The Reading Ruru/Kerry
@devildauta.bsky.social
Avid Book reader in Aotearoa. Judge for Fantasy Faction in #SPFBO & Space Girls in #SPSFC. Socialist to the core. Peer/ally to sex workers, addicts and rainbow community. Volunteer at GMA. Getting too old to give a fuck, goodbye politeness.
Looking for a new Grimdark book to to read? I highly recommend P D Ashton's debut novel, Blades Forged www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
(It was almost a 5 star read for me)
#Fantasy #Grimdark #debut #self-published #MilitaryFantasy
(It was almost a 5 star read for me)
#Fantasy #Grimdark #debut #self-published #MilitaryFantasy
Blades Forged (Empire of Knives #1)
Praise for Blades Forged “Extremely, extremely dark… t…
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December 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Looking for a new Grimdark book to to read? I highly recommend P D Ashton's debut novel, Blades Forged www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
(It was almost a 5 star read for me)
#Fantasy #Grimdark #debut #self-published #MilitaryFantasy
(It was almost a 5 star read for me)
#Fantasy #Grimdark #debut #self-published #MilitaryFantasy
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The NZ Govt has announced that it will be reducing support for the Total Mobility scheme that subsidises travel for some disabled people
That money being taken from disabled people is 25% of the tax rebates that were introduced for a tobacco company
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
That money being taken from disabled people is 25% of the tax rebates that were introduced for a tobacco company
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Why it will soon cost more for disabled people to travel
Disability advocate Blake Forbes says the Government is severing a “lifeline” for some disabled Kiwis, after it confirmed prices would increase.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The NZ Govt has announced that it will be reducing support for the Total Mobility scheme that subsidises travel for some disabled people
That money being taken from disabled people is 25% of the tax rebates that were introduced for a tobacco company
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
That money being taken from disabled people is 25% of the tax rebates that were introduced for a tobacco company
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
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FFS! Luxon just said "We've got rid of emergency housing." without even realising he was saying the quiet bit out loud.💩🥚
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
December 16, 2025 at 2:13 AM
FFS! Luxon just said "We've got rid of emergency housing." without even realising he was saying the quiet bit out loud.💩🥚
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
Luxon’s reply on last night’s TVNZ interview with Maliki Sherman to her question on whether he would be at Waitangi in 2026.
‘Waitangi ? It’s all drama, soap box stuff.’
Fu¢king racist POS
#nzpol
‘Waitangi ? It’s all drama, soap box stuff.’
Fu¢king racist POS
#nzpol
December 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Luxon’s reply on last night’s TVNZ interview with Maliki Sherman to her question on whether he would be at Waitangi in 2026.
‘Waitangi ? It’s all drama, soap box stuff.’
Fu¢king racist POS
#nzpol
‘Waitangi ? It’s all drama, soap box stuff.’
Fu¢king racist POS
#nzpol
Fantasy-Fantasy-Faction's @fantasyfaction.bsky.social final review in the #SPFBO Champions League is for Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike. This comes in 6th place in our ratings. fantasy-faction.com/2025/spfbo-1...
#SPFBO #Self-published #Fantasy #Booksky💙📚 #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿
#SPFBO #Self-published #Fantasy #Booksky💙📚 #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿
December 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Fantasy-Fantasy-Faction's @fantasyfaction.bsky.social final review in the #SPFBO Champions League is for Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike. This comes in 6th place in our ratings. fantasy-faction.com/2025/spfbo-1...
#SPFBO #Self-published #Fantasy #Booksky💙📚 #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿
#SPFBO #Self-published #Fantasy #Booksky💙📚 #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿
I read 100% of Artificial Selection by Marianne Pickles as a judge in #TeamSpaceGirls for #SPSFC5 Giving this a Y to go forward. See my review at www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
#SPSFC #Self-published #Sci-fi 🪐📚 #Mystery 🔍 #Booksky💙📚 #Pukapuka📚🇳🇿
#SPSFC #Self-published #Sci-fi 🪐📚 #Mystery 🔍 #Booksky💙📚 #Pukapuka📚🇳🇿
Artificial Selection: A Near-Future Science Fiction Mys…
From the WINNER of the Green Stories Prize. What do y…
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December 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I read 100% of Artificial Selection by Marianne Pickles as a judge in #TeamSpaceGirls for #SPSFC5 Giving this a Y to go forward. See my review at www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
#SPSFC #Self-published #Sci-fi 🪐📚 #Mystery 🔍 #Booksky💙📚 #Pukapuka📚🇳🇿
#SPSFC #Self-published #Sci-fi 🪐📚 #Mystery 🔍 #Booksky💙📚 #Pukapuka📚🇳🇿
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“New Zealand women start working for nothing from this week.”
