Don’t then?

It's the end of an era for my trusty Kenwood Triblade stick blender. I am pretty sure I will get another Kenwood but am willing to be swayed if anyone has a strong recommendation 😅

It’s actually incredible to say “if you don’t agree with us you’ll end up with a National govt” while preserving a tax system largely created by a National govt. lol.

Does a watched crème brûleé ever set? Still at puddle stage and don't want to miss jiggle but it feels like I need to ignore it so it doesn't realise how invested I am

Took the kids and had a nice time in the sun with a bunch of really normal people. Good speeches, happy vibes. 100% would go again.

For someone who hasn't flown since before the pandemic I had an unreasonable hate for Jetstar but today has justified it. My best friend was supposed to arrive right now and the Air NZ flight landed 10 minutes early...she has been delayed till after 4. I haven't seen her since last year 😭😭😭

A proud parenting moment, when your 19 year old comes storming in to ask if we heard what Nicola Willis said about people who live in social housing yesterday. The rage was beautiful! She then explained to the 8 year old who is now horrified 💪

It’s bad to be in social housing cause you are poor but completely fine to charge the taxpayer $52,000 to rent the house you already own. National party MPs are disgusting people and people who vote for them are disgusting too.

Scientific literacy is not great here but even worse that the people that lead our country seem to believe that "there are two biological sexes". Who wants to go educate Nicola and her buddies? www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610... Erica Stanford is hellbent on 'upgrading' NZ's educational system... and isn't fazed by who it hurts or pushes out... #NzPol #EricaStanford #Cartoon

Ooooh - if you're someone who works for a company that considers a collection of chemists to be your target audience, and you wish to spend some sponsorship dollars.... HIT ME UP (and/or check out the website). We'd love to have a chat about the available options 🥰

Our children have recently started emptying the dishwasher (yay!) BUT there seems to be a complete disconnect with then putting the dirty dishes on the bench into the now empty dishwasher?!

Call me idealistic, impractical, foolish, misguided, naïve, stupid - really whatever you want but IMO the best response to removing the fees free year is to promise a return to free tertiary study. You want to win an election, actually do something. Think big. Be bold. Nurture the future.

What charities, Luxon, WHAT CHARITIES? Because you couldn't say in the interview. And many right wing pressure groups are, in fact, registered charities. As are evangelical churches. Also you get 30% back as a tax credit, so y'know, not all that altruistic.

April fool?

A student brought me fresh baking today and it might be the best feedback I have ever received during my time at Waikato 🥹 This next generation has so much going for them.

Literally, at work this morning: Clinician: Patient should stop medication A, but must keep taking medication B. AI VR transcription of this: Patient should stop taking medication B. Seriously NEVER LET A DOCTOR USE AI FOR YOUR APPOINTMENTS. NEVER. UNDER ANY FUCKING CIRCUMSTANCES.

I always try to buy something from the bakery section at the supermarket and stop and have a chat with any of the homeless people outside. I'll never forget an interview from a previously homeless person who said that no one would ever make eye contact or talk to them and how dehumanising it was.

I cannot even begin to describe how good this feels as a former "Pleasure to have in class" kid 🤣 Especially since most of the bins down the road had orange or red tags

Heads up to avoid rnz tomorrow morning. They're doing yet another interview/think piece on puberty blockers. Ffs. Yet again there'll be serious 'what about the children ' from cis people who don't have trans kids.

I have baked two batches of cookies and have made zero dinner progress. Cereal for dinner?

Our teams across #Gaza received seven patients, including two children, with injuries from Israeli attacks, in just three days, between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2, 2026. Hundreds of people have been killed since the #ceasefire agreement.

Erica Stanford announcing a NEW IDEA. Twice yearly school reports which show how children are doing in reading, writing and maths and how their progress tracks to expected achievement. This is to replace twice year school reports which show how children are doing in reading, writing and maths and...

i was at the scene shortly after ICE executed a man they were piled on top of. my report and photos are on webworm: www.webworm.co/icekillsagain/ "There is no justification for letting that many bullets go. That's messed up, That is no regard for life at all" a lifelong resident told me. fuck ice.

