THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent goats I have met during walks in the British countryside. You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.

THREAD. A collection of photos I have taken of excellent cats I have met on walks. You will find the captions to the photos in the alt text.

You will be visited by three spirits

Ooohhh!!! My #SecretSantaAoNZ gift has arrived!!! It's at my in-laws house, coz I'm rural delivery, and I don't like making my Santa have to pay extra for postage 😊 Will pick it up in the next few days and take a festive photo of it 🎁

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild: - Tuatara - Takahē - Squirrels - California sea lions - Snowy egrets

New Zealand's Minister of Education can't tell the difference between Mathematics and Social Studies.

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen: A random selection - Paramore (3 times!) - Adele - Postmodern Jukebox - Ed Sheeran - Mumsdollar

Got a bit grumpy over on Facebook & shared this video on my profile with the following comment: I think it's "FRANKLY DISGUSTING" what you Erica and your colleagues are doing to ruin the Education System of Aotearoa NZ!! 1/3

I play Pokémon Go pretty much daily & play it with my 2 sons 📱 I enjoy online word puzzles such as Connections, Strands, Waffle, Wordle & Minute Cryptic 🔠 I've been enjoying Yahtzee again recently since teaching Mr 9 how to play (he beat me the first game we played together!!) 🎲 #SecretSantaAoNZ

Favourite musicians are Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, Paramore & Lawrence 🎶 Favourite movie is Fried Green Tomatoes 🎥 Favourite recent TV shows include Outlander, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, New Amsterdam & Killing Eve 📺 Favourite book is The Christmas Caravan by Jennifer Beck 📘 #SecretSantaAoNZ

I love cats - sorta obvious since we have 4 pet cats!! 🐈🐈‍⬛ I also really like sea creatures such as dolphins, whales, turtles, otters & seals 🐬🐳🐢🦦🦭 #SecretSantaAoNZ

I do love a cool pair of socks 🧦 My feet are smallish, so the best size socks for me are the biggest kids size, which is usually 13-3 but can be 10-14(years) 🦶🏻 I do like fitting/buying kids socks, as they are often cheaper than adults socks, plus usually more colourful & cool 🌈 #SecretSantaAoNZ

To help my #SecretSantaAoNZ ... Here are some pictures that give a sense of my vibe 😊

🚫 I do not tolerate spicy food - I have super plain & pasty Pākehā taste buds 🚫 I can't stand passionfruit, both the taste as well as the scent 🚫 I dislike coffee as a drink & stuff that is coffee flavoured 🚫 Metal necklaces give me a rash on my neck #SecretSantaAoNZ

I play Pokémon Go & enjoy playing word puzzles online such as Minute Cryptic, Connections, Strands, Waffle and Wordle 🔠 I love crafting, especially papercrafts, but haven't done a lot lately due to Perimenopause mixed with Autism, ADHD, Anxiety & Depression, stuffing up my brain 😞 #SecretSantaAoNZ

I don't wear jewellery other than my wedding & engagement rings on my left hand, a couple of silver rings on my right hand, and occasionally a badge or an enamel pin (it's mostly my bag or backpack that wears the badges & enamel pins I own!) 💍 #SecretSantaAoNZ

I collect lots of Pokémon stuff - figurines, plushies, stationery & stickers, as well as the actual collector cards 💛💙 I also collect blue & silver Christmas tree decorations 🎄 #SecretSantaAoNZ

A PSA for the holidays! And for Kiwis, I recommend @pepperraccoon.com- very cool tees, badges, and more (they make great gifts for friends and whānau overseas!) www.pepperraccoon.com

THREAD. A collection of photographs of the best scarecrows I have met on walks. You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.

THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks. You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.

THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent cattle I have met on walks. You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.

If you see this, post a bird 🐤

My favourite colour is blue - in particular teal and turquoise 🩵 Runner up is purple - especially lavender and lilac 💜 I love shiny and sparkly things, but much prefer silver to gold 🩶 #SecretSantaAoNZ

I love milk chocolate but I'm not a fan of nuts or coffee flavours. Salted caramel is a particular favourite 🍫🧂 Spicy food is a big NO but I love caramelised onions & cheesy garlic crackers 🧅🧀🧄 My favourite types of bikkies are shortbread, Danish butter cookies & chocolate chip 🍪 #SecretSantaAoNZ

We currently have four cats and five sheep (though the sheep aren't really pets!) Here is a photo of one of our cats, all snuggly under a blanket and cuddling a little teddy bear, thanks to the caring nature of our 12 year old son 🥰 #SecretSantaAoNZ

Come the fuck on! #NZPol

In case Alex's post is too subtle APOLOGISE TO TAMATHA PAUL THIS INSTANT YOU COWARDS

I'm in the minority here, I know, but I don't think this move is the right thing to do about online safety (at least, as a first - and only - step). #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Post a duo

Was having a crappy day, then I saw this news, and now I'm crying tears of joy!!!!! It will be a dream come true to see Chappell Roan live 🥰 Anyone want to come with me?? www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/l...

