#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Day 25: A song that captures your city’s vibe 🎶 I wish I was in Wellington The wind it cuts right through you & it rains more than it should The cafes & the bars The music, the theatre & the old Cable Car And you can walk everywhere 'cause nowhere's very far

This is disgusting behaviour from the police and shows a high level of misogyny as well as dangerously poor judgement on their part 'The officers said the man was "quite calm", "reasonable to deal with" and "compliant", while the woman "hysterical", "crying" and "really panicked".'

Right wing politics in a 🥜🐚 #nzpol

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 24 A song that captures your cultural roots Good question for a Pākehā NZer. How soon can new cultural roots grow after ancestors cross the oceans? Split Enz – 6 months in a leaky boat 🎶Aotearoa Rugged individual Glisten like a pearl At the bottom of the world

"While equality focuses on treating people the same, equity asks whether everyone has the same opportunity to thrive in the first place. And in a country where Māori continue to experience poorer outcomes across health, housing and justice, the distinction matters.

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Day 24: A song that captures your cultural roots I'm Pākeha New Zealander, which means my ancestors variously emigrated here over the past 100 years. Cultural roots? Scotland mostly but very proud that 60 generations of Māori culture make NZ a special place

I have some serious questions about how this ended up languishing in a USA archive for almost 80 years. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...

Israeli action in Gaza continues to cause "severe physical and mental injuries, mass trauma, orphanhood, separation, disability, repeated displacements, starvation, & the collapse of education & healthcare and has erased childhood in Gaza. This will affect Palestinian children throughout their lives

How gob-smackingly bad is this bill? "ACC was excluded from targeted consultation on the bill, and the government-dominated Education and Workforce Select Committee wouldn’t allow the agency to do the required modelling." ACC.was.excluded.from.targeted.consultation.

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 23: The ultimate "I quit" energy song “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'” · Nancy Sinatra m.youtube.com/watch?v=SbyA...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 23 The ultimate "I quit" energy song Paris Paloma – Labour The capillaries in my eyes are bursting If our love died, would that be the worst thing? For somebody I thought was my saviour You sure make me do a whole lot of labour

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Day 23: The ultimate "I quit" energy song Meatloaf - Bat out of hell 🎶 I'm gonna hit the highway like a battering ram On a silver-black phantom bike Nothing ever grows in this rotting old hole Well I know that I'm damned if I never get out

#OogasMonthOfMusic day 21 - song that sounds sweaty and reckless #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Perfect hot summer song. The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You youtu.be/jF3TP3UHGWc?...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 June 22 - A song that starts in one key and ends in another. youtu.be/Ijk4j-r7qPA?...

#AoNZMusic #NZMusic Shona Laing was just 16 years old when her song '1905' was released. Full quote from Rikki Morris (who wrote & sang the no.1 1988 hit 'Nobody Else' with his brother Ian/Texas Pistol)

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 22: Starts in one key & ends in another Shona Laing - 1905 Rikki Morris "Musically this is a masterpiece for a writer so young. Coming out of the bridge with C/D/E progression then transition to chorus and to finish the song with a D/E/F# progression.Brilliant!

“It is unacceptable that a minister of the Crown (Goldsmith) should treat Tribunal findings with such off-hand indifference. The Tribunal’s constitutional functions impose reciprocal obligations on the Crown to act honourably in its dealings with the Tribunal.” — Prof Philip Joseph KC. #nzpol

“…as members express concern the public don’t get the party’s achievements” Perhaps because any minor “achievements” are overshadowed by all the terrible stuff that has been a hallmark of their term. #nzpol

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Day 21: A song example of tension and release Louis Armstrong - when you're smiling [1929]

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Day 20: A song that blends Eastern and Western music Saint Levant -& Fares Sokar - Do you love me

Mark Mitchel says there is "nothing stopping FENZ from getting (their) own helicopter"?! Is this guy THAT out of touch?! FENZ appliances BREAK DOWN on a regular basis. There is WEEKLY FIREFIGHTER STRIKE ACTION driven by underfunding & unsafe work conditions?! But, sure, "hAvE a hELicHoPpEr"!

