Col
@colnz.bsky.social
Reminder for anyone who needs it about Assoc Prof Siouxsie Wiles’ fundraiser - she was there for us through the worst of Covid, let’s return the favour
And here’s the crowdfunding link if you want to contribute or share www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
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Support Dr Siouxsie to recover some of the money she spent fighting her legal case to protect employees experiencing online abuse
www.pledgeme.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Reminder for anyone who needs it about Assoc Prof Siouxsie Wiles’ fundraiser - she was there for us through the worst of Covid, let’s return the favour
Very average phone camera shots but gorgeous light show over Ōtepoti tonight
Colours are amazing and were changing so quickly
Colours are amazing and were changing so quickly
November 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Very average phone camera shots but gorgeous light show over Ōtepoti tonight
Colours are amazing and were changing so quickly
Colours are amazing and were changing so quickly
People can’t work your ghost jobs Louise
This coalition of chaos punching down again - it must be a day ending in “y”
#nzpol
This coalition of chaos punching down again - it must be a day ending in “y”
#nzpol
New benefit sanctions will help beneficiaries find jobs, says Social Development Minister Louise Upston
Those failing an obligation for the first time will either have to do job-search activities or attend employment-related training courses.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 19, 2025 at 6:06 AM
People can’t work your ghost jobs Louise
This coalition of chaos punching down again - it must be a day ending in “y”
#nzpol
This coalition of chaos punching down again - it must be a day ending in “y”
#nzpol
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The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!
Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:49 AM
The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!
Toroa are coming home just for the election* - that deserves a vote!
(*Ok maybe not just for the election but impressive timing)
(*Ok maybe not just for the election but impressive timing)
Bells signal albatross homecoming
Bells rang throughout Dunedin yesterday, marking the homecoming of an albatross (toroa) to the mainland. The first returner of the season was KM, a...
www.odt.co.nz
September 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Toroa are coming home just for the election* - that deserves a vote!
(*Ok maybe not just for the election but impressive timing)
(*Ok maybe not just for the election but impressive timing)
Fucking spineless genocide supporting fuckers. Cannot express how disgusted I am
NZ not yet recognising Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announces
The government has decided against recognising Palestinian statehood, retaining its "when, not if" position.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Fucking spineless genocide supporting fuckers. Cannot express how disgusted I am
Had some cream past its BB date but still smelled fine so I made butter today for 1st time.
Watched vid so I could see what looks like @ various pts
Twds end said to put it in ice water so heat from hands doesn’t melt butter.
Sir, may I introduce you to the temp of tap water in Ōtepoti in August?
Watched vid so I could see what looks like @ various pts
Twds end said to put it in ice water so heat from hands doesn’t melt butter.
Sir, may I introduce you to the temp of tap water in Ōtepoti in August?
August 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Had some cream past its BB date but still smelled fine so I made butter today for 1st time.
Watched vid so I could see what looks like @ various pts
Twds end said to put it in ice water so heat from hands doesn’t melt butter.
Sir, may I introduce you to the temp of tap water in Ōtepoti in August?
Watched vid so I could see what looks like @ various pts
Twds end said to put it in ice water so heat from hands doesn’t melt butter.
Sir, may I introduce you to the temp of tap water in Ōtepoti in August?
Anyone have tips on buying tickets online for NZIFF Ōtepoti?
Trying to buy tickets for some films on at the Regent for the film festival and keep getting an error message with no way to get to the payment gateway.
#nziff
Trying to buy tickets for some films on at the Regent for the film festival and keep getting an error message with no way to get to the payment gateway.
#nziff
August 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Anyone have tips on buying tickets online for NZIFF Ōtepoti?
Trying to buy tickets for some films on at the Regent for the film festival and keep getting an error message with no way to get to the payment gateway.
#nziff
Trying to buy tickets for some films on at the Regent for the film festival and keep getting an error message with no way to get to the payment gateway.
#nziff
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What I would say to you is, as nothing goes, this is the best quality nothing. Because if there's one thing we're ambitious for New Zealand about, it's most certainly nothing. In fact when I asked Nicola 'What are you really, really good at?' she said 'nothing'. And she's certainly delivered.
August 15, 2025 at 5:52 AM
What I would say to you is, as nothing goes, this is the best quality nothing. Because if there's one thing we're ambitious for New Zealand about, it's most certainly nothing. In fact when I asked Nicola 'What are you really, really good at?' she said 'nothing'. And she's certainly delivered.
Unspeakably fucking evil enabled by almost all western govts incl our own spineless sycophants.
