David Palmer

@cloventt.net

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Ōtautahi / urbanist / Wiki* / software / political junky / tangata tiriti

A screenshot of an ADS-B tracking website showing aircraft N5430G at 45000 feet over Chirstchurch.
On the left, Andy Burnham wearing black-rimmed glasses, a dark suit jacket and a red tie. His hair is cropped short and slightly darkened from the natural silver. On the right is Keir Starmer, wearing black glasses, a dark suit jacket and a red tie. The two men look strikingly similar. In fact so similar that I swapped their names in this description and you probably didn't even notice.
A screenshot of the wikipedia home page. On the left is a photo of a borbulous bird on a branch. To the right the caption text reads: "The kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) is a species of pigeon native to New Zealand. Described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1789, it is a large, conspicuous pigeon, up to 50 centimetres (20 in) in length and ranging from 550 to 850 grams (19 to 30 oz) in weight, with a white breast and iridescent green–blue plumage. Kererū pairs are monogamous, breeding over successive seasons and remaining together when not breeding. Found in a variety of habitats across the country, the kererū feeds mainly on fruits, as well as on leaves, buds and flowers. Its numbers have declined since European colonisation and the arrival of invasive mammals such as rats, stoats and possums in New Zealand, although populations have recently increased in suburban habitats. Considered a taonga (cultural treasure) to the Māori people, the kererū was historically a major food source in Māori culture. In 2018, it was designated Bird of the Year by the New Zealand organisation Forest & Bird. This kererū was photographed in the Waitākere Ranges on the North Island."
A black rbike parked on the footpath. Attached to the back is a red bike trailer. Inside the bike trailer is a big plywood board. The footpath has been blocked by a roadworks sign.
An excerpt from the start of the bible that reads "The Beginning 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be RJ's chocolate liquorice,” and there was RJ's chocolate liquorice. 4 God saw that the RJ's chocolate liquorice was good, and he separated the RJ's chocolate liquorice from the normal liquorice. 5 God called up the Dr. Bug's popcorn factory and said "y'all need to put this shit on some popcorn". And they did. And there was RJ's chocolate liquorice, and there was Dr Bug's Liqourice Choc popcorn—the best snack."
A poorly cropped photo of the Professor from Futurama speaking into a phone. The caption says “Smoove off you say?” In reference to an episode where he answers the phone to hear news about an old friend and then answers “to shreds you say?” The joke is that england football fans are blowing their heads off after their defeat at the football world cup
A circuit board lying on a carpet floor. It has a big heat sink and some huge capacitors.
A billboard at a private school in Christchurch. It is attached to the side of one of the buildings. It is subtitled “Our framework for well-being”. Above, letters in multicoloured circles point to the terms they are short for. They are “P” pointing to “positive emotions”, “E” to “engagement”, “R” to “relationships”, “M” to “meaning”, “A” to “accomplishment”, and “V” to “vitality”. The acronym is therefore “PERMAV”.
Star-shaped fry bread cooking in a wok. Mānawatia a Matariki! 🥰
A massive box of gourmet popcorn flavours including Berry Sorbet, Strawberry Matcha, Acai Bowl, Mint Choc, Blueberry Pancake, coconut Ice and Cappucino Choc. The box also contains about a dozen microwave popcorn packs and an educational “grow your own popcorn” kit for the kids.
A video from Suzy Cato’s You and Me where a kid is helping her mum go shopping for cake ingredients
A weather forecast shoeing current temperatures of 16° and a high of 21°
Screenshot of a facebook by “Secretary of War Pete Hegseth” saying “Great meeting with New Zealand’s new Minister of Defence, Chris Penk, at the Shangri-La Dialogue.  Look forward to seeing New Zealand make progress on contributing to our collective defense.” In the attached photo Pete and Chris are standing in front of their national flags, and both are wearing suits that do not fit properly at the waist and need to be let out. Hegseth is doing a weird chest-puffing thing and the low-angle of the photo makes them both look like they have more neck than brain. The New Zealand flag is obscured by Penk so there is a non-zero chance it is just an Australian flag.
A steam-powered truck on Main North Road, Christchurch, New Zealand. The truck is res and has a large chimney sticking up through the cab. The front of the truck reads “Classic Cookers: Cookers, Stoves, Fires: 0800 RAYBURN”. The truck has a single wheel axel in the front and double wheels at the back. There is a large tank of water strapped down to the flatbed.
