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I find this absolutely hilarious.

I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise.

And in today’s feel good story, six months supervision for beating someone unconscious....

National have committed to keeping most of the density rules they agreed to with Labour, with the tweak of giving councils a little more flexibility around where people can build up to three storeys. Overall a great move, and one that will hopefully have a downwards pressure on house prices....

This was a fascinating read, it sounds like he disagreed with his colleagues on a number of issues. And given the election result, I’d say he was right, as law and order was something Labour was perceived as being very weak on....

Christensen said it appeared one of the two propellers came loose...

We deserve a better standard of political discourse in this country, in my view. It sounds like Mark Mitchell has done some pretty impressive things in his career, including taking on gangs and uncovering war crimes....

cross-posted from: lemmy.nz/post/6840745...

Autistic children and young adults are more than twice as likely to die before their 25th birthday, compared to their non-autistic peers, new research shows....

Councils in cyclone-hit regions staring down a decade-long roading recovery say they simply cannot afford it....

The kahukura red admiral butterfly has been named New Zealand’s Bug of the Year today, after nearly 17,000 bug lovers voted for their favourite insect....

The privacy of shoppers signed up for Woolworths’ new loyalty card Everyday Rewards has been questioned with the fine print revealing the supermarket can record licence plates, capture video and audio of customers and link them to membership numbers....

"I think it’s very clear when you call 111 with a physical health crisis [currently] you get a health response. When you call 111 with a mental health crisis in New Zealand you get a criminal justice response....

Good on them, I hate these BS loyalty schemes, and typically avoid any store that offers them....