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The @NZGreens are set to reannounce their List for the general election after 2 members changed genders inadvertently overnight, leading to an unacceptable imbalance of representation.
I see the media are still ripping off dumb ass civil servants whenever they can , 3.5 million dollars from a few unnecessary ads telling people how to save fuel when driving. Either that or the mot had budget left and decided to spend it , dumb fecks.
Those adds are like covid ones. I hit the off button the moment they start. I often forget to switch on again. And the radio station loses another listener for a few hours. Twats.
“Most public servants say they aren’t able to do their jobs properly, even before cuts”
Oh dear, well they need to be replaced with people who can.
Probably because there are a lot of fuckers who are completely unhelpful in terms of providing or sharing information or helping drive projects forward.
This is particularly true of interdepartmental initiatives. I’m aware of one that has been in flight for TEN years and slipped away from closure again. Pathetic.
Then there are groups that have no real use and are stuffed with people who have nothing to do (look at teams to do with Maori issues), whilst at the same time there’s a bottleneck created by shortages of other people.
There are also those who I’ve previously mentioned, who do six hours a day and say they’re flat-out.
And every time when there’s a restructure, the wrong people are let go.
Once again, there are always exceptions. I know of public servants who are about to pop because they take their responsibilities far too seriously for their own good.
Public service DEI hires
their job is to stiffle the coalition govt and get a labour govt elected.
Morning all, I was thinking last night about the government stumping up 1.2 billion of our money to help businesses transition away from gas. I think they are totally wrong. Gas has been around for ever and I believe there is plenty more around if you want to drill for it. It is their responsibility to look after the people it is not their job to go down an ideological rabbit hole paid for by us. The Minister who announced this was Shane ” drill baby drill ” Jones. What happened to him? This sounds like a Green party policy and they want us to trust them? At the moment I’m an undecided voter, but I’m sure I’ve seen this sort of thing before.
I’ve been grumbling about that too, another dumb arse policy decision that needs reversing. As Jones said tho, once DL’s ‘captain call’ was made that NZ was stopping all drilling and companies left, what can one do?
You have to wonder if on election night Labour get 30% National get 32% ACT get 12% NZF get 18% and the Greens get 8%. Chippy throws in the towel and Labour cut a deal with Winston with the Greens helping with confidence and supply. Arise Prime Minister Peters. Not impossible so why trust him?
I did se someone has written an article about the fact that we are planning for a climate change, that’s not going to happen.
He is right, of course. Don’t know where it was.
I agree Every opportunity to keep gas going should be investigated including the terminal. If the terminal can receive gas it can export it. If a future intelligent being discovers huge quantities of gas we could be exporting….
If a future intelligent being discovers huge quantities of gas we could be exporting….
The likes of Blackrock and similar move into a country after it is on it’s knees, and announces “Breakthrough, we’ve discovered previously unknown deep reserves of gas / petroleum / shale oil / coal / diamonds / gold / Lithium Ion minerals.
And it usually always happens when land with said minerals has been declared useless or given back to “In Dig Genius” people who let the land go fallow and abandoned and who then accept payment from Blackrock / Chinese etc.
Money, not “In Dig Genius” initiatives or equity, is behind all political moves. Russian Revolution, China, Venezuela, Ukraine war, Middle East, South Africa, Canada, New Zealand….. The insiders play the long game.
I reckon we should look to nuclear. Apparently it’s pretty safe these days (admittedly I know nothing about it). Breaks my heart every time they put a wind farm on the skyline.
“Competition is a sin” – John D Rockefeller.
If you dam more rivers or create nuclear power, supply will exceed demand and prices will fall.
“If demand is always more than supply, we can command top dollar.”
Enter crony capitalism stage left.
Enter crony capitalism stage left.Enter corporate socialism stage left.
Saggy
The use of atomic power for electricity generation in NZ has been well-reviewed over many years and, due to a combination of irreconcilable environmental and geographical issues, has been found to be impractical in a specifically- New Zealand situation.
