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Chris Burgess

@chris.bur.gs
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Ōtepoti, Aotearoa. Tech for good, for people, for orgs. Less tech, and slower too. Popping balls through hoops, open source, learning guitar, making prints, building with wood. Web: chris.bur.gs

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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 1h
Does anyone remember that chart of NZ supermarket Mallowpuffs (? or biscuit) prices from a week or two back? Please I would like to see it again :)
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mbnzt.bsky.social @mbnzt.bsky.social · 14h
1/3 🦋 Good ideas are easy to find. People who help make them happen are precious. Every success at the Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand Trust has volunteers behind it. Some have given years; others a few hours. Both matter. (more to come)
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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 29/09/2026
"We do not expect the unthinkable." EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED. Did you not watch Terrahawks? "Further price rises will be incremental." Quite likely.
Newspaper article on gas prices including thoughts like "(price) is not expected to reach unthinkable $4" and "further price rises will be incremental"
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Steenz! @oheysteenz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I had a conversation w a Lyft driver a few weeks ago that I still think about. I hope this musician, eager to share her art, finds her way to teaching. While the conversation started rocky, Im glad she got an opportunity to talk about her ambitions. Piano teachers are way more valuable than A.I.
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my ordinary life @calne.ca · 27/09/2026
im very busy
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Tim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 26/09/2026
talent is a lie
a cartoon picture of a frog throwing a crooked looking clay vase with the words “talent is a lie, just do it anyway”
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Andrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I got myself a batch of OIA documents from the Ministry of Education about school attendance. One of them presents David Seymour with a rather awkward problem. It begins on 11 February 2025. Intrigued? #nzpol
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Cyn @cyncharron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If you’ve got kids studying in Dunedin who aren’t yet enrolled to vote, encourage them to get along to this all ages, alcohol free, voter enrolment music festival. Loads of really great bands in the lineup! (Yes including my kid, but genuinely, lots of great talent.) #nzpol
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Rock The Vote - Live at Southern Lights
An outdoor music festival to encourage youth voter enrolment . raise the youth vote! all ages / alcohol free
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Funksta Uzz @funksta-uzz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Shamefully, representatives of the NZDF, NZ’s intel agencies, Rocket Lab, space/weapons tech companies & university faculty will be convening in Ōtautahi this Friday to venerate the military-space sector. Peace Action Ōtautahi is calling for people to join their protest against the convention #nzpol
PEACE ACTION ŌTAUTAHI PRESENTS:
SWARM THE SUMMIT '26
TE PAE CONVENTION CENTRE.
OCT 2ND

Mass mobilisation to disrupt the National Aerospace Summit
Take action against war profiteers, international military personnel and weapons manufacturers coming to Ōtautahi!1: Gather at Victoria Park - North End
7.00 am
Friday October 2nd
2: March to Te Pae Convention Centre
 
BRING YOUR CREW.
TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE AEROSPACE/MILITARY INDUSTRY.
SWARM THE SUMMIT!
PEACE ACTION ŌTAUTAHI
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Anne Thériault @annetheriault.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Here’s a video that made 15yo and I laugh like absolute loons this week. Gotta RETVRN to those classic surnames like Fuckbeggar, woke sensibilities be damned
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Funksta Uzz @funksta-uzz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
AoNZ rallies/actions for Palestine: Sept 25–27 FRIDAY Tāmaki Makaurau: ● 3pm Vigil @US Consul ● 4pm Vigil @Te Kōmititanga Ngāmotu: 4.30pm Flags @Paynters Ave Bridge Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai: 7.30am & 4.30pm Flags @Charles St
New Plymouth poster:

