The new "Team of 5 million"

The team meetings would be HUGE. ("Righto, let's make a start... Is everyone who hates Luxon here?")

The 90s movie soundtrack that still makes millennial hearts flutter On its 30th anniversary year, Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet is a snapshot of a unique cohesion between film and record companies.

I love this film. And the soundtrack. www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/t...

Famously there were some nesting under the fish and chip cart at Wellington train station. Not something most tourists would ever see though.

There was an American TV advert for some pain-relief drug and it showed the (now pain-free) couple holidaying in NZ. An isolated sandy beach, trees that don't grow here, and a fucking penguin walking up to them out of the surf. We're a Disney cartoon to them.

AirSpade Excavation Tool for Arborists The AIR-SPADE is a rugged and durable handheld tool that produces a stream of supersonic air that lets you excavate with minimal root damage.

This week I learned about the existence of air spades, for tree root removal, and I really don't need one, but HOW MUCH FUN COULD WE HAVE?!! www.treestuff.com/air-spade-ex...

Screenshot from RNZ website: Mark Mitchell told a press conference residents had done well to prepare for the cyclone - and generally evacuated when needed. "We don't have the luxury of being complacent. Our job is to keep people alive. "Those people that are complacent, that don't take the measures, that don't take some personal responsibility, are normally the ones that end up putting their hand up, and putting our first responders at risk, when they have to go and rescue them."

Screenshot from RNZ website: Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell and Wayne Brown both pointed out cyclones were unpredictable, which was why there had been such widespread warnings. "It's not a perfect science," Mitchell said.

So someone in this government DOES understand that sometimes situations are unpredictable and you do need to be overly cautious in order to save lives. Huh. What a novel fucking idea. #nzpol

Screenshot from TVNZ website showing TV show Mr Hugo's Little Library, starring Hugo Grrrl 😁

Drag story time ON THE TELLY?? Funded by NZ On Air?! Yusssss!!! www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/mr-hug...

Talking shit is his entire job. (But also the "Waah waah, Jacinda didn't talk to me, and I'm SO important" is super embarrassing. What a dick.)

I'm a bit slow of the mark, but I just realised that because many supermarkets sell fuel, the govt's $50 support is STILL GOING TO THE FUCKING SUPERMARKETS. The supermarkets that are responsible for much of the cost of living crisis, the closure of NZ food producers, and food poverty in Aotearoa 😡

Hot and buns?

Aaaand now they’ve taken it down. Great work, folks 😁

And they absolutely would not care if the lawns weren’t mowed and there was dog hair everywhere. Why do we do this to ourselves lol.

Having friends over for lunch tomorrow, so doing the frantic last-minute shop, mow lawns, vacuum, tidy house, rearrange bookshelf, finish-3-month-long-diy-project panic.

a man wearing a shirt that says schitts creek Alt: David from schitts creek making a face that is quite inexplicable - deeply awkward and uncomfortable.

Thanks to everyone who popped over to Facebook to comment on the post! Apparently it was ‘tongue in cheek’, also known as ‘just a joke’.

Screenshot of a Facebook post from New World Pioneer: "Here’s a few fuel-saving tips to keep the tank (and wallet) happier: 🚗 Keep your tyres pumped up 🛣️ Smooth driving – easy on the accel and brakes 📦 Ditch the extra weight in the boot ❄️ Go easy on the air con …and I’ve personally started leaving the wife at home – lighter car (due to no shopping bags) and my left-side hearing is improving 😅"

Just a little casual misogyny with your fuel-saving tips from the local Kiwi supermarket 😡

Can someone tell them that women do most of the supermarket shopping, and the "my wife's such an annoying talkative cow" jokes went out of fashion in the 80s?

Just had some Canadian tourists in the shop. They have been in NZ for one day and are really impressed by how Kiwis drive sensibly and to the speed limit. Is the price of petrol making us better drivers?!

I love people posting about what music they're listening too. I haven't listened to Mr Bungle in YEARS.

a woman says i don 't know her on a tv show Alt: Mariah Carey saying "I don't know her"

Christopher Luxon anytime he's asked about Winston Peters, David Seymour, government policies, the global situation...

R.E.M. - It's The End Of The World YouTube video by REMVEVO

Had a chat with a customer today about the terrible state of things, and somehow we ended up having a rousing sing-a-long in the shop.

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"I couldn't possibly comment on something I don't know every single detail about, and nor should I be expected to know anything at all. What do you think I am, the prime minister, or something?"

The only way that could have been worse is if it was Rod Stewart.

Love to start my work day by telling people they can't ride their fucking horse on private property just because it's "so pretty".

Hmmm, a bunch of supermarkets that have never stocked us put orders in today. I wonder if they're starting to worry about imported wine not reaching NZ.

Today in trying to focus on the small things while the world burns - weevils in the fucking pantry 😠

Bloody hell. What a load of nasty rubbish.

Interesting that she calls it ‘sloppy’ that one piece of advice didn’t reach ministers. The current govt receives similar expert advice and information on policy, and just fucking ignores it. Maybe she could write about that one day?! GAH!!

Photo of Winston Peters holding a sign that says NO. I can't even remember what the fuck this was about. Just Winston being a dick, I suspect.

Is body of the article just "NO" in incredibly large text?

I'm listening to the Truth Shall Make Ye Fret podcast, as I randomly re-read Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels for the millionth time. I picked up Mort this week. The podcast on Mort was recorded in early March 2020 - it's like the worst kind of time travel...

Nope, this just came up on my Facebook page. I don't even live in the area.