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Col @colnz.bsky.social · 8d

I travelled w my kid’s waterpolo team to a tournament a few years back. Teenage boy polo players eat astonishing amounts of food. For mid pm snack I suggested toasted sandwiches. Boys baffled cos ‘there’s no toastie maker’. They were v happy to learn about frying pan method

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · 10d

Or maybe put thru bills that aren’t so objectively shit that thousands of people who would rather be doing almost anything else feel they must submit in the forlorn hope that the sheer volume of submissions makes the coalition of chaos rethink

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · 14d

😳

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · 15d

People can’t work your ghost jobs Louise

This coalition of chaos punching down again - it must be a day ending in “y”
#nzpol

New benefit sanctions will help beneficiaries find jobs, says Social Development Minister Louise Upston

Those failing an obligation for the first time will either have to do job-search activities or attend employment-related training courses.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · 21d

All of these plus brioche buns for savoury items - oh god imagine chicken & apricot, sun-dried tomato & rocket w sweet chilli on brioche bun 🤮

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 24d

The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!

Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

www.youtube.com

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · Sep 29

There’s a movie about it, it’s on Prime in NZ

Call Jane | Rotten Tomatoes

Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for Call Jane on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!

www.rottentomatoes.com

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · Sep 27

Toroa are coming home just for the election* - that deserves a vote!

(*Ok maybe not just for the election but impressive timing)

Bells signal albatross homecoming

Bells rang throughout Dunedin yesterday, marking the homecoming of an albatross (toroa) to the mainland. The first returner of the season was KM, a...

www.odt.co.nz

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · Sep 26

Fucking spineless genocide supporting fuckers. Cannot express how disgusted I am

NZ not yet recognising Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announces

The government has decided against recognising Palestinian statehood, retaining its "when, not if" position.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · Sep 23

Ability to string together many words and even many sentences that may be grammatically correct but have absolutely no real meaning? A human version of an LLM

Col @colnz.bsky.social · Sep 11

Thanks so much from this lefty-progressive (but lazy) Ōtepoti voter!

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · Sep 9

Highly recommend this film. Watched it at recent NZIFF and it’s brilliantly made.

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · Sep 3

Ffs but always somewhere else when parliament is doing controversial fuckery like the vile Treaty Principles Bill and RSB & when his govt MPs/Ministers need reining in

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · Aug 31

Yep 3 posts as part of a thread clearly mentioning NZ Min of Finance and Ōhāriu electorate. Not sure what point u think you’re making there champ

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · Aug 31

Posts don’t appear as part of thread for me & not u 🙄. When you clicked on OP to comment you’d see it was part of a NZ specific thread. No one is blaming u for mistakenly assuming this was not specific to a country u don’t live in we’re just annoyed when this is pointed out to u, u keep digging in

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · Aug 31

The OP was part of a thread which mentioned the NZ Min of Finance by name and then referred to a specific electorate w a non-English name. That context & specificity were right there in the original thread posts which you chose to ignore 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · Aug 30

1st post in the thread u were trying to dunk on had name of NZ Min of Finance & 2nd post had not-English name of an NZ electorate.
If either of those was familiar to u, you’d know it was about NZ.
Since u didn’t, that was your clue it might not be about u/your country

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thanks for the PSA, retrofit double glazing is on my to-do list but EVS is firmly off the list of suppliers now

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · Aug 28

Some schools have a ‘community service’ type component. Eg volunteer surf lifeguards, coaching primary/intermediate school sport etc count. The coaching has added bonus of younger kids looking up to the older ones and listening more than they do to adults (esp good for intermediate boys😂)

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · Aug 27

So tourist goes to 1 of biggest street fests in world, an Afro-Caribbean fest, that started out of desire for better race relations, cultural unity & to celebrate culture of those immigrant communities & whinges cos it’s not white enough? Then posts on global platform so whole 🌏can see he’s an idiot

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · Aug 26

FFS!

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · Aug 24

Had some cream past its BB date but still smelled fine so I made butter today for 1st time.
Watched vid so I could see what looks like @ various pts
Twds end said to put it in ice water so heat from hands doesn’t melt butter.
Sir, may I introduce you to the temp of tap water in Ōtepoti in August?

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · Aug 21

Because parents juggle time off at the holidays so the parents aren’t going to work or their kids are looked after by grandparents etc in ways that allow parents to use less traffic intensive options (bussing or travelling together etc)

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · Aug 20

Our towns & cities rarely have safe cycling infrastructure so kids can bike to school safely or parents can bike w/them & then carry on to work.
It’s easier to blame overprotective mums but in my experience they were a v small minority (no I didn’t drive my kid to school)

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · Aug 20

Majority of parents I saw dropping kids at school in cars did so on the way to work cos there wasn’t time to walk the kids to school & then get to work on time.
Our workplace & school hrs aren’t aligned so it’s a matter of logistics.
Not every school has before school care or a walking school bus

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