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Morning Troopers,
Predictable – well at least I suspected it would be the case. It happens so often. What is it about changing your pronouns to obtain happiness as the gender that you were meant to be, that makes you go out and kill people once you’ve found that happiness?
“In a tragic mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia, Canada, on February 10, 2026, 10 people died—including the shooter—and at least 25 were injured. The suspect, described by police as a female in a dress with brown hair, died from a self-inflicted wound.
Reports from family members and outlets like Juno News identify the shooter as 17-year-old Jesse Strang, who identified as transgender (she/her) since around 2023. Official authorities have not confirmed the name or gender identity, and the motive remains under investigation. This ranks among Canada’s deadliest school attacks.”
Looks like he had more than one “pistol” Why did he not just off himself and not destroy innocent lives. Fucking Cunt.
Killed his mother and step-brother before leaving home to kill at the school.
i thought it was an odd way to describe the shooter as wearing a dress like it was an important detail. i said to mrs sb i bet its a minced tranny.
Did he go and shoot everybody wearing his mincy dress and gay handbag?
yOu mIsGeNdErEd tHeM!!!!
woke canadian police are scared of upsetting the transtards and calling the shooter a “gunperson”, apparently theres confusion over the gender and identity so looks like it wasnt just the tranny shooter that was confused either.
If it’s got a dick its a bloke. Male
If it’s sans dick its a chick. Female
There is nothing else..apart from mental illness if you think you’re a bloke when infact you are a chick. 1+1=2. Very fucking simple.
John Bobbitt is possibly an exception.
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Too late
naaska will never be able to work that out.
Jones getting shot down at last.
‘Poor bastards have to give up their money for this crap’: David Seymour slams Shane Jones over the regional loan bookne Jones are at loggerheads over the money.The Post
Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has launched an extraordinary broadside against his coalition colleague Shane Jones, saying he is speaking as a taxpayer who has to pay for his “crap”.
Behind a paywall, but someone might have the details for us.
It’s not hard to gues,s though.
Jones and Peters. The new bank robbers.
What’s so special about the Ratana sky fairy crap that they deserve 10 million from the tax payer?
Because in NZ dwell a protected little group of complete fuckheads who believe that there’s a magic man in the sky. These gullible people just know, deep in their widdle hearts that Skydaddy is going to get very cross with them if He doesn’t get the odd cathedral or temple built for him. He may even smite them or stone them or have them put to death for their wickedness. Certainly they’ll dip out on their harp & cloud.
Now these freaks are about as tight as a snapper’s arsehole & rather than dip into their own pockets for a bit of shelter for Skydaddy would rather everyone else paid for their delusions.
Enter stage left a few venal politicians experiencing their triennial desire to reconnect with voters.
Glad I could help with the explanation.
I have no objection to them having a sky daddy just as long as they keep their sticky fingers out of my money.
And my money includes the taxpayers’ money, and the ratepayers money.
If they work hard enough to take it out of their tax-paid income, then fine.
Gald I could help withe examination, more like it!
This one has nuts those ones have had a cut and tuck!
Talent: gimmie, gimmie while playing a whitey trombone.
Did you not hear Winnie stating at Ratana to them, “you guys know we’ve looked after you” (yeah, with taxpayer funds)
SHREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKK!! 🫵
Racist.
Editor
It MIGHT (Note that word) buy votes on election day…
exactly, and buying mostly labour voters too.
while it may be the truth its not wise in an election year to start slamming your key coalition partner.
a scorned winston can severely punish them (and all of nz) esp if he sees it as a dirty election tactic.
A bit of luck and he might just suck the kumara before then.
In 1997, economist Robert Shiller ran an experiment in which he compared the views of ordinary people to the comments that economic experts were making on the state of the economy. What he found was an enormous disconnect in how these two groups perceived the economic health of the nations they were living in.
Economists said the GDP and wage growth showed the economy was tracking well, while ordinary people felt that they were being robbed by persistent inflation.
Shiller’s key finding was that when politicians and experts tell us that things are improving, those on the ground can feel invalidated. It’s as though their hard work on a day-to-day basis isn’t being recognised.
This study resonates with the current moment in New Zealand.
Experts keep saying the economy is improving. Here’s why it still feels so hard to get aheadhttps://www.stuff.co.nz/money/360937047/experts-keep-saying-economy-improving-heres-why-it-still-feels-so-hard-get-ahead
Bloody councils are amogst the top of the list!
Rates – Insurances – Electricity – In no particular order.
Ya forgot taxes.
