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[Jake Q @JakeQ_NZ]

Nothing could possibly go wrong

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Google plans to release 32 million mosquitoes in California and Florida

The male mosquitoes do not bite humans. They are being released to reduce disease-carrying mosquito populations and help limit the spread of illnesses such as West Nile virus.

[Jake Q @JakeQ_NZ]

“A new tax on banks will be introduced to fund the RBNZ which is expected to save the government $209 million. It has been noted that this tax will be equivalent to only 1 per cent of banks’ total profit” - wait, what I love it 😇

[Jake Q @JakeQ_NZ]

@dpfdpf He’s coming for your party’s voters - he might just get quite a few of them

[Jake Q @JakeQ_NZ]

@ponekeben 100%

[orange? @generic_orange1]

The case for Super Rugby-based regional councils.

The perfect map for regional government already exists. It was drawn by a rugby administrator in 1995.

https://t.co/jKvNkIh1ca

[Ben Thomas @BenThomasNZ]

Great! The cost of super for the 43,000 recipients earning over $100k per year is at least a billion dollars p.a. (if they’re all on the slightly lower couples payment)
https://t.co/hSN1LQnOH6

[Charted Daily @Charteddaily]

To put the scale of the sacrifice made by New Zealanders in the world wars into perspective, around 1 in 6 boys aged 15 in 1909 were dead within a decade, and 1 in 11 in 1934 didn't live to 25.
By comparison, for boys aged 15 in 2015 it was closer to 1 in 170.

[Jake Q @JakeQ_NZ]

Butter Chicken isnt even Indian, for goodness sake. Shane Jones is the worst.

[Jake Q @JakeQ_NZ]

Labour + NZF + TOP at 50%. Interesting to see options emerge that don’t include Greens & TPM.

[henry cooke @henrycooke]

TVNZ/Verian:

Labour: 37% (+5)
National: 30% (-4)
Greens: 11% (no change)
NZ First: 10% (no change)
ACT: 7% (-2)
The Opportunities Party: 3% (+2)
Te Pāti Māori (TPM): 2% (no change)

[Mike Nellis @MikeNellis]

No greater metaphor for this entire week than Pete Hegseth quoting a fake Bible verse from the movie Pulp Fiction to Pentagon staff.

[Jake Q @JakeQ_NZ]

I’m on a fishing trip in northland and the general consensus is that Chris Bishop would do a better job. And, my mum mentioned the same thing to me a few days ago: “oh yes Chris is good on TV with the labour guy (kieran mcanulty)”

[Tim Murphy @tmurphyNZ]

This is one of those 'there's no smoke without fire' stories. @coughlthom indicates something big could be up.

Christopher Luxon evaded MP who tried to tell him of flagging support, faces possible challenge this fortnight – sources, via @nzherald https://t.co/PRuCmvZztc

[Jake Q @JakeQ_NZ]

@henrycooke Ok that one is more symbolic

[Jake Q @JakeQ_NZ]

@henrycooke I feel like the framing in this tweet as bishop being a loser isn’t right. Trading those portfolio for AG seems fine/fair?

[Jake Q @JakeQ_NZ]

@henrycooke Nz in a nutshell

[Jake Q @JakeQ_NZ]

Homegrown 2026 in Hamilton was an extremely well run event. Zero wait for a drink or a toilet, which were always clean. No agro in the crowd, that i witnessed. Great music, acoustics, and venue. Really impressed. #homegrown

[Grace @gracecamille_]

Louis Theroux is not perfect but he knew much earlier than anyone else that the best and perhaps ONLY defense against losers is to let them explain themselves while being unshakably normal

[Jake Q @JakeQ_NZ]

@BenThomasNZ As others have said, to blow up your backup ir second chance career with grift after blowing up your primary one. Brother, eww.

[Tim Murphy @tmurphyNZ]

A comment on a Newsroom Luxon story:
"He needs to align his decision gates to chunk down his performance so that he can operationalise his KPIs on his key competencies & then move the big rocks out of the way so kiwis can better raise the energy and his deliverables in Q1 & H2."

[Jake Q @JakeQ_NZ]

@philquin 👀

[Michael Appleton @michelappleton]

In 2024, @BLACKCAPS won their 1st ever Test series in 🇮🇳, whitewashing a team that hadn’t lost a home series in 12 yrs

In Jan 2026, they won their 1st ever ODI series in 🇮🇳

In March 2026, can they create an all-format trifecta v 🇮🇳 in 🇮🇳 by winning their 1st ever @T20WorldCup?