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?

Magpie window shopping at Norris Park, Albury

So Yarndi had a visitor. Around three minutes in Nick (brother) said g’day to me.
Yeah my entire family are all the same, prefer animals to people.

More of this!

Really?

Rather than investing in those communities & finding new industries they'll keep popping up a dying industry. For once I'd like to see a government strive for the long term benefit of a community rather than short term votes.

The Crisafulli government's energy roadblock cancels decommissioning to keep the coal fires burning in the regions. Repairs & overhauls will continue to feature as it proposes a new plant in central Qld between Qld Investment Corp & private sector. #qldpol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Rose #glow in the sunset
#BlueskyArtShow #Photography #Roses #SeattleWashington #BloomScrolling #EastCoastKin

Nope they will not care. They are a party that has been doing everything they can to remove any protection for children working at too young and age. Why would they care about protecting girls under the age of 12? They are probably hoping babies are born to the 'right' so of girls.

It's been hard watching even from over here what's been happening. Lived in Aotearoa longer than I've been back in Australia & was lucky to vote in some of their elections.

Will be interesting to hear from my friends on this one.

Putting the N back into Cuts!

Ka pai @thejuicemedia.com

Live in Aotearoa for a time & this sums it all up. Bring on the 2026 #NZpol elections!

#auspol

Can we now have all the public Universities go through the same analysis?

Why does it currently seem unreasonable to expect profits be reinvested back into students & the staff & systems that support them?

#AusPol
@nteunion.bsky.social

New Australia Institute analysis reveals there is no financial crisis at the Australian National University.

Audited accounts show the ANU made a $90 million surplus in 2024 and increased the value of its net assets.

#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

Optus sent two emails to an incorrect address at the Department of Communications, alerting it of the Triple Zero outage on September 18
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

What is the human element in?

Tech led vs human led... #AIBeyond2025

#aibeyond2025 - @aj-boston.bsky.social discusses the variation of views and opinions between AI evangelists and AI atheists and how, despite *however much we may want to*, we can't simply avoid discussion of "AI".

Interesting timing reading this while attending today's Symposium #AIBeyond2025

"In the age of false information, we all need a good BS detector. Here’s how to sort facts from harmful fiction" author
Professor Tony Haymet Australia's Chief Scientist

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

LAST CALL: Beyond Certainty-What does 'Discovery' mean in an open & artificially intelligent world? #AIBeyond2025
Wed 8 Oct - www.deakin.edu.au/library/abou...
Keynote @mcintold.bsky.social
Videos from @aj-boston.bsky.social, @heroicendeavour.bsky.social @aarontay.bsky.social + live discussions!

Vote early/often.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

closing the window
to shut out morning heat
and birdsong

#haiku

I joined Anthony Davis on The Weekend Show on @meidastouch.com We got into the details of what Dems should be doing, and how we can actually build an economy that creates prosperity for the majority of Americans in order to defeat MAGA for good.

A man associated with the Alameddine crime family was hired to torch the home of Jordan Shanks (Friendly Jordies) in 2022. Sentenced to five years in prison, he'll be out in two but says he's "very sorry". Why are there no questions about who hired him?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

The Big Push released the video of their 2022 concert yesterday so if you are stuck in on a Friday night and a bit bored then here is a bit of music for you. A small venue concert with a great band and an appreciative crowd. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_ZM...