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Day 19: A song that pumps you up before a big event Deep Purple - Stormbringer

Have just done exactly that at Brisbane airport. Apparently, to get a flat white that's not a latte in disguise, the trick is to ask for a long-mac with extra mik or a double-shot piccolo on a tulip cup. Looking forward to getting back to great Raglan coffee.

Dylan, on life in your 80’s, is incredible. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

On Wednesdays We Wear Black 🖤

#IsmuasMonthofMusic #MusicChallenge Day 18 - a song that sounds like a cup of coffee in the morning. Mornings are not my forte - in fact I feel positively zombified for a full 2 hours after waking. The answer? Coffee! That would be Java if you happen to be posh! m.youtube.com/watch?v=YjOX...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Day 18: A song that sounds like a cup of coffee in the morning Wham - Wake me up before you go-go 💥 ☕️ 😄

nz politicians losing their mid about 'lolly scrambles' and the lollies are called things like "effective cancer screening" and "clean water"

Stephen Colbert wins again.

Hi music friends! ☮️👋 Please join me in July for an Architecture themed 🏰🎶🌆 #MusicChallenge #️⃣ #SongBuilding 🗓️ Starts June 30 🕔 5:00 PM (EDT - New York) ✍️ One song per day inspired by or w/keyword in title/lyrics 📄 Full list of keywords in ALT text @newmusicchallenges.bsky.social 🙌

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #WithAChoir Here's Teeks with Ngā Tūmanako and the Auckland Philharmonic. I was lucky enough to be at this show. Truly unforgettable. Source: YouTube share.google/gsyeqn7yD0vC...

#EmojiSounds Day 16 🚄 From the 1996 album Moseley Shoals. Such a good band. When you find that things are getting wild, don't you want days like these? The Day We're Caught The Train - Ocean Colour Scene youtu.be/1rr4tXN2eJM?...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Day 17: A song with a choir Elbow – One Day Like This

Probs because it is an astonishingly stupid idea, & it’s a colossal waste of taxpayer dollars. 💸 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ

Happy that I read this article...

Ideological Health Minister removes leaders of professional regulator, the Medical Council. #NzPol

... sorry is this how busses are meant to work. I thought it was "I need to go somewhere so I get on" but now I'm learning that the driver attracted me with their bright plumage

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Day 16: A song that surprised you As a young teen this one certainly did 😉 Serge Gainsbourg - Je t'aime moi non plus

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 15: A song that ends too soon Greg Johnson – Oyster Shell Cuts Song 12 on Chinese Whispers is a late night song, that continues to this song, and as you're going with the mood, it's like he's decided it's time for bed and walks out of the room to sleep.

Same case can be made in AoNZ as UK

Good to see Labour has chosen this over building a few hundred extra metres of road

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Day 15: A song that ends too soon ... Would love this song to have continued... Cream - Badge

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Day 14: A song that feels like a fresh start Wieder am leben - Andreas Bourani 🎶 Alive again I take the boxes full of old plans I throw them away everything must go I shake the dust from my jacket Die Sonne knallt und ich fühl' mich wieder frei

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Day 13: A song that reminds you of a first kiss Carpenters - Top of the World 🎶 Such a feelin's comin' over me There is wonder in most every thing I see Not a cloud in the sky, got the sun in my eyes And I won't be surprised if it's a dream

DO THIS IN NEW ZEALAND NOW #nzpol

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Day 12: A song that sounds like a gentle breeze. Boney James - Mari's Song

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Day 11: A song about a love that changed you Gin Wigmore - I Do

Double standards by National? Don Brash was governor of Reserve Bank NZ 1 day, National party candidate next day. No advance notice to NZ Labour gov't. Tim Grosser was o'seas negotiating trade deals for a Labour gov't when National Party announced his candidacy. #NZpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...