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Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 6h

I am very much here for five more days of hat

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 29/09/2026

This is Pete, my trusty assistant (he thinks he’s the boss)

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The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · 9h

Progress is progressing. One thing I don’t have is a reference photo of a tūī in full song… does anyone happen to have one that they would be ok with me referring to so I can get the beak right? The photo I’m working from was taken from my bedroom window on a spring day a few years ago.

Photo of a work in progress on my drawing tablet. I’m working on an illustration of a tūī against a backdrop of a repeating pattern of red rata flowers and a spiky epiphyte plant.

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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 11h

No idea why I’m awake at this hour on a Sunday, but always nice to catch the sun getting out of bed

Red sun rising over buildings in the East, the sky is blue and clear

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 10h

📢 Tens of thousands of wētā have now been bred at Butterfly Creek in Auckland and at Auckland Zoo.

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'Amazing conservation success': Zoologists celebrate wētā growth

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Pete Miles @petermiles.eurosky.social · 10h

Tory conference security... @privateeyenews.bsky.social

Cartoon in Private Eye, black on white.

Two security guys at a control desk are looking at 9 screens on a wall, each showing a face.

sign above says:
TORY CONFERENCE SECURITY

One guy says to the other:
"EVEN OUR MOST ADVANCED FACIAL RECOGNITION SOFTWARE DOESN'T KNOW ANY OF THEM"

Cartoonist ROBERT THOMPSON

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Te Ara Paerangi Com - Research Advocacy Capability @te-ara-paerangi.community · 10h

I've gotten grumpy thinking about people in the academy whose heads are too far up their own research to notice what's happening around them that threaten their place. Not to mention oblivious to the people and movements working for nothing to keep them doing their thing. Then remembering Siouxsie.

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Siouxsie Wiles vs Auckland Uni - paying the price of litigation

OPINION: The long-running, high-profile employment dispute has laid bare the harsh economics of litigation.

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Asquealia Clark - Lover of Flagons @gingertotty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Mission statement: I make beautiful &/or silly things to spread JOY It’s my birthday on Saturday so I’d be really grateful if you’d share this in accordance with the scriptures! FANKS x Art Artofnote.sumupstore.com Greetings Dippyfishcards.etsy.com Misc and Tips ko-fi.com/dippyfish/shop #bsnm

Badass wee vamp - available as a card or print at Dippyfishcards.etsy.com

Sing when you’re winning - a Robin pebble portrait with REAL GOLD BITS available on artofnote.sumupstore.com

Cake by the ocean, a Cornwall coast abstract piece from my 2025 St Ives series - available at artofnote.sumupstore.com

Lovebirds - on a Land of Smiles score page - Art of Note series print - original in honour of my late mum. Available at artofnote.sumupstore.com

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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 12h

The Spinoff website has been redesigned and I'm proud to deliver an auspicious launch to our new business section

Headline: Kiwibank is desperately trying to stop people saying they want to fuck its sheep mascot

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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 21h

Ironically when intercity rail is done which includes electrification freight goes electric as part of the deal as welll Kiwi Rail have told me more than once any move for electric passenger rail will mean electric freight rail as default too

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te pua o te rēinga @cucumber.bsky.social · 13h

just one man’s opinion: they should turn on the frogs at the frog fountain!

the frog fountain on a sunny day. it’s empty and the frogs aren’t squirting water from their mouths. there’s a weird cherub in the middle of the fountain

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 14h

It's the most 👏👏 wonderful time 👏👏 of the year 👏👏 (that is, getting to blow the minds of a few people who don't yet know how unhinged Australian daylight savings is)

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Micah @rincewind.run · 23h

Discworld QOTD, from Going Postal

Moist had worked hard at his profession and considered himself pretty good at it, but if he had been wearing his hat, he would have taken it off right now. He was in the presence of a master. He could feel it in the hand, see it in that one commanding eye. Were things otherwise, he would have humbly begged to be taken on as an apprentice, scrub the man’s floors, cook his food, just to sit at the feet of greatness and learn how to do the three-card trick using whole banks. If Moist was any judge, any judge at all, the man in front of him was the biggest fraud he’d ever met. And he advertised it. That was . . . style. The pirate curls, the eyepatch, even the damn parrot. Twelve and a half percent, for heaven’s sake, didn’t anyone spot that? He told them what he was, and they laughed and loved him for it. It was breathtaking. If Moist von Lipwig had been a career killer, it would have been like meeting a man who’d devised a way to destroy civilizations.

