Calling all kung fu/animation/Shihad fans! The fab Ant Sang is crowdfunding to support his latest animation. If you can afford to spare a few dollars please consider donating (it’s tax deductible in NZ) and if you can’t, please help spread the word!

I feel this way sitting on planet earth. The thing is: borders are stupid and nobody wants to accept it but it is. We should prioritize safeguarding our planet (ecosystem, flora, fauna, animals) and the people (no matter who they are) but we prioritize year on year profit growth (a made up thing).

'For a comparable price tag, free public transport delivers household relief, cuts fuel demand, eases congestion, and stretches our limited reserves.' #NZpol newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/27/f...

Mate, the public figured out the fuel crisis was scary when petrol prices crossed $3 during a cost of greed crisis The problem is, none of us believe the _government_ have worked it out yet.

The latest edition of @littlethoughtspress.com is out and it’s a stunner. 🤩 Available here littlethoughtspress.com/issues Thank you Stephanie Buosi for illustrating Benny’s Bellybutton so fabulously! #poetryforkids #storiesforkids #kidlit #writingforchildren

The gap between New Zealanders who do extraordinary things at home and abroad and a backward-looking leadership is stark, writes Dame Anne Salmond

One thing that AI evangelists seem to assume, particularly legal AI evangelists assume, is that the thinking and analysis is quick, and the writing is just tedious busywork that slows us down. But the writing IS the thinking and analysis. You work out the thinking and analysis by writing it down.

I do not understand how the ABSOLUTELY VOLUNTARY destruction of the original ferry replacement is not a massive political scandal?! It was a reflexive ideological decision that has disadvantaged the country significantly.

The Covid-19 Royal Commission's second report has been published, I've read (almost) all of it and here are the key takeaways: newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/10/l...

Ffs, underfunding is not under pressure and decades of evidence says private healthcare serves profit not patients. Why isn’t proper funding on the table? Does Westpac have private healthcare providers as customers? This is not an objective balanced analysis #nzpol

Is anyone putting on Tom Stoppard plays in Auckland in honour of his passing? Anyone?

I don’t ‘think’ I said anything to offend the phlebotomist - 🤔

Such a joy to have some new poems up at dirigibleballoon.org So grateful to @northernjim.bsky.social #childrenspoetry

Woohoo #worldbookday ❤️Have you been reading today? #reading #poetry

It’s been a while… i have things to say about the perception of children’s writers melindaszymanik.blogspot.com/2026/03/i-have…

Voyager 1 is currently more than 24 billion kilometres from Earth and getting 17km farther every second and hilariously it is not as out of touch with New Zealand as our Prime Minister

Not going anywhere USA while those contemptible nazi crooks are running things and I will be livid if this knee-bending quisling govt just bends over with our data

The artwork for my poem is divine - love it when my copies turn up in the mail. Bit proud this poem was commended for the 2025 Caterpillar Prize #childrenspoetry #poem

Everyone working on books right now would be well-served to keep their various drafts. Hate that we’re here, but right or wrong, some of us are inevitably, in this shitty future, going to be asked to show our work, so to speak.

#nzpol During the last election campaign – you might have heard the phrase “It’s time to get the county back on track” uttered once or twice. How do you feel that is going? Do you feel back on track yet? There are some numbers in the Budget that back-up your concerns. A 🧵

Personally I am very pro the Māorification of New Zealand #nzpol

I've never seen "running government like a business is bad, actually" illustrated as plainly and clearly as this:

For months I've been thinking about the ways in which the norms of journalism aren't up to the task of reporting on people who won't accept the norms of reality. So I've written about my thoughts there, and how the lessons of reporting about disinformation apply to everything now.

It’s meeeee!!! With poetrrryyyyy 😃❤️

I revised a picture book manuscript today at the request of a maybe-interested publisher - when I read the new version it made me cry. I am choosing to see that as a good sign #AllTheFeels

Loved ‘A Complete Unknown’ and have been thinking about it a lot since seeing it yesterday. Surprising and recommended

Writing today be like …

Welp. Apple snuck something dirty in our phones last night. Settings > Apps > (pick an app) > Siri > Learn From this App TOGGLE OFF. You have to go through each app. My garage app, my BANKING APPS, others had that turned on automatically. 😡

🚘🚘🚘🚘🚘🚘 : 👎 🚘 🌳 🚴‍♀️ 🌳 🚶‍♀️ : 👍

Submissions on the Treaty Principles bill reopened. New closing time and date: 1pm on Tuesday 14 January. Treaty Principles Bill submissions re-open after website woes www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Resharing for today’s crowd! #KidLit creators, please spread the word! @littlethoughtspress.com @doucette515.bsky.social

Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends: 1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration; 2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you; 3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.

It's simple really. The more books you read, the greater the chance a magic portal will open in one and transport you into that realm. Don't give up trying.

And a third poem - this one Christmassy too - less turkey, more peace on Earth @thedirigible.bsky.social ❤️

Another poem by me now up on The Dirigible Balloon - what might a mouse want for Christmas? @thedirigible.bsky.social ❤️

I wrote a haiku! Thanks to @thedirigible.bsky.social for including it on their website along with other poems by me (and many other fab people) 😃 ❤️

Wonderful piece - amazing woman

In the past day I’ve heard two people who really should know better say they asked ChatGPT for factual info. ChatGPT is not a search engine. It is predictive text based on other people’s stolen writing; its whole job is to make stuff up. Please do not ask it for facts. Tell a friend.

Love my library - it’s always there to support my reading habit and broaden my horizons and understanding

Brilliant thread!! Our little democracy is ours. Unique from the beginning. #nzpol

Clever creatives out there: we desperately need a counter social media storm to undermine Seymour/Hobson's Pledge lies right now. They're gearing up for a referendum, using the disgusting tactics seen in the Aussie 'Voice' vote. Please, please flood the zone with funny, hooky info to expose them.

Our wee ginger minx is 16? and has finally (finally 🤷‍♀️) decided sitting on my lap is a go. But only in the morning in bed. She disapproves of my morning coffee but not enough to sit elsewhere. Some delays with breakfast and showers are expected

Out in December. Purchase only through dirigibleballoon.org Price includes postage & packaging. ALL PROCEEDS TO JUVENILE ARTHRITIS RESEARCH. Thank you to all our poets and artists for their generosity. #YorkshireTimesPublishing #PoetryForChildren #DirigibleBalloon 🎈

VIP: "The message should be simple: The Treaty protects all New Zealanders from corporate exploitation. This bill is about the people (tangata whenua and tangata tiriti) vs corporate profits." newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/20/l...

this post has everything, a dummies guide to Te Tiriti AND a Schitt's Creek reference. SO GOOD

Argh! Celebrity authors... worth a read. theconversation.com/im-a-childre...

The German edition of #LucyAndTheDark is now out! Woot!! 🎉🥂🥳 with Atrium Kinderbuch Verlag