James Gardner @jegcomposer.bsky.social · 17hGood news for those of us who like this sort of thing… 260
Reposted by James GardnerBronwyn Hayward @bmhayward.bsky.social · 18hMy position on why the EU- NZ trade agreement complaint’s so serious- we can’t have it both ways - we can’t claim to be honest brokers on a world stage while at home we’re not keeping to the fair climate/sustainability rules we expect our trade partners to also stick to www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nz'Stakes could not be higher': Concern over claim NZ breached FTA climate commitmentsInternational relations experts are warning a case claiming New Zealand is not meeting EU trade agreement climate commitments could seriously impact the country's reputation. 48839
Reposted by James GardnerSimon Wilson @simonbwilson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The new book #DirtyWork by #NickyHager is the story of how Jordan Williams and the Taxpayers' Union orchestrated the use of racism in the 2023 election. Here's my take on what we lost as a result, free to all on my Hopetown substack now simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/dirty-work...simonwilsonhopetown.substack.comDirty work and the disinfecting sunshine it deservesNicky Hager’s new book ‘Dirty Work’ reminds us how much we’ve lost in the last three years 46629
Reposted by James GardnerJeff Stadelman @jeffstadelman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Happy 100th Birthday John Coltrane -- incomparable. Thank you. 021
Reposted by James GardnerTze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Vanushi Walters speech? not fucking around it seems. 4394
Reposted by James GardnerNewsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 21/09/2026Comment: National and Labour are scrambling with reactive cost-of-living policies while the Greens advance a coherent systemic alternative, writes Rob Campbell 👉 newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/21/n... 010049
Reposted by James GardnerAndrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I've been told The Post is going to remove the paywall on this article because the issue is so important. Please read and share with your friends. Ask your local candidates if they will fight to strengthen the #OIA and will resist efforts to weaken it #nzpol #FOI www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...thepost.co.nzOIA crackdown: Government eyes tougher rules, fees and limits on requestersExclusive: Justice officials have mapped out post-election changes to the OIA, including tougher refusal grounds, new fees and restrictions on frequent requesters - backed by a disputed $750m cost cla... 42917
Reposted by James GardnerDylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 17/09/2026This whole thread is incredible, but this especially gets to the core of what's so fucking stupid about the hyper-capitalism of AI... They *know* their tools will be less useful when the sources they rely on start to die. But they don't give a fuck. 46122
Reposted by James GardnerMichael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 17/09/2026In this talk, Norman Meehan draws on his experience writing the lives of musicians and composers—including Jenny McLeod, Mike Nock, Bob Moses and Paul Bley – to share what he's learned. Stout Centre, VUW Wellington, 23 Sept, 4.10pm. www.wgtn.ac.nz/stout-centre...wgtn.ac.nzWriting Musical Lives | Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of WellingtonJoin us for a talk on writing about the lives of musicians and composers. 112
Reposted by James GardnerMichael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Appearing on the horizon is this study of composer Douglas Lilburn's late-career electroacoustic works for @3313books.bsky.social's Oceania series from @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social. The author is Bruce Russell, a pioneer in his own right with The Dead C. www.bloomsbury.com/us/douglas-l...bloomsbury.comDouglas Lilburn’s Complete Electro-Acoustic WorksUpon their initial release, Douglas Lilburn's avant-garde compositions of the 1960s, which embraced an 'Indigenous' musical language and resisted the sounds of… 0113
Reposted by James GardnerGeorge Grella @gtra1n.bsky.social · 08/09/2026RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period. 058
Reposted by James GardnerPHANZA Professional Historians of New Zealand / Aotearoa @phanza.bsky.social · 03/09/2026PHANZA stands in support of staff at Archives NZ and the National Library, who are facing proposed cuts that would eliminate 47 FTE roles across two institutions that are vital to the work of our members. Read PHANZA's press release below and please share widely with your networks. 23720
Reposted by James GardnerMichael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Job cuts of 12% proposed at National Library of NZ and Archives NZ www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO26...scoop.co.nzOur Precious History Under Threat As National Library And Archives Face More Govt CutsThe key custodian of our nation’s history, the National Library and Archives NZ is again being savaged by Government spending cuts, with a proposal to shed 12% of its workforce. 152
James Gardner @jegcomposer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Interesting opportunity for someone out there… 000
