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Mike Hunty
Reply to  Editor
4 months ago

Im here for Stoopids comments. I’ll wait.

Last edited 4 months ago by Mike Hunty
nasska
Reply to  Editor
4 months ago

….”He restored the place of prayer and Christian faith,”……

He has to be allowed one mistake.

Simpleton1
Simpleton1
Reply to  Editor
4 months ago

We will never really understand anything, and this is drawn from a comment:—
““Trump will not find perfect solutions.
He will find OPTIMAL solutions. ….
…. to deliver the best outcome possible, and he’s not waiting for us to feel relaxed about it. ….. “”

So I do not expect everything to work out perfectly, as there will be errors and mistakes, plus also the resistance in the bureaucracy, media etc., selling ‘bum steer’ advice;- so changes will be done, but it will change the old alignments that were deceiving many.

EXPOSED: The ‘Trapped Trump’ Lie — DOJ Drops SPLC Bombshell
https://youtu.be/PQ629eW3HRs
14 mins 17 secs : Apr 26, 2026 : Apr 26, 2026 : Promethean Update

— Barbara Boyd argues that media narratives about Donald Trump being trapped by impeachment, high prices, and a new Iran war are false, and claims the administration has launched an “accountability” and economic push.
It highlights a Justice Department indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center for fraud, alleging the SPLC smeared conservatives while secretly funding racist groups and paying an informant involved in planning the 2017 Charlottesville “Unite the Right” event.
FBI Director Kash Patel cut ties with the SPLC and ADL, and that the IRS is banning fiscal sponsorships that hide donors.
It also covers five Defense Production Act energy executive orders to rapidly expand U.S. grid and fuel infrastructure to drive prices down, plus Regeneron joining “most favored nation” drug pricing and reshoring.
Finally, it cites Scott Bessent’s statements on expanding dollar swap lines to Gulf and Asian allies, framing this as outflanking London-backed alternatives to the dollar.

00:00 The Saturday Wrap-Up – EXPOSED: The ‘Trapped Trump’ Lie — DOJ Drops SPLC Bombshell – April 25, 2026
02:47 The SPLC Bites the Dust
07:37 Trump Unchains the Grid

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Starving Artist
Starving Artist
Reply to  Editor
4 months ago

I agree with much on that list, but not Operation Warp Speed – a bonanza for vaccine manufacturers and a disaster for people who took the poison shot.

Also – still waiting for the Epstein files…

Brian Marshall
Reply to  Editor
4 months ago

President Trump has also hit the deeps state in the pocket. The defunding USAID has seen a massive drop in grift of the deep state and anti government funding. Now being uncovered is the massive scale of fraud perpetuated on the US taxpayer. We’ve probably all heard about the Somali day care “learing centres”, but the Californian hospice care fraud dwarfs even that. Robert Kennedy jr in an interview the other day said something along the line of that they cut off the funding for 452 hospices they were confident were not real, and not one had called about the funding being stopped.
The question to be asked is why the Democrat leaders of Minnesota and California states are not upset about the fraud and instead defend or ignore it. I think we all know the answer to that.

Simpleton1
Simpleton1
Reply to  Brian Marshall
4 months ago

For NZ we are starting to notice at a certain level, like MUMA = Manukau Urban Maori Authority, Waipeira Trust, Te Kaika Trust

https://peterallanwilliams.substack.com/p/the-dysfunctional-maori-health-trusts.

Ok not to this level but still why is there not a serious check, audit on these that demand taxpayers money by menaces but the “green sprouts” seem to be there, following the global way & sly ideologies.

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However there will be many more in NZ that need the DOGE treatment of following the money & finding the padding, the pecularities in their money flows.
Though a lot smaller, we need expose, before it becomes the new normal, like how rate payers are going to be hit by the extra special advisors in the Regional & District Councils.

Last edited 4 months ago by Simpleton1
Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  Simpleton1
4 months ago

So our Maori have our version of the muzzi/health problem in Minnesota and California, sliding slot of money into their back pockets and the more family you employ, widens the opportunity to grift more!