I got these gorgeous little Moomin biscuits the other day & I remember back in the good ol' days of AoNZ Twitter there was someone who loved Moomins - I can't remember who though 🤔 @foxylustygrover.bsky.social Do you remember who that was??

This is really good!! "Trans men are men Trans women are women Some things by now should be a given It looks worse when it's online Facebook is not research no matter the hours you spent on it" 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Found the artist: www.instagram.com/lidflutters/

This is on the wall of the cafe I'm at in Kirikiriroa!! 😄😄😄 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

We stand up when it matters, even when no one’s watching. Our rainbow whānau are our whānau. Our migrant communities are our whānau. Our tangata Tiriti allows are our whānau. We see you. We will always stand with you. You matter #Manaakitanga #WhānauIsWhānau #TeTiriti #ProtectEachOther #NZPol

Aotearoa must be a place of safety. Not a stage for imported hate We stand against hate parading as faith for our: Takatāpui whānau 🏳️‍🌈 Migrant community Tangata Tiriti allies We won’t be silent while bigots march down Queen St Manaaki over hate ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🤍🖤 #NZPol #ManaakiNotHate #QueerSolidarity

Okay Aotearoa Bluesky - as promised, lots of photos of my incredible #MWSecretSantaAoNZ gift: We start with the amazingly decorated box, which if that had just been my gift, I would have been happily satisfied coz it's so gorgeous!! I could tell the contents of the box were going to be good 😊

So I opened my #MWSecretSantaAoNZ gift just after midnight, but I won't be able to post photos till this evening, however ... Thank you SO SO MUCH to my Secret Santa!! My gift is incredible ❤️ Stay tuned for heaps of pics and lots of commentary 😊

I'm type C) I'll try & stay up till 12:01 to open my gift, as that's the best time to open it in peace & quiet, so I can fully appreciate my gift (my 2 nosy kids *should* be fast asleep) BUT I'll post about during daylight hours, coz I like to take a nice photo of it & that's easier with daylight!!

Well, that's some corrupt, racist bullshit.

Well what happened today in Parliament makes complete sense when you realize bullying and subjugating Māori was core tenet of the coalition agreement. Every policy every budget decision leads back to that.

A partisan majority forcing a matter of privilege with no support from across the house - when support *was* available if they'd been open to a very reasonable compromise - to impose a penalty orders of magnitude worse than anything the NZ Parliament has seen sets an incredibly grim precedent.

I’ve never been more disgusted in New Zealand than I am today. This is a grossly ignorant & unfair decision. I saw the “poll” stating half of (Pākeha mostly) think it’s a fair punishment. It is NOT it is UNPRECEDENTED & suspicious in its deliberation. #Shame #nzpol 🖕🖕🖕🖕 www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Performing a haka in Parliament more disreputable than getting drunk and heckling an artist on a freebie you got for being a Minister is it? Worse than laying hands on a staff member is it? Worse than Winston's caustic racism in the House today, is it? Get fucked.

First I screamed "Fuck this government!!!" out my bedroom window after each of the suspensions were declared ... but then I signed up as a member of Te Pāti Māori, paid the $5 membership fee, and gave another $50 koha ❤️🤍🖤 Toitū Te Tiriti Toitū Te Reo Toitū Te Haka and Fuck The Government!!!!!!!!!

FUCK THIS GOVERNMENT!!!!!! 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

"Wanker, me"

I’ve just now remembered the time he said that he "would rather have sex with a very ugly crayfish" than let the National Party use his music. He is truly the people’s laureate.

“Anchor me in the middle of your deep blue sea” “Dominion Road is bending under its own weight” “Ah, shut up, you dickhead” Timeless quotes from Don McGlashan.

Aroha mai to my Secret Santa - the present you sent me did indeed arrive earlier this week 🎁 I've had a rough week, so forgot to post about it, but I'm really looking forward to opening day 😊 #MWSecretSantaAoNZ