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Tarquin
10 months ago

Morning all, I was watching some of the hostages being released last night and couldn’t help but think what kind of political party would support a regime that would do something like this? The answer is obviously the Greens, so take a bow Chloe and Marama your mask has slipped.

Harvey
Reply to  Tarquin
10 months ago

Were you watching the Israeli hostages that have been held for two years, or the Palestinians who have been held for ten years?

Tarquin
Reply to  Harvey
10 months ago

I was watching the innocents being released not the terrorists.

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  Tarquin
10 months ago

I’m picking the terrorists would have a court case or something before been locked up, too.
Understand that no female hostages are still alive!

Private Godfrey
Reply to  Sooty
10 months ago

You can pick over court cases, but that won’t make you correct.

Calls grow for release of Gaza’s Dr Abu Safia after ceasefire deal

Among Palestinian detainees not released by Israel is Hussam Abu Safia, a hospital director in Gaza who was abducted by Israeli forces in December 2024 and has stayed in detention despite growing calls for his release and reports by his lawyer that he has been tortured in Israeli prison.

Many Palestinian rights supporters see Abu Safia as the embodiment of the resilience of Palestinian medics, as Israel systemically targeted Gaza’s health sector for more than two years.

It is unclear whether Abu Safia will be released as part of the ceasefire deal, which includes both Israelis held captive by Hamas in Gaza and Palestinians swept up in Gaza and imprisoned en masse by Israel, most without charge or trial.

Private Godfrey
Reply to  Sooty
10 months ago

The hostages who are believed to be alive are all men and all but one are in their 20s and 30s. Women, children and men over the age of 50 were released under previous ceasefire agreements.

The Ancient Hooligan
Reply to  Tarquin
10 months ago

T, has the Buck Toothed Harridan, Helen Clark or the vacuous Chloe Swarbrick uttered a word of praise for President Donald Trump for his Peace Deal in the Middle East or is Hamas still the best thing since sliced bread to them?

Off to work shortly but I’ll await your learned answer.

Private Godfrey
Reply to  The Ancient Hooligan
10 months ago

Maybe the 20 points aren’t worth the paper they’re written on.

There were also reports of Israeli artillery shelling and drones flying over the city, according to CNN, citing eyewitnesses. 
Correspondents for the Palestinian news agency Wafa, cited by the BBC, have reported further bombings in Khan Younis in the early hours of Friday, while strikes were also reported in Gaza City and shelling in the areas of al-Sabra and Tal al-Hawa.  
Reuters footage captured a flash of light followed by an explosion just before 6 a.m. local time.

freethinker
freethinker
Reply to  The Ancient Hooligan
10 months ago

The recipient of the Peace Prize has dedicated the prize to Donald Trump which is a enormous slap in the face for the Prize committee.

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  freethinker
10 months ago

Always next year and by then, he may have solved more conflicts
Won’t that make the lefties head explode and Biden will need a bigger bowl of icecream!

Simpleton1
Simpleton1
Reply to  The Ancient Hooligan
10 months ago

Helen Clark is very politically astute, and did the jump, so she would not be on the wrong side of history last week.

10th October.
Former New Zealand Prime Minister and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programmme, 
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019007764/helen-clark-on-gaza-peace-agreement

Strangely or is it normal, there is no write up on her transitioning to the Trump side on this topic of Trump’s peace.
Probably positioning herself, keeping in line for any other “Developing” international job

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freethinker
freethinker
Reply to  Simpleton1
10 months ago

There is an opening for Clark in Palestine pushing for equal rights for queers/lesbian/transgeneders/females -( real biological ones) and democracy, on the advice of her life insurers she will decline the invitation – a pity.

Curious
Reply to  freethinker
10 months ago

She’s too busy pushing poisons for GAVI on behalf of Billy Gates.

howitis
howitis
Reply to  freethinker
10 months ago

But, but
she is married to Peter.

I know he is merely half a man
but that counts
riiiight ??