RECORD HIGH PAYE TAXES ON INDIVIDUALS
Treasury released the six month Crown Accounts to December 2025 today. Comparing the the December HYEFU, the variances are generally ‘favourable. But the details revealed some interesting signals about the overall economy. First, December month GST revenue was weak, down -1.6% from the same month in 2024. But December income tax collected from individuals exceeded $6 bln for the first month ever, and was up 3.3% on December 2024 (+$460 mln). Together these metrics suggest a sluggish economy. GST has been stuck at the annual rate of $30 bln since August, with consumers quite restrained. But the income take jump reveals the corrosive power of bracket creep. Plus there were some big public sector backpay settlements made in the month (nurses and allied health workers). These enabled the Government to take an outsized share. Overall, OBEGAL turned positive in the month (+$388 mln) on the higher PAYE tax take, but for the rolling twelve months prior it is still at -$4.9 mln in deficit.
https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/137176/review-things-you-need-know-you-sign-thursday-no-retail-rate-changes-renters-top
Insurance is both critical and difficult to do much abut individually. As Insurance becomes more expensive and unavailble in high risk zones Banks will be risk averse in lending and these factors may become part of Mortgage requirements. Energy is fixable but at present Govt has no real appetite to address so more kick the can down the road until we have extensive black/brown outs and then the policiticians will cry how could this happen so suddently. Rates is the easiest more efficiency and productivity less staff and ensuring better value for expenditure. Govt should lead by removing all the excess drongos appointed by ardern – national promised but hasn’t delivered so remember at election time – tock some of the ACT boxes.
getting tougher for them.
For the first time ever I have not renewed a policy.
Looking for better pricing.
Jacinda planted all them upside down in pots, minus their undies!
The Moa Point mess is not a one-off – Tim BrownTHE FACTS
Why is it that year after year Wellington Airport manages to operate its swath of infrastructure, facilities and services without disruption while, a hundred metres away, Wellington Water facilities suffer a constant stream of operational mishaps and cost over-runs (which is consistent with all of its assets)?
From having witnessed both organisations from the top down, the performance differences reflect differences in governance, accountability and expertise.
Starting at the coalface. Both organisations rely heavily on contractors to build and maintain facilities, but the Airport has high-calibre management who oversee contracts and contractors, while Water does not. Not every construction project I witnessed at the Airport went to plan, but when Fletcher Building mismanaged construction of the carpark building, the Airport board were kept well informed by management, who monitored Fletchers and, subject to the outcome of a legal dispute, it is Fletchers that will suffer the financial consequences of its mistakes. Wellington Water has a history of deficient contractor management, which, according to independent reports, have cost ratepayers tens of millions of dollars.
While the Airport board monitors management’s performance, it in turn is responsible to the company’s shareholders. One of which, Infratil, required regular performance reports and undertook performance reviews.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-moa-point-mess-is-not-a-one-off-tim-brown/premium/S7Q67Z6NDNAIHMYQTJE3CZPIJ4/
good case for ripping it outof the hands of the pollies.
Wellington voters have consistently voted for Drongos and are surprised that their Drongos fail every time from Councillor/Mayor and Council staff – the good thing is this validates democracy by recieving what you voted for repeatedly and expecting a different result – in fact the only difference is the size and cost of the result – Beehive Drongos looking at you as well!!
I do not have a lot of time for Tim Brown ( he was not a particularly good Councilor ) but what he writes here is very good. A pity he did not apply his Infratil knowledge more in his Council duties. For example, late last year the Council reported a cost overrun of $80million on the $400 million sludge minimisation plant being built as an add on to Moa Point. $20 million of that was due to commissioning cost going from $2.5 million to $20 million. I did not hear him questioning that ridiculous cost increase — $20 million to test run a plant is crazy and it goes to his point on poor project management BUT he stayed quiet.
Well I think he covered that off in his letter.
“The Prime Minister has called for a Government inquiry into the plant’s failure”
I do not see why I as a Taxpayer, have to fund any Public or Government Enquiry into Wellington’s ineptitude..
This or any Enquiry should be bourne solely by the Ratepayers of Wellington, after all it is their shit, not mine or that of anyone who lives in Invercargill, Kaikohe or Auckland.
It is also a failure by Wellington’s elected and employed Officials, I had no say in Wellington CC’s lack of planning, lack of investment in infrastructure or piss poor Management of their assets.
Why should my Taxes be further squandered this way?
Same for the Tauranga one.
Absolutely Weelington rate payers should bear the full cost of all reports its their problem and responsibility to pay. On a brighter note I heard a Radio discussion with an expert opining Wellington plant is superior to Sydneys and Perths so the problem rests with Manage,ment and staff.
apparently you can see the stain in the water out into the straits from a satelite. saw that pic this morning.
probs ai fake.
Absolutely Weelington
Should change name to Poolington
Poopington is more truth full
Not to worry, it’s just an announcement of his call for a govt inquiry. If it was anything else, he would have said “there WILL be an inquiry”
Glad I could clear that up for you.
