Jane A
@cravenjaney.bsky.social
writer ~ doing my PhD?! ~ wellington, nz ~ she/her
www.janearthur.co.nz
www.janearthur.co.nz
I just emailed the school board asking them to formally commit to honouring te Tiriti, despite the coalition's best efforts, let's do this
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I just emailed the school board asking them to formally commit to honouring te Tiriti, despite the coalition's best efforts, let's do this
I have just submitted my 'phd research proposal' aka 'application to move from provisional to full registration' aka 'the fucker'. Time for a celebratory glass of tap water
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I have just submitted my 'phd research proposal' aka 'application to move from provisional to full registration' aka 'the fucker'. Time for a celebratory glass of tap water
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Honestly, the IPCA report into the police (mis)handling of the McSkimming case makes for jaw-dropping reading.
But it’s 135 pages long so I’ve read it for you.
Here’s my report on one of the most serious failures of integrity in modern policing history⬇️⬇️
But it’s 135 pages long so I’ve read it for you.
Here’s my report on one of the most serious failures of integrity in modern policing history⬇️⬇️
The inside story of how police protected a senior cop, and prosecuted his accuser instead
For years, police leadership ignored warnings about Jevon McSkimming. The IPCA has set out the chain of failures.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Honestly, the IPCA report into the police (mis)handling of the McSkimming case makes for jaw-dropping reading.
But it’s 135 pages long so I’ve read it for you.
Here’s my report on one of the most serious failures of integrity in modern policing history⬇️⬇️
But it’s 135 pages long so I’ve read it for you.
Here’s my report on one of the most serious failures of integrity in modern policing history⬇️⬇️
Woweewow the nz police, so nice, so trustworthy 👍
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Woweewow the nz police, so nice, so trustworthy 👍
My 8yo heard Taylor Swift singing about kissing today and said, very seriously, 'Hmm. Sex.' And I tell you what mate, I was so composed in how I coped with that.
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
My 8yo heard Taylor Swift singing about kissing today and said, very seriously, 'Hmm. Sex.' And I tell you what mate, I was so composed in how I coped with that.
Imagine seeing that people can't afford books and going the solution is to market them differently, not let's get people more money. Not let's improve the standard of living first. Hahahaha
November 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Imagine seeing that people can't afford books and going the solution is to market them differently, not let's get people more money. Not let's improve the standard of living first. Hahahaha
I hope to not be annoying re. grammar/punctuation etc and I'm totally not perfect, but I hope one day the communications and media professions figure out you dont need to hyphenate -ly adverbs. Anyway sorry
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I hope to not be annoying re. grammar/punctuation etc and I'm totally not perfect, but I hope one day the communications and media professions figure out you dont need to hyphenate -ly adverbs. Anyway sorry
I am anxious and premenstrual and this is the way I am currently thinking about my novel-in-progress:
The elder Millennials are now middle-aged, perimenopausal, and depressed about the climate crisis and the fact they can't afford housing 🙃 it's a comedy
The elder Millennials are now middle-aged, perimenopausal, and depressed about the climate crisis and the fact they can't afford housing 🙃 it's a comedy
November 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I am anxious and premenstrual and this is the way I am currently thinking about my novel-in-progress:
The elder Millennials are now middle-aged, perimenopausal, and depressed about the climate crisis and the fact they can't afford housing 🙃 it's a comedy
The elder Millennials are now middle-aged, perimenopausal, and depressed about the climate crisis and the fact they can't afford housing 🙃 it's a comedy
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‘I vote with the hand that holds
this knife. I vote for the fish, the bird,
the ocean and a raised land shaped
by explosion, erosion and willful life.’
Dinah Hawken reads from her poem ‘The Uprising’ after receiving the Prime Minister’s Award for Poetry last night.
this knife. I vote for the fish, the bird,
the ocean and a raised land shaped
by explosion, erosion and willful life.’
Dinah Hawken reads from her poem ‘The Uprising’ after receiving the Prime Minister’s Award for Poetry last night.
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
‘I vote with the hand that holds
this knife. I vote for the fish, the bird,
the ocean and a raised land shaped
by explosion, erosion and willful life.’
Dinah Hawken reads from her poem ‘The Uprising’ after receiving the Prime Minister’s Award for Poetry last night.
this knife. I vote for the fish, the bird,
the ocean and a raised land shaped
by explosion, erosion and willful life.’
Dinah Hawken reads from her poem ‘The Uprising’ after receiving the Prime Minister’s Award for Poetry last night.
Reposted by Jane A
Mahi tahi is the word of the day for Erica's te reo lesson.
Collaboration and cooperation, two actions Erica has failed to do with the education profession.
#TheStanfordCurriculum is #NotOurCurriculum
#AotearoaEducators
Collaboration and cooperation, two actions Erica has failed to do with the education profession.
#TheStanfordCurriculum is #NotOurCurriculum
#AotearoaEducators
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Mahi tahi is the word of the day for Erica's te reo lesson.
Collaboration and cooperation, two actions Erica has failed to do with the education profession.
#TheStanfordCurriculum is #NotOurCurriculum
#AotearoaEducators
Collaboration and cooperation, two actions Erica has failed to do with the education profession.
#TheStanfordCurriculum is #NotOurCurriculum
#AotearoaEducators
OH MY GOD ONE OF MY POEMS WAS IN THE LEVEL 3 NCEA EXAM
November 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
OH MY GOD ONE OF MY POEMS WAS IN THE LEVEL 3 NCEA EXAM
I am so ugh in despair about the government. Leave the kids alone. I filled in last night a school questionnaire for the board and popped off about changes to the curricula and Ed. Act. Didn't realise the Act changes were happening today!
