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Simon Watts. When you order your John Key from Temu, destroy the planet like a wannabe billionaire! #nzpol #climatechange www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

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Maybe replace the MAGA hat with one that reads FAFO? people.com/trump-suppor...

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“NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE! Thank you for your attention to this matter...” That sounds sane after send B1s to bomb Iran without congressional approval... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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Aren't you glad landlords are getting interest deductibility now? Finally they have the dignity they deserve! #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/home-propert...

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Rent control NOW! In 2020 the average rent in Welli was $536 per week. In 2025 it's jumped to $665. That's a 24.0672% increase. House sale prices in Welli are DOWN 25.4% since 2021. Landlords paying less for houses, getting tax breaks on interest. The 'invisible hand' shafting renters. #nzpol

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Damien Grant can fuck off, and then fuck off some more

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... and the tenant will probably walk to the moon before she gets her $6k. Until a government makes Tenancy Tribunal rulings enforceable they are utterly performative. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...

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Like Chuck said. Goes to show you never Chantelle! #aonzpol #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...

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Rest in peace Brian Wilson. Actual genius. I'm a leaf on a windy day Pretty soon I'll be blown away How long will the wind blow? How long will the wind blow? Ohhhh Until I die Until I die These things I'll be until I die youtu.be/46IQu0yuJzU?...

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This November I'm playing an intimate solo show at Tauranga's Jam Factory. Tickets are $30 waged, $20 unwaged and strictly limited. #nzmusic #nzgigs #darrenwatson #blues #folk #soul #country www.theincubator.co.nz/event-detail...

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Well, what could possibly go wrong? Right? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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If Bish had his way it'd be the Benson and Hedges NZ (Not Aotearoa!) Music Awards for Musicians who vote National. #nzpol #nzmusicmonth

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Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, hangs out with certain ducks... etc. #nzpol www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3606...

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Government totally ignores the evidence-backed advice of its own public servants. Makes policy based on blind and widely discredited ideology. Surprised when things leak. Even the letter about 'cracking down on leaks' it seems. 🤣 #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

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So Trump fires the head of the US Copyright Office after she releases a report saying that training AI on copyright material is not 'fair use' ... nothing to see here, folks. Just more of the same corruption. Say goodbye to your intellectual property. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Reckon that's EXACTLY why Seymour legalised it again? #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

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Watching Winston Peters telling a citizen he looks like a testicle was not on my political bingo card for 2025. #nzpol

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They can shout c*nt, meme, accuse, and divert to their hearts' content. But they cannot begin to explain why, if this pay equity change is not just about saving money, it was a massive secret and then rushed through the house under urgency a week before the budget. #nzpol

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Can you believe this sh*t? Poor white safas suffering from 'racism' taken in as refugees by Donald of Orange. 8% of the SA population who own 85% of the land.... obvious victims of racism, eh? bbc.com/news/article...

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I reckon the polls are gonna reflect they have quickly gone from Nicky No Boats to National No Votes faster than you can say "Pay Equity." #nzpol

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Pretty legal I guess. But hardly makes NZME any more trustworthy. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/business/med...

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NACTFirst are stealing from all women in NZ to fund interest deductibility for landlords, tax cuts for the top 20% of earners, and $9 billion of spending on military equipment. I guess they figure women don't vote for misogynistic pricks anyway. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

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I dunno man, I’m wondering whether cancelling new ferries, the first of which was scheduled to arrive next year, might possibly have been a less than ideal decision. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

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"I find myself remembering Tom Waits in a junkyard making Bone Machine, turning rusted fenders and tossed-out dry cleaners and cracked sheet metal into a scrap marimba of his own invention. Even its dumps could give birth to magic." www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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"When an audience member made an impassioned plea for affordable housing – “If people can’t afford to live in the city, that’s the issue” – there was an awkward silence." #nzpol thespinoff.co.nz/politics/15-...

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Funny that NACTFIrst can find $9 billon 'behind the couch' for the military but not $130 million for decent school lunches? Innit? #nzpol

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Are you a musician whose music is being scraped without your permission by unethical AI companies? Reeeewengeee is on the way! #musicindustry #music #AI youtu.be/xMYm2d9bmEA?...

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I missed the deathaversary of Thatcher. Apologies. youtu.be/pi_YQul7XXk?...

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It's clear now, with Trumps tariff 'pause' that this is probably the biggest, and most public insider trading scam in the history of markets. Qui bono? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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The Haircut. PM Luxon and Trade Minister McClay look on the bright side of Trump’s tariffs. My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Trump #Tariffs #USA #NewZealand

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Those of you who asked how anyone could bankrupt a casino? I think you have your answer.

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The question of if a country could fuck itself harder than the UK did with Brexit has today been answered.

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Exclusive: Newsroom has obtained two explosive letters from senior doctors at Gisborne Hospital to Health Minister Simeon Brown and PM Christopher Luxon, warning services will be cut and patients flown to other regions as a staffing shortage worsens. newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/03/r...

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I'm crowdfunding to finish recording and manufacture of my new album 'Darren Watson sings John Hiatt'. You can pre-order the album and more at PledgeMe. tinyurl.com/darrenwatson...

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The first cut from 'Darren Watson sings John Hiatt' is out today! Here's my version of John's amazing 'Mister Stanley' from his 2000 album 'Crossing Muddy Waters'. youtu.be/skjf78-uwdw?... #darrenwatson #newmusic #johnhiatt #nzmusic

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Today marks the 42nd anniversary of the 1984 Wellington Trades Hall Bombing where caretaker Ernie Abbott was killed. Still no one held accountable. 😢 #nzpol #nzmusic youtu.be/ehJhZMfr4pE?...

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"When politicians get out of the way, urban and rural people quickly discover that they value the same things.." I smell Atlas Network funding for this 'opinion piece'. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...

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I'm currently crowdfunding to help finish my 'Darren Watson sings John Hiatt' album and get it out this year. You can help me in a bunch of ways, including pledging of course, but if you can't manage financial support likes and shares are hugely appreciated too! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/830...

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‘Trumpian’ edict issued by Health Minister Simeon Brown on what public health leaders can and can’t say about public health. Soon-to-be Deputy PM David Seymour says public health doctors are “muppets” who should be put “back in their box.” My #cartoon today #NZpol #PublicHealth

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Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice.

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Republican who sought to pathologise all anti-Trump sentiment with a 'Trump derangement syndrome bill' has been arrested for soliciting a minor. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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I reckon if you operate just like a hotel, charge the same, if not more as a hotel, then you should indeed pay the same rates as a hotel. It's either a business or it's a home. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...

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The thing is, who in National WANTS to be the next up to be publicly seen to be Peters' and Seymour's gimp? 'Cause that's the gig without calling a snap election. #nzpol

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Ol' Chrissy Antionette really has his finger on the pulse of popular opinion don't he? "Let them eat Marmie Sarnies!"? Really bro? More proof that "bottom feeders" was no slip of the tongue. #nzpol

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At this rate Putin is going to run out of champagne. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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