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Louise LaHatte

@louiseofgreylynn.bsky.social
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Grey Lynner, pākehā, toitū te tiriti, toitū te reo. Freelance librarian.

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Louise LaHatte @louiseofgreylynn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
My local MP and wonderful human Chlöe Swarbrick and national treasure Dame Linda Topp, talking and dj ing in my favourite bar Goblin- what a great evening!
Chloe Swarbrick and Dame Linda Topp speaking into microphones with a pink lit background at Goblin bar
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 07/10/2026
Three years of attacks has devastated Gaza, killing tens of thousands, destroying homes, and collapsing basic services.
aljazeera.com
Three years of Israel's genocide in Gaza: In numbers
Three years of attacks has devastated Gaza, killing tens of thousands, destroying homes, and collapsing basic services.
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Louise LaHatte @louiseofgreylynn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
So on the one hand Auckland Council pays the living wage and encourages contractors to do so, but is comfortable with this travesty!
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 02/10/2026
Opting out of all the ways that the major tech companies can infiltrate our lives is difficult, but not impossible. Let us know where you’re starting from today, and take the month to seek more privacy from the tools you use. www.eff.org/pages/welco...
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Welcome to Opt Out October. Let’s Take Control of Our Data and Our
Big tech companies are hell-bent on taking away our agency and forcing us to use their surveillance-based services, apps, and devices. It’s hard to fight against, and it often feels much easier to
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
On National Poetry Day, here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.
The Power of Poetry
 
with things falling apart
and anarchy let loose,
 
it was only poetry, he found,
which had any use,
 
so he reached for his copy  
of The Complete Works of Yeats
 
and bludgeoned the President
of the United States


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Louise LaHatte @louiseofgreylynn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Green, Te Pati Māori, Labour.
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Sailing Steve @sailingsteve.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good advice!! Make noise. It's long. Read it!
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Louise LaHatte @louiseofgreylynn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Following Tom’s traditional of sharing portals to possibly inter dimensional or mystic places, here are two I came across in Tonga. The Stonehenge looking one dates to 1200 AD. @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
Stone trilithon Ha’amonga ‘a Maui, on Tongatapu island, TongaBlack gate in a painted stone wall keeping out pigs. taken in Tonga
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Google earth has updated its satellite images of Gaza. The destruction is almost incomprehensible.
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newtometoo.bsky.social @newtometoo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I encourage all of you to vocalize the following: 1. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) 2. The International Court of Arbitration 3. The International Criminal Court (ICC). These courts must be allowed to conduct legitimate work without acts of terrorism by a few lowly state dept imps.
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Leonie Morris @leoniemorris.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tika was formed by barrister Zoë Lawton and investigative journalist Alison Mau. Frustrated by statistics that only 10% of survivors ever report, they identified a tech-led, collective action model as the best way to break systemic barriers, and support survivors as they seek justice.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Louise LaHatte @louiseofgreylynn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today my copy of Curious events lately occurring in this neighbourhood by Tom Cox arrived in my neighbourhood of Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand. Thanks for the free shipping Blackwells! And thanks for your enchanting stories @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
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Edouard Machery @edouardmachery.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
i have no words. it is all so absurd
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Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism
Theatre told that Facebook and Instagram filter out ads mentioning ‘social topics’ such as civil rights or feminism
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🚄Rob✅✅🚆 @robdickinson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Finally a good election sign! #nzpol
I'd rather crap in my hands and clap
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locus @locuslebe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#nzpol March for Nature Starting at 1pm today at Albert Park Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland. Speakers: Russel Norman, Mike Smith, Richard Capie Forest & Bird, Augusta Macassey-Piccard Coromandel Watchdog, Gabrielle Brayne Anti-War Aotearoa, Aigagalefili Fepulea’i-Tapua’i Aotearoa Climate Action Network
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BDS France @campagnebds.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Jeudi 24 septembre, dans le cadre de l’Euroligue de basket, l’équipe LDLC ASVEL de Villeurbanne joue contre l’équipe Maccabi Tel Aviv FC de l’État génocidaire israélien, à Décines. 1/5
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Ko Ess Ahau ☀️😷 @occasio.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
We are going to make 40,000 by 11:59pm tonight when petition for govt to stop removing the Treaty of Waitangi from NZ legislation closes. Spread it around and sign please. #kikorangi
petitions.parliament.nz
Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.
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Louise LaHatte @louiseofgreylynn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Lots of people getting excited about trains in Tāmaki Makaurau today. Which reminded me of Albert Hammond’s song I’m a train. Does anyone else remember else that? #CRL #kikorangi www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/alber...
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AZLyrics - request for access
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Dr Amanda McVitty @dramandamcvitty.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
There's a reason one of the first things Elon Musk's DOGE did was slash archives funding and staff. In NZ's case, I'm not going to attribute to malice what can be attributed to short-sighted cost-cutting and managerialism, but the end result is the same: less transparent, accountable government.
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Louise LaHatte @louiseofgreylynn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Blue sky for Bluesky. Lunch in Devonport.
View of beach from King Edward Parade in Devonport. Blue sea, blue sky, fluffy white clouds.
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Jennifer Ward @jenospeno.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
March for Nature: Hands off Conservation Land! - www.marchfornature.nz?utm_campaign...
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March for Nature: Hands off Conservation Land!
On Saturday 19 September 2026, at 1pm, people from across Aotearoa will come together in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland to stand up for nature and defend conservation land.
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Vincent O'Malley @vomalley.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"As a country we pretty much suck at valuing and protecting our cultural heritage and this is just the latest example.” newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/07/g...
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Government slammed over job cuts at National Library
Historians count the cost of a proposed restructure at the National Library and Archives NZ
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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 02/09/2026
@ahhmandah.bsky.social this is on a viral journey. Thank you for your inspiration.
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Daniel Vernon @yeehawtheboys.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Which Invasive bird has your vote for Bird of the Year 2026? You can read up on their policies here: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/bird-of-th...
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Louise LaHatte @louiseofgreylynn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Librarians also up in arms about cuts to National Library and Archives. www.lianza.org.nz/resources/li...
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LIANZA statement on proposed changes at the National Library and Archives New Zealand
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PHANZA Professional Historians of New Zealand / Aotearoa @phanza.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
PHANZA 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.
Press Release: 3 September 2026