As a result, it’s unlikely to be given consideration any time soon, if ever.
Extensive planning was done in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s about siting of nuclear power station near mercer. Due to at that time abundance of hydropower available and plans for damming the Clutha river a bit more, it was more politically palatable to ditch those plans. The way modern reactors are built, there is no reason other than politics why we should not have nuclear power in this country.
Mind you, if we didn’t allow a million extra people into the country we wouldn’t have the increased demand on power needing so much extra supply.
And our GDP per capita before we imported all and sundry was higher than it is now, as well.
….”nuclear power station near mercer”….
And at Oyster Point, Kaipara in the mid 60s. The proposal foundered when it was realised that in the case of a malfunction radiation would be blown across Auckland by the prevailing NW winds.
The rest of the country wasn’t consulted & may or may not have agreed.
Nasska
As well, it was also determined that, depending-upon the seasonal winds, any radiation cloud would drift northwards over Whangarei, Northland and eventually out into the Pacific and the various island states there-in (Winter) or southwards over Auckland, the Waikato and Central North Island – perhaps even as far as Wellington (Summer). At that point, the the decision was made to quietly let the matter drop.
The real problem is that other than North Auckland no part of Godzone is sufficiently geologically stable to make traditional nuclear a sensible option.
If nuclear is ever going to get wings then it has to be in the form of small modular reactors (SMR) of about 300MW. These could be sited anywhere according to demand & are probably the power source of the future after the windmills & sunshades have been dozed into the nearest landfill where they belong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_modular_reactor
“…due to a combination of irreconcilable environmental and geographical issues, has been found to be impractical in a specifically- New Zealand situation.”
The Greens are always vocal in such matters. The Greens are useful idiots, manipulated, and puppets of those that want to cash in on the resources.
The Greens (and Labour) operate to have valuable natural resources mothballed for the likes of Blackrock and Co. Ardern wasn’t genuine about shutting down gas and oil exploration. She was mothballing it for Blackrock.
Britain is building a Rolls-Royce unit, small and safe.
China is going down this track.
We have nuclear-powered ships and submarines, but we can put one in the harbour to generate electricity.
Oh, excuse me, but there is one somewhere on the other side of the world.
China and many other countries are also exploring sub-critical thorium reactors.
And we had a nuclear reactor installed at Canterbury University for nigh on 20 years.
The oldest reactor in the country is the one pearched on the side of the Wainui hill in Seaview. It’s been there since at least the 1960’s when it was run by the DSIR. Think it’s Geo nuclear science or something now. Was fun pointing it out to the nuclear free NZ idiots back in the 80’s when I was a young man.
Ha, those guys were geniuses and lots of fun. Uncle ran their payroll, and plenty of times, as a young man sat and listened to them all talk. Some of them were returned, servicemen. They were well versed with the idea and I remember them talking mini plants way back the.
And dam some more rivers. You’re just creating lakes – win/win
Half the south island is made of coal, we could try burning that to make electricity. Coal fired power stations have such good scrubbers in their chimneys now days they put out very little pollution. Of course the blind ideologues won’t listen to such common sense. Import inferior coal from Indonesia and pay billions to the U.N that’ll fix everything.
“…blind ideologues…” that are influence by the very same people that want to cash in on our natural resources.
Import inferior coal from Indonesia…
Whose investors are the same people… Blackrock.
thats what i rekon T, southland has enough coal to generate all electricity and coal-oil needs for nz for 250-300yrs.
insane amounts here esp the lower grade lignite/brown coal which is what they use in power plants.
build the fucker on the banks of the mataura river and hook into the waimumu fields.
I’ve known a few Scrubbers in my life, I wonder if they are they the same as you speak about.
They are black scrubbers. Of course they will be same.
Pink on the inside?
No shortage of them up here in the winterless north.
