Today is Transgender Day Of Remembrance. Last night the New Zealand government chose to announce that they are blocking access to puberty blockers for trans youth.

The studies they are choosing to ignore France: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Australia: statements.qld.gov.au/statements/1... and www.saxinstitute.org.au/resource/evi... USA: publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a... From:

email and/or call Brown and your local MP now, because its always how this attempt at eliminating trans people starts #nzpol #ProtectTransKids

That was a big one. Kids were rattled. #eqnz

look I'm no branding expert but I possibly would have called these something else

Nothing like getting into the city before realising your laptop isn’t in your bag. I’m glad I don’t live too far from work, but still ugh. Happy Monday. 😕

Is it just me, or is Kiwibank staffed by a bunch of muppets?

Really want to encourage libraries - especially school libraries - to put no-AI content into your collection development policy. At the very least, if you have a clause in there about requiring accurate information, you can use that to weed out or prevent genAI purchases.

I’m currently knitting a dress(!) from handspun on 2.75mm needles(!!) I’m making surprisingly good progress with a lot of attention paid to bust shaping. Just need to take care not to abuse my hands too much. 🙈🧶

Have money, get a discount off your sentence for giving a mere pittance of it to charity. So, if you are rich in NZ you not only get name suppression, you can also buy yourself a reduced sentence even for extreme examples of child pornography. That’s not fair. So which very wealthy family is it?

Wonderful high tea at Bonappetea this morning. I had an iced mocha and it was all delicious. It also included scones with jam and cream. Beautiful surrounds too.

Really worth a read. Many of the best men I know were raised by single mums. I also know plenty of women struggling with family court and lying exes. I sincerely hope that Carrie Leonetti doesn’t get too much abuse for sharing her research.

Hari te wiki o te Reo Māori. I’m embroidering a cotton jumper from an op shop. I’ve added the tino rangatiratanga flag to the back and am working on the ‘together for te Tiriti’ figures on the front. I have plans for bands of tukutuku and kupu for the front too. Mauriora. #tewikiotereomāori

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/nz...

Moemoeā: Dream, vision, aspiration for the future

100 Māori words every New Zealander should know #TeWikiOTeReoMāori

A question for knitters and knitwear designers.. If you discovered a large error early on while knitting a pattern, would you: A. Email the designer about it right away or B. Wait until you finish knitting the garment in case there are other issues to include? It’s not a new release. #knitting 🧶

Te Wiki o te Reo Mãori Mäori Language Week HEPETEMA 2025

I’m going to be in Australia for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. It will be too warm to wear my ake ake ake hoodie, but I’ll take my reo homework with me. I wrote a poem as part of my Reo class. I’m still finding structure/grammar hard, but I’m picking up a fair amount of kupu. #TeReoMāori

Oh sweet Jeebus, imagine explaining to a Tesla’s AI how a Melbourne hook turn is meant to work. (It’d probably just keep driving around the intersection in a swastika pattern.)

The other option is vote the Nats mob out #NZPol

Petty gripes with Wellington public transport. 1. Why can’t I connect my snapper card to my bank account for automatic top ups? This would also avoid credit card fees. 2. Installing mobile base stations/boosters in some of the tunnels would be very helpful for commutes.

Spring has definitely sprung in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. The wind is doing its best to push me into traffic! 🌬️🚶‍♂️

Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

Newly off the blocking mats is my Taniwha sweater. Pattern is Low Tide by Rachel Illsley, yarn is Wool yarns possum/merino/silk. It’s pretty cosy but not too hot. Good for early spring. #knitsky #showmeyourknits #knitting #handknit #lowtidesweater

What’s with the drivers in Wellington this morning? Is something in the water? 🫣

Top work from @bodycartoon.bsky.social!

