Alessandra Zecchini
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mostly green stuff and books
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Just right for under the tree come two fun books that will entertain children this Christmas:
A Manulele in a Mango Tree/Le Manulele o nofo i le Mago, in English and Gagana Sāmoa — and Santa needs a NEW BUM!
Available in all good bookstores — read more: oratia.co.nz/childrens-bo...
#oratiabooks
A Manulele in a Mango Tree/Le Manulele o nofo i le Mago, in English and Gagana Sāmoa — and Santa needs a NEW BUM!
Available in all good bookstores — read more: oratia.co.nz/childrens-bo...
#oratiabooks
December 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Just right for under the tree come two fun books that will entertain children this Christmas:
A Manulele in a Mango Tree/Le Manulele o nofo i le Mago, in English and Gagana Sāmoa — and Santa needs a NEW BUM!
Available in all good bookstores — read more: oratia.co.nz/childrens-bo...
#oratiabooks
A Manulele in a Mango Tree/Le Manulele o nofo i le Mago, in English and Gagana Sāmoa — and Santa needs a NEW BUM!
Available in all good bookstores — read more: oratia.co.nz/childrens-bo...
#oratiabooks
Per fortuna vivo nel bosco!
December 3, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Per fortuna vivo nel bosco!
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Dr Rāpata Wiri talks with Kathryn Ryan on RNZ Nine to Noon about bringing back to print, 100 years from its first publication, the two volumes of Tuhoe The Children of the Mist, by Elsdon Best
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#Tuhoe #Māori #oratiabooks #NgāiTūhoe #urewera #mātaatuawaka
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#Tuhoe #Māori #oratiabooks #NgāiTūhoe #urewera #mātaatuawaka
December 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Dr Rāpata Wiri talks with Kathryn Ryan on RNZ Nine to Noon about bringing back to print, 100 years from its first publication, the two volumes of Tuhoe The Children of the Mist, by Elsdon Best
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
#Tuhoe #Māori #oratiabooks #NgāiTūhoe #urewera #mātaatuawaka
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
#Tuhoe #Māori #oratiabooks #NgāiTūhoe #urewera #mātaatuawaka
If you love forests, and books, you will love this one 💚🌳
Interview with Finnish author-illustrator team, Johanna Venho and Sanna Pelliccioni, talking about Five Oceans' latest publication Thank you, Forest
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#oratiabooks #fiveoceans #conservation #forest @forestandbird.bsky.social @abluebox.bsky.social
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#oratiabooks #fiveoceans #conservation #forest @forestandbird.bsky.social @abluebox.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
If you love forests, and books, you will love this one 💚🌳
Baking for a friend, torta Barozzi, like an Italian chocolate brownie from my book Sweet As… the check pattern is also my inspiration, simple but effective.
#chocolatebrownie #baking #cakedecorations #yum #sweetlife
#chocolatebrownie #baking #cakedecorations #yum #sweetlife
November 29, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Baking for a friend, torta Barozzi, like an Italian chocolate brownie from my book Sweet As… the check pattern is also my inspiration, simple but effective.
#chocolatebrownie #baking #cakedecorations #yum #sweetlife
#chocolatebrownie #baking #cakedecorations #yum #sweetlife
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From the Amazon to Aotearoa: Māori rangatahi on the frontlines of Cop30
From the Amazon to Aotearoa: Māori rangatahi on the frontlines of Cop30
Inside Cop30 with the first iwi-mandated Māori delegation....
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November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
From the Amazon to Aotearoa: Māori rangatahi on the frontlines of Cop30
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Christmas Books for Children
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#Christmasbooks #Christmasbooksforchildren #ineedanewbum #oratiabooks @christchurchlib.bsky.social @abluebox.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social @lianza.bsky.social @thesaplingnz.bsky.social @thespinoff.bsky.social @nzsa.bsky.social
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#Christmasbooks #Christmasbooksforchildren #ineedanewbum #oratiabooks @christchurchlib.bsky.social @abluebox.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social @lianza.bsky.social @thesaplingnz.bsky.social @thespinoff.bsky.social @nzsa.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
November 26, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Make your own focaccia!
Italian recipe of the day: focaccia! This one is with sundried tomatoes, and the original recipe with olives ... so soft and yummy!
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#bread #baking #homemade #focaccia #plantbased #italian #italianbread #vegan #vegetarian #freerecipe #recipesonbluesky
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#bread #baking #homemade #focaccia #plantbased #italian #italianbread #vegan #vegetarian #freerecipe #recipesonbluesky
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Make your own focaccia!
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Te Reo Māori: The Basics Explained
by David Kārena-Holmes, available in print, ebook and audiobook
oratia.co.nz/product/te-r...
#oratiabooks #reomāori #tereomāori #māori #māorigrammar @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social
by David Kārena-Holmes, available in print, ebook and audiobook
oratia.co.nz/product/te-r...
#oratiabooks #reomāori #tereomāori #māori #māorigrammar @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Te Reo Māori: The Basics Explained
by David Kārena-Holmes, available in print, ebook and audiobook
oratia.co.nz/product/te-r...