BOYCOTT DIVEST SANCTION

FLAGS ON FRIDAY

NO PEACE, NO JUSTICE WITH OCCUPATION OF PALESTINE

PAYNTERS AVENUE BRIDGE 4.30-5.30PM

NGĀMOTU-NEW PLYMOUTH

SHOWING SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE!!
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Otago Daily Times Online News [Unofficial] @odt.co.nz.web.brid.gy · 23/09/2026
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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 24/09/2026
I don't _hate_ the format this feed to bsky bot is doing, tbh. What does the repetition tell us? What does the division tell us? What does it say when every story appears as a Viewmaster of the poster image?
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Idiot/Savant @norightturnnz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Sign the petition here: petitions.parliament.nz/9aa71bc4-7e9...
petitions.parliament.nz
Petitions 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.
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Yemeni Anthropomorphic Stele (3rd–1st Century BCE)
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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 15/09/2026
flip what a cracker day
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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 13/09/2026
If our news agencies would just cut playing Trump's ramblings entirely, we could have daily horoscopes again ... would be more accurate and meaningful.
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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 12/09/2026
the last few days i've been very impressed at you all knowing how long your threads were to start with and now i realise it's automatic
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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 12/09/2026
Dunedin City Council is consulting on Local Alcohol Plan atm. www.dunedin.govt.nz/council/current… Kid had heard bars would be restricted to closing hours of 1am. Plan says venues close by 1am in "Centre Zones".
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Workers First Union @workersfirstunion.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Thanks to the drivers and officials who came to the Gig Workers first launch last week! Tell your driver: Whether you’re with Uber, DiDi, Bolt, Uber Eats, DoorDash, Delivereasy, Hungry Panda and others, our goal is to collectively bargain and campaign for worker-friendly laws. gigworkersfirst.nz
a photo of a group of happy gig workers, some with their fists raised. text at the bottom reads "a union for all gig workers: gigworkersfirst.nz"
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Sana @bigshika.com · 04/09/2026
heads up that someone’s made barcode generators for the major supermarket loyalty cards so you can get the discounts without signing up. i haven’t tested them myself, but in case you want to try: clubminus.co.nz cuntdown.co.nz
clubminus.co.nz
club minus rewarrds at pooworld!!
randomly generate a club minus rewards card to protect your privacy. no signup or personal info required.
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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A really helpful article distinguishing between claims made by cloud storage providers and legal issues that matter to your personal data. #privacy
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Potato enthusiast 🇵🇸🥔 @br3nda.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I wished that this site existed, so I spent the last week building it. Track which way an MP votes on various issues across their whole time in Parliament: hotair.nz
hotair.nz
Hot Air
Hot Air links every New Zealand MP to what they've actually said and how they've actually voted in Parliament — built from the official Hansard record, so you can look past the press release and see the voting history for yourself.
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Jasmin Taylor @meshedlight.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Well worth reading article by @xovich.bsky.social Here in Aotearoa Te Waipounamu, we don't get to blithely say "what's it got to do with us? It's happening over there" any more. There's warning sirens going off here that we need to start heeding & we DO HAVE ENOUGH TIME to choose different path
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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 28/08/2026
we regret to inform the residents
Two books: "St Kilda: the first hundred years" and "St Kilda: the final years 1975 - 1989"
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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 27/08/2026
Holy wow Microsoft slate.com/technology/2026/08/micros…
slate.com
The Quiet Decision Microsoft Made That Devastated Thousands of Nonprofits
When the tech giant retired a popular software grant, years of nonprofit data vanished with it.
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The Trash Lad @thetrashlad.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
mister carney sir, you must choose the nuclear option: deny the Yanks any further access to Heated Rivalry. get it off streaming there, deploy all measures necessary to stop any pirating and do not allow them to see any future seasons
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Boner Vivant @dougtilley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Rest in peace to one of the best to ever do it.
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Rachel Hands @rachelhands.com · 25/08/2026
if there’s a point to fame it’s to do what dolly parton did in the world
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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 25/08/2026
walked almost to the end of Penkill St today (very muddy track not a street these days), didn't quite get to the spooky dilapidated house
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
SO ALL OF THIS WAS FOR NOTHING. LABOUR GAVE NATIONAL A WIN FOR NOTHING. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE MAN, WHAT ARE WE ACTUALLY DOING.
Henry cooke posting that National saying the Government won't have time to get this through first reading before the election anyway.
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The Weatherman from Negativland @weatherman54.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
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alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
stop
white text on a blue background:
please stop using ai to make your flyers and graphics
it looks like shit
(a picture of diddy kong)
my god
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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 20/08/2026
got called from work to hurry up and buy Kristin Hersh tix - whee, let's go
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rae-diance massage @raewynkrivan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Jolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Now, that's what I call journalism! Just pure newshound energy, 29 seconds of the facts and nothing but the facts. Nice work by Glenn McConnell. 🎬 👏 Maybe the *slightest* hint of an editorialising eye-roll at the end, but entirely understandable in the circumstances. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
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Is it 'very difficult' to cross Molesworth St as Luxon says? We check
Discussing the Wellington he used to live in during the 1980s vs contemporary Wellington, Christopher Luxon says it's gone from being "the place to be" to having a "whole bunch of bike lanes up Molesw...
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Jasmin Taylor @meshedlight.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Ōtepoti: a last minute request from local group Save Dunedin Live Music they've got a survey that'll help them get input from community & advocate to DCC to support live music scene If you complete survey tonight, they can do their report by tomorrow 👍👍 Survey: savedunedinlivemusic.com
savedunedinlivemusic.com
Dunedin Music, NZ Music, DCC Dunedin, Otepoti Music, Otago Music
Visit the post for more.
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Morgan Davie @fromthemorgue.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Hi international friendos, to help you understand what NZ bluesky is talking about, here is a summary: While Prime Minister Chris has survived leadership challenges from MP Chris (today) and MP Chris (recently), this instability bodes ill for election chances against Former Prime Minister Chris
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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 11/08/2026
i sent a condolences bouquet but i misspoke the address, so it went to a neighbour (who then brought it over to the correct house) IMAGINE COMING HOME TO UNEXPECTED CONDOLENCES BOUQUET
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Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
FYI The entire South Island received less than 10% of the more than $100 million dished out by Creative New Zealand in this round.
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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 07/08/2026
Meet someone cool at the printer / copy stand Left ⅔ of my printing behind though, and the USB stick I was printing from
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gloriouscow.bsky.social @gloriouscow.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The following emoji are a valid DOS executable. 🐸☺️😖🐰😗😯😯😯😯😯😯😯😹😯🕳️😯🐮🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐⭐🍽️🍽️🍽️🍽️🐮🐰😔😬😬🗓️🍽️👁️📗🐪🗓️🧮🧯📗🐪🐮🗓️😿🧯🧯🧯🧯📗🐪🗓️🐮📗🐪🗓️🧮🧮🧯🧯👁️📗🐪🐮🗓️🧮🧯🧯🧯🧯🧯🧯📗🐪🗓️😿🧯🧯🧯🧯📗🐪🗓️😿🍽️🍽️🍽️🍽️🐮📗🐪🐮🗓️😯🍽️🍽️👁️📗🐪🐮🐮🐮🗓️😿🧮🧮🧮📗🐪🗓️🧮👁️👁️🍽️👁️📗🐪🐰😔🐐🐐♿🇹🇭⏪✋💕🐀🍥🐐📣🈚🌌🌋🏐🌕👻🌺🌻🍵🆙🌮🍝🌐🌋🍠🌋🐅🍜💒🌳👹🎇👹🉑🎎🉑💞🆖🌳🆎🎇👹🉑🎎🉑💞🐖👯🆖🌻🕕🌿🐐🍙👺👽🌳👹🎇💗🉑🎎🉑💞🖕🎎🌙👻🌺🌻🐻🎂🌻🌳👮🐖🐸🍤🕕🌻🐠🐻🍝🌻🌳🌷🐎🌷🍭🌌💗👻🐖🐖🌜🌛📛🍕🍓🍪🍷🌙🍘🍾🍪👻🌺🌻🌙🌘🌙🐗🌊🏐💗🎐🧯🔥🌉
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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 06/08/2026
FRIDAY or whatever you call it there
The Very Hunter Caterpillar says,

