Reposted by GirHuia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 22h#Greens' brilliant $4b rail plan: Overnight sleeper trains from Auckland-Wellington & passenger services between Christchurch & Dunedin, & extending the TeHuia train to Tauranga. Restoring commuter rail gives smaller regions & towns benefit of more travellers stopping www.1news.co.nz/2026/10/03/g...1news.co.nzGreens' $4b rail plan: Overnight trains, Christchurch-Dunedin serviceThe passenger rail plan includes routes from Auckland to Wellington, Christchurch to Dunedin and extending the current Te Huia train to Tauranga. 2236
Reposted by GirAnge 🍞🌹🏳️🌈 🇳🇿 @seawall.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Can confirm reports that the "yarnarchists" have struck central Ōtautahi. Absolute scenes of whimsy and delighted passersby. 2151
Reposted by GirWorld Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Probably the greatest parallel parking you’ll ever see. #WorldBollardAssociation 791898314
Reposted by GirAotearoa's Electoral Orange Guy @poti-aotearoa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026General Election 2026 Deadlines Days left to enrol for the first time: 22 days Switching rolls has closed, new enrollments can still choose rolls Enrol or update here: vote.nz/enrolling/enrol-or-update/e… Remind your Friends & Whanau #nzpol 01215
Reposted by GirDave Frampton @majicdave.bsky.social · 02/10/2026That was the best day this spring. Just wonderful out there, everything was opening up and coming to life 1233
Reposted by GirIn Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes. 331189103969
Reposted by Gir✧°･:* izzie *:･°✧ @winterwhe.at · 02/10/2026in funnier news. new zealand's state owned retail bank is apparently causing controversy by issuing DMCA notices to people making erotic art of their new mascot and also people who makes erotic art that even looks like their new mascot. also they designed her to look like this 13719
Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026static.klipy.comMan Makes Disgusted 'EW' FaceALT: Man Makes Disgusted 'EW' Face 010
Reposted by GirWikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Do you know a student in Ōtepoti Dunedin? Tell them about our photography competition for scarfie flats! Snap a photo of your flat from the street, upload to Wikimedia Commons, and you're in the draw to win a range of prizes. Competition runs 1-23 Oct. Visit w.wiki/UYBq for more info and to enter. 033
Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Just drove past a NZ First election sign and someone has cut Winston's face out of it. And I can't help but wonder, political commentary, or someone looking for a particularly horrifying Halloween mask? 3321
Reposted by Girhammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow 355206294957
Reposted by GirGeorge Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I'm chatting to this wonderful human today in a few hours. Can't wait! If you want to come along, there's still time to book. Video on demand for two weeks after the recording if you can't be there at the actual live event time. 04110
Reposted by GirIn Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Don't speak to me or my Teddy ever again! 540056
Reposted by GirRyan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING NEWS: Tensions between Thor and the Care Bears have escalated rapidly overnight. 5759971627
Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Dealing with the dichotomy of only having two days of work left until I have FOUR WHOLE WEEKS off, but also having TWO WHOLE DAYS of work left before I have four weeks off 080
Reposted by GirGeorge Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🧵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. 120922
Reposted by GirIIML @modernletters.bsky.social · 01/10/2026‘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.nzThe 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. 022
Reposted by GirDavid Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 30/09/2026PSA: 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/ 23628
Reposted by GirD Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Profits from iwi-led solar project tagged for families experiencing energy hardship #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...rnz.co.nzProfits from iwi-led solar project tagged for families experiencing energy hardshipA 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... 0268
Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"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...rnz.co.nzExplainer: What you need to know about road rules changing on 1 OctoberExplainer - Road rules are changing from Thursday. Here's what you need to know. 198
Reposted by GirPatrick Morgan @patrickmorgan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Explainer: What you need to know about road rules changing on 1 October | RNZ share.google/xuib0jjhN7A8... @cyclingactionnz.bsky.socialshare.googleExplainer: What you need to know about road rules changing on 1 OctoberExplainer - Road rules are changing tomorrow. Here's what you need to know. 144
Reposted by GirThalia @thaliathalia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Please 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...thepost.co.nzHundreds of donated sewing machines and countingThe Sewing Machine Drive aims to reach 800 sewing machines by the end of the years. 33628
Reposted by Gir🦝 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 14246103
Reposted by GirPaul Brislen @brislen.nz · 29/09/2026Hey, 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. 89516
Reposted by GirChristchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi @christchurchlib.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Free 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 034
Reposted by GirSophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026On this day 12 and a half years ago I saw the coolest ever iceberg. Never seen one like it since. Fellsfjara, Jökulsárlón, #Iceland 1669288
Reposted by GirVincent O'Malley @vomalley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Te 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...buttondown.comRā Maumahara 2026 - Te Awamutu EventsRā 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... 14327
Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A 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 130
Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We have chosen our new pack member! 😍 (new name yet to be determined. Unless inspiration hits before next Sunday, which is when we'll bring him home, it's either going to be Tak or Jek) 4110
Reposted by GirLaurie Winkless @lauriewinkless.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This 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...webworm.coThis Could Change The Way Victims Get JusticeDavid Farrier's Webworm looks at Alison Mau and Zoë Lawton's Tika: a new way to report sexual harm in Aotearoa, New Zealand. 1117
Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'll be honest, the idea of not splitting up the brothers has occurred to me 🤣 But I'm inclined towards Gus (who won't be called Gus anymore if I do get him) 040
Reposted by GirDenise @denisest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Labour has just shown off their new mobile billboard on FB. #nzpol 513845
Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026At this stage I'm not entirely sure what I'm more excited about, the puppy or the time off 🤣 0100
Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 25/09/20266 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 8350
Reposted by GirGreen Party of Aotearoa New Zealand @greens.org.nz · 25/09/2026Right 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. 27635
Reposted by GirAngry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Enid Blyton: The LSD years. www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2657165... 932858
Gir @edufk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Repost with an image of your favourite James Bond (wrong answers only)static.klipy.comAgent Smith's Creepy SmileALT: Agent Smith's Creepy Smile 010
Reposted by GirGeorge 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. 423434