Well said Mr Hooligan.
I’m of the view Wellington rate payers should and ultimately will pay for this monumental balls up.
As they were the ones who voted for stupid clowns who run the shit show known as the Wellington City Council.
Why bother with an inquiry when he could just ring up Tamatha, JAG or perhaps Robyn Day the president of the Labour Party and ask them, would be a whole lot cheaper. Then he could leave angry Andy to dig his own way out of the shit pile he new all about before he ran for office.
I agree, there is no votes it for Nude Nut.
We all know that the WCC, is a box of weird worms, always has been!
They made the fuck up through weird decisions, for years, wile MSN whistle!
Little Andy did not make the cycleway expansion, but he would have been lurking in the background.
His future name is on the fixing the fuck up, good or bad and his election plans for next election. I think he hoped to spin it out to retirement as everything he has touched turned to shit. He never had a good name, hence ‘Angry”. He has tried working in private practice and didn’t work.
So he ran to his safe place, the WCC has had weird mayors in the past.
imo govt needs to mandate a minimum % of rates revenue (and new debt) to be spent on 3 waters infrastructure to ensure councils stop poor spending decisions and favouring white elephants vs pipes etc.
itll need to be a varying % for each council as some are far more responsible than others.
being a % of debt and rates it would make it hard for councils to persue cycleways and fancy new offices if they had to raise rates 50% to do it as the infrastucture spend would increase proportionally (some would try, and get hung drawn and quartered).
here in southland the councils are quite proactive and have been upgrading for quite some time. they dont just focus it all on the higher population areas either and chip away at the smaller towns plants aswell.
Never going to work. If any govt mandated a percentage of debt to infrastructure, that becomes the minimum they will spend. Everything else will be discretionary.
Better to mandate councils get back to their core purpose;
Basics like water, rubbish, roading, libraries, sewerage. Everything else is a nice to have, but not at the expense of the basics.
Why do councils supply pensioner housing for a select few who have been wasteful all their lives and have to rely on ratepayers for their homes.This should be supplied by central government under the social welfare budget.
yea but that aint gunna happen is it and theyll just find loopholes, tbh it probs needs a combination of both to really kept the fuckers on a narrow path to improving infrastructure.
if the govt mandated wellington council say 80% of debt and 70% of rates be spent on 3 water infrastructure then it gives them fuck all wiggle room for anything else but core basics…
but yea theres absolutely no reason why councils do social housing, none whatsoever. we have so many duplicates of shit in nz its just wasteful, winz and kianga ora should sort the dero no hopers not council.
Can you trust the Americans in Europe?
Is Vance in the same place as Trump?
Longish On FB so copied for those that don’t.
One-on-one diplomacy meets double-track reality in US-Russia ties
Moscow’s top diplomat is warning that dialogue with Washington is continuing in words but not in deeds
A deal announced by US Vice President J.D. Vance during a high-profile visit to Armenia on Monday has been presented in Washington as economic cooperation and regional stabilization. But the agreement landed in Moscow against a backdrop of long-standing Russian warnings that Yerevan’s growing engagement with the West risks undermining its traditional regional partnerships.
This is Washington’s double-track policy: dialogue on paper, pressure in practice.
In Moscow, that contradiction has crystallized into a division of labor. One set of officials continues to test transactional engagement with Washington. Another has begun saying openly that it is not possible.
On one track is Kirill Dmitriev, the Harvard-educated financier and head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, tasked with maintaining dialogue and exploring large-scale economic deals with the West.
On the other is Sergey Lavrov, esteemed diplomat and the longest-serving foreign minister in the world. He is increasingly the man saying publicly what Moscow believes privately: that the US is negotiating in words while escalating in practice.
That contrast has come into full view following a series of interviews Lavrov gave respectively to RT, TV BRICS, and in subsequent public remarks.
Lavrov’s diagnosis
The ‘Spirit of Anchorage’ and broken promises
Lavrov openly challenged the idea that the US and Russia are still working toward a framework of cooperation emerging from talks in Anchorage, Alaska.
He said Russia accepted Washington’s proposals on resolving the war in Ukraine, only to find that the US has backed away from them in practice:
“If you approach it, so to speak, man-to-man, they made an offer, we agreed – the problem should have been resolved. […] And so, having accepted their proposals, we believed we had fulfilled the task of resolving the Ukrainian issue and could move on to full-scale, broad, mutually beneficial cooperation. But in practice everything looks the opposite.”
’US objective is global dominance’
He described the continuation and expansion of sanctions as evidence Washington has abandoned cooperation:
“The US’ objective is global economic dominance, implemented through a wide range of coercive measures inconsistent with fair competition, including tariffs, sanctions, direct prohibitions, and even restrictions on communication for some partners. We must take all this into account,” Lavrov said.