Reposted by James GardnerJames Gardner @jegcomposer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I rarely read fiction these days, sad to say, but for some reason this beckoned from the other side of the bookshop today. So I’m going in… 341
James Gardner @jegcomposer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I rarely read fiction these days, sad to say, but for some reason this beckoned from the other side of the bookshop today. So I’m going in… 341
Reposted by James GardnerApocalypseElf @apocalypseelf.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I don't think she'd mind doing this locally booksinhomes.org.nzbooksinhomes.org.nzDuffy Books in Homes | Children's Literacy Charity New ZealandDuffy Books in Homes is a New Zealand childrens literacy charity providing books, inspiring role models and changing young lives. Donate today 01812
Reposted by James GardnerTim Prebble HISSandaROAR @hissandaroar.bsky.social · 12/08/2026YAY!! Its HISSandaROAR 16th Birthday!! Every #sounddesign library is 50% off until Sept 1st, I have a bunch of new libraries to release and there will be cake! Thanks to everyone who has supported us - there will be some presents at the end of the month too! 2135
James Gardner @jegcomposer.bsky.social · 09/08/2026In case the availability of this product vexes you: petitions.getup.org.au/petitions/de... @getup.org.aupetitions.getup.org.auDemand Kmart take the Anko surveillance glasses off the shelfCamera glasses are moving quickly into the mainstream. Meta has sold more than 7 million pairs and hired Kylie Jenner to sell more. At $89, against several hundred dollars for the Meta version, the te... 020
Reposted by James GardnerJames Gardner @jegcomposer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026One for you specialised crate-diggers out there…. 002
James Gardner @jegcomposer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026One for you specialised crate-diggers out there…. 002
Reposted by James GardnerJames Gardner @jegcomposer.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Nice to see some love for the great John Tilbury here: www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...theguardian.comJohn Tilbury: At Home album review – an eclectic and extraordinary treasure troveThe great interpreter of Morton Feldman and a towering figure of experimental music signs off with four discs of intimate, revelatory recordings 184
James Gardner @jegcomposer.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Nice to see some love for the great John Tilbury here: www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...theguardian.comJohn Tilbury: At Home album review – an eclectic and extraordinary treasure troveThe great interpreter of Morton Feldman and a towering figure of experimental music signs off with four discs of intimate, revelatory recordings 184
Reposted by James Gardnerjessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful 193126027996
James Gardner @jegcomposer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Mildly heartened that even my ex-Microsoft ex-Spacex technoenthusiast BIL concedes that LLM-type AI can’t innovate… 040
James Gardner @jegcomposer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026c.org/CyHkqrHBjWc.orgSign the PetitionSAVE JODRELL BANK – Protect a national treasure of science, heritage and inspiration 021
Reposted by James GardnerRussell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 27/07/2026If the people you are paying to write a curriculum need to use "AI tools" to "check and generate content", you are paying the wrong people and you should actually not have dumped the people who are capable of these core tasks. 715655
James Gardner @jegcomposer.bsky.social · 26/07/2026"I wasn't really into climate change or global warming, but the way this is stacking up there seems to be something happening," You’re *nearly* there, mate… How will we live as storms get worse? One region's story www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...rnz.co.nzHow will we live as storms get worse? One region's storyDestructive storms are exposing the vulnerability of rural communities, as ageing infrastructure and outdated river management are struggling to cope. In South Wairarapa, back-to-back floods have prom... 010
Reposted by James GardnerBen Finlay @benfinlay74.bsky.social · 26/07/2026"But I can't understand the different you In the morning, when it's time to play at being human for a while" Released OTD in 1974, the sublime 'Rock Bottom' by Robert Wyatt. One of the most original and unique British albums of the 70s (and beyond). #musicsky 051
James Gardner @jegcomposer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Sign the petition: Press Pause On New AI Data Centres action.greens.org.nz/pause_ai_dat...action.greens.org.nzPress Pause On New AI Data CentresThe Green Party is calling for a one-year pause on the construction of new AI data centres, so we have time to develop clear rules to make sure that the needs of people and planet are put first. 000
Reposted by James GardnerBronwyn Hayward @bmhayward.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Make sure your family, friends, workmates, all the people you meet, are registered to vote because the NZ government has tried to restrict voting- something I never thought I would say about a New Zealand democracy vote.nzvote.nz 02314
