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Dog-lover, bus driver, tangata tiriti 🐶🇳🇿 Toitū te Tiriti

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 10h
🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A tiny new human is being snuggled in Mum's arms as Mum sits in a park, gazing out over a gently rushing river. Tiny Human does not care for the view, however. Tiny Human's fast asleep. Blowing little milk-drunk bubbles. A picture of total serenity.
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IIML @modernletters.bsky.social · 10h
‘Costs for putting on a show have risen more than 40% since 2016, and many expenses are paid more than a year before the first ticket is even sold. Arts grants have been declining in real terms for decades, and corporate sponsorship has dried up…We have reached the point where less is less…’
thepost.co.nz
The show must go on. But who will pay for it?
Wellington’s arts organisations are being asked to deliver more with less, but there is a limit to how far resilience can stretch, writes Tāwhiri executive director Angela Green.
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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 18h
PSA: if you've dug *anything* on webworm over the last 6 years, but on the fence about being a paid member - some options for you here: 50%-off, or if you're a student / on a benefit - free. i'm off substack now, & can always do with more support to keep us ad-free. please RT: www.webworm.co/about/
AMA in the comments!
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 19h
Profits from iwi-led solar project tagged for families experiencing energy hardship #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
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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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Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 18h
"On roads with a 60km/h or lower speed limit, if bus drivers are leaving a bus stop, the side of the road or moving out of a bus lane, other drivers must give way to the bus." www.rnz.co.nz/news/communi...
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Explainer: What you need to know about road rules changing on 1 October
Explainer - Road rules are changing from Thursday. Here's what you need to know.
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Patrick Morgan @patrickmorgan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Explainer: What you need to know about road rules changing on 1 October | RNZ share.google/xuib0jjhN7A8... @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social
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Explainer: What you need to know about road rules changing on 1 October
Explainer - Road rules are changing tomorrow. Here's what you need to know.
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Thalia @thaliathalia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Please share this update on sewing machine donations! We're up to 783 and aiming for 800 by the end of the year. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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Hundreds of donated sewing machines and counting
The Sewing Machine Drive aims to reach 800 sewing machines by the end of the years.
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🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 29/09/2026
🤘 KICK IT 🤘 The Bird of the Year is the Black Robin/Karure, coming in like a tiny wrecking ball to smash the competition. Thread Project premium screenprinted tees in unisex and fitted sizes S-5XL. Pre-order this tee NOW: pepperraccoon.com #birds #boty #kikorangi
A detailed dark fantasy style illustration of a black robin on a branch, holding a tiny spiked mace. The words Black Robin are in high stylised handlettered text, and the border features Chatham Island forget-me-nots.A flatlay of green t-shirts, featuring a detailed dark fantasy style illustration of a black robin on a branch, holding a tiny spiked mace. The words Black Robin are in high stylised handlettered text, and the border features Chatham Island forget-me-nots.
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Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I endorse this message #BusDriverEd
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Paul Brislen @brislen.nz · 29/09/2026
Hey, peasant scum drivers. Remember, from 1 October if the bus is indicating to pull out and you're doing less than 60kph YOU HAVE TO GIVE WAY. Also, if you're overtaking a two-wheeled bike you have to be AT LEAST 1.5m away or we're allowed to key your car. Have a lovely day.
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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi @christchurchlib.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Free talk at Tūranga, tomorrow Tuesday 29 September. Come and hear the Antarctic Heritage Trust's Lizzie Meek and Ella Beckett describe life and work for the coolest heritage project in the world, the Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project Book online: events.humanitix.com/turanga-heri... ^MT
Hut in Antarctica, image by Lizzie Meeks.
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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
On this day 12 and a half years ago I saw the coolest ever iceberg. Never seen one like it since. Fellsfjara, Jökulsárlón, #Iceland
A six-foot (ish) high turquoise iceberg with a small friend on a black sand beach. Grey rainy day with some of the turquoise reflected in the blank sand, and long exposure smooth waves breaking.
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Vincent O'Malley @vomalley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Te Awamutu Museum is holding a series of events between 21-23 October to mark Rā Maumahara, the national day of remembrance for the NZ Wars, including guided bus tours to Rangiaowhia and Ōrākau, a screening of Ka Whawhai Tonu, and a talk from me. Full details here. buttondown.com/unsettling/a...
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Rā Maumahara 2026 - Te Awamutu Events
Rā Maumahara, the national day of remembrance for the New Zealand Wars, is coming up on 28 October and Te Awamutu Museum have organised a series of free...
