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Timeline is pretty bleak today. Outta here for a while....

02.03.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Literally, at work this morning:

Clinician: Patient should stop medication A, but must keep taking medication B.

AI VR transcription of this: Patient should stop taking medication B.

Seriously NEVER LET A DOCTOR USE AI FOR YOUR APPOINTMENTS. NEVER. UNDER ANY FUCKING CIRCUMSTANCES.

01.03.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 225 πŸ” 102 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 6

A guy who worked for the old regime told me at a party just before Bradford's regime came in, that it would result in higher prices and reduced investment in generation. He said no one believed him. Wish I could recall his name.

28.02.2026 04:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Byron, could you have used a more friendly word than dystopian?"

27.02.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Only if she ceases to be an NZ citizen.

26.02.2026 07:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

CT scans are pretty important for detecting stroke, brain swelling, and aortic dissection.

26.02.2026 07:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Labour Māori Caucus on Instagram: "πŸ™„ HŌHΔ€ πŸ™„ Annoying. Frustrating. Straight-up tiresome. This Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, one of our favourite kupu sums up exactly how many feel about this Government and... 93 likes, 3 comments - labourmaori on September 19, 2025: "πŸ™„ HŌHΔ€ πŸ™„ Annoying. Frustrating. Straight-up tiresome. This Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, one of our favourite kupu sums up exactly how many feel a...

It does. Here is how a native speaker says it. The macrons mean longer vowel sounds.

www.instagram.com/reels/DOzunF...

26.02.2026 04:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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hoha - Te Aka Māori Dictionary Search results for 'hoha'. Search the Māori dictionary with the online version of Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index

Well, out here in the colonies, you could use the Māori word Hōhā. Bored, annoyed, or over it.

maoridictionary.co.nz/search?keywo...

26.02.2026 04:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, that must be worry for cops over there. I have seen a couple of videos where the person had a concealed weapon, or one on the seat next to them.

25.02.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's unconstitutional! ;-)

Interesting that they've done this. I wonder if police overseas (i.e. US) have done this? It appears Florida might have, given some videos I've seen recently - there seems to be a speed and consistency lacking elsewhere. Also some US judges are onto it too.

25.02.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Does the Mayor of Wellington truly believe the sea is now safe enough to swim in, or is he just…

…going through the motions?

πŸ€”πŸ’©

25.02.2026 00:18 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 3
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25.02.2026 04:37 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Book Review: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen Like many people I’ve read Pride & Prejudice, but none of Jane Austen’s other novels, soΒ this year I resolved to put that right. I start my journey with the first book she completed…

Northanger Abbey. A short, fun, poke at the gothic novel genre by Jane Austen.

McCall-Smith, perhaps? Too light/stupid?

Review of the Austen: richard.hulse.nz/2017/05/25/b...

25.02.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Luxon reminds me of executives who force you to do things you know won’t work and they never take that advice and eventually things fail and they throw their team under the bus and they get moved from org to org and then eventually getting pushed out and they do the same thing at the next company.

23.02.2026 05:52 πŸ‘ 190 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 0

Voyager 1 is currently more than 24 billion kilometres from Earth and getting 17km farther every second and hilariously it is not as out of touch with New Zealand as our Prime Minister

23.02.2026 04:25 πŸ‘ 485 πŸ” 146 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 8
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Govt threatens to imprison homeless for 90 days at a cost of $49,680 per person Govt to empower Police to 'move on' homeless with threat of three months prison, costing taxpayer $552 per person per night; Govt adds 2,000 prison beds since election & delivers 420 new homes

FYI I’ve opened this one up for full public reading, listening & sharing after requests from paying subscribers. Their support allows me to do this public interest journalism on Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate & poverty in public. #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...

23.02.2026 05:42 πŸ‘ 131 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 8
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Happy 'Former Freemason, 51, found drunk and naked inside a huge pipe organ with a toy gun and remote-controlled police car says he got lost while trying to hand out cheeseburgers to the homeless' Day to those who celebrate.

And, before you ask, I'm 49.

22.02.2026 10:05 πŸ‘ 488 πŸ” 114 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

And textas too.

22.02.2026 11:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Of Course.

22.02.2026 10:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s a useful perspective.

22.02.2026 08:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Language is important folks - looking at the media here...

22.02.2026 07:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I have a rough night sleeping every night. Have done for a while. I wonder if cops turning up to move me on would help me sleep any better?

Also, who the hell called it rough sleeping? These folk are homeless.

22.02.2026 07:29 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

This is brilliant, and also everything journalism should be.

22.02.2026 04:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m over live blogs and explainers. Looking for concise and accurate news reporting instead.

21.02.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Worse and worse

21.02.2026 04:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not today, though. ;-)

20.02.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just the GenX urge.

20.02.2026 06:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A better phone UX: Thank you for calling [business]. Do you want ads on this call, press 1. Do you want the same tune repeated for 30 minutes, press 2. Would you like to wait in silence, with the odd update, press 3.

20.02.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can completely uninstall/disable copilot on Windows. Your system and local search will run faster afterward. www.howtogeek.com/how-to-rip-o...

17.02.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 7254 πŸ” 4360 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 36