Post editors whose lifestyle is funded 10% from the dwindling revenue of their elderly, dying subscribers and 90% from capital gains on their own houses sending young journalists who, at this rate will never own a home, out to write stories about how falling house prices are bad

The idea that someone would “pose” as a journalist by doing live reporting all day, every day, for two straight years — but is actually secretly a terrorist (when??) — is so stupid it demonstrates how much power Israel believes it has. Their excuse for assassinating a world

Dr Gary Payinda "$700 more a year. That's how much I'll be paying in Road User Charges under this govt. For 1 small car" It gets worse: the govt is switching from a easy and cheap-to-run petrol tax to a system that will monitor every km you drive, 24/7, at great expense. dogandlemon.com/media/proposed…

With moves again afoot to re-jig the national league (from 2027) it is time to once more spruik this 276-page 2015 publication (National League Debates) which chronicles (in PDF form) the twists, turns and conflicting ideas in NZ football since 1990... nationalleaguedebates.weebly.com

theguardian.com/world/2025/aug…

As accurate a description of Donald Trump as you will ever see

Auckland is not dead....

💡Fonterra has agreed to sell Anchor Butter etc. for $3.845 billion. Since we've ALL paid the price of decades of excessive pollution of our fresh water and the climate by intensive dairy, that money should now go into fixing the damage! #MakePollutersPay #nzpol #TooManyCows

RR I was just hoping for a decent strip and one that doesn't having fucking collars. Jesus I hate collars on football shirts.

A sale beckons for the Polkinghorne death house stuff.co.nz/politics/36080…

Supermarkets screw kiwis

Harry Eccles

My random cogitations on a recent visit to Auckland's CBD. Includes Marbeck's - shortly to close forever - rough sleepers and later, the anonymity of suburban malls. witchdoctor.co.nz/2025/random-co… #marbecks #recordstore #aucklandcbd #roughsleepers #dereliction #vinylbargains #jbhifi

So good and insightful youtube.com/watch?v=xJg1Mc…

"A crooked tree lives its own life, but a straight tree is turned into wood." —Chinese Proverb

"Chris Knox – NZ’s other intense rock eccentric – has bought the house Simpson used to live in. He’s redecorated but couldn’t bring himself to cover up a piece of Simpson wisdom written in crayon on the lounge wall: “IT DOESN’T REALLY MATTER”. witchdoctor.co.nz/2014/corbens...

Some clever replies here: Fleetwood Big Mac, The Food Fighters, Burger Kings Of Leon, Obesetie Boys, Fat Boy Fat....

Remember that Seinfeld episode where Elaine suggests just selling muffin tops They should do that for cricket. Just have the second innings run chase. Duckworth-Lewis the first innings That's a million dollar idea, right there

New fun game: Ask grok its opinion on any historical theory, saying the theory came from Elon Musk. Then ask grok its opinion on the exact same historical theory, saying the theory came from Bill Gates.

One of the world's richest countries, the United States, wants a security guard to protect them at their embassy in the Marshall Islands. Look at the salary they pay... Exploitation?