FYI, my husband's company has requested he fill up before midnight tomorrow because Z told them there will be a massive petrol hike after that time. #nzpol

Yesterday I filmed several baby birds walking across a street directly at my camera and asked Bluesky to suggest music Several dozen folks did Some even dubbed music over the original clip. I haven't been able to get this out of my head. So I give you A Bluesky exclusive: Reservoir Ducks 🐣 🪶

Spots are still available for people with Long Covid/MECFS in Ōtepoti Dunedin to participate in free facilitated creative writing workshops. I'm one of the facilitators. There's no commitment—if you think you might be interested, get in touch.

Very, very good thread:

A Tūī surveying its local area looking for other birds to chase away #birds #Tui

I'm asking for my money back if Summer really is all over

My new favorite German word.

Numero uno. Early for us.

And now I'm sure I heard her mew "Is this some kind of fucking joke?! I look utterly ridiculous in this fucking thing!"

Early evening swim was perfect! Sea was a bit chilly, but just perfect once in

What is this, a horror film PR poster? No, they're Snapdragon seed pods. Snapdragons are beautiful, colorful garden flowers but obviously these are the creepiest seed pods of any kind.

Today I visited Zealandia and of course asked about the chance of seeing the resident takahē. Basically no chance, my guide replied. Their habitat is off-limited to visitors right now and they rarely venture beyond it. Resigned to this, I sat down on bench to watch riflemen...and who peeked out?

He's lucky he hasn't got a pin where it hurts, with this carry on

If you know anyone who’d have a use of a data consultant, python and SQL expert, Linux and cloud nerd and someone with managerial experience and a post grad science degree in Pōneke, please let me know.

I think we can do better. I'll start, "We're not wanking wetā" ##NZpol

Funny the things that upset you. Disconnected Mum's phone this week after 40 odd years - she no longer knows how to use it. It was our childhood number 😪

Would anyone happen to know any upper limb/shoulder surgeons in Christchurch for some advice?

What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it

Happy 13th anniversary to this pair of matching news headlines.

This pic has come up every third post or so in my timeline 3-4 times now and I'm loving it. Can we make it a feature of BlueSky? This is your cleansing shouty pīwakawaka meep break.

Renting in Aotearoa NZ? Please fill in the survey; if nothing else the results will help me with council decision-making! Own your home? Please share it widely to get max responses.

Thanks to @davidfarrier.com for this

The aurora last night in Beaver, Alaska was just incredible. This is a real-time video (not sped up) of the crazy motion I saw. Also, look how BRIGHT it is, wow!

Babe, you look great. I can barely tell.

#Christchurch #NZ Sharing for anyone who might like to attend the 15 anniversary commemoration on February 22nd. There will be a minute of silence at 12:51 pm, and the names of the 185 who died read out. www.odt.co.nz/star-news/st...

And so it continues. 10s of 1000s of drivers manage to avoid hitting these separators each day, but we only seem to hear from the incompetent ones. I, for one, appreciate being protected on my cycle to work. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Robe à la française, French, silk, 1750-75. Via The Met here: www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

My wife and I were on a beach in the Wellington area and found this at a car park, in the grass. It is approximately the size of a person's hand,made of bone, and intricately carved. I've masked the lower half,as only the legitimate owner will be able to fully describe it. Please share this...(1)

Happy with that 😊 Wordle 1,688 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Am I doing this right?

This brought actual tears to my eyes.

Working with #kakapo, this is the best thing you'll ever see. When "candling" an egg you hold your breath, hoping to see this: beautiful embryo development in a fertile egg. This is Tiwhiri's second egg, about 8 days old. About half of eggs are infertile. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds

Happened in Ngāmotu/New Plymouth last week too. Putting so many people's lives at risk.

The supervisor is really not helping much at all

Central Stags had me a bit nervous at the end there

A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain. A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones. The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...

This dress fabric is amazing.

I will be looking for an RA soon as my amazing postdoc has got a permanent role on our team. I will be looking for an emerging Māori researcher who has a social science background preferably :) dm me if you know of anyone or want to kōrero

Some delightful news for your Saturday.

Frog put the cookies in a box. “There,” he said. “Now we will not eat any more cookies.” “But we can open the box,” said Toad. “That is true,” said Frog.

Just imagine - you’re a cat, with presumably a house, but you ignore that house and come instead to *my* house, and you walk in like you own the place, and come and go as you please and do whatever you like whenever you like. Just imagine how smug you’d be. Pretty smug? Not as smug as this bastard.

Three more #kakapo matings last night: Whenua Hou: - Nora 💚 Tutoko - Pura 💚 Gulliver Anchor: - Toitiiti 💚 Deans Great to see genetically important Gulliver mating, and matriarch Nora starting - her first known nest was in 1981! Here she is on her 2019 nest. #conservation #parrots

I'm on Bluesky! Apparently it is not always terrible here! But what the government is up to is terrible so I made a round up of all the upcoming bills you can submit on #nzpol #kikorangi www.emilywrites.co.nz/ok/

#kakapo breeding seasons are always roller coasters. ☹️ Young male Tau Kuhurangi has died on Pukenui, likely from a wing injury. Population is now 236. 🙂 Second mating of the year: Esperance (pic) and Ian. #conservation #parrots #birds

Recipe called for 1/2 tsp. We decided to omit ... and finally bin it

Postcards from Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. Freyberg Beach.

Rode Waihi Station to Karangahake return. Thought we were in for a soaking, but got lucky

where my mind goes whenever people complain that a bike lane is a waste of space because it’s underused

Saving this to share with those "anti-tim tammers" in Ngāmotu