“for every $1 earned by a Pakeha man, a Pacific woman would earn 79c, a Maori woman 82c, an Asian woman 84c and a Pakehā woman 93c.”
“This would be the week all women started working for nothing for four weeks.”
#nzpol
“for every $1 earned by a Pakeha man, a Pacific woman would earn 79c, a Maori woman 82c, an Asian woman 84c and a Pakehā woman 93c.”
“This would be the week all women started working for nothing for four weeks.”
#nzpol
Pay gap reporting needed: advocates
New Zealand women start working for nothing from this week. Although the country’s gender pay gap improved this year, campaigners say there is much...
www.odt.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“New Zealand women start working for nothing from this week.”
“for every $1 earned by a Pakeha man, a Pacific woman would earn 79c, a Maori woman 82c, an Asian woman 84c and a Pakehā woman 93c.”
“This would be the week all women started working for nothing for four weeks.”
#nzpol
“for every $1 earned by a Pakeha man, a Pacific woman would earn 79c, a Maori woman 82c, an Asian woman 84c and a Pakehā woman 93c.”
“This would be the week all women started working for nothing for four weeks.”
#nzpol
Read Animus Paradox by Adam Basset as a judge for #SPSFC5. I enjoyed this & before I knew it, I'd read the whole book. Check out my initial thoughts here www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
#SPSFC #TeamSpaceGirls #Self-published #Sci-fi 🪐📚
#Booksky 💙📚 #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿
#SPSFC #TeamSpaceGirls #Self-published #Sci-fi 🪐📚
#Booksky 💙📚 #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿
Animus Paradox (Digital Extremities, #2)
There's a thief on the loose. The Tigres excel at tippi…
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December 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Read Animus Paradox by Adam Basset as a judge for #SPSFC5. I enjoyed this & before I knew it, I'd read the whole book. Check out my initial thoughts here www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
#SPSFC #TeamSpaceGirls #Self-published #Sci-fi 🪐📚
#Booksky 💙📚 #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿
#SPSFC #TeamSpaceGirls #Self-published #Sci-fi 🪐📚
#Booksky 💙📚 #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿
Read 20% as a judge for #SPSFC5 (team Space Girls). This is my initial thoughts and is not a reflection on the views of other team members.
This will be a No from me. My initial thoughts can be found here
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
This will be a No from me. My initial thoughts can be found here
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
Beyond the Last Station: A dystopian novel of love, reb…
What if freedom isn’t a place — but a passage between w…
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December 7, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Read 20% as a judge for #SPSFC5 (team Space Girls). This is my initial thoughts and is not a reflection on the views of other team members.
This will be a No from me. My initial thoughts can be found here
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
This will be a No from me. My initial thoughts can be found here
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
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Interference and Disruption- expect more, it's official now.
So much for isolationist MAGA.
(They have already asked their embassies to collect data.)
#auspol #cdnpol #ukpol #nzpol #uspol #eupol
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
So much for isolationist MAGA.
(They have already asked their embassies to collect data.)