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donoteat @donoteat.bsky.social · 16h

lotta people out here bragging about "training models" but why do that when you can model trains

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 17h

YES! HPV vaccine protects against cervical, vaginal, anal, penile, vulvar, & head/neck cancers I recently chatted with a mom who told me she wasn't planning to give the vaccine to her young teen son; she thought, wrongly, it was "only to prevent cervical cancer" We chatted and.....

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Gaijin Mommy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 16h

The Essential Odawara Experience.

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The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️ @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social · 16h

These ads by Labour as you walk in and out of the carpark under woolworths Whangaparaoa on target aye👍 #NZpol

Labour campaign sign on a level of shop carpark. "Feels like I'm working more for less" Better Starts Now l.

Labour campaign sign on a level of shop carpark. "It costs too much to see the doctor" Better Starts Now.

Labour campaign sign on a level of shop carpark. "My bills keep going up.

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Jon Carling @joncarling.bsky.social · 16h

'miniature' inktober day three #miniature #inktober #inktober2026

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Tallulah Cunningham @yesthattallulah.bsky.social · 15h

People from cranberry country - what is amazing local dessert made from these berries?

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 15h

Errr, a "synthetic AI focus group" is 100% NOT a focus group 🙄 you might as well use horoscopes or tarot cards or phrenology - the result is equally as robust 🤔 How are ppl this ridiculously foolish about AI and what it is - and is not??!!

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PJ Taylor @thepjtaylor.bsky.social · 19h

I did NOT know George Michael did backing vocals on Elton's Nikita #totp #totp1985

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Jarvis Googoo @jarvisgoogoo.com · 03/10/2026

Amazing editorial cartoon re artificial intelligence by @mackinnonart.bsky.social

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EveryHeron 𓅣 @everyheron.bsky.social · 19h

Hi Kid. That's actually a Giraffe Duck.

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te pua o te rēinga @cucumber.bsky.social · 19h

foxing gloves

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Ian Rennie @theangelremiel.bsky.social · 20h

Another name for a "synthetic AI focus group" is "not a focus group"

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 19h

Sophie Woodrow, contemporary ceramics artist who creates unique ceramic figures #womensart

Three ceramic human hybrid figures in white, the one to the centre with a hat shaped like a house, all have cylindrical straight bodiez

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Hagatha Crusty @obviouslycloe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Geez. We get it, it's autumn.

Picturesque view of vermont foliage with wild turkey strutting in the foreground

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Eleanor G @zaichishka.bsky.social · 19h

💅 Minute Cryptic - 4 October, 2026 "“Poorly handles meat sandwiches!” – bistro exposed by press at last" (9) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (16,120 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

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Minute Cryptic

Minute Cryptic is a free daily cryptic crossword clue. Solve today's puzzle, learn how cryptic clues work with free guided courses, and build your solving streak.

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Grumpy @grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social · 19h

RNZ promo at Noel Leeming?

Large promotional flag emblazoned with MASSIVE SELLOUT

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 19h

Queen of Clubs, 1909, by Margaret Macdonald, Art Nouveau pioneer and Glasgow School Artist #WomensArt

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te pua o te rēinga @cucumber.bsky.social · 19h

he fighting sun sleep on the green grass hill.

dougal dog on the ponderous grassy hill overlooking te whanganui a tara he is almost asleep in the sunshine

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Astronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 19h

Saturn is at its closest to Earth all year this weekend 🪐 It's rings can be visible even with small telescopes

A blurry, close-up photograph of the planet Saturn, showing its pale yellowish body and prominent rings against a black background.

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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 20h

“Daily” pic no. 265

A ceiling illuminated by multicoloured disco lights. Pendant lamps, switched off. A pillar, which is less good for the composition of the photograph but probably, on balance, a good thing for holding the ceiling up.

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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My final couple of days in St Albans before I move north to torc-town... ... and, yes, when you don't have to move anywhere specifically, 'it's got a torc' does come into play... Isn't it magnificent? Especially since it's been cleaned by wonderful Pieta Greaves, who we all still miss terribly. 😔

A close up of the Newark torc in all it's sparkling glory.

