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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The headline buries the lede: ❌️ Cutting benefit rates after 2yrs ❌️ Incr stand down to 26wks (up from 13wks) ❌️ Incr minimum residence period to qualify benefits from 2yrs to 5yrs These are awful, horrifying policies that will drive povery and misery #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

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National promises random drug testing for jobseeker beneficiaries

National is promising to introduce random drug testing for those on the jobseeker benefit to ensure they're "ready for work".

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 01/10/2026

For our friends in Aotearoa-New Zealand as they head to an election on Sat 7 Nov 🇳🇿 👉 Make sure you’re enrolled to vote: https:/:vote.nz 🚨 Enrolments close October 25!

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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

horror movie about an acapella cult that does organ-harvesting

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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

So MBIE officials recommended spending less, but targeting the money towards local music festivals. And Louise Upston chose to spend much more, but hand it all to multinational companies and overseas artists.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is the most masculine video on the internet right now

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Thomas Arbor @thomasarbor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Shoutout to all the freelancers this flu season! Wish we got sick leave huh. Been wiped out all week and had to pass on 4 jobs! But at least I now have my first free weekend since Easter!!!! Lol, insanity i know 😅

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UnderTheRadar @undertheradarnz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Out today via Sonorous Circle, Nicholas Joseph's debut album Sailing is a diverse & layered nine track suite, encompassing introspective psych-soul dreaminess and fuzz-ripping post-punk. Tour starts this week in Kirikiriroa and Tauranga! Get Last Place tickets via UTR.

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Nicholas Joseph Shares Debut Album 'Sailing'

On tour this spring in Kirikiriroa, Tāmaki Makaurau, Te Whanganui-a-Tara and Tauranga.

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Thomas Arbor @thomasarbor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Nicholas Joseph's debut album, Sailing, is out today! 🌊💪 A melodic indie rock record, built around psych-tinged guitar work, woozy drum grooves and layered vocals. Recorded & mixed by the legend De Stevens, mastered by me. nicholasjoseph.bandcamp.com/album/sailing

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Sailing, by Nicholas Joseph

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UnderTheRadar @undertheradarnz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The tag team musical match up we've all been waiting for — Alphabethead and Grecco Romank's tour starts this week in Whanganui & Pōneke, with all-killer special guests! Get Porridge Watson tickets via UTR 💥

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Alphabethead & Grecco Romank Touring Together This Spring

Playing in Tāmaki Makaurau, Whanganui, Kirikiriroa (no Grecco) and Pōneke.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

KAEPERNICK: The part that I hope people take away in this moment is what Robert Kraft and what they’re saying by denying Macklemore is they are openly colluding. They also want people to know that if you take an action that they don’t agree with, they will come for you.

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Thomas Arbor @thomasarbor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Fuck Robert Kraft. Also I love that Ed's entire tour party ditched him. Solidarity!

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BUGANZ83 @tanugago.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I call this my grief film cause I made it after my mum passed and then dipped to Paris.

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Thomas Arbor @thomasarbor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A couple singles out from my pal Nick's terrific rock album! Out in full tomorrow 💗 nicholasjoseph.bandcamp.com/album/sailing

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Sailing, by Nicholas Joseph

9 track album

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Thomas Arbor @thomasarbor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Fyi Teeth / @lukaszbuda and pals is sold out at Pyramid Club tonight and there are no door sales! Fox Moss tomorrow selling quick too ✨️

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leaflemming.bsky.social @leaflemming.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

If you were wondering why people are being left to die in toilets in our hospitals currently, a quick glance at this graph of health workforce numbers under the last two governments tells you which one stopped hiring nurses and has been lying about it. #nzpol

A graph of NZ health workforce nursing FTEs over the years 2018-2025, with Labour's hiring in red and National's in blue. It's clear at a glance that hiring went steadily up under the last government and has been flat under this one.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"Perhaps more concerningly, the TVs were capable of recording microphone audio when in standby; this continued even after the TV was disconnected from the internet, with audio files stored offline and uploaded once a connection was restored."

