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I loved Rookie Mag. Their playlists were awesome and I was always sad that nothing as cool existed when I had been a teen.

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and nothing like it exists now!!

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I think SYSCA has a bit of Rookie essence. You guys should do playlists! Or do you do playlists and I’ve never seen them? I think the different moods they had with the playlists, film, tv and book recs were my favourite thing. I guess I just love curated recs. At least the archive still exists!

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Literally everything I've ever seen or heard about NZ is super positive and lovely, idk who this guy is but even I know he's wrong and I've never been there

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He's leader of the opposition party trying to become our prime minister at our upcoming election this year! Hahaha

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Why would you say that about the country you want to lead omg 😂

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hahahah my thoughts exactly

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He said that to a farmer which makes a bit more sense, because he really wants votes from farmers 😬 It's kind of the way his party works in general imo, telling everyone the country is turning to crap and only they can save us 🥲

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It didn’t miss me that you are 25 and the kid who started that FB group probably doesn’t find you funny, based on his own designation of when people become old. I’m twice that now. So you’re still funny to me.

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If you plug into social media and all you read is Linkedin posts and Stuff, then yes...helluva whiny country. Fortunately for the remainder of us who don't give a shit about social, NZ is THE best country to live in and raise kids....if only it was more affordable, had better education, embraced biculturism including the road signs...lol...maybe it is a little whiny.

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Everything that comes out of Luxon’s mouth is a dog whistle- when he’s not saying the quiet part out loud. If he really wanted ‘more ambition and aspiration’ he’d be trying to end poverty like the Greens, so that all our tamariki have the same chance of building a good life as him and his pale, stale, male mates. But we can’t possibly have *poor* people or *people who aren’t white* getting a fair crack. He’s a sad, racist bigot.

OK, so I have a lot of feelings about National and ACT and the possibility of them forming the next government. Apologies.

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Blenheim has that effect when you come back, walking down by the river on a sunny winters day is the best, so glad you enjoy your trips back to Blenheim

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