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Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A very dear friend of mine has just been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. Looking for advice on how I can best support her through this
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Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It's meet-the-puppy day! 🤣
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Laurie Winkless @lauriewinkless.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is vitally important mahi from @alisonmau.bsky.social and Zoë Lawton - a way to keep sexual assault victims safe while also seeking justice. H/T @davidfarrier.com for highlighting this. I've just made a donation. If you can afford to, please consider it too www.webworm.co/tika/?ref=we...
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This Could Change The Way Victims Get Justice
David Farrier's Webworm looks at Alison Mau and Zoë Lawton's Tika: a new way to report sexual harm in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
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Denise @denisest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Labour has just shown off their new mobile billboard on FB. #nzpol
Labour Party mobile billboard reading "Cry me a river" with Luxon's face on it
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Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
6 more days of work before I have four weeks off to get the new puppy settled into the pack. Going to the SPCA on Sunday to meet the candidates #teorangawhaikurī
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Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand @greens.org.nz · 25/09/2026
Right now, the richest pay $9 in tax for every $100 they make, while a teacher pays $22. The Greens would give 96% of earners an income tax cut, paid for not by cuts to public services, but ensuring the super wealthy pay their fair share.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Enid Blyton: The LSD years. www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2657165...
Five charged over
Gateshead football pitch hearse incident.
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Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Repost with an image of your favourite James Bond (wrong answers only)
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Agent Smith's Creepy Smile
ALT: Agent Smith's Creepy Smile
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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: An Australian cafe owner is regaling two customers of that time he was bitten by a snake and didn't die. Bushy eyebrows waggling to punctuate the dramatic bits of the tale. Thoroughly enjoying his appreciative audience.
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Felix 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.”
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Felix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Burton 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.
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Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Three candidates for my new pack member 😁 #teorangawhaikurī
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Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Three candidates for my new pack member 😁 #teorangawhaikurī
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Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"New Zealand First appears to have copied most of its health policy from a natural health advocacy group - even going so far as to copy a typo from the group’s website into their official policy documents." www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
NZ First’s health policy copy-pasted from advocacy group’s website
New Zealand First released a health policy on Sunday that is largely copy-and-pasted from a charitable trust called Make New Zealand Healthy.
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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Hey lovely people. My beautiful friend Emma and I are running an online workshop about friendship and networking. It promises to be a wonderful time. 4th October, 9am NZT, Pay-what-you-can. (Available for 2 weeks for people who can't attend on the day.) www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/friendship...
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Friendship & Networking For Creatives
A warm, fun workshop about networking and friendship for writers, artists and anyone wanting to connect to a community.
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Hamo @hamo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Sounds like fun
Sign saying "Ten Pin Bowling Toilets."
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Greenpeace Aotearoa @greenpeace.org.nz · 19/09/2026
Updated numbers: 35k marched for nature! More than 35 thousand people joined today’s March for Nature, to demand that the Government scrap the Conservation Amendment Bill. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol #marchfornature
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Updated numbers: 35k marched for nature - Greenpeace Aotearoa
More than 35 thousand people joined today’s March for Nature, to demand that the Government scrap the Conservation Amendment Bill.
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New Zealand Professional Firefighters' Union @nzpfu.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING | Thorndon's ladder truck—one of only two high-reach ladder trucks in Wellington—is ON FIRE. #NZPol
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👻Skulliam🎃Boo-tler🍂Yikes🕷️ @yeets.biz · 19/09/2026
i need to know what happened
sign in a restaurant "due to recent events Bigfoot discussions are no longer permitted on the patio"
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🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 16/09/2026
BIRD NERDS #Birdoftheyear #kikorangi #birds I have drawn and designed stuff for you. Especially if you're the spooky type. No pre-order, all items are in stock, limited quantities available. If they sell out, I'll start a pre-order for a second run. FLY YOU FOOLS: pepperraccoon.com
pepper wearing a camo ball cap that has bright orange embroidery that says bird nerd on itA camo ball cap that says Bird Nerd in stylised orange embroideryPepper modeling a ringer tee that has a skeleton hand with a fantail perched on it, it says Hello Death!Pepper modelling the back of the same shirt as the previous photo, it says Spooky 13
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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: Two black swans are coasting along on an inlet as the tide comes in. Four little grey cygnets bobbing on ripples behind them. Fluffy blue clouds overhead in a vast blue sky. Snow on the mountains beyond. (1)
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Disabled Persons Assembly NZ @dpanz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🗳️ Your vote counts, get ready to have your say! 📅 Sun 25 Oct, midnight: last day to enrol 📅 Mon 26 Oct: voting starts, vote early 📅 Sat 7 Nov: Election Day, voting ends 7PM Enrol or update your details: tinyurl.com/2s45b4ea
Together for the Vote" poster with red, white and black design and a Māori-inspired border pattern. Text reads: "Your vote counts, get ready to have your say. This election we need to be enrolled before voting begins. Enrol to vote or update your details now." A "Key Dates" panel lists: Sunday 25 October, midnight – last day to enrol; Monday 26 October – voting starts, vote early; Saturday 7 November – election day, voting ends at 7PM. Below is a QR code and the text "Let your friends, whānau and community know. Enrol or check details here on vote.nz. togetherforthevote.nz. Authorised by ActionStation Aotearoa, PO Box 19069, Wellington 6141
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Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Two quick points: 1. The flu really sucks 2. Being sick when you live alone REALLY SUCKS 🤧😞
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Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Drivers will have a new give-way requirement around buses, having to yield to buses pulling out from bus stops on roads with speed limits of 60km/h or less." #BusDriverEd www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/12/f...
