Simon McArthur
@simonmcarthur.bsky.social
I like making things, including mistakes. Tangata Tiriti.
Democracy slice ftw
July 31, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Democracy slice ftw
Puttanesca baked gnocchi with ricotta. Nom.
July 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Puttanesca baked gnocchi with ricotta. Nom.
Finally got round to opening my #MWSecretSantaAoNZ presents. A 'Drinktionary' novelty beer stein, pair of cosy boozey socks, and a tasty bar of chocolate. All will be put to good use! Thank you, Santa!
June 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Finally got round to opening my #MWSecretSantaAoNZ presents. A 'Drinktionary' novelty beer stein, pair of cosy boozey socks, and a tasty bar of chocolate. All will be put to good use! Thank you, Santa!
Flooded streets in Kirikiriroa. Both lanes of Claudelands Road are barely passable. We turned around rather than risk it. Be safe our there.
June 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Flooded streets in Kirikiriroa. Both lanes of Claudelands Road are barely passable. We turned around rather than risk it. Be safe our there.
I'll be on That's the Ticket on Free FM this evening talking about my role in Carving In Ice Theatre's upcoming staged reading of new verbatim play 'Digital Afterlives' at The Meteor from 22-24 May.
📻 89.0 FM Waikato-wide
📱 streamed via the accessmedia.nz app and TuneIn (tunein.com/.../Free-FM-...)
📻 89.0 FM Waikato-wide
📱 streamed via the accessmedia.nz app and TuneIn (tunein.com/.../Free-FM-...)
May 13, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I'll be on That's the Ticket on Free FM this evening talking about my role in Carving In Ice Theatre's upcoming staged reading of new verbatim play 'Digital Afterlives' at The Meteor from 22-24 May.
📻 89.0 FM Waikato-wide
📱 streamed via the accessmedia.nz app and TuneIn (tunein.com/.../Free-FM-...)
📻 89.0 FM Waikato-wide
📱 streamed via the accessmedia.nz app and TuneIn (tunein.com/.../Free-FM-...)
At Nivara Lounge to see m'colleague Luke's band Search For Yeti touring their debut album 'Dark So Soon'.
March 28, 2025 at 8:19 AM
At Nivara Lounge to see m'colleague Luke's band Search For Yeti touring their debut album 'Dark So Soon'.
Scottish here, but not a Gaelic speaker.
Looks like it says 'An ni A Gheall Dia, cha Mheall Duine'.
A search suggests that's a Scottish proverb meaning 'What God has promised man cannot prevent' or 'What God has promised man cannot baulk'.
Looks like it says 'An ni A Gheall Dia, cha Mheall Duine'.
A search suggests that's a Scottish proverb meaning 'What God has promised man cannot prevent' or 'What God has promised man cannot baulk'.
March 20, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Scottish here, but not a Gaelic speaker.
Looks like it says 'An ni A Gheall Dia, cha Mheall Duine'.
A search suggests that's a Scottish proverb meaning 'What God has promised man cannot prevent' or 'What God has promised man cannot baulk'.
Looks like it says 'An ni A Gheall Dia, cha Mheall Duine'.
A search suggests that's a Scottish proverb meaning 'What God has promised man cannot prevent' or 'What God has promised man cannot baulk'.
If the alternative to 'butter too pricey?' isn't 'end the supermarket duopoly and regulate against widespead price-gouging of NZ consumers' then I'm not interested. #nzpol
March 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
If the alternative to 'butter too pricey?' isn't 'end the supermarket duopoly and regulate against widespead price-gouging of NZ consumers' then I'm not interested. #nzpol
Feels somewhat misleading for RNZ to accompany a link to an article about the student burned by the school lunch shitshow with an image of a meal which almost certainly isn't part of the current scheme (it looks edible) and definitely isn't the cottage pie dish which burned the student. #nzpol
March 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Feels somewhat misleading for RNZ to accompany a link to an article about the student burned by the school lunch shitshow with an image of a meal which almost certainly isn't part of the current scheme (it looks edible) and definitely isn't the cottage pie dish which burned the student. #nzpol
At the same time, also Christopher Luxon:
March 4, 2025 at 2:56 AM
At the same time, also Christopher Luxon:
If Luxon doesn't think that pupils, parents and staff should be allowed to raise complaints about the the school lunch programme, why does his contract specifically include have a requirement for the Supplier to monitor and report delivery performance on student feedback and nutritional compliance?
