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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

I bought some "anti snoring" nasal strips today and just looked at the back of the packet. I'm confused. They were out on the shelf, and the store was DEFINITELY less than 30°C. I'm not even sure where i can store these that will remain above 30° at all times 🤯

Photo of the back of a box that reads:

Do not store below 30°C.
Store in the original package.

<then the usual "read the enclosed instructions for how not to kill yourself using them>

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

@mama-melancholia.bsky.social yeah. Sorry. I'm on holiday. I took this photo of my current view about 10 minutes ago... Feels like cheating, but it is following the rules to the letter

Photo looking out from a shaded verandah, across a lawn dotted with palm trees, to the sea with incredible blue skies above

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

WTAF kind of clickbait bullshit is this RNZ? Seriously‽ I expect much more of a state broadcaster, and I don't think that's an unreasonable expectation either. Do. The. FUCK. Better.

Screenshot of an RNZ Android notification that reads:
"Doctors accused her of faking illness - now they’re asking for forgiveness"

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

I've mentioned this before, but I've just fallen into the same trap yet again, so I'll complain again... I have a "pretty much every tune I like" playlist. I was doing some baking this morning, so put it on to keep me company. Now I'm ironing and […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026

My train this morning was cancelled between WAIK & PARA due to delays on the line - leaving me stranded at Waikanae, and then crammed into a half size service. The same happened on Tuesday. And my train home this afternoon is also cancelled. WTAF Metlink? Can I get refunds?

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

Waikanae Funeral Home has a beautiful old herse, with customised plates. And yet, every time I see it my brain goes "why are they associating death with Working From Home"? 🤯

A beautiful deep wine red car from what looks like the 1920s(? I dunno, think "Wacky Races" or the silent films with police chasing robbers?) parked up in the sunshine.

A front on view of the car showing it's customised plates.

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026

First #visaWOAP burger under my belt. Hot Gossip from #Foxglove. Reasonably priced*, but no side with it. Actually a really solid, good burger. Would happily eat as a burger at any time. Held together well and was possible to eat as a burger without […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

Photo of the burger in a rather empty looking serving tray.

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

Oh, I hear you. For "Reasons" (TM) I am looking at creating a personal logo/monogram/seal, and while toying around with concepts last night, I landed on this... And I'm still not hating it this morning 🤷

A brush script typeface letter P takes up most of the space, and horizontally bisecting it is a serif script "TANNER" between two horizontal lines, like a label.

The script style of the P most definitely means it ends up looking like a dangling phallus with the testes at the top.

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/04/2026

Just back from watching Sgt Haane (www.nzfilm.co.nz/films/sgt-haane) at the cinema. For once, i remembered to take the #Aranet4 with me. Can you tell when it was in the cinema?? 😱 #YAllMasking?

Screenshot of the Aranet4 history page from midnight to about 2pm. The reading bounces along between 520-550ppm until about 12:20 when it starts a near vertical climb to a peak of 3820ppm followed by a similarly precipitous drop back to the 550 odd base line.

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 18/04/2026

Gosh he speaks fast, with so many good points, I really can't keep up. Such a loss to our parliament. #KiaTikaKiaPono

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 18/04/2026

These should be our way faring compass points (see previous toot) to guide us. WEAll Aotearoa have released a blueprint for how to get there. Principles under each compass point. #KiaTikaKiaPono

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 18/04/2026

We are literally at a fork in the road. We can't keep kicking the can down the road. The Left needs a clear and powerful message. The Right blame the immigrants, a clear boogeyman. The Left need to point to the rich and wealthy to show why you can't […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 18/04/2026

We're massively over producing food, but 20% of Kiwi kids are going hungry. It's a symptom of a broken system. Today we're in a poly-crisis. Everything is breaking down, and affecting ever other crisis. A study suggested two thirds of Kiwis are open […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

The results of the study. (Side note, compare the number of barriers to the number of whānau!) Our protect was about democratising the use of data. Half of all requests (51.3%) were met with a barrier of some type. The number and spread shows it's […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

This is the housing system. The one designed to give people the most basic needs. Even the trained navigation experts struggle to move through it. #KiaTikaKiaPono

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

What does a fight for justice look like in the context of the years after a Treaty Settlement and associated cultural redress? - the question topic. There's a deep kaupapa around this design in the second image i won't be able to do justice to. #KiaTikaKiaPono

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

So this morning was due to start with a talk titled "towards cultural restoration" - Te Awarua o Porirua and Te Moana... which I'm looking forward to hearing as I am planning on basing my next aromatawai on it. Hopefully they've just updated the title slightly 🤞 #KiaTikaKiaPono

Photo of the intro slide, reading "For a just society cultural redress"

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

So, after a full day yesterday (0900-1730) of 150-200 odd people in the lecture theatre, this was the reading at the end, as the last speaker was receiving their koha. For those not as familiar with the readings, it was 518 outside just now, so this […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

Photo of my Aranet4 screen, with a temperature of 20.9°C, 57% humidity, but most importantly, a CO² reading of 549ppm.

