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.”

“The stakes in healthcare are high, and they’ve put a hatchet-man on the job.”… #nzpol drgarypayinda.substack.com/p/simeon-bro...

Just finished this great book: Turncoat by Tīhema Baker. Saw a review of the book and thought it looked interesting. It was awesome, highly recommended. #pukapuka #ToitūTeTiriti

Kea in the Hooker Valley | Aoraki Mt Cook. Aotearoa New Zealand While these two were dancing around for the the tourists... Another three were sneaking around to the unguarded bags 🤣 #newzealand

Which TV series have you rewatched more than once…

“It’s hard to know whether it is more Animal Farm or Nineteen Eighty-Four but this Government is racking up a growing list of reforms that it claims will achieve the very opposite of logic.”… Paywalled - accessible article here… archive.ph/nUF2m #nzpol

“In an ideal world, people blind to social inequity should not be given the power to govern the less fortunate. Yet here we are.”… #nzpol werewolf.co.nz/2025/08/gord...

Drop something TELEVISED...

“After the 2023 election, legions of Sir John Key-era politicians were given high-ranking jobs… …Hiring the best is no longer the New Zealand way. It’s a schmoozing game.”… #nzpol (Paywalled - accessible article in comments) www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/opinion-c...

Name 5 albums that have had the biggest impact on your life. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes Purple Rain - Prince Doo-Bop - Miles Davis Dubnobasswithmyheadman - Underworld Leftism - Leftfield

Name a film that cheers you up…

“The left is united in our desire to see Luxon ousted and Winston Peters sent into long-overdue retirement. We all want to see the mocking grin wiped off Seymour’s face. Everyone is against the Coalition’s agenda, and everyone wants to see change.” #nzpol elliotcrossan.substack.com/p/it-is-not-...

If you look at the actual substance of the Greens policy positions, they aren’t radical at all. They are the most pragmatic party, with evidence-based solutions, fully-costed budgets, & fiscal strategies that are meticulously researched & proofed. #nzpol weareunderused.substack.com/p/stop-calli...

“Make no mistake, this government knows full well what it is doing. It has one core objective and it continues to execute its plan to single-mindedly reach that core objective.”… #nzpol ganeshnana.substack.com/p/government...

“And this is the Party that extols itself as “prudent fiscal managers”? The miracle isn’t that National keeps labelling itself as somehow superior to Labour (it demonstrably isn’t) - but that voters keeping buying into that bullshit.” #nzpol frankmacskasy.substack.com/p/nikki-nobo...

“An unpopular Government, struggling in the polls and facing the prospect of election defeat in a year’s time, tries to change the law to block 100,000 mostly young and indigenous people from voting.” #nzpol Paywalled - accessible article here: archive.ph/3gAeQ

“Paul has an impressive line-up of portfolio responsibilities, all of which she sought: Housing, Corrections, Police, Youth, Youth Justice, Maori justice issues & the Government response to March 15.” #nzpol (Paywalled - accessible article in comments) www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

Our team have been working hard changing transmitters on all ~90 #kakapo on Whenua Hou, including Vori. Catching kākāpō can be tricky - especially since they often roost up trees. #conservation #parrots Pic: Maddy WhittakerA

Warm, dry, safe homes are the foundation of a functioning society. They allow people to be healthier, attend school more, get jobs and keep them, and become part of a community-minded neighbourhood. #nzpol (Accessible article in comments) www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

Sounds like David Seymour and his ‘jokes’ #nzpol “Far-right influencers use humour, irony and memes to inject ideas into public life that would otherwise be unacceptable. In doing so, they desensitise their audience and normalise extremism.”…

“Really concerning“ and “sneaky” reforms by the coalition Government are stripping back protections for nature so fast that “no New Zealander can keep up”, Forest and Bird’s CEO says. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/real-life...

