By cancelling the Climate Emergency Response Fund, the government was telling us there was nothing to see here. The past week has shown they could not have been more wrong. We need a government that takes climate change seriously because it's only going to get worse. #nzpol

I've got a bunch of fresh new botanical art workshops open to book now in association with Auckland Wintergardens. No experience necessary, all materials provided, so they're a great place to start, or pick up an art practice where you left off. The curators choose the most beautiful plants for us 😍

If you'd like to know what v. simple process I use to plan my year and help make my #pivot (sorry) from anxious worker-bee to overly enthusiastic botanical painter and teacher, link below. I've gone and written a blogpost - I know #retro right? #Notacourse and no cost beyond post-it notes.

RNZ *again* printing extremist PR verbatim without sufficient critique or analysis Nor a response from opposition or health professionals or NGOs Nor in an environment where they're promoting, or even reporting, on legitimate health crises or issues This is a choice www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

A thread for anyone who might not think NZ native plants are beautiful.

If anybody would like a little low-pressure arty distraction I can recommend a wee workshop I did called box journalling. Great procrastination buster. Divide your page up and fill it with mini sketches from your camera roll. Here are a couple of my pages which really tickle me. #journal

life ending and infrastructure destroying floods are now an annual occurrence in new zealand. there is no political recognition of this new reality, and thus there is no resourcing for its prevention. we are not ready

Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.

Confirmed by Election NZ, voting opens on Labour Day 2026. elections.nz/media-and-ne... You need to be enrolled by midnight Sunday 25 October.

I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.

Here's @ronnisalt.bsky.social. "The dark arts"

Enroll now to vote on November 7th Remember to add updating your enrolment to your moving todo list if you’re planning to move Pester your friends.

Carney is talking to us NZ "You cannot “live within the lie” of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination."

Hey, AoNZ peeps. You know how weasley Simeon is setting up the health system to be taken over by private operators? Maybe that's not a great idea 🤔 #nzpol

Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.

#nzpol The Prime Minister spent longer managing his Spotify Playlists than writing that speech. Nothing new, nothing to help manage growing unemployment, more cuts signalled to government investment. That wasn't a State of the Nation - it was asking people to forget the past two years.

We know the right will try is already shitting on voters - but did you know about the threat the NZSIS identified for the 2026 election? Or the secret contractors who can build tens of thousands of fake ai driven profiles to manipulate elections ? paulbarlow.substack.com/p/the-hidden...

I always say to my kids, it's doesn't pay to pigeonhole yourself too young!

BREAKING: This dog is named Susan From Accounting

Nothing as heartening as creative civil disobedience and solidarity.

When I lecture to students about how the apparently thriving economy of the 1920s was really a house of cards just waiting to be knocked down, one of the points I stress is how much a small number of the very rich were essentially propping up consumer spending in unsustainable ways

This is quite a post www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/reality-is...

"Amanda reported on tactical fashion. It is harder to pull your hair if it is in a neat mom bun. Light layers keep you prepared to flee. She’ll find out where the soccer coaches get their whistles."

I think about this much too frequently.

Roses are red, Sunlight is bright

World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam

Timeline cleanse

Things Auckland bike riders can only dream off….

#nzpol Pay attention, Aotearoa New Zealand, because this sh*tty National/NZ First/ACT coalition govt is selling you out.

Jen Sorensen nails the hypocrisy and racism of the "European culture" argument.

Ask your employer tomorrow why they operate an official account on the Twitter/X web service that built a child sexual assault materials generation machine & why they tacitly approve of pedophilia. Have your fellow employees ask the same question.

Thats $750 per road cone over 2 years. For comparison if you wanted to purchase a road cone theyre only $35. The govt thats says theyre against wasteful spending is pissing your tax money down the drain like its nothing.

The top 'article' thumbnail on the Stuff Politics homepage what 'brand' you wonder? oh, just the NZ National Party We are now past the point where corporate media commentary and embedded advertising are justifiable. This is going to get MUCH worse over 2026 unless there are consequences

For our country’s official position on international breaking news, please refer to X, the Paedophilia App

🚲 Exploring the connection between happiness and bike-friendliness in cities reveals intriguing insights. The happiest cities in the world often prioritize cycling infrastructure, promoting a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle.

Something I (unfortunately) need to teach product managers from certain career paths is that technology, no matter how complex, is automation; we start with people interacting. Who benefits? Who is harmed? What must be true for this to work as intended?

Well worth the rewatch. Seymour is from the mustelid family.

Getting away with Mordor.

What an absolute romp!

Make a Bond movie casual Dr Yeah Nah

Make a Bond movie casual The guy who loved me

Neoliberalism destroyed the real economy decades ago through deregulation and deindustrialization which in turn helped build the base for Trump and destroy the Democratic Party as it was taken over by the consultant class that had initially led the charge to gut government under neoliberalism

The most touching Christas gift I received this year. From my seven year old niece who collected the seeds using her own self designed origami seed collector and funnel and made these packets for everybody. Love.

When the AP (of 'style guide' fame) headline grammar is so atrocious it distracts from the world's worst people being in pain.

I used to think everyone could see things as they really are, then I realised some people don’t want to see things as they really are, then sadly I realised some people like things as they really are. Thoughts like this make me want to get on my bike and ride away 😞🚲

This is a great example of how genAI steals from us all on multiple levels. It's stolen a promotional spot for real books and authors, it's stolen a job from an actual journalist who could have compiled this, it's stolen an opportunity for parents to be recommended good NZ books for their kids

I don't think corruption gets enough follow up in New Zealand. The links (should I say "concidences") between donations to politicians/parties and laws passed. The NZF/Costello tobacco link. NZF and fishing industry. Property and virtually every RW party.

This is bonkers, neoliberalism destroying our healthcare system on purpose. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Particularly lovely at Onetangi last night with the pohutukawa starting to bloom. #waiheke #kikorangi