Craig Ireson
@craigireson.bsky.social
Artist, dog lover and avid reader [default text seemed fine...]
I see your Bad Bunny and raise you some dope 1880s jams from my homeboy Manly Hopkins [fresh outta Oxford]
February 10, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I see your Bad Bunny and raise you some dope 1880s jams from my homeboy Manly Hopkins [fresh outta Oxford]
Reposted by Craig Ireson
You could house everyone in need of a home with the money being given to ICE. A society that chooses the latter over the former is truly evil and there's no way to spin that.
January 31, 2026 at 7:37 AM
You could house everyone in need of a home with the money being given to ICE. A society that chooses the latter over the former is truly evil and there's no way to spin that.
New view on Makara Peak
January 28, 2026 at 3:50 AM
New view on Makara Peak
NZ Road trip achievement unlocked
#CalvesLoveEm
#CalvesLoveEm
January 25, 2026 at 12:41 AM
NZ Road trip achievement unlocked
#CalvesLoveEm
#CalvesLoveEm
Sending it on the Kaituna River, Rotorua.
January 23, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Sending it on the Kaituna River, Rotorua.
Reposted by Craig Ireson
If Mark Carney is right and the rules-based order is gone, where are we as a nation? New Zealand was an actor in the creation of the post-war consensus, but it's hard to imagine a leadership less fit to meet the moment than the current lot.
January 21, 2026 at 7:28 PM
If Mark Carney is right and the rules-based order is gone, where are we as a nation? New Zealand was an actor in the creation of the post-war consensus, but it's hard to imagine a leadership less fit to meet the moment than the current lot.
"Is there a more real place,
Is there a more surreal place?
If there is, it's neither as weird nor wise,
As Newtown's hashish selling spies,
Who congregate to pray & play
& wind up drunk on cluttered lanes, or eating poached eggs with baked beans in the Bakery on Constable St."
- Newtown Beat, 2003
Is there a more surreal place?
If there is, it's neither as weird nor wise,
As Newtown's hashish selling spies,
Who congregate to pray & play
& wind up drunk on cluttered lanes, or eating poached eggs with baked beans in the Bakery on Constable St."
- Newtown Beat, 2003
January 20, 2026 at 7:25 AM
"Is there a more real place,
Is there a more surreal place?
If there is, it's neither as weird nor wise,
As Newtown's hashish selling spies,
Who congregate to pray & play
& wind up drunk on cluttered lanes, or eating poached eggs with baked beans in the Bakery on Constable St."
- Newtown Beat, 2003
Is there a more surreal place?
If there is, it's neither as weird nor wise,
As Newtown's hashish selling spies,
Who congregate to pray & play
& wind up drunk on cluttered lanes, or eating poached eggs with baked beans in the Bakery on Constable St."
- Newtown Beat, 2003
So when the Americans say that they have to "show their papers", what does that mean? Passport, Birth certificate, drivers license, social security number? Do they have to carry these all the time like wtf?
January 12, 2026 at 12:15 AM
So when the Americans say that they have to "show their papers", what does that mean? Passport, Birth certificate, drivers license, social security number? Do they have to carry these all the time like wtf?
Reposted by Craig Ireson
Exciting new year spot the ball contest!!
Mark the place where you think hard-working laser-focused Prime Minister Luxon has disappeared to!!
Guess closest to the right spot, and win an extra day off!!
Mark the place where you think hard-working laser-focused Prime Minister Luxon has disappeared to!!
Guess closest to the right spot, and win an extra day off!!
January 6, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Exciting new year spot the ball contest!!
Mark the place where you think hard-working laser-focused Prime Minister Luxon has disappeared to!!
Guess closest to the right spot, and win an extra day off!!
Mark the place where you think hard-working laser-focused Prime Minister Luxon has disappeared to!!
Guess closest to the right spot, and win an extra day off!!
Reposted by Craig Ireson
Join us in wishing @michaelstipe.bsky.social a very happy birthday today! 🎉
January 4, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Join us in wishing @michaelstipe.bsky.social a very happy birthday today! 🎉
New Year's Eve purchase & Playlist:
"Sun don't Shine"
"Sun don't Shine"
December 31, 2025 at 3:34 AM
New Year's Eve purchase & Playlist:
"Sun don't Shine"
"Sun don't Shine"
A yearly reminder that Aotearoa New has the Chatham Islands timezone, which is 45 minutes ahead. So, feel free to celebrate New Year's Eve at 11.15, and be tucked up in bed by midnight. You're welcome!
December 31, 2025 at 1:15 AM
A yearly reminder that Aotearoa New has the Chatham Islands timezone, which is 45 minutes ahead. So, feel free to celebrate New Year's Eve at 11.15, and be tucked up in bed by midnight. You're welcome!
