Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026In the 1960s a single parent could live in a lush country estate with two meadows, one with a lion and the other with a dragon. This is what they took from us. 19622
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Brave and important journalism from the Samoa Observer, particularly in light of the PM's ongoing attempts to censor and intimidate them www.samoaobserver.ws/category/sam...samoaobserver.wsThe PM’s ‘Heil Hitler’ momentThe stiff-right-arm salute and the phrase “Heil Hitler,” used to signify allegiance to Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, are captured in previously unseen footage involving Prime Minister Laaulialemaliet... 01810
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026great stuff. really worth everyone's time. 710625
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Surprised he hasn’t read Nicky Hager’s great but under appreciated early book A Leader’s Journey: How to Benchmark Deliverables For Stakeholders www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...stuff.co.nz‘Don’t know who he is’: Luxon dismisses new book from Dirty Politics authorPrime Minister Christopher Luxon says he has never read a book by famed investigative journalist Nicky Hager, even suggesting he had no idea who he was. 2518
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 07/09/2026A real Facebook post she made in 2023. 65316
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 19/08/2026The fact that a couple just out of university, one of them a teacher, could just straight up buy a house in Ngaio might explain why Wellington seemed better 1111427
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I support free speech but draw the line at comparing posting on twitter to working at a hospital www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610... 0223
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Second part: a senior figure in Young New Zealand First has ties to a neo-Nazi group and online accounts that praised Adolf Hitler www.thepress.co.nz/politics/361...thepress.co.nzNZ First youth leader linked to neo-Nazi networkA senior figure in New Zealand First’s youth wing has links to neo-Nazi groups and online accounts praising Adolf Hitler, an investigation by The Press has found. 810146
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Part one of my investigation into a group of young men trying to import “remigration” into New Zealand politics www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3610...thepress.co.nzThe young men behind New Zealand’s new far-right movementAn investigation reveals how young Kiwi activists are using global far-right tactics to target local migrant communities. 1111648
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Wow, it’s as if the FSU uses the language of free speech selectively to shield favoured speakers and ideas from scrutiny, who could have predicted this www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...stuff.co.nzFree Speech Union attacks reporter for asking minister questionsThe Free Speech Union ‒ which exists to defend free speech ‒ has attacked a journalist for asking Health Minister Simeon Brown questions over email. 714841
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Most people would have quietly leaked this text, so I love that Chris Finlayson not only put his name to it but then posed with the text outside the Beehive with a massive grin www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361... 914320
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 18/07/2026‘The establishment tries too hard to stop me dying from preventable breast cancer’ is certainly a novel take on things www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... 119121
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Relatable. If I lost an electorate seat I would also want it abolished. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...nzherald.co.nzAnother former Labour minister joins NZ FirstA slew of high-profile former politicians have joined NZ First as its popularity climbs. 2115
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I’m afraid to say that this goes hard www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610... 161
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Weird how he didn’t mention this while interviewing both Winston Peters and Shane Jones this week. It has really shaken my faith in the editorial integrity of The Platform. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzFormer mayor, broadcaster Michael Laws to stand for NZ First in upcoming electionFormer Whanganui Mayor Michael Laws will stand for New Zealand First in the upcoming election. 36110
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 29/06/2026The Centrist is helping Ian Wishart fundraise for a High Court challenge regarding… articles he doesn’t like about climate change, I think? He’s self representing which I’m sure will work out fine givealittle.co.nz/cause/help-i...givealittle.co.nzHelp Ian Wishart bust the bias in climate reportingHelp fund Ian Wishart’s High Court appeals challenging inaccurate climate reporting, demanding greater media accountability. 1121
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Hearing reports that Azuki Bean was working on a documentary about the COVID vaccines before his sudden death www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...rnz.co.nz'He loved Wellington': Capital's celebrity cat Azuki Bean dies suddenlyA beloved Wellington cat which has a large social media following has died after being hit by a vehicle. 050
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 22/06/2026This complaint is ridiculous. The perfect example of throwing rocks then hiding your hand www.mediacouncil.org.nz/rulings/ani-... 4176