#auspol #cdnpol #ukpol #nzpol #uspol #eupol
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
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December 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Read a percantage of this as a judge (team #SpaceGirls) for #SPSFC5. I will be giving this an N to moving forward. My initial thoughts can be found on Goodreads www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
#SPSFC #SPSFC #Self-published #sci-fi #dystopia #Booksky💙 #pukapuka📚🇳🇿
#SPSFC #SPSFC #Self-published #sci-fi #dystopia #Booksky💙 #pukapuka📚🇳🇿
Andgate
Based on the Award-Winning "Dark Science Fiction" Scree…
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December 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Read a percantage of this as a judge (team #SpaceGirls) for #SPSFC5. I will be giving this an N to moving forward. My initial thoughts can be found on Goodreads www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
#SPSFC #SPSFC #Self-published #sci-fi #dystopia #Booksky💙 #pukapuka📚🇳🇿
#SPSFC #SPSFC #Self-published #sci-fi #dystopia #Booksky💙 #pukapuka📚🇳🇿
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#nzpol
This government is fast tracking the giant hole our country will be buried in. They MUST be roundly defeated next year and their evil policy platform needs to be taught in all civics lessons to prevent future repeats.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
This government is fast tracking the giant hole our country will be buried in. They MUST be roundly defeated next year and their evil policy platform needs to be taught in all civics lessons to prevent future repeats.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Government needs to get carbon credit story straight, faces trade risks - climate lawyer
Willis says the government won't be sending "cheques for billions of dollars" offshore, but an expert says this could have real-world trade and legal risks.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
#nzpol
This government is fast tracking the giant hole our country will be buried in. They MUST be roundly defeated next year and their evil policy platform needs to be taught in all civics lessons to prevent future repeats.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
This government is fast tracking the giant hole our country will be buried in. They MUST be roundly defeated next year and their evil policy platform needs to be taught in all civics lessons to prevent future repeats.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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‘Like science fiction’: How smart cars are being weaponised by violent men against women #auspol #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
The mechanic claimed nothing was wrong with Sarah’s stalling car. He was in on a sinister tactic
Abusers are remotely accessing cars to track their partners’ movements, lock them out of a vehicle, and stop the cars from travelling outside a perimeter.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
‘Like science fiction’: How smart cars are being weaponised by violent men against women #auspol #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
Fantasy-Fantasy-Faction's @fantasyfaction.bsky.social latest review for #SPFBO Champions League is for Reign and Ruin by J.D. Evans – Review fantasy-faction.com/2025/spfbo-1... This will currently sit at #8 on our leader-board
#SPFBO #Booksky 💙 #self-published #magic&romance #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿
#SPFBO #Booksky 💙 #self-published #magic&romance #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿
November 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Fantasy-Fantasy-Faction's @fantasyfaction.bsky.social latest review for #SPFBO Champions League is for Reign and Ruin by J.D. Evans – Review fantasy-faction.com/2025/spfbo-1... This will currently sit at #8 on our leader-board
#SPFBO #Booksky 💙 #self-published #magic&romance #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿
#SPFBO #Booksky 💙 #self-published #magic&romance #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿
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NZ Government cruelty and tolerance / inaction on cruelty encourages others to take out frustrations on politicians, particularly women and people of colour serving on local councils. Only trickle down that works (nastiness and abuse)
#NZpol 😢
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#NZpol 😢
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
'It just seems cruel': Councillor shocked by comments after cycling accident
Councillor Julie Fairey has become accustomed to abusive comments - but she was still stunned.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
NZ Government cruelty and tolerance / inaction on cruelty encourages others to take out frustrations on politicians, particularly women and people of colour serving on local councils. Only trickle down that works (nastiness and abuse)
#NZpol 😢
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#NZpol 😢
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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US State Department has ordered US embassy in Wellington NZ to collect info on migration data and “migrant-related crimes and human rights abuses”.
Will that include visitors like FBI's Kash Patel who broke law when in NZ? Or US migrants like Peter Thiel? 🤔
#NZpol
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/25/t...
Will that include visitors like FBI's Kash Patel who broke law when in NZ? Or US migrants like Peter Thiel? 🤔
#NZpol
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/25/t...
Trump govt warns NZ of migration 'risk', asks embassy to collect data
The US State Department has ordered the US embassy in Wellington to begin collecting information on migration data and "migrant-related crimes and human rights abuses".
www.1news.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 5:28 AM
US State Department has ordered US embassy in Wellington NZ to collect info on migration data and “migrant-related crimes and human rights abuses”.
Will that include visitors like FBI's Kash Patel who broke law when in NZ? Or US migrants like Peter Thiel? 🤔
#NZpol
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/25/t...
