Anne Zablocka
@tubb1977.bsky.social
Pōneke, ex Govt. editor now living the dream in an idyllic upholstery workshop in Ōtari/Wilton surrounded by native birds. She/her
One half of www.burlapandbright.co.nz
One half of www.burlapandbright.co.nz
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar
December 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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🥰👍🏼💯
December 5, 2025 at 6:15 AM
🥰👍🏼💯
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What’s the opposite of national pride?
December 4, 2025 at 6:38 AM
What’s the opposite of national pride?
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Nero stuffed into a business suit
December 4, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Nero stuffed into a business suit
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'Pitiful' decision on emissions targets will cost the country, former climate commissioner says
'Pitiful' decision on emissions targets will cost the country, former climate commissioner says
Critics say the government has placed short-term economic growth ahead of the long-term consequences - but a methane scientist says the government's response is reasonable.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
'Pitiful' decision on emissions targets will cost the country, former climate commissioner says
Can highly recommend @kats-garden.nz Catnip - our first delivery arrived today and Bertie is now living her absolute best life 😂
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Can highly recommend @kats-garden.nz Catnip - our first delivery arrived today and Bertie is now living her absolute best life 😂
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The tunnel will take a decade and total gridlock to finish, just to save a few minutes to the airport.
Meanwhile Courtenay Place would have finished by 2029 and would have been fully transformed for people, public transport and a thriving hospo scene.
Meanwhile Courtenay Place would have finished by 2029 and would have been fully transformed for people, public transport and a thriving hospo scene.
NZTA and the minister had refused to share a timeline, but the Herald can reveal the second Mt Victoria Tunnel and SH1 improvements project will take a decade to complete.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...
Capital's $3.8b tunnel project to won't be finished for ten years
A timeline for the project was previously kept secret, but can now been revealed
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 3, 2025 at 5:25 AM
The tunnel will take a decade and total gridlock to finish, just to save a few minutes to the airport.
Meanwhile Courtenay Place would have finished by 2029 and would have been fully transformed for people, public transport and a thriving hospo scene.
Meanwhile Courtenay Place would have finished by 2029 and would have been fully transformed for people, public transport and a thriving hospo scene.
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There it is. We just reneged on Paris. FYI @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social & @ukparliament.parliament.uk
“Under questioning in the meeting, Willis also confirmed the government had no intention of buying offshore carbon credits to meet the 2030 Paris agreement as part of a "performative awards ceremony" even if that meant it would breach its commitment.”
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
'A bit tired, a bit ratty': Heated exchange between Willis and Labour MPs at Parliament
The Finance Minister has called the opposition's behaviour "unbecoming" after accusations of name-calling and conspiracy-thinking.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
There it is. We just reneged on Paris. FYI @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social & @ukparliament.parliament.uk
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i cannot believe i caught him stretching out his toesies under the tree
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
i cannot believe i caught him stretching out his toesies under the tree
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I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
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Underdog tale: the regulatory standards bill is law despite almost everyone hating it
Underdog tale: the regulatory standards bill is law despite almost everyone hating it
From one perspective it’s troubling for our democracy. From another, it’s inspiring for all of us who persist in spite of the revulsion we engender in allies and opponents alike....
thespinoff.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Underdog tale: the regulatory standards bill is law despite almost everyone hating it
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If you enjoyed this thread, you'll love the full article it's based on, at the Bad Newsletter - now enjoying its new home at Emily Writes Weekly: www.emilywrites.co.nz/what-the-hel...
#nzpol #kikorangi
#nzpol #kikorangi
What the HELL is happening with the new school curriculum?
Over and over again, I've had emails and messages from parents asking me about the new curriculum. I tried to get my head around it, but just had more questions than answers. So I teamed up with my fr...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
If you enjoyed this thread, you'll love the full article it's based on, at the Bad Newsletter - now enjoying its new home at Emily Writes Weekly: www.emilywrites.co.nz/what-the-hel...
#nzpol #kikorangi
#nzpol #kikorangi
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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So ... the government just forced us all to have referendums on *existing* Māori wards because Local Communities Deserve Choice, but now they're unilaterally abolishing our regional councils because they don't like the Choices we made?
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 AM
So ... the government just forced us all to have referendums on *existing* Māori wards because Local Communities Deserve Choice, but now they're unilaterally abolishing our regional councils because they don't like the Choices we made?