March 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
If Luxon doesn't think that pupils, parents and staff should be allowed to raise complaints about the the school lunch programme, why does his contract specifically include have a requirement for the Supplier to monitor and report delivery performance on student feedback and nutritional compliance?
Kirikiriroa's Summer Shakespeare dawn performance of Twelfth Night this morning was a really lovely time. One of the most playful Shakespeare productions I've seen in recent times. Worth the 4am alarm.
March 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Kirikiriroa's Summer Shakespeare dawn performance of Twelfth Night this morning was a really lovely time. One of the most playful Shakespeare productions I've seen in recent times. Worth the 4am alarm.
The School Lunch Collective's website says 'Our Mission: Healthy Meals for Every Tamariki in Aotearoa'
Can 'tamariki' be used as a singular? This feels like writing 'healthy meals for every children'.
#nzpol
Can 'tamariki' be used as a singular? This feels like writing 'healthy meals for every children'.
#nzpol
February 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The School Lunch Collective's website says 'Our Mission: Healthy Meals for Every Tamariki in Aotearoa'
Can 'tamariki' be used as a singular? This feels like writing 'healthy meals for every children'.
#nzpol
Can 'tamariki' be used as a singular? This feels like writing 'healthy meals for every children'.
#nzpol
'A new life awaits you in the Off-World colonies. The chance to begin again in a golden land of opportunity and adventure. Everyone must go.'
February 16, 2025 at 5:44 AM
'A new life awaits you in the Off-World colonies. The chance to begin again in a golden land of opportunity and adventure. Everyone must go.'
Sunday baking: baguettes and a boule.
January 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Sunday baking: baguettes and a boule.
Enjoyed a short bouldering session in the cave at Turangi Climbing.
January 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Enjoyed a short bouldering session in the cave at Turangi Climbing.
Toasted cherry marshmallow skewer. Recommend.
December 31, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Toasted cherry marshmallow skewer. Recommend.
I have ventured the furthest north in Aotearoa I have ever been in my 13 years living here, to Mangawhai in Northland. The name translates as 'stream of the stingrays' which inhabit the harbour. It's quite beautiful.
December 28, 2024 at 2:26 AM
I have ventured the furthest north in Aotearoa I have ever been in my 13 years living here, to Mangawhai in Northland. The name translates as 'stream of the stingrays' which inhabit the harbour. It's quite beautiful.
Battenberg.
An English colleague mentioned this was her favourite cake and she struggles to find it in Aotearoa. So I promised to make it as an office Christmas treat, and it turned out neither demure nor mindful.
An English colleague mentioned this was her favourite cake and she struggles to find it in Aotearoa. So I promised to make it as an office Christmas treat, and it turned out neither demure nor mindful.
December 12, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Battenberg.
An English colleague mentioned this was her favourite cake and she struggles to find it in Aotearoa. So I promised to make it as an office Christmas treat, and it turned out neither demure nor mindful.
An English colleague mentioned this was her favourite cake and she struggles to find it in Aotearoa. So I promised to make it as an office Christmas treat, and it turned out neither demure nor mindful.
Baked. Cooling.
December 11, 2024 at 4:24 AM
Baked. Cooling.
Ginger chai chocolate chunk cookies.
December 9, 2024 at 12:09 PM
Ginger chai chocolate chunk cookies.
As tangata Tiriti I stand in full support of honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi
November 14, 2024 at 12:25 AM
As tangata Tiriti I stand in full support of honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Toitū te Tiriti
November 13, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Toitū te Tiriti