Oliver L
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Let's be really clear: Paul Goldsmith asked MoJ to find him cost justifications to restrict the OIA.
They've done so. The numbers are largely bogus - inflating numbers of *recorded* OIA requests.
A serious assault on our right to information
MOJ advice:
www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Docum... #nzpol
They've done so. The numbers are largely bogus - inflating numbers of *recorded* OIA requests.
A serious assault on our right to information
MOJ advice:
www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Docum... #nzpol
September 18, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Let's be really clear: Paul Goldsmith asked MoJ to find him cost justifications to restrict the OIA.
They've done so. The numbers are largely bogus - inflating numbers of *recorded* OIA requests.
A serious assault on our right to information
MOJ advice:
www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Docum... #nzpol
They've done so. The numbers are largely bogus - inflating numbers of *recorded* OIA requests.
A serious assault on our right to information
MOJ advice:
www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Docum... #nzpol
Mainzeal liquidation is still going!? That's longer than Wynyard Group!
High Court accepts liquidator’s claim, orders QBE to pay Mainzeal additional $1 million under directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy but dismisses claim that Mainzeal is also indemnified for GST.
sen.nz/784bbz
sen.nz/784bbz
September 18, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Mainzeal liquidation is still going!? That's longer than Wynyard Group!
Enjoy your gastroenteritis, everyone!
Remember last election Act also wanted to halve sick leave.
Remember last election Act also wanted to halve sick leave.
'And would you like a bit of E.coli with your dinner ma'am?'
I mean, is Seymour trying to increase the pressure on hospitals?
#nzpol
I mean, is Seymour trying to increase the pressure on hospitals?
#nzpol
Government eases food safety rules for small hospitality businesses
The "one-size-fits-all approach" being taken to regulating the hospitality sector is being overhauled following a review of the sector led by Regulation Minister David Seymour.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 17, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Enjoy your gastroenteritis, everyone!
Remember last election Act also wanted to halve sick leave.
Remember last election Act also wanted to halve sick leave.
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Remind me about all those times when Western ‘leaders’ excused Israeli government or settler activities by calling Israel ‘the only democracy in the Middle East’.
Healthy democracies don’t deprive their citizens of citizenship for exercising their right to freedom of expression.
Healthy democracies don’t deprive their citizens of citizenship for exercising their right to freedom of expression.
Israeli prime minister pledges to advance two bills aimed at addressing the 'immense damage' done to Israeli soldiers.
Netanyahu threatens to revoke Israeli citizenship of NAZA filmmakers
Israeli prime minister pledges to advance two bills aimed at addressing the 'immense damage' done to Israeli soldiers.
www.aljazeera.com
September 17, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Remind me about all those times when Western ‘leaders’ excused Israeli government or settler activities by calling Israel ‘the only democracy in the Middle East’.
Healthy democracies don’t deprive their citizens of citizenship for exercising their right to freedom of expression.
Healthy democracies don’t deprive their citizens of citizenship for exercising their right to freedom of expression.
"powerful privileges committee" - drink!
Privileges Committee chair calls urgent meeting over leaked FENZ report
The powerful privileges committee has been called to an unscheduled meeting on Thursday by its chair to discuss how to handle a complaint about a leaked report.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 17, 2026 at 4:54 AM
"powerful privileges committee" - drink!
I don't believe any "tradies suffering from slowdown" stories. Every time I need work done I have to approach multiple companies and chase them up repeatedly to even get one quote. Most of them just won't answer the phone or return messages.
September 17, 2026 at 2:41 AM
I don't believe any "tradies suffering from slowdown" stories. Every time I need work done I have to approach multiple companies and chase them up repeatedly to even get one quote. Most of them just won't answer the phone or return messages.
"The mural’s artist, Tyler Kennedy Stent has been contacted for comment"
The artist who "explores human rights, global conflict and postcolonial theory, engaging with questions of representation, ethics and power .. particularly concerned with international solidarity and the politics of witnessing"
The artist who "explores human rights, global conflict and postcolonial theory, engaging with questions of representation, ethics and power .. particularly concerned with international solidarity and the politics of witnessing"
Dunedin's Ed Sheeran mural defaced amid tour backlash
www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/d...
www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/d...
Dunedin's Ed Sheeran mural defaced amid tour backlash
The Bath Street portrait of the musician was painted back in 2018. This week it was tagged “Free Palestine”.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 16, 2026 at 11:48 PM
"The mural’s artist, Tyler Kennedy Stent has been contacted for comment"
The artist who "explores human rights, global conflict and postcolonial theory, engaging with questions of representation, ethics and power .. particularly concerned with international solidarity and the politics of witnessing"
The artist who "explores human rights, global conflict and postcolonial theory, engaging with questions of representation, ethics and power .. particularly concerned with international solidarity and the politics of witnessing"
There's a glaring omission from this story, and the IPCA press release it was written from: any mention of consequences. The IPCA "agrees with the outcome reached" - what outcome?
