Political Caption Competition
Green Party throws Gloria under an electric bus

A Marxist, the co-Leader of the Greens, a political commentator, an Environmental activist, the President of the Māori Party…

Labour will ‘never change’ New Zealand’s nuclear-free status, Hipkins says Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins says his party will “never…

Ex-Defence Minister Wayne Mapp pushes back on US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth’s ‘freeloading’ claim Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue…

We told you this was already happening… Government uses Budget urgency to pass bill allowing the automation of welfare decisions…

Cough. Sooooooo ’bout those allegations the the IDF are systematically using sexual assault on Palestinian Prisoners… UN blacklists Israel for…

NZ First Conference
The Heat is On. (Beverley Hills Cop soundtrack)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZD8HKVKneI
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/what-you-need-to-know/506560/train-delays-and-heat-restrictions-what-you-need-to-know
The same week the New York Times named exploring Aotearoa New Zealand by train as one of the best things to do in 2024, commuters are lamenting the country’s “Goldilocks” rail network.
Those relying on the line between Wellington and Kāpiti have had a frustrating start to the working year, with heat restrictions and then a power outage – also caused by the warm weather, according to KiwiRail – disrupting services.
KiwiRail said trains were forced to slow to 40km/h when track temperatures reached 40 degrees Celsius. Heat restrictions were common over summer, and they could be in place late into the evening during hot summer days…
I could put a brainyquote about fire here but the site I think was bought by some entity that has gone from flashing a distracting message over the site and now refuses to allow me in because it must check that I am, or it is secure. The view of buses on fire, is synonymous
with our systems being disrupted by the control of voracious megalomaniacs.