Asher Wilson-Goldman
@asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social
Public servant. Jew. Kāpiti Coast resident. Communications and engagement leader.
It worked! Had a very-rare-but-very-fixable thing go wrong the first night so went back into the surgery room the next morning, all going well since then.
My eyesight is already better than it was with glasses before surgery and it's still improving! This is amazing.
My eyesight is already better than it was with glasses before surgery and it's still improving! This is amazing.
In 20 minutes, I'll have lasers shot at my eyeballs and for the first time since I was 4, 37 years ago, I won't need glasses anymore!
Modern technology means 5 years from now, my night vision won't deteriorate to a point where I can't drive safely anymore. That's pretty great!
Modern technology means 5 years from now, my night vision won't deteriorate to a point where I can't drive safely anymore. That's pretty great!
February 7, 2026 at 6:35 AM
It worked! Had a very-rare-but-very-fixable thing go wrong the first night so went back into the surgery room the next morning, all going well since then.
My eyesight is already better than it was with glasses before surgery and it's still improving! This is amazing.
My eyesight is already better than it was with glasses before surgery and it's still improving! This is amazing.
In 20 minutes, I'll have lasers shot at my eyeballs and for the first time since I was 4, 37 years ago, I won't need glasses anymore!
Modern technology means 5 years from now, my night vision won't deteriorate to a point where I can't drive safely anymore. That's pretty great!
Modern technology means 5 years from now, my night vision won't deteriorate to a point where I can't drive safely anymore. That's pretty great!
February 3, 2026 at 11:40 PM
In 20 minutes, I'll have lasers shot at my eyeballs and for the first time since I was 4, 37 years ago, I won't need glasses anymore!
Modern technology means 5 years from now, my night vision won't deteriorate to a point where I can't drive safely anymore. That's pretty great!
Modern technology means 5 years from now, my night vision won't deteriorate to a point where I can't drive safely anymore. That's pretty great!
As I almost slipped on the wet Lambton Quay footpath tiles this morning, couldn't help but wish WCC (and LGWM) hadn't missed so many opportunities to get Golden Mile construction started before the bad faith actors' delay tactics won.
Looking forward to no change whatsoever 😭😭
Looking forward to no change whatsoever 😭😭
February 2, 2026 at 7:35 PM
As I almost slipped on the wet Lambton Quay footpath tiles this morning, couldn't help but wish WCC (and LGWM) hadn't missed so many opportunities to get Golden Mile construction started before the bad faith actors' delay tactics won.
Looking forward to no change whatsoever 😭😭
Looking forward to no change whatsoever 😭😭
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i just think they should release all episodes of the pitt immediately, so i can watch it for 15 hours in a row
is that so much to ask
is that so much to ask
January 31, 2026 at 2:16 AM
i just think they should release all episodes of the pitt immediately, so i can watch it for 15 hours in a row
is that so much to ask
is that so much to ask
Go the mighty Blaze! Jess Kerr brilliant at the end, true captain's knock. Champions again!
January 31, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Go the mighty Blaze! Jess Kerr brilliant at the end, true captain's knock. Champions again!
TFW nobody will throw the ball for you so you have to do it yourself
January 27, 2026 at 8:43 PM
TFW nobody will throw the ball for you so you have to do it yourself
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Just a heads up, tomorrow is Large Boulder the size of a Small Boulder, hope you've done your shopping and holiday meal prep.
January 26, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Just a heads up, tomorrow is Large Boulder the size of a Small Boulder, hope you've done your shopping and holiday meal prep.
It's a new year, but I'm still forgetting to check the Wellington weather before leaving Waikanae on the train. Yet another day wrongly assuming that if it's not raining at home, it won't be in the city either. Woops.
January 26, 2026 at 7:24 PM
It's a new year, but I'm still forgetting to check the Wellington weather before leaving Waikanae on the train. Yet another day wrongly assuming that if it's not raining at home, it won't be in the city either. Woops.
Weird that this article includes Ian Foster and Steve Hansen as possibilities to be the next All Blacks coach, yet completely ignores another former All Blacks coach who's recently won a World Cup and fits the eligibility criteria - John Mitchell
www.thepost.co.nz/sport/360937...
www.thepost.co.nz/sport/360937...
New Zealand Rugby reveals panel to pick next All Blacks coach
A “recently retired” All Black will be part of the five-man panel to select Scott Robertson’s replacement, and only coaches with international experience need apply.
www.thepost.co.nz
January 26, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Weird that this article includes Ian Foster and Steve Hansen as possibilities to be the next All Blacks coach, yet completely ignores another former All Blacks coach who's recently won a World Cup and fits the eligibility criteria - John Mitchell
www.thepost.co.nz/sport/360937...
www.thepost.co.nz/sport/360937...
First day back at work for the year after a couple of weeks looking after my elderly father. Wonder how many emails I'll be greeted by...
January 25, 2026 at 6:58 PM
First day back at work for the year after a couple of weeks looking after my elderly father. Wonder how many emails I'll be greeted by...
I dropped out of high school age 15 and my highest qualification is still School Certificate (NCEA level 1 equivalent).
In 5 months though, I'll have a Masters degree and in the meantime I've worked big jobs leading dozens of people on some of the Government's biggest challenges.