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Four road rules are changing – and not just drivers need to take note
The Government says the changes are intended to reflect how Kiwis use roads and footpaths.
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Tory Whanau @misswhanau.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Very grateful to be joining the Obama Foundation Leaders programme alongside an incredible group of people from across the Asia-Pacific. We had a zoom last week and they feel like whanau already. 💚 www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610... (premium) @thepost-nz.bsky.social
NZ news
Local government
Former Wellington mayor Tory Whanau announced Obama Foundation Leader
Tom Hunt | The Post
September 11, 2026 • 12:00am
Make The Post a preferred source in Google
Former Wellington mayor Tory Whanau stepped down in 2025.
Photo: ROBERT KITCHIN / THE POST
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Thalia @thaliathalia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Wellington buddies, does anyone need some old corrugated iron, a few bricks, and/or some 110-year-old wooden boards from our verandah? Pictured below. Pick up free from Hataitai.
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Jim Leary @jimleary.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Here’s an article in The Conversation theconversation.com/taller-than-...
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Taller than Stonehenge: the mysterious Devil’s Arrows yield their secrets in new research
The people who put up these giant stones did not choose the nearest possible source.
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Tairāwhiti Doc @tairawhitidoc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
As long as we’re talking about spring, here are the beautiful red blooms of the Kakabeak (growing in a large planter on our deck).
A photo of the flowering bush Kakabeak with red curved flowers that resemble the beak of the New Zealand native bird Kākā 
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Thalia @thaliathalia.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Mum made a sewing machine graph for us 🤓📊! Do you know someone who might have sewing gear sitting in a cupboard? We sort and distribute to former refugees so they have the means to sew at home 💚 Email us at sewingmachinedonations@gmail.com 🙏
Graph showing how many machines donated each year. Lots in 2019! Doing well this year but need more.
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Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I was hanging out the washing, got the alert on my phone, but didn't feel a thing #eqnz
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Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Tailor made for #BusDriverEd 🤣
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DHS @drhsinghnz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
When asked how he would navigate discussions on Te Tiriti o Waitangi and co-governance with Māori leaders, Foley warned that dismissing it would cause widespread chaos. Seymour’s alleged reaction? According to Foley, Seymour looked him in the eye and stated it would cause "a civil war." #nzpol
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
OH SHIT DUDES THIS IS A VERY BIG DEEAL I have spoken before, you may recall, of my suspicion that Leo dropping the hammer on SSPX this summer was the first step to a bigger purge of which Opus Dei is the final boss. if Francis was ready to kick them out before he died, Leo would have known that
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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
My piece for @newsroom.co.nz has gone live!! Our welfare policy settings are driving disabled ppl & families into poverty + material hardship at a rate 3x higher than for non-disabled households. This is entirely unacceptable in a wealthy country like NZ newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/03/a...
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A manifesto for Kiwi kids living in hardship
Too many children live with material hardship, and those in households with disabled people are severely hard-hit, the Child Poverty Coalition says
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Ah yes the three types of music.
Signage indicating

Breakfast Cereal
Ambient Milk
Jams
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Want to play a larger part in the Wellington Pride Festival without having to fully commit to the committee? We’re now recruiting volunteers to join specific teams who will focus on one project without having to worry about the organisation as a whole. www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/join-...
Text: we want and need you!

Volunteer now for our event teams to plan & deliver the 2027 Festival. Full details on our website

Plus the WPF logo on a rainbow background
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Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This is the puppy I've got my eye on at the SPCA 😍 #teorangawhaikurī www.spca.nz/adopt/animal...
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