Ok @calico-gf.bsky.social this is not actually the pigeon post that I was looking for.. BUT it's amusing and we get to see another example of @jon-snow-420.bsky.social 's words taking on a life of their own 😅 www.tumblr.com/curlicuecal/...

The audacity to say that some people "ruin" Waitangi by being "loud". What an absolute muppet.

Well, sure. But if we're going to be the accuracy police, "never performed" is not at all clear. The censor is clearly giving editorial feedback outlining what the company has to change before they perform it.

Opinions are divided as to whether Shakespeare wrote an early draft that was then edited by others, was a full collaborator, or was called in later to "punch it up," a common practice then as now. Anyway, Munday, Chettle, et al: knew what they were about. And so does Sir Ian.

Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday. It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.

Pretty sure every curly- haired redhead in NZ is at laneway

Fans of fall out boy should find this one easy.. some of my faves: "Tell That Mick He Just Made My List of Things to Do Today" "Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part to Save the Scene and Stop Going to Shows)" "I've Got All This Ringing in My Ears and None on My Fingers"

Protest on Thursday morning outside van Velden's office in Meadowbank. #nzpol

"What Labour and the Greens agree on is that when they run out of money, they will always come after yours" Whenever you hear this attack line re sensible taxation, send people this link and challenge them to prove it @greens.org.nz www.greens.org.nz/taxcalculator

It is, it just doesn't kill the ignorant ppl, it kills the rest of us

kidney transplants in NZ each year. We do far less than that. Some patients die waiting to receive a kidney. Kidney disease effects people in every part of this country, but flies under the radar – less visible than other chronic illnesses. Thanks for reading the above. I mean it. James & Aaron

as such. But if you do want to know more, please let me know. And, please repost this thread. The more people who see it, the more likely we are to find someone who is interested in donating their kidney. Finally, please talk to your loved ones about organ donation. We typically need to do about 600

Does anyone know if covid antibody serology (blood tests) is still available in NZ? I've moved into a higher-risk work environment and would be very interested to know if various health issues are possibly due to an asymptomatic infection since then.

Why am I getting notifications about people playing games on LinkedIn? It's giving major early fb vibes - remember that stupid vampire game? Which was when fb started to go downhill imo.

What about the lives we build afterwards? The relationships that sustain us in the now? The people we are, can become? Recovery is about those connections, those skills, that potential. The perpetrator doesn't automatically get a seat at that table.

Resolution is accepting that the harm we experienced was not our fault. That it happened, it was real, that healing is not contingent on anyone else. That recovery begins with us. We can grieve for what was taken from us, without focusing on who took it and why.

Definitely read the whole thread, Ross has such a good way of laying things out.

FWIW. Te Huia stops at Pukekohe, Puhinui and The Strand in Auckland as well.

Why do we sing 'better be home soon' so enthusiastically as a country when it sounds like a domestic abuse song.. oh wait I guess that's perfect for nz 🙃

National squandered $6B for climate resilience projects, using it to top up tax cuts for their mates, and now local councils are footing the bill instead 👇🏼

Baby shampoo mixed with water recommended as optimal treatment for pepper spray by an ophthalmologist, which speaking as a maker of soap & “personal care products” makes total sense. Milk products not recommended primarily due to risk of infection. Plain water is fine & much better than nothing!

“Over the past ten years New Zealand has averaged 55.9 days annually under a State of Emergency each year, and 66.6 days over the last five. In the 10 years prior to this, New Zealand averaged only 13.4 days per year.” Quick Q - how does recovery work with a rates cap in place and no govt. support🤔

I'm on the Coromandel Peninsula, and what else is there to do when unable to leave but write about the weather and climate change: drbex.substack.com/p/climate-ch...

We cannot support others, or ourselves, in a hypoaroused freeze state. Emotional regulation practices and finding moments of peace, connection, aren't frivolous nice-to-haves, they are what keep us going. The more of us who remain regulated and energised to support each other, the stronger we are.

I posted this a couple of weeks ago, some additional thoughts on this below on this thread.

Remember, you can adjust your settings to warn for graphic media

With the video of ICE murdering Alex Pretti circulating, and constant updates that don't actually provide any information, it's useful to remember: Look But Don't Stare Being informed and aware is important. Being traumatised by footage of a murder isn't. It is okay to not absorb everything.

Oh also Writ Day is 4 October - anyone enrolling after that will need to make a special vote.

Last day to enrol or update your address will be the day before voting starts - so 25 October. Last day to change rolls if you’re already enrolled is 6 August (but if you’re enrolling for the first time you can still choose either roll until 25 Oct). vote.nz/2026-general...

jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.

one of my fav people on another app urging people not to go to the US for the World Cup saying "Imagine if the 1936 Summer Olympics had AI monitoring and you’re getting close..." And... Yeah. Oof.

Two legends the sun can’t defeat 🌞 there’s a print of this up on my store too! danielvernon.bigcartel.com

Heated Rivalry (1935)

update the thing that's most confusing is "during a flight, cabin crew would take young passengers up to the front of the plane to meet the pilots and look out the front window"

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'

or if u don't have the money to spend on books, request them at ur local library that helps authors as well 💚

why don't new people fucking LISTEN when we tell them about the sun in aotearoa nz? we warn them then they act shocked that they have 2nd degree burns when they were "only outside for 2 hours" ok so like I said, burn time in Jan on a sunny day is 5 minutes. you think we bang on about it for fun??

Spotted some sweet @pepperraccoon.com pins at the Arataki Visitor Centre!

Decided to re-watch Foyle's War. It pretends to be a detective show but it's actually a 'sit in discomfort about things that were done in the name of war' show. Highly recommend, especially with everything that's going on 🙃

In 2026, I want one thing – a kidney donated from a living donor for my partner. I've lost sleep over whether I should post this – it's a massive ask. Sometimes I wonder if it's asking too much? But the reality is that I'm unable to donate my kidney, and he has zero family who are in the position

I think DCS Foyle and Sam Vimes would get on well.

2026 fireworks count so far: 1 scared cat, 1 neighbour yelled at, multiple ppl setting off fireworks.

Tried to listen to the Game Changer audiobook but realised I am very not used to hearing this type of story read by men and it is too off-putting 😅

If you forgot to get me a birthday present the one thing you can do is STOP REPOSTING SLOP ACCOUNTS I don't care if you agree with them, I don't care if you "didn't notice" the images are clearly genAI, I don't care if lots of other people did it first Sanitise your timelines of disinformation pals

the week between christmas and new years is for moving from room to room with your bag of treats

Watch this if you're gonna be around the water this summer. We've lost enough people already this season.

A project perhaps: document every time I hear fireworks over the next year 😅

Ten years ago today my whole family was hammered and I received my gift from my brother.

West Auckland being a delight as always