Show some spine NACT1 MPs, put millions of Palestinian lives & the rule of law ahead of your own place on your respective party list & agree to vote for Chlöe Swarbrick’s bill to sanction Israel
Show some spine NACT1 MPs, put millions of Palestinian lives & the rule of law ahead of your own place on your respective party list & agree to vote for Chlöe Swarbrick’s bill to sanction Israel
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Unspeakably fucking evil enabled by almost all western govts incl our own spineless sycophants.
Show some spine NACT1 MPs, put millions of Palestinian lives & the rule of law ahead of your own place on your respective party list & agree to vote for Chlöe Swarbrick’s bill to sanction Israel
Show some spine NACT1 MPs, put millions of Palestinian lives & the rule of law ahead of your own place on your respective party list & agree to vote for Chlöe Swarbrick’s bill to sanction Israel
Great to see more politicians posting on Bluesky including one of my locals.
Welcome @elliotjweir.bsky.social great to have you on here
#nzpol
Welcome @elliotjweir.bsky.social great to have you on here
#nzpol
Bluesky rookie jumping on here to briefly share about this year's election, where progressive candidates are working together to get the best possible outcomes for Ōtepoti Dunedin, faced with bleak alternatives🧵
August 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Great to see more politicians posting on Bluesky including one of my locals.
Welcome @elliotjweir.bsky.social great to have you on here
#nzpol
Welcome @elliotjweir.bsky.social great to have you on here
#nzpol
Are they fucking kidding? The parties that are happy to repeal legislation they voted for now want opposition parties to leave their fuckery in place to give certainty to a dying /killing industry?!
Coalition parties call for opposition not to re-ban oil and gas exploration
The government's repeal of the 2018 ban passed through Parliament on Thursday night.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Are they fucking kidding? The parties that are happy to repeal legislation they voted for now want opposition parties to leave their fuckery in place to give certainty to a dying /killing industry?!
Re ACTs voter suppression,
the bullshit claim people who enrol during election period are lazy/disengaged/disorganised/not following the law. The law allows enrolment up to & incl election day. Enrolling during that time IS following law & a voters reasons for when they enrol r none of ACTs business
the bullshit claim people who enrol during election period are lazy/disengaged/disorganised/not following the law. The law allows enrolment up to & incl election day. Enrolling during that time IS following law & a voters reasons for when they enrol r none of ACTs business
July 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Re ACTs voter suppression,
the bullshit claim people who enrol during election period are lazy/disengaged/disorganised/not following the law. The law allows enrolment up to & incl election day. Enrolling during that time IS following law & a voters reasons for when they enrol r none of ACTs business
the bullshit claim people who enrol during election period are lazy/disengaged/disorganised/not following the law. The law allows enrolment up to & incl election day. Enrolling during that time IS following law & a voters reasons for when they enrol r none of ACTs business
Curtain banks provide such a wonderful service. Our local one here in Ōtepoti/Dunedin offers a paid alteration service as well
July 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Curtain banks provide such a wonderful service. Our local one here in Ōtepoti/Dunedin offers a paid alteration service as well
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After introducing dozens of policies to increase greenhouse emissions, undermining global efforts to cut the climate pollution which drives more extreme flooding events, Luxon says his Govt wants to take LESS responsibility for the damage caused by ITS OWN policies. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Long-term changes needed to bailouts, natural disaster responses - Christopher Luxon
The government is looking at what the Tasman district needs, but in the long-term it can't keep bailing people out after disasters, the PM says.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
After introducing dozens of policies to increase greenhouse emissions, undermining global efforts to cut the climate pollution which drives more extreme flooding events, Luxon says his Govt wants to take LESS responsibility for the damage caused by ITS OWN policies. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Not saying @beefaerie.bsky.social and @duncanwebbmp.bsky.social were speaking for everyone because we do have some soulless ghouls in this country who are all about themselves, but they were both speaking for me today with these comments!
MPs caught swearing as David Seymour faces questions on regulatory reviews
"The amount of swearing from Labour MPs, I've never seen that before," the acting Prime Minister says.
www.rnz.co.nz
June 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Not saying @beefaerie.bsky.social and @duncanwebbmp.bsky.social were speaking for everyone because we do have some soulless ghouls in this country who are all about themselves, but they were both speaking for me today with these comments!