I am a stupid boy
Reply to  Editor
4 months ago

he also revealed the level of corruption not seen before with his family and cronies making 4billion so far during his second term and thats without factoring in all the money his corrupt mates are generating via the markets insider trading with TACO tactics.

its also a very biased list only cherry picking the perceived good things and some of them arent even trumps doing.
for every good thing hes done hes also fucked up a few things and done lots of bad things…. one step forward and about 12 steps back.

more maga cult echo chamber crap, its the mental gymnastics one needs to perform to make the average low iq maga muppet think their orange idol isnt the retard he really is…. downtick away low iq maga clowns 🤣

Mike Hunty
Reply to  I am a stupid boy
4 months ago

awwww show us all on the doll where bad Trumpy touched ya. Awwwwww.
Name a dozen bwad things Trump has done. a dozen. 12. REAL, not perceived or dreamed up.

Mike Hunty
Reply to  I am a stupid boy
4 months ago

Heh

Chuck Bird
Chuck Bird
Reply to  Editor
4 months ago

I do not share your view of Trump. However, will say he has done some good things. The main one is preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons,

Viking
Reply to  Chuck Bird
4 months ago

You think they are all unrelated. Really.

I am a stupid boy
4 months ago

nappitizer is pretty much how i roll most nights for the past decade or so, i struggle to get to sleep if i just go to bed esp if its quiet and dark which mrs sb os very particular about… silence is terrible when my mind dosent turn off, usually fall asleep listening to podcast or youtube then wake up and go to bed bit later.

while we’re on the topic of sleep ive constany complained about insomnia and my frustrations with it. well stupid boy has being putting it to good use over here in WA and cashing in.
boss man rekons in 25yrs of farming he hasnt had a “weapon” that goes for weeks on piss all sleep and rekons no ones ever insisted on night shift the whole duration of seeding, usually they swap a few times to keep them happy.
thurs, fri, sat i managed to rack up 61hrs with friday being a 23hr day… $$$$ 🙂

and now 2 workers are off work crook and another getting crook so looks like ill be having a bloody good week in the seeder just sending it 18-20hrs a day

Last edited 4 months ago by I am a stupid boy
waikatogirl
waikatogirl
Reply to  I am a stupid boy
4 months ago

Insomnia is a bugger of a thing.

Try some physical exercise, run beside your seeder instead of sitting on your arse all day 🏃‍♂️

Upyou2
Upyou2
Reply to  waikatogirl
4 months ago

As soon as your body weight on the seat reduces the auto steer will disconnect. Even leaning forward to retrieve something off the cab floor usually causes it to disconnect and in a matter of meters your rig will start veering off line.

waikatogirl
waikatogirl
Reply to  Upyou2
4 months ago

Obviously. Still, the point of sb exercising some physical exertion to help him sleep is valid.

I can relate to a busy brain and insomnia especially when there is a problem to solve or stress levels are high.

I am a stupid boy
Reply to  waikatogirl
4 months ago

when i was chasing gold it would exhaust me, threw literal tons of rocks per day and wrestling boulders and gear.
only difference it made was id go to sleep earlier but sleep duration would stay the same so id just end up waking up ready for a new day not long after midnight.
3-5 hrs has been rather normal for me since my teen years, the past 4 weeks seems to be 2-3hrs max although last night i was rooted and slept 4½ yet i still woke up 20mins before my alarm went off.

both parents and my brother are all shit sleepers aswell so maybe i just have s crappy gene or 10

Dougal10
Reply to  Upyou2
4 months ago

Thats where you need a dumb harry , commonly known as a big enough rock to trigger seat sensor.

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  Dougal10
4 months ago

Is that a dumb Harry Sussex?

I am a stupid boy
Reply to  Dougal10
4 months ago

the socket set works for that, my co worker does that so he can ride outside to have a cigi… i wont be suprised if i find him squished on a run and the tractors still chugging an AB line 5 farms over, dumb as fuck.

workmate from my last job done the same doing umbilical slurry, 2.5kmhr so would walk beside having a cigi. one day he needed a shit (he had crohns) and took too long in the bushes, didnt catch the tractor in time before it went through the fence and tore the umbilical hose apart at the join.

Viking
Reply to  I am a stupid boy
4 months ago

Fortunately for u your tractor knows where it’s going.
Pleased you are not driving around our roads.

P.S. If you want to fix your sleeping problem, try taking Methylene Blue.
It is genuinely safe and very effective.

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I am a stupid boy
Reply to  Viking
4 months ago

you should inject yourself with it and show us how effective it is 🙂 make nz a better place for sure!

youre more of a danger on the roads you old coot, just because you can barely function dosent mean others cant.
road driving would be easier, needs more concentration. im just pretty much a tractor babysitter who turns around at the end and fills seed n fert 3 times a day.