A meme from The Office of one of the characters being asked "Corporate needs you to find the differences between this picture and this picture". One picture is an unflattering portrait of New Zealand right-wing political blogger and dirty politics smear campaigner Cameron Slater. The other photo is an unflattering portrait of New Zealand right-wing political blogger and dirty politics smear campaigner Ani O'Brien. In the second panel the character smiles slightly to the camera and says "They're the same picture."
A screenshot of the "today's featured article" section of the Wikipedia home page that reads: "From today's featured article: The katipō (Latrodectus katipo) is a species of cobweb spider found only in New Zealand. It inhabits sand dunes close to the seashore and is found on most of New Zealand's coastline, except for the far south and the West Coast. In the South Island and the lower half of the North Island, the female has a distinct red stripe bordered in white running down its abdomen (example pictured); in more northern populations, this stripe is absent or paler. It is most closely related to the Australian redback spider. Like the redback, the katipō is venomous to humans, with its bite being capable of producing the toxic syndrome latrodectism. Bites are very rare and antivenom is available in some hospitals. It mainly feeds on ground-dwelling insects which it catches with an irregular tangled web spun among dune plants. Due to habitat loss, colonisation of their natural habitat by invasive spiders and hybridisation with the redback spider, the katipō population is regarded as declining."
A screenshot of the “In the News” section of the Wikipedia home Page. It reads: “Ongoing: Afghanistan–Pakistan war, Iran war (Lebanon war), Russo-Ukrainian war, Sudanese civil war, Recent deaths: David Wilcock, James Valentine, Ned, David Malouf, Ricardo de Pascual, Oleg Maisenberg”
A tiny black cricket hopping around on some long grass
A sandwich board outside a library advertising the City Nature Challenge with a handwritten “lets beat Wellington!” on it
A dude with an unarmed stick insect in his face
A facebook post from Health NZ South Canterbury that reads "Hi team, Just a quick note - Currently, if you google "phone number for Timaru Hospital" Google's AI will sometimes suggest you should instead call Sopheze Coffee Lounge & Catering. We've asked Google to fix this. Please note that Timaru Hospital's number is 03 687 2100. To avoid any confusion: Sopheze = Coffee & Catering ☕️🥪🥙🌯 Timaru Hospital = Surgeries & medical procedures 😷👩‍⚕️🚑 In emergencies, always dial 111." Included is a screenshot of the Google AI Overview recommending ringing a hallucinated phone number
A screenshot of a facebook post of Sam Uffindell (National MP) holding a giant pumpkin. However, the way he is holding it looks nearly exactly like the ancient internet shock-meme called "goatse".
A lineup of talented dancers, comedians, singers, and circus performers pose for a photo on the stage at darkroom. The lighting is an intense purple.
Stuff asked police if a bigger digger would be needed, but a police spokesperson advised after 11.15am that a “special tow truck” would be needed and that would take around an hour to arrive.
A tweet from Trump that reads: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP” What a nutter
A splitscreen showing a still from the movie (a house that is supposed to be in the USA somewhere but is clearly just Huntly) and a Google Streetview screenshot of the specific house in real life. Why yes that is the Huntly Power Station in the background and yes of course it has been dressed up as a potato factory for obvious Minecraft story reasons
A five star review of Rascal’s size 6 pull-up nappies titled “Baby piss collector” with the review text “Soaks up the piss of small kids, what more do you want?” The review has been rejected for containing profanity.
A screenshot from facebook moderation tools showing 283 comments have been hidden by a combination of automod and manual mod intervention.
A close crop inage of a person holding a National party bumper sticker that reads “Live, Laugh, Lucon” but the “O” in Luxon has been replaced with a silhouette of Luxon’s bald egg head.
A screenshot of Wikipedia that reads "Summer or summertime is the hottest and brightest[citation needed] of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, daylight hours"
Keir Strmer and Luxon standing next to each other. Luxon is duckfacing like a school girl in 2016.
A picture of the duolingo owl in firey orange with the caption “I’m on a 3000 day learning streak!”
