Here's a nice picture I took, because the world isn't all shit and we need to remember that❤️

My health data not breached phew! But I hope my clinic is considering it’s options #kikorangi

Ngā mihi o te wā Raumati! Mōrena e te whānau. I eke ahau ki taku pahikara ki te mahi i te rā nei! Te eke harikoa hoki! Kātahi anō ka tae mai i te mahi. Anei taku tāera 🍓🍓🍓 Kia rawe te rā #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

Out of sorts because no broadband at home for over 24 hours. An outage. Instead of embracing the time off the grid. I was unsettled and hōhā. I can be a dickhead. #ReailtyCheck

Be a better friend and join the tribe of the best people I know. Your colleagues will be all well over-qualified for the job, but they're the best, loveliest people you may have ever met, and it works well as a side hustle. www.aucklandlive.co.nz/about-us/wor...

Another Open Access book using Open Monographs Press: Karangarua: Unity through diversity in transactional analysis doi.org/10.24135/TOA... The theme is karangarua: unity through diversity in relationship!

Golly it’s hard being back in the office! I feel like we work wrong.

Always learning! For example after 5 years, we've finally learned how to change 'catalog' to 'catalogue' on OMP. It just didn't look 'right'. ojs.aut.ac.nz/tuwhera-open... (now to fix the URL 😄)

Mōrena e te whānau o #Kikorangi. E haere ana ahau ki te mahi i te rā nei! Te wā mārire hoki! Anei taku tāera! #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

First day back at the Studio for 2026. Shooting a family portrait for a family of 12. Love that Polynesian families are so large and inviting. Remember if you want your family portraits taken. We're the studio to do it this summer. So don't hesitate to hit us up. Xx

Whuuuuu! Te marama tino ātaahua hoki o tēnei ata! Mōrena e hika mā te whānau o #Kikorangi. Kia pai te rā nei. E whakawhetai ana ahau mō tuatahi he marama, he Raumati, he hararei! Koia! #ReoMāori #KiaMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

Going to the Hollywood with moko and tamāhine mid Jan for Labyrinth and I will be dressing up! ##KiaMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

All the exercise/new you/you’re old now things keep turning up in all my online streams! Lol. Stoopid algorithms pissing off this Gen X/I am still cool/fuck you - kuia! #KiaMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky

Started reading 1985 nā @dominichoey.bsky.social. Lots resonates so far: drug dealing Dad; kids supervised by slightly older kids. Different city but similar vibe. Looking forward to getting further into it! #Bestie #Pānui #BookSky #Kikorangi #Skybrarian #AklSky

www.consumer.org.nz/articles/we-... #Kikorangi Why I am not buying any new clothes this year. I stopped buying fast fashion years ago.

Taulelei’s honour is a recognition of leadership that has shown how Māori values and commercial success are not mutually exclusive but mutually reinforcing.

iview.abc.net.au/show/but-als... On the ABC last night, and streaming on ABC iView. Lorin Clarke's book "Would that be funny? Growing up with John Clarke" was also a delight to read.

My clinic uses ManageMyHealth - next 48 hours I will know whether I am in 6% and what data they have stolen. #sigh

Have you ever thought…“Boy, I hate all of these stupid AI tools and bots and add-ons. I wish I had a bibliography with 50 carefully arranged references, each one showing a different way AI is making everything worse, perhaps with selected quotations from each reference“? sharonkabel.com/genai-fraud

2026 intending to do: 1. Buy no new clothes 2. Get married 3. Visit whānau more 4. Use more reo Māori ia rā 5. Make more lists. I like lists. 6. Breathe 7. Proof read before posting 👈🏽 perhaps the one least likely to happen

Last day of 2025: 1. Went to whare pukapuka - left with a pile of books 2. Trip to chemist - fav shop of the middle aged 3. Nice long hīkoi - saw manu, mostly rororori and one tūī 4. Wrote in journal 5. Cut my fringe - oops Have a good one tonight if you celebrate ♥️

Fuck pessimism. This is the energy we’re taking 2026.

MD 2026 Diary/notebook arrived. Already in folio. Made stickers for my digital diaries. I also have a number of notebooks on the go: te reo Māori and gratitude journals. I like to write. I love stationery. #KiaMāori #kikorangi

John wasn't into libraries until he discovered the mobile library while out walking his dog. He's got well into the library life since then - borrowing books every week, and even making an audiobook at Tūranga! Watch his story: vimeo.com/1150232434?s... ^DR #pukapuka #libraries #booksky

Ka pai. This is a great story. We are SO lucky to have @christchurchlib.bsky.social in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Our library network is a massive asset to the people who live & visit here. From Tūranga, to the many local branches, to the mobile library. The staff and resources are INCREDIBLE.

