Decent wobble #eqnz

I don’t give a damn what any politician says. Te Tiriti o Waitangi is foundational to my country, therefore it is foundational to my teaching. Q.E.D. #nzpol

How every history and science textbook should start

Mash up bands: Fleetwood Mac Daddy Kool and the Gang of Four Non Blondies.

The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!

if you needed another reason to stop using spotify:

from the latest print edition of ‘The Onion’

Tahoe is by far the buggiest and most frustrating #macOS update I’ve ever had the misfortune to install. Especially for Music. Avoid.

I shouldn't be shocked, but I'm still always brought up short to realize how many people think "civility" means "white people speaking in relatively calm voices" no matter what vile shit they say.

I teach L3 Art History. It is the ultimate blend of Art, politics , history and Philosophy. This subject brings me so much joy. I am devastated for it have disappeared from the subject list with zero consultation. I encourage everyone to email their views to [email protected]

NZ is seen as an attractive place to live because of the perception of environmental protection and lack of corruption. The Govt’s Fast Track Approvals Act is a direct attack on both.

You don't have to love children, and you don't have to have children, but you do need to recognise that children are people. It's really weird how some of you online are very comfortable saying heinous things about a group of people because you feel they don't count.

GREAT NEWS! Our wonderful library, Te Matapihi, has reached a huge milestone with construction work now finally finished. On time and on budget. It'll re-open in March 2026. For me, this marks an exciting future for Wellington where we'll start to see parts of our city open back up again. #nzpol

I absolutely agree the Greens have pro-social collective values, but I also found that the 2023 NZES has a how much do you trust trust scientists question, and Green voters in 2023 exhibit the highest positive (lot + somewhat) trust with 98.9% of Green voters.

Elephants are born weighing 250 lbs. They are the biggest babies on earth except for motorists when they see a bike lane

I think Ai chatbots passing the Turing test is impressive, in the same way that a magician passing a coin through a solid oak table is impressive. But the thing is, magicians can't actually pass coins through tables; their skill is in making it seem that they can.

A Pitch for a new political best-seller! The Adventures of Hipkins: The Plight for Promising Policy! Read he full pitch here: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/the-advent...

Post a song from the year you turned 12…

Discovered that New World sells "straight croissants" in their bakery. WTF?! They taste even less genuine than our "camem-brie" does. Please nobody tell the French or they'll bomb us again. #nzpol #kikorangi

Morning visitors. #kikorangi

Wow, that's quite the typo in the papers today. Someone spelt "Damn" with an e instead of the n in an article about Ruth Richardson...

Sesame Street can't stop taking W's lately

A pig-ignorant decision. It will always be Kororāreka to me. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

I wonder how many women have been gently excluded from job opportunities because they don't use LinkedIn because they don't want their abusive ex to know where they work

Chris Penk has rejected the Geographic Board's recommendation to restore the name of Kororāreka. Fuck you Chris Penk.

According to my watch I just sneezed at 92dB.

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

Instead, I'd like to amplify a genuine free speech issue. As this sobering article outlines, women are increasingly less likely to put themselves forward for public office because of growing threats, harassment and stalking. www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/08/i...

Some book news: I've written and illustrated a new kid's book called 'Pūkeko Who-keko?', and it'll be out in July through Penguin. I can't wait for people to see it - it's a fun one.

I reckon Rekohu deserves to have its own electorate and MP, regardless of population. And/or there should be a dedicated Moriori seat. #nzpol

Tomorrow it will be 21 months since Aotearoa New Zealand introduced Sex Self ID for birth certificates. Not a single bad thing has happened because of it. The anti-trans extremists were wrong in every single way. Nobody should listen to their bullshit ever again.

Battery breakthrough as 99.99% of lithium extracted from old cells New recycling method environmentally friendly way to deal with e-waste from old smartphones and electric cars www.independent.co.uk/tech/battery...

A word of advice. If you’re ordering things from SHEIN, or TEMU, always double check the dimensions. I did think this doormat was a great bargain for 59p 🤦🏼‍♀️🥹😂

My reckons #nzpol

Even the political conversation in Wellington, to cut funding on everything else and throw as much money as possible at water regardless of the costs or outcomes, has been part of the problem. We increased funding but we need value for money and transparency too.

WCC staff and councillors have been calling for greater accountability and scrutiny for Wellington Water for years. Too often this has been frustrated by the board, Wellington Water, and other councils in the region. You have been let down by this.

This is how you do Alt Text

Letters in non-Roman alphabets actually have meaning, people. They aren't just a dingbat font

Wellington producer Jet Jaguar celebrates 25 years of adventurous electronic output.

Marianne Faithfull was more than the men she knew. < repeat loudly for every headline announcing her death that references said men >

Really sad to hear Marianne Faithfull has passed. She put out some really good albums. This is my favourite one.

"Simeon Brown is the right person to deliver ruthless execution in the health sector." – Chris Luxon, 19 Jan 2025

Just submitted against the TPB. Couple of paragraphs. Didn’t end up use a template or guide, just spoke from the heart with the understanding that I have. Hope it helps.

Quote with a photo of you from the 80s (if you were alive then).

I'd like to report a murder. (Ellison in today's Listener)

my spotify wrapped: 1. buy 2. music 3. from 4. artists 5. directly