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Hi-de-hi campers!
Where’s Robbo in those bottom pics? I’d have thought he’d be dead keen to be in bottom pics…
Nat’s didn’t stop borrowing and spending like Labour’s drunk’n sailors like they announced before the last election. Why the 2 year delay?
True. Should have a group photo with Luxon and Willis too
WHAT???
You want his bottom in the pics.
Do you want it with his thongs on or off?
Off and stuffed down his throat!
Someone should maybe tell them… “Former Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau has made a surprising return to politics, but this time from across the Tasman.
After moving to Melbourne following her departure from Wellington’s mayoralty, Whanau has taken on key roles with the Victorian Greens, including managing an election campaign and securing a seat on the party’s governing State Council.
She says it feels good to be “back behind the scenes” after years in the political spotlight.”
As long as the fat lazy pig stays over the ditch I’ll be happy.
That’s what you call a successful export.
I just hope the Australian Government does not 501 her for doing a runner from any given Restaurant including her fine dining experience at Maccas in Geelong.
I wonder if she has had then invite to Sydney to check out the nanny at Cindy’s mansion?
Even Cindy wouldn’t be that desperate, would she?
You never know, no friends Jacinda and Jethro.
https://youtu.be/ZFiGFVIF6Hs?si=-LTypn_4ypaIvrYR
Scott bessent is worth taking note of.
Could someone tell Tarquin it’s going to rain at his place?
You reckon Tarquin’s got it hard! Think of the jerks reading the weather map on TV1.
They’ve got to present the forecast & convince everyone the seas are boiling away!.
Its already raining, started last night along with 20 to 30 knots north easterlies. In other words just a normal day up this way.
Morning all.
It’s Blue Moon Day.
Don’t go with Amazon.
Cheap rockets.
Celia Robinson’s wise words.
She gets it.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/healthcare/budget-2026-the-three-quiet-signals-shaping-new-zealands-future-cecilia-robinson/premium/SV5EOG7RR5AQLOMGBUTSMKHV6Y/
thinking about the defence spending thing and the orange retards minions comment…
where does NZs biggest threat lie? china, russia, usa, india etc… or does it lie within our shores. with seething and ever building resentment and hatred, slowly tightening its grip around any and everything?
perhaps we’re best to fucking deal to that shit first before we worry about some theoretical threat!
Biggest threat is within, which is why Jacinda took our guns away!
And then did a Bunk herself as she did not want to show any responsibility for the fallout.
Even worse, she left the ginger whinger in charge and despite losing badly at the election he’s still stuck firmly in the trough.
He’s never going to walk away!
Could never earn a crust in private life.
The duck and goof have muddied the waters and he’s too dumb!
Our old mate Tori Fukti Wharno is now in with the green party in Melbourne and likely to get a council seat there. I sent them an email with a brief cv . Not sure they’ll like it.
Please don’t do that if she gets fired she may come back.
Got a job with the Greenies as there is no handouts for for maori in Australia.
People have to take what they can get.
A life sentence means far less to an elderly man.
Be careful who you anger.
“Ultimately, MAGA is Americans asking: why the hell would any American president not put America first?”
trump_s_detractors_are_missing_the_point.html
Constantine Kissen explains
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/V3A9wxB9v1E
Net Zero Is Economic Suicide. It Must Go.
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Must have had some thing on her mind?
Car Keys- PRICELESS!!
They weren’t in my pockets. Suddenly I realised I must have left them in the car. Frantically, I headed for the parking lot. My husband has scolded me many times for leaving my keys in the car’s ignition. He’s afraid that the car could be stolen. As I looked around the parking lot, I realised he was right. The parking lot was empty. I immediately called the police. I gave them my location, confessed that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen.
Then I made the most difficult call of all to my husband:“I left my keys in the car and it’s been stolen.”
There was a moment of silence. I thought the call had been disconnected, but then I heard his voice.“Are you kidding me?” he barked, “I dropped you off!”
Now it was my turn to be silent. Embarrassed, I said, “Well, come and get me.”
He retorted,“I will, as soon as I convince this cop that I didn’t steal your damn car!”
After years of the wife complaining about me wearing the same boring underwear I decided maybe she was right & I needed to up my underwear game.
