A.J. Ponder
@ponderbooks.com
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Poet. Builder of worlds. Player of games. He, she, they.
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Emily
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If any of these pieces resonated with you, please share them - sharing my work is by far the best way to support me without taking out a paid subscription. Thanks so much!
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Kevin Korb
17 days ago
I neglected to do this earlier: I support Palestine Action. Fuck Britain and every country that bans free speech.
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Greta Thunberg came to stay – and my kid may have inadvertently helped her get arrested | Arwa Mahdawi
The activist had held a sign written with my daughter’s crayon. Try explaining that to a four-year-old
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/06/greta-thunberg-palestine-action-arrest
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Char
about 13 hours ago
If you want to survive & eventually thrive, the only choice is Green. Imho. (No I’m not bashing labour or TPM) I honestly see this as the only LAST CHANCE we have to remain WHO WE ARE & PROSPER INDEFINITELY, no matter who or where you come from. Aroha, Kotahitanga, Mana. LIFE. 🕊️
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Craig Renney
about 23 hours ago
Workers need wage increases, not tax cuts for tobacco companies, landlords, and big businesses. The government should settle its pay disputes so that essential workers don't see their pay fall. If the economy is improving, but working people aren’t feeling any relief.
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Kiwi on your left
about 23 hours ago
Cuts to things we need. Spending on things we don't. Subsidising and accelerating climate change. Undermining clean energy initiatives. Everything they do is the worst possible option, and always against expert advice. They are destroying our country, for their mates' short term gain.
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PERFECTLY NORMAL
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If they're not already, the
@greens.org.nz
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@greenparty.org.uk
and comparing notes We've got an election to win✊🏻💚
#nzpol
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Looking for cosy fantasy reads? Look no further. Try out these fun books from great authors — including Hannah Steenbock, HL Burk and myself! :)
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Cosy Fantasy Adventure 2026
Searching for your next Favorite Cosy Fantasy? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of cosy fantasy adventure. Dive in and enjoy!
https://books.bookfunnel.com/cosy-fantasy-adventure/lbrinac9qk
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Kim Tairi (ia/she/her) Nā te mea he Māori ahau ia rā ia rā
2 days ago
Lunch time chat at mahi: Are you registered to vote? Voting Strategic voting in your rohe.
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Nick Young
3 days ago
Billionaires are looting the world. We're not in a recession, we're in a robbery.
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PeteO
2 days ago
During the 1970's, Copenhagen introduced car-less days (like NZ), discovered it was good and changed paradigm (unlike NZ, which made up car ownership easier). And now we have a Govt talking about building $250 billion of road and cutting out cycle lanes...
#nzpol
grist.org/biking/one-m...
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One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
https://grist.org/biking/one-mile-on-a-bike-is-a-42-economic-gain-to-society-one-mile-driving-is-a-20-loss/
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Greenpeace Aotearoa
3 days ago
PRESS RELEASE: General election a stark choice for New Zealanders
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
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General election a stark choice for New Zealanders - Greenpeace Aotearoa
“A turning point for New Zealanders” is what Greenpeace has labelled this year’s election, following the announcement of the 2026 election date.
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/general-election-a-stark-choice-for-new-zealanders/?utm_medium=share&utm_content=postid-75399&utm_source=bluesky
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BikerChiwi
3 days ago
Slightly amended wording, more topical. 🤣
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Mikey Brenndorfer XVX
4 days ago
I'm honestly so sick and heartbroken watching incredibly passionate, skilled, and qualified healthcare workers being so burnt by the funding cuts carried out by this government that they're leaving the healthcare system altogether.
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“Into the DeadLands” is Alive. The Blood of the Fae Arc is Complete! In a time of darkness and despair Ruby and her friends must find a way to fight Hades’ tryanny — before all the worlds fall to his rule... Yes, into the DeadLands is live today! Check out the Into the DeadLands preview below - or…
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“Into the DeadLands” is Alive. The Blood of the Fae Arc is Complete!
In a time of darkness and despair Ruby and her friends must find a way to fight Hades’ tryanny — before all the worlds fall to his rule... Yes, into the DeadLands is live today! Check out the Into the DeadLands preview below - or keep reading below that, to find out more about the Blood of the Fae series—a truly epic portal fantasy adventure.
https://ponderbooks.com/into-the-deadlands-is-alive-the-blood-of-the-fae-arc-is-complete/
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Gady Epstein
4 days ago
‘The family said no warrant was presented, agents did not ask for Thao’s ID, but they “nevertheless forcibly entered the home with weapons drawn.” ‘ Utter lawlessness. One of the few things holding it to account is great reporting as
@marisakabas.bsky.social
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And if you have a little more time: you can use the great points in article in your own submission (from what I understand, often bulk submissions aren't treated the same as individual ones.)
www3.parliament.nz/en/ECommitte...
