These negotiations are occurring with no public announcement, no parliamentary oversight, and no consultation. The public is being kept in the dark while the Government negotiates the handover of our most sensitive personal data to the Trump administration.

Absolutely the fuck not what the actual fuck

The pattern is clear. This Government is secretly locking New Zealand into deeper alignment with the US without ever putting it to the public, whether it's critical minerals deals, AUKUS Pillar 2, or now handing over our biometric data.

In celebration of my late niece, a family member is raising money for Starship Childrens Hospital. Ella had a long and challenging journey and Starship was a crucial part of her treatment.

Critically endangered kākāpō Vori-A1, who has important genes from the Fiordland kākāpō Richard Henry, born live on camera in the nest of foster mother Rakiura. Almost no one has seen these birds hatch before! The egg had only been delivered 1.5 hours earlier.

We had 4 days between being approved for our latest rental, & having to move out. I’d visited multiple houses beforehand, alongside at least 5 other groups - often more. We weren’t allowed to transfer our existing bond over. Had to suddenly come up with 4 weeks rent, & 2 weeks advance rent. 1/2

This is a "papers please" "English is the official language" "eat slop and be grateful" "disappear the unhoused" "women are second class" "don't learn real history" "local FBI office" government and we really cannot afford to be smug about other countries' slide to open fascism, Aotearoa

Where exactly are we going to “move-on” all the people in need of housing? Won’t be into the 3,500 cancelled new state home builds, or the 900 up for sale: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/where-exac...

Many of my cohort are alive today and avoided H.I.V because Dr Michael Baker created the needle exchange program in the 1980s.👍 He knows a thing or two about reducing harm for users of prohibited substances and he is well aware that punitive prohibition is a harm maximiser. #EndProhibition #nzpol

Hatched at 3.37pm and then later on at 4.09pm the camera is switched to colour for a few minutes 💚

If you're watching our live #kakapo webcam: an egg near to hatching (Vori-A1-2026) will be put into the next in the next 10 mins. Keep watching over the coming hours/days to hopefully see a chick hatch! #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots www.youtube.com/live/BfGL7A2...

Yeah sure let’s get another agency or we can just not have the fast track legislation, restrict electoral donations, get rid of golden visas, etc. What is the point of an agency if corruption is legalized and entrenched into the system?

The first #kakapo chick for four years hatched two days ago (on Valentine’s Day for those who like to anthropomorphise!). Here’s Tiwhiri-A1-2026 in Yasmine’s nest. 📸: Deidre Vercoe. www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r... #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots #birds

I mean it’s not like the current government cancelled Three Waters and an order of new ferries that could handle rougher weather 👀 bsky.app/profile/lora...

Tragically I think 11 people have already died in Aotearoa this year because of extreme weather. We need to reduce our emissions and invest in climate adaptation with urgency. But naturally, this government is instead pursuing coal mines and an LNG terminal. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/weather-l...

You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.

The quilting section at Spotlight makes the 'are women suited to surgery?' discussion seem ludicrous. Quilters have been piecing fabric and driving needles through complex designs for centuries. Needle holders, right angle forceps, cutting blades- all here. #ILookLikeASurgeon #MedSky

A 4 kilometre walk is 45mins to 1hr if walking "briskly" and that's just one way. This will be basically impossible for many elderly who cannot do 2hr+ of walking in a day.

Look, as always, I don't want to pretend journalism is easy, but surely it is *weird* for both of RNZ's articles on this to offer no neutral summary about the work WHO does, the "original mandate" of the organisation, any kind of factual context It's just the perspectives of various dudes

Last week no living person had seen a #kakapo lay an egg. Now you can watch it on our webcam: Rakiura laid her second today (15:01 on 25/1/2025). She'll probably lay another in 3 days' time. #conservation #kakapo2026 #birds www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/kak...

Buy a transistor radio. An AM FM NOAA one that uses AA batteries. Buy a flashlight that runs on AA batteries. Buy a 20 pack of AA batteries. Buy a box of 12 hour long burn candles. But some storm proof matches. Put all these in a ziplock gallon bag. Put the bag in a drawer.

If anyone wants to see a livestream of a #kakapo on their nest, then Rakiura is back on her nest NOW. #kakapo2026 #conservation www.youtube.com/live/BfGL7A2...

Confirmed by Election NZ, voting opens on Labour Day 2026. elections.nz/media-and-ne... You need to be enrolled by midnight Sunday 25 October.

Kākāpō: The kākāpō is the world's only flightless parrot, the world's heaviest parrot, and also is nocturnal, herbivorous, endemic to New Zealand.

