2025 Tāmaki Makaurau by-election - Final results by Auckland Council ward (took them awhile to release final polling station data so only got around to it today) #nzpol #electionmaps #wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_T%...

me explaining how many continents there are in the western hemisphere

Ok have been writing this today, added 1,600+ words. Pretty good state, another edited moved it from start-class to B-class. #Wikipedia

Manaaki Whenua have appointed Siobhan Leachman as their Wikimedian in Residence! Supporting staff to share their expertise, @siobhanleachman.bsky.social will be assisting the group with contributing content from their nationally significant collections to openly accessible Wikimedia platforms.

Wrote a quick biographical article on incumbent Ngāti Kahungunu chair Bayden Barber for #Wikipedia this evening. Gonna expand further tmmr as there are more sources. Luckily, the NZ GG happened to take a photo with him in February so we have a good PD photo en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayden_...

Redid the map I made for the #Wikipedia article on the 2020 Auckland Central election, which was a three-way-competitive race between Chlöe Swarbrick GRN, Helen White LAB, and Emma Mellow NAT #nzpol #electionmaps en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aucklan...

The deep-sea supergiant amphipod Alicella gigantea may be hard to find, but information on it isn’t — all thanks to a dedicated NZ editor. The article for this unique species has recently become a featured article, meaning it represents some of the very best content in the online encyclopedia.

thespinoff.co.nz/politics/23-... Totally, crazy that Auckland has basically the same system of local govt as a small town Akld elections should be seen as nationally important, over 1/3 of the country lives there. For that to happen it needs proper westminster-style democracy imo #nzpol

Voted today #localelections #localelectionsnz #nzpol

great that the place i have to go to special vote is closed on the weekends and is only open before 5pm #nzpol

me carefully reading 3 of the 4 candidates bios "ok, fine, sure" me getting to the last guy "oh ok this makes it way easier definitely not this guy" 3 positions 4 candidates kinda annoying

It’s ok to put the phone down.

This is the line that Dems need to push. It can't be simply. "Political violence is bad" it MUST be "Political violence is bad and Trump and his ilk are responsible for creating conditions ripe for political violence"

spent the evening tidying up en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te_Whak... still barebones, mainly just removed unsourced stuff and added info on the chairpersons. copyedited it to make it more readable redirected the stub article on Te Arataura into the main article

10 million Aucklanders when

realising i put a bunch of money on a bus card but i'm planning on getting my restricted next week didn't think that through lol

2025 #TāmakiMakaurau by-election preliminary results - #map showing margin of victory by ward. Made for the #Wikipedia article en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_T%... #nzpol #auckland

2025 #TāmakiMakaurau by-election preliminary results - #map showing margin of victory by suburb. Made for the #Wikipedia article en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_T%... #nzpol #auckland

#Map showing the popular vote share of elected councillors by constituency for the 2022 #Taranaki Regional Council election. #nzpol #electionmaps

#Map showing the popular vote share of elected councillors by constituency for the 2022 #Hawke'sBay Regional Council election. #nzpol #electionmaps #hbrc #hb #tematauamāui

#Map showing the popular vote share of elected councillors by constituency for the 2022 #BayOfPlenty Regional Council election. #nzpol #electionmaps #boprc #bop

#Map showing the popular vote share of elected councillors by constituency for the 2022 #Waikato Regional Council election. #nzpol #electionmaps

#Map showing the popular vote share of elected councillors by constituency for the 2022 #Northland Regional Council election. #nzpol #electionmaps

swear that youtube is now "autocorrecting" when i search something oh you searched someones name? here's two common nouns that are vaguely similar

"this photo is already in the public domain, you can find it on google" aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

YouTube updated their Creative Commons license to CC BY 4.0, but all the old videos that should say they were released CC BY 3.0 now all link to the wrong license. People on #WikimediaCommons discussing what to do about this, whether YT has the right to just change licenses #copyright #wikipedia

Redid my #map of local council elections for the #Wikipedia article en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Ne... Same as the one I redid for the regional council, better base map, design improvements, etc etc Currently updated with the results of those who won seats unopposed #nzpol

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsJz... such a fun cover, spotify discover weeky working well

Redid the map I made for the regional council elections for en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Ne... * More detailed base map (including lakes) * Split into constituency areas * Māori ward inset * General styling improvements Currently shows the 12 seats that were won unopposed #nzpol #vote2025 #wikipedia

lol #wikipedia

open.spotify.com/track/6crhRT... banger

10k edits on #Wikipedia just now

Voting in the local elections is arguably more important than the general, but so many "can't be arsed" If you don't do politics, politics will still do you #nzpol

Another new feature for my local government candidate database - candidates can now have Wikipedia links, and you can search for ones that do. Big thanks to @theloyalorder.bsky.social for the suggestion! #nzpol

Handy guide to who isn't a knob in the upcoming local council elections www.greens.org.nz/local Local Body Candidate Finder - Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

Local elections in NZ are a democratic mess. 78 councils, no central info, run by private companies. I’ve compiled every 2025 local govt candidate (including their affiliation) into one searchable tool - because someone had to. #nzpol theprogressreport.co.nz/local-candid...

How great was Tom Lehrer? In 2020, he moved his entire catalog into the public domain because he felt he'd made more than enough money off of it. Enjoy every Tom Lehrer album: tomlehrersongs.com

1901 #Auckland City mayoral election - margin of victory by ward Made for the #Wikipedia article en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1901_Au... #nzhistory #maps #electionmaps #tamakimakaurau

First preference vote share of elected councillors by ward, grouped by political lean, for the 2022 Wellington City Council election #nzpol #maps #electionmaps #wellington #poneke

First preference vote share of Green Party candidates in the 2022 Wellington City Council election by ward #nzpol #maps #electionmaps

Map of the number of councillors each local council will have after the 2025 local elections #nzpol #maps #nz

Spent 2 hours on Sunday running the #Aotearoa #NewZealand Wiki online meet up. Curious as to what Wiki editors get up to? Have a look at the "round table" section. My colleagues amaze me with their prolific contributions. #Wikipedia #Wikidata #WikiCommons #Wikisource en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

Map of the margin of victory by ward of candidates in the 2022 #Christchurch mayoral election Created for the Wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Ch... #nzpol #chch #maps #electionmaps

The Aotearoa New Zealand Wiki online meet up is being held tomorrow Sunday 20th July from Noon NZST. See the following wiki page for the meeting link and agenda en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped... #Wikipedia #Wikidata #Wikicommons #Wikisource

Popular vote share of winning councillors by ward for the 2022 Hastings District Council election #hastingsnz #heretaunga #nzpol #maps #hawkesbay

Today #Wikipedia #WomenInRed project turns 10! Please celebrate by writing a woman's bio. 100 women have been selected to pique your interest. @wmau.bsky.social @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

Map of the candidate's margin of victory by local board subdivisons in the 2022 #Auckland mayoral election. Redid the map for en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Au... #nzpol #maps

Tomorrow in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland 🏙️ Join our friends at Auckland Museum in supporting the Women in Red movement, which strives to close the gender gap on Wikipedia by highlighting the biographies, achievements, and histories of women. Tuesday 15 July, 6PM www.aucklandmuseum.com/visit/whats-...

Election map of the 2025 Ngāti Kahungunu iwi elections, showing popular vote share of elected board members by rohe. Created for the #wikipedia article en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Ng...

It is my sense, in Wellington at least, that we have far fewer candidates to the left of “cooker” these local government elections. Seriously fewer. We are really going to need people to participate, support us, and get out the vote.