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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Reinstating pay equity is the right thing to do and is also the absolute bare minimum to restore the thing that should have been a given in a country that (allegedly) values equity. Saw some media framing as “but how will it be paid for” - I don’t know my dude, how on earth do we manage to pay men?

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Leonie Morris @leoniemorris.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

''The report recommended five changes to policy, including investing in primary prevention from the age of six and recognising misogyny as a form of violent extremism in national counter-extremism frameworks."

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Par Rot @abc098754321.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Never saw this get near the mainstream radar. Thanks for the reporting!

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Rory @roryreckons.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Nothing enrages me more than reading through an AI crafted email that could have been reduced to a single sentence. Hate small talk enough, AI small talk is excruciating to read.

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

What’s with cars not stopping at pedestrian crossings lately? Yes it slows you down. But it’s also against the law (also dangerous and rude) to not stop.

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Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I don't think I've ever seen a government experience this much Finding Out in its first term. It's not just bad decisions plus bad luck, but a very specific kind of decisions where they trade away costs that they could blame on Labour for risks that are squarely blamed on them.

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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 22/02/2026

Comment: Ahead of a new report, People's Select Committee member Steve Chadwick describes her shock at discovering the minister responsible for policy impacting thousands of women and their families had agreed to make the pay equity process even harder.

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Pay equity change a 'real slap in the face' to women

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Marcus @utf9k.net · 11/01/2026

www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609... > Manage My Health last week announced Tanner as “an advisor on privacy matters and governance for Manage My Health”. It did not say he was, until June 2023, a director of Manage My Health Global, the sole owner of Manage My Health

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Manage My Health adviser appointed after hack is a former company director

Ross Tanner was a director of Manage My Health Global until 2023. Meanwhile, one hack victim tells The Post a shirtless photo was amongst her stolen records.

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

This is a really terrible press release. Shades of DARVO. Lots of minimising and deflection with a side order of smoke and mirrors. Also, bolding half of a word doesn’t speak well of their attention to detail. managemyhealth.co.nz/mmh-cyber-br...

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MMH Cyber Breach Update 6 January 2026 | Manage My Health

Further to our 5 January 2026 update regarding the cyber security incident, Manage My Health provides the following update.

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Sophie these days @spiderandme.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

@mountaintui.bsky.social doing the MSM's job again. #nzpol

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

The MMH breach is a cluster. It looks like a very trivial issue (unsecured S3 bucket) which is cloud security 101. The company are handling it very badly with a lack of transparency and delaying in contacting users. I’ll be asking my GP practice to change providers.

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

I have a manage my health account. I have not heard from them yet about whether any of my information has been compromised. However when I just logged in I was interested to spot a new 2FA feature. 😒 Talk about the wrong priorities. I’ll ask my GP about changing systems.

Screenshot of Manage my health menu options including a new two-factor authentication option.

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 11/12/2025

I’ve worked in public libraries for 20 years, today was the first time we’ve had to tell someone they couldn’t bring their chainsaw in the library.

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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 30/11/2025

Shchedryk is a Ukrainian Christmas carol known and loved all around the world. This time, Shchedryk sounded during everyday city life, turning an ordinary moment into a Christmas miracle. Check out the performance by the Ukrainian vocal-symphonic group Legendary Rock Voices.

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Sheldon @brokenstarfish.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Today is Transgender Day Of Remembrance. Last night the New Zealand government chose to announce that they are blocking access to puberty blockers for trans youth.

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tailstrike 🆓🇵🇸 @tailstrike.xyz · 19/11/2025

The studies they are choosing to ignore France: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Australia: statements.qld.gov.au/statements/1... and www.saxinstitute.org.au/resource/evi... USA: publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a... From:

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Puberty blockers banned: The reality of raising a trans child in 2025

A parent shares their experience and fears as public submissions are sought on the use of puberty blockers for gender-affirming care.

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tailstrike 🆓🇵🇸 @tailstrike.xyz · 19/11/2025

email and/or call Brown and your local MP now, because its always how this attempt at eliminating trans people starts #nzpol #ProtectTransKids

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

That was a big one. Kids were rattled. #eqnz

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Kerry @kerrypolka.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

look I'm no branding expert but I possibly would have called these something else

A photo of a pack of rubber gloves in a shop. They are named something that suggests they are comfortable, but in a rude way

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Nothing like getting into the city before realising your laptop isn’t in your bag. I’m glad I don’t live too far from work, but still ugh. Happy Monday. 😕

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Is it just me, or is Kiwibank staffed by a bunch of muppets?

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Really want to encourage libraries - especially school libraries - to put no-AI content into your collection development policy. At the very least, if you have a clause in there about requiring accurate information, you can use that to weed out or prevent genAI purchases.

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

I’m currently knitting a dress(!) from handspun on 2.75mm needles(!!) I’m making surprisingly good progress with a lot of attention paid to bust shaping. Just need to take care not to abuse my hands too much. 🙈🧶

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Have money, get a discount off your sentence for giving a mere pittance of it to charity. So, if you are rich in NZ you not only get name suppression, you can also buy yourself a reduced sentence even for extreme examples of child pornography. That’s not fair. So which very wealthy family is it?

nzherald.co.nz

Wealthy NZ family member guilty of child abuse images given sentence discount for donation

He gave $50,400 to charities days before his sentencing was scheduled.

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Wonderful high tea at Bonappetea this morning. I had an iced mocha and it was all delicious. It also included scones with jam and cream. Beautiful surrounds too.

High tea on a stand with three plates. Pictured are sweet treats, sandwiches and savoury bites.