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 16/06/2026I’ve seen enough. New Zealand and Australia in the final. 0401
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 12/06/2026It turns out that when you give small-town mayors two options - to keep being mayor, or to stop being mayor - they are motivated to choose the former www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3610...thepress.co.nzWaimakariri mayor says amalgamating North Canterbury ‘much more logical’ than a Greater ChristchurchDan Gordon says he would prefer to amalgamate with the Hurunui and Kaikōura district councils rather than merge with Christchurch City Council. 080
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 10/06/2026A bit worried this El Niño will sneak up on us. Only 30mm of rain in Christchurch since April 1, nothing on the extended forecast. Around 10% of last year’s rain and it hasn’t even properly begun. 161
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Something a bit nasty about older people dismissing playground improvements as a needless extravagance www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3610...thepress.co.nz‘Nice-to-have’: Kids miss out as councillors can Tekapo playground upgradeA Lake Tekapo playground upgrade will not go ahead after the Mackenzie District Council voted to remove more than $466,000 allocated for the project. 33911
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Sending my thoughts and prayers to the North Island, who I suspect must be cleaning up after the massive deluge over the weekend 6241
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Good. All mayors should be dispatched to Scandinavia to see what well functioning societies look like. Maybe they'll learn something. www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/595...rnz.co.nzCouncil spends $12,000 sending mayor to ScandinaviaSouthland mayor Rob Scott has defended his council forking out more than $12,000 on a six-day Scandinavian trip, saying every second was worthwhile. 071
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Bob once complained to the BSA about an episode of The Simpsons that used the word "ass", so I'm not sure I can take this seriously 3176
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Probably true. "What is likely to happen, I expect, is that a non-member broadcaster will do something terrible and it will be a scandal that there’s no standards regime and the government will have to reinvent one." www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...thepost.co.nzThe BSA is facing abolition, but what comes next?OPINION: So the Government has decided to abolish the Broadcasting Standards Authority. Various people are crowing about it. 14414
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Obsessed with the American influencer JManGo who is visiting every town in New Zealand for some reason. His infectious enthusiasm is so discordant. Balclutha is "slept on". Palmerston is "pretty lit". He's blown away by a normal brick house in Wyndham. 040
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 05/05/2026All the councils outside Auckland should amalgamate into one monster council 3223
Reposted by Charlie Mitchell Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 04/05/2026My colleague Aaron Parsley just won a Pulitzer for this story, written days after he survived the July 4 floods that killed his nephew. It's one of the most gutwrenching and memorable things you'll ever read. Please do.texasmonthly.com“The River House Broke. We Rushed in the River.”The July 4 Texas flooding ripped our Kerr County home from its pillars, pulling us into the water and into the night. Then morning came. 231021314
Reposted by Charlie Mitchell The Press @thepress.co.nz · 03/05/2026Mabee had been on a final warning after a string of workplace complaints over verbal abuse and lewd comments. He says he is now focusing on his personal health issues and family.dlvr.itA chef’s downfall: Vaughan Mabee quits Amisfield, apologises, after alleged assaultMabee had been on a final warning after a string of workplace complaints over verbal abuse and lewd comments. He says he is now focusing on his personal health issues and family. 041
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 30/04/2026There are several fundamental misunderstandings in this but the best is seeing in real time someone discovering defamation law is real and not just a fake excuse reporters use to not report things aniobrien.substack.com/p/the-media-...aniobrien.substack.comThe media lawyers up: the chilling effect is coming from inside the houseIn the days since I published my piece on Maiki Sherman and the “faggot” incident, the story has moved on. 2122
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 23/04/2026An Australian breakfast show broadcast live from Timaru a few days ago. The splash on the homepage of the Wall Street Journal right now is a story about American doctors fleeing to Timaru. Is this a psy-op? 251
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Curious to see if NZ First's relative strength this election leads to any distancing from the 'freedom' types that tried to take it over last time. The announced candidates thus far are not from that world. 191
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Clothed teens refuse to leave lazy river in 45 minute standoff with cops www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...odt.co.nzClothed teens refuse to leave lazy river in 45 minute standoff with copsDunedin police negotiated with two 13-year-old girls for 45 minutes after they leapt into Moana Pool’s lazy river fully clothed and refused to get... 161
