Reposted by Aquila1nzDigital Spy @digitalspy.com · 23hSally Wainwright's excellent BBC drama Riot Women gets season 2 update from star Amelia Bullmore bit.ly/4yebYJu 001
Reposted by Aquila1nzDr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 9hJust like with the Labour Party AI policy, I will break down the Greens policy soon! (When baby is asleep lol) #nzpol Find it here: www.greens.org.nz/greens_will_...greens.org.nzGreens will regulate AI for the public goodWe are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally. 22911
Reposted by Aquila1nzSophie these days @spiderandme.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The Archivist's Revenge #nzpol 13610
Reposted by Aquila1nzNick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026"Economic activity across the country was almost entirely reorganised in matter of weeks without sky falling in, raising serious questions about what other economic reorganisation might be possible after so many decades of being told that there is no alternative to all this." 15710
Reposted by Aquila1nzDr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The headline buries the lede: ❌️ Cutting benefit rates after 2yrs ❌️ Incr stand down to 26wks (up from 13wks) ❌️ Incr minimum residence period to qualify benefits from 2yrs to 5yrs These are awful, horrifying policies that will drive povery and misery #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzNational promises random drug testing for jobseeker beneficiariesNational is promising to introduce random drug testing for those on the jobseeker benefit to ensure they're "ready for work". 29232122
Reposted by Aquila1nzKay in the End Times 🏳️🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Worth switching to Whakaata Māori to watch Māori Electorate Debate with Waiariki candidates. Better mood, more interesting even if you don't vote in that electorate. #NZpol www.maoriplus.co.nz/show/whakata...maoriplus.co.nzWatch Whakatau Election 2026 - Waiariki | MĀORI+ | Whakaata MāoriMāori Electorate Debate - Waiariki. Featuring candidates from all the main political parites. Moderated by Maiki Sherman and Julian Wilcox. 262
Reposted by Aquila1nzBronwyn Hayward @bmhayward.bsky.social · 05/10/2026no taxes? I’d rather NZ political parties dealt with the fact we have 1) NO rules around lobbying 2) NO disclosure of targeted digital campaigns 3) NO limits on party donations 16317
Aquila1nz @aquila1nz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Dark Crystal. Not the first thing that scared me, but boy do I remember it. 020
Reposted by Aquila1nzNicola Gaston @nicgaston.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Omg omg omg omg omg omg 💚nzherald.co.nzGreens announce plans for Auckland to Wellington overnight rail serviceThe party also wants a passenger rail service between Christchurch and Dunedin. 79213
Reposted by Aquila1nzEmily @emilydawn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@hockeyviz.com I found some beautiful data viz for you 7142351024
Reposted by Aquila1nzNew Zealand Council of Trade Unions @nzctu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Because of gender and ethnic pay gaps in Aotearoa, Pacific women are now working for free until the end of the year. This election year, we need to vote for pay equity. It’s the only way to make sure that all working people are respected, valued, and paid what they’re owed. #nzpol 05147
Reposted by Aquila1nzAndrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 28/09/2026So we ourselves an extraordinary contrast. A charter school can build two days of home learning into its model. But a sick or disabled child at a state school can be doing teacher-set work at home and still enter the system as absent. 46116
Reposted by Aquila1nzblacklightnz.bsky.social @blacklightnz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Oh dear lord this is much worse than the Christmas quiz. Yuck! Also, giving this a good go! 111
Reposted by Aquila1nzDr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Wee bug in watchOS 27.0 … last night NZ moved into Daylight Saving. So of course all my devices did their dutiful thing at 2am and moved to 3am. But I notice now this morning how “Always On” on my Apple Watch shows Standard Time, but as soon as I rotate my wrist to be ‘On’ it moves forward an hour … 1174
Reposted by Aquila1nzMax Johns (MxDEJ) @maxjohns.nz · 27/09/2026I'm no demographer nor a criminologist, but I reckon that the Herald probably has Auckland's murder rate wrong here. I reckon it's probably lower than 3.6 per person. 3221148
Reposted by Aquila1nzburn it all down @russbengtson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026could paint the whole dang lord of the rings trilogy on there! 0261
Reposted by Aquila1nzKevin Hearne @kevinhearne.bsky.social · 25/09/2026How do we incentivize people to paint wizards on their vans again I haven’t seen a wizard van in a decade and it feels like we lost something precious Can we offer up a tax credit? Little bags of shrooms? Start a wizard van painting program at vocational schools? 1072265535