Last edited 4 months ago by I am a stupid boy
Viking
Reply to  I am a stupid boy
4 months ago

Well, you don’t inject it, which shows your ignorance, as usual.
You either deal with the issue, or you will self-destruct and end up a vegetable in a loony bin.

Your choice.
The loony bin is not that far ahead.

I am a stupid boy
Reply to  Viking
4 months ago

might see ya there then old chap

FJA
FJA
Reply to  I am a stupid boy
4 months ago

You could perhaps have taken Viking’s advice in the spirit it was intended – i.e. concern for your wellbeing.

I doubt any commentator on this blog wants to see you have a stroke or heart attack, or any other possibly permanent consequence of a lack of sleep.

Hope it resolves itself in a good way, soon. I can’t begin to imagine how horrible it must be for you.

I am a stupid boy
Reply to  FJA
4 months ago

i was mistaken i didnt bother to google and thought he was taking the piss and ment the blue shit vets use to euthanaise.

im just used to it now and doubt itll resolve. i just need to find some nightime hobbies or work to make the most of it.

Viking
Reply to  I am a stupid boy
4 months ago

You will break your mind. You are not Donald Trump.
OK
Seriously, try the Meth blue. It’s amazing stuff and any one thats been around a while will remember that it was used to make your whites whiter.

Here is the local supplier for you. There are others
https://bit.ly/48mtdOG

I am a stupid boy
Reply to  Viking
4 months ago

have you or anyone else on ysb tried it?
ill give it a crack just ordered a bottle, hope i dont turn into a smurf!

Viking
Reply to  I am a stupid boy
4 months ago

Been taking it for a few months. Have quite a few around on it. Made a huge difference to many. It tastes awful, but I just mix it with a bit of Barkers berry juice.

Viking
Reply to  Viking
4 months ago

yep you will pee blue. funny in one of those old line up urinals.

I am a stupid boy
Reply to  Viking
4 months ago

do you take it daily?
when i googled some sites said not for daily or prolonged use and others do

Viking
Reply to  I am a stupid boy
4 months ago

yep 10 drops a day.

Simpleton1
Simpleton1
Reply to  I am a stupid boy
4 months ago

I have not tried it.

Your pee may go through a phase of “green” that is formed from blue & yellow.
All to match the JD colours?

Just do not the spray the tyres.

A green horn?

I am a stupid boy
Reply to  Simpleton1
4 months ago

my blue balls may get worse, blue balls with a green horn would be an interesting combo!

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  I am a stupid boy
4 months ago

Oh no! His will be far flasher than yours. You are only a seat warmer.

Starving Artist
Starving Artist
4 months ago

Happy Chernobyl day!

Today is the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Let’s all take a moment to glow in the dark.

Viking
4 months ago

Long Range Desert Group: New podcast shares voices of secret Kiwi unit behind enemy lines
Podcast with this.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/long-range-desert-group-new-podcast-shares-voices-of-secret-kiwi-unit-behind-enemy-lines/premium/W7KLBCVGSRBM5I3GJB4NHPBAEA/

FJA
FJA
Reply to  Viking
4 months ago

Cool, but sounds like a queer and some Scottish bint narrating. Fucking hard to listen to.

Viking
Reply to  FJA
4 months ago

Did you watch the podcast?

Viking
Reply to  Viking
4 months ago

I have read several books about these travels, and it brings back some of the stories that the ordinary soldiers who returned and were around my life in my younger days.
One particular memory I remember is when they were marching between places in the desert and stopped. No sooner were they stopped than the “wogs” would turn up with baskets of oranges, balanced on their heads.
Didn’t take long before the basket fell on the ground and the oranges were free.

The hospital stories, the romance stories. My uncle married in Cairo to an English lady, met in Cairo, where they had a week together. Married by the Army chaplain who came from Rotorua (whom I later met a few years back).
After the week, my uncle was posted back into the desert, and at the end of the war, my uncle arrived home, and many months later, his bride arrived. Never saw one another in the time between.
When my aunt arrived, she had a small suitcase with all her possessions. All her immediate family had been killed in the Blitz.

They set up in the valley with a family and eventually retired to Cambridge, where my cousin lives today.

The stories and the funnies, if I could remember them all. It wasn’t all mayhem, but when it was, it was tough stuff.
FWIW

Viking
Reply to  Editor
4 months ago

Not in our family. They would have all pitched in to help.

The Armed Forces were the biggest promoter of condoms in the world.
Kiwis learned about them from the Americans.

