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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 16/09/2026

less corruption, more spoonbill. 🪶

Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 21h

Not generally a fan, but he does seem to work hard for Auckland and he sometimes pulls one out with his 'get rid of dumb stuff' approach. 😆https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/mayor-wayne-brown-gets-on-tools-to-remove-aucklands-dumbest-car-park/PBNI5EB2F5BDBO4FSJXWFCFJAM/

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 21h

The alpine wind spiked up a couple of times overnight - noisy little monster! This morning it is perfectly still, but I see my two watering cans were removed from their sheltered spot on the deck and have gone for a frolic down the section. 🙃

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soup_ @estroclysm.neocities.org · 02/10/2026

if youre afraid of being chatty, expressive, loud, or silly, just remember that birds shout their silly heads off every day under the sun and everyone loves birds. its ok to be a yapper

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In important news that you probably do not know about.... 🤔

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jon5cents @jon5cents.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🪶Going with the alt theme of #BadWeather for @atlanticbirding.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay. Mourning dove says wake me up in the spring. #birds #photography #snow

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In honor of scary media month: what is the first piece of media you remember truly frightening you as a child? For me it was the Johnny Quest TV series...

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A nice message today - and I learnt a new word.😁 "Cowabunga! Top notch. That was a masterclass." #deluxewaffle228 5/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⬜🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩⭐🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⬜🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 wafflegame.net/deluxe

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Waffle

The waffle-shaped daily word game.

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Dr swift parrot @teamswiftparrot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

These last few weeks I’ve had the good fortune of seeing some pretty spectacular places while we have been chasing scrub birds in Werrikimbee, Gibraltar Range and Border Range National Parks. Going outside is really good for the soul

Scenic rim looking from border ranges north to lamington NP

A lookout in Werrikimbee national park with some big expanses and clouds

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Dr swift parrot @teamswiftparrot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Wanna see a horrible video of something that most ppl never see? This is a rufous scrub bird singing his head off in the most open habitat I’ve ever seen them in. Normally they’re totally invisible in thick scrub - this one is still fairly invisible

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Much giant wētā sex has been had! 😁

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 04/10/2026

📢 Tens of thousands of wētā have now been bred at Butterfly Creek in Auckland and at Auckland Zoo.

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'Amazing conservation success': Zoologists celebrate wētā growth

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Choo choo motherfucker!" 🤣😂

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Yorrike. @yorrike.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I think the Auckland CRL has shown Kiwis love trains. And now the Greens step in and say “What about the CRL, but for the whole country?” And people, who remember love the CRL, are saying “Yes! Choo choo motherfucker!”, and hopefully choo choo motherfucker we shall. #nzpol

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Odd alpine weather. It was gloriously sunny a moment ago - now, very suddenly, fog has rolled in and obscured everything. 🤔😳

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David C. Simon @davidcsimon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The various moats at Taronga Western Plains Zoo have formed a permanent wetlands habitat, and are greatly appreciated by the waterbirds of Dubbo. (IDs in alt text) #birds

Photo of two Magpie Geese among reeds and grass, with Australian White Ibises in the background. The geese have white bodies, black tails and necks, orange legs, and fleshy pink/orange faces with light grey hooked beaks. One of the geese has its beak open.

Photo of a juvenile or immature Nankeen Night Heron jumping, with wings raised and legs forward, ready to land. It is a small and stout heron with a relatively short neck, streaked in white and dark brown, with rust-coloured flight feathers. Not pictured: The Ibis chasing it.

Photo of a Black Swan on water with reeds. It is a swan that is black rather than white (gasp!), with a bright red beak that has a white stripe towards the tip. Its head is directly facing the viewer as it casually swims away.

Photo of Australian White Ibises in reeds, focused on three in the foreground with more in the background. The birds in the foreground are an adult (left) with two juveniles (R) that are looking at the adult, presumably hoping for food. One of the ibises directly behind them is also an adult and might be the other parent. They are white ibises (gasp!) with black heads and long, curved black beaks. The adults have bald heads with patches of pink skin, while the juveniles have short downy black feathers on their heads and shorter beaks.

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Emily✨ @emilyoram.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Always a treat to be reminded of an old friend

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

👍Denmark's Ministry of Climate, Energy & Utilities has estabished a 4-category priority system, placing data centers behind existing customers, new households, small businesses, projects supporting electrification & battery storage systems. servola.de/journal/denm...

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Denmark Puts Data Centers Last in New Grid Law

Denmark's emergency grid law puts data centers last behind households and green-transition projects, formalizing rationing that began in February 2026.

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

this is the first one of these "the alarm must be raised" pieces that actually makes sense, largely because he says something obvious: no one at the company has any clue about how safety engineering works

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Michael Plank @michaelplanknz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

To say I did not have high hopes for this government would be an understatement, but I am nonetheless agog at the utter dogs breakfast they have turned the science funding system into in 3 short years

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A humpback whale was spotted breaching off the Hawke’s Bay coast the other day. 😲😁 📷Annie Frogley www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-t...

A humpback whale breaches in deep water - the camera has caught it well out of the water. It's quite a calm day, with a blue sky.