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

"Spatial justice is not a natural condition, it's constructed through a societal lens." "What design strategies can we use to decolonise the fence? How else can we deliniate and reduce access to areas?" #KiaTikaKiaPono

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

"Justice has a geography to it. What opportunities you get access to. " "Māori are over represented in poverty. Have a lower access to green spaces. Pushed to the outskirts of the cities" "For many Māori, cities are symbols of loss and disconnection […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

[We need to repair Te Tiriti,] "we need to be the Pākehā there rangatira thought they were negotiating Te Tiriti with" "You need to dream the dream. If you can't imagine a world without decolonisation you will never get there" "Don't underestimate […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

"The crown has only ever been dishonourable. What could honourable kāwanatanga be? Every time we spoke to someone, they had something different to say... We analysed the response from the Treaty Principles Bill, so out of that evil some good came..." #KiaTikaKiaPono

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

Talk 4 today.. been really looking forward to this one... no idea if I'll be able to keep up the live tooting, but will try #KiaTikaKiaPono

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

"What could we do instead of responding after the fact, but by designing at the beginning instead?" "A just society is not created by a single policy. But by a collection of just places." "I dream big, but don't always know how to achieve these […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

Slide photo. Lots of text, sorry.

But outlines a school learning pathway.

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2026

Talk two this morning. Been looking forward to this, after meeting one of the speakers yesterday. "For those who don't know, Ihumātao is one of the longest lived villages in Tāmaki Makaurau." #KiaTikaKiaPono

Photo of intro slide,
An ethics and politics of reclamation.

Slide 2, "We are our ancestors wildest dreams. Protect Ihumātao

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2026

Edward Gibbon Wakefield (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gibbon…) Honestly, a Grade A cunt*. Not a single redeeming feature. * Views my own, not that of the speaker... #KiaTikaKiaPono

Photo of a slide displaying a sketch of Wakefield

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2026

First disappointment... "follow along on the VicUni Instagram account". No thank you. Not in a million years. First good surprise, the air quality is really reasonable (small disclaimer, we've not actually started yet and theatre is almost empty currently - this might change).

Photo of an Aranet4 device, giving a CO2 reading of 528ppm

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2026

About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. Really looking forward to it ❤️

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/04/2026

We must develop a tactical Pope for use on the battlefield that can be delivered by drone.

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 30/03/2026

Ah. But I see a flaw in your otherwise brilliant plan... How do we get the catapults to the other side to send other freight back again huh? No... wait... I think I've worked it out. I can see nothing wrong with this

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2026

I really, really, REALLY hate daylight saving. And I'm clearly not alone...

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 14/03/2026

What's next? Receiving random made-up prizes from international sports organisations?

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 28/02/2026

Guess which side our quisling government has come down supporting? Fuxxake. US Israel launch strikes on Iran rnz.liveblog.pro/lb-rnz/blogs/69a31…

Screengrab from RNZ with headline "Live: NZ govt condemns Iran's retaliatory strikes"

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 23/02/2026

[Nazi references..] Hmm. Saw this Tesla in WLG this morning. I know some Tesla drivers bought in before Musk went full mask off... But am I reading too much into this number plate? (For those who don't know, "88" is far right shorthand for "Heil […] [Original post on mastodon.philtanner.com]

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 11/02/2026

Actually, this is possibly an opportunity to post one of my other favourite road signs, this one just round the corner from my house outside the small woodland nature reserve..

Another yellow diamond road sign, with rectangular yellow wording underneath.

The picture this time depicts a front-on car in the distance, coming towards us. In front of the car swooping downwards with it's wings extended, showing us a white belly is a large bird. These wood pigeons (kererū) have amazing iridescent neck feathers, and are very large. Famous for being clumsy, and occasionally getting literally drunk and crashing into things, they're Chunky Bois.

The writing underneath says "Slow for kereru[sic]" in all capitals

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 11/02/2026

The only photo I took yesterday. I really do love these signs tho. So many layers of meaning into a simple roadside sign. :tinoflag:

Photograph of a roadside power pole, with a bright yellow diamond road sign on it, and a yellow rectangular one underneath.

The diamond has a depiction of an elderly lady (a kuia, grandmotherly figure), holding a cane with her hair up in a bun, holding hands with a young child (tamariki/mokopuna).

The one word sign underneath reads "MARAE".

I'm fairly certain the road sign imagery is a stylised version of the famous photo of Dame Whina Cooper and her mokopuna Irene Cooper on the Land March.

And as I say, that interpretation is just scratching the surface of what I could wax lyrical about on this design.

He aha te mea nui ki te Ao?

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