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Emma Smart

@cleverdilemma.bsky.social
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Isaac took this photo of me feeding George a treat and he’s just the perfect model
A ginger and white tabby cat reaches up to get a treat that is being lowered to him
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
@jamiebgolden.bsky.social hello! I’ve been trying to find Shelf Respect on Pocket Casts but it doesn’t come up in the search- I subscribe to the popcast and faith adjacent on that platform though, is it available there?
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
I’m trying to upload a video that I trimmed but I get an error message - the full video will upload fine, does anyone know why that’s happening? It’s a video from my iPhone
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Giovanni Tiso @gtiso.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
An ever-so-casual reminder that the bill for the leaky buildings deregulation fiasco is around fifteen to twenty times larger than all Tiriti settlements either finalised or in progress put together. www.1news.co.nz/2025/09/20/m...
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'Misery for homeowners': expert warns against Luxon's building sector plans
A building insurance expert says the government's plans to shake up the building and construction sector will lead to more homeowners footing large bills for shonky building.
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
I just want to say how much I hate Adobe subscriptions
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
This is a veeeery long shot - but does anyone have one of the old 90s Little Mermaid kids sleeping bags that they'd be willing to sell? I can't find any in NZ - only overseas with shipping costs alone of $60-120!!
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Hi! @francescook.bsky.social just saw this ad on FB - not sure if you’d seen it already? Suspect it’s not something you are actually endorsing
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Jason Kemp @dialogcrm.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
“In the end, while more costly than an average solar farm, raising the inverter stations and panel connection boxes high above the ground so the plant could continue to operate in more than a meter of water turned out to be the right choice.” reneweconomy.com.au/ultimate-tes...
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“Ultimate test:” New Zealand solar farm powers through major flood event
A New Zealand solar farm has powered almost all the way through a major flood event, passing “the ultimate test” of the project’s design and technology.
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Felix Hamer • electricfelix @electricfelix.eurosky.social · 06/08/2025
@johnvaillant.bsky.social: "China is running away with the future of energy. ⚡ Renewables: Installing 1.5–2 GW per day ⚡ EVs: BYD and others dominating global markets ⚡ Manufacturing: Building scale we’re barely competing with" shared by @douglewin.bsky.social www.douglewin.com/p/21st-centu...
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
I joined my first @twigandtale.bsky.social Sew + Show for the Leaf Hip Pouch! I was gifted the pattern as part of the group and made this lovely Kawakawa leaf flap version - got Mum to model for me in the rain and I love how it turned out. It's a quick and cute sew :)
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Chris Miller @thelittlepakeha.net · 29/07/2025
businesses can get subsidies. why can't consumers?
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Dave @dpdiver.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
OK, fine. In that case, the govt must take the position that they cannot and will not have different prices for carbon for pretty much every other business in New Zealand, & the dairy industry. Time for them to pay full price for methane emmissions. That would be a truly commercial approach #nzpol
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
The lady just now on Seven Sharp saying we should use manners when talking to AI and then saying but yes it does use a lot of energy and resources to do so….but we should still be polite… 🤯
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 30/06/2025
This comparsion in the NYTimes today is pretty stark. China is racing ahead to be a high-tech exporter of 21st century technologies, while the US is doubling down on being a petro-state exporting the technologies of the 19th century: www.nytimes.com/inte...
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
It’s very late but I’m VERY excited to find out that we won best NZ feature tonight at Doc Fest for our doco Mighty Indeed and @vanessawells.bsky.social also won Best Director!!!! www.stuff.co.nz/culture/3607...
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Mighty Indeed and The Pool win big at Doc Edge awards
Twenty-four awards were handed out, honouring the best in documentary-making from New Zealand and abroad.
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Dia VanGunten / Writer @pinkzombierose.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I MEOWED WHAT i 
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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
“It is the first time the country’s emissions reduction plan has faced litigation, and the lawyers believe it is the first case globally that challenges the use of forestry to offset emissions.” | New Zealand government sued over ‘dangerously inadequate’ emissions reduction plan
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New Zealand government sued over ‘dangerously inadequate’ emissions reduction plan
Exclusive: In the first legal challenge to the plan, top climate lawyers claim the government relies too heavily on forestry and failed to consult the public
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
@beckeleven.bsky.social I thought you in particular would enjoy the cat shorts I made tonight!
A pair of high waisted shorts that are patterned with photos of cats in a grid, lays on a purple floral bedspread. A ginger cat’s tail is also slightly visible in the photo.
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Whispering Emily Writes’ budget day meditation to myself: “I am Pedro Pascal’s stylist. What will I dress him in for the Cannes Film festival?”
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Laki @lakitukl.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
👋from Australia. We're finding that sheep grazed on solar fields have more weight and wool as the grass grows better and they shelter under those panels rather than being in the open air, like nobody's business. Ie: you get more ag production not less. bsky.app/profile/appv...
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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
“Let me be really clear. I have lived in New Zealand for 12 years. This is the worst piece of lawmaking I have seen in my time here. It ticks all the boxes for what not to do.” #OneTermGovernment #ProtectEqualPay #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/craigren...
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Pay Equity Questions yet to be answered
If you do nothing else today – Join more than 50,000 other Kiwis and sign the Pay Equity Petition at https://www.together.org.nz/fbt_for_pay_equity
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Bluesky sewists - can anyone tell me what the issue is here? I was trying to do a hem in knit fabric and it was doing random long stitches so I switched to a twin needle as I wondered if my needle was blunt and the twin gives me one line of good stitches and one bad - and the back is a mess!