Regulatory Standards Bill post
SUBMISSIONS DUE 1PM MONDAY 23 JUNE (not 5pm or midnight)
Here is the link to make a submission
If you're looking for inspiration, there are links to some resources
🧵
SUBMISSIONS DUE 1PM MONDAY 23 JUNE (not 5pm or midnight)
Here is the link to make a submission
If you're looking for inspiration, there are links to some resources
🧵
www.parliament.nz
June 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Regulatory Standards Bill post
SUBMISSIONS DUE 1PM MONDAY 23 JUNE (not 5pm or midnight)
Here is the link to make a submission
If you're looking for inspiration, there are links to some resources
🧵
SUBMISSIONS DUE 1PM MONDAY 23 JUNE (not 5pm or midnight)
Here is the link to make a submission
If you're looking for inspiration, there are links to some resources
🧵
Don’t all look at once and scare it off Ōtepoti but I think I saw a glimmer of blue sky (and I don’t mean this Bluesky) 🤞
June 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Don’t all look at once and scare it off Ōtepoti but I think I saw a glimmer of blue sky (and I don’t mean this Bluesky) 🤞
Thanks for posting Tanya.
Yet more awesome mahi from the always brilliant @taniawaikatolawyer.bsky.social - lucky she’s superhuman and doesn’t need much sleep 🤣
Have you signed? Tangata Tiriti can sign as supporters
Yet more awesome mahi from the always brilliant @taniawaikatolawyer.bsky.social - lucky she’s superhuman and doesn’t need much sleep 🤣
Have you signed? Tangata Tiriti can sign as supporters
May 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Thanks for posting Tanya.
Yet more awesome mahi from the always brilliant @taniawaikatolawyer.bsky.social - lucky she’s superhuman and doesn’t need much sleep 🤣
Have you signed? Tangata Tiriti can sign as supporters
Yet more awesome mahi from the always brilliant @taniawaikatolawyer.bsky.social - lucky she’s superhuman and doesn’t need much sleep 🤣
Have you signed? Tangata Tiriti can sign as supporters
Excellent news for an area that holds fond memories for me of long ago travels
Obligatory anecdote: on a boat on Lake Titicaca w other backpackers incl a small group of Americans who passed time playing ‘world capitals starting with (insert letter) game’ for:
A they had Auckland
S they had Sydney
🤦♀️
Obligatory anecdote: on a boat on Lake Titicaca w other backpackers incl a small group of Americans who passed time playing ‘world capitals starting with (insert letter) game’ for:
A they had Auckland
S they had Sydney
🤦♀️
✨ #RightsofNature news! The Regional Council of Puno, in Perú, has passed a historic ordinance recognizing Lake Titicaca as a subject of rights. This means the lake now holds its own rights: the right to exist, thrive, be restored, and regenerated. 🌊
Español abajo!
Español abajo!
May 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Excellent news for an area that holds fond memories for me of long ago travels
Obligatory anecdote: on a boat on Lake Titicaca w other backpackers incl a small group of Americans who passed time playing ‘world capitals starting with (insert letter) game’ for:
A they had Auckland
S they had Sydney
🤦♀️
Obligatory anecdote: on a boat on Lake Titicaca w other backpackers incl a small group of Americans who passed time playing ‘world capitals starting with (insert letter) game’ for:
A they had Auckland
S they had Sydney
🤦♀️
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You still have time to make a submission on the NZ Covid Inquiry. Closing at midnight tonight!
April 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
You still have time to make a submission on the NZ Covid Inquiry. Closing at midnight tonight!
Reposted by Col
Here's something positive we can do #nzpol
Aotearoa Te Wai Pounamu: solidarity with Disabled community
a petition worth your support, requesting "that the House of Representatives remove Supported Living Payment benefit reviews for people with lifelong disabilities"
Please sign & share
a petition worth your support, requesting "that the House of Representatives remove Supported Living Payment benefit reviews for people with lifelong disabilities"
Please sign & share
Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.
petitions.parliament.nz
April 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Here's something positive we can do #nzpol
Personal opinion: drivers who speed up in passing lanes and slow down immediately afterwards should have their driver’s licence revoked
April 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Personal opinion: drivers who speed up in passing lanes and slow down immediately afterwards should have their driver’s licence revoked
Stanford is right, consent education is important. So maybe she shouldn’t have removed it the previous relationship & sex ed guidelines - which included consent - in Feb before even consulting on a replacement
New media release published on Scoop Parliament: Compulsory Consent Education Proposed In Schools
Compulsory Consent Education Proposed In Schools | Scoop News
The Ministry of Education has released the draft relationships and sexuality framework for consultation. It was developed by Ministry of Education subject matter experts and quality assured by both internal...
www.scoop.co.nz
April 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Stanford is right, consent education is important. So maybe she shouldn’t have removed it the previous relationship & sex ed guidelines - which included consent - in Feb before even consulting on a replacement