BSanya
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Latest from me in a long intermittent series: A fairly audacious piece of charity financial engineering. www.nzherald.co.nz/business/wai...
Waipareira paid bonus to allow Tamihere to settle campaign loan
John Tamihere said to step down as Waipareira Trust CEO in a settlement with regulators.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Latest from me in a long intermittent series: A fairly audacious piece of charity financial engineering. www.nzherald.co.nz/business/wai...
But they won't have to stand down?
#nzpol 😲⬇️🤔
NEW: The High Court has ruled that Paul Goldsmith's appointment of Dr. Stephen Rainbow as Human Rights Commissioner was unlawful
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
December 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
But they won't have to stand down?
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Still on their bullshit that complex systems like healthcare can be successfully maintained if you slash all the budgets that provide the support the staff need to do their jobs. Like a racing team keeping its drivers but cutting the car budget.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Minister Simeon Brown sets Health NZ 'efficiency targets' of $500m
The savings in back-office and procurement functions would be re-invested into patient care.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Still on their bullshit that complex systems like healthcare can be successfully maintained if you slash all the budgets that provide the support the staff need to do their jobs. Like a racing team keeping its drivers but cutting the car budget.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Wednesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/peter-brooke...
December 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Wednesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/peter-brooke...
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After previously trying to get out of a fine in Australia by arguing that it was not Twitter, X is now arguing in the US that it is, in fact, Twitter.
X updates its terms, files countersuit to lay claim to the 'Twitter' trademark after newcomer's challenge | TechCrunch
X's new terms of service say that no one can use the Twitter name, trademarks, logos and more without written consent.
techcrunch.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
After previously trying to get out of a fine in Australia by arguing that it was not Twitter, X is now arguing in the US that it is, in fact, Twitter.
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Really need to sell her for as much as possible, but I get the feeling no one can afford her, which I understand. I should let her go for less but it just feels wrong when you’ve spent almost an entire year working on a piece…
#CrossStitch
#Kikorangi
#nzpol
#CrossStitch
#Kikorangi
#nzpol
Finally!!!
I pushed through lots of pain to finish her. Really need to sell her quickly, & for as much $ as I can possibly get… definitely wanting at least $1500 as she’s very big.
78.5cm x 70cm.
Please share widely, I would greatly appreciate the help.
#CrossStitch #Kikorangi
#nzpol
I pushed through lots of pain to finish her. Really need to sell her quickly, & for as much $ as I can possibly get… definitely wanting at least $1500 as she’s very big.
78.5cm x 70cm.
Please share widely, I would greatly appreciate the help.
#CrossStitch #Kikorangi
#nzpol
December 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Really need to sell her for as much as possible, but I get the feeling no one can afford her, which I understand. I should let her go for less but it just feels wrong when you’ve spent almost an entire year working on a piece…
#CrossStitch
#Kikorangi
#nzpol
#CrossStitch
#Kikorangi
#nzpol
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This should be a much, much bigger story. Commitments of tens of billions of dollars are being made to dubious projects without us being allowed to know anything about how decisions are being made. It's literally the future of the nation.
The RoNS: “the most complex & expensive infrastructure programme in NZ’s recent history.”
A $56B programme… with a $49B shortfall. And all signs point to low-to-no-value for public money.
Given the huge public interest, why are the details being kept from the public, asks @connorsharp.bsky.social?
A $56B programme… with a $49B shortfall. And all signs point to low-to-no-value for public money.
Given the huge public interest, why are the details being kept from the public, asks @connorsharp.bsky.social?
What's in the RoNS files? - Greater Auckland
Earlier this week, Te Waihanga, The Infrastructure Commission, called for Over the last couple of months, I’ve been trying to obtain information on the advice given to decision-makers about the RoNS. ...
www.greaterauckland.org.nz
December 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This should be a much, much bigger story. Commitments of tens of billions of dollars are being made to dubious projects without us being allowed to know anything about how decisions are being made. It's literally the future of the nation.
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Flu-Tracking is also the most currently "leading" public indicator with a week turn-around in reporting, so any sudden rises appear in a timely fashion. Covid wasterwater levels are the second most timely with around a 2 week (+ 5 days compilation) publication cycle. 5/13
December 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Flu-Tracking is also the most currently "leading" public indicator with a week turn-around in reporting, so any sudden rises appear in a timely fashion. Covid wasterwater levels are the second most timely with around a 2 week (+ 5 days compilation) publication cycle. 5/13
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Thanks for that
As expected FluTracking stands out as both statistically relevant and accessible
That simple clear graph each week is an excellent guide to how people should change their behaviour
Probably one of the best spent $50k in public health
As expected FluTracking stands out as both statistically relevant and accessible
That simple clear graph each week is an excellent guide to how people should change their behaviour
Probably one of the best spent $50k in public health
December 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Thanks for that
As expected FluTracking stands out as both statistically relevant and accessible
That simple clear graph each week is an excellent guide to how people should change their behaviour
Probably one of the best spent $50k in public health
As expected FluTracking stands out as both statistically relevant and accessible
That simple clear graph each week is an excellent guide to how people should change their behaviour
Probably one of the best spent $50k in public health
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My own mum recently got access to the scheme after proving her mobility issues & was happy to tell us she could get a taxi to our place affordably. The scheme restores independence to people for whom that is often the first casualty of disability. The government’s cheapness is cruel.
Wrote something a bit longer - is still rather unfiltered and ranty - about the proposed changes to the Total Mobility scheme for disabled persons.
It's still a sh*tty proposal and now I go into this in more detail in the post:
open.substack.com/pub/drbex/p/...
It's still a sh*tty proposal and now I go into this in more detail in the post:
open.substack.com/pub/drbex/p/...
