Rupert Brackenbury

he/him. Business Analyst. Frustrated Writer. Civil Servant. OPINIONS ARE MINE ALONE (& quite possibly wrong)
Formerly https://mastodon.lol/@RupertBBare

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2026-05-25 19:43:26 GMT

From #RNZ: Apparently NZers believe #National is "good at economy" but #Labour is better at... all the things that make up the economy?
#NZPol
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2026-05-07 03:02:15 GMT

I would believe our current Govt's plan is to guarantee the outcome of the fuel crisis is felt after the next election, so they can blame it on #NZLabour, relying on our short memories to achieve their long term goal of reinforcing the fallacy that "#National are good with money"
But, realistically, does anyone in the current government have a plan?
#nzpol #coalitionofchaos

2026-05-06 22:18:18 GMT

Does #RichardDawkins Dream of Fighting Electric Swans?
(Has this been done already?)

2026-05-05 01:13:54 GMT

Honestly, I don't have strong opinions on #localgovt, but the hypocrisy of acting like #ThreeWaters was an imminent threat to democracy, then forcing their own agenda on councils is making me crazy.
#nzpol #NACTional

2026-04-29 21:36:01 GMT

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Likewise if you think Luxon, who has never shown anything but deference to power, was just "challenging the advice" #nzpol

2026-04-29 21:31:17 GMT

If you believe #WinstonPeters "made a mistake" releasing emails that distance him from an unpopular PM, then I have a second harbour bridge to sell you.
#nzpol

2026-04-27 02:26:13 GMT

What is this bullshit?
#RNZ: "law professor concerned US '#leftwing #terrorism' on the rise" https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/593497/waikato-law-professor-concerned-us-left-wing-terror-attacks-on-the-rise-after-washington-shooting
#uspol #nzpol #fuckery

2026-03-24 00:22:43 GMT

When #NicolaWilis says "Beneficiaries don't need to drive to work" I assume they'll be dropping all the appointments you need to make to qualify for a benefit?
#nzpol

2026-03-24 00:20:38 GMT

#NicolaWillis taking food out of a child's lunchbox & giving it to someone who owns 5 houses: "WE'RE DOING THIS FOR YOUR FUTURE!"
#NZPOL

2026-03-10 01:11:16 GMT

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@nprofile…fh5u oh no! Not the economy! That thing #National keep telling us is more important than human lives

2026-03-02 23:56:24 GMT

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@nprofile…gtt6 "Let me be clear....let me be clear...let me...let be met...met let...errrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeee... ... PeeEm.exe has encountered a fatal error and must close."

2026-02-21 22:38:42 GMT

They have increased homelessness & now they're trying to hide it before the #election
#Government announces #homeless move-on orders - for all town centres, not just #Auckland https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/587562/government-announces-homeless-move-on-orders-for-all-town-centres-not-just-auckland
#national #rnz #classwar #nzpol

2026-02-19 03:38:35 GMT

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@nprofile…yzxf I think Seymour convinces Luxon *he* thought of it, then Luxo calls Willis and talks for 30 minutes about "realigning our sales strategy with the core values of stakeholders", Willis then texts Bishop "Big guy says we're privatizing the military now, you figure it out"

2026-02-19 02:47:59 GMT

I wonder what it's like being #ChrisBishop? You wake up every morning, check your text messages to find out what you believe that day, then work backwards from there
#NZPol #NactionalFirst #CoalitionOfChaos

2026-02-09 21:29:12 GMT

"We can't afford to build a port for the cook straight ferry, but we can build one for the #NaturalGas no one wants to use" is a wild stance for a govt. that claims to accept the reality of #ClimateChange
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-holds-post-cabinet-press-conference/T32FZHEFLJEYBM3DBCBXJGJICQ/
#National #NACTional #NZFIRST #nzpol

2026-01-29 00:02:29 GMT

"#BrookeVanVelden supports #slavery" would be a more accurate headline
#National and #Labour MPs team up to get slavery bill heard after #ACT objects https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/585319/watch-national-and-labour-mps-team-up-to-get-slavery-bill-heard-after-act-objects
#nzpol

2026-01-12 01:49:51 GMT

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@nprofile…vvev glad you enjoyed it!