The pity was that when they returned home, the narrow-minded religious fanatics canned any talk about life or sex, so for the next generation, it never got talked about.
The mad bitches in charge simply removed the children from unmarried mothers and then adopted them out.
Thousands of children.
Hence, the heartache for many over finding their children.
Actually had that discussion on Friday. At my brother-in-law’s funeral.
A few of us older people were talking about this.

NZ was a very puritanical place in the 50’s.
The pill eventually fixed that and got an open discussion going.
Women were supposed to be seen and not heard, and their place was in the kitchen.

Really, that was the attitude.

waikatogirl
waikatogirl
Reply to  Viking
4 months ago

After completing her family of four kids in the 1960’s, a local catholic pharmacist refused to fill mum’s prescription for birth control pills.

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Viking
Reply to  waikatogirl
4 months ago

They ain’t changed much. The stupid bloody priest I had to listen to was obviously gay as.
Did the sheep’s blood thing and all the indoctrinated wandered up got their crispy.

Fucking heathen shit. I sat there thinking to myself, I ain’t going to be beholden to any deity in my life.

nasska
Reply to  waikatogirl
4 months ago

I commented on this a few weeks ago, the gist being the reluctance of doctors to prescribe the pill to unwed girls in the early/mid 60s. I had the extreme good fortune to arrive in the town which was to be home for twenty odd years at about the same time as a younger female locum filled in for the local doctor who was taking his sabbatical overseas. Within months she had any of the local teenagers who wanted to go onto the pill primed & ready to boogie.

While I agree unreservedly with V2 that “NZ was a very puritanical place in the 50’s” that wasn’t the only reason why condoms were not highly sought after as birth control. They were bloody near useless as the taddies used to swim in through the holes twenty abreast. They weren’t manufactured in NZ & had so to be imported usually from the Northern hemisphere. At the time they were made of natural latex which didn’t well survive the heat of the tropics they had to pass through in transit.

V2 will also probably recall that any young male with a vague hope of a bit of Saturday night nooky always carried a condom in his wallet. With what the heat of the wallet did to the prophylactic he might as well have wrapped his cock with a fishing net.

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  nasska
4 months ago

So that’s why the young’uns went with gladwrap!

Mike Hunty
Reply to  Editor
4 months ago

🫨 please tell all you were joking..🤔

nasska
Reply to  Editor
4 months ago

A country practise.

Mike Hunty
Reply to  nasska
4 months ago

I just used to bang my cousin up in the haybarn. What?

Viking
Reply to  Mike Hunty
4 months ago

For your size, they used the colons. For mere mortals like Nasska, it was lamb intestine.

Saggy
Reply to  Mike Hunty
4 months ago

No sisters then?

Starving Artist
Starving Artist
4 months ago
Simpleton1
Simpleton1
4 months ago

How full of Net Zero Carbon, Global Warming & the “consequential” Climate Change are you?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G4SykKYXsAAOSXa?format=jpg&name=small

After ‘Inconvenient Truth’ Was Proven To Be A Lie, Al Gore Is Now Warning Of A New Ice Age
sets a more drastic timeline — that if Gore’s energy policies are not enacted, “we’re in an ice age in, like, 10 years.” However, Gore punts the prophecy’s deadline much farther into the future, dodging any chance of accountability.
https://wltreport.com/2026/04/25/after-inconvenient-truth-was-proved-be-lie-al/

Where is flip flop Greta on this?
How quickly can the Greens, Labour, Democrats get on board the flotilla of yachts to gain on this “recycled” grift.

Such an “Inconvenient Truth” :—-
Once a charlatan, on the grift, always a grifting charlatan.
Forever & ever; lest we forget, as they will work away at another generation of young ones to practice new fraudlent scams on.

For that was what I was taught at school, to fear the rapidity of the cooling Ice Age.
Then my father told me it was the same in the 1920’s for cooling in the newspapers, but the 1930’s for NZ proved to be very warm. 😀

Last edited 4 months ago by Simpleton1
Simpleton1
Simpleton1
4 months ago

The mission creep, the infiltration of the ANZAC service is being “booed” out in Sydney & in Melbourne.

https://nitter.net/i/status/2047761967193162190
1 min 48 secs : April 24, 2026 :
A divide in the comments, but not as bad as the next link, for Melbourne.

Scroll down one for Melbourne for the 2nd video
https://nitter.net/i/status/2047765851328418257
3 mins 32 secs : April 25, 2026 :

So in NZ, is this where our so called NZ unifying day slowly change to Aaooteeaarooaans, only?

