Reposted by billCath S @cathsheard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I’ve been a librarian for 33 years this month. Part of my role is scanning the horizon for what’s coming our way, in every sense. i’ve been waiting for book challenges to become organised and more politicised. People, let me present likely instigators. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...rnz.co.nzThe new education group that wants to represent parents' voicesA new advocacy group has launched with the aim of giving parents a more organised voice in New Zealand's ongoing debates around education. The Parents' Alliance says it wants to be evidence-based and ... 79626
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 26/09/2026ah. a watch i can understand. want.thewatchpages.comRaketa Russian Code Meridian – W-13-20-10-0344 – $3,480Raketa Russian Code Meridian: 39.5mm, Stainless Steel Case, White Dial, Automatic. Price $3,480. 000
Reposted by billWhakamataku - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @whakamataku.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Insta link for those who want to share. 😶🌫️instagram.comsteveabelthereal on Instagram: "Speaking for the honour of our founding agreement Te Tiriti at the third to last day of the Parliamentary term when under urgency o…"Speaking for the honour of our founding agreement Te Tiriti at the third to last day of the Parliamentary term when under urgency on a Saturday Luxon’s Government put through the reading of a trio of treaty diminishing Bills. This includes footage of the facsimile of Te Tiriti from 1877 before it was literally eaten by rats in a Wellington basement. #tetiritiōwaitangi 0116
Reposted by billJosh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 26/09/2026I've finally seen the light. I urge everyone to visit taxpayersunion.org.nz and see the good work that they've been doing on behalf of the hard-working taxpayers of New Zealand 815855
Reposted by billGuy Body @bodycartoon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026For Thomas Coughlan's article: www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/... 06727
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026still left wondering why someone like max would sign up for a resolutely unwavering centrist party 220
Reposted by billGreta @gretayeoman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Official signage from the Department of Conservation. 35212
Reposted by billDavid Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"It shows that in the past three years, police have refused to lay charges against staff despite recommendations to do so from the current Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA)." #nzpolrnz.co.nzPolice rejected 13 IPCA calls to lay charges against staff in past three yearsA report says the new police watchdog should be able to call for independent review in cases where they disagree with police over whether staff should face charges. 14218
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026 bill can you check out this job pls. this is the job. can you price this job pls. is insurance need price. need scope of work report also pls. the next day ring ring. mr bill have you got price?. need price soon pls.pls send price stay up late, make price. send email ....crickets 100
Reposted by billDavid Wilcock @davidtwilcock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Fans of irony will enjoy the fact that the has been held on suspicion of breaking maritime laws 210312
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026pipwhaurāroa in numbers having a group calling session. i think what they're saying is : COLD BRO! WHOSE IDEA WAS IT TO COME DOWN HERE?? PHEEEEEWW! 130
Reposted by billNicola Gaston @nicgaston.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Kind of disappointed that Nicky Hager didn’t get as far as pinning the death of the Marsden Fund on the TPU in #DirtyWork — but here’s a reminder of my original observations on the topic. It fits the same pattern as the rest #nzpol 311247
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026hail has interrupted play on site for today. big temperature drop outside but the owner of the straw bale home i've been making double and triple glazed joinery for is walking around in shorts and bare feet on the tile floor which is heated by hot water circulating from two solar collectors. 140
Reposted by billKieran @nugmonster.cryptoanarchy.network · 21/09/2026paywall free because fuck the herald.accessiblenews.xyzWatch: ‘This is OIA-able’ - Leaked video shows top official telling staff not to put information in writingAnything that mentioned the minister's office's involvement wasn't to be put in writing. 1204
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 21/09/2026there was a plastic tape strung loosely across the drive on site today: warning asbestos. it had dubious efficacy 130
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 21/09/2026hipkins is never going to forgive ardern for her achievement of being the the most popular labour leader in decades eh. that landlord tax deductibility was always going to stay well and truly embedded as long as he's at the wheel. 140
Reposted by billDavid Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It will be "interesting" to see, since you are drawing on Polymarket, if there is the same using money to generate PR headlines (as has happened overseas) by an influx of cash on a particular position causing the odds to change where people see those headlines as a good investment of their wealth. 181
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 20/09/2026lately i've noticed pukeko here hanging around more than than usual. then i disturbed the flighty buggers one morning to discover they've been hammering the tradescantia god bless. the chooks love it as well, hook into for breakfast. 152
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 19/09/2026some fool project manager has asked if i can meet up at 8am on monday to discuss a plan of attack for a tricky remediation job on a stucco house which has slipped down a hill. srsly i don't even know what my name is at 8am in the morning let alone what i do for work ffs 2110
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 19/09/2026'buildings no longer require earthquake strengthening' reads like mission accomplished, whereas 'the requirement for buildings to be earthquake strengthened has been removed by the current coalition govt to reduce costs' reads as an indictment.rnz.co.nzThousands of NZ buildings no longer require earthquake strengtheningAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown says common sense has prevailed, after the government passed legislation that means thousands of buildings across the country will no longer require earthquake strengthening... 0126