2026-01-12 01:03:45 GMT

Happy New Year: I put a new piece of #flashfiction up on my site. I hope you enjoy this brief #horror story of hangovers & tentacles:
https://rupert-brackenbury.squarespace.com/blog/the-catch
#writing #writer #fiction #nzwriter #nztwits

2026-01-07 20:10:16 GMT

I don't know who first said it, but the #adage "I have graves to piss on that haven't been dug yet" has don't more for my #mentalhealth than any #selfhelp book

2025-12-23 01:38:09 GMT

Surely "#Trump class" is an oxymoron?
#PleaseTipYourWaitress #uspol #nzpol #Fuckery
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2025-12-17 21:57:19 GMT

"...one member reported walking past the construction site where they yelled out to him calling him Jevon & asking him if he'd interfered with animals recently."
I'm sorry this happened but that is just objectively funny.
#NZ #Police officers spat at, called paedophiles in wake of #JevonMcSkimming scandal https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/582170/police-officers-spat-at-called-paedophiles-in-wake-of-jevon-mcskimming-scandal #RNZ #NZPOL

2025-12-08 20:37:28 GMT

Our government might not belive in #climatechange but it seems to be showing up in our #GoogleTrends for #2025 #nzpol
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2025-12-03 20:35:58 GMT

There is no reason for this except pure, destructive stupidity. The next time someone loses a house, or their life, in a storm or wildfire, Simon Watts & all of cabinet should be considered responsible
#NZ Government rejects all of #ClimateChange Commission's emissions target recommendations https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/580824/government-rejects-all-of-climate-change-commission-s-emissions-target-recommendations
#RNZ #nact #nzpol

2025-12-01 22:50:57 GMT

[#DavidSeymour getting fired for poisoning a customer:]
"My boss is a 'frequent flyer' with HR, complaining about quite a range of my behaviours, as they have the right to do, but I think people need that context."
Parents horrified children ate mouldy mince in government-funded #SchoolLunches
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/580553/parents-horrified-children-ate-mouldy-mince-in-government-funded-school-lunches
#RNZ #NactionalFirst #nzpol

2025-11-29 22:04:22 GMT

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@nprofile…p7rx My actual thoughts were "Isn't it nice to live somewhere where a young couple feel safe to make me uncomfortable with an inappropriate public display of affection, no matter what their sexual orientation is"

2025-11-29 01:57:38 GMT

I hope the lesbian couple in front of me in the #kmart queue realise I'm not homophobic, I just hate young people experiencing joy
#nztwits

2025-11-17 21:33:12 GMT

I'm sure this is a sign of a well managed economy.
#nzpol #costofliving
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2025-11-17 20:25:02 GMT

I dont want to know about #Hipkins getting married. I don't want to see #Luxon in his pajamas. It's like when you were a kid and ran into your teacher at the supermarket.
#NZPol

2025-10-29 20:02:50 GMT

I hate to lose my leftist street-cred, but from what I've seen, voters seem quite positive about ##Labour's #CGT, so maybe it's not total failure?
#NZPOL

2025-10-21 01:33:16 GMT

It's appalling that this government is pulling out all stops to try and crush workers, but at least it demonstrates how scared they are
#nzpol

2025-10-15 21:55:30 GMT

#MovieIdea: A heist movie in which it's only possible to hack the #NZ government during the 1 minute a year when everyone is under their desk for the #ShakeOut #earthquake drill
#nztwits #aotearoa

2025-10-14 01:12:17 GMT

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This is why the 3rd largest Party in Govt (#NZGreens) are "extremists" but the 4th largest (#ACT) are a mainstream political movement that must be taken seriously. #nzpol

2025-10-14 01:08:13 GMT

For no reason at all, it's worth remembering that #NZ is so inherently rightwing, that when left-bloc politicians fuck up, it is seen as undermining their whole party.
A standard conservatives are almost never held to.
#NZpol

2025-10-14 00:20:56 GMT

"#Labour should rule out working with the scary #TePātiMāori" says the #PM in coalition with people you wouldn't trust to feed your dog for a weekend
#Nzpol #CoalitionOfChaos

2025-10-09 01:22:20 GMT

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@nprofile…4aq7 I agree. As someone with a B.A. I don't like the claim that her lack of formal education should disqualify her, when her behavior and track record are more than enough to disqualify her.
(There's a 'qualification'/'disqualify' pun to be made here, but I need more coffee first)

2025-10-08 20:35:32 GMT

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@nprofile…4aq7 the National Doom Loop: Deliberately break the public option - Use the broken public option to justify privatization - Use privatization to justify breaking the public option - Repeat ad infinitum

