I think I watch A LOT of The Repair Shop, so much so I’ve decided to give it a go repairing my almost 60 year old teddy. Last time I pulled him together, I must have been about nine years old.

Reminder that juror fees have not been increased since 2004 (yes 21 years ago). The maximum payable is $127 for more than 3 hours and beyond 9 pm. The usual daily rate is $62 for more than 3 hours but not beyond 6 pm. Jury duty is obviously nowhere near as important as being on a board.

Martin Phillipps, fingerprint portrait by Tom Fox - for a great cause - "Proceeds from the sale of this artwork will support future iNDx Art Exhibitions at Tuhura Otago Museum, celebrating creativity and autistic voices" www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplac...

Next year, we will welcome Scottish writer Donald S Murray to Ōtepoti for an exciting fellowship 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✈️✍️ Donald is thrilled and honoured to be awarded the 2026 Scottish Writing Fellowship with Mātai Airana, Mātai Kotirana, in conjunction with the Caselberg Trust! 👏

Can anyone recommend a good mortgage broker in Wellington pretty please

I wonder what feral pack of lobbyists provisioned enough campaign donations to write this document? #nzpol

I LOVE BlueSky and visit often to detox from the craziness of the world, but I am an infrequent poster. I love second hand shopping, my favourite colour is yellow, and I love my British Blue Lily. I have bought a Ninja Slushy, and I'm trying out recipes. #SecretSantaAoNZ

Happy Friday! ‘Gallant Old Engine’ (1962) (Ladybird Artist John Kenney also illustrated for Rev. W. Awdry’s Railway Series)

Listened to a couple of podcasts last night that seems to go hand in hand in a weird way 1/2

Steve Jobs, for example, said “think different” and made new products often built off the best characteristics of the old ones. What he did not do is employ the hackish jazz hands, “make things go boom” approach. To be fair, this works if you are 4 years old.

guest piece on webworm today about how we're losing the ability to exist on the same plane of reality: www.webworm.co/meaningofaph...

#SecretSantaAoNZ Hi, I am Foxy (Santa) I like foxes, Africa by Toto, Whittaker's Blondie and White, handmade anything, head bands, baseball caps, Stephen King and I try to find cheap 80s covers in second hand bookstores I also collect 90s ceramics which can be found cheap in thrift stores

Mitchell's pack of lies about the emails is starting to unravel. "He has also maintained that the 36 complaint emails sent to him were diverted by police staff seconded to his ministerial office under a protocol set by Coster, meaning neither he nor his political advisers saw them." (1/3)

Apologies to #anteaters everywhere for being slow off the mark to celebrate #anteaterday #LucillaLavender #greetingcards #food #cartoon

Fujipyon, a pink bunny whose head is shaped like Mt. Fuji, is a mascot from Fujikawaguchiko, a town in Yamanashi, Japan.

And the Salesman of the Year is…. My #Stuff Cartoon today #Infrastructure #ferries #NZpol

In today’s NZ Herald #nzpolitics

Try having a peek at their media. Photos often give hints. #SecretSantaAoNZ

Just discovered the My Giftee hashtag created by #SecretSantaAoNZ and what is this witchcraft? So helpful! (My Santee posts plenty but rarely about themselves….hmmm)

This. He'll grift till he croaks.

Re #SecretSantaAoNZ I wanted to re-iterate what other players have said more eloquently...it really is the thought that counts. I'm just excited to get something for me in the post that I didn't have to pay for! Whatever you have the capacity to send, whether home-made, thrifted, or re-gifted...

Very happy with my giftee, but I wasnt already following them, so I'm now going through BlueSky and happily following a lot of other lovely humans (and their cats) also taking part, to cover my tracks #SecretSantaAoNZ

Hit up the elves if you’ve missed out and want to play!! We have our elvish ways to get you in the game!! But hurry! Don’t dilly-dally!! #SecretSantaAoNZ 🎄🎁

Exactly this. This is both an act of deliberate cruelty towards a marginalised, vulnerable community and a trial balloon to see how far they can push, and how fast. (Going by the last two years and the pace and volume of erosion, and active targeting of vulnerable people - very far, and very fast.)