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 19/09/2026we're going to need another category of causes for road deaths eh i propose a new rule: your car has a screen? no warrant will be issued www.youtube.com/shorts/V0wtN...youtube.comBYD Seal is the only car that does THIS 🙌🏼🌀YouTube video by Shmeebites 470
Reposted by billTerry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 18/09/2026#nzpol Fully endorse what Andrew says here. Chlöe has clearly paid attention not only to Thomas Piketty but also @musicalchairs.bsky.social. And yet, it's not that radical, it only seems so because of the (failed) orthodoxy we've followed since 1984. 18218
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 18/09/2026goldsmith knowingly broke the law when he appointed stephen rainbow so it would be so great if someone could perform a citizen's arrest and frogmarch the little prick into the nearest police station for some overdue justice and give him a taste of his own medicine ir www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...rnz.co.nzHamilton arrest fuels critics' concerns over citizen's arrestIt's a scenario critics of citizen's arrests say they've feared all along with untrained members of the public detaining people. 020
Reposted by billKieran @nugmonster.cryptoanarchy.network · 18/09/2026Nicky Hager launching a book weeks out from the election is probably nothing. 16820
Reposted by billMatt @mfyfyr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026new cat just dropped www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...nationalgeographic.comMeet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 YearsA small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species. 233
Reposted by billByron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Ōtautahi - happening tonight Crossposted with @openvibe.social 1149
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026youtube.comCan - She Brings The Rain (Official Audio)YouTube video by Mute 020
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 16/09/2026sometimes when i'm asked what my job is i reply i make rectangles. got a call from a building co. yesterday who must have overheard. they're looking for someone who can turn parallelograms into rectangles again. house has slipped down the hill in a part of town called the tahunanui slump. 130
Reposted by billJane @localnotail.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Solidarity with this Piddington resident ♥️✊ #Newsnight 721802538
Reposted by billdrrawiritaonui.bsky.social @drrawiritaonui.bsky.social · 15/09/202652,000 signature Ngāti Kahungunu do not undermine Te Tiriti o Waitangi petition sucessfully delivered. 416540
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 15/09/2026looks like the neighbours lost in the end. the only original part of this house is two intersecting walls. the rest is new or cobbled together from other buildings. www.sojourncottage.co.nzsojourncottage.co.nzSojourn CottageSojourn Cottage at No 5 South Street is now available for holiday rental. Enjoy modern facilities and the charm of a cottage in this heritage protected street, only a minute from the city centre. 120
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 15/09/2026made and fitted some double glazed timber joinery for an old house in a heritage street here years ago. the owner also fitted low energy use appliances and lighting. wanted to put solar panels on the roof but the neighbours objected- reckoned it spoilt the largely fake old timey look in the street 000
Reposted by billOnyx @advantage87.bsky.social · 15/09/2026the dog loses his whole mind over a walk he takes every single day. same block. same hydrant. same smell of the same neighbor's trash. i've been to paris once and i'm bored. he's been to the mailbox four thousand times and he has never been more alive. 064
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026staya. there's a lot to likeyoutube.comReckless (Acoustic)YouTube video by James Reyne - Topic 000
Reposted by billJohn Small @smalltorquer.bsky.social · 13/09/20263 years living in Auckland CBD with no vehicle = plenty of public transport experience. My reckon: we're handling anti-social conduct pretty well, and we need to see this as a collective responsibility. 261
Reposted by billNicola Gaston @nicgaston.bsky.social · 12/09/2026“I think we understand that wealth compounds, right? Certainly rich people understand that wealth compounds” I mean, this is just what ‘capitalism’ amounts to, in the most basic terms? The idea that those with wealth do not need to work for an income, because capital provides it 🤷♀️ 1132
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 12/09/2026warriors have earnt the right to a loss without season ending consequences at this point i guess 030
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 12/09/2026it seems entirely plausible that the current govt will be voted back in, raise gst and have to deal with a widely predicted and expected global financial crisis. enjoy the good times while they are here ir 020
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 12/09/2026at 4square earlier i parked my 42/yo $4k truck with 4.2m x 2.2m deck next to a new ford ranger double cab ute $68k with deck size 1.5m x 1.5 m (1.2 m between wheel arches) his sole purchase was a lotto ticket 271
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 07/09/2026snow on the Doubles. tomorrow i'm replacing some tired single glazed windows with new double glazed timber joinery. straw bale house, triple glazed downstairs and 6x2 timber studs upstairs, double glazed. on a f#cken cold day client reckons he chucks about 8 lengths of firewood in the wood stove 030
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 06/09/2026history. the confused recurring dream of mankindbbc.comGerman far-right set for big win in eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, projections showGermany's AfD has hailed a "historic result" and is projected to win more than 44% of the vote, far ahead of the conservative CDU on 18.4%. 010
Reposted by billMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Palestinian children watch The Lion King in Gaza. Photo: Omar Ashtawy 30762272
bill @wiremu.bsky.social · 06/09/2026wakapuaka 6/09/2026 , 10.47 am. the first pipiwhauraroa heard calling. earliest recorded arrival in 32 years 030