In 5 months though, I'll have a Masters degree and in the meantime I've worked big jobs leading dozens of people on some of the Government's biggest challenges.
Poor results NCEA don't destroy your future. I was bullied relentlessly in school and it affected my academic performance, I didn't have NCEA level 2 when I left, but today I'm the author of a national best seller and I'm doing a post graduate degree
www.rnz.co.nz/news/icymi/5...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/icymi/5...
How to talk to your teen if their NCEA results aren't what they wanted | RNZ
The nerve-racking wait is over today, for better or worse.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 25, 2026 at 4:17 AM
I dropped out of high school age 15 and my highest qualification is still School Certificate (NCEA level 1 equivalent).
In 5 months though, I'll have a Masters degree and in the meantime I've worked big jobs leading dozens of people on some of the Government's biggest challenges.
In 5 months though, I'll have a Masters degree and in the meantime I've worked big jobs leading dozens of people on some of the Government's biggest challenges.
What an awesome afternoon at the Waikanae Garden Trail, one of my favourite fundraisers of the year. Thanks to the Waikanae (and Peka Peka + Paraparaumu) folks who opened up their gardens for us to wander around and enjoy.
January 25, 2026 at 4:15 AM
What an awesome afternoon at the Waikanae Garden Trail, one of my favourite fundraisers of the year. Thanks to the Waikanae (and Peka Peka + Paraparaumu) folks who opened up their gardens for us to wander around and enjoy.
Great to be home
January 23, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Great to be home
Just watched One Battle After Another and tbh I really don't see what the fuss was about. Maybe it's better on the big screen than on a plane, but even still, felt like a distinctly meh film. Not terrible but not particularly good.
January 22, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Just watched One Battle After Another and tbh I really don't see what the fuss was about. Maybe it's better on the big screen than on a plane, but even still, felt like a distinctly meh film. Not terrible but not particularly good.
Sure, Singapore Airport might have the world's tallest indoor waterfall, but does it have a McDonald's with a conveyor belt carrying food downstairs from the kitchen? I think not!
January 21, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Sure, Singapore Airport might have the world's tallest indoor waterfall, but does it have a McDonald's with a conveyor belt carrying food downstairs from the kitchen? I think not!
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
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As the date for Election 2026 has been announced (November 7), now is a good time to check if you are enrolled to vote, and to update your details if needed. vote.nz/enrolling/en... #election #decision2026 #nzPol
Enrol or update online
Enrol to vote or check and update your enrolment details. Get ready to have your say in New Zealand’s elections and referendums.
vote.nz
January 21, 2026 at 5:21 AM
As the date for Election 2026 has been announced (November 7), now is a good time to check if you are enrolled to vote, and to update your details if needed. vote.nz/enrolling/en... #election #decision2026 #nzPol
There are definitely worse places to be, despite the unbearable heat.
Really looking forward to being home tomorrow night tho
Really looking forward to being home tomorrow night tho
January 21, 2026 at 5:03 AM
There are definitely worse places to be, despite the unbearable heat.
Really looking forward to being home tomorrow night tho
Really looking forward to being home tomorrow night tho
I famously find summers in Wellington at least 4-5 degrees too hot to manage comfortably, so let me tell you, after spending the last two weeks in Sydney I am not sure that I exist as anything more than a gloopy puddle anymore.
a cartoon ice cube with arms and legs and the words * melts * me under it
Alt: a cartoon ice cube with arms and legs and the words * melts * me under it
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:58 AM
I famously find summers in Wellington at least 4-5 degrees too hot to manage comfortably, so let me tell you, after spending the last two weeks in Sydney I am not sure that I exist as anything more than a gloopy puddle anymore.
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"a lot of people are posting about the bus kidnapping story, surely it can't be that bonkers"
my friends this is an actual odyssey
my friends this is an actual odyssey
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 6:15 AM
"a lot of people are posting about the bus kidnapping story, surely it can't be that bonkers"
my friends this is an actual odyssey
my friends this is an actual odyssey
Spotted at the SCG - a full collection of mens 1992 World Cup shirts, including this beauty from NZ.
January 16, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Spotted at the SCG - a full collection of mens 1992 World Cup shirts, including this beauty from NZ.
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Bad match for people who don’t like cheats, great match for people who like unbelievably big hitting
January 16, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Bad match for people who don’t like cheats, great match for people who like unbelievably big hitting
Big screen interview followed by a lap of honour and a standing ovation for Alyssa Healy after her retirement. Well deserved for a fantastic player.
January 16, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Big screen interview followed by a lap of honour and a standing ovation for Alyssa Healy after her retirement. Well deserved for a fantastic player.
This is an incredible story and you should absolutely read it
rare thing to read an obituary with a smile on your face, doubly rare for the smile to be because the person was so fuckin cool and not because [signal drops]
Holy hell, what an obituary
January 16, 2026 at 7:50 AM
This is an incredible story and you should absolutely read it
Back at the SCG - tonight's conundrum is Steve Smith vs David Warner: whichever team I cheer for, a cheat wins.
The SCG really knows how to put on a show! Watching the Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes, not sure who I should support but my gut feeling is the team without Steve Smith.
January 16, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Back at the SCG - tonight's conundrum is Steve Smith vs David Warner: whichever team I cheer for, a cheat wins.