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CW: Does NZ have an immigration issue?
NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced yesterday that "immigration was an emerging political issue..."
But Paul Spoonley says Luxon is offering a solution for a problem which doesn't exist. Our points-based immigration system is discerning, we don't have waves of refugees knocking at our door and the majority of Kiwis view immigration positively.
Prof Spoonley politely suggests that the PM is reacting to race baiting from Act and NZFirst, "both of whom seem to want to make immigration a central issue for the coming election, but also to see immigration as somehow being divisive and an issue for New Zealanders. I don't think it is."
Once again, the tail wags the dog, the Overton window moves another notch to the right and Luxon's inability to lead is on full display.
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/solution-problem-doesnt-exist-demographer-rnz
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How's this for not being able to read the room?
Queenstown real estate agent Donna Hewitt posted a promotional AI image on Instagram, depicting herself as a warrior taking part in Trump's illegal war in Iran.
How stupidly crass.
What's her target market? American MAGAs with $5-10 mill to buy a NZ passport?
If you live in Queenstown, maybe consider giving Connect Realty a hard miss.
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CW: Another Queenstown gondola - with no traces of Rod Drury
Jeez. Now another QT gondola project has also been accepted for fast-track, on its *third* attempt. But this time it's swapped its proposed funicular railway lines for "aerial ropeways".
Of course fast-track allows developers to get away with a few extras, so the proposal includes 1,333 residential units and a skifield on Bowen Peak. There's no mention of sewage or water infrastructure, but I guess that'll become someone else's problem.
The company also plans to build a retail, hospitality and tourism precinct on public land in the recreation reserve at One Mile.
Bowen Peak Ltd is owned by Dr Guy Hingston, an Australian cancer surgeon with zero experience in either aerial ropeways or property development.
Dr Hingston says he kept applying because of a "lifelong desire to help others". How very magnanimous of him.
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CW: Queenstown gondola - contains traces of Rod Drury
In an unexpected twist, criticism of Rod Drury's fast-track Queenstown gondola proposal has come from QLDC.
While the project is being sold as "public transport", the proposed routes exclude Fernhill, Lakeview, Arthurs Point and areas along Frankton Rd.
The council says the gondola risks becoming a ‘‘white-elephant’’ few locals use. The proposal placed ‘‘heavy reliance’’ on unsecured public funding from the council, ORC and NZTA, while "ongoing maintenance and operating costs had not been detailed representing a ‘‘significant oversight’’ in assessing the long-term feasibility."
For applicants, the beauty of fast-track is the way lack of detail is baked into the system. A glossy proposal with made-up numbers is enough to fool ministers, then you rely on public money to fund the project.
Now he's under investigation for sexual assault, you'd expect that Rod Drury's involvement will raise additional red flags. Last year he was behind the mini-city with attached gondola project at the foot of Coronet Peak. That one failed the fast-track process.
#Queenstown #Gondola #Rod Drury
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CW: Queenstown cable car fast-tracked
Rod Drury's ambitious cable car project has been accepted for the fast-track process by Shane Jones. I thought it was meant to whiz tourists into town, eliminating the need for rental cars? This line suggests otherwise.
"It is expected that the Queenstown Cable car would take up to 3000 passengers an hour each way and be located only 20 minutes’ drive from the airport."
What? The company's map even shows an "Airport Station". How can that be a 20 minute drive from the airport? Who is planning this stuff?
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CW: NZ: fast-track - Ayrburn screen hub
Another day, another fast-track project which would normally have failed most environmental and planning laws has been rubber-stamped by the Luxon government's 'experts'.
This time it's the "Ayrburn Screen Hub" which will be plonked in Dalefield... one of the wealthiest parts of the Wakatipu.
On the surface it's a film hub and the financial viability of studios is always a dodgy one. However friends of friends who work for Winton have let slip that what they're really getting away with is building a 200 bed hotel in Dalefield.
Fast-track: producing results for donors which would otherwise have failed every test.
The only positive to this decision is the way it's pissing off the development's true blue, ultra-wealthy Speargrass Flat neighbours. This is what you get for supporting National & Act. Nya nya nya!
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CW: Veolia - shitting on NZ
How did Veolia, a French multinational with a poor track record, get contracts to run Wellington's wastewater and fill Wellington harbour with a giant plume of shit?
It's the same in Queenstown where Veolia mismanaged the Shotover Wastewater Plant which is still discharging muck into the Shotover River every day.
This story outlines a few of Veolia's transgressions in other parts of the world.
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CW: NZPol - ACT will "reignite" its anti-Maori campaign
In one of NZ's biggest democratic slap-downs, 300,000 kiwis submitted against David Seymour's divisive Treaty Principles Bill earlier this year.
But that hasn't put off the dedicated Atlas Network operative and Mr 8% promises to reignite the debate next year. The man behind the school lunch slop fiasco is still trying to sell his racist policies as some sort of quest for equality.
