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TOITŪ TE TIRITI Nerd of the highest order, whether it’s guitars, amplifiers, or the cyberz. Learning something new every day. Tāngata Tiriti. youtube.com/@theaotearoaguitarshow www.youtube.com/@wadepool.productio…

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Wadepool @wadepool.wtf · 14h
I’m gonna put this out there: Alex Lifeson’s speech when being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was exponentially more punk than Pat Smear lighting one up on stage at the VMAs, and Lifeson wasn’t even in a punk band #dontatme #lookitup
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Wadepool @wadepool.wtf · 18h
I saw “AI Accord” trending and was just sure Honda was releasing a new 4-door but it’s far far worse than that
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Wadepool @wadepool.wtf · 29/09/2026
Got a crowdfunding extension, closes Friday, please join us and share with a music nerd in your life! It’s a big push but we can do this… #nerds #history #music #documentary #amps #highvoltage #neuralampmodeling #aotearoa #newzealand
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Nick Baker @nickbaker.digital · 27/09/2026
This is your school holiday assignment. Complete the school lunch quiz by matching the image to the name - a quiz based on the school lunch images sent by @ninjakitty.bsky.social this past school term. There are 15 images in total. forms.gle/et7qDL4VGBJH...
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The Aotearoa New Zealand School Lunch Quiz
The images show 15 school lunches delivered to a school in August 2026. Your task is to pick the name that was assigned to each one.
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Wadepool @wadepool.wtf · 25/09/2026
To those following along at home, looks like PledgeMe quietly extended crowdfunding deadline by seven days so there’s still a chance to get in on some amplified goodness to hit the goal🤘🤘PLEASE share directly with a nerd #guitar #amps #aotearoa #newzealand #music pledgeme.co.nz/projects/916...
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Aotearoa New Zealand Amplifier History Project | PledgeMe
What is that sound? It's the sound of getting loud in the South Pacific...
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Wadepool @wadepool.wtf · 23/09/2026
Last hours for the crowdfunding and there is a ways to go. Chip in if you can and share if you can’t. Thanks for all the help so far! #guitar #kikorangi #amps #music #musichistory #aotearoa #newzealand #loud pledgeme.co.nz/projects/9167
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"National has used footage of crimes committed during its own time in government in an election advertisement accusing Labour of “gaslighting” New Zealanders over crime." www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
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Crime footage in ad accusing Labour of 'gaslighting' happened under National's watch
Christopher Luxon has brushed off criticism of National using crimes from its own term in an anti-Labour ad, saying the focus should be on falling crime figures.
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
You might have seen articles today about the 'employment confidence gaining ground' (Herald) or 'employment confidence rises from June low' (RNZ). Here's the actual report. It is littered with typical westpac hopium, but the data doesn't lie. Q3 was second lowest confidence ever (in over 20 years).
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Wadepool @wadepool.wtf · 21/09/2026
FOUR DAYS LEFT! pledgeme.co.nz/projects/9167 Global BSky, do me a solid and *plz* share, especially if you are a musician or artist, an electronics or history nerd, or just love music. Fun new vid up testing the digital model vs tha real thing. It’s surprisingly accurate. youtu.be/PK7WiCPg4Cs
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When the goal is to never be able to hear the guitar...NAM A2, amp and LIVTRA
YouTube video by The Aotearoa Guitar Show
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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We MUST get these scheming, backstabbing arseholes voted into oblivion in November 🤬 #nzpol
thepost.co.nz
‘Betrayal’: Government U-turn strips fishing protections won in the wake of Rena
After rebuilding from the devastating Rena oil spill and winning landmark court protections, Motiti islanders condemn the Government's sudden U-turn gutting local marine biodiversity rules.
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Wadepool @wadepool.wtf · 16/09/2026
I’m doing a couple of hardware tiers for the crowdfunding. If you or someone you know wants a slick little box with 30 extremely rare (even in-country) AoNZ amp models loaded onto it, give us a pledge! pledgeme.co.nz/projects/916...
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Wadepool @wadepool.wtf · 16/09/2026
I’ve always wanted to start a band called Cute Death for Cabbie but never liked the idea of how that sounded to cabbies but this feels like the perfect time to revive that idea
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Wadepool @wadepool.wtf · 13/09/2026
Please pledge if you can! This is gonna be fun. Also please share with one person that you think might be interested! Full video and more here: pledgeme.co.nz/projects/916...
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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I have updated the hand copied list of influenza hospitalisation in Auckland (from the PHFS Dashboard) I started late last year. gist.github.com/thoughtfulbl... Other years had higher totals by now, but because they all came since August, this wave is bigger than the 2022 reintroduction wave.
Vaccination reduces the chance of hospitalisation
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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
New publication! 🎓 My paper on co-creating a culturally responsive parenting programme in Aotearoa New Zealand has just been published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Link: www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/23...