#oratiabooks #reomāori #tereomāori #māori #māorigrammar @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social
by David Kārena-Holmes, available in print, ebook and audiobook
oratia.co.nz/product/te-r...
#oratiabooks #reomāori #tereomāori #māori #māorigrammar @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social
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Mushrooms taste better than meat :-)
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#foraging @plantbasednews.bsky.social
@plantbasedtimes.bsky.social @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social
#plantbased #vegan #vegetarian #veganrecipes #mushrooms #wildfood #forestfood #MorchellaDeliciosa #funghi #fungi
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#foraging @plantbasednews.bsky.social
@plantbasedtimes.bsky.social @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social
#plantbased #vegan #vegetarian #veganrecipes #mushrooms #wildfood #forestfood #MorchellaDeliciosa #funghi #fungi
Spelt Spaghetti with Morchella Deliciosa Mushrooms
Vegan Cuisine, Healthy Food, Foraging, Healthy Vegan, Vegan recipes, Gluten Free Vegan
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August 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Te Ahi Kā: The Fires of Occupation explores in photographs, archives and interviews some of the key political, environmental and cultural issues for the iwi as it has sought return of its historical lands at Mangapapapa.
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oratia.co.nz/product/te-a... #Māori #MartinToft #WhanganuiRiver #TeAhiKā
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Te Ahi Kā: The Fires of Occupation explores in photographs, archives and interviews some of the key political, environmental and cultural issues for the iwi as it has sought return of its historical lands at Mangapapapa.
oratia.co.nz/product/te-a... #Māori #MartinToft #WhanganuiRiver #TeAhiKā
oratia.co.nz/product/te-a... #Māori #MartinToft #WhanganuiRiver #TeAhiKā
What can we do? @greenpeace.org, this is one of those moments where I really feel part of a minority.
1/ #COP30 has ended meekly in Belém. Governments failed to turn early momentum into real action on forests, finance or fossil fuels.
November 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
What can we do? @greenpeace.org, this is one of those moments where I really feel part of a minority.
A day out with Sámi visitors Máret and Kirsten, here performing a joik (pronounced yoik), a traditional form of song in Sámi music at Rutherford Primary Kura.
@oratiabooks.bsky.social
#sámi #wipce2025 #rutherfordprimaryschool
@oratiabooks.bsky.social
#sámi #wipce2025 #rutherfordprimaryschool
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 AM
A day out with Sámi visitors Máret and Kirsten, here performing a joik (pronounced yoik), a traditional form of song in Sámi music at Rutherford Primary Kura.
@oratiabooks.bsky.social
#sámi #wipce2025 #rutherfordprimaryschool
@oratiabooks.bsky.social
#sámi #wipce2025 #rutherfordprimaryschool
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A Panda eats roots and leaves... how to forage and cook bamboo (and in West Auckland this is both foraging and weeding!) alessandra-veganblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/how-...
#plantbased #vegan #foraging #bamboo #vegetarian #veganrecipes #glutenfreevegan #bambooshoots #lifestyle #vegano #vegetariano
A Panda eats roots and leaves... how to forage and cook bamboo (and in West Auckland this is both foraging and weeding!) alessandra-veganblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/how-...
#plantbased #vegan #foraging #bamboo #vegetarian #veganrecipes #glutenfreevegan #bambooshoots #lifestyle #vegano #vegetariano
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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A Panda eats roots and leaves... how to forage and cook bamboo (and in West Auckland this is both foraging and weeding!) alessandra-veganblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/how-...
#plantbased #vegan #foraging #bamboo #vegetarian #veganrecipes #glutenfreevegan #bambooshoots #lifestyle #vegano #vegetariano
A Panda eats roots and leaves... how to forage and cook bamboo (and in West Auckland this is both foraging and weeding!) alessandra-veganblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/how-...
#plantbased #vegan #foraging #bamboo #vegetarian #veganrecipes #glutenfreevegan #bambooshoots #lifestyle #vegano #vegetariano
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At Scorpio Books, Christchurch for Tuesday’s presentation of New Zealand Place Names – Takerei Norton (Ngāi Tahu) and Peter Dowling in discussion
#oratiabooks #newzealandplacenames
#oratiabooks #newzealandplacenames
November 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
At Scorpio Books, Christchurch for Tuesday’s presentation of New Zealand Place Names – Takerei Norton (Ngāi Tahu) and Peter Dowling in discussion
#oratiabooks #newzealandplacenames
#oratiabooks #newzealandplacenames
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From disappearing coral reefs to perma frost melting, these are the "tipping points" that could have enormous and lasting implications for humans, plants and animals on Earth #climateactionnow
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3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points
Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:07 AM
From disappearing coral reefs to perma frost melting, these are the "tipping points" that could have enormous and lasting implications for humans, plants and animals on Earth #climateactionnow
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
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Writers led by Ihimaera and Grace challenged earlier stereotypes and inherited literary forms, creating a new body of writing that has redefined the Māori in literature.
Available as an ebook
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#oratiabooks #Māori #Māoriliterature @takahemagazine.bsky.social
Available as an ebook
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#oratiabooks #Māori #Māoriliterature @takahemagazine.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Writers led by Ihimaera and Grace challenged earlier stereotypes and inherited literary forms, creating a new body of writing that has redefined the Māori in literature.