Reposted by Charlie Mitchell Paula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social · 14/04/2026A former junior Xero employee speaks out following the New Zealander of the Year awardsstuff.co.nzNew Zealander of the Year Sir Rod Drury faced misconduct complaint investigationA complaint made during the tech titan’s time as Xero CEO led to an investigation – now a former employee is speaking publicly. 36823
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 30/03/2026This policy announcement about improving the media envisages a future where the front-page of The Dominion Post (sic) has a graph titled “Bara analysis of charts reveals esclusled huner the patterns in the charts chart” 11204
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 26/03/2026The Post has joined the swell of Wellingtonians making the exodus to Canterbury www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...thepost.co.nzStuff Group to consolidate its print operations in ChristchurchThe publisher will exit its Petone printing press in 2027 and print key mastheads including The Post in the South Island site. 181
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Southland now has the highest regional GDP per capita, overtaking Wellington and Auckland. In unrelated news, I'm formally retracting every joke I've made about the mighty city of Invercargill www.stats.govt.nz/news/southla...stats.govt.nzSouthland leads regional GDP increase in year to March 2025 | Stats NZSouthland had the largest increase in regional gross domestic product (GDP) in the year ended March 2025. 140
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Wasn't too worried about this until I learned 1) this doesn't account for the war and 2) the largest contributor to growth was the "rental, hiring, and real estate services" sector, while the biggest drag was construction. www.thepress.co.nz/business/360...thepress.co.nzGDP at bottom end of forecasts: Which sector suffered the most?New Zealand’s economy grew at only half the pace of the Australian economy last year, after tepid GDP growth of 0.2% in the final quarter, Stats NZ has reported. 080
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 13/03/2026The government has sold around 150 state houses in Christchurch, most of which have been bought by investors. It has caused the first decline in the city’s public housing supply since at least 2017 dlvr.it/TRT7lcdlvr.itInvestors cash-in on state housing sell-off in ChristchurchNearly 150 Kāinga Ora homes have been sold in Christchurch since July, with some later flipped for large profits. 45633
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 12/03/2026His punishment is expulsion to an even more distant, windswept island www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...thepost.co.nzFormer MP Paul Eagle blasted over $460k house upgrade, supplying misleading documentsA damning Auditor-General inquiry has found the ex Chatham Islands council boss and two-term Labour MP oversaw a costly home renovation, contracted his wife and supplied misleading documents to a watc... 070
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 10/03/2026I must admit I'm surprised at how little the Royal Commission gave to vaccine opponents, some of whom saw this process as the thing that would vindicate them. Can't get much clearer than this. 515647
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Only 297 people in the last census said they worked 168 hours a week (24/7). You can't have a successful country with so few hustlers 030
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Former doctor Mark Bailey, a germ theory denialist and common law adherent, has been haranguing local children for riding their motorbikes by his house www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...thepress.co.nz‘He's going to kill someone’: Rural stoush erupts over dirt bike riding teensRural families claim a high-profile medical sceptic is intimidating dirt bike-riding teens. But a leaflet accuses the teens of anti-social behaviour. 050
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 27/02/2026In some parts of the world, a rich person using their wealth to undermine a media outlet for ideological reasons would be considered a bad thing, but here it is a “masterstroke” archive.ph/kBPiZ 68334
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 27/02/2026A disgraceful farce. Bowl it, put a Chemist Warehouse on the rubble and give the rental income to the museum dlvr.it/TR9r4pdlvr.itChrist Church Cathedral restoration pins hopes solely on ratepayer cashFrom today, the public will be asked for their views on whether the cathedral should have more public money - such a move will increase rates. 130
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social · 20/02/2026I wrote about a pressure campaign centred on a fake “water tax”, which was a revealing insight into the lobbying machine www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...thepress.co.nzThe pressure campaign that sank a phantom water taxThere was no water tax. But through branding and a manufactured sense of urgency, a pressure campaign on the Government appeared to secure a victory. 083
Reposted by Charlie Mitchell Aunty Donna @kebabette.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Looking at Then and Now photos of Ōtautahi Christchurch. Chchchanges.Does my head in, and heart a bit too. Great work by Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social ahead of next week’s 15th anniversary of 22 February 2011 earthquake. @thepress.co.nz www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...thepress.co.nzThen and now: How Christchurch has changed in 15 yearsBefore and after images reveal how the earthquakes created two versions of the same city. 184