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Dave Armstrong

@malosilima

The Post columnist, playwright, and satirist.

 Wellington, New Zealand
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Joined November 2010
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Maria Sherwood@MariaSherwood2Aug 16
What a great article. nzherald.co.nz/northern-advo…
Why are we still turning a blind eye to ableism?

Why are we still turning a blind eye to ableism?

OPINION: If we genuinely believe that words matter, then we need to mean it consistently.

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Wellington.Scoop@ScoopWellingtonAug 2
Mary McCallum: A love letter to libraries and books wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=18…
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Vincristine@vincristine30 Oct 2025
Free Immunisation Stations across Wellington coming up instagram.com/p/DQaGYdmjNHI/…
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@malosilima Just home from Give Way at Circa. An absolute blast!! (Speaking as someone who's written bloody ministerials for Ministers of Transport in three countries. And yes, I got an exemption from the Carless Days rule as I was working shifts for NZ Railways in 1979.)
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orange?@generic_orange121 Apr 2025
Good piece from @malosilima thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360660…

Suddenly the boring is making local body politics interesting

OPINION: It will be a fascinating four months to election day – for about 45% of us who actually bother to vote.

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Vincent O'Malley@vomalley9 Nov 2024
An excellent demolition of the Treaty Principles Bill here. nzgeo.com/stories/a-matter-o…
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Learning maths is- messy non-linear accidental surprising incredible.
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@bryce_edwards4 Jul 2024
It was supposed to be the most progressive political body in NZ. Instead the Green-Labour City Council has been a fiasco under Tory Whanau's mayoralty, and a new WCC survey shows Wellingtonians are increasingly dissatisfied. My Roundup for the NZ Herald: nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington…
Political Roundup: Wellington’s winter of discontent

Political Roundup: Wellington’s winter of discontent

OPINION: Dissatisfaction with the Wellington City Council has hit new highs.

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1/200@1of200podcast6 Jun 2024
🚨 Green Councillors should not get away with asset sales 📖 new @yardsoflenin piece 'If progressive politicians aren’t... accountable to the public, workers, & their own party’s left wing policies, they don’t deserve our backing' #nzpol 1of200.nz/articles/green-cou…

Green Councillors should not get away with asset sales — 1/200

On Budget Day, while tens of thousands were out protesting the budget and the attacks on Tino Rangatiratanga, I was over the hill, in Bargaining at one of my sites in the Wairarapa, checking my phone...

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Chris Price@ghastlily22 May 2024
It was great to hear Viki Moananu in conversation with Mark Amery on Culture 101 last Sunday. Viki was our 2023 Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence, and this is your reminder that applications for the 2024 residency are open until 31 May: be in quick! vuwnzinternal.broadbeantech.…
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Exceptional results from the Housing First programme: just look at these outcomes! Good public policy – bipartisan in this case – isn't a cost, it's an investment. House people, provide wraparound services: voilà. rnz.co.nz/news/national/5146…
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The best thing I have read about @chrisluxonmp and his entitlement yet. READ IT. thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350200…

Dave Armstrong: A week in the life of the entitled

SATIRE: Sunday 2pm – Nice to drive the EV around Botany. Two youngsters give me fingers for taking the EV subsidy while campaigning against it. Hello, am I called Mr Stupid? I was entitled to subsidy...

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Economissive@Economissive28 Feb 2024
You can't magic up money through tricky financing arrangements
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Economissive@Economissive28 Feb 2024
Today, at least some leftwing WCC councillors will prepare to subsidise Reading at a cost to households and businesses Council staff and Councillors are saying this deal is fiscally-neutral. It is not It is likely to be a $3m+ a year subsidy to Reading at a cost to H&Bs
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Erin Gourley@eringourleyy23 Feb 2024
a shareholder in reading wants to convince wellington the deal is a win-win, but a local economist says it looks like a hostage situation thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350190…
Win-win or hostage situation? Debate over Reading Cinemas deal

Win-win or hostage situation? Debate over Reading Cinemas deal

The council deal could lead to the demolition of the Courtenay Central complex and development of apartments, a hotel or a mall, according to a prominent Reading International shareholder.

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Today on The Front Page: Wellington finds itself out of step with the new Government as its city council is being weighed down by myriad budget pressures, so what’s the plan for the capital? With @KatrinaZBWgtn and @malosilima. Thanks to @EthanTSills. nzherald.co.nz/nz/tory-whana…

Tory Whanau, Green MPs, and a National government. So what’s the plan for Wellington?

Money is drying up for the transformation Tory Whanau campaigned on.

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Ben McNulty@ponekeben5 Feb 2024
A must read from Dave Armstrong this morning that hits the nail on the head (& then some): thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350168…

Wellington Water needs fixing, not just its leaks

OPINION: As the prospect of even more water restrictions looms, and city traffic is delayed by pipe replacements, Wellingtonians are becoming increasingly angry.

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@bryce_edwards8 Jan 2024
NZ Politics Daily Top Stories, #2: Dave Armstrong (@malosilima): “Let’s be brutally honest about why Labour lost” (paywalled) thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350142… The rest of today’s Top Ten are here: democracyproject.substack.co…
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Let’s be brutally honest about why Labour lost | The Post thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350142…

Let’s be brutally honest about why Labour lost

OPINION: Dear Chippie, I was a little perturbed to read your somewhat glib explanation for Labour’s defeat. Here’s why.

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#BHN Satirist and award-winning playwright Dave Armstrong on bilingual road signs and how a North Shore Bowling Club is dealing with the change. @Chewie_NZ #nzpol @malosilima youtu.be/fD8VBSoKDRY
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