Reposted by Pip AdamWhiti Hereaka @whitihereaka.co.nz · 30/09/2026Terri is awesome — you should read this article and her debut novel “The Valley of Unlikely Acquaintances”. 1147
Reposted by Pip AdamArachne 🏳️🌈 @cayemarsh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Horror fans know the true horror is transphobia 👍 022
Reposted by Pip AdamLotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026@jessiegender.bsky.social did a couple of really great videos about how the studio is trying really hard to normalise the boy wizard franchise stuff :(youtu.beHarry Potter Is Manufacturing Your ComplicityYouTube video by Jessie Gender After Dark 011
Pip Adam @pipadam.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I really loved Resident Evil, especially the bit where the large audience at the Embassy booed loudly at the ad for the boy wizard franchise. Love you Wellington horror fans! 2316
Reposted by Pip AdamBauhausandmies 🏳️🌈🇳🇿 @bauhausandmies.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I paid my student loan (a hefty $90k thanks to interest being applied from day one) and I would happily support a government paying off other people’s student loans. Just because I don’t benefit directly from the policy doesn’t mean it shouldn’t happen. 710020
Reposted by Pip AdamCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There's the "austerity will continue until the spreadsheet is happy" line which will be followed by "anything not austerity will make the spreadsheet unhappy" line which elides that making the spreadsheet happy involves degrading society, services and infrastructure. 3279
Reposted by Pip Adam𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒃 ~ 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 @iamb.uk · 22/09/2026'At night we leave scraps out in the garden for the fox. I sit in the study with the lamp off for hours, forehead against cold window glass, willing him to appear – quiet wanderer, sharp-toothed ghost, red coat black in the flat of the moon ... ' iamb.uk/wave/27-nia...iamb.ukNiamh Hollis-Locke | wave 27 | autumn 2026 | iamb ~ poetry seen and heardHear poet Niamh Hollis-Locke read poems for wave 27 of literary poetry journal iamb. 2113
Reposted by Pip AdamFaith K. Falkner @faithfalkner.com · 27/09/2026Be patient and kind to those who are making art right now. We're all self-funded and the richest, worst people in the world are trying to plaster over and erase our hard work. 11635574
Reposted by Pip AdamE-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Māori communities must be “central to the kōrero around whether or when we could or should pursue a project like huia de-extinction.” — Terri Te Tau, author of ‘The Valley of Unlikely Acquaintances’.e-tangata.co.nzTerri Te Tau: A new chapter | E-TangataMāori communities must be "central to the kōrero around whether or when we could or should pursue a project like huia de-extinction.” — Terri Te Tau, author of ‘The Valley of Unlikely Acquaintances’. 0183
Reposted by Pip AdamUrsula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 25/09/2026The Guardian called Revolution in the Heart: Stories Inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin "Probably the best original anthology of the year: a must-read." More info: titanbooks.com/72469-revolu... 06916
Reposted by Pip AdamGuardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 25/09/2026Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest in New Yorktheguardian.comSusan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest in New YorkActors detained at Jewish Voice for Peace demonstration against Israeli prime minister’s address to the UN general assembly Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and Hacks star Hannah Einbinder were among people detained by police in New York on Thursday as they moved in to break up a protest against Benjamin Netanyahu. Agence France-Presse footage shows NYPD officers cuffing Thelma & Louise star Sarandon at the demo in the city as the Israeli prime minister was readying to address the United Nations general assembly. Continue reading... 12811
Pip Adam @pipadam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Save the Craft and Design Courses at Edinburgh College of Art. Please consider signing. c.org/vVNMDmXM6zc.orgSign the PetitionSave the Craft and Design Courses at Edinburgh College of Art 041
Reposted by Pip AdamTze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 24/09/2026great editorial judgement on show here 66417
Reposted by Pip AdamDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It's too depressing and obnoxious to write about, but virtually all of the doomy/horny AI hyperventilating is transparently displaced anxiety about our fucked climate and political situation. Even rich idiots know it's bad and being permitted to get worse. They're trying to write their own ending. 8460481063
Reposted by Pip AdamDr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Re sharing this oped I wrote about Smart Glasses for... reasons #nzpol (The reasons are Meta have launched their AI enabled Smart Glasses in NZ and that sucks) www.rnz.co.nz/news/science...rnz.co.nzSmart glasses make secret filming easier. What does NZ law actually protect you from?Analysis: At a glance, they look much like ordinary eyewear. 25726