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Kraus @kraus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Out today! "Water Music" by Kraus Cassette and digital available from Bandcamp only kraussss.bandcamp.com/album/water-...

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Water Music, by Kraus

11 track album

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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

wow @understatesmen.bsky.social yet more AI slop attacks on Chloe that only make her look wildly heroic and based

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Thomas Arbor @thomasarbor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Big Low Dream, a dance show by Jessie McCall and Footnote opens in Pōneke Thursday night. My brief for the soundtrack was to recreate a particular 90s hit (with amazing vocals by Jeline Baldovino!) and ONLY use the manipulated stems 😅 More info here: www.footnote.org.nz/events/big-l...

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Thomas Arbor @thomasarbor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A couple cool shows at Pyramid Club this Friday & Saturday. Tix from @undertheradarnz.bsky.social 🦷🗡💗

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 21/08/2026

I made this for a friend but it’s worth sharing, printing or saving to your phone so you can get the QR code in front of someone

THEY
WILL
VOTE.
C O U N T 0 1 O N T H E M :
YOUR LANDLORD + YOUR BOSS
0 2 DESTINY CHURCH + MAGA KIWIS
0 3 ANTI-ABORTION LOBBYISTS
0 4 BITCOIN BROS WHO THINK WOMEN ARE PROPERTY
0 5 YOUR RACIST UNCLE
WILL YOU?
ENROL / CHECK / UPDATE
DEADLINE / MIDNIGHT
SUN 25 OCT
2026 SCAN TO ENROL
NOT ENROLLED BY THEN? NO VOTE.
VOTE.NZ/ENROL ELECTION DAY / SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2026
REMIND YOUR FRIENDS

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Audio Foundation @audio-foundation.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

AFR and Skirted Records are pleased to co-release a new album by vegetable.machine.animal - the moniker of the prolific artist, drummer, collaborator, traveller Kieran Monaghan who is based in Wellington, New Zealand. Digital and CDR available now via audiofoundation.bandcamp.com/album/trio

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Ben 💀 @bendrawslife.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I'm all for speed and efficiency in emergency situations, but otherwise I want everything to chill out. Society as a whole desperately needs to slow down. I don't need some super intelligence making me go faster. I need to stop and think more.

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Brannavan Gnanalingam @brannavan.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

U.X.O. is being launched with two brilliant books: That Was Not My Intention by Frances Pavletich and Pākehā Metaphysics by @murdochstephens.bsky.social on Fri 25 September at Unity Books as part of Verb. It’s free & there’ll be music from Mudgoose too www.facebook.com/share/1Peh93...

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Johnny Normality (Spooky Mode) @probgobl.in · 14/08/2026

EVERY STORY ABOUT BEAVERS FOR THE LAST DECADE READS LIKE: WE RELEASED A DOZEN PADDLE TAILED LITTLE FREAKS AND THEY IMMEDIATELY BEGAN A TERRAFORMING PROJECT THAT REVERSED A CENTURY OF ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE IN THREE WEEKS.

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Thomas Arbor @thomasarbor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

"Music is a transcendent force. It's kind of like the mountains or the sea. It's just this natural state of being." A great new read on the Pyramid Club site! Shayne Carter interviewed by Emma Bernard 💗: www.pyramidclub.org.nz/conversation...

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In Conversation with Shayne Carter

Emma Bernard chatted with the iconic Shayne Carter to dive into his own musical ethos, experimental music practise and his decades long career ahead of his performance with Aotearoa experimental super...

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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

This was always - and incredibly obviously so - the business strategy for these companies. Desperate pushing of mass adoption that is worse than humans then making it basically the same cost as humans once organizations and people have been de-skilled and have little choice.

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Daily Indignation @dailyindignation.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Oh are we identifying the ideology of lobby groups now? That's great! I look forward to the NZ Initiative, Free Speech Union, Taxpayers' Union, and every bank economist being called right-wing in the headlines of their numerous self-generated stories from now on.