Wellington Hospital cuts maternity & gynaecology beds for ED. I mean, the Govt have so decimated the opportunity for women to earn decent wages & made the cost of living worse they think no ordinary working folks who require public health should be able to afford kids so why provide care. #NZpol

Library patrons are largely unaware of publishers' unfair licensing terms when selling ebooks and audiobooks to libraries. We need to address this awareness gap! I'm glad to see our consortium launch this #ebook advocacy page: www.livebrary.com/econtentFAQs #libraries #publishing

Metlink cancelling some trains and having others just not show up. Really not good enough. I wanted to get to work by a good time today so I could get home in time to prepare for the Matariki event at the kids school this evening. So much for that plan. 😑

Copyright is such a miserable bastardisation of what it was meant to be. Corrupted by greed and power like so many good ideas. This is a sad decision and a loss to history. natlib.govt.nz/about-us/med...

It’s cowl week for #showmeyourknits and appropriately cold weather for it in Aotearoa. Here’s my Dragon Tale cowl designed by Mary Hunt. A test knit from last year. It’s big and cosy and the burgundy yarn is a possum blend. I wore it to work yesterday. #knitting #fibrearts #handknit 🧶

Seriously, this is the absolute worst when the thing you’re measuring is literal pages outputted and not actual the value of content. Like naturally in terms of raw efficiency if that’s how narrowly and blinkered you’re measuring things you’ll come out with this result www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Nicola Grigg, the current Minister of Women’s Affairs, appears to be MIA … 😬

In a direct protest against the @iea.org's plea to use the custom chatbot to explore this report, I am going to read the entire thing (all 304 pages) using my actual brain, and this thread will be where I dump reactions, thoughts, notes etc as I go through it www.iea.org/reports/ener...

Here’s another purple thing for #showmeyourknits. This is the Lace and Fade Boxy using tencel instead of mohair/silk. I used five colours of Wollmeise for the fade. It worked well and is lovely to wear in warmer weather or for layering. #knitting 🧶

Woof, having a kid’s birthday immediately after moving house was interesting! Thankfully I had the gifts organised and wrapped in advance. We bought a cake, Craig cooked his favourite meal. He had a wonderful day. I’m glad we gave ourselves some grace as well.

On Thursday I’m running a workshop on how activists can work strategically with Wikipedia and open platforms to get facts in front of the public. But here’s a sneak preview of one issue I come up against all the time: photo names. wikipedia-for-activists-may-2025.lilregie.com

All of our stuff is moved. The unpacking is going to take… awhile. My MIL has helpfully unpacked kitchen stuff and food but has some odd ideas about where to put things. 😆

Something purple for #showmeyourknits is a hapkerchief. I started this knit at a workshop with Gudrun Johnston. Her spit splicing method is very nifty but I’m not sold on using w&t to avoid purl rows. #knitting

House moving is going well. We have furniture, food and internet. We are moving boxes of stuff tomorrow (mostly books and craft materials). I’m looking forward to spending our first night in our new house. ☺️🏡

Three Te Pāti Māori MPs to be suspended by NZ Parliament Privileges Committee over haka against #TreatyPrinciples Bill. More details to come. Yet another case where calling out racism and corrupt conduct is treated more harshly than conduct itself. #NZpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Life pro tip. When moving house, pre-order pizza (or other food delivery of choice) ahead of time to arrive for dinner on the day of the move. I have never regretted doing this.

My newest cardigan is a lot of fun #showmeyourknits It’s the Heaven cardigan, but I replaced the back beading with a simplified version of the colourwork from the Art Nouveau cardi. Yarn is mohair/silk held with tencel. The tencel adds strength for the beads. #knitsky 🧶

1. So committed there was zero consultation with half the population. 2. Progress has demonstrably been undone. 3. There is no expert advice to support this claim. 4. This may sound like a defense of fairness, but is a ploy to resist equity. 5. This “process” preserves advantages for cis white men.

My new toy is a hand painted dragon plying tool from @fiberygoodness.bsky.social It’s perfect for plying bobbin ends in style. You can ply directly from it as well! They are for sale here: www.fiberygoodness.com/explore-the-... #handspun #handspinning

#showmeyourknits fresh off the needles, DK gauge (knit with 4ply held double). Beeswax hat. Fast and delightful to knit. I’d highly recommend the pattern. #knitsky 🧶

Here’s what’s on the needles for #showmeyourknits. It’s a mashup between two cardigans. Any guesses as to which? #knitting 🧶

The 1970s, when knitting patterns took a very dark turn.