Jonathon Howe

Current comms guy. Former Manawatu Standard editor. Father of two. Five-time PNBA social basketball champion.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Today, the Supreme Court not only reversed nearly 50 years of precedent, it relegated the most intensely personal decision someone can make to the whims of politicians and ideologues—attacking the essential freedoms of millions of Americans.

[Jonathon Howe @TheHowe]

@WasRasMus @yesmrmc Both great choices. I also like the opening 5 from The White Stripes’ White Blood Cells. 1. Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
2. Hotel Yorba
3. I’m Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman
4. Fell in Love with a Girl
5. Expecting

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@WasRasMus I know your pain. I look forward to watching the highlights of the day’s games after the kids go to bed each night. The end of the season has left a gaping fissure in my nightly routine.

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@WasRasMus @Michael_Forbes @DanRichardson21 It’ll be very strange. Whenever I think of rugby league commentary, particularly Origin, it’s always done in his voice.

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@AnthonyMiller_3 He didn’t match up well with KAT in one game so they pulled him for the series against Minnesota, and then he got COVID. Now that he’s back he needs to start again. They’re definitely missing his offensive boards, screens and his playmaking ability.

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@CharlotteRyanNZ @radionz I can’t choose 1 so I’ll go for a top 6: Chains - DLT feat Che Fu, The Meter Running - Greg Johnson, I Walk Away - Split Enz, Dominion Road - The Mutton Birds, Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No - The Mint Chicks, Undone - Stellar.

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@PublishingWhiti The last book I read by a Kiwi author was Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir. I loved it. I also read both of Cynric Temple-Camp’s books last year.

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@WasRasMus We get this exact issue with Savannah, though she describes the clothing as “scratchy”.

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@miss_jodyo I definitely tautoko this Jody. I’ve found it really difficult to explain even the simplest of concepts to my kids. It totally gives you an appreciation of what teachers do.

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The latest flyover of the Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū Tararua Highway is now available. The footage shows the good progress being made across the alignment, despite the recent challenges from adverse weather and COVID-19. https://t.co/gOFvmDvYKh

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@JamieWall2 To be fair, I had a relatively broad interpretation of what a top spinner was. If it didn’t spin either way - top spinner.

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This was awful, awful news to wake up to. During my cricket-mad teenage years, Warney was the cricketer I loved to hate the most. An absolute genius with the cricket ball. Rest In Peace.

[The Sydney Morning Herald @smh]

Breaking: Legendary Australian cricketer Shane Warne has died aged 52 https://t.co/Pu4rqeZ0ZZ

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@miss_jodyo You have the opposite issue to us Jods. I’m no tree hater but I’d love for the one on the border of our neighbour’s property to go. It drops branches all over our property/roof when it’s windy, blocks the sun and rains sticky sap all over our house.

[NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi @nztamain]

It takes a mix of different factors to keep us safe on the road. Elements such as road maintenance, safe speeds, and driver education don’t protect us well by themselves, but together they make a powerful system that’s there for us when we crash.

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@yesmrmc Sounds good. Drop me a line when you’re here.

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@WasRasMus I asked Relle the same question when I heard Gray was off on Tuesday. His school also took the additional step of adding a Teachers Only Day on the Thursday before Good Friday.

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@brgibson11 Socks being down was also a constant issue for me at PNBHS. No matter how many of those elastic bands I used, my socks would just continually creep down, resulting in a "Pull ya socks up Howe" from passing teachers.

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A good read by Stuff's Jimmy Ellingham about the history of nursing training at Palmerston North Hospital: https://t.co/LGdGxD3vne