@secondzeit

Almost the last NZ journalist on Twitter. Senior writer with The Press newspaper. These opinions are my own. Retweets are not endorsements.

 Christchurch City, New Zealand
Joined December 2010
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Forever haunted by this image/moment
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Kim Hill remains brilliant. rnz.co.nz/programmes/kim-hil…

Kim Hill Wants to Know - Richard Dawkins

Kim Hill is in conversation with evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins about selfish genes and the evolution of a new species: AI.

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The bit where Dawkins claims Māori "invaded" New Zealand is fascinating
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The Post’s plea to Mr Luxon and Mr Hipkins is to quit the gang issue for now, and the quasi-McCarthyism of the weekend, and get back to explaining how they plan to tackle the issues that matter to most. thepost.co.nz/nz-news/361105…

Editorial: Gang-pic row descends into McCarthyism

As the gang issue descended into McCarthyism this weekend, with fingers being pointed at multiple MPs spotted with gangsters in the past, The Post suggests more nuanced positions might be called for.

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Dirty Work still relevant rnz.co.nz/news/politics/2173…

Greens blast 'backing the gangs' election billboard ads

The Greens have lodged a formal complaint against the Sensible Sentencing Trust (SST), accusing the lobby group of impersonating the party with its latest election attack ads.

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FT’s report on Lula’s comeback says Flávio Bolsonaro’s “nine fingers” jab in the final debate, mocking the finger Lula lost in a factory accident at 17 while working nights, became a turning point. The attack let Lula draw a sharp contrast between his own working-class history and Bolsonaro’s background, helping shift momentum in the runoff.
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How Lula turned his election fortunes around in 3 weeks ft.trib.al/XwYLjjG

How Lula turned his election fortunes around in three weeks

With an energetic online push and social giveaways, Brazil’s president reignited his campaign between the first and second rounds

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Winston Peters
@NewZealandMFA18h
Warm congratulations to President Lula da Silva on securing a renewed mandate from the Brazilian people in today’s election. Building on our visit to Brasilia in March, New Zealand looks forward to expanding our cooperation with Brazil in the months and years ahead. -WP @LulaOficial 📸 Visit to Brazil, March 2026
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This kid is hosting Q + A next year and Luxon already says he will refuse to go on it
cool timothy@dreadconquestOct 24
this young interviewer completely embarrasses christopher luxon, who tries to say the kid doesn't know the details of the move-on bill, only for the kid to come back and grill him on the details, while luxon just stammers and deflects. clip via voteotago on instagram
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Yes
Penny Marie NZ
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Rigged election? Do we really think entire societies genuinely prefer globalist ‘progressive’ policies over nationalism???
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Linda Mamoun
@mamoun_lindaOct 25
Ezra Klein: “Most Israeli Jews now see the world the way Netanyahu has long seen it. That is Netanyahu’s great victory. But it is matched by his great loss: Much of the world now sees Israel the way Gazans see it.” nytimes.com/2026/10/25/opini… via @NYTOpinion

Opinion | Netanyahu Won the Middle East and Lost the World

Both Israelis and Palestinians are trapped in the Netanyahu paradigm.

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Dov Waxman
@DovWaxmanOct 25
It's clearer than ever why it's so dangerous that Israel has a leader who is on trial for corruption: Netanyahu's future freedom depends on his political survival, and with his political survival currently in jeopardy, he is willing to provoke a resumption of war with Iran, and risk igniting a third Intifada in the West Bank.
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The way the constant imminent threat of a war with Iran that cld derail election coming from Iran or Israel or the US is being thrown around haphazardly is just sick- and the bottom line, Netanyahu and Trump have made it impossible to discern genuine threat from political spin
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The IDF chief of staff has effectively told/confirmed to the Israeli public that Netanyahu is trying to provoke a war with Iran for political survival.
Yaron Avraham ירון אברהם
@yaronavrahamOct 25
חשיפה עכשיו במהדורה | עימות חסר תקדים בין הרמטכל לבין ראש הממשלה שהגיע לשיא או לשפל ביממה האחרונה הנושא ברקע: הסוגיה האיראנית וחשש של זמיר שנתניהו והדרג המדיני עלולים להוביל לתרחיש של מיסקלקולציה מול איראן רגע לפני הבחירות גורם ביטחוני: מדובר בפעולה שעלולה להוביל לעימות בזק מול איראן בעיתוי רגיש ודרמטי, ולייצר מיסקלקולציה גורמים בקיאים בפרטים: חשש של הדרג הצבאי מניסיון לנצל את הסוגיה האיראנית לתנופה פוליטית , טענה שגורמים מדיניים מכחישים וטוענים שמדובר בשקר של ממש כך או כך, 2 מקורות מספרים לי שזה הגיע לרמה שהיום בביקור בפלמחים האווירה בדיון הייתה עכורה עד מאוד בימים האחרונים זמיר קיבל איזושהי הנחיה מהדרג המדיני אבל ביקש דיון מעמיק לפני ביצוע הוא גם ביקש אסמכתאות חוקיות וחתומות של הדרג המדיני על המהלך בכיר ביטחוני: ההיסטוריה לא תשכח את התפקיד שמילא פה זמיר בימים האחרונים ובשורה התחתונה: עימות יוצא דופן בחריגות שלו בין זמיר לנתניהו, סביב הסוגיה באיראן, רגע לפני מועד הבחירות. נדגיש: כל הפרטים בידיעה הזו עברו את אישורה של הצנזורה הצבאית
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People are advance voting in the hope that the whole damn thing will be over more quickly
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Can we have the results tonight?
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He’s only 90?
🎸 Rock History 🎸
@historyrock_Oct 25
Bill Wyman, the iconic former bassist for The Rolling Stones, celebrating his 90th birthday yesterday
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The last of the Baxters newsroom.co.nz/2026/10/26/th…

The last of the Baxters

On the death of John Baxter, son of James K Baxter and Jacqueline Sturm

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stuff.co.nz/nz-news/36105093…

National Party volunteer dismissed after sex conviction with minor revealed

One of the National Party’s electorate volunteers has been dismissed after it was revealed he has a prior conviction for sexual conduct with a minor.

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Haven’t seen KLARA AND THE SUN yet. Need to find a cinema that will pay me to see it.
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All these people claiming media coverage alone has pushed up Opportunity’s polling have forgotten about Billy TK in 2020 or Internet Mana in 2014
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Simon Wilson@simonbwilsonOct 23
So much noise and so much confusion, and yet what a time for hope this is. Hope and hard work, that is, because despite appearances this election is not be about gangs and race. New Hopetown post on Substack today #nzpol simonwilsonhopetown.substack…
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