Close up of two fancy glasses with straws. One contains an iced mocha, the other an iced coffee.

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Really worth a read. Many of the best men I know were raised by single mums. I also know plenty of women struggling with family court and lying exes. I sincerely hope that Carrie Leonetti doesn’t get too much abuse for sharing her research.

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Hari te wiki o te Reo Māori. I’m embroidering a cotton jumper from an op shop. I’ve added the tino rangatiratanga flag to the back and am working on the ‘together for te Tiriti’ figures on the front. I have plans for bands of tukutuku and kupu for the front too. Mauriora. #tewikiotereomāori

Close up of red and black embroidery of the tino rangatiratanga flag on white cotton.

Together for te Tiriti figures embroidered in red and black on white cotton jumper. The figures are partly filled in with long and short stitches.

Outlines of together for te Tiriti figures embroidered in red and black on a white jumper.

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te reo word of the day @te-reo-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2025

Moemoeā: Dream, vision, aspiration for the future

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

A question for knitters and knitwear designers.. If you discovered a large error early on while knitting a pattern, would you: A. Email the designer about it right away or B. Wait until you finish knitting the garment in case there are other issues to include? It’s not a new release. #knitting 🧶

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Te Wiki o te Reo Mãori Mäori Language Week HEPETEMA 2025

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I’m going to be in Australia for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. It will be too warm to wear my ake ake ake hoodie, but I’ll take my reo homework with me. I wrote a poem as part of my Reo class. I’m still finding structure/grammar hard, but I’m picking up a fair amount of kupu. #TeReoMāori

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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 09/09/2025

Oh sweet Jeebus, imagine explaining to a Tesla’s AI how a Melbourne hook turn is meant to work. (It’d probably just keep driving around the intersection in a swastika pattern.)

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Tesla self-driving test on busy Melbourne streets 'not approved'

An apparent test drive of Tesla's automated self-driving technology in Melbourne's CBD earlier this year was not approved by the Victorian government.

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Foxes @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

The other option is vote the Nats mob out #NZPol

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Petty gripes with Wellington public transport. 1. Why can’t I connect my snapper card to my bank account for automatic top ups? This would also avoid credit card fees. 2. Installing mobile base stations/boosters in some of the tunnels would be very helpful for commutes.

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Spring has definitely sprung in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. The wind is doing its best to push me into traffic! 🌬️🚶‍♂️

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Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

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Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Newly off the blocking mats is my Taniwha sweater. Pattern is Low Tide by Rachel Illsley, yarn is Wool yarns possum/merino/silk. It’s pretty cosy but not too hot. Good for early spring. #knitsky #showmeyourknits #knitting #handknit #lowtidesweater

The torso of a white woman wearing a high neck green sweater. The sweater has panels of cable and lace down the centre and each sleeve.

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

What’s with the drivers in Wellington this morning? Is something in the water? 🫣

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Wellington Hospital cuts maternity & gynaecology beds for ED. I mean, the Govt have so decimated the opportunity for women to earn decent wages & made the cost of living worse they think no ordinary working folks who require public health should be able to afford kids so why provide care. #NZpol

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Wellington Hospital cuts maternity and gynaecology beds for ED

It's a trial aimed at making more room for patients from the overcrowded Emergency Department, according to a leaked memo.

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Nick Tanzi @ntanzi.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Library patrons are largely unaware of publishers' unfair licensing terms when selling ebooks and audiobooks to libraries. We need to address this awareness gap! I'm glad to see our consortium launch this #ebook advocacy page: www.livebrary.com/econtentFAQs #libraries #publishing

Screenshot of a website displaying the cover art of Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, The Women, bu Kristin Hannah, and Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Yarros.

Below each title, the disparity in library metered access pricing versus standard consumer pricing.

Demon Copperhead: Ebook: $12.99, Audiobook: $35.43.
The Library Pays: 85 (MA) ebooks @ 137 = $11,665 spent

The Women: Ebook: $14.99, Audiobook: $25.74.
The Library Pays: 703 (MA) ebooks @ $60 = $42,180 spent

Fourth Wing: Ebook: $14.99 Audiobook: $25.79
The Library Pays: 285 (MA) ebooks @ $60 = $17,100 spent.

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Metlink cancelling some trains and having others just not show up. Really not good enough. I wanted to get to work by a good time today so I could get home in time to prepare for the Matariki event at the kids school this evening. So much for that plan. 😑

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Copyright is such a miserable bastardisation of what it was meant to be. Corrupted by greed and power like so many good ideas. This is a sad decision and a loss to history. natlib.govt.nz/about-us/med...

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Molly ~ madradish @sheepassisted.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

It’s cowl week for #showmeyourknits and appropriately cold weather for it in Aotearoa. Here’s my Dragon Tale cowl designed by Mary Hunt. A test knit from last year. It’s big and cosy and the burgundy yarn is a possum blend. I wore it to work yesterday. #knitting #fibrearts #handknit 🧶

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Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️‍🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Seriously, this is the absolute worst when the thing you’re measuring is literal pages outputted and not actual the value of content. Like naturally in terms of raw efficiency if that’s how narrowly and blinkered you’re measuring things you’ll come out with this result www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The carbon emissions of writing and illustrating are lower for AI than for humans - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - The carbon emissions of writing and illustrating are lower for AI than for humans

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 20/04/2025

In a direct protest against the @iea.org's plea to use the custom chatbot to explore this report, I am going to read the entire thing (all 304 pages) using my actual brain, and this thread will be where I dump reactions, thoughts, notes etc as I go through it www.iea.org/reports/ener...

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