REJECT TASKS 
EMBRACE COCOON
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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 05/08/2026
Fortinet sales guy on the news: ALERT FATIGUE, blah blah ENVIRONMENTS, something FLAGS something CRITERIA EVENTS 🧇🧇🧇🧇
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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 03/08/2026
🌨️
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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 03/08/2026
There go all the seagulls!
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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 02/08/2026
Why is Luxon obsessed with being/ providing "the operating system", the layer everyone resents?
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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 01/08/2026
Searching for open hours at a local art gallery. Google's suggested questions... Uncle, WTF?
Google suggested questions screenshot for search "Dunedin community art gallery"

People also ask:

Who is the current director of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery?

Is there an entry fee for the Dunedin Public Art Gallery?

How many Maori are in Dunedin?

Who are some famous artists from Dunedin?

Which NZ city has the most Māori?

Are there more Indians than Māori in NZ?
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Chris Burgess @chris.bur.gs · 30/07/2026
NOW I HAVE A HOCKEN LIBRARY CARD HO HO HO
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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
So this is sickening: “Steff, who is now based at Mendel University in the Czech Republic, said New Zealand had the prospect of establishing itself as a "proving ground" where partners could test defence AI in the country's wide open spaces.” I hope Labour’s planning to pull back from this #nzpol
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