May Ardern, Hipkins and the rest of the cunts that did this to us die miserable painful deaths. I don’t hate many people in the world, but after reflection, I suspect that I have to ditch any moral principles and admit to a visceral hatred of these bastards.
https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/news/oias-expose-ministers-suppressed-youth-myocarditis-risks-from-public-at-un-minuted-meeting/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSC2zlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFEb2ZnTTY5Tm9YQ09PeWtpc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHn2JM0EMEiO25B_N6pmye53mLSE7Zv1NSY1_vzMZL_-89z-VI1osCsxfYkin_aem_JanDyKcUt62wFQtAJkXzIw
FTA
“Director-General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield increased the recommended wait time between the first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses from 21 days to six weeks on August 11, 2021.”
This applied to all recipients of the vaccine, not just children.
Sir Ashley BloomfieldErnst Blofeld and co were aware of the Tsunami of Myocarditis, heart irregularities, and chest pains, and stated the increase from 21 days to six weeks was that it made the vaccines more effective. Which was bollocks as a previous OIA by Sue Grey revealed that it was in relation to said Tsunami of heart issues.My GP revealed that their clinic had “hundreds of patients” turn up with chest pains, and they filed reports with the MOH, but got no feedback or acknowledgement. Instead like all medical professionals, they were threatened with loss of license if they went to the media with “dis-information”.e
Bloomfield, Hipkins, Ardern, Robertson et all, are guilty of homicide, accelerated death, etc. Why did they do it? I’ll bet they all had tens of millions of reasons.
this year could well become known for the battle of the over sized tiki….
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/aperahama-edwards-to-run-as-te-pati-maori-mp-for-te-tai-tokerau/WVNPRD26HNA5VASTQKZ4TM2MUU/
yet another fat slobby bro trying to get his snout in the trough. wonder how hes related to or involved with jt?
Fuck me, the Whale that died for the sake of that Tiki was most unlucky.
The smug looking Native wearer looks like he has fallen flat on his face on the front foot mat in my Ute and the imprint hasn’t left him.
The Tiki that was NOT Maori in origin, and carved out of greenstone by the stone carvers that were already here when Maori arrived. Specifically on the west coast of the South Island.
As a well known expert on such matters I have studied this object very carefully and have come to the conclusion it is a stunning example of Temu tribal art. It would appear to have been made in there Guangdong artisans retreat and is one of only 20 million ever produced.
FAFO has to hurt
https://x.com/sabra_the/status/2059193629324050567?s=46
Editor
She was VERY lucky she didn’t get killed! (Said as a former railwayman).
Saved by her magic headscarf.
Inshallah
Twat.
Do you catch the train from Hamilton to Auckland?
no is it still running?
While I do not necessarily agree with everything these people are saying I love the fact that some Maori are seeing value of Charter Schools. May it send all the lefties, the woke ideologues in the Ministry of Education, Chippy and his Mum crazy.
https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/05/26/maori-find-value-in-highly-politicised-charter-schools/
another day closer to a true oil shock, still so many dumb fucks in denial esp ysb types who think trumptard can do no wrong.
id bet good money that should the deal not be reached (trump seems intent on scuttling it) and a actual oil shortage ensues then many of those in denial now will be confused as to how it could happen and of course will blame everyone except trump and the jews who are the actual cause of it.
i rekon some clever kiwi should get to work on designing an engine that can run on milk, grass, leftist tears or winz benefits as they all seem to be in plentiful supply domestically and we wont be at the mercy of global market forces.
There’s one in Southland that runs on hot air.
My money is on ‘leftist tears or winz benefits’.
Getting it to fly would involve some fairly advanced engineering but the results would redefine perpetual motion.
Logic. Kiwi government version.
Whilst it’s illegal to bring trout products, plants or parts of plants (alive or dead) & biological specimens into the nation as they may upset the ecosystem, a million individuals from the 3rd world will have zero effect.