This echoes his comment that there is no “bright future” in economic ties with the US.
The ‘war’ against tankers
The Russian foreign minister specifically framed the extraordinary US intervention and seizure of Russia-flagged oil tankers on the high seas as coercive:
“[It is] a ‘war’ against tankers in the open sea in violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.”
The targeting of tankers, Russia’s foreign minister believes, is part of a larger Western pressure campaign.
Russian partners under fire
Lavrov also used the interview to expand his critique beyond Russia’s direct ties with the United States, arguing that Washington is exerting pressure on Russia’s partners – most notably India – to reduce their energy cooperation with Moscow:
“India and other partners are being pressured to stop buying cheap, accessible Russian energy resources.”
“America is trying to control Russia’s trade and military ties with some of our strongest partners like India. Unfair methods are being used against us,” he said in an interview with TV BRICS.
What this means in context
Taken together, these statements illustrate why Lavrov has shifted toward unfiltered diplomatic observation. His remarks amount to a strategic diagnosis – one that defines the boundaries within which Moscow now views engagement with Washington.
READ MORE: Here’s how 2025 killed old-school diplomacy
He rejects the premise that earlier diplomatic frameworks still apply, and treats continued sanctions, energy pressure, and interference with partners as evidence that, for now at least, cooperation has been hollowed out.
Dmitriev: Operating after diagnosis
Testing what, if anything, still works
As head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, Dmitriev has been Moscow’s most visible advocate of transactional engagement with the West. Harvard-educated and fluent in the language of global finance, his role has been to explore whether large-scale economic cooperation remains possible even as political relations deteriorate.
Dmitriev has been a central figure in ongoing Russia-US tracks on Ukraine and economic dialogue. Reuters reported that he travelled to Miami in late January to meet members of the US administration ahead of a new round of peace talks in Abu Dhabi.
At those and related meetings, he reiterated that work continues on reviving economic ties and advancing negotiations, even amid sanctions and geopolitical friction. According to a recent Reuters report, Dmitriev said progress was being made toward a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine conflict, noting that while other actors sought to disrupt the process, there was nonetheless “positive movement forward” in trilateral discussions involving Russia, Ukraine, and the United States.
His participation in meetings with US envoys, including at forums like the World Economic Forum in Davos and in preparatory talks ahead of the Abu Dhabi round, reflects Moscow’s interest in testing whether points of pragmatic cooperation still exist.
Importantly, Dmitriev’s efforts come at a time when Western officials have publicly engaged him despite his personal sanctions, and both sides have used his meetings to signal interest in maintaining at least channels of contact even as broader relations deteriorate.
Synthesis: Two tracks, one reality
Taken together, Lavrov and Dmitriev embody the dual character of Russia’s current foreign policy posture toward the United States:
Lavrov’s rhetoric signals a strategic judgment that Washington’s actions have surpassed the limits of cooperation, redefining engagement as pressure rather than partnership.
Dmitriev’s activity demonstrates that, even under these conditions, Moscow continues to probe whether narrow, transactional interactions – especially those linked to peace negotiations and economic dialogue – can still yield results.
One voice articulates Moscow’s broader assessment of US intentions, without fear or favor, the other tests the boundaries of what can be achieved.
What Armenia proves
Armenia matters in Moscow because it sits at the intersection of several trends Russian officials have already flagged as red lines.
Over the past two years, Yerevan has publicly distanced itself from Russian-led security arrangements, suspended active participation in the CSTO, deepened defence cooperation with the West, and questioned the value of Russia’s role as a security guarantor after Nagorno-Karabakh. Russian officials have repeatedly warned that Armenia’s westward turn carries strategic consequences, particularly when framed as “diversification” rather than rupture.
Against that backdrop, the deal announced by Vance may be interpreted in Moscow as part of a cumulative reorientation: US involvement expanding precisely where Russian influence has been politically weakened.
This is where Lavrov’s broader argument comes in. In his telling, Washington is institutionalizing shifts away from Russia while maintaining the language of dialogue. Armenia, in this sense, is confirmation.
Sanctions are being expanded, maritime pressure on Russian energy exports intensified, and Russia’s partners – including India – are being urged to scale back cooperation. In that environment, US engagement in Armenia reads in Moscow as strategic sequencing, which tests Lavrov’s case. And for now, Lavrov appears to believe the test has already been answered.
Does this look like a woman to you?
Perhaps if the Canadian government would stop wasting time, effort and money on pointless laws targeting law abiding sporting shooters who are not the problem and instead put the resources into the epidemic of mental health problems afflicting young people it might make a difference. Same goes for Australia too.
The five o’clock shadow is a giveaway!
Guns don’t kill people. People who are so detached from reality that they don’t know what gender they are, kill people.