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Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
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In his first council meeting as Wellington mayor, Andrew Little gave a big promotion to controversial rival Ray Chung and opened a political rift between Labour and the Greens.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-...
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Andrew Little buddies up to the right
In his first council meeting as Wellington mayor, Andrew Little opened a political rift between Labour and the Greens.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In his first council meeting as Wellington mayor, Andrew Little gave a big promotion to controversial rival Ray Chung and opened a political rift between Labour and the Greens.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-...
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I knew Little would be disappointing, but he's already dived well below expectations into active harm, less than three weeks into the job. 😒
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I knew Little would be disappointing, but he's already dived well below expectations into active harm, less than three weeks into the job. 😒
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Imo this is on the same spectrum as the PoliceNZ scandal. Attacking women should be a disqualifier for any role and definitely an sppoitment that gives you power over others #nzpol 1/2
Women’s lives, our reputations, our safety are discounted. Misogny in action.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Women’s lives, our reputations, our safety are discounted. Misogny in action.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Imo this is on the same spectrum as the PoliceNZ scandal. Attacking women should be a disqualifier for any role and definitely an sppoitment that gives you power over others #nzpol 1/2
Women’s lives, our reputations, our safety are discounted. Misogny in action.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Women’s lives, our reputations, our safety are discounted. Misogny in action.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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asked wellington what she wanted to see
she said light rail, and safe cycling streets
the golden mile, started next week
but i offered a different cbd
baby you can drive a car
tunnel through to miramar
baby you can drive a car
and baby i'll fund two
beep beep, beep beep, yeah
she said light rail, and safe cycling streets
the golden mile, started next week
but i offered a different cbd
baby you can drive a car
tunnel through to miramar
baby you can drive a car
and baby i'll fund two
beep beep, beep beep, yeah
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
asked wellington what she wanted to see
she said light rail, and safe cycling streets
the golden mile, started next week
but i offered a different cbd
baby you can drive a car
tunnel through to miramar
baby you can drive a car
and baby i'll fund two
beep beep, beep beep, yeah
she said light rail, and safe cycling streets
the golden mile, started next week
but i offered a different cbd
baby you can drive a car
tunnel through to miramar
baby you can drive a car
and baby i'll fund two
beep beep, beep beep, yeah
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I did NOT vote to review the Golden Mile today. Cities across Aotearoa & the world are revitalising their centres, attracting people back into them. We'll now put NZTA funding at risk, & costs only ever increase. We need to ask how we do it? Not say let's review it!
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Wellington’s controversial Golden Mile paused for review
Only the Greens wanted to push on, even after news of another cost blowout.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I did NOT vote to review the Golden Mile today. Cities across Aotearoa & the world are revitalising their centres, attracting people back into them. We'll now put NZTA funding at risk, & costs only ever increase. We need to ask how we do it? Not say let's review it!
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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Are we just going to relitigate every decision until conservative councillors get the outcomes they want?
If we are, wtf is the point of a democracy where we vote for other councillors to actually do things
If we are, wtf is the point of a democracy where we vote for other councillors to actually do things
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Are we just going to relitigate every decision until conservative councillors get the outcomes they want?
If we are, wtf is the point of a democracy where we vote for other councillors to actually do things
If we are, wtf is the point of a democracy where we vote for other councillors to actually do things
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Another 6 month review will not deliver the Golden Mile, just like the reviews before it. This city is stuck in managed decline and we desperately need to build our way out of it
November 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Another 6 month review will not deliver the Golden Mile, just like the reviews before it. This city is stuck in managed decline and we desperately need to build our way out of it
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Isn’t Todd Stephenson the guy who famously couldn’t name a single NZ Author? And Casey Costello on pop culture?! 😂
Isn’t Todd Stephenson the guy who famously couldn’t name a single NZ Author? And Casey Costello on pop culture?! 😂
November 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Isn’t Todd Stephenson the guy who famously couldn’t name a single NZ Author? And Casey Costello on pop culture?! 😂
Isn’t Todd Stephenson the guy who famously couldn’t name a single NZ Author? And Casey Costello on pop culture?! 😂
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It's not really a govt - more a conglomerate of spiteful ultracrepidarian fuckwits.
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 AM
It's not really a govt - more a conglomerate of spiteful ultracrepidarian fuckwits.