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Gardening, humanity, humour, and health & disability. Cis, pakeha Aotearoa.

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We are at the stage of the general election campaign when many Just Want To Know the outcome. I get it; this is the 30th election I've been v invested in, across AUSA, central govt, by-elections and local govt. It's hard. We try to read the entrails and forecast. But we actually cannot Know.
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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We can tie ourselves into knots trying to Know but it just isn't possible. All we can do is: - work for the outcome we want - prepare for various scenarios - continue working on longer term change Try not get distracted from any of that by trying to tell the future. 💚❤️
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🐶🐙Dr. Caffiend☕️😷 @captcaffiend.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hmmmm my work is probably not sciencey enough for this 🤔
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Trevor Nicholls @aquatarkus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This amateur statistician has observed that the NZ media does not cover the parties in proportion to their seats in Parliament. It does not cover them in proportion to their current polling average. It does cover them approximately in proportion to their total donations #NZpol #ViciousCycle
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Marama Davidson @maramadavidson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Coleaders have already said we would not lead Greens into any arrangement with them. It's a non goer. Focus is on Party Vote Greens so we have the biggest mandate.
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Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What can I say? We know what the people want 🚂 💚 From earlier this year: the sold-out Hamilton-Tauranga train 👇
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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Looking through some old stuff and found this cartoon I cut out c1996. They just never really have new ideas, just new packaging. (For younger readers - right wing think tank the NZ Initiative formed out of a merger of the NZ Business Roundtable and the NZ Institute in 2012.)
Photo of a black and white cartoon with a bunch of men sitting around an executive board table. A sign in front reads “Quiet please, Roundtable in session”. From left to right they are saying:
“The govt should get out of education and health…”
“We need more contestability in social welfare…”
“the govt should sell ACC and the post office…”
“We should privatise electricity and roading…”
“Seen the polls? Winston could be the next PM”
“That’s disgraceful. What happened to the New Zealand we all knew and loved?”
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Pip Adam @pipadam.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Omg!!!!!!!
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Scuby @scubanursenz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I’m not sure if instagram is spying on me, or if I’m so old the algorithm Is switching things up but my ads for ninja slushy had power aid rather than cocktails and I was like… maybe I DO want one? 🤣🤣🤣
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Les Edwards @makolesedwards.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You & your friends, family & whānau need to be enrolled with the correct details by 4 October to receive an EasyVote card. This information on the electoral rolls as at 4 October is used to send out EasyVote cards & print the electoral rolls. Please share! #nzpol vote.nz
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Vincent O'Malley @vomalley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Te Awamutu Museum is holding a series of events between 21-23 October to mark Rā Maumahara, the national day of remembrance for the NZ Wars, including guided bus tours to Rangiaowhia and Ōrākau, a screening of Ka Whawhai Tonu, and a talk from me. Full details here. buttondown.com/unsettling/a...
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Rā Maumahara 2026 - Te Awamutu Events
Rā Maumahara, the national day of remembrance for the New Zealand Wars, is coming up on 28 October and Te Awamutu Museum have organised a series of free...
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Rat Mortuis @ratmortuis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Documents the report are based on are here www.health.govt.nz/information-...
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Proactive release of key documents relating to appointments to the Medical Council of New Zealand and the Nursing Council of New Zealand | Ministry of Health NZ
The Ministry of Health is proactively releasing key documents relating to the recent appointments and reappointments to the Medical Council of New Zealand and the Nursing Council of New Zealand.
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bmrmb @rogers.co.nz · 26/09/2026
accessiblenews.xyz/article/www....