"... We've planted the seeds of a movement of equal rights for this country that won't go away anytime soon."
What a pretentious little weasel.
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It's no wonder. Compass Group delivered "rancid, mouldy meals" to a school in Aranui.
But David Seymour will still be happy because the mouldy meals only cost three bucks per head, including a tidy profit for Compass.
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/christchurch-pupils-eat-mouldy-lunches
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This from the party of small government, as it adds yet another layer of costly bureaucracy to our administration.
It's hard to tell if numerous coalition MPs really have fallen for the AI hype, or whether they're using "AI" as a cynical excuse to dodge accountability and ignore evidence.
Does Seymour really believe that stochastic parrots fed on their own error-filled excrement will magically halve budgets? Perhaps he envisions his own version of DOGE with him playing the part of Musk.
Judith embraced AI... then she spun out and tipped over. That should surely be a lesson to the rest of them.
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Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi says Burkina Faso's leader Ibrahim Traoré is his "modern day hero".
The BBC says Traoré built the "persona of a pan-Africanist leader determined to free his nation from what he regards as the clutches of Western imperialism and neo-colonialism".
The comments naturally triggered Deputy PM and sad racist David Seymour who claims Te Pāti Māori are "a threat to democracy" and that Waititi's views are "insane".
If there's one thing Whitey Seymour and his Atlas Network affiliated backers hate, it's uppity brown people getting above their station.
Once again, Seymour reveals his unsuitability for high office, channels his inner snowflake and launches personal attacks on a brown individual.
And do you know what? You can guarantee that Luxon will be "pretty comfortable" with that.
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What is it with every minor party leader and their dog giving "State of the Nation" speeches? Today it's Seymour... the Minister for School Slop.
In a SST piece - "David Seymour and the food fight he can’t win" - Andrea Vance argues that Seymour was better in opposition than he is in government.
"When questioned, he is rigid and defensive, with the demeanour of a man forced to eat a woke quinoa salad when he ordered a steak."
Touché.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360625194/david-seymour-and-food-fight-he-cant-win
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The reports continue to pile up.
* "butter chicken for 11 days out of 17"
* "butter chicken -- day 13"
* "mac ’n’ cheese for four days straight"
* ""The mac and cheese smells so bad"
* "one certified halal meal" between 50 halal students
* jalapeños in curry
* "300 out of 500 lunches were uneaten"
* "nutritionally complete" meals with no fresh fruit, vegetables or even seasoning
Seymour's slop is an unmitigated disaster.
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/repetitive-meals-becoming-issue-school-lunches
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In another example of Mr 8% self-publicising, David Seymour is apparently going to make some sort of announcement at 12pm. It promises to be so exciting that Stuff is providing a live cross. Whew!
Hopefully Seymour has reflected and decided to do the honourable thing and resign following the school meal fiasco.
But I doubt it.
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Seymour has just received another public whack from National. I don't think they like him.
Seymour has ministerial responsibility for school attendance. Last year he claimed schools were "setting a bad example" by holding “teacher only days” and promised to cut back the practise.
But today Erica Stanford said Seymour did not have the ministerial authority or support to make decrees or promises about teacher only days.
Touché, Mr 8% blowhard.
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While Brownlee isn't happy about Seymour's stupid stunt with the Landrover, he's not taking any action.
Police could prosecute, but are they likely to do that to our next deputy PM?
Seymour is already in the poo for interfering with the Police case against Polkinghorne. Will he approach his friendly senior cop again to arrange diversion for himself?
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/seymour-apologises-police-charges-still-possible
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Ruth Money, the government's new Chief Victims Advisor, has just laid into Seymour on two counts.
1. Seymour referring a victim to an employment lawyer in the Jago case.
2. Trying to exert influence over Police with Polkinghorne.
Good quote from Chris Hipkins: "Members of parliament supporting constituents with inquiries to the police is one thing, inserting yourself in the middle of a murder investigation is entirely another."
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/chief-victims-advisor-adds-voice-seymour-criticisms
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David Seymour has come under a bit of pressure lately.
* For the ongoing school lunch fiasco -- "Let them eat swill"
* For his role in allowing paedophile Tim Jago to continue in his role for three months *after* Seymour knew about the abuse
* For his racist and divisive Treaty Principles Bill
So what does the Harald publish on Waitangi Day? A paywalled puff piece on Seymour getting engaged.
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I almost didn't click on this vomit-inducing headline which reads, "David Seymour, you are my Person of the Year for 2024".
But it's worth a read. Ian Taylor lays into Mister 8% Seymour and his Atlas Network philosophy of selfishness.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360568115/sir-ian-taylor-david-seymour-you-are-my-person-year-2024
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We don't really have street violence in Dunedin, so twenty teens being involved in a mass brawl in the main street outside Mickie D's is notable.
Cops located the teens nearby, but an unrelated, 67 year old, irritating pensioner gets in police faces and is arrested. Old guy pushes a cop and it's all on. Old guy tries to strangle a cop, another cop fires pepper spray into the fracas taking out the perp as well as three of their colleagues.