A photo of a wrestler looking overwhelmed with milk pouring all done his front. The caption reads “Santa drinking his 1.358,536th glass of milk for the night”
A screenshot of the wikipedia home oage that reads Did you know ... ... that Masoud El Amaratly, one of Iraq's most popular folk singers in the 1920s (recording featured), was a mustarjil? ... that a recent Kate Nash song rebranding TERFs as GERMs caused her to trend on X within hours of its release? ... that Blossom C. Brown attracted national attention for highlighting violence against Black trans women? ... that the dinosaur emojis have been used by transgender groups to represent themselves? ... that several journalists have attributed the suicide of Lia Smith to anti-transgender policies? ... that misinformation about violence by transgender people has been used to defend violence against them? ... that in 2023 Kate Nambiar advised the EastEnders team around HIV treatment options for a storyline? ... that some people identify with no gender? ... that the first transgender person to compete professionally in League of Legends was also the first woman to do so?
Chapman: So tell me something: do the parents have a problem with it? Do the kids have a problem with it? Wintle: No. [long pause, scoffs] I mean that's a that's a short easy answer. We've, we, no! Why, why would they? Ali Jones: I've got an answer for that. I know a school in Christchurch where there is a very strong focus on um, uh, “positive discrimination” if you want to call it that, with regards to Māori and Pasifika students. It's a very low decile school and what's happening is that all the other students are missing out. So there's a large number of very, uh, low decile, uh, European Pakeha families and immigrant families who are struggling, who are not getting the support that they need, because that effort and focus is going on Pasifika Māori students. Wintle: I mean, like, the education research like Te Kotahitanga, for example would argue the opposite: that in fact a focus on Māori learners is universal. It means that if you're focusing on Māori, then—and you're doing what's good for Māori—then you're doing what's good for everybody. Ali Jones: How does that work? Wintle: Um, I'll direct you to the research Te Kotahitanga—sorry—is the documentation that you'd want to read up on. That would answer your question.
Jones: Look I really admire, um, you're incredibly articulate. It's lovely listening to you actually, you put your argument really really well. I don't agree with it, um, I, I don't agree with it, um, I, I don't agree with it in that I don't understand why making something voluntary is concerning so many people. I've been in local government where karakia, uh and… and other customs are required and the dirgy sound of a karakia before a meeting because people can't be arsed to be frank is just awful… Chapman: Now I'm going to jump in—that would be offensive to many listening Ali Jones: “the dirgy sound of a karakia”. Ali Jones: No I'm talking about our meeting… (annoyed) See this is the problem—everyone jumps on everything. I'm talking about our particular meeting. Karakia, when it's done well and done by people who love the language, know the language, can pronounce it, is just beautiful! and what I would have loved is that in our meetings that this karakia was sung in such a dirgy way, I would have loved that the wonderful—and I won't use her name—woman in the team, uh, who was Māori and, and had a beautiful pronunciation and could sing, I would far rather that it be done by someone like that rather than it be forced. Wintle: But I don’t think it’s your decision to determine who does that karakia in that setting… Ali Jones: [interrupting] Why not? Why not? Wintle: …and I think specifically you're talking about tikanga—that's one small element of Te Tiriti o Waitangi being upheld. You know, and, it's cultural labor to assume that somebody—just because they're Māori—is going to feel culturally capable and competent and safe in that space to be able to karakia on behalf of everybody in that room. Ali Jones: [interrupting] No but you can have a conversation with them. Wintle: Of course you can have a conversation with them. But I mean it's all of our responsibilities to uphold tikanga, and it might have a “dirgy” sound to begin with, but I think it's really problematic…
A screenshot from immune.org.nz
A baby bird with its mouth open on a nest in a cabbage tree.
A human hand holding a baby bird. The bird is flattened to his palm. Below it, in the human’s lap, is a bird’s nest.
Some letters to the editor in The Star. Two of them are complaining that Mike Davidson is both an MP and elected community board member.
a weather map showing extreme wind conditions passing straight by Christchurch on both sides, due to the sheltering effect of the port hills presumably.
The “orange guy” from previous election campaigns holding a voting pack letter.
A video of a press conference in which Mark Mitchell cocks up royally
Screenshot from RNZ live blog that reads: Sep 9, 2025 2:10 PM RNZ Live Chambers says police will need to talk the children in time. It will help put the big puzzle together. He will not say how many children were recovered.
