We certainly haven’t forgotten David Seymour’s performance during Covid either.

The article doesn’t cite a reason for the suppression, but this looks like a farce.

"After a while I turned to him and said 'ah shut up you dickhead' Don McGlashan takes an early lead for NZer of the year. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

Fur Patrol laying it right out there:

In today’s HeraldOnSunday #nzpol

“WorkSafe’s focus should be on critical risks that could result in death or serious injury” - Brooke van Velden So that’s why the first change is a road cone hot-line? nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/at…

It’s quite something to find out the drone piloting software you were noodling about with 13 years ago as a hobbyist was used to launch one of the most strategically devastating attacks of modern warfare. 404media.co/ukraines-massi…

Parliament upholding our long history of disproportionately harsh punishments for Māori. A shameful day. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

“He also deleted the images in the presence of police” This part just seems bizarre to me. What if some of the other women he filmed subsequently make a complaint and that evidence is needed? stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360714…

“The NBR Rich List 2025 isn’t just a catalogue of wealth – it’s a warning. It signals that New Zealand is at a crossroads.”

NZ has joined Australia, Canada, the UK and Norway in placing travel bans on two extremist Israeli politicians. The bans will prevent Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich & National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from travelling to NZ. Release: beehive.govt.nz/release/nz-pla…

Right, the US just stood powerlessly by as the state that it arms, funds, engages in elaborate intelligence-sharing with, maintains a joint military base with, and mobilizes its regional assets to defend, launched one of the most consequential bombing campaigns in its history

Some of us have been saying this for *years* now. Clean air is one of the few tools we have that viruses can’t evolve past. For public health, clean indoor air should be seen in the same category as clean water.

Remember “We begin bombing in five minutes”? At least Reagan was joking. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_begin_…

Mānawatia a Matariki! Happy Māori New Year!

Never forget: NZ Parliamentary debate on the invasion of Iraq 18/03/2003 Helen Clark PM Labour: “We reiterated that we could not support military action against Iraq without a mandate from the Security Council…. It is a matter of profound regret to us that some of our closest

Aside from the complete lack of human empathy, Seymour is peddling economic nonsense: MoH figures show the cost to society of smoking is about half a billion dollars more a year than the revenue gained.

Submissions on Seymour’s Regulatory Standards Bill close at 1pm today. You don’t need to write an essay if you’re pressed for time - just something like “I do not support this bill” and “This bill should not proceed” is enough to register your objection parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/make-…

You’ve still got until 1pm. It only takes a minute to register your objection.

A pet peeve of mine is when the media rewards poor behaviour. On RNZ just now: David Seymour refuses to be interviewed but sends a statement. Which gets read out without challenge or question. If they won’t front, don’t give them a free pass to get their talking points across.