Erica
@ericastretton.bsky.social
writer, reviewer, editor at Kete Books.
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How cool is this!
Metallica donate $20,000 to Auckland Women’s Centre
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Metallica donate $20,000 to Auckland Women’s Centre
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‘Feminist allies’: Metallica donates $20k to Auckland Women’s Centre
Maia Hall first thought the heavy metal band’s donation offer was an online scam.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
How cool is this!
Metallica donate $20,000 to Auckland Women’s Centre
www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainmen...
Metallica donate $20,000 to Auckland Women’s Centre
www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainmen...
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Wrote a #shortstory abt sneaking smokes & pills, taking photos, & setting a doll on fire. Huge thanks to @lostballoon.bsky.social for giving Double Image a home 🌿 tinyurl.com/mtsn5yha
Double Image by Leanne Radojkovich
I was sixteen, finished with school, and couldn’t see a way forward. Went to stay at Uncle Ray’s. He’d been clearing the guttering and had fallen off the roof. Mum and I went down to look after him…
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November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Wrote a #shortstory abt sneaking smokes & pills, taking photos, & setting a doll on fire. Huge thanks to @lostballoon.bsky.social for giving Double Image a home 🌿 tinyurl.com/mtsn5yha
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Dublin Literary Award nominated titles are out!
Kia ora to the writers from Aotearoa New Zealand on this list:
📗1985 by Dominic Hoey
📕Delirious by Damien Wilkins
📘Kataraina by Becky Manawatu
and - our pick - 📙The Mires by Tina Makereti.
dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...
#Booksky #ReadNZ ^DR
Kia ora to the writers from Aotearoa New Zealand on this list:
📗1985 by Dominic Hoey
📕Delirious by Damien Wilkins
📘Kataraina by Becky Manawatu
and - our pick - 📙The Mires by Tina Makereti.
dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...
#Booksky #ReadNZ ^DR
November 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Dublin Literary Award nominated titles are out!
Kia ora to the writers from Aotearoa New Zealand on this list:
📗1985 by Dominic Hoey
📕Delirious by Damien Wilkins
📘Kataraina by Becky Manawatu
and - our pick - 📙The Mires by Tina Makereti.
dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...
#Booksky #ReadNZ ^DR
Kia ora to the writers from Aotearoa New Zealand on this list:
📗1985 by Dominic Hoey
📕Delirious by Damien Wilkins
📘Kataraina by Becky Manawatu
and - our pick - 📙The Mires by Tina Makereti.
dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...
#Booksky #ReadNZ ^DR
Teens need to get home from exams at midday, half an hour bus ride, akl city. Y11 waits 15 mins and catches bus straight home that takes 40 mins. Y9 gets impatient, catches bus to another suburb, hops on train for one stop, then catches another bus home, taking the same amount of time.
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Teens need to get home from exams at midday, half an hour bus ride, akl city. Y11 waits 15 mins and catches bus straight home that takes 40 mins. Y9 gets impatient, catches bus to another suburb, hops on train for one stop, then catches another bus home, taking the same amount of time.
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That’s the kind of kneejerk dismissive advice that makes me violent. Telling people to just grow their own food is tantamount to telling them to eat cake.
On Threads, the usual suspects are telling ppl about to lose SNAP benefits to just start a garden. As a gardener, I had to laugh. You need at LEAST an acre of land to feed a family of 4. Start-up costs are enormous. But yes, subsistence farming on the balcony of your rental apartment is the answer
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
That’s the kind of kneejerk dismissive advice that makes me violent. Telling people to just grow their own food is tantamount to telling them to eat cake.
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So the Prime Ministers new attack on teachers is their 12 weeks of school holidays which we all know many teachers work through.
Regardless. NZ Parliament has 20+ weeks of recess each year including a far longer summer break than most professions including teaching!!!
Regardless. NZ Parliament has 20+ weeks of recess each year including a far longer summer break than most professions including teaching!!!
October 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
So the Prime Ministers new attack on teachers is their 12 weeks of school holidays which we all know many teachers work through.
Regardless. NZ Parliament has 20+ weeks of recess each year including a far longer summer break than most professions including teaching!!!
Regardless. NZ Parliament has 20+ weeks of recess each year including a far longer summer break than most professions including teaching!!!
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650 Principals are saying 'are you fucking mad', Lord give me the confidence & ignorance of a conservative politician.
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If the curriculum ain't broke, don't fix it
From Auckland University - Opinion: How much did the Govt pay for a curriculum that is so inferior to the version already mandated in our schools? And how else might we have spent that money?
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October 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
650 Principals are saying 'are you fucking mad', Lord give me the confidence & ignorance of a conservative politician.
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Since the election, there are 37,243 fewer 15-19 year olds in filled jobs. The jobs market for young people is as bad - if not worse - than the GFC. So adding 6% to the cost of tuition fees and halving apprenticeship boost support makes life even harder. Brilliant work National.
October 5, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Since the election, there are 37,243 fewer 15-19 year olds in filled jobs. The jobs market for young people is as bad - if not worse - than the GFC. So adding 6% to the cost of tuition fees and halving apprenticeship boost support makes life even harder. Brilliant work National.
