It's nearly Shoebox Christmas time.... https://f.mtr.cool/ecmuzoholk

I fear we might see a new alignment between a radical right death cult and a rural revivalist "simplicity" drive, which views collapse and a return to "organic" communities as a solution to decadent urbanism. A century ago this convergence led to a very bad place. www.monbiot.com/2023/10/04/t...

The Cruel Fantasies of Well-Fed People

The astonishing story of how a movement’s quest for rural simplicity drifted into a formula for mass death

monbiot.com

In the 2 most recent elections I have been Returning Officer & thus was not allowed to have public Reckons™️. This year I will be on holiday in Europe and thus remoting in to do my voting from there. @jpdanner.com's reckons have always been good enough for me, and I thoroughly agree with his top 3.

Jason Danner@jpdanner.com · 2w ago

We're in the countdown to the #InternetNZ board elections. Deliberation is ongoing, but here are my ranked preferences as of 20/07/2026: 1 Bianca Grizhar 2 Keoni Mahelona 3 Daniel Spector 4 Annette Culpan 5 Nabil Sabio Azadi ? David Chisholm No Douglas Brown No Jan Rivers No Jillaine Heather

We visited the incredible Ruapekapeka Pa site - where Māori were undefeated by the British Army in the last battle of the northern wars. Hone Heke and his military engineering genius Kawiti and 500 warriors faced a force of 1600 armed men and a far greater weight of artillery.

Matariki over the rohe of Ngāti Rēhia in Kerikeri this morning. Mānawatia ā Matariki.

Matariki Drag Queen Bingo in te reo Māori in Kerikeri! A lot happening tonight in Te Tai Tokerau!

#nzpol

aliii✨✨@gigixmelo.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Also don’t invest in Space X… Per ig: @/your.richbff

Jones blames The Green Party. 🥳Heck yeah, thats an endorsement imo. That’s why I’m voting for them Jonesy, and not men like you that’d sell our environment down the toilet for donors and dollars. #nzpol Party vote Greens for a greener NZ 🎉🎉 #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

West Coast mine application on UNESCO heritage site withdrawn

Resources Minister Shane Jones blames his "communist opponents" in the Green Party for opposing the project.

rnz.co.nz

Greetings, followers of my reader! Cory Doctorow writing to you, and your friend has read my excellent 2025 book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It, available at finer bookstores everywhere, and on monopoly electronic retail sites that should be condemned.

Bonnie gets to spend the day with a Speed Twin. #WoF day at Boyle Brothers Motorcycles

What are these diesel motorcycles RNZ refers to? “Large diesel motorcycles, over 750cc, would be charged the highest annual ACC levy of $638.36” www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

Motorcyclists put rego on hold in protest against ACC

Higher levies are fair because motorcycles only make up 4% of the fleet and 25% of the cost of crashes, ACC says.

rnz.co.nz

Thanks for the great support! Some more info: Existing members will be sent the 1st of 3 renewal notices on the 31st March. They will have till 30 June to renew. New members have the following cut off dates: run for election: 16 April vote in election: 24 April vote on motions at the AGM: 13 May

Peter Fletcher-Dobson@peterfd.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Last year a coordinated attempt was made to capture InternetNZ. It looks like there is an organised group preparing to try again. We need members to join InternetNZ by March 31 - so you can vote in this year's elections and AGM. Join here for all of $21 per year: members.internetnz.nz

Check out this incredibly talented magpie. For about ten minutes, it channelled a seagull, a ruru🦉, a dog, an electronic car key, a car alarm, a human voice, the Android alert tone😂📱and more – most of which you can hear in this clip. Quardle, ardle, oodle, wardle and furthermore, doodle. Amazing!🤩

If, like me, you joined InternetNZ last year to ensure your point of view was not overwhelmed when it came to board election (thanks) and AGM voting, then it's coming up time to renew your membership to continue that mission. If you didn't join last year, maybe you'd like to this year?

Last year a coordinated attempt was made to capture InternetNZ. It looks like there is an organised group preparing to try again. We need members to join InternetNZ by March 31 - so you can vote in this year's elections and AGM. Join here for all of $21 per year: members.internetnz.nz

Criminalising homelessness isn't the answer - it's a cruel distraction from real solutions. The government's announcement to expand "move-on" orders across Aotearoa is deeply concerning. The following skeets on why this approach sucks. #Homelessness #HousingCrisis #AotearoaNZ #Whakahangahanga

Awesome Earth Tongue performance tonight at San Fran! We’re happy!

Wellington NZ Friends - metservice might be underestimating tomorrow's storm www.facebook.com/share/p/1Br2... Daniel built the upper hutt weather station & focuses on Wellington weather. He's saying it could be as bad as 2013. I'm moving my outdoor pots and checking nothing loose is around my house

SpaceX shifts focus from something that it will never do on Mars to something it will never do on the Moon.

The sudden disappearance of a small native fish from Canterbury’s rivers has broken an ancient cycle, revealing how the Rakaia River is being steadily drained of life and energy. Video by @aldenwilliams. Click the link in our bio or go to thepress.co.nz for more.

Here’s where you can complain about RNZ’s twisting of survey results www.rnz.co.nz/formalcompla...

RNZ : Formal Complaints

rnz.co.nz

RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Nearly 40% of voters think Treaty of Waitangi has too much influence on government decisions - poll

I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.

AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns

Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth

irishtimes.com

We can build walls or we can be more ambitious — and build something better, stronger, and more just.

Speeches still matter. This one was superb and deeply consequential if others follow his lead in the face of the corrupt mindless bullying and BS From USA. New ep @therestpolitics.bsky.social recorded just before he spoke. All themes covered!!!

An awesome Wairarapa Kererū.

How come @wired.com never let me know? haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/WIRED

Have I Been Pwned: WIRED Data Breach

In December 2025, 2.3M records of WIRED magazine users allegedly obtained from parent company Condé Nast were published online. The most recent data dated back to the previous September and exposed em...

haveibeenpwned.com

Not helping!!!

I got the late call to support Yorkshire pudding making for early Xmas dinner - youngest works hospo. First attempts were not good (more akin to a Yorkshire biscuit) but channeled my Yorkshire ancestry and I think I have produced a good enough effort.

Everything that makes Aotearoa New Zealand unique is related to Māori culture. Welcome to the country, that's a pōwhiri. We are gonna thrash you at sport, that's a haka. Traditional meals, that's a hāngī. Matariki that's our New Year If you don't like Māori stuff maybe you're in the wrong country?