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  howitis
10 months ago

But he lives in an old caravan in the back yard!

Simpleton1
Simpleton1
Reply to  freethinker
10 months ago

Probably at least looking to push out the schemes & plans of Tony Blair, & then inveigle her way in the redevelopment of Gaza.?
And to sneakily & deviously get the UNRWA back on board with her guiding hand, of a “Red Queen”

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Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  Simpleton1
10 months ago

I would say if helun Clarke had not eaten a dead rat and sucked up to Mr TRUMP she would still be NZ

freethinker
freethinker
Reply to  Sooty
10 months ago

She is still in NZ I can smell the stench, in fact my smell to certain odours is so acute I can even detect a stench eminating from Boston that used to come from Auckland.

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  freethinker
10 months ago

I’m sure she will be departing soon.
So she can experience all the five star treatment that lefties love, by spending other people’s money!

Dougal10
10 months ago

One of the most privileged parts of society are on slow/stop work for the rest of this week , high school teachers are using the cindy introduced rostering home to feck with the next generations education. My wife has pay parity with these fecks and they are earning over a hundred grand a year for a 20hour teaching week.

howitis
howitis
Reply to  Dougal10
10 months ago

2020 and 2021 really messed with kids education with all the shutdowns
This led to high absenteeism after that.
The teachers still get full pay for less work .

looks like the teachers got used to less work (but not less pay)

the politicians – from all main parties – supported these shutdowns/lockouts/go slows to wreck the economy and society

there are consequences.
and now the daft politicians cant even see the result of their own rules and actions .

the Karori housewife and daughter of a wealthy lawyer with some cute but useless BA but is allegedly Monster of Finance whinges about supermarket power
when the govt -don’t care the stripe they were all in it together – allowed only supermarkets to open for months at a time, and shut other shops.

Do stupid things
get stupid results.

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  howitis
10 months ago

By driving the small shopkeeper, butcher, baker, etc to the wall!

I am a stupid boy
Reply to  Dougal10
10 months ago

the teachers should be put on hourly rate with zero claimable hours working from home.
i have zero sympathy for them, most are paid more than the average kiwi battler and they get many times more holiday leave.
only 4weeks annual leave plus public holidays, they can spend the other 8weeks back at school teaching the swathes of bene bludgers theyve failed over the years. now thats an idea!!! itll fuck off 2 cohorts of leeches at the same time, win win 🙂

freethinker
freethinker
Reply to  I am a stupid boy
10 months ago

There is definitely merit in your suggetions.

I am a stupid boy
10 months ago

groan…. tuesaday, grrrr, maybe i should get vikey to set me up with a bene! or perhaps i should try become a tpm mp so i only need to show up for work once in a blue moon.

its a cant be fucked week me thinks, money sux cuz it makes us have to do shit we dont wanna do or cant be arsed doing to get it only to have to give a bunch of it to cunts we dont want to.

stupid fucking money, stupid fucking work, stupid fucking having to be an adult.

freethinker
freethinker
Reply to  I am a stupid boy
10 months ago

I take it you feel pissed off today as a Cow in the milking shed farted and sprayed you with shit.

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  freethinker
10 months ago

Yer, he looks like the vet, behind the elephant!

Viking
Reply to  I am a stupid boy
10 months ago

I’ll send your application so you you can join Te Pati. Party.
They have a similar philosophy.
Ya”ll be right at home.
You will need a funny hat.

happy-day
I am a stupid boy
Reply to  Viking
10 months ago

im not looking forward to getting a qr code tattoo on my face 🙁
can i borrow the large chip from your shoulders? apparently it needs to be big to be eligible

Dougal10
10 months ago

Did the chinese have trouble paying bills this year , the amount of BYD utes running around with trans rail, meridian and the likes written on them is huge.

Simpleton1
Simpleton1
Reply to  Dougal10
10 months ago

Next time in power, no excuse for not taxing to high heaven all tradie & farmers utes.
No regard to who can or can not get access to a fast electrical charge.

