The Daily Blog Open Mic – 14th April 2025
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
The Editor doesn’t moderate this blog, 3 volunteers do, they are very lenient to provide you a free speech space but if it’s just deranged abuse or putting words in bloggers mouths to have a pointless argument, we don’t bother publishing.
All in all, TDB gives punters a very, very, very wide space to comment in but we won’t bother with out right lies or gleeful malice. We leave that to the Herald comment section.
EDITORS NOTE: – By the way, here’s a list of shit that will get your comment dumped. Sexist abuse, homophobic abuse, racist abuse, anti-muslim abuse, transphobic abuse, Chemtrails, 9/11 truthers, Qanon lunacy, climate deniers, anti-fluoride fanatics, anti-vaxxer lunatics, 5G conspiracy theories, the virus is a bioweapon, some weird Bullshit about the UN taking over the world and ANYONE that links to fucking infowar.
AI controlled or mainly?
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/558110/westpac-trials-basic-bank-accounts-to-improve-accessibility
A basic bank account was designed as a transactional bank account with simplified functionality, and among recommendations of the Commerce Commission’s Market Study into personal banking services.
Westpac NZ chief executive Catherine McGrath said the basic bank account was intended for customers who may need additional support to open an account, such as those who do not meet current legal identification requirements for a bank account, or who may be in vulnerable circumstances and need additional restrictions on their account.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/558118/how-does-new-zealand-s-driving-test-compare-to-other-countries
and
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/558140/new-driver-licensing-rules-will-weaken-the-system-road-safety-advocates-say