Monty

Hey @skysportnz Where is the best home game league commentator tonight? Glen Larmer is a million times better than whoever you’ve got there with Monty Betham tonight.

@InARsWeTrustt $9 each way. $18 a day. Almost $100 a week to people. Tell me how fair that is to a cleaner working in town or a labourer or anyone on a minimum wage.

I have no issue with a toll on the bridge and a tax on the alternative route Auckland had a population of 700k when the tolls ended. It’s now 1.8 million. Meaning there’s a million people living here. Using it for free and complaining the bridge is paid for The toll for the new crossing could be split between the existing and the new option User pays. Taxpayers in other cities shouldn’t be paying for a bridge they don’t use. Much th same as I shouldn’t be paying for successive Wellington commie mayors spending millions on cycle paths and not their water infrastructure

𝐀𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 The Beehive has reached out to the Taxpayers' Union to clarify that the proposed Auckland Harbour Bridge Tax is not Government policy as no decisions have been taken, and the $9 per trip amount was a suggestion from the Infrastructure Commission. The following can be attributed to Tory Relf, a spokesperson for the Taxpayers' Union. "We apologise to Transport Minister Chris Bishop for asserting that the 'Bridge Tax' is Government policy and breaches National's 'no new taxes' commitment. The Government is merely ’taking advice' on reintroducing a toll on the Harbour Bridge." "We certainly look forward to the Bridge Tax being ruled out."

BREAKING: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney blindsides Trump by forming a super alliance of 40 powerful countries to defeat his disastrous MAGA agenda. Carney has become one of Trump's most brilliant adversaries... According to Politico, the European Union, composed of 27 nations, as well as a geopolitical bloc of 12 Indo-Pacific countries, have begun negotiations to form one of the largest economic alliances in the entire world. This historic pivot comes as Trump continues to wage erratic tariff wars on close allies, turning the once-stable United States into a deeply unreliable partner. The talks are being led by Canada and will be the fruit of Carney's vision of a world in which the so-called "middle powers" unite to undermine Trump's tariffs and make themselves immune to his bullying coercion. If successful — and it certainly appears to be heading in that direction — the supply chains of countries as far off as Canada, Malaysia, and Germany could be intwined into one super supply chain. “The work is definitely coming along,” a Canadian government official said to POLITICO. “We’ve had very fruitful discussions on it with other partners around the world.” “We see a lot of value in increasing trade among the EU and [Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership] parties, which would also contribute to enhancing supply chain resilience,” stated a Japanese trade official. Last month, Carney gave an astonishing speech at the Davos World Economic Forum during which he announced the end of American dominance, stating that the "bargain no longer" works for the rest of the world. American hegemony once offered benefits, now it offers only chaos. "Let me be direct, we are in the midst of a rupture not a transition," Carney said during that speech. "Over the past two decades a series of crises in finance, health, energy, and geopolitics have laid the bare risks of extreme global integration." "But more recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as weapons," he said, referring to Trump. "Tariffs as leverage. Financial infrastructures as coercion. Supply chains as vulnerabilities to be exploited. You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination." He predicted that allied nations would "diversify to hedge against uncertainty" and "rebuild sovereignty" and that's exactly what's happening with this nascent trade alliance. Carney said that the deal will "create a new trading bloc of 1.5 billion people." Left out in the cold would be the American people, who will be forced to stand by as the citizens of other nations enjoy easier, cheaper access to reliable goods. Trump has made us a world pariah, and the price will be shouldered by your wallet. “We hope that if that’s a success, if you can see tangible benefits in different areas, that could also entice other countries to join in and team up in a positive sense,” said Klemens Kober, the Director of Trade Policy, EU Customs, Transatlantic Relations at the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce. “So the more the merrier," Kober added. This is what happens when you elect an ignorant conman and give him unilateral power over foreign policy. Trump and his MAGA sycophants thought that the rest of the world would simply roll over as America proceeded to pillaged and ransack their coffers. Instead, they'e banding together to completely shatter the balance of power forever. Please ❤️ and share if you think that Trump is the worst president in American history!

