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Kirikiriroa. Gully adjacent. Airbnb valet. Serial pedaler of te Awa. Political opinionator.
My other car is a canal boat.
Kirikiriroa. Gully adjacent. Airbnb valet. Serial pedaler of te Awa. Political opinionator.
My other car is a canal boat.
Regional Councils need to get in first and abolish the Government!
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Regional Councils need to get in first and abolish the Government!
There you go. Those beige boxes are schools that have signed on.
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
There you go. Those beige boxes are schools that have signed on.
Vision.
Clarity of thought & expression.
So breathtakingly simple.
So appealing.
And so SOOO refreshing when compared to the incremental “sorry-can’t-afford-that” focus-group/opinion poll/ mind numbing policy-making served up by our big parties.
From David Slack’s column this morning.
Clarity of thought & expression.
So breathtakingly simple.
So appealing.
And so SOOO refreshing when compared to the incremental “sorry-can’t-afford-that” focus-group/opinion poll/ mind numbing policy-making served up by our big parties.
From David Slack’s column this morning.
November 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Vision.
Clarity of thought & expression.
So breathtakingly simple.
So appealing.
And so SOOO refreshing when compared to the incremental “sorry-can’t-afford-that” focus-group/opinion poll/ mind numbing policy-making served up by our big parties.
From David Slack’s column this morning.
Clarity of thought & expression.
So breathtakingly simple.
So appealing.
And so SOOO refreshing when compared to the incremental “sorry-can’t-afford-that” focus-group/opinion poll/ mind numbing policy-making served up by our big parties.
From David Slack’s column this morning.
There was a time when everybody could afford the economy. Now it’s the preserve of the rich.
November 22, 2025 at 6:21 AM
There was a time when everybody could afford the economy. Now it’s the preserve of the rich.
In the interests of balance this para should be given equal time in ANY media coverage of this Govt’s social housing *plans *
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
In the interests of balance this para should be given equal time in ANY media coverage of this Govt’s social housing *plans *
Earlier WIP pics
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Earlier WIP pics
The 37mm Schwalbe Marathons fit the frame - just!
The TTT seatpost is like jewellery.
The 80s Deore drivetrain is smooth, even with a 10sp chain. That's an old Cinelli knock-off stem and unbranded rejected aliexpress cruiser bars.
Still hunting for a front brake with enough reach.
#bikesky #cycling
The TTT seatpost is like jewellery.
The 80s Deore drivetrain is smooth, even with a 10sp chain. That's an old Cinelli knock-off stem and unbranded rejected aliexpress cruiser bars.
Still hunting for a front brake with enough reach.
#bikesky #cycling
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Been building a stealth summer bike from parts in sheds & boxes.
Haven't spent a new cent on it so far.
💙 that Shogun frame, have ridden it in various forms over decades. The rust has been treated but still looks...I dunno...gnarly? Gonna leave it just like that.
#bikesky #cycling
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Haven't spent a new cent on it so far.
💙 that Shogun frame, have ridden it in various forms over decades. The rust has been treated but still looks...I dunno...gnarly? Gonna leave it just like that.
#bikesky #cycling
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November 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Yes Luxon's TERRIBLE at his job but still struggling to imagine how a better communicator could convince me this cost-of-living-crisis-high-unemployment-no-ferries-fuck-the-poor-racist-&-divisive-policies government deserves my vote?
November 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Yes Luxon's TERRIBLE at his job but still struggling to imagine how a better communicator could convince me this cost-of-living-crisis-high-unemployment-no-ferries-fuck-the-poor-racist-&-divisive-policies government deserves my vote?
Cuck-son amirite
November 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Cuck-son amirite
Aotearoa politics: 2025 edition.
November 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Aotearoa politics: 2025 edition.
Putting out the trash this morning.
November 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Putting out the trash this morning.
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 2:03 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
"Jeff, why do you have American politics muted on bluesky?"
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
"Jeff, why do you have American politics muted on bluesky?"
This graph!!!
November 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This graph!!!
Also how can it be about the Govt's 'indebtedness' (the CoC's clarion call) when NZ is significantly lower than all our trading partners?
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Also how can it be about the Govt's 'indebtedness' (the CoC's clarion call) when NZ is significantly lower than all our trading partners?
Look I know we only worry about things like this when a leftist govt is in power BUT HAVE YOU SEEN HOW FAR THE KIWI DOLLAR HAS FALLEN AGAINST OUR TRADING PARTNERS???
Heading into peso territory.
Heading into peso territory.
November 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Look I know we only worry about things like this when a leftist govt is in power BUT HAVE YOU SEEN HOW FAR THE KIWI DOLLAR HAS FALLEN AGAINST OUR TRADING PARTNERS???
Heading into peso territory.
Heading into peso territory.
JEEZUS!!!
November 13, 2025 at 4:22 AM
JEEZUS!!!
Apropos of that bsky suspension for quoting a line from 70 year old Johnny Cash song, I wonder what other lyrics would trip bluesky's intruder alert?
"Fuck the Police" springs to mind as a strong contender.
Can you think of any others? Reply with suggestions.
"Fuck the Police" springs to mind as a strong contender.
Can you think of any others? Reply with suggestions.
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Apropos of that bsky suspension for quoting a line from 70 year old Johnny Cash song, I wonder what other lyrics would trip bluesky's intruder alert?
"Fuck the Police" springs to mind as a strong contender.
Can you think of any others? Reply with suggestions.
"Fuck the Police" springs to mind as a strong contender.
Can you think of any others? Reply with suggestions.
Can't quite believe I'm posting a story about the Pope as a timeline cleanse.
But any Blues Brothers reference gets a big tick from me.
[link to story from The Times, un-paywalled]
archive.ph/lQGyg
But any Blues Brothers reference gets a big tick from me.
[link to story from The Times, un-paywalled]
archive.ph/lQGyg
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Can't quite believe I'm posting a story about the Pope as a timeline cleanse.
But any Blues Brothers reference gets a big tick from me.
[link to story from The Times, un-paywalled]
archive.ph/lQGyg
But any Blues Brothers reference gets a big tick from me.
[link to story from The Times, un-paywalled]
archive.ph/lQGyg
bACk oN tRacK
November 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
bACk oN tRacK
Just a quick question.
HOW MUCH NZ TAX WILL THESE LEECHES EVER PAY?
HOW MUCH NZ TAX WILL THESE LEECHES EVER PAY?
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Just a quick question.
HOW MUCH NZ TAX WILL THESE LEECHES EVER PAY?
HOW MUCH NZ TAX WILL THESE LEECHES EVER PAY?
Assuming the ciggie company rep is just out of shot.
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Assuming the ciggie company rep is just out of shot.
Record insolvencies continuing for the best part of 2026???
Trying to picture what polling will look like a year from now, given the state of businesses, employment, and the overall economy.
Trying to picture what polling will look like a year from now, given the state of businesses, employment, and the overall economy.
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Record insolvencies continuing for the best part of 2026???
Trying to picture what polling will look like a year from now, given the state of businesses, employment, and the overall economy.
Trying to picture what polling will look like a year from now, given the state of businesses, employment, and the overall economy.