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Daniel

@dznz.bsky.social
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Aotearoa, recently ex-IT, now a new PT. Some kind of socialist/anarchist. ADHD, pakeha, she/they/he 🏳️‍⚧️, fash can DIAF.

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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today I went along to the debate organised by our local Youth Council & I’d love to underline the need to lower the voting age to 16. Young people don’t get involved in politics because it’s intangible to them at high school. There’s no point in teaching “civics” if the kids can’t access it. #nzpol
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Daniel @dznz.bsky.social · 12h
I gotta mute some of this discourse
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 23h
I have absolutely wondered about this. Amazing.
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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 20h
Those Phil Tippett CD-ROMs that just caused a lot of excitement? Added to DISCMASTER, easily searchable now. discmaster.textfiles.com/cd-rom?searc...
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CD-ROM
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Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
look I'm sorry but you called her "Buck the Sheep" and the song playing over the ad opens LOVING YOU, ISN'T THE RIGHT THING TO DO I don't understand what they thought was going to happen youtu.be/B2cQW_MQRtQ?...
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Buck the System | Kiwibank
YouTube video by Kiwibank
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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Another bold populist infra policy that is IMMEDIATELY leading the conversation - the Greens have done the impossible and WINSTON PETERS has had to rush to agree with it Fantastic to see this kind of policy finally being developed, promoted and communicated by the Greens - hope they have follow-up!
nzherald.co.nz
Greens announce plans for Auckland to Wellington overnight rail service
The party also wants a passenger rail service between Christchurch and Dunedin.
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Annikakes @annikakes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Doing a Hash House Harriers version of the Coast to Coast in Auckland today - 13 pubs in 13km. #onon
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absolute horses @jcoglan.com · 02/10/2026
really disappointed to see people who ought to know better attending, speaking at, and reporting on rails world as though it exists for any other reason than for an outspoken fascist to maintain his position of authority
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Kimmy W @ghostynewt.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
sheesh, the only thing worse than getting kicked out of the polycule is finding out via jira ticket 😣
Screenshot of an email:

Subject: [PIPEXP-1192] Login Access Request
To: me

Good morning Kimberly! =^uwu^=;;

I’m sorry to hear that you’re having trouble logging into Jellyfin! It looks like your SSO account was indeed deactivated on 2025 Dec 15.

According to our records,

1. On or about 2025 Nov 15, you were broken up with by ___, who noted this as a “final break” on vis event report sheet. I’m also seeing that Ve ticked the “Unilateral” box, meaning it isn’t contestable.
2. Our Salesforce shows you aren’t close to any other polycule members

Unfortunately, our solo-poly access policy doesn’t allow us to extend resources to unpartnered members after the 30 day grace period following your break. This includes entertainment resources (Jellyfin / *darr / nzbget / Pornhub for Enterprise™ seat), as well as O365™, Adobe CC™, and shell access on the Nix clusters. We’re so sorry for your loss, cutie!! 😭💜

If you have any questions, you can reply to this email to generate another ticket, or you can contact zzzoeee@ from our Partner Infra team (note: three Zs and three Es in their LDAP, we have a lot of Zoes here!)

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Regards,
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   Partner Infra Platform Experiences team

As a courtesy, a copy of this email has been sent to your manager listed in Workday™

New name or pronouns? Dating someone new? Just visit go/update-me to update your account!

Include this line in your email to comment on the ticket: 250e084a-b937-47a6-948d-b519112ad35a
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Hungrymama @hungrymama.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
deaths.press.co.nz
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Morgan Davie @fromthemorgue.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Reposting for a different segment of the timecube. It’s a good game bront, i mean, spooky bront
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“All governments will put their own people into positions of power – but a far-right government will intentionally put people into positions of power and influence where they will deliberately cause conflict.” #nzpol farrightplaybook.nz
farrightplaybook.nz
The Far-Right Playbook
A collection of essays describing tactics used by the far-right in Aotearoa, New Zealand
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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Judith Butler Apology Form
Date:
Reason for behavior:
( ) The media convinced me that feminism was solved in the 1980s
( ) I miss not thinking about gender
( ) I was jealous of their nonbinary swag
( ) I never actually read their work
( ) I didn't realize how much of society is built on gender
( ) Mercury was in retrograde
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( ) I will hereby respect Judith Butler and I will NOT talk down on the best feminist thinker of our lifetimes
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Leah J. Williams @legenette.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
penguin colony is an adaption of 'at the mountains of madness' that doesn't shy away from the racism at the heart of lovecraft's work. i had such a generous chat with developer tali faulkner about the game's intentionality and direction. @origamedigital.bsky.social @fellowtraveller.games
screenhub.com.au
Penguin Colony is a Lovecraftian horror game seen through an Indigenous lens | ScreenHub: Film, TV, Streaming and Games
Penguin Colony from Origame Digital is a cosmic horror adventure that engages with the stories and controversies of H.P. Lovecraft.
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 01/10/2026
Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse: archive.org/details/tipp...
A casual Star Wars alien fella at the cantina, in a sun faded, reddish photo. Someone will be mad at me for not knowing who this is. Phil, a balding Caucasian man, poses a model of the garthok, an antagonist from the Coneheads movie.Phil, a balding caucasian man, points at some CG on a CRT computer monitor, as a younger man looks on. The screen shows a model of a dinosaur attacking a jeep, while there's an actual physical model of that event in the foreground for reference.an isolated shot of a star wars vehicle. Sorry, I don't know star wars lol
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Tania Roxborogh @taniaroxborogh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So, yeah, this happened early hours this morning in Dijon France.
Top banner, burnt orange colour with the black and white Huia logo in the middle. Under that, in green background is a photo of the French cover of Charlie Tangaroa et la Creature Des Abyssses and smaller version of English Charlie. Top left corner are the words '2006 Etoiles bleues Literary Prize' and bottom right corner is a white Huia logoAccolades in France for Māori YA novel