2025-10-07 00:20:59 GMT

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@nprofile…4aq7 NZF supporters *just* used death threats to force a Green MP to resign

2025-10-06 23:48:09 GMT

#National loves to sow #CultureWar bullshit but as soon as they have to reap it they run for the hills. Shall we list every link between the #CoalitionOfChaos & the actions of their supporters/donors/allies?
#NicolaWillis urges #NZGreens to 'call off' protesters outside #WinstonPeters' home https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/575205/nicola-willis-urges-greens-to-call-off-protesters-outside-winston-peters-home
#nzpol

2025-10-01 20:12:32 GMT

Sad to hear about #JaneGoodall, I heard her speak at the Michael Fowler Centre in #Wellington once and her stories about chimps and humans were so moving, I started to tear up. She will be greatly missed #NZTwits #NZ

2025-09-29 22:38:35 GMT

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@nprofile…4aq7 He thinks he can make Hipkins look bad by forcing him to publicly denounce an unpopular industry that is quickly becoming obsolete. He may as well ask for bipartisan support of Floppy disks & Telegraph wires

2025-08-12 20:06:11 GMT

Imagine saying a minority of #Māori words are confusing for phonetic readers when #English has words like "Tough", "queue" and "nation".
#Education Minister cut Māori words from future junior books, documents reveal https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/569782/education-minister-cut-maori-words-from-future-junior-books-documents-reveal
#rnz #nzpol

2025-08-12 00:47:54 GMT

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@nprofile…cgjt as always Luxon is wildly out of his depth as a politician.
It seems his whole life he's failed upwards, eventually propelled to PM by the average NZers desire for a boring blue suit after the pandemic. Now he's out maneuvered at every turn by NZFirst & ACT.
He has never thought about Palestine because he doesn't think, he just opens his mouth and let's the ventriloquist talk.

2025-08-11 23:33:04 GMT

Genuinely, how can #NZ only conditionally recognize #Palestine as a country if we like their government? Do we recognize North Korea? Do we say we'll only recognize China if the CCP leave? Are we going to stop recognizing countries if they elect someone we dont like? #nzpol

2025-08-02 04:54:37 GMT

#Roman roof tile circa 1st century CE
#Italian Manuscript circa 15th century CE
My fucking driveway circa this morning.
#cats #nz #NZTwits
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2025-07-11 23:40:47 GMT

#Google maps in #Christchurch is like "Drive for 1km, turn left, drive for 5km, turn right."
Google maps in #Wellington is like "turn left, take the 5th exit on the roundabout, answer 3 riddles."
#nz #NZTwits

2025-07-10 00:02:36 GMT

This is such a good piece:
#Rate rises are due to people voting against rates rises | #TheSpinoff
https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/10-07-2025/rates-rises-are-due-to-people-voting-against-rates-rises
#nzpol #wellington #localgovt

2025-06-14 21:33:17 GMT

People will say #NZ news-media isn't biased "like the US" & still accept the narrative that #ACT (with 11 seats) suggesting we dismantle the government is "democracy" but the #NZGreens (with 15 seats) proposing a #wealthtax is "Unpopular Extremist lunacy"
#NZPol

2025-05-19 23:34:52 GMT

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@nprofile…6t6n Its as though he's just kept keeps walking forward his whole life and people kept opening doors. So when he gets the slightest pushback, he becomes totally lost

2025-05-19 22:06:09 GMT

Once more, #Luxon is simply bad at his job.
A magnanimous rejection of the privledges committee reccomendation would show leadership, reinforce his supposed rejection of the #treatyPrinciplesBill to pull away from #ACT & possibly deflate some #TePātiMāori's support.
Instead, he sticks with his gormless position of "the rules are the rules" just as he did with his housing entitlement. #nzpol #NactionalFirst

2025-05-07 21:54:48 GMT

This #PayEquity legislation is a perfect example of how, when #National say "Hardworking Everyday New Zealanders" they mean "our donors"
#NactionalFirst #nzpol

2025-02-23 21:08:32 GMT

Are any of you on #Bluesky? I only lurk over there, but following the people i followed on #Twitter my feed is (understandably) nothing but #Trump Trump Trump. I could do with following some non-Americans
#NZTwits

2024-04-18 20:26:58 GMT

Me and my friends all making last minute submissions on the #FastTrackBill
#nzpol #NactionalFirst
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2024-03-12 21:13:56 GMT

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@npub1sk4…d83s do your characters have names, either canonically or just in your brain?