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Ministers bypassed usual process to hand-pick Nursing Council members
Every practitioner appointee came from a minister or MP, while officials’ nominees missed out.
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Scuby @scubanursenz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Omg omg omg tomorrow night is the opening of Cabaret in Auckland and I get to shove my gross old scrubs in tbe back of the car and change into nice clothes and we race up to Auckland and get to go! SO LUCKY!
The front of the programme for “cabaret, the musical at the Kit Kat club”, 22-25 October at Aucklands waterfront theatre.  The MC looks straight out dressed in purple lace and a black leather corset, straddling a chair.
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Scuby @scubanursenz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Omg YUS Dave Fane’s absolute joy at his clear bowel screen test as the best prize I’ve seen on @taskmaster.tv so far. Get tested team!
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Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
for those outside New Zealand: 2 years ago a veiled far-right astroturf org threatened to sue an investigative journalist for a book he was writing about them. He was not writing a book about them, but this incident meant former staff started leaking to him. He used those leaks to write a book.
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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Not 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 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Scuby @scubanursenz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Scuby @scubanursenz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I had so much fun last night. Singing brings me great joy, and as I said to our conductor “parts of my brain light up on Monday nights, that never do any other time”. I sang in Te reo maori, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Arabic, and Spanish last night. Warding off dementia, I’m sure!
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🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 17/09/2026
Hey I make sick apparel for people who like nature but also want to look cool, especially NZ folks, but also other folks, and here is a bunch of it: pepperraccoon.com
a screenshot of pepper raccoon's apparel selection, including caps, bandanas, t-shirts, and hoodies
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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We should be rioting honestly WTF
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Scuby @scubanursenz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@eloquentsonia.bsky.social thanks darling- there’s always a bed for you at my place if you wanna come down x
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Scuby @scubanursenz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@2covet.bsky.social thank you!!
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Scuby @scubanursenz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@nzkatya.bsky.social thank you 🤩
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Scuby @scubanursenz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@captcaffiend.bsky.social thank you for the retweets e hoa
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Scuby @scubanursenz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@johnnyredlives.bsky.social I see your retweets! Thank you! See you at the concert! 🤩😍
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Scuby @scubanursenz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Music nerds of the upper north island of Aotearoa, but particularly the Waikato region; this Saturday at Cambridge town hall is going to be epic….
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Macaulay Culkin's Christmas Carol Choir
ALT: Macaulay Culkin's Christmas Carol Choir
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Crossfit, croissant, it's all the same...
A classical oil-painting style portrait of two anthropomorphic otters in period clothing set in a domestic art studio, featuring Steve the standing painter otter at an easel and a second otter seated with a sketchbook.  
Baked-in text (meme captions) reads exactly:  
“I’m still tired from all the crossfit this morning.”  
“It’s pronounced croissant and you ate 4 of them.”
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Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This is such a great tool for strategic voting. I discovered the Green MP contesting Christchurch Central wants two ticks, but she’ll be getting in on the list anyway—so anyone voting for her will just split the left vote and maybe hand this Labour seat to the Nats.
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Man I love NZ sometimes
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Katya @nzkatya.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The politicians' response to the Nurses Organisation meeting about the dire staffing situation at NSH #voteforhealth #nzpol
National and ACT did not attend.

