Milly

More measles locations of interest confirmed, public asked to monitor for symptoms - Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Building the future of health

LOIs are back again!
(Wellington this time)
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TikTok Brain has taken over the role of Prime Minister #nzpol

The cat cling

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Taxpayer money being given to property speculators by National Party again #nzpol

It's also worth while checking out the free exhibition of photos from the 1970s protest movement!

Good food and came home with a jar of fig chutney and another of strawberry & plum jam

Nice vibes at the Newtown Fair today. Had a most delicious smoked lamb shoulder with slaw and Asian pickles. Just follow the smell of the wood smoker #nomnomnom

Visiting fish markets in video games to make sure the fish are accurate for that region is a normal thing that everyone does, right?

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

Former leader Ardern has left New Zealand. She’s not the only one | CNN Twenty years of memories spilled across Jacinda Thorn’s yard. Teddy bears and textbooks, a jumble of whisks and frying pans catching the morning sun.

Over the past four years, the number of New Zealanders aged 30-50 emigrating has more than doubled – from 18,000 to 43,000 – fueled by rising living costs and a weakening job market, demographers told CNN.

A reminder that it's not too late to submit your objection to this bill
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“No,” said Frog.

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'They are extraordinary': A Kiwi couple's $150m gift to NZ wildlife The $150m will be spent over 10 years in massive conservation projects across New Zealand.

Kiwi couple gift $150m to restore native wildlife in New Zealand www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiwi-coup...

When it looks like we’re growing the rainbow.
All waiting in turn to be potted up 🌱🇬🇧 #herbs #flowers #peatfree

Happy Friday, you probably want to admire the first kākāpō chick of the year, lil baby squeeeeeee 🧪 🪶

I can't get over this photo - it's just everything that's awful about him -- that foot on the desk, the jacket still buttoned up, the arrogance ... ugh #NZPol

A badly written note that says "do u like me" and has "yes" or "yes" boxes to tick

Luxon's internal polls

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So if we want to know why dialysis is being rationed, there's a clear answer: it's so the 311 richest families in the country can enjoy one of the lowest effective tax rates in the world. We're killing people in order to make the ultra-rich ultra-richer

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Chat, why would the entire front page of the capital city's newspaper's weekend edition being taken up by the PM claiming he has the full support of his party be 'news'?

The mechanic removed the back plate and inhaled through pursed lips. "Who did this?"

"I did," the robot said.

"How?"

"I took one arm off, put in a wireless interface so I could still use it, and put it in a vice, then turned-"

"OK. Why?"

"I needed fixing."

"You are allowed to ask for help."

'I want to sounds smart and inspirational': How ministers use AI Most ministers say they don't use AI – but those who do use it for speechwriting, research, drafting questions to officials and generating images. Marc Daalder reports.

Over summer, I OIA'd every minister for their AI chat logs.

Here's what I found:
newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/06/h...

I think this is a great argument, beautifully constructed

Dolly Parton is literally the only good billionaire and proof we don't just actively hate people with money simply for having it.

We hate you because you're all fucking monsters.

People Are Calling Meta Ray-Bans "Pervert Glasses" On Bluesky, users quickly embraced the term "pervert glasses" to refer to Meta's Ray Ban smart glasses, following a shocking investigation.

Make it stick.

No one after this week believes Luxon could pull the same trick. Not only does he struggle to explain and comfort voters about the disappointing state of the economy, on Monday, he struggled to articulate New Zealand’s position on carpet bombing – an actual war crime.

The zingers are now coming from inside the Herald

Thomas Coughlin
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"Mum/Dad/Aunty/Uncle (over 50s), I want you to do the children a favor. You know things have been going rapidly downhill. Right & centralist led government austerity policy is making things worse. I want you to think about the next generation & consider voting Green in the upcoming election."
#nzpol

This one is going out to Aotearoa