Jan
@jhblackrose.bsky.social
🇳🇿 Aotearoa New Zealand
She/her. Web developer. A house with seven rescue animals. Book lover.
She/her. Web developer. A house with seven rescue animals. Book lover.
At an adventure park as part of end of year camp. A teacher from Kamo High School tried to offer our school kids some “leftover David Seymour lunches” from today. My son’s teacher politely declined 🤣🤣🤣
December 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
At an adventure park as part of end of year camp. A teacher from Kamo High School tried to offer our school kids some “leftover David Seymour lunches” from today. My son’s teacher politely declined 🤣🤣🤣
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Southern Ocean.
This is important.
Too important to ignore.
This is important.
Too important to ignore.
December 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Southern Ocean.
This is important.
Too important to ignore.
This is important.
Too important to ignore.
Great week for school camp 🤣🤣🤣
⚠️Severe Weather Update🚨
🟡🌩A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Northland
A band of rain moves in from the north overnight🌧
With this rain is the chance of thunderstorms and short bursts of heavy rain⛈
For more: bit.ly/AllWarnings
🟡🌩A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Northland
A band of rain moves in from the north overnight🌧
With this rain is the chance of thunderstorms and short bursts of heavy rain⛈
For more: bit.ly/AllWarnings
December 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Great week for school camp 🤣🤣🤣
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Total government expenditure on climate:
2022/23 - $800m
2023/24 - $1,083m
2024/25 - $1,225m
2025/26 - $657m
That's a 46% drop from last year to this and the lowest amount ever since the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment started compiling these figures. 1/2
2022/23 - $800m
2023/24 - $1,083m
2024/25 - $1,225m
2025/26 - $657m
That's a 46% drop from last year to this and the lowest amount ever since the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment started compiling these figures. 1/2
December 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Total government expenditure on climate:
2022/23 - $800m
2023/24 - $1,083m
2024/25 - $1,225m
2025/26 - $657m
That's a 46% drop from last year to this and the lowest amount ever since the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment started compiling these figures. 1/2
2022/23 - $800m
2023/24 - $1,083m
2024/25 - $1,225m
2025/26 - $657m
That's a 46% drop from last year to this and the lowest amount ever since the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment started compiling these figures. 1/2
The humidity in Northland is insane today. Spent half an hour outside repairing the dog kennel before the rain arrives. Now I’m drenched in sweat.
November 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The humidity in Northland is insane today. Spent half an hour outside repairing the dog kennel before the rain arrives. Now I’m drenched in sweat.
My husband just complains we need a new one, and then I fix the existing one 😑
November 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
My husband just complains we need a new one, and then I fix the existing one 😑
Of course there’s a storm on the Sunshine Coast when I need to wait outside for my shuttle bus. Couldn’t have stayed dry for a bit longer, could it.
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Of course there’s a storm on the Sunshine Coast when I need to wait outside for my shuttle bus. Couldn’t have stayed dry for a bit longer, could it.
Hotel prices in Auckland are a rip off. $279 a night to be same to hear people talking a piss in the room next to me. Thanks high season, and Metallica and Tool concert week.
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hotel prices in Auckland are a rip off. $279 a night to be same to hear people talking a piss in the room next to me. Thanks high season, and Metallica and Tool concert week.
Having just driven Northland to Auckland out of necessity, do not recommend. Weather is crap out there. I hope our homeless have somewhere dry to go to tonight.
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Server Weather Watches and Warnings have been updated!
To view the details please go to the MetService Watches and Warning page here
metservice.com/warnings/home
Server Weather Watches and Warnings have been updated!
To view the details please go to the MetService Watches and Warning page here
metservice.com/warnings/home
November 18, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Having just driven Northland to Auckland out of necessity, do not recommend. Weather is crap out there. I hope our homeless have somewhere dry to go to tonight.
Two weeks on HRT, and it’s night and day to what I felt like beforehand. Beginning to handle life like a functioning person, and I’m enjoying the gym for the first time in years.
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Two weeks on HRT, and it’s night and day to what I felt like beforehand. Beginning to handle life like a functioning person, and I’m enjoying the gym for the first time in years.
Fucking fireworks. Again.
November 9, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Fucking fireworks. Again.
Whomp whomp. Well that’s me done for the night. May as well go to bed. But first I need to make sure we don’t have any light switches turned on anywhere.
November 6, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Whomp whomp. Well that’s me done for the night. May as well go to bed. But first I need to make sure we don’t have any light switches turned on anywhere.