Available as an ebook
oratia.co.nz/product/from...
#oratiabooks #Māori #Māoriliterature @takahemagazine.bsky.social
Available as an ebook
oratia.co.nz/product/from...
#oratiabooks #Māori #Māoriliterature @takahemagazine.bsky.social
Sweet recipe of the day: Vegan chocolate and coconut cream puddings with edible flowers 🌸
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#plantbased #vegan #vegetarian #edibleflowers #chocolate #coconutcream #vegandessert #glutenfree #glutenfreevegan #pudding #beautifulfood #fiorieduli #yummy
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#plantbased #vegan #vegetarian #edibleflowers #chocolate #coconutcream #vegandessert #glutenfree #glutenfreevegan #pudding #beautifulfood #fiorieduli #yummy
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Sweet recipe of the day: Vegan chocolate and coconut cream puddings with edible flowers 🌸
alessandra-veganblog.blogspot.com/2017/01/vega...
#plantbased #vegan #vegetarian #edibleflowers #chocolate #coconutcream #vegandessert #glutenfree #glutenfreevegan #pudding #beautifulfood #fiorieduli #yummy
alessandra-veganblog.blogspot.com/2017/01/vega...
#plantbased #vegan #vegetarian #edibleflowers #chocolate #coconutcream #vegandessert #glutenfree #glutenfreevegan #pudding #beautifulfood #fiorieduli #yummy
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Peter Dowling talks with Dale Husband on Waatea News about the book New Zealand Place Names
Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
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#Aotearoa #NewZealand #WaateaNews @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social @nzgeo.bsky.social @nzjh.bsky.social #oratiabooks
Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
waateanews.com/2025/11/17/p...
#Aotearoa #NewZealand #WaateaNews @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social @nzgeo.bsky.social @nzjh.bsky.social #oratiabooks
Peter Dowling | whats behind our NZ place names?
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November 20, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Peter Dowling talks with Dale Husband on Waatea News about the book New Zealand Place Names
Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
waateanews.com/2025/11/17/p...
#Aotearoa #NewZealand #WaateaNews @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social @nzgeo.bsky.social @nzjh.bsky.social #oratiabooks
Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown
waateanews.com/2025/11/17/p...
#Aotearoa #NewZealand #WaateaNews @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social @nzgeo.bsky.social @nzjh.bsky.social #oratiabooks
A day out with Sámi visitors Máret and Kirsten. Thank you Hoani Waititi Marae and Rutherford Primary for the wonderful hosting, and for introducing our Sámi guests to Māori culture and kura. #sámi #māori @oratiabooks.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 7:23 AM
A day out with Sámi visitors Máret and Kirsten. Thank you Hoani Waititi Marae and Rutherford Primary for the wonderful hosting, and for introducing our Sámi guests to Māori culture and kura. #sámi #māori @oratiabooks.bsky.social
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At the launch of Tuhoe: The Children of the Mist
by Elsdon Best in Rotorua Public Library. In the photos: Dr Rāpata Wiri (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani), who wrote the preface of this fifth edition, Kingi Biddle (Ngāti Whakaue) and Oratia publisher Peter Dowling.
#oratiabooks #tuhoe #NgāiTūhoe
by Elsdon Best in Rotorua Public Library. In the photos: Dr Rāpata Wiri (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani), who wrote the preface of this fifth edition, Kingi Biddle (Ngāti Whakaue) and Oratia publisher Peter Dowling.
#oratiabooks #tuhoe #NgāiTūhoe
November 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
At the launch of Tuhoe: The Children of the Mist
by Elsdon Best in Rotorua Public Library. In the photos: Dr Rāpata Wiri (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani), who wrote the preface of this fifth edition, Kingi Biddle (Ngāti Whakaue) and Oratia publisher Peter Dowling.
#oratiabooks #tuhoe #NgāiTūhoe
by Elsdon Best in Rotorua Public Library. In the photos: Dr Rāpata Wiri (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani), who wrote the preface of this fifth edition, Kingi Biddle (Ngāti Whakaue) and Oratia publisher Peter Dowling.
#oratiabooks #tuhoe #NgāiTūhoe
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Over 40,000 people marched in Belém at the Global Climate March as #COP30 closed week one. Activists carried calls to respect the Amazon, protect forests, uphold Indigenous rights and make polluters pay for climate damages.
#MakePollutersPay #RespectTheAmazon
#MakePollutersPay #RespectTheAmazon
Greenpeace joins over 40,000 marching in Belém calling for forest and climate action at COP30 - Greenpeace International
Greenpeace joined more than 40,000 people at the Global Climate March in Belém to end the first week of the UN climate conference.
www.greenpeace.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Over 40,000 people marched in Belém at the Global Climate March as #COP30 closed week one. Activists carried calls to respect the Amazon, protect forests, uphold Indigenous rights and make polluters pay for climate damages.
#MakePollutersPay #RespectTheAmazon
#MakePollutersPay #RespectTheAmazon