Guess who'll be getting a refresher course in pepper spray 101?
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/pensioner-strangles-cop-central-dunedin-fracas
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We don't really have street violence in Dunedin, so twenty teens being involved in a mass brawl in the main street outside Mickie D's is notable.
Cops located the teens nearby, but an unrelated, 67 year old, irritating pensioner gets in police faces and is arrested. Old guy pushes a cop and it's all on. Old guy tries to strangle a cop, another cop fires pepper spray into the fracas taking out the perp as well as three of their colleagues.
Guess who'll be getting a refresher course in pepper spray 101?
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/pensioner-strangles-cop-central-dunedin-fracas
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We don't really have street violence in Dunedin, so twenty teens being involved in a mass brawl in the main street outside Mickie D's is notable.
Cops located the teens nearby, but an unrelated, 67 year old, irritating pensioner gets in police faces and is arrested. Old guy pushes a cop and it's all on. Old guy tries to strangle a cop, another cop fires pepper spray into the fracas taking out the perp as well as three of their colleagues.
Guess who'll be getting a refresher course in pepper spray 101?
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/pensioner-strangles-cop-central-dunedin-fracas
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We don't really have street violence in Dunedin, so twenty teens being involved in a mass brawl in the main street outside Mickie D's is notable.
Cops located the teens nearby, but an unrelated, 67 year old, irritating pensioner gets in police faces and is arrested. Old guy pushes a cop and it's all on. Old guy tries to strangle a cop, another cop fires pepper spray into the fracas taking out the perp as well as three of their colleagues.
Guess who'll be getting a refresher course in pepper spray 101?
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/pensioner-strangles-cop-central-dunedin-fracas
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We don't really have street violence in Dunedin, so twenty teens being involved in a mass brawl in the main street outside Mickie D's is notable.
Cops located the teens nearby, but an unrelated, 67 year old, irritating pensioner gets in police faces and is arrested. Old guy pushes a cop and it's all on. Old guy tries to strangle a cop, another cop fires pepper spray into the fracas taking out the perp as well as three of their colleagues.
Guess who'll be getting a refresher course in pepper spray 101?
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/pensioner-strangles-cop-central-dunedin-fracas
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NIWA has a new toy which predicts rainfall and drought up to 35 days in advance.
They caution that it's experimental.
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🔊 Let's go, #AGDQ2026 just started!
World biggest speedrunning event showing commented speedruns 24/7 for a whole week and benefiting the Prevent Cancer Foundation. ⏱️
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🔊 Let's go, #AGDQ2026 just started!
World biggest speedrunning event showing commented speedruns 24/7 for a whole week and benefiting the Prevent Cancer Foundation. ⏱️
🔴 Mainstream:
https://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick📅 Schedule:
https://gamesdonequick.com/schedule/62Restreams:
🇩🇪 https://www.twitch.tv/germench
🇫🇷 https://www.twitch.tv/lefrenchrestream
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🔊 Let's go, #AGDQ2026 just started!
World biggest speedrunning event showing commented speedruns 24/7 for a whole week and benefiting the Prevent Cancer Foundation. ⏱️
🔴 Mainstream:
https://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick📅 Schedule:
https://gamesdonequick.com/schedule/62Restreams:
🇩🇪 https://www.twitch.tv/germench
🇫🇷 https://www.twitch.tv/lefrenchrestream
🇪🇸 https://www.twitch.tv/speedrunsespanol#speedrun #speedrunning #speedrunner #speedruns #retrogaming #gaming #videogames #games #event #events #Twitch #Streaming #AGDQ #GDQ
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🔊 Let's go, #AGDQ2026 just started!
World biggest speedrunning event showing commented speedruns 24/7 for a whole week and benefiting the Prevent Cancer Foundation. ⏱️
🔴 Mainstream:
https://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick📅 Schedule:
https://gamesdonequick.com/schedule/62Restreams:
🇩🇪 https://www.twitch.tv/germench
🇫🇷 https://www.twitch.tv/lefrenchrestream
🇪🇸 https://www.twitch.tv/speedrunsespanol#speedrun #speedrunning #speedrunner #speedruns #retrogaming #gaming #videogames #games #event #events #Twitch #Streaming #AGDQ #GDQ
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🔊 Let's go, #AGDQ2026 just started!
World biggest speedrunning event showing commented speedruns 24/7 for a whole week and benefiting the Prevent Cancer Foundation. ⏱️
🔴 Mainstream:
https://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick📅 Schedule:
https://gamesdonequick.com/schedule/62Restreams:
🇩🇪 https://www.twitch.tv/germench
🇫🇷 https://www.twitch.tv/lefrenchrestream
🇪🇸 https://www.twitch.tv/speedrunsespanol#speedrun #speedrunning #speedrunner #speedruns #retrogaming #gaming #videogames #games #event #events #Twitch #Streaming #AGDQ #GDQ