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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Yep. Definitely felt that in Auckland. I hope everyone much closer is ok!!

ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Definitely felt in Auckland. I could even feel the waves of the first long shake. The adrenaline is still flowing. I hope everyone is ok. 🥺

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

That did NOT feel good and I’m a long way away. I hope everyone is ok. #eqnz

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

That was long and strong and far away. #eqnz

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Kids comedy shows in Auckland! If you’ve wanted to take the kids to see Suzy Cato live, now’s your chance!

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

“The theme is Labubus and have fun”

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Shoutout to the *incredible* crew of Auckland City fire appliance 205! They spotted a young patient and their caregiver watching the callout. They brought the pair back to the truck for the whole sit in the front seat and wear a fire hat experience and drove them slowly 50m back to the hospital. 💖

Rear 3/4 view of Auckland City fire truck 205 travelling down Park Road. There is a ladder atop the truck and the industrial action slogan “FENZ is cooked” written in tape on the back bumper. Behind the truck is the main building of Auckland Hospital. The day is bright and sunny with clear blue sky.

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

The Pohutukawa and Jacaranda trees are blooming magnificently this year 🤩

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Good friends: when your 3pm coffee catch up finishes at 9pm 🥰

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Would you have a better or worse day if you woke up in the morning knowing exactly how your day was going to play out?

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

That’s a lot of heavy rain in Auckland this morning

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Calling science/music/brain experts: Can anyone here help me understand why the music from the Netflix movie K-Pop Demon Hunters is so catchy?

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LGillies_photography @lydiashamlon.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

"Paused in full flight" A kea gliding on the thermals in Arthurs Pass New Zealand

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André Brett @drdrehistorian.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

This is unforgiveable incompetence: NZ has spent $671m to get no ferries, rather than $551m to get new ferries that would be arriving within months to replace clapped-out ferries. This sort of mismanagement should bring down a government; amazingly, it's not even the worst example of their failings

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Truly the best way to travel! Amazing service on the train, economical, and there are tables to work on so it’s also productive. 🤩 Best part is the wonderful friends waiting for me at each end. ❤️

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Nothing like a 6:30am emergency alert to ensure you’re wide awake and full of energy.

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I’ve been watching fog creep in across the city from the west. A great wave pausing to crest the hills before rolling down to the water. It erases buildings from the bottom up. No longer earthbound the tallest towers form a floating cloud city.

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

What’s the alternative for jaffas now they’re no more? For the record, Darrell Lea orange crunch BBs aren’t it.

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Ah Wellington, you’re so cool.

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Scuby @scubanursenz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

You know what would FUCK the govt. If every swoman in public service quit. All that annual leave owed to be paid out. The entire country would grind to a fucking halt and we would empty the coffers. The problem is we can’t and won’t because we need out jobs. But just imagine.. wow.

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Sacha Judd @sachajudd.com · 27/02/2025

if you, like me, feel a bit powerless in the wake of the destiny thugs’ behaviour — here’s a tangible thing you can do. buy hugo a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/hugogrrrl

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Hugo Grrrl is drag, theatre, events & joy 🌈

Hugo Grrrl is a drag king, an event maker, and a certified dingus. Aotearoa New Zealand.

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

When your bobbin thread runs out juuust after you finish your seam. ✨

Close up of the foot on a sewing machine. An empty bobbin is visible through a transparent plate. Some red fabric is still on the needle thread and about 5cm of bobbin thread lies loose.

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

TIL: Irish microloans in the 1840s "has, by means of the Loan Fund, raised himself to independence, and is now possessed of a cow, a pony, and a good cart, with a small patch of land, which he farms to good purpose..." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_l...

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Irish loan funds - Wikipedia

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Nic Wise @fastchicken.co.nz · 10/01/2025

This is a brilliant piece of software and service. Kinda wondering if we need to setup an NZ instance, somehow... before we need it. www.watchduty.org/how-it-works...

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How It Works - Watch Duty

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

On tonight at Basement theatre in Auckland. It’s bright, silly, sparkly, funny, and includes a 6ft walking Christmas tree. Two shows Friday, closing night Saturday. www.iticket.co.nz/events/2024/...

Naughty! A Christmas Drag Extravaganza. Image shows the three drag stars of the show - Ruby Reveal, Hugo Grrrl, and Slay West dressed in bright red clothing, standing in front of a red velvet stage curtain.

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Still warm from the press, these little pancake style-shapes filled with red bean paste were lightly sweet pillows of deliciousness. According to the store owner they are three shapes associated with Sensō-ji in Tokyo: lantern, pigeon, and pagoda.

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Caught the last of golden hour at Sensō-ji

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Happened upon a little pottery workshop in Tokyo.

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Entered Muji. Mistake. Now believe entire life could be solved with stationery and storage solutions.

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 29/05/2024

We used to talk about weather events on twitter. Do we do that here too?

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 16/04/2024

Inside the ARBORIALIS Luminarium. Aotea Square, Auckland. Until 28 April.

Photo taken inside the inflatable ARBORIALIS Luminarium structure showing white plastic surfaces reflecting blue, yellow, red, and green light coming through shaped semi-transparent panels set into the walls and ceiling.

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 12/01/2024

When you’re 8 stories up and weed smoke wafts in the window it’s got to be one of the neighbours, right? 😂

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 26/12/2023

Aaah cruise ship season. When the ship horns blast the “Love Boat” theme song across the city. 📢

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

On 19 September 1893, Governor Lord Glasgow signed a new Electoral Act into law, and New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world to enshrine in law the right for women to vote in parliamentary elections. Katherine Sheppard is the country's most famous suffragist.

Katherine Wilson Sheppard photographed in 1905

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 08/09/2023

I’ve seen some behind the scenes for this and it’s going to be amazing and very very gorgeous. 🤩Arcadia! Starring Rita Menu (Ru Paul’s Drag Race Down Under S3), Pinkie Promise, and Hugo Grrrl. Delicious food by Gemmayze Street. Get your tix on Eventfinda today! www.eventfinda.co.nz/2023/arcadia...

Poster promoting Arcadia! Drag dinner takeover at Gemmayze Street Restaurant. Photo of local drag stars Pinkie Promise, Rita Menu, and Hugo Grrrl in front of St Kevin’s Arcade.

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

When the blue sky is blue-ing.

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 14/08/2023

A few tickets left for the Tuesday-Thursday shows of Naughty! this week. Come and see what I’ve been working on in my spare time! 🎄🎁

Poster for Naughty! A Midwinter Christmas Drag Cabaret at Basement Theatre from August 8th-19th 2023. The poster has a blue background with snowflakes and photos of the three drag stars of the show: Pinkie Promise, Medulla Oblongata, and Hugo Grrrl.

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 14/07/2023

Mānawatia a Matariki This Hōngongoi (July), people all over Aotearoa New Zealand will be taking part in traditions and festivities as Matariki rises to herald in Te Mātahi o te Tau, the Māori New Year. This year, we acknowledge Matariki with a public holiday on 14 July 2023.

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ri @rochellei.bsky.social · 05/07/2023

Posting a link to this beautifully written article by drag king legend Hugo Grrrl because it deserves to be shared widely. “Drag is exactly the social antidote we need right now” www.instagram.com/p/CuTRP2wRfjl

An excerpt from an article by Hugo Grrrl: “We need kids to be all the things that drag stands for: resilient, imaginative, unapologetic, strange, loud, and sparkly - perfect just as they are.”

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