Last edited 4 months ago by Simpleton1
FJA
FJA
Reply to  Simpleton1
4 months ago

And here we find out what it’s really all about:

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FJA
FJA
Reply to  FJA
4 months ago

I think most items involve one person.

Should help buy their grog.

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  FJA
4 months ago

Is that each person?

FJA
FJA
Reply to  Simpleton1
4 months ago

Great to see. Any aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander who served in the armed forces deserves no more and no less respect than any other Australian who did the same.

Carving out part of a ceremony to specifically acknowledge particular groups, detracts from the idea of the ANZACs being a unified force fighting for their country, and that Australians are one people of many flavours.

And the idea of welcoming those whose ancestors fought for that country as if they’re visitors or there by the grace of the speaker and his kin, is more than insulting.

He should perhaps consider the situation he might be in should the Japanese have overrun Australia – if he’d even exist.

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  Simpleton1
4 months ago

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!

Simpleton1
Simpleton1
Reply to  Editor
4 months ago

A bounce in the step, and life even looking better.

Viking
4 months ago

this just in.
Trump Evacuated in Chaos at Hostile Media Dinner After Gunfire Erupts
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania were swiftly rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner by Secret Service agents Saturday night after loud bangs — reported as gunfire — rocked the ballroom at the Washington Hilton.
Agents moved fast with visible alarm, escorting the president and his wife to safety as panicked guests ducked under tables. Trump was set to deliver remarks in his first appearance at the event as president, stepping into a room packed with the very media figures who have spent years attacking him.
Multiple reports confirm shots were fired, with a suspect neutralised by the Secret Service in the lobby. The president is safe, and no injuries to attendees have been reported so far. Police swept the building as the event turned into a security lockdown.
This disturbing incident comes amid deep tensions: the dinner has long been a smug gathering of the DC press elite, often used to mock conservatives while pretending to champion “press freedom.” Trump skipped it during his first term for good reason — he refuses to play their game.
Now, on his return, apparent violence interrupts what was already shaping up as an awkward showdown.

The left-wing media machine has fueled division for years with endless hostility toward Trump and his supporters. Questions remain about how this threat slipped through at a high-profile event, but one thing is clear: the president’s quick protection shows the professionalism of his detail, even in enemy territory.

Details are still developing, but this chaos underscores the real dangers facing America First leadership in a city that never accepted the voters’ choice. Trump remains undeterred, focused on delivering for the country despite the circus.

Simpleton1
Simpleton1
Reply to  Viking
4 months ago

31 year old Cole Tomas Allen from Torrance, California and he is in custody.
https://nitter.poast.org/karol/status/2048214913496101033

Seems to be the award winning alledged assassain when clicked on this small link. December teacher of the month.
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Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  Simpleton1
4 months ago

Same hotel Bush was shot!

Chuck Bird
Chuck Bird
Reply to  Sooty
4 months ago

I think it was Regan.

Starving Artist
Starving Artist
Reply to  Chuck Bird
4 months ago

Yes, Reagan. Neither Bush was ever shot.

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  Starving Artist
4 months ago

Pity!

Simpleton1
Simpleton1
Reply to  Viking
4 months ago

From an earlier Presidential post:—-
…… the evening will be much different than planned, and we’ll just, plain, have to do it again.”

So it will try again later :—-

……. we will be rescheduling within 30 days. President DONALD J. TRUMP
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116468441221231506

Last edited 4 months ago by Simpleton1
Viking
Reply to  Viking
4 months ago

BREAKING NEWS! President Donald Trump in the entire cabinet were rushed off stage of the White House correspondence. Dinner after shots were fired in the lobby.
Reporters are saying that the shooter is confirmed dead somebody walked into the lobby. We’re not sure who fired the shots but as soon as the shots rang out, Secret Service rushed President Trump off the stage, the First Lady and the entire cabinet.

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  Viking
4 months ago

I would have gathered the President been the sharpshooter at the podium shooting up the lefty, wishy, washy scribblers!