Ngā Kaupapa Hirahira o te Tau: A look back at the year that was in Te Ao Māori www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...

Pilot ep of the literary podcast I’ve been working on with my Aussie author besties is now LIVE 😱😱😱 If you need something to brighten up your Mon arvo tune in as we discuss author journeys and plans for the future 🥰 RTs appreciated! youtu.be/vfhIVfjN83w?...

So @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social and I have SUBMITTED the second edition manuscript to our publishers! And on time. If you loved How to Fix your Academic Writing Trouble you will love MOAR WRITING TROUBLE 2FAST 2FURIOUS out next year. If you can’t wait that long, it’s probably in your library ✨📚

@grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social treated myself to How to train a dragon read nā David Tennant ♥️ - loving it!

Pottered today: 1. Found a storage solution for bags 2. Started rearranging craft room/study 3. Changed sheets 4. Took soft plastics to supermarket 5. Did laundry 6. Submitted draft prenup to get quote for certification #Hararei

I guess my new self can wait until I finish chilling for the rest of the year!

Your occasional reminder that David Tennant is a global treasure for his portrayal of The Doctor, his unwavering support for human rights, but, mostly, for the absolute unparalleled genius that is his reading of the How To Train Your Dragon audiobook series youtu.be/5IJV_0t763M?...

I gave my daughter-in-law Japanese gardening tools the last 2 Kirihimete. This is how they are kept. I love that my daughter and moko are not allowed to use them LOL

Free to Use and Reuse: Public Domain Films from the National Film Registry These public domain selections are part of an online collection.

If you grew up with John Clarke on your TV and/or radio go see “Not only Fred Dagg but also John Clarke# - take tissues. Joyous doco by Lorin Clarke. A funny smart man with a big heart. 5/5

Ka haere atu māua i te mātakitaki Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke āpōpō! Nāku ngā tīketi i hoko. Kātahi te rā rawe. I whakapai ahau i te whare. Ka tunua te kōpaki pīpipi e au. Ka kite māua i ngā tuna kei roto i te awa Auaunga i te ata nei ka hīkoi hoki māua ki Te Ahi Ka-a-Rakataura.

Making a leftovers pie which is mostly turkey and potatoes. I’m okay with that.

Nearly finished second holiday read. Richard Flanagan’s Question 7 - beautifully written book of love, loss, family, poverty and war (crimes). Part memoir, part fiction with many literary and historical references. It’s hard to describe. It springs from Tasmania and a reckoning with the past.

Yesterday stopped taking utrogestan altogether and feeling okay. Headache free since dropping Estradot down to 25 mg. Dreams are vivid again. Helps not being at work when adjusting meds. If I need to reseat, rest and nap during the day I can. #PostMenopause

I hope you had a good one e te whānau.

Spoke to both tamāhine and moko this morning 🖤🤍♥️ #Kirihimete

Got a box of teas from girls! And the box is perfect for this… #craft #felting #stab #Kirihimete

Lunch a success. Kids ate a bit of everything and going home with left over meringues. Turkey roll was perfect. Happy and relaxed day. #Kirihimete

So many Merry Christmas greetings on our morning hīkoi. Dave’s tamariki arrive at one so we are having a chilled morning! Won’t start cooking until 11:30 lol.

I te ata nei. Ka kainga te parakuihi e māua i te hauruā rima karaka. Ka haere a Dave i te mahi. E pānui ana ahua i taku pukapuka! Reka! Kātahi te ata pai, ko tēnei! Ahakoa he aha e whakatā ana ahau i te rā nei. Ehara au te āwangawanga mō te Kirihimete… ka pai! Kia pai te rā! #ReoMāori

Phew gift for Tāne turned up yesterday!! I already gave him half his gift. #Kirihimete

Lovely day at unveiling for Matua Jake and catching up on whānau gossip with kina, creamed paua and steamed pudding 🖤🤍♥️ #KiaMāori

Yesterday, I decided to needle felt a cockroach for my 12yr old niece (as part of her Christmas gift - she loves insects). I started last night and I just finished it. I think it took about 4 hours in all. It's far from perfect, but I think she'll like it ❤️

This 👇🏾 is why I am annoyed with Labour

I always try to uphold the annual New Zealand tradition of the Nativicado.