You’d jump it 😎
That’s not the point
Meanwhile in London:
To be fair, if I was mad enough to kill someone in public, I too might yell that
If you wanted to attract the terrorism squad investigation.
Check them off the sent.
Yes
https://x.com/dfw_ugo/status/2021495554694345093?s=46
He must have been whispering in Hopkins ear!
Seeing as you guys liked my last rebuttal of Dr Harpreet Singh, I’ve added another. Singh, fundamentally, wants to blame Europeans for the Musket Wars. I wish I was joking:
https://nominister.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/trading-death-settlers-and-the-musket-wars-rebutted/
Singh’s sickly desire too exonerate the “Noble Savage” from blame demonstrates an incredible ignorance both of Maori values & general human behaviour. He has the worldliness of a recluse who has spent his life in a cupboard under the stairs with a candle & a Bible for company.
Few would consider https://www.waitangi.org.nz to be a front for the NZ branch of the KKK yet they offer this as an example of the fervid desire of the Ngapuhi to ‘tool up’:
#. “Hongi saw his trip as an opportunity to gain more firepower to give him and his people the greatest possible advantage in conflict with their enemies. On his return to Sydney, he acquired a large amount of muskets and ammunition.” (Hongi Hika was invited to England & met the king who gifted him a couple of muskets & various other gifts. On the return journey these gifts were exchanged for more muskets in Sydney)
#. From Wikipedia: “Māori found it very hard to obtain muskets as the missionaries refused to trade them or sell powder or shot. The Ngāpuhi put missionaries under intense pressure to repair muskets even at times threatening them with violence. Most muskets were initially obtained while in Australia. Pākehā Māori such as Jacky Marmon were instrumental in obtaining muskets from trading ships in return for flax, timber and smoked heads.”
#. From https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/video/russell-roadside-stories “Whalers, seafarers and merchants mixed with adventurers, deserters and escaped convicts from Australia. Prostitution was one of the town’s (Russel) main industries, and sexual favours were used by Māori in the purchase of many things, including muskets.”
In short; Singh is full of shit. Pakeha were traders who catered to Maori desires for utu & dominance over their traditional enemies. Ngapuhi in particular were happy to prostitute their wives & daughters if it meant they could get their hands on more muskets.
There are a couple of reasons for pointing out Dr Harpreet Singh.
And I have some other reasons. The first is I have a forthcoming essay on the difference between credentialism (e.g., Singh) and expertise (e.g., not Singh).
A second essay, quite sarcastic, based on my observation of the inverse correlation between competence and the insistence of titles. Someone with a doctorate in engineering almost never insists on being called doctor, but someone with a doctorate in the field of Māori underwater basket weaving will almost always insist on the title.
I probably also have some other essays primed that Singh would nicely slot into, too.
You can tell Singh is full of shit, it’s stained his skin colour!
Colinxy
A most excellent article Sir. Thank you.
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For some reason I am getting more than usual spam phone calls. Now I have made all unknown numbers silent, I can check my recent calls list and decide if I will reply. If they are dodgy, I block that number. I have 167 blocked numbers so far in the past year.
If you ring the number and it cuts off on the first ring, it’s a spam call.
Have had 4 since writing this 4 hours ago
Its all those likely ladies offering you a birthday present.
Funny, I don’t get spam calls.
Put the number up and wait!
09 378 4810
You bugger!
Mad Chloe’s electrode office!
You’re so helpful Sagz. 😂
Always here for you WG!
Oi…
ive noticed sometimes after an online purchase i get a noticable increase in the days after. fucking scum data brokers and shit cunt websites that sell it to the scum.
havent had any for a while now, but could be due to living pretty frugal and not spending any money online too?
That sorta thing happens, champ, when you visit, err, cough, dodgy websites a la Backdoor Queens, Bum Bandits LA sorta thing, etc..🤷♂️
yea, it was great chatting with you hunty. you make a good call centre spammer/scammer
…im just guessing..
Yer, right!
If Andrew and Megan were on the yacht and never left the cabin for three days!
She sounds like a Epstein island girl, who pulled a train with over 100 carriages.
Why is there no mention of Megan in the files, surely she would not miss all the fun.
Valentine’s Day is a great opportunity to spice up your love life by buying some slutty lingerie & sex toys.
Because the shop assistants will assume they’re for a wife or girlfriend.
hunty gets off on asking the assistants what their favourite toy is and the best way to use it.
He’s a sick puppy but he’s our sick puppy! 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooIKor72R3Y
New Zealand’s Electoral System Needs Fixing
– NO to list seats.
Reduce the number of seats to 90.
Better still, scrap elections for useless crap. Elect a group of directors who have good proven experience in running companies. Make strict term limits of 5 years, with new ones every 5 years.