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I love him so much
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
I made a bomber jacket!
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Sacha Judd @sachajudd.com · 17/04/2025
A film that takes place where you're from
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
I’ve finally got a trailer to share for the first feature film I’ve edited! project fiftyone releases in NZ cinemas this week youtu.be/4lTBdqEuaV4?...
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project fiftyone Trailer
YouTube video by Vendetta Films
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Is it just me or do videos on bluesky mostly not work? I can barely ever get them to do more than the spinning animation over the thumbnail
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Argh my brother’s flat has gone up online today for sale and the agent has done a shitty AI job to “stage” it and it’s changed windows and floors and made the small room look massive - he’s emailed to complain
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Bec Shaw @brocklesnitch.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Big week for me legally releasing some of the hate in my heart ☺️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 10/01/2025
January is a really slow month for sales and I appreciate every patron so, so much! Check out my store of artist-designed goodies and maybe snag some treats? Here's some of my latest and greatest art merch, available now to snag at pepperraccoon.com Shares very much appreciated! #art #kikorangi
A person holding up a green bandana with twisting eels, stars, and aquatic plants.A closeup flatlay of assorted magical themed note pads and stickersTwo people, one masc, and one femme, dressed in Pepper Raccoon Big Death Energy t-shirtsA colourful assortment of Pepper Raccoon stickers
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Who is your celebrity? “birthday twin” (born same day as you)? Answer with a pic or gif only.
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a man wearing a suit and tie has a pin on his jacket that says ' us air force '
ALT: a man wearing a suit and tie has a pin on his jacket that says ' us air force '
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Can any sewists recommend shops in Christchurch (or that ship around NZ) that are good for buying fabric from? Ideally places that do nice sweartshirting, but any affordable places would be appreciated!
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Quote with a photo of you from the 80s (if you were alive then) This is probably right at the very tail end of 1989 judging by the size of my brother
A toddler with a blonde bob wearing a pink sweatshirt holds her doll and baby brother who is in a blue onesie and a cream hand knitted cardigan
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Ross @rossthesedays.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Some vague thoughts about managing a sense of impending doom at a new year given everything that's going on. I'm a registered counsellor who specialises in trauma and bereavement. This is not specific therapeutic advice to any one individual or situation. Ymmv.
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Kārikiōrangi @sharonm.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
I reread this when the noise gets too much. Troy Baisden brings a level head and an informed mind to where we are. open.substack.com/pub/troybais...
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What Trump's win means for the values we hold dear.
Integrity is not just a jumble of facts. It is among core intrinsic values that stand out as the opposite of what America voted for. Here's how we can and will build back better.
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Anneleise @anneleise.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
“Why is the Kiwi economy such a disaster?” “JP Morgan economist Tom Kennedy couldn't avoid a hint of understatement when noting that "NZ's economic performance is much worse than previously thought" with "no redeeming features in the detail". www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
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New Zealand's recession shows how the RBA dodged a bullet
New Zealand's economy has slipped into one of the developed world's worst recent recessions, but it seems like the Reserve Bank of Australia is avoiding the same mistakes.
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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
I am absolutely delighted to have the No 1 most read article at the AIMN for 2024. Particular thanks to #NZpol for the interest. The #AtlasNetwork is more obvious in our small countries compared to complex scenes in Global North proper. Easier to watch in action. #Auspol theaimn.com/new-zealand-...
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Dear gardeners of BlueSky, what is this please? It is cropping up everywhere and taking over 😬😬😬
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Tash 🍉 @tashmahal.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
"I have always felt that a human being could only be saved by another human being. I am aware that we do not save each other very often. But I am also aware that we save each other some of the time." -James Baldwin
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 02/11/2024
I’m seeing a lot of fireworks posts - thankfully it’s pouring here in Ōtautahi so nothing happening around here
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 29/10/2024
Everyone else was out tonight so I had a bath while watching a horror set in an Italian convent and it was glorious
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 17/09/2024
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #604,906!
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 19/08/2024
Is there anything useful online someone could point me in the direction of about the economic differences between National and Labour over the years? I keep being told “Labour screws over the economy each time and then National has to fix it” and I’m sure I’ve read some more accurate stats before
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 25/07/2024
Oh no the parcels I ordered from hospital while on painkillers have started arriving 😅
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Ange 🍞🌹🏳️‍🌈 🇳🇿 @seawall.bsky.social · 05/06/2024
How far we've fckin fallen, NZ
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 12/02/2024
@pepperraccoon.bsky.social saw your work in the wild today on the Rat King Landlord! Have taken a copy home to read :)
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 04/02/2024
Yeah so I forgot to pinch the laterals and now it’s a triffid BUT I am excited to see that it’s truss tomatoes which I haven’t grown before
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 11/01/2024
@sarainchch.bsky.social hi Sara - just wondered if you had any info about new cycleways connecting to Hornby? My brother cycled from Richmond to Hornby for work today but said it was so dicey near the end with cycle lanes divulging into car slip lanes etc that he wouldn’t want to risk it again
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 09/01/2024
There’s a tidy wee house next door to my brother’s place that’s been empty for as long as they’ve been there, so maybe about 3 years but probably longer. The owner does the garden every week but no one lives here. I asked if they could enquire if he’d maybe rent it out (since I’m looking!) and he
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Emma Smart @cleverdilemma.bsky.social · 23/12/2023
Can anyone recommend where I can buy nice plunger coffee today in Christchurch, obviously I have missed Christmas post deadlines for this
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