May be tradies & farmers should have absolutely priority after fire engines & ambulances for those ev charging connections?

Last edited 10 months ago by Simpleton1
freethinker
freethinker
Reply to  Simpleton1
10 months ago

Are you a memebr of the Partly mawree party

Simpleton1
Simpleton1
Reply to  freethinker
10 months ago

I see that you mean that “Partly mawree party” member will have first dibs for any ev charging site, not only ahead of farmers & tradies, but also ahead of all “emergency services” like “Hato Hone” etc..

Plus of course the free set up at all the provincial funded paint tarted-up, & refurbished maraes.

Last edited 10 months ago by Simpleton1
Viking
Reply to  Dougal10
10 months ago

Have you noticed any Ford or GM dealers closing?

Sabre38
Sabre38
Reply to  Viking
10 months ago

Not any GM dealers left Viking, maybe just in your mind?

Viking
Reply to  Sabre38
10 months ago

My point exactly, which you seem to have missed.

freethinker
freethinker
Reply to  The Ancient Hooligan
10 months ago

Obviously beneficiaries of Erica Stanford school reading program.

Tarquin
Reply to  The Ancient Hooligan
10 months ago

Nothing like inter tribal warfare to kick off a Tuesday morning. I just hope the whole racist house of cards comes crashing down around then. Hopefully the entire Tamahere empire will get taken out in the cross fire.

freethinker
freethinker
Reply to  Tarquin
10 months ago

When will the IRD be auditing Tamiheary.

howitis
howitis
Reply to  Tarquin
10 months ago

Do we get cannibalism back?

Asking for a friend

I mean, they LOVE their ancient and wise ways
such that aforesaid ways and practices are foisted on us .
and Chinese real estate agents selling houses to other immigrant Chinese have to learn about these great ways before they can get their R.E. licence .

waikatogirl
waikatogirl
10 months ago

TR back in court tomorrow for judgement of his “terrorism” case. MSM got judge to ban all alternate media from reporting inside the court case, Turning into a totalitarian shit show with only govt approved media to cover the police targeting Tommy on bogus charges and govt big wigs decision making to charge an innocent man.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSeXcFW1U3E
🚨LIVE! TOMMY ROBINSON TERROR TRIAL SHAMES BRITAIN AS ACTIVIST EXPOSES BBC IN SHOCK NEW COURT CLASH 🚨

Dan Wootton Outspoken

Last edited 10 months ago by waikatogirl
howitis
howitis
10 months ago

This caught my eye
—————

An inquest in the UK has detailed the final moments of Race Across the World star Sam Gardiner, who died in a car crash in May.

The 24-year-old was driving to a family party when his VW Golf R left the A34 near Manchester.

The conditions on May 26 were described as “appalling” by coroner Christopher Morris.

Manchester South Coroners Court heard Gardiner was “overtaking and undertaking” in heavy rain, and “weaving in and out around traffic” before he “struck a kerb on the central reservation”.
————–

Core blimey
the coroners report has come out in less than 6 months from death
If the UK has collapsed then what does this say about NZ where coroners take 5 years
then get all preachy about a past event that a child born at the time of the death is well into their education by time of reporting (if the teacher turns up !!)

The 24 year old was driving like an idiot and self destructed.
Fortunately he did not take anyone else with him despite some effort.
He had below regulation tyre tread
in wet conditions
Charles Darwin has another guest.

I guess being on teevee does not make you indestructible.

But these UK coroners, man, they must be super human getting a report out that quick.
Whew!

NZ has almost stopped , ….. completely
when it takes 8 years to build a a 12 km roadway
or 9 years and counting to build a 3200 metre rail-line
or to spend $50 million on a harbour cycle bridge and not one weld was completed or one rivet inserted.
Decades to pursue planning approval for a gold mine.