Aotearoa author Tania Roxborogh wins Génération Mer award for Charlie Tangaroa

Author Tania Roxborogh has won a 2026 Génération Mer literary award for the French edition of her children’s novel Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea.

The novel has been named the winner of the Étoiles Bleues – Ados category, an award celebrating books that engage readers aged 13 to 18 with marine life and the ocean.  

Originally produced in Aotearoa by Huia Publishers, Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea was published in France by Au Vent des Îles and translated into French by Christine Roth.Roxborogh said she was deeply honoured that Charlie’s story had found another home with readers on the other side of the world.

‘It means a great deal to me that a story about a Māori boy from Aotearoa New Zealand has crossed the ocean and been welcomed in France. Stories connect us, and I think our oceans connect us too.

‘In Charlie Tangaroa, the sea isn’t simply the setting for the story. Charlie’s identity and whakapapa are connected to Tangaroa and to the moana. If we understand the ocean as something we are in relationship with, rather than simply something we own and use, that changes how we behave towards it.

‘I’m enormously grateful to Génération Mer for recognising Charlie’s story, to Christian Robert and the team at Au Vent des Îles for bringing the book to French readers, and especially to Christine Roth, whose translation has allowed French children to connect with Charlie and his world.’ Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea follows Charlie, a Māori boy who discovers he has an extraordinary connection to the ocean and the creatures within it. The novel draws on pūrākau, whakapapa and mātauranga Māori while asking questions about the relationship between people and the natural world. It combines wild adventure and humour with themes of belonging, identity and care for the environment.

The Génération Mer award adds an international honour to a book that has already received significant recognition in Aotearoa.

Roxborogh said she was ‘delighted’ to share the news.

‘When you write a story that is grounded so firmly in Aotearoa, you don’t necessarily know whether readers thousands of kilometres away will see themselves in it. This award reminds me that the particular can also be universal. Charlie can remain completely himself—a Māori kid from Aotearoa—and still make a connection with a young reader in France.’
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Simon Wilson @simonbwilson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My Listener column on rough sleepers, move-on orders and the wonderful Helen Robinson at the Akl City Mission is now online ($) but you can also read it in the magazine in shops this week www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener...
nzherald.co.nz
Simon Wilson: Wider Auckland needs about 1000 emergency beds. Move-on orders won’t fix that
Why aren't we listening to those with solutions to NZ's rough-sleeping crisis?
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Cam Banks 🇳🇿 ❌👑 @rustysellsword.com · 01/10/2026
Get it get it get it
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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 30/09/2026
Here’s the bigger ask I mentioned: I owe $6k in back rent. I’ve been selling my limited belongings to reduce the number but it is slow going and I can’t hope to cover it all, especially not in the short time I have. I have enough to cover October rent and little more. More details below.
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Paste Magazine @pastemagazine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Macklemore's "Free Palestine" tour sells out immediately
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Macklemore's "Free Palestine" tour sells out immediately
The rapper's three-day tour includes stops in Dublin, Paris, and London, all scheduled for the last week of October.
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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
if you're looking for independent media that will ALWAYS speak truth to power and WON'T transfer your money to Curia, or other rightwing astroturfs, please consider signing up as a donator with @1of200.bsky.social 🥰🙏 www.patreon.com/1of200
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Get more from 1/200 on Patreon. Join for free or become a member for just $1/month. Left politics and news with guests and co-creators. Created by Kyle…
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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
[Lion & horse in restaurant] Lion: Two prawn cocktails to start, please. Waiter: And for your mains? Lion: He'll have a brush and I just need a comb.
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Me & Coffee ☕️ @thembird.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
That's $4.5b that would be circulating in the economy. Bring it on! #nzpol
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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Second PSA for the evening: Cauliflower is cheap right now. You can turn a classic into an “I can’t choose” hybrid and make macaroni AND cauliflower cheese. And if you really want to go overboard, you can add some Gochujang to your cheese sauce. (I also added a little miso. I’m sorry. Try it.)
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Prisoner Correspondence Network Aotearoa @pcn.nz · 01/10/2026
Kia ora koutou! We need some new lovely volunteers to scan and send mail to people in prison to ensure that they can remain connected to the outside world. If you are interested, please sign up here: forms.gle/zJRavFEvNMSR...
Image description: Picture of two hands breaking a chain with the following text around the picture:

