cute ducklings! #AoNZ 🪶🇳🇿 www.flickr.com/photos/curio...

Well, this is a bit scary. youtu.be/nYPwZrS-9eA

I really wish people aspiring to write understood what a competitive advantage being able to write without AI will be in the coming years.

Me! I am one of those academics and you can be one too!

In spite of an overwhelming number of public submissions opposing this bill National MPs Catherine Wedd, Grant McCallum, Ryan Hamilton and David MacLeod plus ACT MP Cameron Luxton have recommended it be passed by parliament. This is not democracy. Vote them out #nzpol

Extremely impressive interview from @taniawaikatolawyer.bsky.social Underlines why so many members put her so high on the list Vote @greens.org.nz for leadership we deserve💚 #nzpol

Overheard at Mitre10 yesterday two young girls with their dad going back and forth in front of the potted plants: "Dad, it would be so much easier if Mum was here to tell us what she'd like!" (I'm sure repeated all over the motu yesterday). Happy #MothersDay to all mums out there! #AoNZ

Well well well looks like those art degrees aren't so useless after all

🇳🇿🪶 this kererū was keeping its eyes on me! #AoNZ #birds #pūkahaMtBruce

This is a total disaster for the country and it is not an accident - it is policy. We have knowingly created a 'buffer stock' of unemployed people desperate for work because ghouls think that this is the best way to stop wages/prices going up. Who suffers? The young and the marginalised. Disgusting.

My uncle did YDNA. His haplogroup R-Z17991 is Bronze Age timeframe, and his closest actual match is an ancient man from Birkrigg Cumbria. (publication Patterson et al 2022). Tom Booth UCL (@boothicus.bsky.social) was the source of the ancient remains. Dr Booth, wonder if you know more!

sigh...

Heads up to Chrome users who prefer not to not allocate 4GB of their drives to Gemini Nano weights.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry. ;)

More destruction #nzpol

Tell me about it! Had to break out my puffer jacket and my wool beanie for my walk this morning! -1℃ is far too cold for the beginning of May! #Whakaoriori #AoNZ #wintercameearly

This sounds like #AoNZ too.

It is 17 months since Luxon appeared on our public broadcaster's current affairs programme. It is election year, so more than important than ever but how does he respond to an interview request? "The PM is not available" #nzpol

Anne Hathaway, you will ALWAYS be that girl. 💙💛

I think this entire thread is just trying to make everyone think they must be autistic. There can be no other explanation. :)

Watching #YoungSherlock and had a chuckle when Sherlock & Moriarty left Oxford and ended up at "The Hare and Hounds" pub. My husband's ancestors were the publicans at a Hare and Hounds pub outside Banbury for decades and I said, "if they ask for a pint from Mr Sutton..." ;)

Hey Honda #NZ, you can just call me Test for short. ;)

#NZ #Bird folk! Any help with identifying this call? (in the Wairarapa) 🪶🇳🇿 www.reddit.com/r/NewZealand...

I'm finding this very hard to google! An ancestor was baptised in 1749 in St Dunstan's Stepney parish and her father is said to be a mariner "of Rate", which must be a place name. There are others on that page also from Rate. Anyone know where that is in London?? #London #genealogy

NZ Govt has taken a huge bet on fossil fuels. NZ was already spending $8 billion a year importing fossil fuels, and now the global fuel crisis is going to make that worse. Betting on fossil fuels has turned out to be a losing bet for NZ. This is the 14 point policy record of 2 years of the NZ Govt:

Yikes! #AoNZ www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/.../traf.../... A bridge washout has closed State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill Rd. The closure is likely to stay in place overnight. Plan your journey accordingly. (!!!) Detour route will add approximately three and a half hours to your journey time.

102mm of rain since noon today. Still bucketing down 🌧️ Stay safe whānau! #whakaoriori #Aotearoa #AoNZ

Had some Hellers mince for tea and it was incredibly unpopular with the family (sadly threw most away) Just looked at the label to discover it was only “made in New Zealand” from NZ and/or Australian beef. 480g pack but after browning and draining weighed only 243g. Won’t be buying again #AoNZ

I've never had this sort of trouble when taking photos of #NZ wild things. :) youtube.com/shorts/2R9Ff...

And that spike probably includes people who cut back on their purchases too. #nzpol

So do I because the underlying message is “it’s your fault, you’re not trying hard enough to reduce costs, be self reliant” so it’s not the failed electricity model, the price gouging supermarkets and greedflation - it’s you not growing crops, weaving your own clothes and chopping wood. Ffs. #nzpol

Sir Geoffrey has replied! He says: What I said was "New Zealand is an irredeemably pluvial country." Of course because of climate change it is even more pluvial now than when I said it. All the best, Geoffrey

Stripping funding from a Catholic charity that houses migrant kids because the Pope called out your warmongering isn’t "America First." It’s a sociopathic vendetta against the most vulnerable.

So is it okay to be obsessed with "The Other Bennet Sister"? (on TVNZ+ for folks here in #AoNZ) Asking for ... well ... me. :)

AI is profoundly unpopular. A recent NBC News poll found that among 18-34 year-olds, AI's net favorability rating is -44. *Negative 44*. Those are basically serial killer numbers. It's not much better among women 18-49. (Men over 50 and upper class are the only ones who like AI, and just barely.)

WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.

Congrats to everyone who took part in this year’s CS50x Puzzle Day. 🧩 Here are the stats! Which puzzle was your favorite? Check out the solutions and memes at cs50.ly/puzzle-day-2026.

Yesterday, I had my phone in my pocket and my pocket decided to send everyone an affirmation. It posted 'Dream Big' to my FB page. I guess that says something about what I usually post if the auto-word-choice from my pocket was given that!

I'm one of those trans women. I worked ground ops for Artemis I. I am torn between celebrating the success of my friends and peers and grieving how my dream of working for NASA was shattered by hateful assholes in Tallahassee

What a wonderful way to spend a morning, watching the #ArtemisII livestream.

Astronauts: they can't hear us Control: are you pushing to "push to talk" button?

so amazing to watch live on our TV!

This is not just a number. This is one million people who have had to leave their homes and often their beloved pets. They’ve had to leave behind Christmas cards their toddlers made, framed family photos, food, clothing, their father’s stamp collection, safety, and their memories.

Breaking News: Israel said it supported the cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran but that the deal did not extend to fighting in Lebanon.

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV declares the Iran War is “unjust” and “is not resolving anything.” After suggesting Trump is committing war crimes by targeting civilian infrastructure, he called on Americans to contact Congress to help end the war.

HOLY SHIT I had diesel going over at the end of the month, then end of the week but not sodding tomorrow 55c to take it to $4.16 and Luxon says sorry not going to help you because he is wealthy and sorted dont you know www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Israel is doing to entire neighbourhoods and communities in Lebanon what it’s done to the entirety of the Gaza Strip in Palestine. Razing human life and civilization to the ground.

Little detail about my new car that I love. The daytime running lights are both in the front *and* the back, so my car is always smiling at people behind it. :)

LMAO $7.99 USD EACH. you *literally* cannot sell feijoa in new zealand. It is free. Even if you don't like it, you get some fuckin' feijoa. FREE.