Annnnnnd it’s another night of fireworks.
November 6, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Annnnnnd it’s another night of fireworks.
Might have to do a round trip to Whangarei to get dinner 😆
November 6, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Might have to do a round trip to Whangarei to get dinner 😆
Second time in under a week that our power has dropped out on a sunny day. How good is our infrastructure in Northland?!
November 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Second time in under a week that our power has dropped out on a sunny day. How good is our infrastructure in Northland?!
Fucking fireworks. People were letting them off over our house. Dogs are hiding in the house, and the cricket is up loud to help drown out the noise outside.
November 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Fucking fireworks. People were letting them off over our house. Dogs are hiding in the house, and the cricket is up loud to help drown out the noise outside.
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🐧 SUPER SPECIAL PIN DROP: I've partnered with World Wide Fund For Nature NZ...bringing you the cutest Kororā pin just in time for the holidays! Celebrating 50 years in Aotearoa <3
25% of sales donated to WWF NZ to support their work advocating for our wildlife!
DIVE IN: pepperraccoon.com #birds
25% of sales donated to WWF NZ to support their work advocating for our wildlife!
DIVE IN: pepperraccoon.com #birds
November 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
🐧 SUPER SPECIAL PIN DROP: I've partnered with World Wide Fund For Nature NZ...bringing you the cutest Kororā pin just in time for the holidays! Celebrating 50 years in Aotearoa <3
25% of sales donated to WWF NZ to support their work advocating for our wildlife!
DIVE IN: pepperraccoon.com #birds
25% of sales donated to WWF NZ to support their work advocating for our wildlife!
DIVE IN: pepperraccoon.com #birds
This is why you don’t privatise water. Kāeo has had issues for years, and despite assuring the council they are resolving issues, they only seem to be getting worse.
Kāeo's private water crisis continues to deepen
Kāeo's private water crisis continues to deepen
The Far North town is now in its 17th day without running water.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 3, 2025 at 5:57 AM
This is why you don’t privatise water. Kāeo has had issues for years, and despite assuring the council they are resolving issues, they only seem to be getting worse.
How’s your day going? Mine is processing refunds for a client’s customers because our PHP devs didn’t fix the code properly last month. And I showed them last week there was still an issue, and made it clear I didn’t want to see this problem today.
November 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
How’s your day going? Mine is processing refunds for a client’s customers because our PHP devs didn’t fix the code properly last month. And I showed them last week there was still an issue, and made it clear I didn’t want to see this problem today.
Just what I need right before an important Zoom call
October 31, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Just what I need right before an important Zoom call
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Exciting day today. Not only is it Halloween, but my crowdfunding campaign is also live! Please support me by making a pledge and/or sharing on all your socials and with your friends, family, and colleagues. Thanks to everyone offering rewards. You rock! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Exciting day today. Not only is it Halloween, but my crowdfunding campaign is also live! Please support me by making a pledge and/or sharing on all your socials and with your friends, family, and colleagues. Thanks to everyone offering rewards. You rock! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
Brining in the viruses with Sars Bar
October 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Brining in the viruses with Sars Bar
I hope my Menodoctors appt is worth it on Friday, because I’m sick of of only feeling good for about four days every month 😑
October 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I hope my Menodoctors appt is worth it on Friday, because I’m sick of of only feeling good for about four days every month 😑
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Hurricane Melissa is setting itself up to cause widespread damage in Jamaica over the coming days, with up to 40 inches of rain forecasted, followed by the possibility of a Category 4 or 5 landfall.
An awful outlook at the moment.
An awful outlook at the moment.
October 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Hurricane Melissa is setting itself up to cause widespread damage in Jamaica over the coming days, with up to 40 inches of rain forecasted, followed by the possibility of a Category 4 or 5 landfall.
An awful outlook at the moment.
An awful outlook at the moment.
My son’s teacher spent 12 hours last weekend rewriting a proposal for an end of year camp, part of which included 3 classrooms. It was denied. Now they expect her to spend her long weekend writing a modified proposal before an “emergency” meeting on Tuesday.
And assholes say teachers have it easy
And assholes say teachers have it easy
October 25, 2025 at 6:24 AM
My son’s teacher spent 12 hours last weekend rewriting a proposal for an end of year camp, part of which included 3 classrooms. It was denied. Now they expect her to spend her long weekend writing a modified proposal before an “emergency” meeting on Tuesday.
And assholes say teachers have it easy
And assholes say teachers have it easy