Kate - hiding in the garden NZ
@katem.bsky.social
Knitter, gardener, museum geek and database wrangler
Aotearoa/New Zealand
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Aotearoa/New Zealand
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We often think of problems as separate buckets: disease, malnutrition, affordability or economic development. But “Climate change is not a separate bucket,” Hayhoe says. “The reason we care about climate change is that it’s the hole in every bucket.”
November 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We often think of problems as separate buckets: disease, malnutrition, affordability or economic development. But “Climate change is not a separate bucket,” Hayhoe says. “The reason we care about climate change is that it’s the hole in every bucket.”
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It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can.
October 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can.
Gotta watch those thunder stroms
September 24, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Gotta watch those thunder stroms
slightly diminishing a book:
The Grapes of Annoyance
The Grapes of Annoyance
slightly diminishing a book:
War and Ceasefire
War and Ceasefire
slightly diminishing a book:
Mademoiselle Bovary
Mademoiselle Bovary
September 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
slightly diminishing a book:
The Grapes of Annoyance
The Grapes of Annoyance
The 15th anniversary of the first in the Christchurch quake series:
"Poet Doc Drumheller summed the morning up in a haiku.
“sirens before dawn
someone meets their neighbour
for the first time”"
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
"Poet Doc Drumheller summed the morning up in a haiku.
“sirens before dawn
someone meets their neighbour
for the first time”"
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
The Press
www.thepress.co.nz
September 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The 15th anniversary of the first in the Christchurch quake series:
"Poet Doc Drumheller summed the morning up in a haiku.
“sirens before dawn
someone meets their neighbour
for the first time”"
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
"Poet Doc Drumheller summed the morning up in a haiku.
“sirens before dawn
someone meets their neighbour
for the first time”"
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Excellent resource - and if any candidates are listening, your 'No response' means you won't be getting my vote
You can vote in the New Zealand local elections from 9 September to 11 October 2025. 😁 If you are wondering who to vote for or want to look into what policies the candidates have, then I highly recommend checking out this handy website. 👇👇👇
policy.nz/2025
policy.nz/2025
Policy.nz - NZ Local Elections 2025
Don’t know who to vote for? Policy.nz is the complete guide to the 2025 local elections. Compare the candidates and policies to see where you stand.
policy.nz
September 1, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Excellent resource - and if any candidates are listening, your 'No response' means you won't be getting my vote
Beyondfurious at the $12.8b stolen from underpaid women! www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Project 10: How the government kept the pay equity law change secret
Documents reveal how the government worked to keep sweeping pay equity changes hidden until the last minute.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Beyondfurious at the $12.8b stolen from underpaid women! www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Eye level landscaping in Te Atatu
June 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Eye level landscaping in Te Atatu
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Wordle 1,356 4/6
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well that's never happened before - all the right letters in the wrong place!
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well that's never happened before - all the right letters in the wrong place!
March 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Wordle 1,356 4/6
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🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨
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well that's never happened before - all the right letters in the wrong place!
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well that's never happened before - all the right letters in the wrong place!
Luxon is having a Marie Antoinette moment www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Politics live: 'Go make a Marmite sandwich' - Luxon on school lunches
"If you are unhappy with it, for God's sake, go make a Marmite sandwich an put an apple in a bag just like you and I had," the prime minister says.
www.rnz.co.nz
March 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Luxon is having a Marie Antoinette moment www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Embarrassing that Germany is now better at defeating Nazis than America is. We used to own them on that.
February 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Embarrassing that Germany is now better at defeating Nazis than America is. We used to own them on that.
Brilliant image in this article thespinoff.co.nz/politics/03-...
February 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Brilliant image in this article thespinoff.co.nz/politics/03-...
While picking raspberries, I heard two young boys (visiting next door) calling from an upstairs window 'hello my neighbour!', but they were looking elsewhere and didn't see me. I called 'hello' and they froze, then dropped out of sight, giggling madly.
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
While picking raspberries, I heard two young boys (visiting next door) calling from an upstairs window 'hello my neighbour!', but they were looking elsewhere and didn't see me. I called 'hello' and they froze, then dropped out of sight, giggling madly.