This announcement of fast Track legislation is bullshit
Liebour announced one at the end of 2020 after all the shut downs
but nothing happened.
and
if they can fast track one, why not fast track all.
It is political theatre by chrissy bishop. just more of it .

instead of ao tear rower maybe we should call these Shakey isles Rip Van Winkleland .

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  howitis
10 months ago

How come their coroners can make a decision in six months, when ours take at least five years. Who’s having the laugh? Is it ours clipping the ticket on billable hours?

nasska
Reply to  howitis
10 months ago

…..”the coroners report has come out in less than 6 months from death“…..

This cannot be. We of the Antipodes are overjoyed when the exalted ones issue their findings within five years! Last year The Post stated that the oldest case was 4898 days old …..that’s over thirteen years!

But why? Is it just incompetence or is there something more sinister behind the tardiness & procrastination? We know that memories fade over time so is the delay being used for obfuscation? Are the inadequacies of our health system being hidden? By stalling are the coroners achieving more “desirable” outcomes that PR can exploit?

Perhaps we could get a coroners report on the state of NZ’s Coronial Services. Should be ready by late 2030!

nasska
10 months ago

Readers will be overjoyed to know that Waipapa Taumata Rau from University of Auckland has offered expert opinion on the effects of the scam CO2 induced “climate change”. As it aligns with alarmist policies it is reported on in full at https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/14/net-zero-is-a-pipe-dream-civilisation-now-faces-an-existential-threat/

I read it so you don’t have to wade through the shit but the concession made by the over educated reader of chicken entrails gave warm fuzzies to this commenter:

….”Rosy prospects after the Paris Agreement in 2015 have had major setbacks, and “net zero” is now a pipe dream.”……

The madness of AGW may yet be washed away by the tears of the useful idiots who have long carried water for the globalists.

FJA
FJA
Reply to  nasska
10 months ago

Best line:

“We humans are fowling our own nest…”

Coming from an hysterical Chicken Little, never a truer word was spoken!

nasska
Reply to  FJA
10 months ago

The Chosen Ones who are saving us have little time left over from their good works to attain proficiency in the English language.

rightoverlabour
10 months ago

That face is beginning to piss me off as much as another one….. However, on Climate Sorcery,,, https://www.joannenova.com.au/2025/10/climate-prophets-say-humanity-is-entering-new-reality-crossed-the-first-tipping-point/#more-105481

Alice
10 months ago

“The greatest put down in the history of television….and Starmer SO deserves it.”

Watch (or skip) to the end:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEh11urAvT4

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  Alice
10 months ago

Looks to me Mr Trump wacked him with his shoulder to send herr kair off stage!

nasska
10 months ago

No comment needed.

AAAAA
I am a stupid boy
Reply to  nasska
10 months ago

nah, im pretty sure thats just meth.

nasska
10 months ago

It was all a misunderstanding. Someone said “peace on you” as he entered St Peter’s Basilica. 🙂

https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360852720/pope-leo-shocked-after-man-urinates-altar-during-holy-mass-vatican-city

Saggy
Reply to  nasska
10 months ago

Lucky he didn’t say “come unto me”

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  Saggy
10 months ago

At least he didn’t do a dump!

Sooty
Sooty
10 months ago

I see both mayor’s from the Local Government Done Badly got the arse in the election!

waikatogirl
waikatogirl
10 months ago

🤣 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5R85aGbrxg
Katie Hopkins: Bonkers Britain 13th October 2025

Last edited 10 months ago by waikatogirl
Sabre38
Sabre38
10 months ago

More trade union brilliance, Resene workers are going on strike due to what they call a insulting pay increase offer, totally ignoring the fact Resene has said they are struggling as a company with sales declines and increasing costs , unions looking after their members yeah right.

I am a stupid boy
Reply to  Sabre38
10 months ago

resene should counter offer with some sweet layoffs and closures.

fuck the union scum

Simpleton1
Simpleton1
10 months ago

One may or not agree with the Gene Modification Bill, but also look at what else is being put in place.