Reposted by Aquila1nzPaul Brislen @brislen.nz · 26/09/2026jayjudah.com/101/#theremi... Five lanes on the freeway so someone turned it into music. Each car passing a point triggers a note; each lane determines the pitch. Live right now:jayjudah.comThe 101 Plays ItselfA live traffic camera on the US-101 in Studio City, playing itself as music in your browser. Every car that crosses the line is a note. 043
Reposted by Aquila1nzJolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Walked in on the cat making yet another podcast; tiptoed back out. #nzpets 22665110
Reposted by Aquila1nzGreta @gretayeoman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Official signage from the Department of Conservation. 35312
Aquila1nz @aquila1nz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I kind of love the fact that Shortland Street might be spending the next twelve weeks building up to Dr Warner and Dr Ropata getting married for the Christmas cliffhanger. Or they might not. 101
Reposted by Aquila1nzlaragreaves.bsky.social @laragreaves.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I've been again exploring ways to make public information and data a bit more accessible. Enrolment and turnout is a big issue this election and a lot of organisations have been working to get as many people enrolled as possible. #nzpol So we made: vote.inzight.co.nzvote.inzight.co.nzVoting and enrolment rights in New ZealandEnrolment and voting information for people in various situations in New Zealand. 13326
Reposted by Aquila1nzDr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"The spokesperon said that Voyager was now reviewing the prompts and instructions used to generate the video "so we can understand how they contributed to the final content"." Yeah, somehow I'm doubting it's the fault of the prompts. 3269
Reposted by Aquila1nzGwynn Compton @gwynncompton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The omnishambles that was Head Start has led to a humiliating backdown. What a waste of time and money for communities and councils around the country after they scrambled to respond to this ill-considered policy. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...thepost.co.nzCouncils ‘fuming’: Government pauses council amalgamations until after electionAfter being asked to submit a proposal in three months, councils have been told no decisions will be made ahead of the election. 282
Reposted by Aquila1nzMountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Catherine Law's (OIA concealer) PhD supervisor is Elizabeth Rata. Elizabeth Rata is Erica Stanfor'd's key education advisor Rata and Stanford have a stated common goal: To stop the success of decolonisation in Aotearoa New Zealand. The OIA concealment from one of Rata's people is no surpriseyoutube.comWhistleblower video of Catherine Laws instructing Ministry staff to conceal from OIAYouTube video by Mountain Tui 79347
Reposted by Aquila1nzTim A @pixelace.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Can’t believe NZ is heading into a Super El Niño with so many outdated fire engines in such appalling condition. Media scrutiny of the coalition government is so low that they can get away with not only causing crises as usual, but allowing highly predictable and preventable ones to happen. #nzpol 17433
Reposted by Aquila1nzJulie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026So we’ve had a newly described cat, mouse, and now penguin all in the same week 58321
Reposted by Aquila1nzFelix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“It is ironic, to say the least, that if Jordan Williams had not publicised the non-existent book, these inside sources would most likely never have contacted me and the book we are here to launch today would not have been written.” 323673
Reposted by Aquila1nzFelix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“There is the chapter on their work as tobacco lobbyists, a whole chapter on Jordan Williams’ abysmal attitude to women, a major chapter on the deliberate use of racism as a political tool, a chapter on dirty politics attacks and smears…” 111422
Reposted by Aquila1nzFelix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Burton uncovering the book poster. The poster is revealed giving the title of the new book, Dirty Work: The Taxpayers' Union and New Zealand's Hard Right. By Nicky Hager. Potton & Burton. 316254
Reposted by Aquila1nzSaeed Khan @saeedwkhan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Elsevier got hacked. This is what it redirects to. It's been like this for a while. 013
Aquila1nz @aquila1nz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I do hope everyone from overseas who has been participating in Bird of the Year appreciates just where the winners, Karure, live. There was a whole lot of logistics involved in bringing them back from one breeding pair. www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ... 1178
Reposted by Aquila1nzDave @dpdiver.bsky.social · 20/09/2026National's ECE policy is complete bullshit based on fabricated problems. My wife is an ECE teacher. She already does 'School start checks', & they have meetings with local primary schools to ensure they are prepping kids with the life skills they will need to succeed when they start shool. #nzpol 1125