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I'm so embarrassed for my country right now. Luxon is an empty suit, so shameful, such an unprincipled coward.
September 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I'm so embarrassed for my country right now. Luxon is an empty suit, so shameful, such an unprincipled coward.
I had the most wonderful time at the Surrey last year and am very grateful to have had the opportunity. Congratulations to all on this year’s longlist!
Horray for the long list!! 🥳
Famed cook & fungus lady among Surrey finalists newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/17/f...
Famed cook & fungus lady among Surrey finalists newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/17/f...
Famed cook & fungus lady among Surrey finalists
Announcing the shortlist of the Surrey Hotel writers residency award
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September 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I had the most wonderful time at the Surrey last year and am very grateful to have had the opportunity. Congratulations to all on this year’s longlist!
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The books sector sets out a new five-year plan.
Authors lobby Govt - good luck with that
newsroom.co.nz
September 15, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The books sector sets out a new five-year plan.
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WORD Christchurch Festival 2025 is over - what a great ride it has been! Kia ora and congratulations to our friends at #WORDChch & all the WORD workers. Thanks to the writers, and readers who came along to sessions.
Check out our coverage at
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/word-christc...
Check out our coverage at
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/word-christc...
August 31, 2025 at 8:35 AM
WORD Christchurch Festival 2025 is over - what a great ride it has been! Kia ora and congratulations to our friends at #WORDChch & all the WORD workers. Thanks to the writers, and readers who came along to sessions.
Check out our coverage at
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/word-christc...
Check out our coverage at
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/word-christc...
Climate.
former kids who read too many books and didnt know how to pronounce the words you learned gang say hey
August 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Climate.
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Data shows 'exciting' shift in Kiwis' attitudes to te reo Māori
Data shows 'exciting' shift in Kiwis' attitudes to te reo Māori
The challenge is to find "the levers" to accelerate the rate of change, an advocate says.
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August 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Data shows 'exciting' shift in Kiwis' attitudes to te reo Māori
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Trans people are worth protecting. Not because we are amazing people (although we are) or because we offer a great deal to society (although we do) or because we are fine as hell (we are). We are worth protecting because we are HUMAN BEINGS, and it’s amazing how often that simple fact is forgotten.
August 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Trans people are worth protecting. Not because we are amazing people (although we are) or because we offer a great deal to society (although we do) or because we are fine as hell (we are). We are worth protecting because we are HUMAN BEINGS, and it’s amazing how often that simple fact is forgotten.
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I am feeling so ill about that Erica Stamford video gleefully announcing that school students are going to be assessed by AI. Esp the bit where she says you’re 2x as likely to get an ‘excellence’ with your own teacher so they are going to iron out that ‘inconsistency’. We are fucked.
August 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I am feeling so ill about that Erica Stamford video gleefully announcing that school students are going to be assessed by AI. Esp the bit where she says you’re 2x as likely to get an ‘excellence’ with your own teacher so they are going to iron out that ‘inconsistency’. We are fucked.
In my kid’s lacrosse tournament permission form: Can your child confidently swim 60m?
Erm yes but what sort of lacrosse will this be…?
Erm yes but what sort of lacrosse will this be…?
August 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
In my kid’s lacrosse tournament permission form: Can your child confidently swim 60m?
Erm yes but what sort of lacrosse will this be…?
Erm yes but what sort of lacrosse will this be…?
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this Ngaati Porou takataa wa is the lifeblood of so many of our takataapui works from @antzlapwood.bsky.social "Home Theatre" to Ruby Solly's "The Artist" to @tainuitillidienui.bsky.social "Poorhara" and so many more in our community and beyond. I'm so so so glad she is being recognised in this way
We're SO proud that our Editor (Māori) Jasmine Sargent was recognised as a publisher trailblazer at the Book Industry Awards last night! 🎉 The judges said Jas stood out in a very strong category: ‘She has carved out an important cultural role, providing a safe harbour, and caring for her authors.'
July 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
this Ngaati Porou takataa wa is the lifeblood of so many of our takataapui works from @antzlapwood.bsky.social "Home Theatre" to Ruby Solly's "The Artist" to @tainuitillidienui.bsky.social "Poorhara" and so many more in our community and beyond. I'm so so so glad she is being recognised in this way
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Poetic genius.
July 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Poetic genius.
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Yay for Nafanua! This is wonderful news 🎉 www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/07...
Nafanua Purcell Kersel named as 2025 Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence | News | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
The University's International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) is delighted to announce the appointment of Nafanua Purcell Kersel as the Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence for 2025.
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July 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Yay for Nafanua! This is wonderful news 🎉 www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/07...
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a wee taster of my book to whet your appetite
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Extract: It's a Bit More Complicated Than That
Zelle and Callum used to be best friends, but they haven't spoken in three years: not since the tragedy that wrenched them apart, and Zelle moved away. But now Zelle is back, and their lives are about...
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July 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
a wee taster of my book to whet your appetite
#booksky #author #YA
www.ketebooks.co.nz/en/interview...
#booksky #author #YA
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