Trans people exist. Nonbinary people exist. Gender and sex and biology are wonderful chaotic messes. And the biggest threat to cis women's safety and dignity in 2025 is the globally coordinated far right movement which seeks to Handmaid's Tale us all Refuse to be divided.

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

And now I’ve been reprimanded for yelling. Sure it wasn’t ideal, but it’s stressful and over stimulating to have 2 dogs running around on noisy wooden floors barking their heads off with loud fireworks going off 2m from your back door!

#nzpol 🤬

Just yelled at the neighbours because they decided they’d set their fireworks off in their backyard tonight - knowing we have dogs, and knowing there’s barely any space between our house and theirs. They could have done us the courtesy of telling me in advance so I could have been prepared 🤬

Excellent from my law colleague up at Auckland. Legal AI is truth agnostic, often wrong, and time saved is often illusory. newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/l...

Very conveniently, my entire market set up except for the gazebo was already in the car because while my workroom floor is being refinished, there is no room for it anywhere else!

Wow, turns out they even have raised crossings in the middle of the outback. And the sky hasn't fallen here either.

University pension scheme under fire for Israeli investments If you didn’t sign the letter but care to support this push please contact them thespinoff.co.nz/society/06-1...

There are a lot of wonderful, passionate people on the centre/left in AoNZ who sincerely think once you get into office, you *have* to be more moderate, less outspoken, govern The Proper Way, and that's one reason (out of many) the 2017-2023 govts didn't achieve as much change as we all hoped for

Argh the flies are here, and they’re driving the doggos to distraction.

This can’t come as a surprise to anyone on FB or Insta, who have been awash with the lowest quality ads for simply ages now. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Name suppression laws need to be revisited because they end being used to shelter the well off and connected. And the courts need to reconsider the way they prioritise the reputations and livelihoods of perpetrators over the harms done to victims and the need to protect people from predators.

B.I.L Simone's husband & Piper's dad is having his 50th party in Dec Dad & I both want to go desperately Dogs need a kennel, we need a AirBnB this is def the last time for dad If you can help dad & I it would mean so much Acc Name: Please help Foxy Acc Detail: G Gregory Acc No: 38 9010 0779610 04

It would seem that the race to become the modern world's first trillionaire is over...

“The writer asked Thomas: “Would you be able to clarify that the revised free speech policy would protect opinions critical of the Treaty, and that all non-violent views of race relations in Aotearoa New Zealand would be tolerated on campus?”” newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/w...

Some days, the loneliness hits harder than the pain. Chronic conditions have stolen so much—not just my energy, but my freedom. I can't work like I used to, pouring my all into projects that light me up. I can't chase spontaneous adventures or even simple plans when the mood strikes.

MCAS runs my life now. Covid's gift. Months of achey painful sleepless nights with a side of histamine migraine hell. But hey, we’re post pandemic… aren’t we?😷😬 #MCAS #LongCOVID

I'm not sure why they're not naming him. Apropos of nothing, RNZ named a 'well-known New Zealander' accused of sexually assaulting someone in 1995 last month as Act's Tim Jago. Prominent New Zealander charged over further alleged sexual offending www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/prominent...

The current MP for Ilam sure does things differently from the last. (Me, it’s me!) FYI despite *everything* (and while taking staff safety extremely seriously) we didn’t trespass a single person from our office, let alone the entire Mall. #nzpol

That quake last night was decent! Haven't moved for a doorway like that in a few years. Good reminder to refresh the emergency water - very aware that we've got holes in our emergency supplies though (lacking vital things like a means to heat food/water...)

That's NZ, Scottish, and Aussie bsky fucked

Again a systemic story that's bigger than the individual bits: a govt which ran into power in large part based on banging the localism drum about water has accelerated the pace of centralised - and personal Ministerial - decision-making. This is a big story about this govt. Someone should tell it.

Lifeline goes without funding but the Govt squanders $6m so they can eat at a place with a Michelin star. Ffs. #nzpol

the government's move to push rough sleepers and homeless people out of the auckland cbd without a plan for helping and housing them is wild. typical though. all noise, pandering to the wealthy. last time they did this I had a homeless guy move in under my house. it was a villa in epsom/mt eden

One hard thing about managing to take my employer to court, is the number of current & former staff who contact me for advice. 3 this week alone. One can’t get uni to confirm their role or building access without a court order or lawyers letter. Any lawyers willing to help pro bono?!

Dr. Siouxsie Wiles saved lives during the pandemic by educating the public about what was happening. During that time, she withstood relentless harassment from conspiracy theorists & went to court to force employers to protect people like her. Here's her story! 🧪 www.patreon.com/posts/142933...

$700000 for foodbanks $6m for Michelin www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Sigh, I’ve been meaning to switch to Tidal

By design. Delay tactics to minimise costs to the crown. Callous and reprehensible from the start of the revelations that led to the inquiry’s Health Ministry accused of sitting on dying state abuse survivor's redress claim for weeks. The Ministry’s and Ministers apologies are meaningless. 1/n

Boy if you think our health system is stretched now, just wait til Serco “known for abusing prisoners” get their hands on it

Also, note the use of AI (and intersection with Nazi shit) "The searches included AI material, including references to nude toddlers and nude nazi girl. Other words typed included 'slave', 'abuse' and 'extreme'."

#NZ GEONET - M5.1, 15km west of Wellington Receipt! ⬇️😊 bsky.app/profile/laur...

E te whānau, GiveOUT Day has just kicked off and this year we’re fundraising for something extra close to my heart: to open a Rainbow Hub for Ōtautahi, as a drop-in space for our communities and a coworking space for our kaimahi to share. This weekend, your donation is doubled! #kikorangi

F*cken hell Rūaumoko, I've only just gotten back! #eqnz

Between the fireworks and this, the dogs are a bit unsettled (as am I).

That was more shaking that I like! #eqnz

Love (I do not love) that his employer wants to make a submission on name suppression. Imagine being so utterly morally bankrupt that you’ll demand a court protect a sex trafficker because you want him as an employee

Lifeline to cut operations if funding shortfall not plugged | RNZ News

Beckie's fundraiser hit a hill for a while, but progress now looks most encouraging. If you can afford to pledge a little, it would make all the difference to the life of a very fine person. givealittle.co.nz/cause/beckie...

It's important to reject his narrative. This is a responsibility-dodge based in the conservative sentiment that porn can brainwash you, which isn't accepted by evidence-based sex educators.

I totally get this. I have a baseline that I have reached an acceptance over. I am very protective of that baseline.

This is what protective security entails: www.protectivesecurity.govt.nz

For those of you who know my involvement in motorsport + caring for an impaired elder, I can’t underline this enough. Evaluation from the family doctor & if they lose their licence, you MUST remove their vehicle. Dm me if you struggle with this.

CW: Child Sexual Assault. I feel actually fucking sick at the euphemisms here. A grown ass man paid to rape a child. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...

Exorbitant power prices but sub par services. This is the outcome when shareholder dividends are put ahead of investment in infrastructure and maintenance. #nzpol

Don’t cry over my own life falling apart, but the minute someone on Queer Eye starts crying, my eyes start leaking 🤷‍♀️

It’s important to note that he was the person responsible for protective security during the time period many many people from the PM to me were receiving regular death and rape threats. The past is making more sense to me now.

Can we please call this what it is, r*pe of a child?

Underage girls cannot consent, @nzherald.bsky.social. And if the sexual service were “commercial”, then not only was she raped by a man, she was trafficked by someone for that purpose.