Ross12
4 months ago
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Viking
4 months ago

Iran Rejects US Talks Unless Blockade Lifted, Signals Total Collapse in Diplomacy
Tehran is digging in its heels. An Iranian diplomatic source told Al Arabiya that the regime will not return to negotiations with the United States until America lifts its naval blockade on Iranian ports. This comes right after peace talks in Islamabad fell apart, with Iran’s foreign minister now shuttling to Oman in a familiar stall tactic.
The standoff centers on the Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian threats to shipping have met a firm American response. Two clear possibilities emerge: either Iran is playing hardball to extract concessions, or it’s using the blockade as an excuse to walk away from diplomacy altogether.
Either way, the message from Tehran is unmistakable. The mullahs prefer confrontation and isolation over serious compromise, betting that pressure on global oil routes will force the West to blink first. This is classic Iranian brinkmanship, and it risks escalating tensions in a region already on edge.
Sources:
Mario Nawfal on X
Al Arabiya reporting

So what’s next? Remove the Mullahs, I guess. Bibi will be in action.

FJA
FJA
Reply to  Viking
4 months ago

Was it here that someone posted a link about the Iranians running out of oil storage and the long-term consequences to production rate if the flow of oil from some wells is stopped?

The Iranians have nothing other than their zealotry and contempt for the wellbeing of the Iranian people. Let’s see how they go.

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  Editor
4 months ago

You have a search function.

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  Viking
4 months ago

Yep!!! Right over target. BOMBS AWAY!

Sooty
Sooty
4 months ago

What would happen if Putin dropped a drone on ex Prince Harry in the Ukraine?
Would he get buried in the Ukraine or humped back to the UK for a state funeral?

Viking
4 months ago

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1060812682597019/

Parasite Trailer North of Redwood shopping complex on SH10 again.
I tried to get NZTA to divulge the cost of these.
They referred me to the OIA (Official Information Act). So I did.
Eventually, NZTA responded that these camera SUVs and Trailers are under an 80,000-hour, $20,000,000 contract pa.
That equates to $450 per hour that Acusense NZ (the contractor) gets to set up and then leave at the side of our roads! I contacted Acusense NZ for more information, but have had no acknowledgement of / or response to my requests.
Am I sure NZ could use the $20,000,000.00 more constructively?

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  Viking
4 months ago

Wonder how many replacement trailers they allowed for in the contract!

Komata
Komata
4 months ago

This appeared in my FB feed. It might be of interest:

Source: New Zealand Political Discussion and Research Group

‘A Nation at a Breaking Point—Why the “Waitangi Treaty Consensus” is fracturingFor decades, New Zealand has been held up as a global poster child for indigenous relations. We prided ourselves on a “partnership” model that sought to right the wrongs of the past through a structured settlement process. But walk down any main street in provincial New Zealand today, or scroll through the digital town square, and you will find a sentiment that is no longer quiet: the tolerance that once fueled the Treaty process has effectively worn thin.

What began as a sincere national effort to provide reparations for historical grievances has, in the eyes of a growing number of New Zealanders, morphed into something unrecognizable. The “partnership” originally envisioned as a way to unite us is now perceived by many as a mechanism for division, creating a two-tier system of citizenship that prioritises ancestry over equal need.
The frustration stems from a feeling that the Treaty of Waitangi has been “reimagined” by academics and politicians into a document of perpetual obligation. To the average taxpayer, the settlement process feels less like a closing of a chapter and more like an open-ended “Treaty industry.”

While billions have been transferred in settlements, the social outcomes for the very people these funds are meant to help often remain stagnant, leading to a cynical but widespread conclusion: the system is failing everyone except a small group of elite negotiators.

Furthermore, the public’s patience is being tested by a perceived rise in lawlessness and social disruption that is too often excused through the lens of historical trauma. When crime, gang visibility, and aggressive protests dominate the headlines, the national appetite for “cultural sensitivity” vanishes. New Zealanders are increasingly weary of a double standard where bad behaviour is met with academic justifications rather than firm accountability.
We are seeing a “silent majority” find its voice. This group isn’t interested in a radical overhaul of history, but they are tired of being told that their own heritage and contributions to this country are secondary. They are tired of seeing public services rebranded and restructured under “co-governance” models they never voted for.

The call to move past the Treaty isn’t necessarily about malice; it’s about a desire for a unified future. People want a New Zealand where “one law for all” is not a controversial slogan, but a lived reality. They want a country where we help people based on their poverty or their potential, not their pedigree.

If we continue down the current path of constitutional tinkering and identity-based policy, we risk more than just social friction—we risk a total collapse of the social contract. The message from the heartland is clear: the era of unconditional tolerance for the “Treaty grievance” model is over. New Zealanders are ready to be one people again, and that requires the courage to say that enough is enough’.

waikatogirl
waikatogirl
Reply to  Komata
4 months ago

Self-interest socialist groups such as the UN and our own embedded bureaucracy treated all ‘brown folk’ on earth as a homogeneous group of victims. Maori and white NZers both had a settled traditional culture of ‘intermarriage’ and general acceptance by both parties.