#kakapo mating and fridge update: last night Rakiura + Komaru on Whenua Hou, and Yasmine + Ariki and Stella + Horton on Anchor. Two more matings the night before too, and something might be happening on Te Kākahu... #conservation #parrots

I'm way behind in this project, but hope to catch up Oct, Nov, & Dec by the end of this month. September weather in Rotorua 2025. Really enjoying the months together and seeing the temperature changes from Summer to Spring. #art #fabric #textile #quilt #reuse #recycle #weather #climate

Tip my Ko-Fi $25NZD or more before Mon 19th Jan at 10.00am & you’ll go in the draw to win my ‘Green Girl’ Cross Stitch (78.5cm x 70cm unframed). Almost a year of daily work to finish. Please share widely, I need as many supporters as possible. #Kikorangi #CrossStitch ko-fi.com/ciaraaxstitch

I just stumbled upon featherbase, a database of feather pictures from a bunch of bird species.🪶 So pretty! www.featherbase.info/zh/home

Needless to say the fuel economy target for 2025 has been missed by a wide margin and will get worse next year.

Here, at time of writing (first minutes of 2026) is what I understand to be the case about the Manage My Health data breach. I am writing this out as a what I know and why (and don't know) as of now to help anyone trying to explain this to others. This is a data breach with stolen patient data.

Wanna re-live the ✨kawaii ✨ magic? Well lucky ducks, guess what we have prepared! All of the Kawaiicon 3 talks are up on YouTube! Check em out! youtube.com/@kawaiiconnz

Travelling across Raukawa Moana with a small child? CANNOT recommend the Bluebridge cabins enough. Like 20% more cost if you're travelling with a car, absolute lifesaver. Ensuite toilet! You can lie down! Can reasonably let kiddo play with toys and/or watch things with sound on!

David's Webworm is the only subscription I open and read every single time. Highly recommend signing up as a paid supporter

I want to do something positive to end what’s been a shit year. Change up the vibe etc. *lucky dip artwork* For $25 incl p&p I’ll send you a piece of art, many matted, no bigger than A4. Mixed media, mainly semi abstract landscape, signed. NZ only. DM me to order. Reposts appreciated.

Love this (successful development of ecosystems including insects in urban spaces). The new George St is a much nicer space than what it replaced.

So the hotline’s 12 month budget was $400k. If we generously assume it spent only $200k given it operated for half of that time, that’s still $1000 per road cone removed. Nutty waste of money from the Coalition. 🤦‍♂️

Cradled NZ have just come out with a frankly BANGER line of merch in support of PATHA’s legal action! Get yourself a "WOKE IDEOLOGICAL FERAL" t-shirt! cradlednz.digitees.co.nz/shop/categor...

"In July, Attorney-General Judith Collins found the bill to be inconsistent with the Bill of Rights Act, and indicated 100,000 or more people could be directly or indirectly disenfranchised by the rules banning enrolment in the final 13 days before an election."

"The Ministry of Justice found 80.2 percent of submitters opposed the bill, with 0.5 percent supporting it." In a shock move, NACTFirst heavy committee approves law that favours them even though voters hate it. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Of course Louise Upston (and her embattled leader) will ignore this advice because their real aim is to create an underclass willing to accept appalling pay and working conditions while making their stats look better

SHORT NOTICE CALL TO ARMS FOR DUNEDIN FOLKS

I just wrote a response to the FSU on my personal blog. Please share and repost - I am proud of my words here. constellation-of-rights.ghost.io/words-are-vi...

This is an absolute disgrace. The Public Service Act imposes duties of stewardship on chief executives, and the job of the service is to be effective as well as efficient. How can you know if this is happening if you don’t evaluate the effects of restructuring? #nzpol

Quick video for the 'we saved too many lives, spent too much $, sent inflation to the moon, made interest rates go up, and now we have to pay for our sins 😢' crowd. The idea that NZ could have 'opted out' of global inflation surge is daft. Almost as daft as NZ opting almost uniquely for a recession.

These scams (usually selling real products, but with illegally misleading marketing) are happily allowed by Meta. They are specifically targeting New Zealand consumers, with advertising that's illegal under NZ law, but Meta will do nothing about it.

If 30% is a success then why bother overhauling the education qualifications as everyone is clearly a success

‘Reckless and unachievable’: A tired teacher critiques the proposed NCEA overhaul

More people want to be the mayor of Dunedin than anywhere else. So who are they?

I was wrong yesterday when I said this. It actually goes back to 1948: www.nzlii.org/nz/legis/his...

Need a quick guide into how to safely decide who to vote for this election? Then here’s a handy guide - like an airline safety plan. Watch out for candidates pushing specific ideologies based on pseudo law and organisations known to spread disinformation. They won’t help your community.