Mākara Peak summit today
December 29, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Mākara Peak summit today
Some books I read this year, 2025 include:
Slaughterhouse 5,
Janet Frame's Autobiographical trilogy [An Angel at my Table etc],
Cowan's The New Zealand Wars,
The Old Man & the Sea,
Sargeson's Collected Short Stories,
Shelley's Frankenstein,*
Guns, Germs, and Steel.*
*Listened as Audiobooks.
Slaughterhouse 5,
Janet Frame's Autobiographical trilogy [An Angel at my Table etc],
Cowan's The New Zealand Wars,
The Old Man & the Sea,
Sargeson's Collected Short Stories,
Shelley's Frankenstein,*
Guns, Germs, and Steel.*
*Listened as Audiobooks.
December 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Some books I read this year, 2025 include:
Slaughterhouse 5,
Janet Frame's Autobiographical trilogy [An Angel at my Table etc],
Cowan's The New Zealand Wars,
The Old Man & the Sea,
Sargeson's Collected Short Stories,
Shelley's Frankenstein,*
Guns, Germs, and Steel.*
*Listened as Audiobooks.
Slaughterhouse 5,
Janet Frame's Autobiographical trilogy [An Angel at my Table etc],
Cowan's The New Zealand Wars,
The Old Man & the Sea,
Sargeson's Collected Short Stories,
Shelley's Frankenstein,*
Guns, Germs, and Steel.*
*Listened as Audiobooks.
Our cat ran out of charge
December 22, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Our cat ran out of charge
NZ National League Final 2025. Wellington Olympic vs. Auckland City. Newtown Park.
December 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
NZ National League Final 2025. Wellington Olympic vs. Auckland City. Newtown Park.
Thank you to the Believe it or Not Pub Quiz Folks for the collective Whamageddon across the nation tonight
December 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Thank you to the Believe it or Not Pub Quiz Folks for the collective Whamageddon across the nation tonight
I don't share much work stuff, but here's a project I've been working on which is pretty pretty cool vimeo.com/1140315976/5...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I don't share much work stuff, but here's a project I've been working on which is pretty pretty cool vimeo.com/1140315976/5...
Late to this five concerts things but:
1. U2 & BB King @ Western Springs
2. R.E.M, Grant Lee Buffalo & Crowded House @ Western Springs
3. Linton Kwesi Johnson @ Cockfosters Balloon Festival (?!)
4. Sonic Youth & Foo Fighters at Logan Campbell Centre
5. Leonard Cohen & Bic Runga @ TSB Arena
1. U2 & BB King @ Western Springs
2. R.E.M, Grant Lee Buffalo & Crowded House @ Western Springs
3. Linton Kwesi Johnson @ Cockfosters Balloon Festival (?!)
4. Sonic Youth & Foo Fighters at Logan Campbell Centre
5. Leonard Cohen & Bic Runga @ TSB Arena
November 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Late to this five concerts things but:
1. U2 & BB King @ Western Springs
2. R.E.M, Grant Lee Buffalo & Crowded House @ Western Springs
3. Linton Kwesi Johnson @ Cockfosters Balloon Festival (?!)
4. Sonic Youth & Foo Fighters at Logan Campbell Centre
5. Leonard Cohen & Bic Runga @ TSB Arena
1. U2 & BB King @ Western Springs
2. R.E.M, Grant Lee Buffalo & Crowded House @ Western Springs
3. Linton Kwesi Johnson @ Cockfosters Balloon Festival (?!)
4. Sonic Youth & Foo Fighters at Logan Campbell Centre
5. Leonard Cohen & Bic Runga @ TSB Arena
America is gone. Its over. I'm blocking it now for my own mental health.
November 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
America is gone. Its over. I'm blocking it now for my own mental health.
We need to vote these fuckers out.
"When it came to Covid, we completely blew out what the value of a life was, completely, I've never seen such a high value on life.” - Brooke van Velden
"There are accidents that will happen. What I'm wanting to focus on is, how do I improve the overall economy and the situation that businesses and workers find themselves in?" - Van Velden. #PikeRiver
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
We need to vote these fuckers out.
Reposted by Craig Ireson
"When it came to Covid, we completely blew out what the value of a life was, completely, I've never seen such a high value on life.” - Brooke van Velden
"There are accidents that will happen. What I'm wanting to focus on is, how do I improve the overall economy and the situation that businesses and workers find themselves in?" - Van Velden. #PikeRiver
"She seemed to be focusing all the time on the employers and I sat and listened to it for a little while and then I just couldn't stand it" - Sonya Rockhouse. #PikeRiver
November 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"When it came to Covid, we completely blew out what the value of a life was, completely, I've never seen such a high value on life.” - Brooke van Velden
"The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."
Orwell - Animal Farm
Orwell - Animal Farm
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
"The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."
Orwell - Animal Farm
Orwell - Animal Farm