Reposted by Pip AdamDr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Yeah I did. I cover this in the article too. Meta Glasses are made and marketed for content creation, but assistive technology doesn't need all the privacy breaching creepy stuff that Meta put into its glasses. If we had regulatory standards those features wouldn't have made it to market. 111
Reposted by Pip AdamTony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Well done Andrew. This govt doesnt realise the amount of time and money that goes into these reviews and then they postpone the proposals. Simeon is a stupid idiot. #nzpol 6417
Reposted by Pip Adamkyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026but i kept being told that this wasn't real, NZ weren't actually involved, it was always the "US part of the business" etc etc etc by supporters of RocketLab This is a very significant shift in NZ defense policy, and certainly doesn't lend itself to independence www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzNew Zealand agrees to put almost $24 million into military satellite US is buildingNew Zealand has agreed to put almost $24 million into a military satellite the United States is building. 69345
Reposted by Pip AdamRussell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Another piss-poor policy shambles has to be paused for a rethink. But only after councils wasted time and money on it. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzGovernment hits pause on council amalgamation plan until after electionThe Government has told mayors around the country it's deferring decisions on amalgamating councils until after the election. 712031
Reposted by Pip AdamMartin Shaw @thebooksdesk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"As a sector we feel comfortable investing in large scale musicals (often American) or in Shakespearean plays (a dead writer means no writers fees/royalities), but not in our own voices, in our own place, about where we live and who we are" - the ever-inspiring @augustasupple.com on insta just now 0111
Reposted by Pip AdamBrannavan Gnanalingam @brannavan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I have had the great fortune to be the beneficiary of Anna Rankin’s genius newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/23/p...newsroom.co.nzPortrait of an author's 'quiet masterpiece'NZ's best literary profilist interviews Wellington writer, lawyer and cultural critic Brannavan Gnanalingam 02612
Reposted by Pip AdamNewsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 22/09/2026NZ's best literary profilist interviews Wellington writer, lawyer and cultural critic Brannavan Gnanalingamnewsroom.co.nzPortrait of an author's 'quiet masterpiece' 0137
Reposted by Pip AdamIIML @modernletters.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Spread the word - the IIML’s online journal Turbine | Kapohau is open for submissions of poetry, creative nonfiction and fiction until 1 November. We want to read your work! (Please check submission guidelines before sending)turbinekapohau.org.nzCurrent Issue - TURBINE | KAPOHAUEDITORIAL Welcome POETRY ada duffyMauatua Fa’ara Reynolds🔈Miriama GemmellRebecca HawkesAnna Hoek-SimsJacksonHebe KearneyErik KennedyTrevor LandersMitch MarksHelena Leon MayerElliot McKenzieRuben MitaH... 01411
Reposted by Pip AdamRussel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The fish rots from the head. When the Prime Minister’s office is actively and deliberately breaking the Official Information Act (Fonterra case) then it becomes normal for all ministers. www.rnz.co.nz/news/educati...rnz.co.nzEducation Ministry whistleblower claims OIA subversion not an isolated incidentThe person who leaked a video of an Education Ministry official apparently attempting to subvert the Official Information Act (OIA) claims it was not an isolated incident. 28436
Pip Adam @pipadam.bsky.social · 22/09/2026'To those people who understand...' is a hell of a way to start an answer to 'Why are you keeping a tax cut for landlords?'. Labour's new explanation is: 'We're not hypocrites you're just too stupid to understand our big economic brains.' INFURIATING!!!!! www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...rnz.co.nzWeekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel SepuloniNicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel. 060
Reposted by Pip Adamkyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026RNZ joining the fight against journalism on the side against journalism 🙃👍 47615
Reposted by Pip AdamKa pū te ruha - Toitū Te Tiriti @kaputeruha.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Stuff and RNZ leading with "TPU under attack" headlines. Hard to find story on Stuff. We deserve better #nzpol 5578
Reposted by Pip AdamCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026RNZ with the cowards 'exposé' because they've spent three years being taken to bits by Winston and Seymour 1579