Socialist propaganda radicalised many to believe globalist propaganda of victimhood. The silent majority could see and smell the bullshit before being pushed too far. 🤡 💩

Last edited 4 months ago by waikatogirl
Viking
Reply to  waikatogirl
4 months ago

The UN Phhht. Its a gone burger any day now.

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  Viking
4 months ago

Up it’s own arse.

nasska
Reply to  waikatogirl
4 months ago

Well put WG. Intermarriage has produced a huge number of citizens of mixed race. The dissonance produced by hating one part of yourself while celebrating the other will put the brakes on many who would otherwise be useful idiots for the separatists to exploit.

Komata
Komata
Reply to  nasska
4 months ago

nasska

According to Statistics NZ there are now apparently NO ‘pure-blood’ Maori in NZ, and on that basis you would indeed think that the ‘brakes” would be applied, yet because of the ‘One drop of blood’ rule TPM and the gweens still get lots of votes from those who have been deceived into believing that they are still ‘Racially pure’ despite very definite evidence to the contrary.

As a con game it’s hard to beat.

nasska
Reply to  Komata
4 months ago

The ‘one drop of blood rule’ kicked off in the States & while the separatists would like to make it so in Godzone I’m not certain that they will succeed.

The majority of our mixed heritage people choose the group where they’re most welcome. Often (but not always) that’s a match to their skin colour because that’s what most people identify with. You can feel as Maori as you wish but it will benefit you not an iota as Maoridom is organised on tribal lines. Try qualifying for a packet of Sealord fish fingers from tribally owned Sealord** without an ancestor from the “Blue Book). https://ngaitahu.iwi.nz/ngai-tahu/whakapapa/whakapapa-registration/

The Greens are just bonkers & a collective of single issue nutters but I concede that TPM may yet prove to be very dangerous.

**Anecdotally I can state that tribal membership doesn’t count for a lot there either. Many years back I worked alongside a Ngai Tahu bloke with impeccable ancestry & we’ve kept in touch intermittently. As I usually do, when I was last talking to him, I enquired as to his good fortunes in the post fisheries settlement world.

He confirmed that to date he had not been the recipient of even a snapper head. 🙂

Viking
4 months ago

Hidden Traditions of Pākehā You Didn’t Know About |
The Culture That Feels Invisible
What if I told you that one of the biggest cultures in New Zealand… is the one people rarely talk about?
When most people think about New Zealand culture, their minds go straight to Māori traditions — powerful, visible, and deeply rooted. But quietly, in the background, another identity has been evolving for generations… the culture of the Pākehā.

And the truth is — Pākehā culture isn’t absent. It’s just… hidden.

Unlike cultures built on ancient rituals, Pākehā traditions are subtle, woven into everyday life. They don’t always have names. They don’t always look “traditional.” But they are there — shaping how people live, think, and connect.

Take something as simple as the **bach** — the classic Kiwi holiday home. For many Pākehā families, going to a quiet beach house during summer isn’t just a vacation… it’s a ritual. No luxury, no stress — just nature, simplicity, and time slowing down. It’s a tradition of escape, passed down without ever being formally taught.
Or consider the deep, almost unspoken connection to the outdoors. Hiking, camping, fishing — these aren’t just hobbies. For many Pākehā, they reflect a cultural value: freedom, independence, and space. In a country where nature feels untouched, this lifestyle becomes a quiet tradition of its own.

Then there’s the famous **DIY mentality** — “do it yourself.” Fixing things at home, building, improving, solving problems without asking for help. It might seem like practicality, but it’s rooted in history — a legacy of early European settlers adapting to a new land, where survival depended on self-reliance.

Even social behavior tells a story. The laid-back attitude, the subtle humor, the tendency to avoid confrontation — these are cultural patterns. Pākehā communication often values modesty and understatement. Big emotions are softened. Success is downplayed. It’s a culture that doesn’t like to stand out too loudly.

And maybe that’s why it feels invisible.

Because Pākehā traditions don’t always announce themselves. They don’t come with ceremonies or symbols that demand attention. Instead, they exist in habits, in mindset, in lifestyle.
But here’s the deeper question…
Can a culture still be powerful… even if it’s quiet?