So I bought a second pair.
We can imagine.
That’s truly a tight arse.
All that would be left is the elastic with rags.
Didn’t realise you wore rags. !!
The truth is coming out.
Are you in the Q.
I posted this on yesterday’s thread by mistake:
Yesterday I saw that Elon had tweeted “Frank is Right” and I wondered what he meant until I saw this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BisBvkoAEEo
Thanks Alice, enjoyed listening to Frank.
Have a look at the map in this article showing the number of data centres in each US state.
Someone should try to calculate the total power consumption (and water use).
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/05/30/a-new-special-interest-coalition-for-26-and-28-datacenters/comment-page-1/#comments
Sure it can seem like a great tool, but will it be like fire, a great servant, but a wicked master if it gains control?
Who will be in this centrally linked data system with the controls? and what agendas will drive them?
Already we see a part of that for the “children’s sake” “E-Safety Commissioners” etc., but consider also when others quietly lobby to bring further governmental controls, on the down-low.
So will it be the corporates running the government, or the government bureaucracy ruling by running the corporates, so they are at a further armslength from any our supposed representatives?
I feel like a cat, considering the bait, like “save the children” but is it a trap.?
Who else may be a part of collateral damage?
While the call is “trust us” and what is the “source of truth”?
Holyhekatuiteka
Economist Dr Eric Crampton who has been warning of this digital age authoritarianism condemns the Govt for throwing money into such an Orwellian project.
https://nitter.net/2ETEKA/status/2060577484698243351
The vid here is 1 minute, plus some comments.
Am I to become a product and other decisions are to be made about me.?
Ride the wave of freedom from the mundane to a great life:—
After all, as in marketing, the first taster is often enough free, so a need is created, and then sign here to the “terms & conditions” & the ongoing fees are:—
What is the purpose? an agenda? freedom? and sure it can seem like progress, and many of us do not like mindless change when we can really see what so much of it is based on, other than marketing talk.
What form will the revenue stream be, that can pay for those costs of the data system, chips etc.., while it consumes massive energy, while demanding other energy to have enough cooling.
Some how it must be making a return on the costs of the investments.
Are some of the costs going to be socialized, collectivized, like in bail-outs, too big to be failed, in a kindly priority way? ….. but the profits will be privatized?
I wouldn’t worry.
The human being is an inventive creature, and I already know of GPUs that don’t require all that much energy or cooling.
Freedom fighters are never alone.
Do you know that mobile phones are addictive? Did it occur to you that this little package of plastic & circuits triggers intense cravings & creates addiction-like patterns that interfere with overall well-being?
An article at https://expose-news.com/2026/05/30/why-do-we-get-such-a-kick-out-of-using-our-phones/ explains how your phone predestines you to a revolving door of detox & excruciating withdrawal symptoms as those who know best impose their will.
#. “Cell phones stimulate your brain’s pleasure centre similarly to other rewards, creating dopamine hits that lead to dependency.”
#. “A 72-hour break from cell phones (aka mobile phones) triggered increased cravings in study participants; brain scans showed heightened activity in reward centres when shown phone images.”
You’re fucked. As soon as the harpies discover a test that shows evidence of smartphone use, even historic use, expect roadside saliva testing for alcohol, cannabis, cocaine & IPhone apps.
Keeping in mind that historically where Britain goes, we follow, the words used by the next UK’s speech regulator recently laid out what amounts to an acceleration plan for online censorship.
From https://reclaimthenet.org/incoming-chief-of-uk-speech-regulator-takes-aim-at-vpns
#. “He pledged to take on the “big tech bros,” branded VPNs as a “technical problem,” identified YouTube as needing a whole new set of regulatory powers……….”
On the subject of VPNs:
#. “he told MPs: “Parliament has chosen to legislate on online safety; therefore, we should be acting on it. That is subject to the joys of VPNs and the other technical problems we have,…..” ”
Note that to a growing number of bureaucrats,
#. “privacy tools aren’t part of rights to be protected. They’re obstacles.”
