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𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘢, nutritionist and former legal adviser with a serious passion for rugby, especially the Hawke's Bay Magpies. Dutch Kiwi based in Wellington, NZ. Looking for a new, part-time job. @C_NZ_ on X
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Ouch, that looked bad. Really bad. 😲 #BRUvFOR #SuperRugbyPacific

Such a stupid rule that if you have no frontrower to replace a yellow- or red-carded frontrower and have to play golden oldies, you have to drop another player. That's being punished twice. Ridiculous. #HIGvBLU #SuperRugbyPacific

Rep. Jason Crow: “The purge of senior officers at DOD is deeply troubling, but purging JAG officers worries me the most. “JAG officers interpret law for our commanders. They help determine what's lawful and constitutional. “Replacing these military lawyers with Trump loyalists is so dangerous.”

Timoci Tavatavanawai deserves to be an All Black. In the midfield or on the wing, he can do a lot of damage. So powerful. Just drop Mark Telea.

Geez, what's wrong with the Canes? Are they really going to lose to the Drua in a home game? #HURvDRU #SuperRugbyPacific

This is a good article that describes the current situation exactly as it is. Terrifying.

🔴Silicon Valley Whistleblowers Warn Elon Musk ‘Hijacking’ Republicans to Control Entire US Government Former followers of the ‘Dark Enlightenment’ say a planned ‘neo-reactionary’ hollowing out of government is happening in real time bylinetimes.com/2025/02/07/s...

Be afraid, be very afraid ...

From the far-right playbook?

Silicon Valley Whistleblowers Warn Elon Musk ‘Hijacking’ Republicans to Control Entire US Government – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/02/07/s...

I would have loved to be there! Also very unlucky for Devan Flanders and Isaia Walker-Leawere to miss this game because of their injuries. It would also have been a great opportunity to give Tom Allen his debut; Hugo Plummer wasn't great last week. I wonder whether there's a curtain raiser?

Pretty black & white moth on my wall. A quick search online tells me it's a North Island Lichen moth.

It's the same for people like me, who've moved to NZ from the Netherlands. I paid premiums for my Dutch social security for as long as I worked there (it doesn't just come from Dutch taxes), but NZ is taking that away from me as soon as I apply for NZ Super. Dutch social security also starts at 67.

🤮 That would mean storing student's biometric data, which is a huge breach of their privacy and therefore the Pirvacy Act and Bill of Rights Act. There's no way they can justify that.

I think it's driven by far-right men & their organisations, because they can't handle women thinking & deciding for themselves & being independent from men. These incels want control over women & every aspect of women's lives. The women who "chose" this lifestyle are brainwashed.

It's been one of those nights ... #insomnia

Two months ago, the cheapest 1kg cheese block I could find was Pam's Edam cheese at P'nS for $8.99. Then they increased the price to $9.99, then $10.29, and now it's $11.29. A $2.30 increase in about 2 -3 months time! Back in line with other supermarkets. I'm getting desperate about food prices!

Elon Musk and Donald Trump are now ordering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop protecting consumers from unfair fees, fraud, and scams. They have cut off funding to the agency.

this is the development that most fills me with dread www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/u...

PLEASE SHARE 🧪‼️ MAKE SURE YOU ARE UP TO DATE ON YOUR VACCINES. Since CDC Vaccine Information Statements are being taken down by the Administration… The ENTIRE ARCHIVE of CDC Vaccine Schedules and VISs can be found here: • www.immunize.org/official-gui... • www.immunize.org/vaccines/vis...

From the University of Auckland - Opinion: The appointment of conspiracy theorist RFK Jr as US Secretary of Health and Human Services is a catastrophe for public health.

Now going to find a good spot to see the RNZAF C-130 Hercules planes if they choose the flight path over my suburb. Most clouds have gone so should be able to film them (not enough batteries for my camera, so have to use my phone). They may take another flight path, so I'm not going to walk too far.

So they've lost the plot there as well. Populist fascist parties/politicians have never brought anything good to any country. Proper education of history & social studies should be at the top of the priority list in every country. Learn from the mistakes of the past!

More harmful censorship in the US.

Geez. I have no words. 🤮

Definitely don't want this guy as Wellington mayor. Right-wing covid- and climate change denier, misogynist (you should have read his comments about Jacinda Ardern & our current mayor). Comes across as a nasty person. Wellington Live was a great FB page, until he bought it. He politicized it. Yuck.

Micronutrients have been found to be an effective treatment for conditions like ADHD, depression and anxiety, and have proven a game-changer for some people. But regulations have now made a key product much harder to get.

🇩🇪👀 From 160,000 to 250,000 people took part in the protests in Berlin against right-wing extremism and for distancing CDU from AfD, - Welt

Israel is escalating its attacks on Jenin in the occupied West Bank. "Israel is trying to turn it into a clone of Gaza — ethnic cleansing, pushing people out and destroying homes systematically," says Palestinian analyst Muhammad Shehada.

Opinion poll today in Greenland's main newspaper Sermitsiaq shows an OVERWHELMING majority of Greenlanders very definitely DON'T want to become American despite Trump & visiting family's claims 👇 No 85% Yes 6% Don't know 9%

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I really hate this. A majority of Wellingtonians don't want this at all. We don't want more traffic coming into Wellington, because that's what it will do. And how long is the work on this tunnel going to disrupt that part of the city? Improving the public transport network is way more efficient.

Geez, Sky NZ must be desperate. The last 7 days, I have received the same call from Sky's Sales team with a promotional offer THREE times (and twice by the same person!). I told them 'no' the first time, but they keep calling.

Kia ora! We're new here, having left the other place Flying to you with rugby news at pace Want to hear about the Magpies, Tui & more? And are you black & white from the core? Then follow us & watch this space! Anyone else, of course, welcome too! #HawkesBay One of our favourite moments of 2024:

Trump calling for ethnic cleansing of Gaza. 😡