In refining 332D7:267365 (Dranesville) in 00h 10m 02s 525ms I have brought glory to the company.
Praise Kier.
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#mdrlumon #severance 🧇🐐🔢💯
lumon-industries.com
Praise Kier.
1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣7️⃣0️⃣
2️⃣4️⃣9️⃣1️⃣1️⃣
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#mdrlumon #severance 🧇🐐🔢💯
lumon-industries.com
January 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
In refining 332D7:267365 (Dranesville) in 00h 10m 02s 525ms I have brought glory to the company.
Praise Kier.
1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣7️⃣0️⃣
2️⃣4️⃣9️⃣1️⃣1️⃣
6️⃣1️⃣8️⃣2️⃣1️⃣
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1️⃣9️⃣2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣
#mdrlumon #severance 🧇🐐🔢💯
lumon-industries.com
Praise Kier.
1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣7️⃣0️⃣
2️⃣4️⃣9️⃣1️⃣1️⃣
6️⃣1️⃣8️⃣2️⃣1️⃣
0️⃣7️⃣8️⃣2️⃣9️⃣
1️⃣9️⃣2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣
#mdrlumon #severance 🧇🐐🔢💯
lumon-industries.com
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Absolute fried gold here
January 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Absolute fried gold here
Finally reached the sweet spot when the granddaughter is old enough to be trusted with making the Christmas trifle, but still young enough to enjoy making it
December 24, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Finally reached the sweet spot when the granddaughter is old enough to be trusted with making the Christmas trifle, but still young enough to enjoy making it
Yes, the 'you could be making money out of that' crew can take a running jump, unless you have asked for their professional advice
Reminder: you don’t have to be good at something to enjoy it, you don’t have to get better at it, you don’t have to monetize it, and it doesn’t have to be useful.
December 2, 2024 at 5:32 AM
Yes, the 'you could be making money out of that' crew can take a running jump, unless you have asked for their professional advice
This traffic sucks
November 25, 2024 at 7:56 PM
This traffic sucks
My local park is unexpectedly more beautiful in the rain
November 15, 2024 at 5:24 AM
My local park is unexpectedly more beautiful in the rain
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For everyone here who was going insane over the haka in Parliament today, the incredible Tusiata Avia has gifted us (especially our rangatahi wahine) a poem about the event. More poets, more artists, rise up and build on this! #NZPolitics #NZPoetry #NZPol
In praise of Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke
(a poem for my daughter)
tusiata.substack.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:41 PM
For everyone here who was going insane over the haka in Parliament today, the incredible Tusiata Avia has gifted us (especially our rangatahi wahine) a poem about the event. More poets, more artists, rise up and build on this! #NZPolitics #NZPoetry #NZPol
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This kind of service should exist in every city
Toronto just launched it's non-police crisis response service city wide. it's our 4th 911 service, and it provides support for people experiencing mental health emergencies using a consent-based, client-centered, community lead model, without involving police
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
October 7, 2024 at 10:02 PM
This kind of service should exist in every city
'It's an alternative but don't take it up instead of' sounds like 'I got paid to say that, I don't know what it means'
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Casey Costello will release 'independent advice' about benefits of heated tobacco products
In an interview with RNZ, NZ First's Casey Costello has said she will release 'independent advice' about what she says are the merits of heated tobacco products.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 2, 2024 at 1:56 AM
'It's an alternative but don't take it up instead of' sounds like 'I got paid to say that, I don't know what it means'
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
59 jobs going in the organisation responsible for "monitoring and researching geohazards such as earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes and tsunamis". Has the government cancelled geohazards as well as everything else then?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
59 jobs to go at GNS Science
Seven roles were retained from the initial cuts proposed as part of the public sector downsizing.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 24, 2024 at 11:30 PM
59 jobs going in the organisation responsible for "monitoring and researching geohazards such as earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes and tsunamis". Has the government cancelled geohazards as well as everything else then?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Interesting fact. Poor choice of font, punctuation and capitalisation can increase stress, anxiety and depression.
June 12, 2024 at 2:15 AM
Interesting fact. Poor choice of font, punctuation and capitalisation can increase stress, anxiety and depression.