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Oli - ultracrepidarian
4 days ago
Add your name to show your support for: + Strengthening the ban on prohibited semi-automatic firearms + Introducing a 5 year licence for everyone + Limiting the number of firearms that a licence holder can own Submissions close on 16 February 2026
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Submission — Gun Control NZ
https://www.guncontrol.nz/submission
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The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️
5 days ago
Kicking off for 2026
#NZpol
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www.greens.org.nz/ps_training_...
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Getting it together - with people power
Come along to our first session to meet others and hear what the focus is for the next year. We’ll share ideas, hope, and practical things to do. We’ll go over some things that make people-powered mo...
https://www.greens.org.nz/ps_training_260128?recruiter_id=14852261
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PERFECTLY NORMAL
5 days ago
Ka pai
@julieannegenter.greens.org.nz
for always being the voice of reason The last thing we need is a 2nd Mt Vic tunnel
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New Zealand politicians take note!!
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Chaucer Doth Tweet
9 days ago
Plese repost & share: "The risks of using generative artificial intelligence to educate children and teens currently overshadow the benefits, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal Education."
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
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The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/nx-s1-5674741/ai-schools-education?fbclid=IwY2xjawPUuxJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEecKwS7WiHODdRwaAIHc0IKKgTPLsJUcv1Kn1LgZAuoB0ZnJTB-Tp9n44BIDQ_aem_KrYngXgaYQPHa9asL3-0LQ
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2 days to go before you can enter “Into the DeadLands”… the countdown rushes by … In a time of darkness and despair Ruby and her friends must find a way to fight Hades’ tryanny — before all the…
https://ponderbooks.com/2-days-to-go-before-you-can-enter-into-the-deadlands-the-countdown-rushes-by/
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Anne Goulding
6 days ago
Just saying
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Mandy Hager
about 1 month ago
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Explainer: How Our Media Was Stolen By Right Wing Influences
YouTube video by Paul… The Other One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_abvZo9qAk
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takahē magazine
4 months ago
If you’ve ever been published in takahē, we want to add you to our starter pack! Leave us a comment or DM 🖤
go.bsky.app/MEWV1RM
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Mandy Hager
about 1 month ago
An increase of $270 a year in energy costs for householders - Government pushes choice under urgency
open.substack.com/pub/mountain...
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An increase of $270 a year in energy costs for householders - Government pushes choice under urgency
Climate: Under a series of science driven policy options, National / ACT and NZ First unanimously choose "catastrophic peril". Anything for the fossil fuel and farmer industry, but at what cost, NZ?
https://open.substack.com/pub/mountaintui/p/an-increase-of-270-a-year-in-energy?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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3 days to go before you can enter “Into the DeadLands!” Yes, the last book in the Blood of the Fae series is almost live! If you've been following the adventure, preorder your copy now. At nearly 100,000 words this story nearly broke me, it's truly an epic mythological portal fantasy, and there is…
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3 days to go before you can enter “Into the DeadLands!”
Yes, the last book in the Blood of the Fae series is almost live! If you've been following the adventure, preorder your copy now. At nearly 100,000 words this story nearly broke me, it's truly an epic mythological portal fantasy, and there is no chosen one...just people determined to save the worlds from a tyrant. books2read.com/IntoTheDeadlands Otherwise, it's a great time Enter FaerLand—where Ruby has been kidnapped by the Fae."Take me tears, hear my story. Find me."
https://ponderbooks.com/3-days-to-go-before-you-can-enter-into-the-deadlands/
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Auntie Joan
7 days ago
Seeing articles on homelessness. In 2020 the NZ govt launched an evidence based, fully funded Homelessness Action Plan. It had support of iwi, local govt and communities. It recognised the complexity and trauma of intergenerational poverty. So please journalists, ask what happened to that … 1/2
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Te wookie o te tangata
7 days ago
New Zealand Govt....take fucking notes
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D Jukic She/her
7 days ago
Listen no one is "vilifying" rich people. They ARE villains. If you run a multimillion or billion dollar company, give yourself millions in $$/shares &/or benefits, but pay your directly employed or contracted workers less than a living wage what are you if not a villain?
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Fascist Dem Tracker
7 days ago
Not going to repost WaPo, but Bondi and the DoJ are issuing subpoenas to Tim Walz and Jacob Frey for impeding law enforcement. Related, the thing about tepid action or absolute inaction in the face of fascism is that fascists are just going to pretend you did the most treasonous things anyway.
