Are you getting stung by 'lazy tax'? Lazy tax, busy tax or ignorance tax - here are five ways you might be paying it. And how to avoid it.

Urgh, don't like this framing RNZ. Yes I get stung by all of this, but it's to do with ADHD, not being lazy or ignorant. That will be the case for many people, whether diagnosed or not.

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Nothing makes me feel so old as the experience of 19 year olds standing and offering me their seat on the bus to uni.

The run-down Melling station building in Lower Hutt, up on moving blocks in preparation for moving to the new station location

Part of the Riverlink project in Te Awakairangi that boils my blood is that NZTA is moving the rundown, unused, asbestos-riddled Melling station building to the new site...because it's heritage listed. What an expensive faff 😤

Climate change is here. NZ isn't ready Analysis: A serious approach to climate adaptation requires reckoning with the grim reality the future holds: more storms, more floods, more heat.

NZ must reckon with the grim reality of our future: more storms, floods and heat.

This is a confronting situation. And yet, if we are to shield our communities, our infrastructure and our economy from the worst excesses of climate change, it is one we must confront.
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It is! I found one selling on Ebay for $100! Sadly it smells like the motor is overheating when it's running, so perhaps past its best :-(

Old school (1980s?) general electric food processor in cream, brown and orange

Our food processor recently died, and unbeknownst to me my partner had kept...not our last one but the one before that, and dug it out of the shed. He's telling me it goes with our mid-century kitchen 🙄

It Was a Point Blank Execution David Farrier's Webworm reports from the scene as ICE executes another American

i was at the scene shortly after ICE executed a man they were piled on top of. my report and photos are on webworm: www.webworm.co/icekillsagain/

"There is no justification for letting that many bullets go. That's messed up, That is no regard for life at all" a lifelong resident told me.

fuck ice.

He seems to be well briefed and on the ground. I don't think the criticism should be directed at him - more his boss.

This is a great example of how genAI steals from us all on multiple levels. It's stolen a promotional spot for real books and authors, it's stolen a job from an actual journalist who could have compiled this, it's stolen an opportunity for parents to be recommended good NZ books for their kids

I'm fuming about this today. Our holiday plans have been upended by this latest issue and I feel sick knowing we soon won't have a rescue tug if anything goes seriously wrong in the strait

Nicola will get a strongly worded email...and maybe the bill for our expenses

KiwiRail investigating Interislander Kaiārahi ferry steering problem Passengers were stuck on the Kaiārahi for more than six hours on Friday night, after a "technical problem with the steering" was discovered during checks.

Soo... holiday plans are in the toilet. Partner & child 1 were supposed to be on this ferry this morning (child 2 and me flying to meet them further south). But next available sailing is in a week 😭

KiwiRail investigating Interislander Kaiārahi ferry steering problem www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

NZ does do the summer break differently - and there are some fair reasons for that The make up of New Zealand’s economic activity may shift temporarily over the Christmas/summer period, but there is no evidence of a drop.

Clear, factual reporting that takes the time to research whether a reckon is actually real shouldn't be rare, but it is really feels like it increasingly is. Ricketts explainer delivers again.

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Don't forget to purchase a stationwagon and trailer (paying 1980s petrol prices) so you can collect tools, untreated timber, and seaweed, manure, mulch etc to build and fertilise your garden.

I had a feeling it was their miost succesful album... but I always prefered Bossanova which I LOVED seeing live last night.

The Pixies were so good tonight, my Gen X alt-rock peers were out in fine form. It's so nice to go out and not feel old lol!

Doolittle?

Screenshot of RNZ breaking news article with headline 'Noisy little blue penguins nest under Coromandel home, leaving couple at wit's end'

What RNZ considers to be worthy of a breaking news push notification is baffling, but this is quite a cute example

Stoked about this news!

Zohran Mamdani's win is "an incredible proof of concept of how to fight fascism," says @naomiaklein.bsky.social.

"Fascists want everybody to be the same. They celebrate conformity, uniformity, sameness, hierarchy. … The entire [Mamdani] campaign was a love letter to the diversity."

Exciting day today. Not only is it Halloween, but my crowdfunding campaign is also live! Please support me by making a pledge and/or sharing on all your socials and with your friends, family, and colleagues. Thanks to everyone offering rewards. You rock! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...

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Greater Wellington results are in. @quentinduthie.bsky.social is back in in Te Awa Kairangi, so is Gabriel Tupou, unfortunately ACT's Nigel Elder also made the cut.

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Especially satisfying to see Guppy booted out, considering the toxic and truly unhinged behaviour of his mate Bloxham towards Peri and her supporters

So freaking stoked about this!!! Go Peri!

Me too! So stoked

Podcast: Quit Paris? How pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords went from fringe media to the mainstream | PledgeMe Quit Paris? This podcast will investigate how a fringe idea moved from being a fringe position to one advocated by mainstream politicians

If this crowdfund meets the goal I can pay myself the equivalent of the jobseeker benefit for the time between my current contract ends, and the start of the next academic year, at which point I'll become a full time student and borrow weekly living costs

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I remember when a protester punched the co-leader of the Greens in the face.

Hana Maipi-Clarke had her home broken into by a political stalker.

I recall VFF protesting outside Clarke's parents' home while Jacinda was on holiday.

I dont remember hearing about National's concerns back then??

Government announces more funding for natural pharmaceutical sector It's announced a $42.8 million funding boost to go towards a 'Biodiscovery Platform'.

This is giving MAHA vibes. They want more NZ to get a bigger slice of that wellness influencer cash

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Indeed!