The Big Hairy Network has had a big day at the NZ Podcast Awards - #BHN won GOLD for Listeners' Choice - Locked Out won SILVER for Best Current Affairs - The Frontline won BRONZE for Best Current Affairs - Big Hairy Network won BRONZE in the Best Network or Publisher Congrats to all the winners

If you’re new to #SecretSantaAoNZ, have a gaze at these amazing cards gifted from back in the golden days on Good Twitter 🥰 Please note: this is not a level of expectation for gift-giving!! 😅

Love sleuthing about my giftee. They have posted a bit. So hopefully I can find something they will love 😊 #SecretSantaAoNZ

If you like the comic and want to support, grab a pre-order of my new book! danielvernon.bigcartel.com/product/even...

“Trust us! Marginalising these communities more will absolutely bring down the cost of a KG of Mince and get your job back!”

Today's #SecretSantaAoNZ question is a pretty important one. Make sure you add the hashtag to your replies so it's easily searchable for your Santa. We wouldn't want them to miss it.

#SecretSantaAoNZ I don’t do strongly scented things because it sets off other people in the family, and I’m allergic to soap and wool. I’m vegetarian.

There are a million children in Aotearoa, about 700 of them have been prescribed puberty blockers (that's 0.07%) Medication decisions should be decided by the child, their caregivers, and the relevant health professionals, not a party relying on imported culture wars to stay in power

I like to zone out with an audiobook or podcast. I love to read but it can get a bit tiring on my eyes and brain. I’m researching my family history and am loving learning more about NZ history in the process. My poor family have to listen to me connecting facts with family lore 😂

OMG this is SUCH a great gift idea. And the finish on Kelsey’s work will be top notch.

Extremely upset that a throw-away XKCD joke somehow became the organizing principle for the Internet.

Hit up the elves if you’ve missed out and want to play!! We have our elvish ways to get you in the game!! But hurry! Don’t dilly-dally!! #SecretSantaAoNZ 🎄🎁

Upping this for #SecretSantaAoNZ I know things are tight for a lot of Santas this year, it is the thought not $$ that truly matters. I speak for many when I say please do not stress or overspend. And if you struggle please reach out to the team.

Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke addresses Te Pāti Māori infighting, calls hui to decide her future, urges accountability, and cites eroded trust after expulsions of two MPs.

Yes, yes ... of course we can have complete confidence in the report findings of this inquiry set up for nakedly partisan purposes, given terms of reference designed to avoid criticism of a currently-governing party, and from which multiple professionals have run a mile. Why on earth would you ask?

Jennifer is once again, more informed than those making the laws in this country.

I spoke to Midday Report at RNZ - you can listen to the interview here: www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

People who I want making decisions about my treatment: doctors People I do not want making decisions about my treatment: politicians

I'm coeliac, so avoid gluten like the plague my body thinks it is. Love food and beverages of a wide variety. I've home brewed cider, mead, and ginger beer in the last few years, cook a wide range of cuisines. Yet to find many things that I dont enjoy. #SecretsantaAoNZ

If they can ban access to healthcare like puberty blockers for one group of people, they can do this with any healthcare for their next target. They will ban abortion again given the chance and they will come after contraception after that. The anti-choice movement is our govt right now. #nzpol

EnZed Energy would be eligible for $200 million in government subsidies for gas generation. Any new gas drilling would likely take over a decade to go online - and new gas hasn't found around Aotearoa for two decades or longer. #nzpol act.350.org/s/2988932.wQ...

[NZ$] attraction has also been reduced by the weak state of the economy, the softening in dairy prices, and the likelihood of another Reserve Bank cash rate cut next week. [It's] prone to being sold off when investors are nervous. I wonder why? #nzpol

Let's be clear: this is not a 'scandalette'. This is a Minister of the Crown taking $27m allocated for one vote (housing) and spending it on another IN HIS OWN ELECTORATE. Amazing how Tory reporters can minimise this when it suits them. #nzpol

It’s one of Australia’s worst underwater environmental catastrophes. What’s going to happen to South Australia’s vast algal bloom as summer heat warms the ocean? 👉 theconversation.com/austral...

A reminder for the Bluesky side of #SecretSantaAoNZ, once giftees are announced later today, you'll be able to sleuth your Giftee on your own feed at bsky.app/profile/did:...

Laser-focused on the cost of living crisis 😒😒😒 #nzpol