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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 20h

They don't give out I voted stickers any more, so make sure today you will be getting your election souvenir mailed to you.

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EveryHeron 𓅣 @everyheron.bsky.social · 20h

Be the light in the darkness #HeronArt #art #inspiration #Egret 🎨

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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 20h

She’s doing a great job as a leader of a party that is not going to be in government for the foreseeable future. I can say with perfect certainty that if it was even vaguely possible she’d be PM she’d be doing a lot less well.

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Juha Saarinen @juha.bsky.social · 19h

Man charged over copper theft at Grafton substation, Kāhui St David’s 1905 pipe organ among widespread damage www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/... Lots of sucky metal theft everywhere at the moment.

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'Massive damage': Man in high-vis charged after inner-city copper cable theft

A resident said most apartment power meters appeared to need replacing.

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

441) Ghostbot. If you're worried your house may be haunted, deploy this spooky pal to patrol the area. If it meets any ghosts, it will befriend them and keep them away from you so you can get a good night's sleep. #SmallRobotsRemonstered #Halloween

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weloveallthat @weloveallthat.bsky.social · 20h

Shocked, nay stunned, to discover that Clive Dunn's 1970s novelty number one hit "Grandad" actually merited a Japanese 7" single release.

Japanese cover art for Clive Dunn's "Grandad"showing Dunn in Dad's Army military attire holding a gun in one hand, standing to attention next to some kind of hewn stone monument, possibly a gravestone. The song title is rendered in katakana in a curiously artistic font, as is the name of the B-side. Other Japanese script informs potential local purchasers that the disc is a British number one hit.

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🎃 Zack o' Lantern 🎃 @zackdavisson.com · 19h

This display is missing one very important book. link.amazon/B050Nwh5n

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’ve been enjoying Radio 3’s Steve Reich birthday celebrations but feel he deserves an afternoon slot, perhaps with a catchy jingle.

BBC Radio 2: Steve Wright in the Afternoon. Complete with photo of the cheesy sentiment-monger himself.

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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Maryam Lamei Harvani, Iranian (1985- ), The Lover Makes Love, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 120 x 85 cm, private collection

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Tallulah Cunningham @yesthattallulah.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Second of #FatBatWeek 2026: A Trident-nosed bat and a Mubuyu* Mousse. These species are found across several South Eastern African countries. Tagging @batswborders.bsky.social @africanbatcon.bsky.social, and @irorotanshi.bsky.social in particular for people to follow their great conservation work.

a pompom of a bat with a complex leaf-nose three little cones along the top. It rests by feet and wing thumbs on a martini glass with a creamy dessert garnished with little crumbles of white baobab fruit. At the foot of the glass is a white baobab blossom, also a pompom of golden stamens with big white petals remeniscent of a dog rose.

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Tallulah Cunningham @yesthattallulah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Five more sleeps and then you can see the young dragon sticker I designed for @tansyrr.bsky.social (or better yet join the launch list and get early updates including previews peeks): www.kickstarter.com/projects/tan...

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Coming soon: The Season of Dragons - Deluxe Special Edition

A cozy, romantic fantasy retelling of Pride & Prejudice in a society of matchmaking dragons and ruthless fortune-hunters...

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Tallulah Cunningham @yesthattallulah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Its the FIRST of #fatbatweek 2026! Kicking off with the Singapore Roundleaf Horsehoe Bat and Durian Kui Lapis. Giving a shout out to @batcon.org, @batgirlsusan.bsky.social, and @batsnightly.bsky.social in particular. Tag a bat rescuer, researcher, educator, or just someone who loves food*.

A large-eared microbat with a dark face sits with it's wing thumbs on a bright yellow and cream (with a green garnish) layered coconut milk paste dessert.

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Mika McKinnon @mikamckinnon.bsky.social · 22h

That’s a wrap for #MinCup26! This year was brought to you by a glorious team of volunteers contributing their favourite mineral facts, drafting blurbs on the side of playgrounds, and debating exactly which photo is both representative and beautiful.

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Eleanor G @zaichishka.bsky.social · 19h

I was only wondering yesterday how to do my hair like hers...

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