Well beyond my pay grade but ROL or Dylan Hunt may care to comment:
https://expose-news.com/2026/05/26/metallic-nanoparticles-in-vaccinesk/
#. ““[There are] … titanium, steel, barium nanoparticles [in vaccines]. And … those nanoparticles get into our organs [and] can be affected by radiation … they can modulate the frequency … [to cause] nosebleeds …[and] say there is an Ebola outbreak,”
#. “The] lipid nanoparticles were filled with all kinds of different pathogens. It wasn’t just three different types of HIV proteins. It wasn’t just the spike proteins. It wasn’t just the coronavirus. It was these strange chimeric diseases … part viral part bacterial – staphylococcus Ebola, Marburg E.coli,”
You can add in parasites to what was inside the lipids.
And then you have the inject-able nano-bots, research of which has been going on for a long time. All those stories of some of the vaccine victims being affected my magnets, and being able to be detected by Bluetooth or Wi-Fi may not be so far fetched. They have been carrying out experiments with injectable nanobots for a very long time.
Here is on example. There are many others hidden from public scrutiny.
Dr. Charles Lieber, a former Harvard University professor who pioneered nanoscale bioelectronics (often associated in online discussions with “injectable nanobots” or neural tracking), was convicted of lying about his ties to a Chinese state-sponsored recruitment program. He now lives in China and directs a state-funded brain-computer interface institute in Shenzhen
Convicted former Harvard scientist rebuilds brain computer lab in Chinahttps://www.reuters.com/world/china/convicted-former-harvard-scientist-rebuilds-brain-computer-lab-china-2026-04-30/
Just to make Dylan’ link more clickable.
May 1st 2026
….. with access to dedicated nanofabrication equipment and primate research infrastructure unavailable to him at Harvard. …..
….. primate work is “absolutely critical” in translating neural interface technology to humans, but faces regulatory and funding hurdles in the United States. …..
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/convicted-former-harvard-scientist-rebuilds-brain-computer-lab-china-2026-04-30/
So what else can be included into our meds & vaxxes?
A man was out on the golf course one sunny day when he realised he was completely lost. He spotted a woman ahead and asked, “Excuse me, could you help me? I’m not sure what hole I’m on”.
She smiled politely and said, “You’re one hole behind me. I’m on the 7th; so you’re on the 6th”.
Relieved, he thanked her and went back to his game. a short while later, he got lost again. He saw the same woman and asked once more, “Sorry to bother you, but I’m lost again. Can you tell me what hole I’m on?”
She chuckled and replied, “You’re still one hole behind me. I’m on the 14th; you’re on the 13th”.
Grateful again, he thanked her and finished his round.
Later in the clubhouse, he saw her and decided to thank her properly.
“Can I buy you a drink for helping me out there?” he asked.
She agreed, and they chatted over drinks. As the conversation flowed, he asked, “So what do you do for a living?”
“I’m in sales,” she said with a shy smile.
“No way! Me too!” he said. “What do you sell?”
She hesitated, “Well …. it’s a little embarrassing”.
“Come on,” he said, “I promise I won’t laugh.”
She sighed and said,”Alright…..I sell sanitary napkins.”
He held a straight face – for a moment. Then he burst into uncontrollable laughter, nearly falling off his chair.
“You promised not to laugh!”she protested.
Still laughing, he choked out, “I’m sorry…. but I can’t help it. I sell toilet paper… and I’m still one hole behind you!”
Apartheid data storage. What’s wrong with Archive NZ or the Turnbull Library?*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o1woYTeld0
The New Māori Data Sovereignty Charity Funded By The Taxpayer
The Platform NZ
“More mumbo jumbo, gobble-de-gook. Utter bullshit💩”
*
“The Alexander Turnbull Library is a division of the National Library of New Zealand, located at the National Library building in Wellington. It holds New Zealand’s national documentary heritage collections, including published and unpublished items related to New Zealand and the Pacific.”
For an ethnic group who didn’t have a written language & still resist useful education at every level a data centre seems overkill.
Everything the ancient Maori knew that was relevant to today’s world could be stored on a Commodore 64!
