1. Comment on Daily review 06/07/2026

    aj. Oh I do indeed have a deep interest. Not quite sure of your “less stark” ? And I have read and been deeply interested in NZ’s last decade (which was then again recently broken…) Eight of the 10 warmest years on record have been recorded in the last …

  2. Comment on Open Mike 07/07/2026

    “Revelations” (that word again!) and “Concerns” about Senior NZ Police ? Sexual assault, child protection cases reopened amid concerns about senior officer The re-investigations follow a “rapid review” of 1000 files that were under the oversight of the …

  3. Comment on Daily review 06/07/2026

    The very recent flooding throughout NZ follows…. New Zealand’s warmest June on record The nationwide average temperature in June was 10.6°C, with the highest temperature of 26.0°C observed at Bromley in Christchurch on 20 June – a new record. Earth …

  4. Comment on Open Mike 04/07/2026

    HTll …from your Link. (And yes, I followed all this from years back…a surefire rort for some) High-country farmer subdivision profits released Shell out $265,000 and collect more than $10 million. It’s one of several nice little high-country earners. …

  5. Comment on Open Mike 04/07/2026

    The Matua (the other one, Shane) might have other ideas? Hopefully some ugly (well, uglier : ) infighting to come…. On Laws….he has an already confirmed cooker base in Waitaki. Santana Supporters……

  6. Comment on Open Mike 06/07/2026

    Yet I get your point about left-wingers en masse hallucinating such entities possibly being able to manifest such destiny via collaborative new-age affirmations. Huh?

  7. Comment on This Government’s war on the homeless and the young

    The NACT1 coalition are poised, ready to implement a New Victorian New Zealand….this will fit perfectly with their general judgmental meanness and already burgeoning prison state complex…. More than a century ago, colonial New Zealand law allowed …

  8. Comment on Open Mike 06/07/2026

    Pres Donald bonespur/chicken hawk Trump appeals to his marching morons. President Donald Trump hails US, blasts ‘communists’ in 250th anniversary speech “Communists” ? “Our warriors did not fight communism on battlefields across the word, only to have that …

  9. Comment on Open Mike 04/07/2026

    Reasons to Vote ….Labour/Green November ’26 : #…. Former Whanganui Mayor Michael Laws says he wants to be broadcasting minister And is he a good fit for NZFist ? Well IMO he ticks the denier/conspiracist/racist/asshole checklist….so, absolutely. He …

  10. Comment on Open Mike 01/07/2026

    the wilting Coalition Tree before it’s chopped at grassroots level on 7 Nov. Thats where the not all trees are good might have come from ? Definitely a poison weed tree !

  11. Comment on Open Mike 01/07/2026

    Also, for them, a night sleeping out on the streets in such weather as I experienced in Wellington over the past few days- very high winds, rain, low temperatures- might change a mind or two about treatment of the homeless. Aye ! Sadly Empathy….is not …

  12. Comment on Open Mike 01/07/2026

    Grrrrufff. Watchdog finds decision by Prime Minister’s Office about official information request ‘unreasonable’ An independent watchdog has found a decision by the Prime Minister’s Office regarding an official information request was “unreasonable”. Chief …

  13. Comment on Open Mike 01/07/2026

    DMK : as I commented on Daily Review… This situation wuz a “Revelation” to Luxo and Potaka !? https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-29-06-2026/#comment-2066050 I note not the kind of life changing revelation…for them. Thats coming November ! Vote Green …

  14. Comment on The cut to Total Mobility doesn’t add up

    Good Investigative work and effort Nick Ruane. I was thinking “Catch 22” but its beyond that? I have followed Public Transport in NZ and its ups and downs for years. I have made contact with these myself, but if of any use? https://www.publictransportforum …

  15. Comment on Daily review 29/06/2026

    I read this RNZ Link, not with disbelief, (cynicism from years of these asshats) but a wonder that anyone…apart from of course, the top feeders, would give sorted Luxo and his fellow creeps/cronies another go? Prime Minister Christopher Luxon admits he …

  16. Comment on Open Mike 29/06/2026

    How good are the Greens? Sooo Good : ) Also cheers for that Hopetown Link. A great article/read.. And we, (well me,and others?) are there, even if virtually….until November ! Also I thought I knew that name Simon Wilson. A Good Guy/Writer and a Cyclist …

  17. Comment on Open Mike 29/06/2026

    Have had something similar on a section of the Roxburgh Gorge Trail from Alexandra to Roxburgh dam. Held up for approx 10 years (you can get an IMO, very expensive jetboat to shuttle past ) Now moving forward, it was apparently just getting rid of “the …

  18. Comment on Open Mike 29/06/2026

    Fossil fuelish Morons and their obsessive, ideologically set on same, incl RONS/Car-Go Cultism et al….are never going to be Interested in the following Link…but its the way we in NZ should be going. And onya to Climate Correspondent : Kate Newton, RNZ. …

  19. Comment on Open Mike 28/06/2026

    Had been commenting on same hope too. Just makes sense to Restart/Rebuild our NZ Apprentice base. From that base, IMO…much good will come. (and Labour goodwill)

  20. Comment on Open Mike 28/06/2026

    It wuz Machine Gun McKee…… Nicole McKee announced as ACT’s new deputy https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/633846/nicole-mckee-announced-as-act-s-new-deputy

  21. Comment on Open Mike 28/06/2026

    Yep, I’m not in any Meehan feedback loop (apart from RNZ/Newsroom) but I would think Local/Employee Knowledge indeed be disturbing. Begs the question…how did he get so far before it finally imploded? Over a long working life I have struck all kinds (as I …

  22. Comment on Open Mike 28/06/2026

    Well….yes? IMO they are just a Class/Peer Group outlet. Of course they would, and will, present the least damaging possible. AKA…circling the wagons. I linked as it was the only one I saw with Meehans earlier Health issue (even though also paywalled) …

  23. Comment on Open Mike 28/06/2026

    BG : myself, did realise that : ) And re Mercurial Meehan? Karma?…or, just using a subdivision analogy : the sewer line could no longer hold the highly pressurised sewage…and it burst, showering aforesaid everywhere. This time, most of it stuck to the …

  24. Comment on Open Mike 27/06/2026

    This ? Chris Bishop turns down easing truck weight restrictions https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/627789/trucking-lobby-group-outraged-after-transport-minister-rejects-bid-to-allow-heavier-loads IMO Bishflap Bishop and other GNats (incl but not limited …

  25. Comment on Open Mike 28/06/2026

    I (and maybe others) had wondered about Chris mercurial Meehan, head of Winton Developments, quite sudden departure…..Health reasons was the apparent line…. One of New Zealand’s most ambitious, active property developers has suddenly taken leave from …

  26. Comment on Open Mike 27/06/2026

    Chris Luxon is apparently “constantly underwhelmed” ? Well Luxo,we at the lower end of the table (aka bottom feeders) are maybe feeling constantly overwhelmed by you and your NACT1 cronies. Anyway…here is the man hisself garbling as he attempts to have …

  27. Comment on Open Mike 19/06/2026

    FFS. I will just leave you to your conclusions.

  28. Comment on Open Mike 19/06/2026

    I also don’t see what this has to do with my Link? (was it meant to?)

  29. Comment on Open Mike 19/06/2026

    But never talk to cops does. Does that apply in this particular situation?

  30. Comment on Open Mike 19/06/2026

    GWS Don’t jump to conclusions And then Just quickly looking at this – perhaps police had no authority to look for better response with her, and needed to find a place of safety for her quickly. I believe that police no longer are able to help with mental …