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Jo Hubris, Lady Boom herself, spokesvagina, one of -those- fat queers. She/her
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The amazing detail in this story is this lad's neighbour frantically whistling to try and draw the ship's attention to the dangerous local hazard known as [checks notes] Norway. If it hadn't noticed houses are generally stand on vessels a bit of whistling probably ain't going to do it, fella.

submitted 10 hours ago • 40 comments

Luxon and Willis are gonna be so mad when they get asked live on air if the Deputy PMs threats to RNZ led to the $18 million dollar cut and they say "No" and then Winston tweets "I'd fucken do it again bitch" while they're on air.

submitted 11 hours ago • 0 comments

The other day I was feeling desolate in part because I had nothing to do, and of course the monkey's fucking paw meant that on top of all the Budget stuff, I also have to caption an hour long video that uses a bit of Te Reo Māori in it, and captioning correctly takes at least 4x the length of video

submitted 12 hours ago • 1 comment

Oh gawd. I just about died of cringe and then... the second page.

submitted 18 hours ago • 1 comment

The grim farce ordained by Simeon Brown begins to manifest.

submitted 18 hours ago • 6 comments

if you can't stand the dad jokes try to get father away

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submitted 23 hours ago • 41 comments

CW: SA For opinion writers in the Herald saying that victims of sexual assault should just “sue their abusers” instead of having access to ACC, the New Zealand organisation whose mandate it is to support with injuries, a few considerations: 🧵

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

I just complimented my colleague on his pink muffin box and now I worry I’m in trouble with HR

submitted 20 hours ago • 1 comment

Continuing my urge to let the forest take me. Cover me with ivy, let the birds nest in my hair. May I disappear entirely

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Nicola Grigg informed of pay equity repeal in November; didn't tell the Ministry for Women until the day before the announcement. Says it was about the "sensitivity" of the policy - meaning she was afraid people would object #nzqt

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

thehardtimes.net/music/gen-x-...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

THIS! But also not just as a creative, just in every area you have strengths in. Charities and volunteer orgs need good accountants and builders and cooks etc too!

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Reminder that everyone is “at risk” with COVID, and we should strenuously resist any further attempts in Aotearoa to undermine how public immunisation for it logically fucking works, just as people are resisting the same undermining in the US

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The Onion’s June 2025 Bestseller List. Read the full reviews at theonion.com/june-2025-be....

submitted 1 day ago • 40 comments

If you have to be less Māori to be in parliament, then parliament is a broken racist piece of shit.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

this is straight privilege. If I went on national tv to announce I got dicked down by a daddy pig, we would lose whatever rights we have left

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

There are many reasons a show is cancelled that have nothing to do with being "bad", such as: Declining viewership Financial performance Jerry O'Connell Revenge Trolling Joss Whedon Scientology recruiting everybody High production costs Time travellers telling us what a cast member did All common!

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Speaking of acoustics, where should I go for my family birthday dinner? Needs to have room for 7 of us and be quiet enough for two people who should probably consider hearing aids and easily sound-overloaded me. (Welly cbd preferred, no dietaries or budget concerns, but must have comfy chairs)

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Our tīpuna did not fight for our existence for us to apologise for our resistance. 20.05.25 | 3:30PM | Parliament. TOITŪ TE HAKA. @whaeadeb.bsky.social @rawiriwaititimp.bsky.social #NZPol #OneTermGovt #TePātiMāori #ToitūTeTiriti

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

I’ve been writing guidance for govt use of social media since 2007, and I feel a million years old and I’m so very tired

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment