Update: we're back online #eqnz www.civildefence.govt.nz

📢 UPDATE: Earthquake warning downgraded, no longer an evacuation notice. "AREAS UNDER THREAT: The West Coast of the South Island from MILFORD SOUND to PUYSEGUR POINT. ADVICE FOR PEOPLE IN AREAS UNDER THREAT: STAY OFF THE BEACHES AND SHORE AREAS" More at Otago CDEM site: www.otagocdem.govt.nz

We crashed the civil defense site? Don't like that. #eqnz

📢 The National Emergency Management Agency has issued a tsunami warning following a 6.3 magnitude earthquake near Te Anau.

Felt that in Dunedin. Greymouth whānau are reporting in okay, anyone on the ground in Milford?

We are working with other agencies following a confirmed H5 bird flu case today. 🐦 While human health risk is low, please follow MPI’s guidance: www.mpi.govt.nz/biosecurity/pest-and-disease-threats-to-new-zealand/animal-disease-threats-to-new-zealand/high-pathogenicity-avian-influenza

If you're in Dunedin on Friday 17 July, come along and hear me talk about how to vandalise Wikipedia.* Guaranteed amusing anecdotes, but also educational. And it's pay-what-you-want. *It would be nice if you did not actually vandalise Wikipedia. scifest.org.nz/programme/ho...

Heads up, #kikorangi! The NZ Electoral Commission is going to be starting their main recruitment push for the upcoming election from Sunday July 19th. If you've ever wanted to work on an election, you should definitely apply. NB: all roles are paid at the living wage or above. #nzpol

Question for the #nzpol wonks: is there anything that formally prevents a majority of parliament disenfranchising specific groups? Or just load-bearing political norms?

📢 Latest Dunedin weather update, 3.50pm Monday "The Dunedin City Council’s Emergency Operations Centre will close at 3.30pm as its response to the significant rain event of the past 36 hours transitions from emergency to recovery." www.dunedin.govt.nz/news-and-eve...

📢 Latest Dunedin weather update, 12.00pm Monday "The Dunedin City Council is reminding swimmers, surfers and shellfish gatherers to stay out of the water for the next 72 hours to due to the risk of contamination from wet weather overflows." www.dunedin.govt.nz/news-and-eve...

📢 Latest Dunedin weather update, reposting with alt text.

📢 Latest update on the Dunedin weather. We had a higher volume of rain than predicted last night. Most of the system has held up well, but Mosgiel has been hit hard due to localised rainfall there. The Taieri Bowling Club on Wickliffe Street is open as an evacuation and Welfare Centre.

📢 Latest weather update from the DCC, 7.15pm

Yikes. Bit wet back home. Stay dry people, and stay home if you're able. Attached from DCC comms on FB. @mickeytreadwell.bsky.social any reason there's no official account on Bluesky? Might be useful as more people flee the Metaverse

The new Ōpoho playground! It's good, folks. Got to play there for a good span of time before the weather packed in this evening. More of this kind of thing. #Ōtepoti #Dunedin

Are there any serious efforts to eradicate the german wasp in Aotearoa? I'm willing to become a single-issue voter on this.

all we need to submit against Move On Orders: - excellent by @papa.org.nz papa.org.nz/2026/06/26/s... - Kick Back Make Change (the unhoused rangatahi org in KRd) & Common Grace Aotearoa. simple info to copy/paste form.jotform.com/261377457431... Submit by 2 JULY www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...

"Myths that have sadly taken on almost biblical status. The doctrine of responsible fiscal management has been built on these myths. The Public Finance Act has institutionalised the neo-liberal concept that government’s role in an economy must be kept small." open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...

They left out an incredible note from the lawyers: "I would note as an aside, the use of AI for the legal challenge has put Council to considerable time and expense and has found no legal irregularity with the report"

The gender bill protest in Ōtepoti was absolutely phenomenal. Just a glorious display of solidarity and love. Incredible speakers, gorgeous people, beautiful waiata.

My man would rather concede to National than entertain a wealth tax. Embarassing stuff. Two ticks ✅️✅️

Australia knows what’s up; Ōtepoti Dunedin rocking the foodie scene. 🍸🥗🌮🍲🍛🥂

The Ōtepoti midwinter carnival nailed it once again! Sprawling, technically impressive, sufficiently freaky without scaring the kids. Best city in the world baybeeee

"I hope the establishment is unsettled by my appointment" my brother in christ you are the establishment

Serious plea to politicians and parties re your social media channels: just delete the hateful shit. You don't have to be a platform for bigotry. And yes, I have DONE this as a job, I know it takes effort, but if you set clear standards for your online spaces the community will follow suit.

We need a bigger civic square. So many people standing up for trans rights

Aotearoa Te Waipounamu: submissions on Disability Support Services Bill close at 1pm tomorrow (Friday 12 June) thats earlier than usual Please write in opposition to it @emilywrites.co.nz has a good collation of resources, including links to @huhana.bsky.social @drbex.bsky.social writings

Ōtepoti: Palestine solidarity Movie fundraiser June 14 at 5pm Entry koha! YOURS Cafe 43 Moray Place To tautoko a local Palestinian whānau who is supporting their whānau in Palestine Movie 'From Ground Zero' Stories from Gaza image: event poster, same info

I did wonder why Te Waipounamu was completely absent from the budget.

So I assume the government will now remove the NZTA board? They’re unelected people making decisions for our transport network including overseeing $32B budget over 3 years. Also isn’t the Health NZ unelected? Wait… does ACC board have MPs on it or unelected people? Wait…

#SweatWithPride Day 1! I'm terrible at reposting here but I'll do my darnedest to keep a thread going. This June I'm doing 21 minutes excercise every day to fundraise for LGBTQIA+ causes. If you want to fire some coin to a good cause, smash that donate button: www.sweatwithpride.com/fundraisers/...

A vote for Labour is a vote for the coalition's policies.

This isn't a 'How to fill in a submission' (but does include links to guides on how to do that) - but it's five actions you can take to oppose the Government's Anti-Trans Bill right now #nzpol johnnycans.medium.com/five-things-...

You could do so, so much good in Te Waipounamu with $1.77billion instead of this madness

THANK YOU YES WE SHOULD BE SHOUTING ABOUT THIS

The Waikato highway extension is going to cost... $100 million per kilometer? Isn't this meant to be a bread and butter budget??

Forget the static. At a grassroots level we're only seeing a strengthening of commitment to Te Ao Māori & a Te Tiriti-led future for AoNZ. New from us this year, this online community of practice will explore how we can actively embed responsiveness to Te Tiriti o Waitangi within our communities.

If Mr Cans can send a bespoke email to *every* MP about the vile anti-trans bill, we should all be able to manage one or two at least. Tell these ghouls what you think (or encourage one of the good ones, they could use the support).

Email 1 to Steve Abel. Green.

"Ōtepoti, stand by your trans friends & whānau! ... Trans people deserve protection & celebration. They have always been part of Aotearoa, and they will be long after this bill is forgotten as a relic of a shameful past." @mickeytreadwell.bsky.social Ōtepoti Dunedin City Council, 20 May 📸 @criticmag

I’m in 2 minds about posting this. It may already be obvious to everyone. Just skip over if it is to you. National is going to campaign on being good economic managers, on the basis of cutting public spending and jobs. Austerity is supposed to convince you they are ‘prepared to make the tough calls’

Rates caps will force councils to increasingly adopt user-pays models for services, disproportionately harming our poorest constituents

"This government sees tamariki as unformed units of work" really gets to the heart of it! They refuse to acknowledge values that exist off the financial ledger, so they necessarily reduce our people to dollar figures

Just to expand on this: the DCC uses zoning in the 2GP to ensure that retail centre stays there, instead of relocating to a box mall out of town. Of course the coalition is stripping us of that power with their local government reforms (the Planning Bill replaving the RMA).

Wait, a walkable street actually works? omg! 🙃 “2nd hand store Static Age Vintage says the business is doing well — so well, ‘‘it’s like a dream come true. Times had changed. ‘‘I think there’s a lot of potential to do really, really well. ‘‘I wish they’d gone further with the one-way.’’

We have an *extremely* important announcement to make. From Wednesday, we will be launching our puffin live cam, coming to you from the Farne Islands. So you can watch puffins all day long. In celebration, please enjoy this clip of puffins being really busy for 39 seconds straight.

we are SO incredibly stoked to share that Toroa: Skycall has been nominated for THREE Pavs awards 🥹😭 🍰 the composed segment: excellence in audio 🍰 the diverse delight: excellence in representation 🍰 the ‘slice of heaven’ grand prize wish us luck and see you at NZ Games Fest next week!!! 🥳

*Please* sign this petition. This is an appalling policy that has led to many of the news articles you will have read about people being forced by Immigration New Zealand to leave the country, or contemplate splitting up their family.