November 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I am so ugh in despair about the government. Leave the kids alone. I filled in last night a school questionnaire for the board and popped off about changes to the curricula and Ed. Act. Didn't realise the Act changes were happening today!
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And just in from Seymour.
This is the intent. Forget whatever flowery words Erica uses. They want your child growing up in a NZ that is blind to its history. That’s not learning, it’s indoctrination.
This is the intent. Forget whatever flowery words Erica uses. They want your child growing up in a NZ that is blind to its history. That’s not learning, it’s indoctrination.
November 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
And just in from Seymour.
This is the intent. Forget whatever flowery words Erica uses. They want your child growing up in a NZ that is blind to its history. That’s not learning, it’s indoctrination.
This is the intent. Forget whatever flowery words Erica uses. They want your child growing up in a NZ that is blind to its history. That’s not learning, it’s indoctrination.
I ordered a replacement remote for our TV and wondered why it didn't work when the packet said it should work without set up and 👩🎓 JANE 👩🎓 it's because our TV is not a Sony it's a Samsung 🤓 give me strength
November 3, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I ordered a replacement remote for our TV and wondered why it didn't work when the packet said it should work without set up and 👩🎓 JANE 👩🎓 it's because our TV is not a Sony it's a Samsung 🤓 give me strength
I'm kind of obsessed with this hideous Altum Academy charter school opening down the road from me next term. There is just no info on it re. how to enrol (not that I want to lol)! Is it just for people in the know?! How are they going to have students in ~12 weeks' time? How is there no website!?
November 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I'm kind of obsessed with this hideous Altum Academy charter school opening down the road from me next term. There is just no info on it re. how to enrol (not that I want to lol)! Is it just for people in the know?! How are they going to have students in ~12 weeks' time? How is there no website!?
I am so CROSS about the education system and all the mucking around. The curriculum mucking and the bloody charter schools, don't get me started. All this money and stress and resourcing should have gone into learning support - problem solved. It is so obvious, the absolute racist dumbarses. grrrr
October 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I am so CROSS about the education system and all the mucking around. The curriculum mucking and the bloody charter schools, don't get me started. All this money and stress and resourcing should have gone into learning support - problem solved. It is so obvious, the absolute racist dumbarses. grrrr
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Delighted to announce that acclaimed poet Tusiata Avia MNZM has been appointed Creative NZ / Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Writer in Residence for 2026, and will be joining us at the IIML next year to work on her next book! www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletter...
Tusiata Avia named as 2026 International Institute of Modern Letters Writer in Residence | Te Pūtahi Tuhi Auaha o Te Ao / International Institute of Modern Letters | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria Universi...
Acclaimed poet Tusiata Avia MNZM has been appointed Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence for ...
www.wgtn.ac.nz
October 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Delighted to announce that acclaimed poet Tusiata Avia MNZM has been appointed Creative NZ / Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Writer in Residence for 2026, and will be joining us at the IIML next year to work on her next book! www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletter...
Not only <all the terrible shit> but also: lots of schools structure their classes with mixed years. How is a teacher of a year 5/6 class supposed to manage this?
October 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Not only <all the terrible shit> but also: lots of schools structure their classes with mixed years. How is a teacher of a year 5/6 class supposed to manage this?
I need to get this off my chest
Every time I see a photo of Brooke Van Velden, at first I think it's the singer Mandy Moore
Every time I see a photo of Brooke Van Velden, at first I think it's the singer Mandy Moore
October 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I need to get this off my chest
Every time I see a photo of Brooke Van Velden, at first I think it's the singer Mandy Moore
Every time I see a photo of Brooke Van Velden, at first I think it's the singer Mandy Moore
What in the fuck
WorkSafe board no longer has any worker representative - CTU
WorkSafe board no longer has any worker representative - CTU
Removing the voice of the worker from the actual governance of WorkSafe is "deeply concerning", says the CTU.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
What in the fuck
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Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
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Verity Johnson going hard against the government for shirking their responsibilities to the survivors of abuse in state care.
Should be enough to bring the government down. But I doubt it will.
#nzpol
Should be enough to bring the government down. But I doubt it will.
#nzpol
October 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Verity Johnson going hard against the government for shirking their responsibilities to the survivors of abuse in state care.
Should be enough to bring the government down. But I doubt it will.
#nzpol
Should be enough to bring the government down. But I doubt it will.
#nzpol
If Auckland wants to get rid of those hornets they should get my 8yo up there, coz the way he's yelling at Silksong right now ... (This is the one and only gaming reference I will ever make)
October 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
If Auckland wants to get rid of those hornets they should get my 8yo up there, coz the way he's yelling at Silksong right now ... (This is the one and only gaming reference I will ever make)
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When the climate storms come, will you want war helicopters or a well funded fire service?
October 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
When the climate storms come, will you want war helicopters or a well funded fire service?
This CLIMATE is bonkers outside, imagine if the govt spent money on things that matter like learning support and healthcare, also maybe like public infrastructure and like I dunno things that might help lower emissions for things like the future (and present) of CLIMATE and PEOPLE goddammit
October 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This CLIMATE is bonkers outside, imagine if the govt spent money on things that matter like learning support and healthcare, also maybe like public infrastructure and like I dunno things that might help lower emissions for things like the future (and present) of CLIMATE and PEOPLE goddammit