Reposted by Pip AdamEddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This nonsense of "introducing legislation we know we won't even get to the first reading of three seconds before the house rises" is yet another - in a list of many - abuse of the legislative process by this government. It overloads PCO, leading to worse drafting, and achieves nothing meaningful. 47528
Reposted by Pip Adamkyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Another banger from the Greens seizing the media narrative again big, consequential policies that the public heavily supports and that rightwing interests can't *help* but shriek about keep at it team 🫡 09722
Pip Adam @pipadam.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Mwahahaha!! i've been here the whole time. Thank you again Caoimhe and Aways ❣️ 0130
Reposted by Pip AdamBrannavan Gnanalingam @brannavan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Disappointed? Come along to Unity on Friday evening for the launch of my new novel, U.X.O., which won’t sell out 28418
Reposted by Pip AdamFelix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Nicky Hager meeets the Press. Answering questions on his new book, Dirty Work, in a back room at Unity Bookshop. 09611
Pip Adam @pipadam.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Bahahahaha!!! kluge tries to muscle in on Hager livestream. 🤖🤖 0202
Reposted by Pip AdamHayley @writagal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Not sure if Brooke van Velden’s final speech to Parliament consisting of a roomful of not-listening people too busy panicking about Nicky Hager’s book launch at the same time and then limited media coverage because of the focus on the book is *chef’s kiss* or poetic justice, but why not both 🤷🏻♀️ 313825
Reposted by Pip AdamSascha Stronach🏳️⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026interesting thing to post 30 minutes before Nicky Hager announces the TPU had a role in rolling Maiki Sherman 810223
Reposted by Pip AdamMiriam Ross @miriamruthross.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Nicky Hager has just made the point, included in his book, that we need big donations out of politics. Luckily someone has a plan 💚 www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzGreen Party seeks to cap political donations, stop companies donatingThe Green Party wants to cap political donations at $30,000, stop companies from donating and set up a public register for lobbyists to get "big money" out of politics. 424460
Reposted by Pip AdamFelix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“…the coalition ministers have tolerated and benefited from these unscrupulous groups. They should be held accountable by the public.” 717327
Reposted by Pip AdamFelix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“Why is the book called Dirty Work? First, to signal that it is a sequel to Dirty Politics. But also, because this network of hard right political groups is doing the dirty work for National and ACT against their political opponents…” 111824
Reposted by Pip AdamFelix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Quoting Luxon to a Taxpayers’ Union audience: “Can I just say up front, thanks to you and all your members for all the work you do … I really enjoy what you guys do.” 19217
Reposted by Pip AdamFelix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“Year in, year out, the Taxpayers’ Union and allied hard right groups assist the National Party. The Taxpayers’ Union raises millions of dollars to undermine National’s political opponents and in return National gives legitimacy to the Taxpayers’ Union.” 110721
Reposted by Pip AdamTze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 22/09/2026HO HO HO, MEEERRRRRY HAGERMAS 0599
Pip Adam @pipadam.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Someone smart said to me, when you cut jobs it might look like efficiency to have one person in a role instead of two, but what it also cuts is peer-accountability. If someone else is doing the same job as me, they can pull me up if i'm not doing things correctly. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzSenior official appearing to try hide information being taken 'very seriously'This story has been updated to clarify the Public Service Commissioner is not investigating the matter 1248
Reposted by Pip AdamPmax @pmax.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Parents Alliance confronting the people who ruined schools in NZ. FHMR 082
Reposted by Pip AdamErik Kennedy @erikkennedy.com · 21/09/2026'The modern "AI-powered university" is, in fact, a form of neoliberal governmentality that does not disrupt, but rather reorganizes and intensifies, the disciplinary regimes of the twentieth century.' ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/fp...ojs.lib.uwo.ca Old Discipline, New Medium: LLMs and the Neoliberal University | Feminist Philosophy Quarterly 045
Reposted by Pip AdamClint Fern @clintfern.bsky.social · 21/09/2026@brannavan.bsky.social U.X.O. top of the list of new releases at Volume.volume.nzNew releases — Buy books online in Aotearoa New Zealand from your independent bookshop — VOLUME 143