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Les Edwards
8 days ago
The root cause behind every closure is this Nact Govt's austere policies to strip jobs in essential services to fund their unnecessary tax cuts and rorts for their wealthy backers. Let's never forget their conscious decisions made at the expense of hard-working Kiwis at the last election
#nzpol
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61 shops announce closures in 10 days: Will liquidation numbers get worse before they improve?
There are warnings the number of businesses closing could get worse before it gets better.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/584172/61-shops-announce-closures-in-10-days-will-liquidation-numbers-get-worse-before-they-improve
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Jim Marr
9 days ago
Very good question
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
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Why are teeth left out of public healthcare?
"It's a significant gap that leads to a lot of other issues in healthcare but also economically for the country," says the Dental for All campaign
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/584066/why-are-teeth-left-out-of-public-healthcare?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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MattoB
9 days ago
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While the US Congress is pushing back on steepest science cuts, the science situation in NZ feels increasingly bleak. 🇳🇿 Hard to "go for growth" when you're cutting the literal foundation of innovation. We need a long-term funded vision, not just a commercial filter. 🧪
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PERFECTLY NORMAL
9 days ago
The
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#kikorangi
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@greens.org.nz
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Katya
11 days ago
Submissions for this awful bill close tomorrow night. This is a good summary of what Stanford and Seymour are trying to push through. Your submission can just be a statement of opposition
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Education and Training Act (System Reform) Bill Submission Guide
Minister Stanford Makes a Grab for Even More Power It's been a long year and you could be forgiven for wanting to switch off and hide from the pace of political change we've been subject to in the ye...
https://publiceducationproject.ghost.io/education-and-training-act-system-reform-bill-submission-guide/?ref=emilywrites.co.nz
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shauna
11 days ago
if you put this in a script even erin brockovitch would be like “too on the nose, dial it back”
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Emily
12 days ago
Reposting with
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Brian Dixon 🌿🌐🎶 #ClimateAction 🔆 #ClimateJustice ☮️
about 1 month ago
It's a potential ticking time bomb for whoever's in government in 2026-29.. This is how Atlas lays traps for their opponents.
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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈⬛
14 days ago
Universal childcare is something I’m pretty sure my parents enjoyed. Playcentre & kindy. Not having to pay out an amount equivalent to your mortgage payment in order to work — so you can pay your mortgage and childcare???!!!
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Char
14 days ago
🔥🚒
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takahē magazine
15 days ago
Calling all e-reader fans! The newest issue of takahē has dropped and is available as a downloadable PDF for Kindle, Kobo, or Boox. It’s only $5, and every dollar goes straight to supporting takahē artists and writers 🖤
www.takahe.org.nz/product/taka...
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A win either way! We can't afford for the ultra-wealthy to own everything, they're squeezing out everyone else.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Taxing wealth should be a global goal, especially as along with ultra-wealth comes ultra-corruption.
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Tech titans divided over whether to pay billionaire tax or flee California
State residents worth more than $1bn could face one-off, 5% tax to help fund education, food assistance and healthcare
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/08/billionaire-tax-california
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Unicorn Riot
16 days ago
Up to 10,000 people gathered for a vigil after ICE killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026 - short video from the vigil site. Story is developing.
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Newsroom NZ
16 days ago
Best of 2025: The findings of a new IMF report suggest NZ is not just underperforming, but actively backing the wrong kinds of growth.
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NZ’s economy is not underperforming by accident
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/14/nzs-economy-is-not-underperforming-by-accident/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1767847063-2
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Nic E
17 days ago
Ridiculous court decision but great auction fundraiser idea!
#climateaction
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George Monbiot
17 days ago
Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet. Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway
5 months ago
We’ve published an Open Letter calling on NZ leaders to deliver risk-based AI regulation & a national oversight body. AI has huge potential, but harms (deepfakes, gendered abuse, bias) are real and rising. Read the Letter (and sign it if you agree!)
#nzpol
regulateai.nz
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A call to the NZ Parliament to regulate AI
https://regulateai.nz/
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Te Pae Tawhiti Distant Horizon Awards
19 days ago
We're officially in the final countdown! 4 days left!
tepaetawhitiawards.nz/how-to-enter/
Authors of Aotearoa & the Pacific Islands, if your work is Fantasy, Scifi or Horror & was published in 2025, you need to hurry to enter Te Pae Tawhiti, New Zealand's premier judged speculative fiction awards
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Dan Ellrick
21 days ago
Free science fiction books and stories! Can you find mine?
#ShamelessSelfPromotion
#BookSky
#SciFan
#SFF
#ScienceFiction
#SpaceOpera
#readers
#mustread
#readers
#bookworms
#TBR
#writesky
#writingcommunity
#ShamelessSelfpromoWednesday
#writerslift
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Free Fantasy & Science Fiction for January 2026!
Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.
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