn't Air NZ ask for and receive a big bailout when Luxo was CEO?

Report: Tim Curry's death to be investigated by suspicious group of eccentrics gathering at his house

Report: Tim Curry's death to be investigated by suspicious group of eccentrics gathering at his house

LOS ANGELES - Following the death of beloved 80-year-old British actor Tim Curry, observers have noted a coterie of anonymous upper crust suspects arriving at his mansion in order to investigate the m...

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Hilariously timely. I wonder if Luxo or Hipko ever considered that they should be telling the social media platforms to detoxify their product, rather than trying an unenforceable ban on young people? www.npr.org/2026/08/26/n...

Meta, states agree to $17 billion settlement in child safety trial

The social media giant also agreed to make sweeping changes to Instagram and Facebook.

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The best tribute to Dolly Parton is that she regularly and repeatedly refused to have anything to do with Piers Morgan

You know how National seem to use ACT to roll out the hardcore policies they like but can't campaign on, to what degree (if any) do Labour do that? I can see that they won't campaign on a wealth tax (just 1 example) because it's controversial, but surely they'd love to see that go through?

Also, treat yourself and watch The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. It's what they call a a Rich Text. youtu.be/IfGQ_pNz428?...

A Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | TUNE

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Oh Dolly.

Winston Peters likes to go on about immigration to whip people up, but has he ever introduced legislation to change immigration in any way?

I'm still hopeful that at least one political party will roll out a policy to lock up people who don't put their phone number on their email signature.

That's SO WEIRD Some stuff appears on governmental desks from absolute nowhere and somehow makes it into law While other stuff about problems in proposed law just inexplicably vanishes If only there were patterns which could explain this mystery #nzpol

The Press@thepress.co.nz · 3w ago

Upston says the email did not make it to her personally.

All this coup excitement just compounds by belief that the NZ Parliamentary gallery love gossipy shit rather than actual policy analysis and , if you're asking, I think Ralston, Garner and Gower were the worst gossipy bitches pushing this lazy shallow mentality.

I'll say it again - fact checking is vital. The leaders' debated should be delayed to allow broadcasters to fact check and put text on screen clarifying bullshit.

Newsroom NZ@newsroom.co.nz · 4w ago

As misleading political ads and 'chart crimes' pile up, experts and politicians want stronger rules to protect voters from deceptive campaign tactics.

It says a lot that National and Labour both think the shiteness of each other's leaders is an asset.

“According to our trials, squinting your eyes and dramatically stating, ‘Hey dickbreath, suck on this,’ produced a dramatic surge in overall ballistic capacity,” said the study’s lead author

Study: Explosive Power Of Rocket Launcher Increased 35% By Shouting 'Suck On This'

BALTIMORE—Calling the study’s findings “revolutionary” for anyone currently staring down a henchman or terrorist, a study from Johns Hopkins University published Thursday found that the explosive powe...

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What's the current wisdom on installing home solar- does it add to house value at all?

I think The Invite is a better film than The Odyssey. Yeah one is a massive state of the art epic and one is a tiny single-set drama, but The Invite is so much more engaging.

this guy gets it

lol.

Lol what are the odds of this actually finding oil? And then how long to be producing? Just do solar ya muppets. Or even use that area to do wind. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

First offshore oil exploration permit since ban lifted granted

The government has granted Australian firm EnZed Energy a 12-year permit to look for oil in the Taranaki Basin.

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