That was the maddest game of T20 ever and I only saw the super overs. Afghanistan so so close. 😭 #cwcT20

Just came here to say the Three Now app really is a crock of shit isn’t it. It’s owned by @SKYNZ isn’t it?Hard to watch MAFS when it keeps crashing. I know…

I don’t like cricket. I love it. @BLACKCAPS taking an ODI series in India. What a time to be awake and alive!

@susie_dent That would be when I, aged 7, told the class in a speech that I was reading Enid Blyton’s “Secret Seven So-Shitty”.

I am loving the replies to this. Thanks to everyone for sharing their own epi-fannies.

@winstonpeters #remembrance

I feel like I want to blame the government for there being no DRS at @BLACKCAPS and Eden Park tonight. That’s what people do, right? But honestly, is this 1980? #cricket #notech #NZvWI

Whoever’s looking after the @AucklandCity_FC social media accounts needs to lock access down and change all passwords cos the wannabe porn star is back on their instagram. On and off for days now! #hussyball

@Zjoue2 @icelandcricket Yeah Jeff Wilson for me

@icelandcricket Several but Ellyse Perry (football) and Suzie Bates (basketball) right up there, Jeff Wilson (All Black), Dennis Compton (football), Brian McKechnie (All Black).

Who has been the most talented cricketer ever in multiple sports?

@MilkshakeNZ Incorrect, ChatGPT is actually better than that. (Also, he's stood with similar ideas in the past before it was here.)

@Sportsfreakconz This is what happens when Chat GPT stands for local councils...

Christchurch

I just spent five minutes back on X and find myself longing for the Twitter of the early days when most people were just having a bit of a laugh and sharing interesting info.

@TerriWhiti Just because you don't agree with someone's opinion, doxing is a bullshit thing to do. And to tag the wrong uni is plain dumb. Not that it matters which uni he's at, your aggro attitude is how all this shit starts.

@MarkHubbard33 @CiceroMD @AucklandUni

Could someone not blocked send this to that evil idiot Mohan Dutta at @AucklandUni

Thoroughly enjoyed that dropping of the ball over the line being called a try. #argvnzl

@actparty @dbseymour What are you? Five years old? Just because you disagree with someone doesn’t mean you should describe them as having “derangement syndrome” (lame btw). People are entitled to have opinions without being abused. It’s just pathetic.

Via @dbseymour on Facebook: Bad news, we're seeing a surge in cases of Regulatory Standards Derangement Syndrome. My Patient of the Day is Auckland University associate professor George Laking. He's run to national radio to claim the Regulatory Standards Bill would stop lawmakers from considering public health. His claim is wrong. The Bill ensures all regulatory decisions are transparent about their basis, whether economic, social, or health-related. Under the Bill, if a lawmaker wants to take away your property or freedom, they'll need to show their working. If they want to pass, for example, a new tax on junk food, they'll have to outline the expected costs and benefits. The Bill won't stop them from passing the tax, but it will arm voters with better information. It’s disappointing to see academics resort to exaggeration rather than engaging with the actual content of the bill. Anyone can read it, and I invite them to. George Laking may be interested in ACT’s record in government of backing public health with action. We funded new cancer medicines, we properly funded Pharmac, we’re improving access to innovative medicines that are available overseas. That’s the kind of practical leadership the system needs, grounded in basic standards of lawmaking the Regulatory Standards Bill promotes.

How great is it to have Karen Hay on @95bFM on Saturday mornings. #nzmusiclegend

This looked quite funny @DanielFaitaua 🤣

@Blackha05681042 @rektdrinks @GarethNotGarth It says flavored water on the first page?

@rektdrinks @GarethNotGarth That’s awesome more companies should market like this! FYI - I went to your page due to this post but still have no idea what the beverage you’re selling is. That’s an important first impression to make on someone visiting a company’s page lol

Life starting again at 51 years old.

@Reefton Enrolments are up 10 percent this year. Let the students do the talking.

How anyone imagines the compulsory course will make the university more attractive to either domestic or international students is baffling. centrist.nz/graham-adams-a…