Will that include visitors like FBI's Kash Patel who broke law when in NZ? Or US migrants like Peter Thiel? 🤔
#NZpol
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/25/t...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Doctors speak out against proposed restriction on healthcare for gender minority young people aka a ban on puberty blockers. Shocking overreach!
#NZpol
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
#NZpol
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
November 20, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Doctors speak out against proposed restriction on healthcare for gender minority young people aka a ban on puberty blockers. Shocking overreach!
#NZpol
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
#NZpol
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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The Government is banning new patients from being prescribed the most common form of puberty blocker and is explicitly aligning NZ's future policy on this matter to the UK's. PR below.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The Government is banning new patients from being prescribed the most common form of puberty blocker and is explicitly aligning NZ's future policy on this matter to the UK's. PR below.
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Government's appalling track record in health just got international recognition. NZ delegation at the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control meeting in Geneva received the Dirty Ashtray award. www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroo...
Global meeting awards Aotearoa New Zealand ‘Dirty Ashtray’ award
Last night’s award of a ‘Dirty Ashtray’, a civil society award, to the New Zealand Government shows Aotearoa is now attracting international attention for all the wrong reasons, tobacco control resear...
www.otago.ac.nz
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Government's appalling track record in health just got international recognition. NZ delegation at the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control meeting in Geneva received the Dirty Ashtray award. www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroo...
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More reputational decline for Aotearoa NZ after ongoing #BrokenPromises by NZ Govt. This time it's from #ClimateInaction.
What's NZ Minister Nicola Willis doing about this? Or NZ PM Luzon or Climate Minister Simon Watts? Or #DrillBabyDrill Jones? 🙄
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
What's NZ Minister Nicola Willis doing about this? Or NZ PM Luzon or Climate Minister Simon Watts? Or #DrillBabyDrill Jones? 🙄
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
New Zealand slumps again in climate-change league table
"Backsliding" on climate policies means New Zealand is now ranked as "low-performing" in a major international index.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
More reputational decline for Aotearoa NZ after ongoing #BrokenPromises by NZ Govt. This time it's from #ClimateInaction.
What's NZ Minister Nicola Willis doing about this? Or NZ PM Luzon or Climate Minister Simon Watts? Or #DrillBabyDrill Jones? 🙄
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
What's NZ Minister Nicola Willis doing about this? Or NZ PM Luzon or Climate Minister Simon Watts? Or #DrillBabyDrill Jones? 🙄
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Initial response from Gender Minorities Aotearoa, to NZ Government proposal to restrict access for gender minority patients to medical treatment approved by their own doctors.
Ban would be by Regulation with a likely start date of 19 December 2025.
#NZpol
genderminorities.com/2025/11/19/a...
Ban would be by Regulation with a likely start date of 19 December 2025.
#NZpol
genderminorities.com/2025/11/19/a...
Are puberty blockers banned in New Zealand? - Gender Minorities Aotearoa | Transgender New Zealand
The Minister of Health has today announced that GnRH analogues will no longer be prescribed to new patients for gender dysphoria.
genderminorities.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Initial response from Gender Minorities Aotearoa, to NZ Government proposal to restrict access for gender minority patients to medical treatment approved by their own doctors.
Ban would be by Regulation with a likely start date of 19 December 2025.
#NZpol
genderminorities.com/2025/11/19/a...
Ban would be by Regulation with a likely start date of 19 December 2025.
#NZpol
genderminorities.com/2025/11/19/a...
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FUCKING HELL. 🤬
NZ Govt is banning puberty blockers for trans people bc "it's unsafe" but will continue prescribing to cis people.
They decided to do this during Trans Awareness Week. Arseholes!
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-...
NZ Govt is banning puberty blockers for trans people bc "it's unsafe" but will continue prescribing to cis people.
They decided to do this during Trans Awareness Week. Arseholes!
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-...
www.beehive.govt.nz
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
FUCKING HELL. 🤬
NZ Govt is banning puberty blockers for trans people bc "it's unsafe" but will continue prescribing to cis people.
They decided to do this during Trans Awareness Week. Arseholes!
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-...
NZ Govt is banning puberty blockers for trans people bc "it's unsafe" but will continue prescribing to cis people.
They decided to do this during Trans Awareness Week. Arseholes!
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-...