In modern New Zealand, where identity is being re-examined and conversations about history are growing stronger, many Pākehā are beginning to reflect on who they are — not just as individuals, but as part of a culture.
Not indigenous. Not foreign.
Something in between.
And maybe that’s what makes Pākehā identity so unique. It’s not defined by a single story, but by a collection of lived experiences — evolving, adapting, and often unnoticed.
So next time you think about New Zealand culture, look a little closer.
Because sometimes… the most interesting traditions are the ones hiding in plain sight.
#newzealand #pakeha
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FJA
FJA
Reply to  Viking
4 months ago

Why did they ruin that thoughtful piece by using “Pakeha”. It’s beyond ironic given the context.

nasska
Reply to  FJA
4 months ago

Unless it’s used as a snarl word I have no objection to the use of the word ‘Pakeha’.

Sooty
Sooty
Reply to  nasska
4 months ago

I hate the word.

Dougal10
4 months ago

Waitaki district council consults on 19% rate rise just to cover wage package , then 4 days later offers 2 jobs at over 100k each for maori relationships lol.

waikatogirl
waikatogirl
Reply to  Dougal10
4 months ago

How to piss off ratepayers. Keep it up… NZers will only take so much of being taken for a ride financially.

Look at England, they’re not taking muslims pushing their bullshit any more

Last edited 4 months ago by waikatogirl
FJA
FJA
Reply to  Editor
4 months ago

India First. Love it. Hope NZF pick it up and use it.

Ross12
Reply to  Editor
4 months ago

I read an article the other day that said 10% of eligible voters are now. of Indian origin

nasska
Reply to  Editor
4 months ago

Probably won’t make much difference who they stand. In Manurewa 2023 Labour headed off National by 5000 votes while the Nats received a paltry 29% of the party vote.

https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/electorate-details-22.html

Mr Majeed is merely going through the motions.

waikatogirl
waikatogirl
Reply to  Editor
4 months ago

Standing for “India First”. Sounds like NZ is not his priority so why is he here?

A perfect candidate for remigration.

Last edited 4 months ago by waikatogirl
Curious
Reply to  Editor
4 months ago

It seems you need reprograming. Repeat 10 times out loud “Correlation is not causation” ///

nasska
Reply to  Curious
4 months ago

The phrase ” correlation does not imply causation” was minted to buy time & stop the unwashed from drawing causal inferences (aka truth) from evidence until the scientists & ‘experts’ had time to get their wagons in a circle.

Viking
4 months ago

The US & Japan Just Built An IMPENETRABLE Wall… China’s Invasion Fleet Is USELESS
#TheGeoNetwork #PacificWarfare #ChinaNavy
The balance of power in the Pacific has just shifted permanently. In a move that has effectively “caged” the Chinese Navy, the United States has deployed HIMARS batteries and long-range PrSM missiles to the Philippines for the first time. This strategic maneuver places China’s entire invasion fleet within a 500-kilometer kill zone, turning the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea into a high-stakes trap for Beijing.
For years, China relied on its “Anti-Access/Area Denial” (A2/AD) strategy, using massive DF-21D and DF-17 missile networks to keep U.S. aircraft carriers at bay. However, Washington has just punctured that bubble. By deploying highly mobile, “shoot-and-scoot” HIMARS units that can disappear before enemy radars can lock on, the U.S. Military has rendered China’s billion-dollar defense grid obsolete.
Supported by the Aegis-equipped destroyers of DESRON 15 and a historic multi-national alliance—including Japan’s first troop deployment to the Philippines since WWII—the “First Island Chain” has become an impenetrable steel wall. Watch this exclusive OSINT breakdown by The Geo Network to see how the U.S. and its allies have besieged China’s maritime empire and taken total control of the Pacific.
comment image Topics Covered in This Geopolitical Analysis:
The HIMARS Revolution: How PrSM missiles put the Chinese fleet in the crosshairs.
A2/AD Failure: Why China’s “Carrier Killer” missiles can’t stop mobile U.S. units.
The Aegis Shield: How U.S. destroyers are ending “Grey Zone” bullying in the South China Sea.
The Steel Wall: Japan, Australia, and the Philippines unite to close the First Island Chain.
Checkmate in the Pacific: The strategic reality of China’s caged navy.
comment image With the U.S. and Japan locking down the First Island Chain, can China ever hope to break this maritime siege? Let us know your thoughts in the military debrief (comments) below!

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