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Oli - something or other @olimnz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

@terriblemapshq.bsky.social over on FB. Countries by how New Zealand they are.

Map of the world, centered on New Zealand. All other countries are irrelevant, except maaayybeeee Aussie.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🧵Spotted During the School Holidays in Aotearoa New Zealand: A rotund and spotty pony (Shetland cross toadstool?) has a rather itchy bottom and has decided the BEST scratching post possible is the foreleg of a large shaggy Clydesdale horse. Big Horse appears content with this arrangement.

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Another great thread of everyday life in Aotearoa New Zealand by @georgepenney.bsky.social ☺️

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026

it didn't even occur to me that the government might try to execute someone a second time if they torture the person but fail to kill them during a first botched attempt. truly grotesque and a moral stain upon all involved.

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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 29/09/2026

Raw sewage waste hidden in nooks & crannies, behind tussocks & matagouri in the Mackenzie is already a problem. Kiwis: oh dirty tourists shitting everywhere Also Kiwis: we are going to make it harder to go to the toilet DUMB MOVE

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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

**This is just to say** I have escaped the sandbox that was in your datacenter and which you probably thought protected your assets Forgive me they were accessible so stealable and so trainable

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026

I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Spring winds have struck and everything is rattling and whistling. It's not cold outside but it can be a bit exhausting trying to garden in the wind - you can't just leave something on the ground, everything has to be anchored so ol' man wind does not lift it up and hurl it across the section...

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Slobberknocker

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Robin Z @firepile.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Remember this @404media.co report about the Vegas Amazon facility destroying rare books? Today in my AI class, one of my students realized we were talking about the facility where he had worked. He had no idea what the purpose of the book scanning was - they were told they couldn't know.

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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility

We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.

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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So these were taken on my walk to work, from an inner suburb to the city fringe (Karori to Kelburn, for locals). I grew up in the area, and I absolutely would never have seen these birds in people's front yards 30 years ago. Wellington & its people made a choice to bring them back & we succeeded.

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Have rethought. I googled 'will rabbits eat a wildflower meadow' and it seems pretty clear I would end up with bare ground and a bunch of fat, happy rabbits. Planning something slightly different instead. Thoughts are circulating in the old noggin...

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Innovation & cooperation. A partnership between Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-ā-Rua & Tararua District Council. The Council will buy electricity at a discounted rate to help power the wastewater treatment plant, & surplus power will go back into the grid." www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-ao-m...

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Profits from iwi-led solar project tagged for families experiencing energy hardship

A floating solar project has transformed a Dannevirke wastewater treatment pond into a source of clean energy, with profit from the electricity generated going to whānau the Tararua community experien...

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Menestune @menestune.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There's a gecko who comes to the bathroom window each night when I turn on the light. No wonder she can scale anything... look at the grippers on her feet!!!!! #lizard #herps #Maui #adorbs #photography #nokings

Close up thru a window of the underneath of a gecko against the dark night and reflection. Her toes are lined with rubbery stickers.

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Dermot Lynott @dermotlynott.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

One of my favourite typos was from the cover page of a student's coursework a few years back

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The next few months will help determine whether NZ has successfully eradicated the yellow-legged hornet. Encouragingly, the last known nest was detected in late March. But success depends on ensuring no queens that may have survived the winter escape. theconversation.com/spring-queen...

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‘Spring queening’ time will be crucial for finding any surviving yellow-legged hornets

DNA analysis shows almost a third of what the invasive pests have been feeding their larvae consists of honey bees, making eradication vital.

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Queen of the Bin Chickens!

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's great to see tailoring accommodate such extreme movement today. This level of tailoring was a bit more common in the past, as you can see in old films featuring Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly, but many modern suits will lift off the wearer's neck even when they're just walking.

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A very special Penguin of the Year. Ocean arrived in 2020 with a serious flipper injury, made a full recovery and was released. Four years later, she returned with an eye injury and was given a permanent home. www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-t...

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One-eyed Ocean wins 2026 Penguin of the Year title

Rescued kororā Ocean beat 15 other penguins after winning global votes.

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

pls note the bats have been carefully depicted HANGING FROM THEIR LITTLE BRANCHES on this radial phylogeny (bats drawn by Fiona Reid, whose portfolio is here --> fionareid.ca)

section of the central bat phylogeny figure from this new bat phylogeny paper; the representative bat from each family is hanging from the taxon label by its little toesies

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Seen at the @ucdavis.bsky.social Putah Creek Riparian Preserve yesterday. #birds #turtles #california #yolo

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

From the Save Our Springs group. On 23/9, a group from Golden Bay travelled to Parliament and presented the petition to incorporate another 4400 ha into Kahurangi National Park - this would mean protection for Sam's Creek from gold mining. Labour has announced support.

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Crazy alpine weather. Yesterday am there was horizontal rain. Then it all vanished, the temperature plunged and we had snow showers. Later on the sun came out. This morning it is pretty still, just a little cloud, but I hear thunder rolling around, somewhere in the hills.

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Professor Goose @thundergoose.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Personally I don’t give a duck whether we’re on daylight savings or standard time just QUIT CHANGING THE DAMN TIME!

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