I get constant compliments on these, so fun! Get yourself a pair here

And if you want a Mamdani, you need to volunteer with a ground campaign. You need to talk to people irl about the policies your candidate is fronting and why they're a good thing. It's not just charisma, it's support. Support against bad actors and support to rally wider political momentum.

New from me: Health officials said there was ‘no evidence base’ about the likely impacts of the Government’s decision to ban puberty blockers for transgender youth. newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/22/c...

Missing Kirikiriroa. Popped to Glenfield Mall to grab some moving items for a friend and had not one but two parking spots taken from me 😅 So not used to this vibe anymore

Found some rather more professional words to express my sweary thoughts on millionaire men utterly ignoring all the unpaid work many women and carers do over the holiday period. open.substack.com/pub/drbex/p/...

If you are a woman who has children, then it is assumed your performance is taking a hit due to parental responsibilities. But if you are a man you can spend all day doing your illegal side quests and still be considered leadership material.

A list of medical associations who oppose the government’s move to ban puberty blockers for adolescents. The professionals who spoke at the protest, like those listed, were clear: the govt hasn’t acted on the science, or for the care of adolescents, they’ve acted on bigotry, & lives will be lost.

Please sign this petition to lift the incoming cruel ban on access to puberty blockers for trans young people. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...

Did I just email the preteens school to query why they felt the need to add "age appropriate" to the skirts and dresses part of the dress code on the end of year dance notice but not any of the other clothing...

I say that apart from family and friends I have been able to get everything I need in Kirikiriroa. It's a lie, I have not found a good flower supply. 5 gorgeous peonies for $12 at my favourite fruit and veggie shop on the North Shore for my Grandma's birthday. I have only seen them here at 3 for $17

NZ Human Rights Commission: “It is a clear breach of their human rights and will cause unnecessary harm and distress to vulnerable young people”

If you have a young trans person in your life waiting for care in NZ... please please do what you can to lift them up. Shits going to get dark. (And check on their caregivers. They're probably not in a good way right about now)

Having my semi regular pity party about the balance between meaningful part time work that still allows me to be present as a mom and realising that the world isn't designed for that. I am expendable at work, I am needed by the kids but that doesn't help bring money in.

Apparently it's already summer in Kirikiriroa. Con: melting Pro: strawberry season

At a time when academics are under sustained right-wing attack, Dr Siouxsie Wiles stood up to the neoliberal regime of university management and won, but it came at a cost. If you can, please consider supporting Siouxsie, one of the most courageous scholars I know. www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...

I’m taking part in Pride Unleashed to raise life-changing funds for rainbow kiwis. 🐾✨ I’ll be walking, wagging, and fundraising to support our Rainbow and Takatāpui whānau. www.sweatwithpride.com/fundraisers/... Every dollar helps unleash brighter futures Thanks a paw-ful 🐾💖 Honey (and Emma)

Poor @drbenomycin.bsky.social has been getting woken up multiple times a night by our 14 year old cat, demanding to be let outside. I sleep through 95% of these. Last night was supposed to be my payback but apparently when he goes to the bach she just curls up in another room and doesn't move...

So the Prime Ministers new attack on teachers is their 12 weeks of school holidays which we all know many teachers work through. Regardless. NZ Parliament has 20+ weeks of recess each year including a far longer summer break than most professions including teaching!!!

So... the way research is being funded in this country is an exit strategy? If you were running an R&D department and felt that the R was done, it wouldn't be unusual (even if shortsighted) to fire the R people and focus on the D 🤷 Terribly ironic having Rutherford on our most valuable bank note.

So fiscally responsible

Fuck all the people who voted no to Māori wards

Open Letter to Winston Peters, Minister of Foreign Affairs: The New Zealand Government must recognise the State of Palestine from Staff, Students and Alumni of the University Community

“Luxon said the government did not want to "send a message to young people" that they could "just drift into welfare and that's it". I know someone with *two* entry level roles who got *hundreds* of applicants. There aren’t enough jobs. Media accepting this propaganda at face value is concerning.

"The world doesn't owe you a living". Welp apparently I don't understand what society is for then if we'll just happily let people starve and die like outcasts. Which is, I assume, the opposite of having a living?