Soi did a big shop spend on a piece of furniture yesterday, paid for it on my debit card. Today I went to do my groceries and my card was declined..say what. Then I got a message from my spark acct saying I hadn’t paid,ph won’t work. Bank blocked my card! No message , nothing. 🤪

Agree, big ups for Simeon

And there you go. Te Pāti Māori and the Greens are effectively doing a deal. Less than 10 hours after I called on the Greens and Te Pāti Māori to stop playing games and be upfront with their supporters and the public, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer has essentially confirmed the deal. Ngarewa-Packer says Te Pāti Māori will “swallow their ego for the good of the nation.” She’s made it crystal clear that her party is focused on securing the candidate votes in their electorates and in doing so, has all but confirmed an arrangement with the Greens. According to the RNZ-Reid Research poll, 49.6% of all voters believe Labour should rule out any deal with Te Pāti Māori. Even worse for Labour: 38% of their own voters want Labour to reject Te Pāti Māori outright. A Greens-Te Pāti Māori deal increases the chances of a chaotic Labour-led coalition and makes Hipkins continual refusal to confirm if Labour will or won’t work with Te Pāti Māori almost inconsequential.

Really proud of this. stuff.co.nz/politics/3609937…

Awesome news

Labour has announced another policy paid for by its planned Capital Gains Tax. But what if the CGT brings in less money than expected? House price growth forecasts would need to deteriorate further. Barbara Edmonds says they will "cross that bridge" if they have to. Story ⬇️

Holy heck , another 1 ..#all whites

Omg the commentators cramming themselves over a goal from Iran, crowd happy as. Seriously

I am in tears 😭 Let’s go All Whites!! What a play from our wonderman Chris Wood and what a calm finish by Elijah Just 🤯 Now plz hold on to our lead boys #NewZealand #WorldCup

New Zealand stun Iran courtesy Elijah Just who bags his 10th international goal. It is the second time the All whites have taken the lead in a World Cup match (the other vs Italy, 2010).

Brilliant 👏 1 zip

Yes Goalllllllll

Yep, we can't have any learning difficulties or talent identified. Lets keep everyone dumbed down which will ensure the only thing they are employable as is a Labour party spokesman

Already free

Chloe Swarbrick and the Greens in an unofficial deal with Te Pāti Māori? Full-blown rumours are circulating that the Greens are now quietly cooperating with Te Pāti Māori to secure enough seats between them to form part of a Labour-led coalition — while applying collective pressure on Labour for more ambitious, progressive change, rather than risking handing those seats over to Labour. For a political newcomer Tania Waikato sits at a very strong number 13 on the Green Party list. That makes a split vote highly appealing in many Māori electorates: candidate vote for Te Pāti Māori (e.g., Rawiri Waititi in Waiariki), party vote Green. The same strategy applies across other Māori seats — Te Pāti Māori for the candidate, Green for the party. This approach feels especially obvious in Tāmaki Makaurau, where the Greens’ candidate, Florence Te Ohaere, remains a virtual unknown. Here, a party vote for the Greens paired with a candidate vote for sitting MP Oriini Kaipara (Te Pāti Māori) makes perfect strategic sense. As the election draws closer the Greens seem to appearing with Te Pāti Māori MP’s more frequently in social media. Chloe Swarbrick, the Greens, and Te Pāti Māori owe their supporters and the public full honesty and transparency. They should come clean about any collusion or coordination between the two parties

The hurricanes have so,d out the Tin..yippee, can’t wait

Form whatever opinion you like about MPs receiving accomodation allowances, but this reporting is totally dishonest as it makes it seem like she is unique. Here are just a few examples of other MPs who received it in 2025 while owning property in Wellington: Celia Wade-Brown Arena Williams Duncan Webb Jan Tinetti Kieran McAnulty Willie Jackson Deborah Russell I will publish the full info on my Substack later.

Great questions Henry

Hardly surprising that Ayesha Verrall is already eyeing the exit after her brutal butchering of Lil Nas X’s 'Old Town Road’.

Who will be the first @NZStuff journalist to resign now that Matthew Hooton has been appointed Post and Sunday Star Times editor? How embarrassing for them all that a non journalist is appointed.