Pōneke
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Te Whārangi, Aotearoa
Te Whārangi, Aotearoa
And yet 8%Party McKee is looking to roll back AoNZ's gun laws ...
theconversation.com/what-nz-need...
theconversation.com/what-nz-need...
What NZ needs to watch as Australia reforms gun laws after the Bondi terror attack
With changes to its own gun laws on the table, New Zealand has even more reason to proceed with caution after the Bondi mass shooting.
theconversation.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
And yet 8%Party McKee is looking to roll back AoNZ's gun laws ...
theconversation.com/what-nz-need...
theconversation.com/what-nz-need...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
WOOT!!
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December 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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Then we're heading for another term of this #CoC
I think the signs here are pointing to a more center right, less caring, more National looking Labour next election
Rather than a Labour that is actually taking a stand and willing to do the work needed to undo the damage this current coliation has done
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Rather than a Labour that is actually taking a stand and willing to do the work needed to undo the damage this current coliation has done
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
'Opportunity to stamp my own mark': Chris Hipkins promises a different Labour
The last election saw Labour's six years in government come to an end, and Hipkins returning to the opposition benches just 10 months after becoming prime minister.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Then we're heading for another term of this #CoC
Pōneke, I am home 💔
December 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Pōneke, I am home 💔
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LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
abovethelaw.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
Christmas pantomime, 2025-style 🤡
Ruth Richardson still willing to debate Nicola Willis after dispute over venue
Ruth Richardson still willing to debate Nicola Willis after dispute over venue
The Taxpayers Union chair is suggesting Cameron Bagrie as a moderator.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Christmas pantomime, 2025-style 🤡
How indeed
how do women not die of rage aneurysms every single day
December 12, 2025 at 3:39 AM
How indeed
Wine connoisseurs! Gaze in wonder at my 1990s dessert vinegar collection 😬
@nzwine.bsky.social
@p-no-nwa.bsky.social
@nzwine.bsky.social
@p-no-nwa.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Wine connoisseurs! Gaze in wonder at my 1990s dessert vinegar collection 😬
@nzwine.bsky.social
@p-no-nwa.bsky.social
@nzwine.bsky.social
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"Angel wings...."
If you say so!!
If you say so!!
December 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"Angel wings...."
If you say so!!
If you say so!!
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December 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Like pulling teeth 😬
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Early start here today when the volunteer fire alarm went off twice, around 5am.
All windows closed because of possible asbestos, and very strong smell of smoke.
No word yet on any occupants 💜
#TeWhārangi
All windows closed because of possible asbestos, and very strong smell of smoke.
No word yet on any occupants 💜
#TeWhārangi
December 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Early start here today when the volunteer fire alarm went off twice, around 5am.
All windows closed because of possible asbestos, and very strong smell of smoke.
No word yet on any occupants 💜
#TeWhārangi
All windows closed because of possible asbestos, and very strong smell of smoke.
No word yet on any occupants 💜
#TeWhārangi
Amazing 😍
For the ultimate in end-of-week Zen, here is a video of the firefly display tonight at the massive multi-acre Gardens Aglow holiday lights exhibit on Cape Cod. Tap and turn horizontal for full-size. I hope you have had a great day!
December 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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2-3 weeks break for plebs over Xmas and New Year is not what’s fucking over our economy Christopher.
December 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
2-3 weeks break for plebs over Xmas and New Year is not what’s fucking over our economy Christopher.
I read this at 6am and have been thinking about since then.
It absolutely floored me.
This has been my life for the past 15 years.
Anyone else?
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
It absolutely floored me.
This has been my life for the past 15 years.
Anyone else?
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
‘It wasn’t her talking’: Inside the final months of a woman who lost herself in midlife
Her husband thought he was losing the woman he loved — but it was her hormones. Helen’s story reveals a silent crisis affecting women across Aotearoa.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I read this at 6am and have been thinking about since then.
It absolutely floored me.
This has been my life for the past 15 years.
Anyone else?
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
It absolutely floored me.
This has been my life for the past 15 years.
Anyone else?
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
December 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Unpaywalled
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December 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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A 60 percent cut to the Wellington maritime police means they will no longer be responding 24/7
A 60 percent cut to the Wellington maritime police means they will no longer be responding 24/7
The team has had a 60 percent cut to their operational hours and will now only be available from 9am to 6pm most days.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe....
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe....
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe....
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe....
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