For a government that supposedly supports free speech and debate, they sure like to shut down free speech and debate 🤨 #nzpol

It's that time again! After a 4 year wait, we're predicting a big #kakapo breeding season this coming summer (early 2026). It's an exciting opportunity for us to reduce the intensity of our #conservation management methods. Read more here: blog.doc.govt.nz/2025/06/27/k... #parrots #birds

Series B, Episode 03 - Weapon GAN: That doesn't sound very promising. Someone must have made an attack on the base. VILA: Who'd be stupid enough to do that? AVON: [Snaps his fingers] Justify "stupid." https://blake.torpidity.net/m/203/112

You can't see me, right?! Our ranger team are currently on Whenua Hou changing transmitters on the #kakapo population. This used to be an annual job, but will be less frequent now due to new #technology. This great photo of Rakiura was taken by ranger Maddy Whittaker. #conservation #parrots

The extraordinary wealth of the Rich Listers is not possible without poverty, homelessness and hardship for far too many. #nzpol elliotcrossan.substack.com/p/rangitahi-...

Māori and environmental groups have opposed the fast-track policy, and the Treaty of Waitangi has so far been a powerful safeguard in seabed mining cases. #nzpol #ToitūTeTiriti theconversation.com/seabed-minin...

“Does she know Pōmare walked those halls with a limp, due to an injury he suffered when he was one of the children who welcomed the troops who invaded Parihaka with singing, only to be trampled by horses?” #nzpol Paywalled - accessible article in the comments.

“Extreme wealth in New Zealand increasingly translates into political clout. Rich Listers don’t just sit around hoping governments will heed their wishlists – many actively deploy their wealth to make sure it happens.”… #nzpol theintegrityinstitute.substack.com/p/integrity-...

Which TV series have you rewatched more than once? 📺🖤

The painful cuts to social spending and worker entitlements in the Budget make sense only when they are seen in the light of what they funded: a huge gift to business, which was clearly the political priority. #nzpol nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com/2025/05/inve...

Britain for the last decade has experienced a bleak paradox: rising child poverty alongside a dramatic increase in billionaire wealth. This inequality has been tolerated partly because greed has been rehabilitated as virtue. - Relevant to Aotearoa #nzpol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Turns out Andrea Vance was understating it

Just about everything Nicola Willis is announcing in this budget is bad for our future, bad for climate, bad for our society. Taking money from essential workers in female dominated industries, young families having new babies, KiwiSavers. It’s madness.

Gaza puts to rest the lie of human progress, the myth that we are evolving morally. Only the tools change. Where once we clubbed victims to death, or chopped them to pieces with broadswords, today we drop 2,000-pound bombs on refugee camps. chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-new-da...

“His own hubris and cocksure arrogance have made him forget that he heads a party that got only 8% of the vote in the last election. He has instead behaved as if he has a personal mandate to transform Aotearoa into a libertarian paradise.“ #nzpol weareunderused.substack.com/p/seymour-fe...

It's very weird that people just reflexively say stuff like "the Greens are nuts" when their policy is just... boring social democratic stuff that any decent human being would be quite pleased with, ackshually Nearly everyone pays less tax and gets free dental! Woot! #nzpol

It’s not that the govt can’t afford to honour these claims - it’s that it won’t. Because this Govt has already made its priorities clear: billions in tax cuts for landlords & property speculators, & now billions “saved” by sidelining caregivers & educators. #nzpol thestandard.org.nz/louisa-wall-...

Yesterday, Nicola Willis ominously announced “positive” changes to Kiwisaver in her upcoming budget (and won’t rule out means testing). And also, we’re dipping into our retirement savings early. #nzpol sapphia.substack.com/p/trading-in...

With Budget 2025 dropping in under 2 weeks, these women will play a crucial role in funding the government’s landlord & income tax breaks (last year they were debt-funded). The $2.9 billion in annual tax cuts disproportionately go to the wealthiest. #nzpol labourcartel.substack.com/p/detonating...

A few things to note about the PR spin currently happening: The term "sex-based discrimination" is a rhetorical shield. It positions pay equity changes as being rooted in moral clarity - “we’re against discrimination in principle” while steadfastly ignoring the reality of equality in practice. 🧵