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Karori, Wellington City
Joined August 2019
Any policy that amounts to a bet against teenagers' creativity in circumventing restrictions imposed by grownups has two potential endstates: A: lost bet becomes a laughing-stock B: incipient police-state to enforce said restrictions We can only hope that this ends up in group A
This is a bit quicker than I'd expected. More platforms are getting told to self-assess against the Australian rules banning under-16s from having social media accounts. Because kids are finding new places to go. https://t.co/XHoJQDlD9y
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Leary admits ChatGPT email blunder
odt.co.nz
Taieri MP Ingrid Leary has been caught in a blunder after her list of AI-generated questions "designed to trap" were sent to a political opponent...
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New Zealanders have no money to spend on overseas imports. And National is celebrating.
Hustling on the world stage and delivering new trade deals is a key part of Nationalβs economic plan to deliver growth, jobs and higher wages, so Kiwis can get ahead.
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Social Development Minister Louise Upston admitted this morning the ACT/National coalition pledge to create an approved list of GPs for sickness benefits isn't going to happen: https://t.co/RWnNjFZWIx
thepost.co.nz
Louise Upston says an ACT coalition promise to create an approved list of doctors for sickness benefits wonβt happen.
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@lachlanp_ Stand? Like all the councillors stand? Definitely not. Wayne might do it as a joke to punk us but heβs not a king no. I wouldnβt stand. Sorry thatβs odd tbh.
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Do they do this at Auckland Council @RichardHills_?
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Andrew Little appears to have brought back the dated tradition of Councillors standing for the Mayor as he enters the Council chamber. Not something Tory did. Weird decision to make!
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I hate how no one cares about other animals that aren't cat or dogs getting abused because this is animal abuse. What even was the point in doing this to the fish in the first place??? Leave the poor fish alone you guys aren't funny in the slightest
This man dumps barbecue sauce into fishβs mouths and posts it on instagram
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Nothing highlights our insular NZers are more than idiotic takes about using public transport to buy furniture. It's pretty normal (even in the US) to order furniture for delivery, rather than driving off with it. The idea NZers are well-travelled and metropolitan is a myth.
people with the most annoying transport opinions in this city all simultaneously having this original hot take about IKEA and trains
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Western Australia (federal) voting intention π₯ ALP: 34% (-2) π¦ L/NP: 23% (-8) π§ PHON: 19% (+11) π© GRN: 12% (-) β¬οΈ OTH: 12% (-1) Two-party-preferred π₯ ALP: 56% (-) π¦ L/NP: 44% (-) DemosAU (MRP) | 5 Oct-11 Nov | +/- 2025 election
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sure why not. thanks roy.
BREAKING Party Vote | Roy Morgan. National: 33% (+1) Labour: 28% (-2.5) Greens: 14.5% (+2.5) NZF: 9% (-0.5) ACT: 8% (-) TPM: 2% (-0.5) D: October 27 - November 23 +/- October 2025.
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Turns out it's quite reasonable and makes a lot of sense :)
Both NRMA and Allianz have effectively confirmed to me that the price disparity is intentional. Article out tomorrow morning.
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Interesting break with the Labour Party line on the Mt Vic Tunnel. Must be running against Julie Anne Genter or something.
NZTA put out a very redacted report on the proposed changes to SH1. What it shows is that the likely cost of the package will be borne by Wellingtonians, regardless of whether they use the roads. Wellington does need new infrastructure, but it also needs a fair deal. Aπ§΅
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Another L for Ray Chung
Simon Watts confirms that the rates cap also includes a rate increase floor of CPI (likely around 2%). He says campaigning on zero rates in the past has actually led to some of the current infrastructure deficit issues.
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I have argued that any age-gating of social media has to pick at least one of these three options, and likely gets a mix of all three: 1) Easily worked-around by kids; 2) Cumbersome for adults proving they're not kids; 3) The end of privacy and anonymity.
BREAKING: The European Parliament just voted in favor of banning social media for people under the age of 16. 483 MEPs voted in favor while 92 voted against. If it becomes law, people will likely have to use IDs to log into their profiles, making anonymous accounts impossible.
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Ferris is right on the maths but appears to have done no serious political analysis of second-order consequences. But in any case, TPM and its factional derivatives don't need Labour collusion to make this happen. They just need to win those electorates without much party vote.
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the excellent winning message of 'you can't trust our candidates'
Chris Hipkins says Michael Wood must regain the trust of his colleagues and constituents if he is to serve a role in a future Government https://t.co/D0xB6UQf4h
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Te KΔinga is such a success. Hundreds of rent-stabilised apartments, reserved for lower and middle income Wellingtonians, at zero cost to ratepayers. It's great that WCC continues expanding it.
New affordable rentals from Te KΔinga are letting quick (50% already). Warm, dry affordable housing in the CBD brought to you by WCC π
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The ultimate irony with Zohran is that for as relentlessly positive he is in his affect, his actual political logic and outlook is profoundly cynical.
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