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James Gardner
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Grateful Immigrant and Manuhiri | Composer | EMS Researcher | an "individual with diverse but intertwined competencies”

Based near Tītīrangi, Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa.

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Those of you interested in the history of electronic music may enjoy the talk I gave to the Computer Arts Society last week on Peter Zinovieff’s early work (among other things). It can be seen in all its rambling unedited glory here:

youtu.be/u6P72zPZpUo
Peter Zinovieff and Electronic Music Studios
YouTube video by Computer Arts Society
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Sad to learn, rather belatedly, of the wonderful trumpeter John Wallace

www.prestomusic.com/classical/ar...
John Wallace (1949-2026)
The Scottish trumpeter and composer John Wallace, known not just for his recordings but also for his work on reviving and rediscovering historical brass performance practices, has died at the age of 7...
www.prestomusic.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:04 PM
For those of you overseas who still think Aotearoa is Hobbiton…
January 15, 2026 at 6:06 AM
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
January 15, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Dear Winston - I am acting to further the RBNZ's functions under the Reserve Bank Act of NZ Act 2021, ss 10(1)(e)(ii); 10(1)(f)(i) and 10(1)(g) in line with the objective of "protecting and promoting the stability of New Zealand’s financial system". As you're not my Minister ... fuck off.
Love, Anna
Winston Peters tells RBNZ governor Anna Breman to 'stay in her New Zealand lane'
The Foreign Minister's statement is in response to Anna Breman signing a letter of support for US Fed boss Jerome Powell overnight.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 14, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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‘The problems we face are a consequence of the economic model we have built up in Aotearoa over the past forty years. But that model is a choice – one that we can change if we wish to.’

Craig Renney's 'The Good Economy' is out now!

www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-good... #BWBTexts
January 13, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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Submissions for this awful bill close tomorrow night. This is a good summary of what Stanford and Seymour are trying to push through. Your submission can just be a statement of opposition #nzpol
Education and Training Act (System Reform) Bill Submission Guide
Minister Stanford Makes a Grab for Even More Power It's been a long year and you could be forgiven for wanting to switch off and hide from the pace of political change we've been subject to in the ye...
publiceducationproject.ghost.io
January 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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Somehow this article does not mention the one weird trick to cut aviation emissions without cutting journeys: replacing short/medium distance flights with train trips

I guess it's just still too weird a trick for most of the Anglosphere
January 7, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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Today’s surprise find at the Hard To Find secondhand bookshop in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland
January 7, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Today’s surprise find at the Hard To Find secondhand bookshop in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland
January 7, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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Enjoying this very much – recommended to those of you into graphic design and typography.
January 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Enjoying this very much – recommended to those of you into graphic design and typography.
January 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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The New Zealand Labour Party condemns the US attack on Venezuela including kidnapping its president as a blatant violation of international law.
January 4, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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Exciting developments near Titirangi this morning…
December 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Exciting developments near Titirangi this morning…
December 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Today’s welcome arrival…
December 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Today’s welcome arrival…
December 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Tinkering…
December 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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BREAKING: Buller District Council rules out Stevenson's mining being able to dig up the Westport Water Conservation Reserve as part of the Te Kuha #coal mine on the West Coast.
Fantastic news and another nail in the coffin for this really stupid idea. #nzpol
December 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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#NZ Cutting the flu tracking service 😔

- it seems a weird thing to cut given it’s not a "big budget" item
- if you’ve read on pandemic planning you’d know this is the sort of thing we need to step *up*, not drop. Feels like cutting off your nose to spite your face
Plan to ditch flu tracking tool will leave big data gap, epidemiologist says
The Ministry of Health is not renewing its contract for the FluTracking tool, which surveys about 40,000 people year-round, in a bid to cut costs.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Today’s welcome arrival – not my usual topic…
December 17, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Today’s welcome arrival – not my usual topic…
December 17, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Evergreen post for this government…
Absolute pack of fucking bastards
Electoral Amendment Bill passes its third reading in Parliament
December 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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More stupid theatre being quietly closed down amid the Christmas rush. The road cone hotline is to end, having achieved basically nothing. What was the cost per cone removed? www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
The Government's 'Road Cone Hotline' to close
The Government will close its “Road Cone Hotline” at the end of this week, after just six months in operation.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM