Name a 90’s song… Fluke - Groovy Feeling (Make Mine a 99) www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPmq...

Bumped into 27 year old male #kakapo Sinbad today. He's of Fiordland descent so has important genetics, but he hasn't been a very successful breeder so far - probably because he's partially imprinted. He's in great condition this year. #conservation #parrots #birds

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Willis is having trouble balancing the books, so reached for the most expendable cost she could find to cut – the environment. This is the economic model this govt is promoting, calling it “growth”. Socialise the cost, privatise the profit. And bankrupt the environment. #nzpol archive.ph/hNfdA

Think of the most random TV shows you can possibly think of. Got one? Now find and post a GIF from it.

“Why is it that roads are given such significance in any discussion on infrastructure? If it’s not a “road of national significance”, it’s a bridge, or a tunnel or perhaps a ferry between roads.“… #nzpol robcampbell433348.substack.com/p/hospitals-...

First mating of the 2026 #kakapo breeding season! True to form, it was Pearl and Boss on Whenua Hou, who mated on the night of 28th Dec. They were also the first two to mate in the last two breeding seasons. We're expecting a bumper year, so follow for updates! #conservation #parrots

Name your fav show that was cancelled too soon. The Tick Santa Clarita Diet Dark Matter Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

The IVL was introduced to help manage the impacts of ballooning tourist numbers. So why is it instead funding millions in marketing to lure even more int’l visitors, while DOC warns conservation is about to go backwards, & tourist towns can't afford to upgrade toilets. #nzpol archive.ph/oxxSY

“In Aotearoa New Zealand, disputes over colonisation, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and national identity reveal an ongoing struggle over whose version of the past is allowed to dominate.”… #nzpol drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/when-histo...

“Those who make the cake deserve an equal share of it so that each person is able to enjoy and take part as a full member of the communities they inhabit.”… #nzpol mfriend.substack.com/p/capital-ve...

Don't become a bookless statistic this year 😥 #pukapuka

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Both National and ACT have plenty of money & are spending it on purchasing fawning articles in glossy print, on positive media attention, & in disseminating their ideas via known social media tactics. They are very good at cleverly managing the narrative. #nzpol drbex.substack.com/p/politics-p...

Book haul! I went in to The Warehouse for a double plug and a lolly jar, and came out with 5 books. 4x Julia Quinn - historical romance set in the same world as the Bridgerton books. And a new Rivers of London book by Ben Aaronovitch. #pukapuka

Funny, sometimes cringey, and I saw way more of Josh Hutcherson than I had expected. But I liked it (the show not the full frontal). Future Man - three seasons on Netflix NZ

Introduce yourself with five concerts/festivals you've been to: UB40 Violent Femmes (twice) Big Love Festival 1996 Big Day Out (a few times) - Underworld & Chemical Brothers The Gathering 1999 Switched up the question as I’ve been to more festivals than concerts.

“There is a commonly-accepted notion in Aotearoa-New Zealand politics that the Greens are radical. They are often viewed and portrayed as ideologically-obsessed with the environment to the exclusion of anything else—a bunch of tree huggers.” #nzpol weareunderused.substack.com/p/greens-maj...

When Luxon’s National Party formed a coalition with ACT and NZ First in late 2023, they promised a reset. What NZ got instead was a political earthquake that is reshaping public services, democratic norms & social cohesion at breakneck speed. #nzpol drhsinghnz.substack.com/p/from-refor...

Stoked that the Kākāpō Files from Radio NZ will be back this summer. Follow to hear how this #kakapo breeding season - likely to be the biggest ever - unfolds! #conservation www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

“The new roadside testing regime is yet another example of our country failing to implement evidenced-based drug policy. For far too long we have had an irrational approach to substance use.”… #nzpol Accessible article here: archive.ph/17n0y

The referendum result made it clear that the status quo was untenable, & that an ongoing, mature conversation about drug law reform was necessary. In the past year alone, 26 people have been imprisoned for cannabis offences as their most serious charge, & 3 imprisoned just for cannabis use. #nzpol

Just in case that wasn't enough Paradise duck content they were also 10/10 adorable getting out. The mum had done a very specific sounding meep call, different to her usual, and they all motored over and clambered out. Naturally always a straggler, I loved Dad's long suffering parenting with him. 🇳🇿🪶

These kids are so talented! A banger to dance to on a Saturday… Young rappers from The Kabin Studio in Cork & Lisdoonvarna have teamed up to make a belter for Cruinniú na nÓg, the national day of celebrating youth creativity 🔥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=njE3...

“On the 50th anniversary of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, journalist Russell Brown charts a potted history of New Zealand's outdated drug law.”… #nzpol drugfoundation.org.nz/news-and-rep...

The minister has not even reverted to research or evidence for the maths curriculum changes, because there is no evidence to support them. The ministerial advisory group leading the curriculum rewrite has said this explicitly. #nzpol Accessible article here: archive.ph/4UETG

In July, fundamentalist settler Yinon Levy shot dead my friend Awdah Hathaleen on camera, in broad daylight. Authorities arrested more than 20 of Awdah’s family, withheld his body for over 10 days, then barred people from attending the funeral. His killer was free within five days. #nzpol

Finished season 5 of Brassic on Netflix (NZ) and it ended on a cliffhanger! Anyone know where I can watch the last two seasons in NZ? Anyway, it’s a great show. Very funny. Worth watching. #kikorangi #tvshow #tv

“The NZ Initiative’s report follows a well-worn script. Step one: manufacture a crisis. Claim public services are “failing” by comparing them to private alternatives using cherry-picked metrics. Step two: propose privatisation as the “pragmatic” solution.” #nzpol

Lanny Wong is shocked at Casey Costello's plans in a Cabinet paper to deregulate pharmacies, allowing big corporates to expand massively & risking the creation of US-style hub-and-spoke 'pill mills'. #nzpol thekaka.substack.com/p/mini-hoon-...

Bryce Wilkinson gently fits ideological blinders and steers the public to a foregone conclusion: Government is not fiscally responsible and should not own anything. #nzpol weareunderused.substack.com/p/nz-initiat...

They are truly magnificent birds #NZKea

I’m between books at the moment, so I’m rereading an old favourite. Red Dwarf Omnibus by Grant Naylor. It includes 2 books: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers, and, Better Than Life. A great read for those who love the tv show, Red Dwarf. #pukapuka #scifi #booksky

In the absence of media literacy classes for all ages, it's up to us to try to educate ourselves and share that with others. We can only challenge propaganda if we can recognise it as propaganda. Great article from Emily Writes #nzpol www.emilywrites.co.nz/the-media-li...

It was a trick. A sleight of hand. It would be equivalent to selling the family bach that you rent out for cash, to pay for fixing your own roof, and then pretending that you were better off. You (and we) weren’t. #nzpol craigrenney.substack.com/p/the-bill-e...

Don’t tell me there’s no money, Prime Minister. You found over $20b for tax cuts & $2.7b for a few helicopters. You can find the money to fix our crises in housing, energy, health & education – & create jobs and hope for our young people at the same time. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/my-messag...

New Zealand is being schooled and coached day in day out to accept the normalisation that nothing should get in the way of the vested interests of private capital in their voracious appetite to devour power, resources, and wealth for the very few. #nzpol mfriend.substack.com/p/le-plat-du...

“A major new report has called for sweeping reform of New Zealand’s drug laws, warning punitive approaches are fuelling addiction, overdoses and inequality and leaving the country unprepared for the illicit drug market.” #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

The National-led government has been avoiding questions about whether it is joining in preparations for a US military confrontation with China. The public does not know what New Zealand military staff are discussing in secret meetings. Until now…. #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/09/s...

“The government’s recent changes to benefits feel like this: the house is on fire, and this policy is them turning off the smoke alarm and saying it’s fixed. Sometimes a policy is so stupid it makes you question the very fabric of reality.”… #nzpol craigrenney.substack.com/p/a-small-wr...

Share a TV series from the 2000's you love. 📺 My choice: Outrageous Fortune

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Concerns are being raised about privatisation after Health Minister Simeon Brown met representatives of a controversial multinational company that runs prisons and hospitals. “The Minister must immediately & fully disclose the nature, purpose, & content of his discussions with Serco.” #nzpol

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

Got this cd last week. Hadn’t heard of Kneecap before the furore over their support for Palestine. I love this soundtrack. Parful, Guilty Conscience, and, H.O.O.D are bangers. Liberty Belle by Fontaines DC is great too. Excited to watch the movie now.

In the past year alone, the current govt has passed a law that gave more of our taxpayer money away to benefit landlords ($2.9 Billion) than the govt has spent in the entire 36-year history of all the Treaty of Waitangi settlements ($2.2 Billion). #nzpol drgarypayinda.substack.com/p/maori-ward...

This is a government run for the benefit of corporations, not people, whose every policy is united by one goal: to maximise profits & power for the corporate rich. Making money not off of producing things, but by hoarding assets & charging rent. #nzpol drgarypayinda.substack.com/p/govts-dirt...

“Māori were once regarded by Pākehā as a dying race and the language was to be the first casualty. That was a false prophecy.”… Paywalled - accessible article here: archive.ph/MDGwA #nzpol #ToitūTeTiriti

NZ media right now: - The assassination of Reinhard Heydrich: What we know - Reinhard Heydrich - the outspoken champion of free speech and tolerance - Heydrich slaying: Who would do such a thing? - Heydrich's widow vows to continue his glorious work - FSU: We should all mourn Heydrich #nzpol

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”