“Prisoner Correspondence Network Training
October 18, 11AM 
Grey Lynn
Link In Bio To Sign Up
Support Our Whānau In Prison”
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Takako Yamaguchi (Japanese, born 1952) Trap, 2024 Oil paint and metal leaf on canvas 60 x 40 in (152.4 x 101.6 cm) Private collection #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Moonlight on the Lake by John Atkinson Grimshaw.
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
unexpected allies but welcome ones to be sure
Gimli and Legolas meme

Gimli: I never thought I'd be fighting alongside Fletcher building, silver fern farms and Orion

Legolas: how about alongside people who say "fuck Jenny marcroft and transphobia"?

Gimli: Aye I could do that.
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 30/09/2026
BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome
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Andrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That’s where the anxiety gets interesting. For decades, the political right has claimed authority as the “adults in the room”... the people serious enough to understand that the wallet is empty. But what happens to that authority if the wallet was never the real constraint?
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Andrew Jull NZRN (he/him) @andrewjull.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Private equity healthcare does not work. Another OmniHealth clinic, who is part owned by American equity Sanford World Clinic. www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...
rnz.co.nz
Last remaining GP at Horowhenua's Taitoko Health clinic resigns
The last general practitioner of a clinic for 4500 patients in Horowhenua has resigned.
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TallFroGuy - Shape Decider @tallfroguy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
8 hours for rectangle that makes you money. 8 hours for rectangle that makes you sleepy. 8 hours for rectangle that makes you sad.
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Les Edwards @makolesedwards.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You & your friends, family & whānau need to be enrolled with the correct details by 4 October to receive an EasyVote card. This information on the electoral rolls as at 4 October is used to send out EasyVote cards & print the electoral rolls. Please share! #nzpol vote.nz
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★Dash Copper★ @calico-gf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I SO hate to ask, but if anyone could spare a few $$ to help me out, I'd be totally appreciative. Supported Living Payment no longer supports living, and I have a bunch of expenses (medical related, pet related, personal care items, grocery items, clothing items) that have all come up concurrently
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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ>∿<ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
plans to spend how many billion
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Farmer" comes from Latin "firmus," signature or contract. As in "tax farmer" or "farming out a task." That's the actual meaning of farmer; it 100% means wealthy landlords, not the people who do the work.
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Bearji @bearji.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
HE IS STILL COOL
HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN COOL
~JAMES
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
By Dorian Vallejo
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Silke @silkehartung.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Girls, did you know that to get your Mirena in under general anesthetics, you just need to ask your GP for a referral? I don't fuck around with "Here have a paracetamol!" anymore, that shit HURTS but is awfully effective for me, so GA it is.
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Kait Richardson 🥔 @thryse.com · 28/09/2026
help?
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Alice Soper @alicesoapbox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You can’t organise a mood for change, you can only try and capture it.
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Miriam Ross @miriamruthross.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The polling has the Greens at 16 - highest result we've had since the Party was formed (putting aside two minor outliers from Roy Morgan in 2014 and Bauer Media in 2017) 💚🎉💚 But sadly we are still being out spent by the massive donations that have gone into the other parties. Help us get to Nov 7!
Screenshot of Herald article saying Green Party surges to record high as Labour, National slump to 28%
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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sexual violence prevention advocates are warning one of Aotearoa’s most serious social issues risks being largely overlooked during the 2026 election campaign. #nzpol
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SEXUAL VIOLENCE MISSING FROM ELECTION DEBATE AS SECTOR PUTS PARTIES UNDER THE MICROSCOPE - Waatea News: Māori Radio Station
Sexual violence prevention advocates are warning one of Aotearoa’s most serious social issues risks being largely overlooked during the 2026 election campaign. Russell Smith from Te Ōhaakii ā Hine – [...
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Daniel @dznz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Finished Wake Up and Open Your Eyes and it is genuinely nasty horror, especially as an audiobook. No big surprises, plays how you would expect, a bit politically satirical, and really really nasty. Probably not for faint of heart.
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mama.melancholia @mama-melancholia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
DID YOU KNOW?! Whittaker’s is on X, but not on Bluesky. AND… they *still* do not pay the Living Wage to their employees. 😭 In fact, the only accredited food manufacturer in Wellington that pays the @livingwageaotearoa.bsky.social is Good Fortune Coffee (well worth supporting, btw).
Whittaker’s chocolate says they are “Good Honest Chocolate”, Crafted in New Zealand, they don’t use Palm Oil or GM ingredients (awesome news!), and their ingredients are ethically sourced. Good Fortune Coffee Company is the only food and drink manufacturer in Wellington that is an accredited Living Wage employer.
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