Reposted by Aquila1nzGretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 20/09/2026Aha, a very helpful apostrophe history chart! 913421
Reposted by Aquila1nzNicola Gaston @nicgaston.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Having had reason to drive Auckland-Wellington in the last week, I am absolutely stunned by the number of ACT Party billboards out there, especially the ones offering to ‘unlock NZ’s rural potential’ (…for their donors) as I always think… Would guess over 200 on SH1 alone. But yes 👇 84610
Reposted by Aquila1nzJonathan King @jonathanking.bsky.social · 15/09/2026We’re so excited to share the trailer for BLACK SHEEPS with the world! This film was handmade with love and care (and many litres of fake blood) and I can’t wait for people to see it.m.youtube.comBlack Sheeps | Official TrailerYouTube video by Umbrella Entertainment 1615667
Reposted by Aquila1nzdrrawiritaonui.bsky.social @drrawiritaonui.bsky.social · 15/09/202652,000 signature Ngāti Kahungunu do not undermine Te Tiriti o Waitangi petition sucessfully delivered. 416540
Aquila1nz @aquila1nz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Well, yeah. Queues should absolutely self sort by urgent need. 130
Reposted by Aquila1nzKo Ess Ahau ☀️😷 @occasio.bsky.social · 13/09/2026We are going to make 40,000 by 11:59pm tonight when petition for govt to stop removing the Treaty of Waitangi from NZ legislation closes. Spread it around and sign please. #kikorangipetitions.parliament.nzPetitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern. 67259
Reposted by Aquila1nzAvery Edison @averyedison.com · 10/09/2026feeling increasingly annoyed and disrespected when receiving playful warnings that I have too much email from the email company that got me to sign up for email with them by promising they would have room for all my email forever 532059
Reposted by Aquila1nzDr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The biggest win as I see it is the proposed online safety regulator. That is a significant shift from leaving technology companies to set the rules themselves (under current govt AI policy). Details will be crucial, but I understand this is a policy, not a bill so... 2335
Reposted by Aquila1nzDr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Alright, here goes. I don't know how long this will be lol I’ll say this upfront: I think this is a big step forward for the AI policy debate in Aotearoa. I mean, there are some genuinely good commitments here. But there are also some questions I really want answered. 1388
Reposted by Aquila1nzJessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Dunedin Herald bringing the goods. 👌 #parody 619370
Reposted by Aquila1nzVeronika Meduna @veronikameduna.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Two years ago, I joined the Tairāwhiti Ngutukākā Trust to celebrate one of NZ's rarest plants in the wild (as rare as kākāpō). Each of us was gifted a few seeds (from the wild plants, not the commercial variety), and this is what happened in my tiny urban garden. 1218233
Reposted by Aquila1nzTim @timward2014.bsky.social · 07/09/2026“Charter schools will be great!” *checks notes* Hmmm, charter schools are actually being run like shoddy businesses, traded between faceless entities. No wonder ACT loves ‘em. Just like a real, tax-avoiding business!! #nzpol 33813
Reposted by Aquila1nzNick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026From bad to worse! The Luxon Government has retained the clause in its Conservation Amendment Bill, which undermines the very purpose of conservation law. This Trumpian bill undermines the fundamental principle that conservation land exists to be protected, not exploited. #nzpolrnz.co.nzConservation bill clause puts economic growth ahead of conservation, critics sayThe government has kept a controversial clause in the latest draft of its Conservation Amendment Bill, which critics say undermines the purpose of conservation law. 17548
Reposted by Aquila1nzSt Andrews School of History @standrewshist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Do you know who this student might be? We are trying to trace the identity of this part-Māori student, who attended the University of St Andrews in the 1860s. You can read more about this here: www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-ao-m... Courtesy of University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums, ID ALB-1-65 036
Reposted by Aquila1nzLemuel Lyes @lemuellyes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026With the rise of AI-fuelled fake news and misinformation, access to reliable sources is more important than ever. Instead, we get this... www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzAlmost 50 jobs could go at National Library and Archives, PSA warnsA proposal to cut 12 percent of the workforce at the National Library and Archives NZ will decimate both organisations and have a significant impact on service levels, says the Public Service Associat... 001