If you cannot fix a countries woes in this time, then you have failed. Fuck off and let someone else do it.
That is based on rather erroneous assumptions that
(a) politicians actually want to fix the problems
(b) know how to fix them
(c) the next lot don’t come and break it again
(d) the public understand what is required
(e) mainstream media face huge fines and/or public tar and feathering anytime they print anything inaccurate or slanted.
How about election manifestos can’t just be electioneering window dressing. Voters should be able to take action against bullshitting from those elected on the promises they make.
No Maori seats and no list seats!
NO to Maori seats
Speaking of which, Winston is onto it. Cunning old dog. There’s never been a better time, with TPM making a mockery of the whole process.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360937443/new-zealand-first-campaigning-referendum-maori-seats
Fuck him. Make it a BINDING referendum and I might support it.
well luxon couldnt stomach the tpb referendum so theres no way he or the woke nats would allow this.
labours maori caucus would never allow it either.
dead in the water already, but then again kingmaker status could change things?
i expect tonight or tommorow night luxon will be on tv telling us how wonderful the maori seats are and how much nz really really needs them… fucking dumb cunt, you know damn well hes gunna side with maori on this.
Maori wonderfulness is the major impediment to growth and harmony in this country. Luxon no doubt knows it, but he’s a coward and wants to be everyone’s friend. In doing so he’s losing the friends he actually needs.
if nats came out and backed winnie on this then it would stem a flow of disgruntled votes from nats to nzf
Thats just not going to happen Nude Nut is so woke, he’d join the left to oppose it
Yer, skipping among the Daisy’s hand in hand with the sausage roll kid!
Andrew Lownie, author (of 40 years) digging into scandals. Recent book “Entitled”. Update Randy Andy and other royals involvement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wvg1Z187kM
DEAD Bodies’ In Epstein Files? Royal Author Claims CHILLING New Revelations To Come
Support for the monarchy has fallen to 45% amid the ongoing Epstein scandal, according to a new poll.
Thing is that the royals aren’t doing anything that’s new, particularly perverted or out of character. Instance Andrew who’s a beacon of probity when compared with Edward Vll.
Old Eddie the 7th, the son of Queen Victoria (of coverings on piano legs fame) was a fair tearaway. Random quotes from the web::
#. “Edward VII was a true lover of life, and all its luxuries. He even had special furniture made for his suite at a popular Parisienne Brothel so he could enjoy two girls at once. His great appetites for lust, food & hunting were the complete opposite of Victoria’s austere reign, and so scandalous is perhaps not the correct term because we wanted a merry king after all that Victorian misery”.
#. “Edward VII hit the headlines when he was called as a witness in a trial for slander. He was systematically unfaithful to his wife, even after he became King. His mistress at the time of his death, Alice Keppel, remarked when she heard that he was dead, “I shall miss the sight of his dear old bald head between my legs.” Edward VIII was a notorious philanderer as Prince of Wales, and his brother the Duke of Kent was believed to have had affairs with Noël Coward and the Duchess of Argyll, among others”.
#. ” Edward the Caresser even had a row of seats reserved at his coronation for a selection of his mistresses.”
The current lot are boring prudes by comparison.
More than sexual romps. Serious crimes that big ears and Andy tried to blame the Queen for but that has been proven not to be true. Chuck may have to take early retirement handing the whole kit and kaboodle over to Willie to save the institution.
Andrew was breaking national security by passing Mandalson or Epstein sensitive economic information. The royal bank accounts have been used to launder undeclared finances and possibly there are other crimes that have been swept under royal ‘carpets’ or buried under royal golf courses
Updates to come.
Charlie’s retirement pissup can’t come soon enough.
https://waikanaewatch.org/2026/02/12/argentina-will-neave-the-who-next-month-following-the-usa/
I hope it becomes WHO’S left?
MOE also has a race-based contract:
https://pointofordernz.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/rot-taxpayers-are-paying-for-special-unlimited-paid-leave-for-maori-staff/
Bet if they tried they wouldn’t be need to come to work!
Want to tell you about a bit of news I’m really proud of which I suspect won’t get a lot of attention.
Kainga Ora is a very important government entity – it owns around 78,000 social houses around New Zealand, housing around 200,000 people. Under the previous government it was a financial basket case. You might remember the stories. Debt on its balance sheet (which ultimately all Kiwis pay for) went from $2.3 billion in 2017/18 to $16.5 billion in 2023/24. Kāinga Ora’s 2023 Board-approved budget also showed debt forecast to grow to $24.8 billion by 2026/27. That’s about 20 Transmission Gullies or 12 New Dunedin Hospitals.
