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https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567129/charities-see-alarming-levels-of-poverty-as-families-struggle
There are a dozen people in the Latu household in the Auckland suburb of Mangere, but not enough beds for everyone. Three of Unaloto Latu’s children have to sleep on couches in the living room.
“Those three big chairs over here, our younger children sleep here… we know that sometimes it’s hard for them but they have no choice.”
She and her husband have eight children aged between six and 18, and two relatives staying.
Her husband has been off work with a knee injury for about three years and their household income, reliant on the benefit, is always stretched….
Song Welcome to the Hotel NewZealandia (shareholders – Labour,National,ACT,NZF,smallerGreens).
…she said, “We are all just prisoners here of our own device”
And in the master’s chambers, they gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can’t kill the beast
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
“Relax, ” said the night man, “We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave”
Such a lovely place…
They’re livin’ it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
Bring your alibis”
Guess what is the beast they are carving up. Our authorities say bring your driving licence, or passport for ID, and now better find your alibi or you may get locked out even from your own home in future; the PTB will declare it a protection for you.!
Help real farmers in Kiwiland?
Start with Tasman-Nelson – more rain coming, on top of rain, and rain,, and rain…
Donate to support Top of the South weather impacted farmers and growers ‘Top of the South Rural Support Trust’, 03-0751-0266192-00
Or
Call your local Trust 0800 787 254 8-6pm
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567086/police-officer-slept-with-woman-after-routine-traffic-stop
What a great way to meet likely sorts. If it was consensual maybe it should be self-contained info. Considering Epstein and Trump et al why shouldn’t ordinary others meeting members of the public be able to relate to each other. Makes me think of rural doctors can’t in general marry locals as there is a ban on socialising with patients. Seeing I’ve read that most people meet partners while working or from fellow workers it seems tough.
A bit of background about AI here and now in NZ. We who want to be aware and know reliable sources, should read this. If we watch carefully we might be able to prevent our minds being filled with cottonwool stained with permanent marker ink! Because once it gets in and makes an impact on our senses, it is hard for false information to be cleared away. And we don’t want the PTB to get involved with brain procedures.
I refer to earlier OM comment 3/7 on ‘morningside’ piece with an antiMaori slant.
https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2025/07/03/the-daily-blog-open-mic-3rd-july-2025/#comment-937295
A nasty little stirrer of a comment set to cause trouble and misinformation.
Clarity from RNZ (RadioNZ).:
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/567221/how-a-local-website-was-hijacked-and-filled-with-ai-generated-coherent-gibberish
Mentions ‘ morningside” as is in the noted comment above.
..Another article claims DOC has put steel barriers across the entrance to Echo Hole, which it says is a cave tucked into a limestone bluff, in the South Island back country.
According to DOC, there are numerous caves in Waitaki, but none called Echo Hole. The photo used in the story appears to be generated by artificial intelligence (AI). It shows a cave surrounded by rain forest…
…What is going on at morningside.nz?
Rod Ballenden, who runs the site, says it has been “hacked”. The news section was added to the site and is being populated with the articles, which are all crammed full of digital ads. They are still trying to remove the stories but it’s proving difficult, Ballenden says.
Cyber security expert Adam Boileau says he suspects the domain name may have not been renewed by the site owner. Expiry details are public, and people look out for ones soon to expire.
“They can basically snipe the domains that expire out from underneath their original owners.”…
Technology expert and author of Fake Believe: Conspiracy Theories in Aotearoa, Dylan Reeve says we may never know who is behind the hack, and whether it was a New Zealander, or someone offshore.
The likely motivation for the hacking was to make money off the advertising appearing on the stories. “It’s just filthy with ads,” he says.
The content also appears to be tailored to repeat search terms and he notes content from it is appearing in Google AI suggestions at the top of search results….
Most of the stories include some mention of cultural issues and mention iwi, a taonga, remains, and occasionally a rāhui.
Reeve thinks the choice of a divisive element to stories is intentional. “It’s probably seen that divisive topics are successful and get a lot of attention.”…
Official notices about closures are always published on the DOC website, and Roberts urged people to visit the official site to ensure they are getting correct information, rather than rely on second-hand sources…
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