December 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
My own mum recently got access to the scheme after proving her mobility issues & was happy to tell us she could get a taxi to our place affordably. The scheme restores independence to people for whom that is often the first casualty of disability. The government’s cheapness is cruel.
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The only reasonable conclusion. I was deeply concerned that allowing this to go unchallenged would result in many further such attempts.
But they clearly didn't do this alone. Can we get a full investigation and, presumably, criminal charges for them and their co-conspirators?
#nzpol
But they clearly didn't do this alone. Can we get a full investigation and, presumably, criminal charges for them and their co-conspirators?
#nzpol
Judge finds widespread voter fraud ‘infected’ the Papatoetoe local board election
Judge finds widespread voter fraud ‘infected’ the Papatoetoe local board election
Today’s decision voids a landslide victory for a team of political newcomers and triggers a by-election....
thespinoff.co.nz
December 16, 2025 at 6:23 AM
The only reasonable conclusion. I was deeply concerned that allowing this to go unchallenged would result in many further such attempts.
But they clearly didn't do this alone. Can we get a full investigation and, presumably, criminal charges for them and their co-conspirators?
#nzpol
But they clearly didn't do this alone. Can we get a full investigation and, presumably, criminal charges for them and their co-conspirators?
#nzpol
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NZ Govt want to hide forthcoming health failures by dropping data collection, collation and publication. Like when former NZ Nat Health Minister dropped Hospital Waiting Lists. If people can't measure failure, does it exist?
Not counting flu cases? What data will be erased next?
#NZpol #HealthNZ
Not counting flu cases? What data will be erased next?
#NZpol #HealthNZ
Now that it's public: RIP FluTracking, which I understand only cost $50k per year to administer, yet provided incredibly valuable and irreplaceable information on levels of influenza-like-illness.
What an utterly dim decision.
What an utterly dim decision.
December 16, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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Opinion: The macro-economic problems NZ faces are challenging, and to deal with them we must address the whole picture, not cartoon excerpts.
Economic management should be about economics, not marketing
newsroom.co.nz
December 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Opinion: The macro-economic problems NZ faces are challenging, and to deal with them we must address the whole picture, not cartoon excerpts.
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Working on a new grand unified theory, which is that everything is medieval now — calls for Islamophobic religious crusades, miasma theory of disease back in fashion, selling indulgences super on trend, serfdom,
December 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Working on a new grand unified theory, which is that everything is medieval now — calls for Islamophobic religious crusades, miasma theory of disease back in fashion, selling indulgences super on trend, serfdom,
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One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”
December 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”
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The unprecedented amount of bad legislation passed either under urgency or against clear public opposition demands a response from Labour and saying the public doesn’t want a repeal merry-go-round simply tells the right they can swamp the country in bad legislation & most of it will remain.
December 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The unprecedented amount of bad legislation passed either under urgency or against clear public opposition demands a response from Labour and saying the public doesn’t want a repeal merry-go-round simply tells the right they can swamp the country in bad legislation & most of it will remain.
"Allowing a committee to add in unrelated provisions to a bill is not common. Certainly not as a dodge. It may be entirely novel. It seems like a potentially dangerous manoeuvre that could lead New Zealand towards the shambolic American style of pick 'n' mix legislation."
Crimes bill adds things outside the usual rules
Parliament has been pushing hard, rushing through bills and working under urgency all week. In that scramble, one bill bypassed the rules, adding things not usually allowed.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"Allowing a committee to add in unrelated provisions to a bill is not common. Certainly not as a dodge. It may be entirely novel. It seems like a potentially dangerous manoeuvre that could lead New Zealand towards the shambolic American style of pick 'n' mix legislation."
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A quiet moment with a pint-sized Northern Saw-whet Owl. Such a mesmerizing little gremlin!
#birds #owl #nature #wildlife #photography
#birds #owl #nature #wildlife #photography
December 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
A quiet moment with a pint-sized Northern Saw-whet Owl. Such a mesmerizing little gremlin!
#birds #owl #nature #wildlife #photography
#birds #owl #nature #wildlife #photography
'It's uneconomical' - iwi provider of school lunches withdraws from programme
'It's uneconomical' - iwi provider of school lunches withdraws from programme
'You can't be providing a service that costs you more than what you're getting in terms of funding", says the iwi.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
'It's uneconomical' - iwi provider of school lunches withdraws from programme
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It astounds me that a government hasn't followed up the insulation subsidies that NZ had for a long time with a solar subsidy scheme. The economies of scale would reduce the price drastically, it would help with the cost of living, would make supply resilient, and help eliminate fossil fuels.
Australia has had solar subsidies for so long that some of my Aussie colleagues are eligible for a second round of upgrades because it's been ten years.
NZ meanwhile, we can't have nice things. It might upset the status quo.
NZ meanwhile, we can't have nice things. It might upset the status quo.
December 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
It astounds me that a government hasn't followed up the insulation subsidies that NZ had for a long time with a solar subsidy scheme. The economies of scale would reduce the price drastically, it would help with the cost of living, would make supply resilient, and help eliminate fossil fuels.
#nzpol What would the legal and constitutional implications be of an omnibus repeal bill going through a new parliament to return all legislation to where it was at the end of Labour's last term in office?
December 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
#nzpol What would the legal and constitutional implications be of an omnibus repeal bill going through a new parliament to return all legislation to where it was at the end of Labour's last term in office?
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Has the National Party contemplated the bold step of them improving productivity by not being in power. There is more evidence for that than the justifications I am seeing in the media about worker holiday rights.
December 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Has the National Party contemplated the bold step of them improving productivity by not being in power. There is more evidence for that than the justifications I am seeing in the media about worker holiday rights.
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They're gonna implement online ID. We're all gonna be tracked
December 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
They're gonna implement online ID. We're all gonna be tracked