If you live in the Kingston/Brooklyn area, don't plan on taking a bus anywhere today. Due to overnight weather and fallen trees, the #7 bus route isn't currently running. Please check the Metlink website for updates. Other routes are also affected. #Metlink #Wellington #Flooding #Bus #Cancellations

#kakapo Esperance with chick Elsie-A2-2026 on Whenua Hou. At a month old the chicks start to get coloured feathers and males will weigh around 1kg - not far off the mother's weight. But she's still less than halfway through raising them in the nest! #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds #wildlife

I don't know what I ate yesterday, but today I've felt seedy and my bowels hate me 😬 Will reschedule tomorrow regardless. Pain in the ass but I need to be 100% to have an invasive medical procedure.

Bluesky is looking for a design research contractor big plus if you know Bluesky well who's the best design researcher you know? nominate them (or yourself)

With everything so heavy in the world right now, show me your pets 🐶 🐱🐇🐷🐢🐤🦜 Let's get some joy going people! This is a rescue kitten Pedro, that I name sponsored for Neko Ngeru Rescue. I'm meeting him next Friday 24/4 😻😻😻

Here are the top 5 dogs of the week!

Mostly people 🙃

*Please only DM me if you can actually help me on Monday* The Rutherford Clinic have advised I 'do' need someone to pick me up after my gastroscopy on Monday afternoon. I don't know an exact time for pickup, but it will be after 3.30pm. No transport home=no procedure & back to the waiting list.

My friend sent me this #tbt photo from 2010. Man times change 🙃

Wellington friends, I need a favour. Next Monday afternoon 20/4 at 2pm, I have a gastroscopy at the Rutherford Clinic in Lower Hutt. I can get out there by myself, but due to sedation, I will need a lift back into town. If anyone can help, please let me know. Will reimburse your fuel costs. Ta!

This!! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 'Normal' test results are only a lab or medically defined range. They are not specific to 'your' body or unique physiology.

This is the HEART of Aotearoa/New Zealand - a cyclone threatening us by tomorrow and already marae are ready and willing to welcome anyone. They have such value and deserve the rest of us to support them.💜 #AoNZ #marae #Māori #cyclone

Sunrise, Thursday, 9 April, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Artist:Gemma Correll

@flexiblegonewrong

Have your say on the future of mental health and wellbeing in Aotearoa. Public consultation is now open on the draft Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy 🗓️ Open 8 April – 18 May 2026 Help spread the word. Find out more (link in comments).

Of course I got a $2500 student loan invoice and a $500 tax bill today. Will have to break a term investment to pay the first of the student loan payments, which is due today 😔 I'm sure there must be a few of you here in similar circumstances?

Water Lilies - 1914/1917 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/11155

Please 🙏

Two scraps of cotton wool. #kakapo chicks Pakiki-A3-2026 and Wendy-A1-2026 in Wendy's nest on Anchor Island. These are two of the youngest kākāpō chicks from this year. The oldest is about 6 weeks older and ~15 times heavier! #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds #wildlife

The receptionist tried to book me in for my gastroscopy at 7.30am. Cue hysterical laughter 🤣🤭

🎨 @wizardofbarge.bsky.social

And there it is.

been sitting at NZ$667 of $999 for a couple days now, please help me keep the momentum going! reposts are a HUGE help and hey, if you’ve got a spare dollar or two to send my way, i’d be grateful for that too — no amount is too small! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 #mutualaid #mutualaidrequest #transcrowdfund

“The closures of Heinz Watties, Greggs, & McCain…will have implications for NZ’s #FoodResilience & security, will cause significant #JobLosses & threaten the viability of local vegetable growers…& NZ’s ability to feed itself with #LocalProduce” - Steve Abel, Greens My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol

Rats roaming around #Auckland public hospitals #NZ. National's underfunding of public health while shovelling money to fancy private facilities is sickening

Oh goodie, I've got to have another endoscopy. Nothing better than having a tube stuck down my throat and my stomach poked 😬😢

This!

Human beings are trash. As if bombing/killing people, damaging societal & economic structures, and destroying physical landscapes isn't enough. Let's destroy our young peoples future too. Hyper capitalism and greed at their worst imo. Who else wants to get off this hell ride?

I get this one frequently, usually followed by the typical suggestions of yoga, meditation, a dietary approach, magical supplements. My cerebellum is not going to grow back you idiot. 😬🙃

My term on InternetNZ board is ending soon after nine long years. In my seat please prioritise those with a broad lived experience & real technical knowledge. We have values driven people, we need DNS/Domain name knowledge. I had real-world expertise with internet scams, phishing, abuse etc.

National could cover public transport fares rather than just subsidising people to buy petrol. They could invest in renewable energy generation in NZ instead of an overpriced LNG terminal. They won't because propping up the fossil fuel industry is the whole point. #NZPol

Monet’s Poplars series almost didn’t happen because the trees were about to be cut down. So he purchased them until he finished painting, then sold them back.

Pepper has an oozing sore that’s opened up were she was swollen after her fight. Vet nurse has picked her up for me & will drop her home for free, but rest of the bill is going to be hundreds because she’ll need antibiotics. Any help by tipping my Kofi would be so welcome. ko-fi.com/ciaraaxstitch

A good news story. Predator reduction/eradication efforts are making a difference.

The Artist's Garden at Eragny, 1898 #impressionism #camillepissarro

This will be the nail in the ⚰️ for some home-owners, not to mention the flow on effect to renters...

Sunrise, Wednesday, 25 March, from Makorori Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

If you're interested in the fuel situation as it relates to Aotearoa, this is a great site to keep an eye on. #AoNZ #fuelcrisis #Aotearoa #nzoilwatch

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This kiwi car dealer only sells electric cars and all their inventory is gone. Never seen that before.

F*ckers, trying to kill more of us off. Next they'll be telling us we have to pay to get a booster! Who signed off on this decision?

This is an excellent thread from Ross on the somatic symptoms of mental health, definitely worth a read.

Just when I thought my financial situation couldn't get any worse, my accountant sent me my most recent tax return last night. This means I've gone over the Community Services Card threshold & will have to pay $77 to see my GP, $31 for my B12 injections & $27 for a repeat prescription. I give up 😭

My birthday isn't for a week, but packages and e-vouchers are already turning up. I know we could all use a retail discount these days, but surely $5 or 5% on a minimum $50 spend is having a laugh? 🙃🤭

Now’s the time to donate to the Greens Party whānau Some kind of donor is matching our gift! www.greens.org.nz/critical_mom...