Why is the variant forms of Co-Governance being deviously & slyly being slipped in so much legislation.

…… The Bill centralises regulation and establishes a Māori Advisory Committee to uphold Treaty obligations. 

Yes, you read that right, the Treaty of Waitangi, of course, applies to genetic engineering. …..

….. Whether you support GE or not, surely we agree that we shouldn’t have a regulatory regime based on race and rent seeking. ……
https://www.bassettbrashandhide.com/post/jordan-williams-national-embedding-more-co-governance

One can figure that concepts from this will be leveraged into other aspects in our lives.

It is just another aspect of how National,, the whole Party, which must know by now, with facilating Luxon is intending to transition & embed much further Co-Governance in line with the He Puapua report to bring about full compliance with UNDRIP, United Nations Declaration of Rights for Indignous Peoples.

Setting iwi to be the gate-keepers, so a costly extortion & further controls that can be tolled on the the taxpayers & citizens of New Zealand
—— —– —— ——– —- ———–
Further on this is:—-
Jordan Williams On Co-Governance In The Gene Technology Billhttps://theplatform.kiwi/podcasts/episode/jordan-williams-on-co-governance-in-the-gene-technology-bill
22 mins : 14th October, 2025 : The Platform : Michael Laws.

Michael Laws talks to the Taxpayers’ Union’s Jordan Williams about co-governance in the Gene Technology Bill.

On Utube only 11 minutes, but will show comments.
https://youtu.be/G11QC1tCqgA?t=32

Any science in Gene Technology will be only in a maori scientism.

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Simpleton1
Simpleton1
Reply to  Simpleton1
10 months ago

More back ground about this Gene Technology Bill & a few more details.
Do you believe that they know what they are doing?

https://hatchardreport.com/health-select-committee-recommends-gene-technology-bill/

Are the maori party, maori caucus being soft soap to get this passed?
At what price, koha to open up the supposed science laboraties of this, & with what controls?
Will the Chinese be helpful $dollar wise?

So NZ will take the risk, weighing up any downsides, but will it really capture the upsides, the $ dollars?

Who is going to take homek the $dollars?
That is to make the real money out of this?

Last edited 10 months ago by Simpleton1
Ross12
Reply to  Simpleton1
10 months ago

All this will do is push any good R&D in this science, offshore. Anyone working in the area would have to have rocks in their head to do the work in NZ, and put up with this nonsense.
At the same time NN is pushing economic growth when in actual fact he is shooting himself/the Government in the foot.

waikatogirl
waikatogirl
10 months ago

Sounds like Maori get total control of electric puha? or any plant they deem “spiritual” (can make a buck)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G11QC1tCqgA
Michael Laws talks to the Taxpayers’ Union’s Jordan Williams about co-governance in the Gene Technology Bill.

Oops, snap S1.

Last edited 10 months ago by waikatogirl
Simpleton1
Simpleton1
Reply to  waikatogirl
10 months ago

wg, love the spirituality, imported ‘snap’ peas too. 😀

Last edited 10 months ago by Simpleton1
waikatogirl
waikatogirl
10 months ago

Flick to 5.30pm to hear G has finally found his balls. Believe it when we see his new rules actioned.

Far too many words Gerry. TPM will have missed the reprimand as had lost interest before you made your point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJCTWRIK7mM
Gerry Reprimands Obnoxious TPM Oriini Kaipara MP

WhangareiTim
Te Pāti Māori should be kicked out of the house.

Last edited 10 months ago by waikatogirl
Simpleton1
Simpleton1
Reply to  waikatogirl
10 months ago

One of the reasons why they hold Big Gerry in contempt?

….. questions over Kapa-Kingi’s taxpayer-funded trip to Japan in June with Speaker Gerry Brownlee and MPs from other parties.
Some within Te Pāti Māori reportedly called it “a luxury inconsistent with the party kaupapa.” ……
https://centrist.nz/budget-questions-shadow-te-pati-maori-mp-after-japan-trip/

As Gerry lies down with dogs, so why does he believe they should listen to when he can figure on giving them a flea in the ear?

