Queen St Retailer: "We don't understand these yellow plastic cones, barriers. When you think of Champs-Elysees, you think Paris, Eiffel Tower, but you don't think yellow plastic cones," Mazer said. Paris:

Oh HELL NO

This is heartbreaking. And it’s damning for the royal family. It has to be.

Vogels is barely edible bread that makes delicious toast and that is how they should market it.

From FB

When we destroy forests, overfish or burn coal, we are increasing gross domestic product. It’s time to change an accounting system that counts the destruction of the planet as if it was the production of richness.

In the 20th century, New Zealand embarked on a series of transformational hydro projects that would remake the country. Not everyone appreciated the foresight of these projects at the time, and their history is still bitterly contested.

C’mon

This is Riley. He fell asleep on some chalk and woke up an LGBTQ+ icon. Not washing it off all month. 14/10

For those who think Three Waters is about anything other than ageing, broken infrastructure, and safe drinking water, please read the damn document and become informed.

I am SO excited

Could central government simply fund the water infrastructure deficit without changing the governance structures? We asked Alan Sutherland, the chief executive of Scotland’s water regulator #NZQandA #nzpol

Older relative: how is Matariki even meant to work? It’s so confusing! Me: why is Easter at a different time every year? Older relative:

Christopher Luxon on RNZ unable to confirm if he would ensure health pay packets would keep up with inflation were he in charge. This is because they won't, they never do under National. Teachers went backwards during National's long nine years too.

ᴀɴᴅʀᴇw вıԍԍs I was today years old when I learned that the Matariki stars were born out of the conflict between Tane Mahuta and his siblings about whether to separate Papatuanuku and Ranginui to create the world of light.

I said to my wife "Do you think anyone will commit suicide because they could not get an abortion?" She instantly replied "yes." Then she added "there will be all those boyfriends and husbands that murder them because they couldn't get one too" and that shook my fucking world.

If you work a full-time job, you should earn enough to pay rent, utilities, buy food, clothes, enjoy the weekend and have enough left over to pop in savings. This is apparently controversial.