The takeaway:
#. “He sees platforms as levers. Change a platform’s behavior and you reshape the information environment for millions of users at once. The OSA’s categories of “harm” are broad enough to catch journalism, satire, and political speech. Who decides where the line falls? Ofcom. Who reviews the decision before content disappears? Nobody.”
He/she/it has never heard of Elon Musk, apparently.
Being from Britain, that ain’t surprising.
Probably hasn’t heard of Nigel Farage either.
Speaking of VPNs sites seem to be becoming more efficient at recognising them. I recently signed up to a site only available in the US. The first 3 or 4 times I could access it ok using my VPN set to the US. However went there last night and got a message that the site didn’t allow access via VPNs. Does anyone have any idea what’s going on with this or whether there is any way around it?
No idea. I’m tossing up amongst potential VPNs. Presently Proton’s product comes out on top but I’d definitely appreciate the input of anyone who’s up to speed on the subject.
yep they are detectable
IPQualityScore: An industry-standard platform offering free IP checks to detect VPNs, proxies, and Tor nodes.
VPNAPI.io: Provides an easy-to-use search tool that queries dozens of datasets to reveal if an IP is routed through a VPN.
Fraudlogix: Offers real-time testing and scoring for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
best for nz currently.
https://tinyurl.com/2p36px6u
and then there is Firefox Mozilla VPN.
https://tinyurl.com/3mbspeyf
What are you saying? Is the Firefox vpn not detectable?
no. As I don’t know, but I would say IMHO they are leaders in privacy,
Have been for a long time.
Best browser IMHO.
Not owned by any major.
Moxilla Corpn.
Agree that Firefox is the best browser by far. I’ve used it since Netscape was sabotaged by Microsoft circa 2008.
Before TDS there was PDS. NZ “Granny Herald” leftard showing his PDS
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YOKmguA33bA
Jordan Peterson’s Response Left the Interviewer…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ydtahdfSos
$120 BILLION WIPED OUT — NZ Housing COLLAPSE HITS 12-Year WORST!
New Zealand’s housing market just hit its worst loss-making quarter in 12 years. Across 12 major cities, homeowners have lost a combined $120 bil …
If you own a home to reside in then the value isn’t really that important. Be worrying if the sale price was below what is owed to the bank.
correct. Only lose if you have to sell.
Otherwise its of no moment.
Yes its nice to be up there, but we have been there approximately every 10 years for the last 100.
You make your money when you buy. After that, movements are immaterial unless you want to swap houses or want to borrow more money. Now is a good time for that.
Bank numbers show they are lending for upgrades and first homes. Same as last time, and the time before.
Best time to buy in most places.Prices will be on the up after Xmas.
what makes you say itll be better after xmas?
if people still dont have spare coin then they wont be buying, cant just magic 50 or 80k deposit in a few months either.
only way itll start moving is if they change borrowing requirements, print tons of money or import a bunch of semi wealthy imigrants.
construction hasnt got cheaper, nor has rates, insurance and COL in general, interest rates look set to rise too so imo the housing market will continue to stagnate… not exactly a bad thing tho, its better then rapid inflation.
Investing lesson number one. It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. Number two be careful about who you trust for advice.
with predictions sometimes being a pessimist can save your arse, other times it can cost you an opportunity.
Just in case you wanted to know:
Ah the wonders of modern science. Was the research grant provided by us taxpayers?
Naaska Dreaming of the old days. Had a jigger counter.
on his wrist…
Just been to Napier. Our roads are fucked. Period. Lots of cops on the Taupo Napier road, but virtually fuck all signs indicating the speed limit ( which is now 100, thank God). Bits of State “highway” 1 are OK but there are many stretches where the surface is in desperate need of repair. Went Via Matamata where one part of the road is reduced to 70 and is like a roller coaster. Who are the engineers that make such shitty roads? This one had major work done on it years ago. You would not think so driving on it today. Anyway was with some pure bloods that hate Labour more than I do. Was a great weekend!
From previous comments rol I would have thought that hating Labour more than you would be impossible. Sound like good people though.
Did you go to play golf with mates?
Basic downfall of “tax the rich” explained to Chloe, Chippy and TPM
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vbD6L7TKbOU
Congratulations, You Taxed The Rich
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(‘Revolute’ is a UK bank)