I really wish Labour would come out and say: We will undo all the shitty coalition policies We will enshrine Te Tiriti We will not protect abusers and do deal with the criminal Presidents We will tax wealth We will look after the voters not the donors. I will still vote Green.

So has anyone here adopted a retired greyhound? I know lots of them will need homes when the racing ban comes in and I'm seriously considering it

We might actually get decent social services. Functioning ministries. Proper climate policies. Environmentally decent decisions. Fair and equitable pay for workers. Oh the horror 😱

And as for NZ political parties trying to avoid campaigning on climate so as not to scare the voters Watch this space… voters have the power to demand parties campaign on climate …. NZ children deserve a better future and governments who care

Bringing my dog to the party - kept her hidden because of toxic previous owner but should be ok here - meet Bailey our crazy and much loved tripod

I have never been able to wear ear buds because my ears are too small - these are an absolute gamechanger 😍. Just done the grocery shopping listening to an audio book, and had 3 hours on a long drive listening to music

Opshop find - a widget to turn veg into ribbons - behold our zucchini pasta 😋

Let's remember Judith Collins for that time Danyl performed the Voight-Kampff test on her to prove it was actually her running her Twitter account.

Nope

Sickening. I didn't even look this good when I was 24 and had just bought some new trousers.

“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.

Lol went for my first run in months and I'm now googling local gyms. Nothing to do with heated rivalry of course 😂

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Our own Green Party is a partner in the Global Greens with the Green Party of England. And this brilliant ad is just as applicable here as there

More to wear when hanging with your boomer relatives... pocomoto.co.nz/product/with...

Full credit to dahlias for surviving despite lack of tlc

This

FFS

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

Big achievement today was trudging all the way to the top of the Centre of New Zealand without stopping. My epic fail was succumbing to a moccachino icecream after - cue massive blood sugar spike and IC flare up 🙄🙁

🚨 BREAKING NEWS Luxoff has lost Hyacinth Bucket #nzpol

Still ploughing my way through the British passport stuff - I find it really offensive that as a kiwi citizen I cannot travel on my kiwi passport

This picture sums up the day

Bit late to the party but just found the Dungeon Crawler Karl books - so good. It's been a while since I found a book I didn't want to put down.

Stand against Destiny Church's movement of hate against the Sikh community, migrants, refugees, Muslims, the LGBTI community and Palestinians. Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland 31st January

My two top books this year both featured wahine toa - Northbound by @naomiarnold.bsky.social , and Death of the Author by @nnedi.bsky.social . What were your two best books?

Current status

This by @nnedi.bsky.social was by far my favourite book of 2025 - such a great story with layers of richness

Caved in and got a Christmas tshirt, but I've seen worse...

BONKERS! The Luxon Govt’s rewrite of the RMA laws allows companies to claim financial compensation (from taxpayers) when councils introduce rules to limit pollution or protect the environment. Let that sink in. #NZPOL

Family carers of disabled New Zealanders eligible for minimum wage, after another 7 years in court.

When you think about this cultural norm informing norms in every other sphere in this country, from pay equity decisions to routinely hounding women/NB folks out of politics, to vast differences in ability to buy a first home, to healthcare access & prioritisation, to inequitable policy… it’s dire.

Radish on steroids

The problem with Andrew Coster calling McSkimming complainant ‘hysterical’ on Q+A

Everything in this article about the impact and risks of menopause resonates. Highly recommend you read. Its more than inconvenient hot flushes - in some cases its life-threatening and our doctors don't always know about the risks. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

#nzpol Well, this isn't good. This is actually really bad. 🤯 The article doesn't hypothesise how these invaders got here and became so well established in Lake Karāpiro and now the Waikato River (probably because it's a case of stable door; horse already bolted). www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

So into month 3 of not being well - only silver lining is time to paint. Challenging myself to do lots of different styles for my bookmark project

First go with travel paint set doing urban sketching

Think I'm geckoe'd out - the advantage of painting bookmarks is micro projects to test different styles. Seascapes next.

In some good news, today PATHA has finally been able to release the 2025 Guidelines for Gender Affirming Care in Aotearoa New Zealand. You can read them here: patha.nz/resources-an...

As Craig Renney revealed to a shocked Dr Gary Payinda, Te Whatu Ora underspent its wages budget by $500m which has been signed off by Willis & returned to general coffers. Let that sink in. The money was there, but they deliberately underspent. On orders?

What is even the point in submitting - this bill is wrong

Moar bookmarks

#nzpol the question has been raised. I wonder if there’s consequences for making such serious statements without evidence?

The nice thing about painting bookmarks is that it's a chance to try out different illustration ideas on a small scale

Idiots. #nzpol

This is bloody awesome @taniawaikatolawyer.bsky.social www.facebook.com/share/v/17e2... #angryerica