I’m sure there are excessive executive salaries with additional expenses to cover and expensive office space, etc, etc to charge for before any actual “Korero” and Maori data storage is achieved. It’s easy to spend taxpayer monies.
waikatogirl
And think of the VOTES such a facility will buy luxflakes and the Nats!! [Not, since ‘Maori’ have traditionally voted for labour}
The chief executive of a top Pacific business organisation has stepped down from her role after ongoing problems.
Mary Los’e has resigned as head of the Pacific Business Trust (PBT), an entity that is Government-funded and contracted to support Pacific businesses in New Zealand.
The former Shortland Street actor took on the role in 2023 and resigned on Monday. Her resignation was made public on LinkedIn by the trust’s board chairman Ulumato’otua Aiono.
His post said he accepted Los’e’s resignation with “profound regret” and acknowledged the “ongoing turmoil” of events during her leadership.
Los’e made headlines last month after the trust was forced to pay $75,000 in compensation to two former senior staff members after an employment court ruled the organisation had failed to uphold “Pasifika values”.
Among the complaints by staff was the humiliation and shame they felt after receiving termination letters via email, which they described as not the Pasifika way of doing things.
One of the employees described the termination process as “alien” and said none of the social norms he had come to expect as a Pacific Islander were followed.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/talanoa/pacific-business-trust-ceo-mary-lose-resigns-after-ongoing-turmoil/KWHO3VLSZRCMVCAMY3I3CET3CI/
another outfit that needs closing then.
Church Unlimited inquest: Pastor recalls moment roller door killed Helen VerryA church staff member watched as a heavy roller door fell on pastor Helen Verry, claiming her life.
The pair were setting up for the next Sunday service when pastor Kathleen Woollett turned around, saw the door falling on Verry and called out.
Her warning words were too late and the door caught Verry on the side of the head, pinned her to the ground and she died soon after.
Because of her administrative skills, a grieving Woollett was put in charge of the church’s response to Verry’s 2022 death at Church Unlimited in Glendene, West Auckland.
She responded to criticism of the church’s health and safety practices, before and after the fatal accident, a coroner’s inquest heard today.
“Hindsight is wonderful,” she said. “We could have done a lot better in managing the aftermath and investigation.
“But we were … grieving we were in shock … I fully admit there have been some areas we did not see.”
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/church-unlimited-inquest-pastor-recalls-moment-roller-door-killed-helen-verry/3VK6XYODBVA4FLG4M72OGLL67E/
Including that their protector must have had a headache that day.
Not so. Pastor Verry was merely recalled to Skycandy Central for discussions with ROL’s mate. 🙂
Ok, Not scared enough? The Hunua fault is active and could generate a 6.8 earthquake. Absolutely true.
But
AI has this to say:
Frequency of Ruptures
The frequency of ruptures for the Mangatangi Fault is characterized by very long recurrence intervals.
Active but Infrequent: The research emphasizes that the fault is not characterized by frequent activity. It is estimated that the fault could remain dormant for thousands, or even tens of thousands, of years between rupture events.
Risk Profile: Researchers have identified that the fault has the potential to produce a magnitude 6.8 earthquake. However, the long intervals between these events mean that the immediate risk is low, and an earthquake is not considered “imminent” in the way it might be for faults with shorter slip rates.
In summary, while the fault is classified as active based on Holocene movement, its “seismic budget” accumulates very slowly, making the likelihood of a major rupture in any given human lifetime extremely low.
So, nothing to see here unless you a geologist living in 10,000 years time.
Bugger. That’s earthquakes scratched. If boils, the Waitemata harbour turning from sewage to blood, sunburn, opossums & hailstones don’t work we’re stuck with Auckland for another millennium or two!
Unless Wayne Brown’s rates increases drive everyone out. What’s Masterton like this time of year?
Pretty good. We still have pockets of town where worship of the supernatural is practised & Solo Motherland on the Eastside is best avoided but overall moral is improving.