Antisocial tenants were allowed to run wild, with basically no consequence. From 2017 to 2023, the social housing waitlist grew from around 7,000 to over 26,000 applicants at its peak in 2022. Build costs were out of control – around 12 per cent higher than the private sector. I even recall a 9-unit social housing development in Auckland that cost taxpayers around $11 million just to build – that’s $1.2 million per apartment, which quite frankly is a national embarrassment.
This government ordered an independent review, changed the Board and implemented a Turnaround Plan. We’re one year into that plan. What are the results so far?
1. Savings. In 2024/25, Kāinga Ora had an operating savings target of $41 million compared to the previous Financial Year, but with hard work and strong cost controls, they exceeded this target and delivered $211 million in operating cost reductions.
2. Less Debt. Before the Turnaround Plan, Kāinga Ora’s peak debt was forecast to be $29 billion in 2032/33, the Turnaround Plan brought this down to $21.3 billion, and now – a year into the Plan – debt is expected to peak earlier in 2029/30 at $19.5 billion. That’s a total reduction in peak debt of $9.5 billion, so far. That’s $10 billion New Zealand doesn’t have to borrow.
3. Lower build costs. Following the introduction of standardised housing designs and better procurement practices, Kāinga Ora’s build costs are now trending down, with build cost per square metre averaging $3,290 in the first quarter of 2025/26. The agency is also on track to meet its $2,980 per square metre target by June 2026.
4. Renewals. KO houses are generally old and have been poorly maintained. So Kāinga Ora is selling old, expensive to maintain, and unsuitable properties such as multimillion-dollar, 1920s villas (like the house next to Lorde’s house in Ponsonby) and reinvesting the proceeds. By 2030, around 11,500 older homes are expected to be renovated or replaced. It’s a no-brainer to sell homes that are unsuitable for social housing and to reinvest that money into warmer, drier homes that are the right size and in the right locations.
5. Better performance. In 2022/23, around 80 per cent of tenants were satisfied with their homes and 70 percent felt safe in their homes and communities. Now, 87 per cent of tenants are satisfied and 90 per cent feel safe. More families are also making use of Kāinga Ora homes as vacancy rates have dropped from 5% in late 2023 to 2% in December 2025. In June 2024, around 8,600 tenants were in rent arrears. As of December, only 5,500 tenants were in arrears – a drop of over 3,000. This reflects clearer expectations, better enforcement, and stronger frontline tools.
6. A crackdown on antisocial behaviour. Only two tenancies were ended for disruptive behaviour in 2022/23. In 2023/24, 12 tenancies ended due to disruptive behaviour, and in 2024/25 the figure was 75 ended. Moving tenants on is a last resort and is done in the long-term interests of the wider community, the household, and other people in need on the Housing Register. At some point, enough is enough. Kāinga Ora is also doing a better job at taking action and resolving complaints. At the end of 2023, it took Kāinga Ora 72 days on average to resolve a disruptive behaviour compliant, leaving hundreds of Kiwis feeling distressed and ignored. As of December 2025, it now only takes 10 days on average.
While there is more work to do, it is clear that Kāinga Ora is getting back on track. Kāinga Ora is now focused on its core purpose of being a good social housing landlord and is delivering better outcomes for tenants and communities, while also delivering better value for taxpayers. Thank you to everyone involved in making this happen.
The government has wider social housing system changes underway, including a new Housing Investment System that means we will build the right houses in the right places, including by KO. In Budgets 2024 and 2025, we funded over 2,000 additional Community Housing Provider (CHP) places for delivery from July 2025 and those are underway now.
Bet they are planning to house some next to you!
New Zealand First to Campaign for Referendum on Māori Seats
The time has come for a decision on the future of the Māori seats.
It has been said many times but is a vitally undeniable fact – the Royal Commission into the electoral system in 1986 stated that with the implementation of MMP it would create a more representative Parliament and the original justification for separate Māori seats would no longer exist. This point cannot be ignored.
The Māori Party’s behaviour over the past two years has been the last straw. They hold the majority of the Māori seats and do not turn up to parliament, disregard the rules and processes, and show utter distain for the system that gives them the very seats they hold – they represent no one. They have proven the seats they hold are no longer relevant nor serve their original purpose.
We have just had a referendum on Local Māori Wards, and with the current Māori seat-holders showing how much of a mess they are in, it has proven that the time has come for the public to decide if they are effective, relevant, and if they are still needed.
If the Māori seats have enough people who support them then they could be retained.
But the fact is, we currently have a record number of Māori in parliament and in Cabinet, with twenty-seven percent of the House having a Māori background – far higher than the often claimed seventeen percent of the country’s Māori population.
Additionally, the number of Māori enrolled on the Māori roll has itself steadily decreased in recent years. It currently sits at only half of all Māori who are enrolled on the separate roll.
Between 1854 and 1978 there were only four Māori who held a general seat. But since the introduction of MMP that number has massively increased to now be an over-representation.