Reposted by James GardnerGary Steel @garysteel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026If you're in Auckland tomorrow night (Friday 24th) do check out the premiere screening of Unsung Heroes, a film about FROM SCRATCH, screening at Academy cinema at 7pm. Read about it here: www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2026/the-gre...witchdoctor.co.nzThe Great Witchdoctor Q&A - Songs For Unsung Heroes - WitchdoctorOn the eve of the premiere of John Pain's brilliantly captured (and captivating) From Scratch performance film, Songs For Unsung Heroes, GARY STEEL asked the director some leading questions. 022
Reposted by James GardnerSyReN @synthresearch.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Synthposium 26: Registration will close on 15 August 2026 for this year's event. synthresearch.org/symposium/synthresearch.orgSyReN SYNTHposium 26From Circuits to Culture: Synthesizers as Instruments, Interfaces, and Ideas SYNTHposium ’26 will bring together practitioners, researchers, engineers, musicians, and scholars – interested in… 011
James Gardner @jegcomposer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Healey made Chancellor? I’m having flashbacks to 1974! 001
Reposted by James GardnerGoldbaby @goldbaby.bsky.social · 16/07/2026The Goldbaby July sale is now on. 40% off purchases made between now and the 31st of July 2026 Use this discount coupon when making your order: 40JULY Don't miss out: www.goldbaby.co.nz/products.html 011
James Gardner @jegcomposer.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Beautifully written and informed article from @jonathancoe.bsky.social here: 141
Reposted by James GardnerColin James Woods @colinjameswoods.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Subvert is now live to all. Entire back catalogue now available. www.subvert.fm/colin-james-...subvert.fmColin James Woods - SubvertColin James Woods is an Irish freelance Sonic Practitioner based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. His projects range from sonic art creations, live improvised electronic and acoustic works, through to in... 011
Reposted by James GardnerCindyBax @cindybax.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Sam, you did your bit, your level best: now it’s up to the rest of us to make sure this diabolical project never goes ahead #nzpol www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.com‘That’ll be the end’: actor Sam Neill joins fight to stop controversial goldmine near his New Zealand vineyardNeill says ‘one of the most beautiful and remote places in the world’ will be permanently changed if Bendigo-Ophir wins fast-track approval 529384
James Gardner @jegcomposer.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Bugger. He gave a talk at University of Canterbury when I taught there – heseemed like a really good (and funny) bloke. And then there are all the films… 0140
Reposted by James GardnerChris Malone (Malone Digital) @malonedigital.bsky.social · 13/07/2026The original stereo tapes for John Barry's The IPCRESS File are lost. What came next is in the video 🎧 youtu.be/8uWv5277WQUyoutu.beThe IPCRESS File – Reconstructing Cinema HistoryYouTube video by Malone Digital 042
Reposted by James Gardnerrunningwhio @runningwhio.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Last full day to submit on the conservation bill (mining & selling conservation land) & climate change tort law (removing our ability to sue polluters in court) Yeahnahbills.org a helpful tool! Be a Lorax! 🌲🌴🌳yeahnahbills.orgyeah, nah. again. take three for the trees!The government is attacking our environment. Yeah Nah builds you a personalised submission on two bills closing 13 July - quicker than a coffee. 042
Reposted by James GardnerBronwyn Hayward @bmhayward.bsky.social · 09/07/2026A reminder! Submissions against the bill preventing private court action against firms for climate harm close 13 July!- Helpful notes from NZ lawyers for climate action www.lawyersforclimateaction.nz/news-events/... Also all in the context of the lack of any lobbying regulations over drafting billslawyersforclimateaction.nzClimate Tort Prohibition: Submission HubThe Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill would block tort claims against greenhouse gas emitters for climate-related harm, and would do so retrospectively, with the explicit int... 21913
Reposted by James GardnerDuncan Webb MP @duncanwebbmp.bsky.social · 08/07/2026There's only 5 days left to submit on the Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill. This Bill would prevent lawsuits against companies for climate-changing emissions like the Mike Smith case. Submission link in the comments. #nzpol 32021
Reposted by James GardnerMichael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 07/07/2026The Friends of the Turnbull Library offers an annual research grant of up to $20,000 available to scholars whose research involves use of the collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library. The closing date for 2027 applications is Friday 2 October 2026. turnbullfriends.org.nz/research-gra... 01821
Reposted by James GardnerBrooke @curly.kiwi · 30/06/2026You have until 11:59pm on Thursday NZT to submit against NZ First's transphobic definitions bill Your submission can be long or short, what's important is telling the committee why you oppose the bill. If you have relevant expertise or life experience, use it 1/4 www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...www3.parliament.nzRadware PageLoader page. 13226