Kent Atkinson

Joke party that used to have some kind of consistency. Has now just descended into incoherent populism.

I’ve been in Auckland for less than 12 hours and have already walked past Wayne Brown on K Rd, ah New Zealand never change

Left our car across from our friends place after some drinks yesterday and found this when we went to get it today, from Karen of Herne Bay who literally thinks they own the park outside their house. This is my new favourite park forever more.

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I met lawyer Sue Grey to try and work out why she’s so dedicated to pushing conspiracy theories - about Covid, about 1080, about 5G - even when her work hurts people. She was warm, charming, and completely convinced of her own rightness. Story here: stuff.co.nz/national/healt…

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I am heartbroken to report the world has lost a giant. After 91 years that he filled with love & service my remarkable grandfather passed away yesterday, surrounded by his four daughters. Vale David George Abrahams a man who knew how to live. ❤️💔❤️

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Corrected: RNZ National slips to 6th in nationwide weekly radio audience - from 4th in July and 1st a year ago. Newstalk - 671,600 (+ 20k) Breeze - 648,200 (- 22.5k) More - 633,200 (+ 37.4k) Edge - 611,500 (- 20k) ZM - 605,700 (+17.1k) RNZ Nat - 589,600 (-12.9k) Short thread..

@charlottecooknz And some people did ... youtube.com/watch?v=6j6h96…

Turns out not everyone picked up the new bit of lingo

@nz_voter @colette3652 No ,when NZ planted million of pines in the 80s the then forestry minster (Falloon) pleaded and begged the sector to invest $7 to $8 billion over 25 years so the tsunami of harvested logs could be processed in this country... needless to say they didn't do that...

@colette3652 Seriously, this is not a covid issue

Sorry, just need an outlet to vent. Starting a $1.2m build next month. Lead time for cladding order was 17 weeks. Ordered last month. Told this morning it won’t get to us until March next year. So we change to a different cladding after asking my rep the lead time. 1/5

HEADS UP: SH1 ASHBURTON RIVER BRIDGE, CANTERBURY - NIGHT WORKS The bridge will have Stop/Go traffic management and a 30km/h speed restriction in place on Thurs 29 July, Wed 4 and Thurs 5 Aug from 9 pm to 5 am. Please allow extra time. These works are weather-dependent. ^JP

@WgtnWaterOutage So what was the decision pls - three lanes or one on Jervois Quay at rush hour?

@WgtnWaterOutage It is past midnight, so what's the verdict pls? one lane or three lanes for Jervois Quay on Thursday?