FREE tickets still available for Sunday (tomorrow)! Grieg Piano concerto with the fabulous Justin Bird; Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8; Aurora by guest conductor Wayne Gao 🎶 ✨ www.aucklandlive.co.nz/show/masterw...

The school drop off is the biggest single untapped resource in Auckland. Wanna address congestion and fuel use, enable free range kids, through city-wide cycling, walking, and PT upgrades.

Kiwi traffic light

"The goal isn't a symbolic headcount. The goal is a parliament where disability experience is so present – in the research, in the submissions, in the lived knowledge of enough members – that you can't design policy in ignorance of it." - Nick Ruane

And the bleak "meals" that @drbex.bsky.social has been detailing - they don't fill the void of indignity that living in poverty creates. And the way they're touted as being fine tells those struggling to suck it up, not that it's unacceptable we live in a society where anyone has to struggle.

🧵Spotted at a Small All Ages Music Gig in Aotearoa New Zealand: A very serious looking teen (15?) is standing against a wall, watching the lead singer of an awesome band* own the stage. Every now and then, Dad putting a hand on Teen's shoulder. Checking in. Stoic cool nod. Yeah, this is okay. (1)

This is awesome 😂

Campaign group costs universal free dental care, says NZ can afford it

"For some people just paying for it is their solution but not everyone can do that so it is an equity issue. It's not fair that some are asked to pay and others just wait and wait." - Laurie Hilsgen, Carers NZ chief executive

"Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it" Or till the background is the street you grew up in. Hits home.

My friend Manisha Bhikha calling for us to get our shit together. When she says "This is the first time I can remember seeing anti-Indian hate expressed with this level of visibility and confidence" be aware that *she's been in govt counterterror & preventing violent extremism for decades*.

Reposting with the start of the thread ⬇️

Of course disability was absent 🫠 given some of the attitudes you describe in your other posts I’m not surprised. Disappointed, yes, but also aware I could (should) have submitted but a lack of spoons… aware I’m not alone in this. Thank you for your mahi, and for posting about it!

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

If this is the case, it’s a huge victory for the hard-working people at MPI #nzpol

New music exhibition at Auckland Council Libraries "Encore! explores how live music has shaped central Tāmaki Makaurau and the connections formed between musicians, reviewers and audiences across generations. " www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/en/encore.html

Available in Aotearoa New Zealand on 8 June. @thesaplingnz.bsky.social @thespinoff.bsky.social @christchurchlib.bsky.social @takahemagazine.bsky.social @etangata.bsky.social @nationallibrarynz.bsky.social #lulesami #reomāori #BCBF26 #oratiabooks #fiveoceans #pukapuka www.nord.no/en/news/worl...

Long and strong, get gone. I can’t believe we have staff on call for this 🤯 we’re not the Shaky Isles for nothing…

This sounds… wild!

THIS is what they don’t mention, every time the government talks about increasing benefit amounts in April each year. And it’s not just the accommodation supplement that drops. #nzpol #beneficiaries www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

The story about beneficiaries not eating some days isn’t going to make people more empathetic. The cruelty that people in this country have for beneficiaries, which is fostered and celebrated by most political parties across the spectrum is truly disgusting.

😂 #MapsWithoutNewZeland

Been a while since I’ve heard the emergency alert! 🚨 fortunately I didn’t have Bluetooth on this time so it wasn’t drilled into my brain. 🦻 stay safe everyone

Excellent thread about preparedness! 👍

Stunning skies in Tāmaki Makaurau tonight… the calm before the storm

all these universities kept axing medieval history departments as if they thought tyrants beefing with the Pope was going to stop being relevant

Warnings Update - TROPICAL CYCLONE VAIANU ❗ 🌀 ⚠️ 🟡 Strong Wind Watches for the North Island (Sat – Mon) 💨 ⚠️ 🟡 Heavy Rain Watches for the North Island (Sat – Sun) 🌧️ Upgrades to Warnings likely. More info: metservice.com/warnings

btw to read a thread from Bluesky "flattened" simply put the letter T in front of the first post URL ie. Tbsky.app/profile/chriso-wiki.bsky.social/post/3mi7gttytyd2n

Who has leftovers??!!

This is always fun. Lots of really cool visualisations already! I’ll be following the hashtag for both inspiration and interesting info #30DayChartChallenge

You won't find many kākāpō Easter eggs in the latest episode of the, Kākāpō Files ... because they've all hatched! And by every measure, this is now officially the biggest breeding season on record. #kakapo #conservation #birds www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kaka...

They’re running windows in space? 😮🫣 Also, the comments are gold

The sheer NZness of this: Bingo the helper dog, Molly’s human swearing & crying, the kid biking around. Molly. 100/10 no notes.

Kudos to Mad Chapman for updating her chip ranking with the full range of 170 current flavours and a handy thematic datavis which I have put the csv data for in the alt-text because I am that committed to chips. thespinoff.co.nz/kai/27-03-20...

With the fuel crisis , this cut couldn’t come at a worse time for disabled people. www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/590...

i've been trying to work out why the whole 'we want people to decide for themselves' thing during this crisis makes my skin crawl. i realise now it's because rich people have far more options in what they decide leaving poor people with no choice. Wealthy, sorted and not panicking.

A really nice story about how 'Pō Atarau' ended up on the soundtrack of Project Hail Mary. One thing I would add is that the 1976 master tape was preserved and digitised by the Alexander Turnbull Library. That's why it was discoverable. thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/...

If you're interested in the fuel situation as it relates to Aotearoa, this is a great site to keep an eye on. #AoNZ #fuelcrisis #Aotearoa #nzoilwatch

Chat WENT OFF at this. Two of our favourite events converging, extreme close ups and colour. The light hit her feathers just right to reflect onto the camera sensor.

For those asking on the local Facebook pages:

The Salvation Army lady was quite clear on RNZ. Beneficiaries also work, volunteer, take their kids to school, go to doctors appointments/grocery store and are going to be the worst hit by this crisis. She also said kids don’t choose where to be born.

On Tuesday nights we get together to get some work done. 6-8pm, Gribblehirst Community Hub, BYO laptop.

BVV's legacy: -screwing over workers -cancelling Fair Pay Agreements -brought back 90-day trials -stopped Uber drivers from being decently paid -hurt working women by canning pay equity -rolled back worker protections -creating low-wage, low-protection labour market www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Not done a therapist thread in a minute, so some thoughts on somatic symptoms of mental health issues and what you can do about them. *usual disclaimers, I'm A therapist not Your therapist, please seek individualised support if you need it.

EV Charging and Human Recharge Stations. Busy taking a 2019 concept and giving it a bit of a polish for 2026. More soon

👇 excellent thread

I’ll be speaking at this for those who are in Tāmaki Makaurau! Plus lots of other cool people too! Solidarity with our folks in America and a reminder WE don’t want that shit here

"Ashley Bloomfield has been given plaudits internationally for the role he played in brokering this agreement and for him to see his own country turn its back on him is just outrageous; it’s heartbreaking.” ( Helen Clark quote)

Wow. Just wow. I am beyond pissed off right now so I apologise in advance for my language. The Ministry of Health (MOH) have been saying for years that they have no data on Long COVID prevalence in New Zealand, and have not made any attempts to quantify LC patient numbers. A thread 🧵 /1

Covid vax #… I forget! So far just a sore arm, slight headache and some fatigue. Hoping to avoid my usual week long crash this time! 🤞🤞🤞