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  • Togs, togs, undies: The story behind NZ’s most iconic summer ad

    If you ever work with me, at some point “togs, togs, undies” will come up… Up there with “ghost chips”, “bugger” and “good on ya mate”, “togs, togs, undies” has become one of the most enduring advertising phrases to enter our cultural lexicon since it was first uttered in a 2006 ad for Trumpet ice…

  • Auditor general issues damning findings into Manaaki dispute with Callaghan Innovation

    I loathe how NZ is ADDICTED to cargo-culting innovation processes… all it does is feed a fat layer of parasites . It’s why I never pitch my ideas to the local fuckwits and only ever focus overseas. Here is the latest episode of the latest result of that cargo-culting. 🤮 A highly critical report from…

  • Gordon Campbell On The Government’s Assault On Maori

    … the National-led coalition is mounting a sustained assault on Treaty rights and obligations. Even so, Christopher Luxon has described yesterday’s nationwide protests by Maori as “pretty unfair.” Poor thing. In the NZ Herald, Audrey Young has compiled a useful list of the many, many ways that Luxon plans to roll back the progress made here over the past…

  • The Treaty is for all Kiwis!

    It’s not a them and us document! It makes all kiwis world leaders. ✊🏻✊🏾

  • Kiwi Navy will test new AI, solar-powered robot boat for endless recon

    HMNZS Aotearoa is currently transporting the USV from Sydney to Auckland. Once operational, “Bluebottle” will undertake maritime tasks without fuel or personnel on its planned seven-month-long trial. Designed and built by Sydney-based Ocius Technology, the company has sold several USVs to the Australian Defence Force and collaborated with the Australian Border Force, energy, and scientific agencies. https://interestingengineering.com/military/new-zealand-navy-robotic-boat

  • It’ll die down…

    Not if you keep screwing people it won’t. #goodluckwiththat

  • The protests are unfair… next minute…

    Te reo Māori: Govt seeks to halt extra pay for public servants fluent in the language https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/504003/te-reo-maori-govt-seeks-to-halt-extra-pay-for-public-servants-fluent-in-the-language I wonder if they are going to cut pay for public servants who are fluent in SQL too. It’s petty and obviously idealogical. A quick reminder of this ironic high-level timeline, which would be a funny skit, if…

  • Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Māori protests against government ‘pretty unfair’

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the government plans to work for Māori and non-Māori alike, and protests are “unfair” for a government that’s only been in power a week. The protests taking place across New Zealand were part of a “National Māori Action Day”, led by Te Pāti Māori and iwi, to challenge the government…

  • Today the family marched to protect the Treaty…

    … gonna be a long 3 years. 1st day or parliament and first protest. National Māori Action Day – Te Pāti Māori protests in pictures https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/503939/national-maori-action-day-te-pati-maori-protests-in-pictures ✊🏻✊🏾 For the record: we’re white AF.

  • ‘We’ve got to be talked to, not walked over’ – John Tamihere ahead of nationwide protests

    Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere says a national “Call to Action” planned for tomorrow is a response to what he calls a coalition government anchored on anti-Māori sentiment. “We either lie down after 35 years of winning incremental, slow, painful change and then all of a sudden it gets turned over inside of three…