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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
TOP: not beating the allegations
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Ian Rennie @theangelremiel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes doing the "we're just normal men" meme
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A lot of people have said to me “but why would the government lie about the risks from Covid?” And I’m sorry but the answer is always because capital is valued over lives and they want you to go back to work, it was true in the mines, true on the railroads, true post-9/11, and true now.
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Paula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I spoke to Sarah Kapene at 7 on a Saturday morning as she finished her final shift in the emergency department. It was another 12 hour one and she feels relief at the decision to not go back. She and other nurses and doctors describe what it’s like on the frontline of NZ’s EDs.
stuff.co.nz
‘The system’s just broken me’: The pressure in ED is overwhelming
Emergency department doctors and nurses across New Zealand describe conditions they say are unsafe
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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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Wadepool @wadepool.wtf · 07/09/2026
HEY! Only *9* days left! If music is your thang and you’ve got a fiver to spare, drop me a pledge? I’ve also added *two new hardware tiers* if you also want a bit of kit and have a bit more funds. Some fun video updates in link below as well. Please share widely 🤘🤘 pledgeme.co.nz/projects/916...
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Aotearoa New Zealand Amplifier History Project | PledgeMe
What is that sound? It's the sound of getting loud in the South Pacific...
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Wadepool @wadepool.wtf · 06/09/2026
Oh! Oh! Is it voting out the death cult?!
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What New Zealanders are doing to try and live forever (or at least longer)
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Wadepool @wadepool.wtf · 05/09/2026
Nice day. Good mahi. #LFG #Greens ghostchips.nz
Putting up signs for the Greens.
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Just updating on the latest nanny herald clickbait debt story. Same old tired myths... Govt books destroyed by the pandemic (they got stronger by the most sensible measure), Super is unaffordable (it isn't), and zero mention of the real drivers of the fiscal deficit. Let's dive in... [1/n]
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audioculturenz.bsky.social @audioculturenz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We have big news: AudioCulture Iwi Waiata is thrilled to launch the Flying Nun Collection, marking the label's 45th anniversary. You'll find stories about your favourite Nun artists, many curiosities, and an introduction by founder Roger Shepherd. Dive in! audioculture.co.nz/collections/...
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Hey, @audioculturenz.bsky.social has assembled all its Flying Nun Records-related content into a collection. There's hours of information and entertainment for your weekend there! audioculture.co.nz/collections/...
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AudioCulture - the noisy library of NZ music
AudioCulture is an online celebration of the people who have created the music, the articles they shaped, and the audiences they played to.
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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
My piece for @newsroom.co.nz has gone live!! Our welfare policy settings are driving disabled ppl & families into poverty + material hardship at a rate 3x higher than for non-disabled households. This is entirely unacceptable in a wealthy country like NZ newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/03/a...
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A manifesto for Kiwi kids living in hardship
Too many children live with material hardship, and those in households with disabled people are severely hard-hit, the Child Poverty Coalition says
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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
These MFers "its my wife's house" Having a partner who earns over $65k is reason enough to cancel a disabled persons main benefit AND their supplementary benefits, driving the household into material hardship and poverty. Damn straight partners houses count. #nzpol
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Wadepool @wadepool.wtf · 02/09/2026
Got a mention on the Truth About Vibtage Amps podcast so I created a theatrical video where I become the goofiest goofball you’ve ever seen. Please consider dropping even a fiver on the PledgeMe!! 15 days… NEW ZEALAND MENTIONED!!! #guitar #amplifier #vintage #shorts youtube.com/shorts/GOQMG...
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NEW ZEALAND MENTIONED!!! #guitar #amplifier #vintage #shorts
YouTube video by The Aotearoa Guitar Show
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Wadepool @wadepool.wtf · 31/08/2026
Please pledge if you love music and history and heritage and Aotearoa New Zealand!! You've probably never heard this amp before... #guitar #aotearoa #newzealand #amplifier #vintage #nam youtube.com/shorts/ReerJ...
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You've probably never heard this amp before... #shorts #guitar #aotearoa #newzealand #amplifier
YouTube video by The Aotearoa Guitar Show
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Wadepool @wadepool.wtf · 31/08/2026
All of this bullshit and cost when they could have…I dunno…just cleaned the fkn air. The opportunities and technology exists. The death cult just don’t have the impetus.
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Straight into a muddle here. What is this 'debt for New Zealand'? Are we talking about Govt debt here (I think so given what comes next) or maybe some aggregated nonsense of private + public debt? The only measure I would use for *New Zealand's* debt is what we owe the rest of the world... [2/n]
What’s the right amount of debt for New Zealand?
Well, that might depend on how we use it and what we’re using it for.
We’ll hear right-wing politicians compare government spending to a household budget.
We’ll hear left-wing politicians (digging deeper into their macroeconomic textbook) arguing that Governments are very different to households.