Police officer was looking to buy a house. Then he checked the neighbours
An officer committed serious misconduct after using the police database to check potential neighbours and flatmates and sharing information with his partner.
www.stuff.co.nz
September 16, 2026 at 11:11 PM
There's a glaring omission from this story, and the IPCA press release it was written from: any mention of consequences. The IPCA "agrees with the outcome reached" - what outcome?
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September 14, 2026 at 2:45 AM
If only two members of MSF allegedly having links to a terrorist organisation makes it also a terrorist organisation, proscription of the IDF should be a doddle.
No, this is not a joke.
UK Lawyers for Israel are trying to proscribe *Médecins Sans Frontières*.
That’d mean they’d be treated as terrorists.
On the same legal footing as ISIS.
Membership would mean 14 years in prison.
This is what we’re dealing with
UK Lawyers for Israel are trying to proscribe *Médecins Sans Frontières*.
That’d mean they’d be treated as terrorists.
On the same legal footing as ISIS.
Membership would mean 14 years in prison.
This is what we’re dealing with
September 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM
If only two members of MSF allegedly having links to a terrorist organisation makes it also a terrorist organisation, proscription of the IDF should be a doddle.
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Many members of the Israeli establishment – from former PMs to judges, generals and academics – vehemently oppose the actions of settlers in the West Bank and support sanctions. You wouldn’t know it from the criticism aimed at Ed Miliband app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/74705/...
Confronting Jewish terrorism is not an act of Jew hate
Many members of the Israeli establishment vehemently oppose what is happening in the West Bank. You wouldn’t know it from the criticism aimed at Ed Miliband
app.prospectmagazine.co.uk
September 12, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Many members of the Israeli establishment – from former PMs to judges, generals and academics – vehemently oppose the actions of settlers in the West Bank and support sanctions. You wouldn’t know it from the criticism aimed at Ed Miliband app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/74705/...
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Another angle on the first point - the relationship between house prices and the number of people employed in the economy. What do you see? In the last 20 years, houses price growth has *led* employment growth. If you understand how bank mortgage lending works, this makes sense. [3/3]
September 13, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Another angle on the first point - the relationship between house prices and the number of people employed in the economy. What do you see? In the last 20 years, houses price growth has *led* employment growth. If you understand how bank mortgage lending works, this makes sense. [3/3]
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A campaign for *MSF* to be banned as a terrorist group (on the paper thin basis of claims about 2 past employees) is the product of the UK Govt being willing to divorce any meaningful conception of societal threat from its use of proscription powers. Govt needs to wake up to the madness of this:
September 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM
A campaign for *MSF* to be banned as a terrorist group (on the paper thin basis of claims about 2 past employees) is the product of the UK Govt being willing to divorce any meaningful conception of societal threat from its use of proscription powers. Govt needs to wake up to the madness of this:
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If you care about governments being held accountable, then you need to know about disastrous cuts being planned for Archives NZ and the National Library.
These cuts don't just make it much harder to do history. They undermine the institutions at the heart of our democracy.
These cuts don't just make it much harder to do history. They undermine the institutions at the heart of our democracy.
Newsroom talked to PHANZA President Matthew Woodbury about further cuts at the National Library and Archives NZ.
He says "It’s only when one zooms out that you can see the effect of all of these cuts. These institutions ... are critical cultural infrastructure."
newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/07/g...
He says "It’s only when one zooms out that you can see the effect of all of these cuts. These institutions ... are critical cultural infrastructure."
newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/07/g...
Government slammed over job cuts at National Library
Historians count the cost of a proposed restructure at the National Library and Archives NZ
newsroom.co.nz
September 9, 2026 at 11:39 PM
If you care about governments being held accountable, then you need to know about disastrous cuts being planned for Archives NZ and the National Library.
These cuts don't just make it much harder to do history. They undermine the institutions at the heart of our democracy.
These cuts don't just make it much harder to do history. They undermine the institutions at the heart of our democracy.
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Today is the 4th anniversary of the liberation of Izium. Back then, authorities uncovered mass graves where Russia had buried 447 bodies: mostly civilians, 215 women, 194 men & 5 children, as well as 22 Ukrainian soldiers. A sight I will never forget.
That was my report👇
www.dw.com/en/ukraine-w...
That was my report👇
www.dw.com/en/ukraine-w...
Ukraine: Izium bodies show signs of torture and execution
Over 400 people are being recovered from shallow graves outside the town of Izium, Ukraine. DW's Emmanuelle Chaze visited the horrific scene and spoke to investigators, who believe war crimes took pla...
www.dw.com
September 10, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Today is the 4th anniversary of the liberation of Izium. Back then, authorities uncovered mass graves where Russia had buried 447 bodies: mostly civilians, 215 women, 194 men & 5 children, as well as 22 Ukrainian soldiers. A sight I will never forget.
That was my report👇
www.dw.com/en/ukraine-w...