DO YOU COMMIT TO A HIGH QUALITY, FULLY FUNDED, WELL STAFFED PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM?

YES: NZF, TOP, Labour and the Green Party


DO YOU COMMIT TO ENSURING
THAT NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL
GETS THE ADDITIONAL 25 NURSING FT UPLIFT REQUIRED IN THEIR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT?

NO: NZF, TOP
YES: Labour Party, Green Party

DO YOU COMMIT TO GUARANTEEING EMPLOYMENT FOR GRADUATE NURSES?
 NO: NZF, TOP
YES: Labour Party, Green Party
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Scuby @scubanursenz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Reporting back!! even made with normal budget miso, and my cruddy zero alcohol wine this was legit gormet palate level flavours but comfort food textures, and a very easy whip together (as long as you remember to soak the cashews) 10/10
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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Not actually vegan, just eat a plant-based very regularly... The plant-based recipes on Appetise.io are mostly top notch. We've only had one so far that we were ambivialent about. And of course the Gaz Oakley recipe I wanted to share (koftas) isn't online, anything from www.gazoakleychef.com.
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Appetise | Your Meal Planning & Smart Shopping Solution
Our meal planning & smart shopping platform is totally FREE to use! Browse 2,000+ recipes, enjoy delicious meals, & save time and money in the kitchen. Sign up today
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Sophie Fern @sophiefern.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This pumpkin alfredo is 100% comfort: www.theppk.com/2012/10/roas...
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Roasted Butternut Alfredo
A creamy vegan butternut squash alfredo made with roasted squash, cashew cream, miso, white wine, and sage.
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Heather R @kiwienzian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I would find this lentil ratatouille ideal in that situation: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/48hrp... Other favourites from our house: - www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/48hrp... - www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/48hrp... - this dahl (but the cornbread recipe isn't vegan) www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/48hrp...
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Dropbox
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Scuby @scubanursenz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Vegan pals. Can you please share recipe links for easy comfort dinners you personally have cooked and like? My lovely friend has lost her dad, and feeding my loves is how I care for them. She is vegan
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Potato enthusiast 🇵🇸🥔 @br3nda.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I wished that this site existed, so I spent the last week building it. Track which way an MP votes on various issues across their whole time in Parliament: hotair.nz
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Hot Air
Hot Air links every New Zealand MP to what they've actually said and how they've actually voted in Parliament — built from the official Hansard record, so you can look past the press release and see the voting history for yourself.
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Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
#bhn did a supercut of some of the most ridiculous moments from Hamilton's PSA youth debate. You can certainly hear how the audience feels!
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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
welp I only just twigged that we're only thinking about this as the 'terrible Nepal landslide' because the media can't get any information out of the PRC Tibetan side, including the identities of 260 foreign nationals among at least 558 missing.
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Tibet flooding videos surfaced and then disappeared in China
When security camera footage emerged on Wednesday of a wave of ice, mud and water smashing into the Tibet region, people across the world were horrified.
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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Hey lovely people. Just saw Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma last night. Honestly the best film I've seen in years. Ridiculous fun, smart and completely daft. We left the cinema grinning ear to ear. I'd definitely recommend. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dimC...
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TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA | Official Trailer | In Theaters August 7
YouTube video by MUBI
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Scuby @scubanursenz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Ashamed to admit that due to significant fatigue recently I hadn’t bothered to look at the film fest offerings. So grateful John got organised and booked tix to Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, bloody funny, sexy, camp, and… camp. 10/10
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Ben McNulty @ponekeben.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
WATCH THIS VIDEO BEFORE YOU CROSS MOLESWORTH STREET 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️
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🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 24/08/2026
Hey #Kikorangi fam, if you're a Bird of the Year fan, I have SO many things you can wear to show your support: from stickers, to tees, to enamel pins! I also donate a portion of profits to conservation groups! Artist-designed, by me. No AI, ever. pepperraccoon.com #NZBirds #BOTY #BirdofTheYear
Kārearea T-Shirt from last year's BOTYScreenshot of native bird Par Avian stamp-shaped enamel pinsRubber-hose cartoon style native bird stickersA poster featuring many native birds that says Aotearoa Wild
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Tim @timward2014.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I have not hired the nurses that were in the tertiary institutions and which you were probably thinking would be hired immediately Forgive me they were disposable so numerous and so essential to reduce costs #nzpol
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Scuby @scubanursenz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
My friend is five years older than me. The celebrant at his wedding today asked me if I was “the mother”. What. The. Fuck. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Scuby @scubanursenz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
So, it’s all fun and games being the manic pixie dream girl until you are settled and in your 40’s and your boyfriend says it’s “dumb” that a rhino maybe knocked the power pole over because cars are “MORE COMMON” WHERES THE WHIMSEY?
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Scuby @scubanursenz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I’ve been trying super hard not to be complainey this year but it has sucked health wise with annoying thing after the other. I realised the other day that my face pain is good enough after shingles I can go get my brows done and it’s very exciting!! I’m taking the win.
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DrJacs @tiwaiwaka.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Wow, a review of Ngākaurua that I hadn't seen and is really lovely. Arohaunui Jade, thanks so much for your kindness ❤️ www.ketebooks.co.nz/articles/rev...
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Review: Ngākaurua, by Jacquie Kidd
Review: Ngākaurua, by Jacquie Kidd
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Andrew Jull NZRN (he/him) @andrewjull.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Other nursing leaders and I have been writing about this for two years, while Reti, Brown and Luxon have denied it. They have lied.
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Andrew Frame @napierinframe.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
#Update: EIGHT out of NINE!
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