The problem is that both arguments carry some weight.
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Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The schedule is up! kawaiicon.org/schedule/ In the lead up to the con, we wanna ✨ highlight ✨ (on the daily) all the speakers we are lucky to have on stage this year! In no particular order ... 👇
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Schedule - Kawaiicon 2026
Find out who's speaking when!
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Allison @handle.invalid · 29/08/2026
All day everyday it’s
A black and white photo of NZ PM Chris Luxon looking real grumpy with the words ‘Fuck them kids’ scrawled across his face.
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
really hard times for a power metal fan who thinks AI cover art looks like shit. not gonna tag and get into a fight but even the biggest bands in the game, who have the budget to pay an artist, are goin "looks great!" about absolute shit. ah well. plenty of other music to listen to
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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
If you like Research Software, and are in Aotearoa, and like attending two day long free conferences via Zoom, the next thing I am talking at is the Aotearoa New Zealand Research Software Conference www.rseconference.nz/registration/ with a demo called "Vibe Coding: Harm Minimisation"
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
#nzpol 🥳🎉Make things better NOW.
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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I see vehement anti-vaxxers, and far-right performatively bemoaning the passing of Dolly Parton. I agree that it's always good to remember what a person did, and stood for. Dolly Parton donated $1 million to help develop a coronavirus vaccine. www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/w... (Gift article) #nzpol
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Dolly Parton donated $1 million to help develop a coronavirus vaccine. (Gift Article)
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Wadepool @wadepool.wtf · 25/08/2026
All of these companies are just gonna slurp up all the adult’s (that will now have to prove their age) biometric and personal data which they will 1000% sell on or plug in to surveillance databases. I remember back when saying this was a kooky conspiracy theory…
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jo @moerakijo.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Aotearoa Covid Action and Long Covid Support Aotearoa are calling for: - National indoor clean air standards - Full implementation of the Covid inquiry’s recommendations on clean air measures in healthcare and other public places - Increased promotion and access to flu and Covid vaccines.
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Net debt only includes *financial* assets (e.g. shares in Super). Net debt excludes financial assets owned by state-owned enterprises and all non-financial assets (buildings etc). Our net debt is crazy low, we could easily invest tens of billions, but we're letting the country fall apart instead.
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Wadepool @wadepool.wtf · 22/08/2026
Things that make ya go HUMMMMM… New update for the amp project. Pledge a fiver if you can or more if you wanna get in on the sweet sweet rewards! This update includes me sticking my hand in and around 280 volts…Please share!! #electronics #music #aotearoa #newzealand #history youtu.be/kiiOxzdOM4k
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Things that make you go HUMMMMMM...
YouTube video by The Aotearoa Guitar Show
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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
“Just as we expect our drinking water not to give us cholera, we should expect the indoor air that we breathe into our lungs to be clean. The government needs to invest in the health of New Zealanders.” It’s long past time for action on clean air - politicians not picking this up are well behind.
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Wadepool @wadepool.wtf · 20/08/2026
Anyone who’s ever worked in a DC before, we should all be calling bullshit as loud as hell on these ghost jobs. It’s a pack of lies and they know it. ghostchips.nz
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Timothy Gassin @timothygassin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The Australian media giving a more honest assessment of the last few years in NZ than much of the NZ media. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Reminder that the mask shown in this article is the wrong mask for preventing the *airborne* viruses described in the article! This should show a respirator mask, like an N95. Surgicals are nothing more than splash guards. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/influenza...
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Covid-era measures return to battle flu as 'whole system under pressure'
Masks and isolation at general practices and hospitals as Influenza A cases surge.
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
If I was the ACT party I'd stay way clear of recommending replacing police checks for working with kids with a bureaucratic card system (probably provided by a private company). They're calling them Tim cards. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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ACT proposes 'Working with Children' card to replace police checks
The ACT Party is campaigning on introducing a 'Working with Children Card' to ensure people are properly and continually vetted.
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Ron Amosa @uncommonengineer.com · 17/08/2026
Check out this cool project by my friend @wadepool.wtf -- support if you can! #nzmusic #amps #history
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Aotearoa New Zealand Amplifier History Project | PledgeMe
What is that sound? It's the sound of getting loud in the South Pacific...
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Silke @silkehartung.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Made up a quick special for bulk buying attenuators or allyship pins. Only until Friday! Only via one of the bulk buy buttons on PocoMoto.co.nz!
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Wadepool @wadepool.wtf · 17/08/2026
Hey music and/or history fans out there! I’ve got a campaign raising funds for a multi-part online doc series on Aotearoa New Zealand amplifiers and those that built/build and used/use them. Lots of deets in the link, please share and spread far and wide if you can. pledgeme.co.nz/projects/916...
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Aotearoa New Zealand Amplifier History Project | PledgeMe
What is that sound? It's the sound of getting loud in the South Pacific...
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