A store under renovation with construction fences all around it. The sign is blue with “BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO” printed on it in block yellow letters.
A screenshot of the wikipedia home page. To the left there is a photo of some white chocolate. The text reads “From today's featured article: White chocolate is a chocolate made from cocoa butter, sugar and milk solids. It is ivory in color as it does not contain the non-fat components of cocoa (cocoa solids). Of the three traditional types of chocolate (the others being milk and dark), white chocolate is the least popular; its taste and texture are divisive. White chocolate is sold in a variety of forms and it is common for manufacturers to pair white chocolate with other flavors. White chocolate is made industrially in a five-step process. The ingredients are mixed to form a paste; the paste is refined, reducing the particle size to a powder; then agitated…” etc
A screenshot from the Wikipedia home page. There is a picture of a black, grey and white dolphin jumping out of the water. The text reads "From today's featured article: The dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) is a small oceanic dolphin found in coastal waters of the Southern Hemisphere. Major populations occur around South America, southwestern Africa, New Zealand, and several oceanic islands. It has a somewhat stocky body with a short beak, a curved dorsal fin and flippers, and a multi-coloured pigmentation of black, grey, and white. The species prefers cool currents and inshore waters. It lives in a fission–fusion society where groups change size based on social and environmental conditions. The dolphin feeds on several fish and squid species, sometimes using daytime bait ball herding and nightime feeding in deep scattering layers. Mating is polygynandrous – several males will chase after a single female. Young are raised by females in nursery groups. The dusky dolphin is known for its acrobatics, displaying leaping behaviours. It is a popular tourist attraction and the object of whale watching tours. (Full article...) "
A fast.com screenshot from an iPhone showing an internet download speed of 710 megabits per second
Video of an American Woodcock strutting. Video is CC-BY 2.0 credited to Keith Ramos/USFWS via Wikimedia Commons
Emergency Alert The 79-year old has been reported missing and was last seen in the Bishopdale area last this afternoon. She suffers from a medical condition and Family and Police are concerned for her well-being, she was wearing a grey or light green hoodie and dark blue trackpants. Anyone in the Bishopdale area please check your properties, gardens and places of shelter. Anyone who has seen Beryl or has any information on her whereabouts is urged to call Police on 105 quoting job number P063269486.
A post in a Hornby community facebook page that reads “URGENT HELP NEEDED As of Friday, a lovely local family with three young children (including a baby) became homeless. The lease on their previous rental was up and it would not be extended further due to "family moving into the rental." They had applied for many rentals leading up to Friday but have had no success. They have been advised by MSD they do not qualify for emergency housing support as they are over the threshold by $40.00!! We have managed to get them very, temporary accommodation until Monday but they are desperately seeking a rental immediately preferably in the Hornby or surrounding suburbs. They would prefer 3 bedrooms but are open to anything. They can afford up to approx. $650 and have references available. The male is in full time work in the Hornby area. If you know of any rentals that are available, please private message me on Facebook Messenger or text me on 027 etc”
A post on a Hornby community facebook page that reads “URGENT HELP NEEDED As of Friday, a lovely local family with three young children (including a baby) became homeless. The lease on their previous rental was up and it would not be extended further due to "family moving into the rental." They had applied for many rentals leading up to Friday but have had no success. They have been advised by MSD they do not qualify for emergency housing support as they are over the threshold by $40.00!! We have managed to get them very, temporary accommodation until Monday but they are desperately seeking a rental immediately preferably in the Hornby or surrounding suburbs. They would prefer 3 bedrooms but are open to anything. They can afford up to approx. $650 and have references available. The male is in full time work in the Hornby area. If you know of any rentals that are available, please private message me on Facebook Messenger or text me on 027 etc”
A headline that reads “[Christchurch] Adventure Park to be replanted with pines — again”. By Will Harvie at The Press
A sponsored facebook post from Colossal Biosciences that repeatedly refers to preserved moa specimens as “fossils”, despite them being orders of magnitude too recent to be fossils.
A photo of the Sunday Star-Times print edition, featuring the original un-lemonised photo of the satellite.
A photo of a satellite with a photo of a lemon sloppily superimposed over the top. The caption reads “Was the MethaneSAT satellite a $29 million lemon? Disclosure: This image has been digitally altered. SUNDAY START-TIMES.”