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Mike Bartley
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Mike Bartley @anothermike100.bsky.social · Jan 14
I have a theory that quite often, a landscape can be improved by the addition of a #discgolf basket.
#Tauranga
#Aotearoa
#NewZealand
A beautiful RPM wine glass disc golf basket stands between two fir trees on McLaren Falls Park Disc Golf course. The backdrop to this idyllic summer scene is the Rolling landscape of the lower Kaimai ranges in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty.
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kiwisockpuppet.bsky.social
Australia: let’s roll out so much rooftop solar you can have free power during the day
NZ: businesses are closing down because they can’t afford power so we’re building a one billion dollar fossil fuel terminal so we can keep not having free power
February 9, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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allanmoyle.bsky.social
Winston "baubles of office" Peters from busted for rustling up an unnecessary trip to Saudi to watch racing and Joseph Parker fight. How about you pay the taxpayer back, you thief. #nzpol.

www.1news.co.nz/2026/02/10/o...
Officials mobilised to get Peters ringside at Parker's Saudi fight
The Parker fight in Saudi Arabia was one part of a broader diplomatic tour that included the UAE, China, Mongolia and South Korea.
www.1news.co.nz
February 10, 2026 at 5:50 AM
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bentorkington.bsky.social
imma keep posting it until someone can tell me it's out of line
February 10, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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razmetaz.bsky.social
'Essentially, what they’re doing is putting a new tax on every New Zealander’s power bill to subsidise an expensive sunset industry. This is a political choice this government is making.' Alva Feldmeir

#nzpol

thekaka.substack.com/p/why-not-sp...
Why not spend $2.7b on solar & batteries instead?
Govt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 years to lease LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' per household per year. That $2.7b would build four Benmore Dams worth of electricity
thekaka.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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nickofnz.bsky.social
NZ building a fossil gas import terminal in the #climatecrisis could be Luxon’s most STUPID idea yet.

Why not spend that BILLION dollars on household solar and battery installation?

Would be safer, more resilient, provide cheaper power and climate-friendly.

#nzpol
February 9, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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manigarm.bsky.social
I'm GenX. We grew up in an all-print world. We read really fast. So, my Millennial and GenZ peeps, I beg you for the love of Bananarama, please just send me the article and not the TikTok of the dude talking about the article. In Prince's funky name, amen.
February 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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chrisdeleon.bsky.social
like this a lot, just adding alt for accessibility, text search and such
handwritten text says the things we do do things to us. in the middle of the picture shows a person painting on an easel, as the person is being painted that painted figure on the easel is reaching out and painting a heart onto the painter. the image is mostly black and white lines except for the red heart as a highlight, and the painted figure is in gold with little sparkles around it, plus there's a few colors on the paint palette. the style is whimsical and the characters are both smiling.
January 22, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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hendysh.bsky.social
Helen Petousis-Harris's piece on how the WHO is vital for New Zealand just nails it. While I am here, can I also just say that @helenp-h.bsky.social is a national treasure. theconversation.com/who-membersh...
WHO membership doesn’t threaten NZ’s sovereignty – walking away from it would
The World Health Organization is a global body, but decisions affecting New Zealand are made in Wellington, not in Geneva.
theconversation.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
anothermike100.bsky.social
Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover.
The back end of a campervan with the logo "Britz" in orange above the window. Next to the campervan in a maroon coloured generic chair sits a heavy set woman facing the right of the frame. Her arms are folded and a large orange cone stands next to her. Photographed in Aotearoa New Zealand.
February 8, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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tanukinomori.bsky.social
Kyoto covered in snow today❄️☃️
It’s been snowing since this morning
📸02/08/2026
February 8, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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thecolfax.bsky.social
A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved - Kurt Vonnegut

Pic of the day
#photography
The Grand Teton mountains in GT National Park as the sun sets behind them. Sun streaks reach above the peaks as night begins to settle in.
February 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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patrickreynolds.bsky.social
On your (e-)bike, people:
electrek.co/2026/02/06/s...
Scientific study shows e-bikes benefit a surprising part of the body
From a fitness perspective, electric bikes are often framed as a way to make cycling easier on the legs or...
electrek.co
February 7, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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neorsd.org
another year of us not running a super bowl ad
February 6, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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sassypolitico.bsky.social
When I went to the Hamilton gardens last month I bought a couple of postcards at the gift shop and I sent one to my bff in London and one my my mum in America. They both were so happy to get them! Send postcards to your people. People love it! It’s a cute surprise and the world needs more of this.
February 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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glen-macdonald.bsky.social
Spain -- unlike the US -- still believes in accountability.
February 5, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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cjrauthor.bsky.social
What is te reo for 'Where do you usually go?'
Photo of Winston Peters at Waitangi, with the headline: I didn't come here to be insulted
February 5, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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sjponeill.bsky.social
Just another disaster day in the National marketing lab....
February 4, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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scalzi.com
I DON'T LOOK LIKE THIS WHY THE FUCK WOULD ANY ACTUAL COMMERCIAL SITE MAKE AN "AI" PICTURE OF ME WHEN THERE ARE DOZENS OF PICTURES OF ME AVAILABLE ON STOCK ART SITES AND EVEN SOME GODDAMN CREATIVE COMMON PICTURES FOR FUCK'S SAKE THIS PERSON LOOKS LIKE A HUMAN BOOGER

DON'T FUCKIN' USE "AI" Y'ALL
A generated picture that looks nothing like me at all, it kinda of looks like a pug in human form WHICH I DO NOT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
February 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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villainygroup.bsky.social
Instant Coffee was invented in New Zealand in the 1800s.
www.reddit.com/r/VillainyGr... #NewZealand #coffee
From the VillainyGroup community on Reddit
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February 3, 2026 at 7:32 AM
anothermike100.bsky.social
So what happens now with #wordle? The first shall be last!
What happens now?
Will we get "REBUT" tomorrow?
February 2, 2026 at 9:38 AM
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alextomlinson.com
Some new rubber stamp designs! 🐦✉️
Four birdy rubber stamp designs- Pigeon Post, All-Jay Delivery, Peck & Ship, and For You (Quail chicks!)
January 29, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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watershitdown.bsky.social
Luxon's emergency response payments be #nzpol
January 29, 2026 at 7:04 AM
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digs.bsky.social
Working with #kakapo, this is the best thing you'll ever see. When "candling" an egg you hold your breath, hoping to see this: beautiful embryo development in a fertile egg. This is Tiwhiri's second egg, about 8 days old. About half of eggs are infertile. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds
A kākāpō egg being candled. Credit: Andrew Digby
January 28, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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henrycooke.bsky.social
Nicky Hager says Judith Collins is “clearly and demonstrably not” fit for the Law Commission role

www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Nicky Hager: Judith Collins not fit for Law Commission role
The journalist behind Dirty Politics has questioned Collins’ appointment.
www.thepost.co.nz
January 28, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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dylanhorrocks.bsky.social
(lovingly drawn at least 11 years ago)
A highly respectful sketch-portrait of NZ's favourite public servant, with the caption: On a typical day, Hon. Judith Collins, M.P., radiates sufficient hatred to power two medium-sized cities.
January 28, 2026 at 8:23 AM