The sun came out!

Lunch and the exploding kitten board game.

Christmas breakfast. Merry Christmas everyone. 🎄🥂#SecretSantaAoNZ

It snowed on the Mountains last night. Merry Christmas everyone! 🥂🎄

🐟 Animal #877 🐻‍❄️ I figured it out in 4 guesses! 🟧🟧🟩🟩 🔥 1 | Avg. Guesses: 8.9 metazooa.com #metazooa

On the 15th of December this year, Aotearoa New Zealand passed the 2.5 year mark for Self-ID. As we always said, there have been zero issues arising from this. Not a single incident recorded formally or informally, not a whisper of a problem. The anti-trans activists lied to everyone.

What are you doing for Christmas Day?. #SecretSantaAoNZ #AotearoaBluesky We’ll be at my sister’s at 9.30am for pancakes & presents. Then hanging out, playing with the new things with the kids. Nibbles, cheese and crackers for lunch and an early Christmas dinner. There will be coffee & bubbles.

From Peter Thiel to James Cameron, NZ will hand out citizenship to the worst people but if you are a nurse’s son with autism, you will get deported. Every day a new reason to be ashamed of being a kiwi. Utterly embarrassing.

If you're a big company, this moment right now is a GREAT time to hire a bunch of human talented artists to make an ad. Give them a budget and time to put passion into it. In the current creative environment, people will circulate it as an example of your quality and integrity, for free.

We do not pay our hospital staff near half as much as these legends deserve.

I hope all of the #SecretSantaAoNZ people and everyone else on Aotearoa Bluesky having a wonderful Christmas Eve. Cheers lovely people.

More flowers from the place we are staying.

The Christmas tree and flower arrangements at the place we are staying. #SecretSantaAoNZ

Going through pics. This was the night of my birthday. Bubbles, snacks and movies. The perfect way to end the day.

Yesterday at my sister’s. Tonight it’s pouring down but the first couple of days were pretty good.

Plant people, what is this tree? It has needles and pine cone type things. So I’m thinking a pine (obviously) but what type is it? 🌱🇳🇿

Tonight’s entertainment with the family.

My sister’s cat Piki. Another black and white cat. 🐈‍⬛🇳🇿

Reshare with Hunny Bunny @witchnwords.bsky.social , as per both our interests

Meet Simba. Simba is the cat that lives on the property where our air b&b is. Simba is very friendly. 🐈‍⬛🇳🇿

#Pukapuka I did read on the plane on the way down to Wanaka. How are you guys going? @foxylustygrover.bsky.social @witchnwords.bsky.social @madhmstr.bsky.social @sarahlaydee.bsky.social @kelsy.co.nz @melbailey.bsky.social @alkalinekiwi.bsky.social @icyred.bsky.social @paruasarah.bsky.social

I did it! I made it to the end of the opening day posts! #SecretSantaAoNZ I am normally online all opening day pretty much but couldn’t be this time & have had a busy few days since. Wow, Santas!!! You did amazingly. I love that so many support local makers & authors, have 2nd hand and made gifts.

Bahaha

Arrived in Wanaka today. It’s 14 degrees feels like 9. But my sister’s deck is a heat trap. So sitting outside having a wine.

People of the world, I do heartily suggest digging into #SecretSantaAoNZ for some feel good vibes today. If you need some wholesome good internet fun in your life. 😘 It's an Aotearoa New Zealand wide Secret Santa run both here and on Mastodon (will need to be bridged to see those). It's DELIGHTFUL.😍

If you need some Christmas Joy then #SecretSantaAoNZ is the hashtag you need to follow. How the elves manage to pull off this amazes me. Secret gifting across a whole country is amazing.

Hi @contrer.as Your Santa is waiting for you to post about your gift. Opening day was yesterday. Please don’t keep them in suspense. #SecretSantaAoNZ

Still waiting for your #SecretSantaAoNZ giftee to post? Robot can help, robot will nudge! Just add opening nudge in secretsanta.nz app. Robot is full of cheese and ready to nudge.

For my non nz followers- today is gift opening day for our country wide secret santa and everyone really knocked it out of the park this year! check out the tag if you need some christmas cheer 🥹

It’s #OpeningDay for the massive #SecretSantaAoNZ we play every Christmas in New Zealand. It’s been successfully moved from Twitter to Bluesky, and checking out the hashtags is always a joy. Just strangers being wonderful to each other.

Oh! One last thing. While I have access to the backend elf tools, I've actively avoided using them, and while you wrote a return address on the parcel, I avoided looking at it. So I've no idea who you are (other than an amazing sleuther/gifter). If you'd like to out yourself, please DM me […]

Yes, please let us know if you need anything.

Oh my goodness, what an insane day!!! Only just now have time to look at the opening day posts!!!! I imagine I’ll be here a while!!! #SecretSantaAoNZ

I have escaped from work. And the post office had stamps! #SecretSantaAoNZ Christmas cards sent. Just a few more errands and then I can catch up on all of the secret Santa hashtag posts that I have missed today!!!

Well past bedtime but I had so much to do tonight. I didn’t achieve everything I needed to but i got the Xmas cards finished to post tomorrow as well as a few other things. And then there was #SecretSantaAoNZ I have to say, wow Santas!!!!! Great job everyone. What fantastic thoughtful gifts.

Right, time to see everyone else’s!!! #SecretSantaAoNZ

Oh my goodness I am so excited I haven’t started yet! I don’t know where to begin! #SecretSantaAoNZ It’s time, it’s time!!!

I am ready to go when the clock strikes 12. I wish I had an actual chiming clock for this occasion! #SecretSantaAoNZ

T mins 30 minutes!!! #SecretSantaAoNZ

also #secretsantaaonz my gift has arrived, thank you! i won't be able to open it until thursday evening though as i'm away from wellington visiting family ♥️

Five hours until midnight! Five hours until #SecretSantaAoNZ In the interim I am going to be finishing my Christmas cards and wrapping my presents as this week is busy and I fly to Wanaka early Saturday morning. It is a tradition of mine to have a glass of bubbles while wrapping my gifts.

Highly recommend this strategy if hosting parties. And here is the $10 wine holder in use.

David Seymour promises to remain a racist cockwomble in 2026. There you go, RNZ. Fixed that headline for you. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Can he just fuck off to Texas or whatever his Republican State of preference is already? Instead of constantly trying to turn us into it #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Important thing for all those playing #SecretSantaAoNZ to know!! Follow the account @ap.brid.gy so you can see ALL of the posts for our Secret Santa!! This way those playing on Mastodon can see your posts, too!! Share the joy!

I went to the post office to get stamps for my Christmas cards and they had NONE! How does a post office run out of local stamps???!!! #SecretSantaAoNZ

Roll call for the midnight openers! Who will be opening their gifts at midnight with me? #SecretSantaAoNZ #MidnightCrew

It has changed a lot with going down to my sisters in Wanaka. But there must be champagne, cheese and cherries!

Who is going to be in the midnight openers crew with me this time? #SecretSantaAoNZ

Two sleeps left. May all the remaining gifts arrive safely and in good time. #SecretSantaAoNZ