Job losses at Archives New Zealand and the National Library will harm access to history

Yesterday, PHANZA received news about a proposed restructure at two institutions that are vital to the work of professional historians.
The proposed cuts would eliminate 47 roles across the two organisations. The Public Service Association has indicated this represents 12% of the workforce and comes on top of earlier redundancies.

Libraries and archives provide vital knowledge infrastructure. As sources of information, their collections support innovation and discovery, foster an informed citizenry, and protect our collective national memory. Job losses also raise alarming questions about institutional ability to fulfil the government’s legal deposit and record-keeping obligations

Historians fundamentally rely on archives and libraries. We could not do our jobs without the collections management undertaken by highly qualified and community-minded professionals who already achieve so much with limited resources. Ongoing cuts and staffing reductions place archivists and librarians in an impossible position.

Reductions in staffing levels at national institutions charged with acquiring, safeguarding, and providing access to our collective history will meaningfully diminish the public's ability to access these taonga. As professional historians, we are especially concerned about how the proposed cuts will affect our ability to effectively research topics and areas of significance to families, communities, and government.

With the upcoming election on 7 November, PHANZA encourages its members and the public to engage with candidates and political parties about their support for cultural institutions and to advocate for maintaining public access to these national treasures.
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Chantalle Smith @chaneyz85.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I am really feeling for all of my old colleagues. We went through a massive restructure 12 months ago. Now, pretty much cuz they need to find further savings “thanks” to this government, there are more cuts proposed. My old role is being cut. It was “front facing”. Vote this government out!
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Almost 50 jobs could go at National Library and Archives, PSA warns
A proposal to cut 12 percent of the workforce at the National Library and Archives NZ will decimate both organisations and have a significant impact on service levels, says the Public Service Associat...
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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This is appalling. 47 full time equivalent roles is massive. It's more than 1 in 8 people working at the Library & Archives NZ. Archives is already understaffed and not capable of ensuring compliance with the Public Records Act. Democracy & functioning govt depends on access to info. #nzpol
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Louise LaHatte @louiseofgreylynn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Cutting staff involved in preservation both digital and physical resources surely goes against the legislated responsibilities of these organizations!
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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A foreign-run disinformation operation is concocting fake stories about New Zealand's opposition leader Chris Hipkins three months out from the country's elections. bit.ly/4zNq2vA
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Paul Brislen @brislen.nz · 30/08/2026
Thread of the day.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/08/2026
Breaking News: Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist whose work caused a stir in the 1960s, while her “Infinity Room” installations drew crowds in recent decades, has died at 97.
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Yayoi Kusama, Pop Artist Who Expanded and Endured, Dies at 97
The Japanese artist’s polka-dot covered paintings, phallic sculptures and public performances caused a stir in New York City and Europe in the 1960s.
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Rebecca Matthews @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Last term we looked at closing a community centre, a pool and sell airport shares amongst other savings. Local MPs of various stripes, including Labour & National, intervened to save these. They might want to cap rates but are the first to try and stop us doing what that requires.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
with alt text. this is so beautiful 💕
Dolly Partons IMAGINATION LIBRARY