The Post: "Business Left-wing lobby group sets out case for sweeping tax reform

Tom Pullar-Strecker"

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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Toi Aro d/Deaf and/or Disabled Artist Development Residency! I held the Toi Pōneke version of this residency earlier this year and it was an amazing opportunity. If you're a Wellington region artist and meet the criteria I'd really encourage you to apply. www.toiaro.nz/residencies

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Residencies | Discover Art Opportunities — Visit Today — Toi Aro - Home

Apply for Artist Residencies at Toi Aro, showcasing local artists. Discover upcoming residencies, plan your visit, and experience art and culture in Wellington.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Just loving how John Cleese, now reduced to one of his own caricatures, rages about immigrants coming to the UK and failing to accept "our" culture, from his home in ... (checks notes) ... Nevis in the Caribbean.

Telegraph article: John Cleese: I trust Rupert Lowe more than any other leader
Monty Python star backs the Restore Britain founder in a series of social media posts

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Thomas Arbor @thomasarbor.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Last night was fun! One more live score this evening, 8.30pm at Embassy, koha tix here: events.humanitix.com/live-cinema-...

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Brannavan Gnanalingam @brannavan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Pōneke, tomorrow the Wellington Film Society’s screening of The Wind (1928) featuring a live musical performance from @thomasarbor.bsky.social and Hara, is open to the public. Both the film and music are electric. You’ll need to book a seat + entry is by donation events.humanitix.com/live-cinema-...

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Live cinema: The Wind (1928) with live score - koha booking

Non-members can attend this screening with koha - must have a booking via Humanatix.

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Martyn Pepperell @martynpepperell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I'll be in conversation with Hun Lynch at Auckland Library from 2-3 pm today. She'll be playing songs as well. Come along. www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/one-mor...

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Brett Meiselas @bmeiselas.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

lots of reporters suddenly worried about slipping into communism but strangely f*cking quiet about slipping into fascism

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Thomas Arbor @thomasarbor.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Also this one, totally different vibe - crazy cool stuff, never heard anything quite like it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqT...

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Daniela Lalita - Trececerotres (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Daniela Lalita

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Thomas Arbor @thomasarbor.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The coolest track & production I've heard in a while! Daniela Lalita & Mietze Conte - Tac Tac 💗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=85wE...

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Tac Tac

YouTube video by Daniela Lalita - Topic

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Thomas Arbor @thomasarbor.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Hara & I are doing a live-score of The Wind (1928) at Embassy next Mon/Tues for the Wellington Film Society ! Pictured: Rara looking effortlessly cool, me hiding the stain on my jersey. Photo by Ben Laksana More info & bookings : wellingtonfilms.nz/films/the-wi...

The Wind in red block letters, on black and white photo of wide eyed woman with arm outstretched

Rara Sekar and Thomas Arbor wearing sunglasses, standing against wall in sunshine

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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Spoof ad in London

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Tina Makereti @tinamakereti.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Canterbury. Water is undrinkable due to nitrates. Where is the massive awareness campaign to warn people?

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Thomas Arbor @thomasarbor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Mānawatia a Matariki! Gonna be a lovely vibe at Pyramid Club tonight - mulled wine, chai, food to share, Bridget Kelly's Quintet (w/ 3 double basses! harp, reeds, drums) and our community choir. All welcome! 7pm doors, 7.30 start ✨💗

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Jordan Rivers @jordanriversnz.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Quick reminder as we see yet another record number of kiwis celebrating and attending Matariki events this week, despite this govt cutting its funding, that every National and Act mp voted against Aotearoa having this.

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Thomas Arbor @thomasarbor.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Sirāt is a good film, especially if you're into techno. Harrowing and tragic also youtu.be/3_9OkHX8ZiA?...

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SIRĀT - Official Trailer - In Select Theaters February 6

YouTube video by NEON

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