All Accountable ??? Self Entitled ???
The gravy train is for all !!!

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Simpleton1
Simpleton1
Reply to  waikatogirl
10 months ago

Seems to be setting up another tikanga brown wash?

https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360854458/no-punishment-oriini-kaipara-despite-being-disorderly-and-contemptuous

Facilitator Luxon & activist Tama Potaka will keep Gerry in line with the changes Gerry supposedly wants with the Parliamentary Business Community but it will only achieve more tikanga in Parliament.

Last edited 10 months ago by Simpleton1
nasska
Reply to  Simpleton1
10 months ago

Is that the tikanga described in Te Aka which involves, ” procedure, custom, habit, lore, method, manner, rule, way, code, meaning, plan, practice, convention, protocol – the customary system of values and practices that have developed over time and are deeply embedded in the social context”?

Or is it the tikanga we are more familiar with which promotes  utu, plunder, cruelty, treachery, infanticide, slavery, murder, & occasionally polygamy, cannibalism along with genocide?

Simpleton1
Simpleton1
Reply to  nasska
10 months ago

“The one are more familiar with” is that only their tikanga can be unquestioned, & set to fully dominate.

“People go on to marae all over the country and respect the protocols.
We have a protocol here and it is our tikanga,” Brownlee told MPs.
“That tikanga was based on agreement.
For people to decide they’re not going to participate in that process, then they put themselves very firmly in contempt of Parliament.”
https://centrist.nz/people-go-on-to-marae-all-over-the-country-and-respect-the-protocols-speaker-reminds-te-pati-maori-of-tikanga/

Gerry ?? who cares about your contempt???

Going to MMP was supposed to have let go the temporary maori seats.
This seems to be the opportunity to get it done & sorted now.

“He iwi tahi tatou”
“We are now one people,” — Governor William Hobson

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nasska
10 months ago

Assistance for when you’re searching for the right word to describe our House of Representatives or its contents.

Language
Curious
10 months ago

It wasn’t Trump it was Chloe and her mates that should get the credit.
You can’t get more delusional than that.

“While Green MPs are welcoming the deal, co-leader Marama Davidson says it’s the grassroots campaigners who should be credited for the Israel-Gaza peace plan, not US President Donald Trump.”

https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360854670/greens-say-trump-shouldnt-get-any-credit-israel-gaza-peace-deal

Hooker Phil
Reply to  Curious
10 months ago

Stupid Bitch.

Simpleton1
Simpleton1
10 months ago

All the noise on Sunday’s release of the change of numbers targets for NZ emmissions of farm methane.

The New Zealand-European Union Free Trade Agreement includes the obligation to “refrain from any action or omission that materially defeats the object and purpose of the Paris Agreement”.
https://theconversation.com/a-lack-of-ambition-over-livestock-emissions-targets-now-threatens-nzs-reputation-and-trade-267310

Supposedly risking NZ farming business & reputation. …..yeah right …..

So why has Nestle been kept on the down-low?
Is Europe going to give them the boot?

….. Nestlé gave no reason for leaving. …..

…..Other companies and banks have also pulled out of environmental alliances as the US winds back climate policies. …..
https://centrist.nz/nestle-quits-global-dairy-methane-alliance/

From a comment, showing some in NZ are slowly catching on, abeit very slowly.

 a Comment piece in the Northern Advocate (July 28 2023) by Owen Jennings, “New science challenges greenhouse gas policy”. Jennings points out that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has downgraded its massive overestimate of the effect of methane by 300 to 400 percent

And some other well based comments, as the facts & evidence come in which our hysterical nonsensical academia & amplifyin media continue to deny.

nasska
Reply to  Simpleton1
10 months ago

The scam is unravelling fast.

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