That was my report👇
www.dw.com/en/ukraine-w...
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We join in mourning the 100 members of five Palestinian families, who were buried in another mass funeral this weekend in Gaza. Their families have waited years to be able to recover their bodies from the rubble.
September 9, 2026 at 5:05 PM
We join in mourning the 100 members of five Palestinian families, who were buried in another mass funeral this weekend in Gaza. Their families have waited years to be able to recover their bodies from the rubble.
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Winston, National & ACT still licking Trump and Netanyahu’s jackboots.
Meanwhile almost 3 years after Israel’s genocide of Palestinian people in Gaza began, Seymour says:
“changes at such a rate of knots I don't think anyone really knows where it'll be at next week".
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Meanwhile almost 3 years after Israel’s genocide of Palestinian people in Gaza began, Seymour says:
“changes at such a rate of knots I don't think anyone really knows where it'll be at next week".
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
UK, France, Canada to ban imports from Israeli settlements - NZ critical but stops short of joining
Britain, France and Canada will ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, with a UK minister accusing Israel of turning a blind eye to the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians ther...
www.rnz.co.nz
September 9, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Winston, National & ACT still licking Trump and Netanyahu’s jackboots.
Meanwhile almost 3 years after Israel’s genocide of Palestinian people in Gaza began, Seymour says:
“changes at such a rate of knots I don't think anyone really knows where it'll be at next week".
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Meanwhile almost 3 years after Israel’s genocide of Palestinian people in Gaza began, Seymour says:
“changes at such a rate of knots I don't think anyone really knows where it'll be at next week".
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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The West Bank is on fire with settler terrorism so grave that former Israeli generals & prime ministers, and even Mike Huckabee have spoken out — but the dire situation worsens daily. (1/4)
These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat. (Gift Article)
A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society b...
www.nytimes.com
September 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The West Bank is on fire with settler terrorism so grave that former Israeli generals & prime ministers, and even Mike Huckabee have spoken out — but the dire situation worsens daily. (1/4)
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Where we're at now. 'Let them eat...nothing': "An analysis of the documents showed the ministry increasingly used the reason over time, declining applications on the basis food was non-essential on more than 8000 occasions." www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/07/m...
MSD told thousands food was 'not an essential need'
The Ministry of Social Development declined Special Needs Grant applications on that basis on more than 8000 occasions.
www.1news.co.nz
September 7, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Where we're at now. 'Let them eat...nothing': "An analysis of the documents showed the ministry increasingly used the reason over time, declining applications on the basis food was non-essential on more than 8000 occasions." www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/07/m...
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‘Love to see better numbers’ says Hipkins. Well you can sod off and resign for one and that should give a 5 point boost in Labour's polling
OR
STOP BEING ABSOLUTE WEAKSAUCE AND GROW A SET OF BOLLOCKS. Stop cancelling everything and defending the Status quo from National
OR
STOP BEING ABSOLUTE WEAKSAUCE AND GROW A SET OF BOLLOCKS. Stop cancelling everything and defending the Status quo from National
‘Love to see better numbers’: Chris Hipkins on Labour’s 25.9% poll result
Labour's result is its worst in this poll since July 2024.
www.nzherald.co.nz
September 7, 2026 at 5:38 AM
‘Love to see better numbers’ says Hipkins. Well you can sod off and resign for one and that should give a 5 point boost in Labour's polling
OR
STOP BEING ABSOLUTE WEAKSAUCE AND GROW A SET OF BOLLOCKS. Stop cancelling everything and defending the Status quo from National
OR
STOP BEING ABSOLUTE WEAKSAUCE AND GROW A SET OF BOLLOCKS. Stop cancelling everything and defending the Status quo from National
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Imagine what it would be like if Mr Fix It wasn't on the case
September 5, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Imagine what it would be like if Mr Fix It wasn't on the case
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Finally got around to writing up the piece on how Simeon Brown crashed the NZ energy system. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...
Simeon Brown's disastrous decision to cancel the Gas Transition Plan (and buy a lotto ticket instead) - Greenpeace Aotearoa
New Zealand is in the middle of an energy transition
www.greenpeace.org
September 5, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Finally got around to writing up the piece on how Simeon Brown crashed the NZ energy system. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...
Yeah! Non-financial disincentives work! Discourage driving by making roads more miserable!
ACT promises to axe millions in roadside art spending
ACT is promising to stop motorists' money being spent on roadside sculptures, cultural monuments and decorative artwork, saying fuel taxes and road-user charges should pay for roads instead.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 4, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Yeah! Non-financial disincentives work! Discourage driving by making roads more miserable!
I'm in the middle of about 8 months of leave, yet I'm stressed about work? wth
September 4, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I'm in the middle of about 8 months of leave, yet I'm stressed about work? wth
Cool but can you do it for $3.58 per meal including a profit margin.
September 3, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Cool but can you do it for $3.58 per meal including a profit margin.