The arguments for a separate franchise based on race have become irrelevant.
New Zealand First has previously campaigned on this issue, and we believe we have an opportunity now to ensure this policy is implemented after the next election.
From the man himself.
copy and paste King Viking 🫵🤣😁
imo to use tpm and their behaviour isnt the best reasoning and it does just make it a targetted attack on tpm (which they do deserve).
the better argument is that maori have plenty of representation via mmp so the seats are no longer needed. plus engagement is very low for the maori roll and its yet more division by race.
its gunna be hilarious watching the woketards meltdown over this, bomber bradbury and the likes will be needing a strong sedative right about now.
The nig nogs are going to shoot themselves in the foot with their antics. The likes of Packer and co dont help them at all. The sambos just need to stfu and enjoy life here. The good life that whitey has brought in. Keep pushin’ sambos. Keep pushin…..💥💥
Act say abolishing the MS is already a policy of theirs so that’s two out of three of the current coalition parties.
The truth.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1493579325273134
how good.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QhuqD5wT6j8
Mass migration means WE can’t have nice things
short
Where’s that grumpy howtis? Been missing lately..
anyways this is for you Jaffa’s. Look what we paid to heve made for you.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/773372455794858
Don’t count ya chickens just yet!
What and see if it works trouble free first!
Top day in Nelson, today taxdodgers. Stunning weather. Wifey and I spent a few hours down at the Sand Bar in Tahunanui soaking up a few cold ales. The beach here is fantastic. Not as good as Phuket, but it holds its own. Yep cant complain. Huntys in his happy place.
southland actually had a summer day today!!!! i got scorched and wasnt even in the sun long, hottest day of summer for us and probably the only real day of summer we get.
From Monday, Transmission Gully will be set to 110km/h.
on tuesday itll be lined with roadcones and 30km/h
Paid “Maori Day Off” are well entrenched in by the previous government of Ardern & Hipkins along with Greens & Te Partli endorsements of these governmental contracts.
It all seem to be based on those “Principles”, now legal tikanga of Toitū Te Tiriti, is tupuna inspired, tiriti led, mana motuhake driven and mokopuna focused.
Our intent is to demonstrate the beginning of a unified Aotearoa response to the Government’ …..
Minister Karen Chhour Admits Changing Race-Based Leave ‘Will Be Tough’
Set to start on the topic, & interview : https://youtu.be/MybpciJlEIQ?t=335
Total time is 27 mins 31 secs : 12th February, 2026 : Duncan Garner Podcast
…. Duncan investigates reports of race-based cultural leave entitlements within Oranga Tamariki.
We look at the 2023 PSA collective contract that allows Māori staff discretionary paid leave for cultural commitments, a move Duncan argues creates a system of “two New Zealands” based on race.
Minister and ACT MP Karen Chhour joins the podcast to share her frustration.
While she clarifies that ministers cannot legally interfere in existing union contracts, she remains firm that the public service needs to focus on the safety of children rather than dividing staff by race. ….
This another part to achieve the goals of the He Puapua Report as shown in the United Nations Declaration of Indigenous Rights, UNDRIP.
So it has been a quiet way to increase the number of staff, plus the cost, to meet the short fall as staff slip out on leave.
For fucks sake, belittling Ministry to OT, OranguTans as backward as the cursed Oranga Tamariki OT, to hide & shelter its mismanagement & ommissions, etc. when it should be raised up to be the Ministry of Children or once was CYPS Child, Youth and Family Services.
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Ani O’Brien has a good article on this as she has researched other departments, and considered how this all works, with the extra costs etc..
12 Feb., 2026 …. Chhour shouldn’t theatrically pick a fight she can’t win, but we need to get an acknowledgement that these clauses should never have been allowed into any agreement in the first place.
Once they’re embedded, they become politically radioactive and financially untouchable.
When it comes time to renegotiate the clause must be removed, but more importantly it seems we need to look at how we can legislate to prevent future governments from signing racial discrimination into collective agreements.
https://substack.com/@aniobrien/p-187575743
“Principles” that Luxon & the National Party are very much aligned to & accept as obligations for Co-Governance.
“Principles” that Peters & the NZFirst Party have step by step, not found to legislate out, which now seems to become a game of
musical chairs, to maori seats. The old bait & switch. …. yeah right …As Karen Chour touched on, it will be up to the voters to really decide if this is the systemic “Principles” they really want.??
…recent statement; insane cunt Swarbric re benders :
“no correlation between the actual number of mass murders and sic benders
..or sic benders…. on a bender..with weapons..in schools…and dead bodies appearing in those schools…while those sic benders just happened to be there…..or Greens on airliners in 1st class …..or on cruise ships in 1st class…”