Dear Imagination Library Graduate,

My, how time flies. It seems it was only yesterday when your family and friends read you your first story. You were just a baby. Now you're five years old and about to go to school. How exciting!
This may be your last book from my Imagination Library but you have to promise me you will keep on reading. If you go to your local public library you will find a great number of books just for kids your age. Every book is a treasure and every time you open one up you will meet new friends and take wonderful journeys to magical places.
I hope you have a great time in school. I bet your school will even have a library where you can check out books. You and all of your friends are very special. There is no limit to what you can do or how far you can go.

Just remember the lessons my family taught me - dream big dreams; learn everything you can learn; and care for all those who care for you. You do all of these things and you can be anyone you want to be.

You are terrific, and remember...
I Will Always Love You,
Dolly
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Louise LaHatte @louiseofgreylynn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
No cheating. Share the last picture of the sky from your camera roll.
Wall, tree, sea and sky. Abel Tasman’s landing site, Tongatapu, Tonga
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Louise LaHatte @louiseofgreylynn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Stop removing beautiful old trees in our cities - please sign: community.greenpeace.org.nz/petitions/pe...
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PETITION: Bring back general tree protection
Urban forests clean the air, they keep us cool in summer, they store carbon and they make great places to play. Yet up to one third of Auckland's urban trees have been destroyed since the last Nationa...
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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
antifa aunty goals
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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
‘Sustained under-investment’: the dire state of school libraries and the years-long cry for help
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‘Sustained under-investment’: the dire state of school libraries and the years-long cry for help
It is estimated that less than half of New Zealand students have access to school library services....
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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
For any organisation with data protection policies, having everything your employees are looking at- all confidential files, password entry fields, financial info, contracts, personal info - being sent to a foreign country by smart glasses wearers should absolutely be on the organisations radar.
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Nancy Pearl @nancybooklustpearl.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
“When despair for the world grows in me // and I wake in the night …” —Wendell Berry No one says it better.
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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Hey RNZ. Your headline writers ok? No one, literally no one, is attacking the cost. Not even the usually miserablists. Is funded by city centre biz + residents anyway. Sad attempt to hallucinate conflict where there is none. Real story is much people love public art. www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...
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Auckland Council defends $1.38m investment in Māori artworks at Te Waihorotiu Station
Two large-scale Māori sculptures have been unveiled outside what is expected to become New Zealand's busiest railway station, at a $1.38 million cost to Auckland ratepayers.
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Louise LaHatte @louiseofgreylynn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
At least one cork
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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Grade A nutball here. Taking away his guns is the least they can do. “God has now ordered me to use my apostolic authority to unleash the angelic strike-force from heaven on these organisations and people.”
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Louise LaHatte @louiseofgreylynn.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I just saw Nuisance Bear at the #NZIFF film festival at the Civic. It was wonderful. Polar bears are majestic, humans less so.
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I 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
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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Louise LaHatte @louiseofgreylynn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/co...
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Consent Laws NOW
With three major parties now supporting affirmative consent law reform, Parliament has a genuine opportunity to act before the election. Last week, National announced its support, joining Labour and t...
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Paul Brislen @brislen.nz · 30/07/2026
Ah. There it is. 60% cut to MSD budget. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
nzherald.co.nz
Opportunity forced to update tax policy to make spending cuts clearer
The party plans to make $3.8 billion of savings a year, with about half coming from cuts.
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Louise LaHatte @louiseofgreylynn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
At the mighty Civic for film festival.
Civic theatre, embroidered curtain and part of archway
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Jessica Smith @thedaybooks.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
It’s nice to see everyone’s textual analysis of The Odyssey It’s almost like the humanities give you entertainment, feelings, pleasure, and fun/interesting stuff to talk about, as well as lenses into both past and current society
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