ExistenceCharm'd
@existencecharmd.bsky.social
I love all things arty, bookish, technical and natural. And random lots of other stuff. Living an "existence charm'd" in Aotearoa/New Zealand in Tamaki Makaurau/Auckland
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Two observations: maybe the anti-road-cone can zip their lips for a few weeks while the road crews fix the roads; secondly, I don't see Hobson's Pledge out and about helping anyone with a warm kai, clean clothes and place to rest. Just say'in.
Weeks of work ahead to clear part of SH35 on the East Cape due to 'massive' landslide
January 23, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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“, with election year looming, Peters used his speech to attract votes - saying NZ First was the party that had done the most for Maori in the last half-century.”
Rubbish. Like Act & National, NZ First voted thru policies that have taken Māori backwards.
#nzpol
Rubbish. Like Act & National, NZ First voted thru policies that have taken Māori backwards.
#nzpol
Rātana: Māori willing to work with any political party, says Kiingitanga's Rahui Papa
Politicians were welcomed to Rātana Pa with a pōwhiri this afternoon.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 23, 2026 at 6:04 PM
“, with election year looming, Peters used his speech to attract votes - saying NZ First was the party that had done the most for Maori in the last half-century.”
Rubbish. Like Act & National, NZ First voted thru policies that have taken Māori backwards.
#nzpol
Rubbish. Like Act & National, NZ First voted thru policies that have taken Māori backwards.
#nzpol
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UK greens have hit the nail on the head-applies equally here in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 23, 2026 at 6:13 PM
UK greens have hit the nail on the head-applies equally here in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
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New mural in New Zealand! 🇳🇿
"Lion Heart" by SwiftMantis at 48 Bond Street in Dunedin, New Zealand for Dunedin Street Art.
"Lion Heart" by SwiftMantis at 48 Bond Street in Dunedin, New Zealand for Dunedin Street Art.
January 23, 2026 at 6:32 PM
New mural in New Zealand! 🇳🇿
"Lion Heart" by SwiftMantis at 48 Bond Street in Dunedin, New Zealand for Dunedin Street Art.
"Lion Heart" by SwiftMantis at 48 Bond Street in Dunedin, New Zealand for Dunedin Street Art.
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Take a doom-scrolling break. This is worth five minutes of your time. It's what real vision and political leadership sounds like.
Nothing like it in NZ, on either side of the political spectrum.
#nzpol
Nothing like it in NZ, on either side of the political spectrum.
#nzpol
Davos 2026: Special address by Mark Carney, PM of Canada
Canadian PM Mark Carney stressed the end of the rules-based international order and urged middle powers to act together to counter the great power rivalry.
www.weforum.org
January 23, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Take a doom-scrolling break. This is worth five minutes of your time. It's what real vision and political leadership sounds like.
Nothing like it in NZ, on either side of the political spectrum.
#nzpol
Nothing like it in NZ, on either side of the political spectrum.
#nzpol
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This kind of rhetoric was once the domain of fringe groups like Voices for Freedom, but NZ First now represents those fringe groups in parliament
January 23, 2026 at 5:39 AM
This kind of rhetoric was once the domain of fringe groups like Voices for Freedom, but NZ First now represents those fringe groups in parliament
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This is embarrassing and we are fucking doomed.
January 23, 2026 at 4:33 AM
This is embarrassing and we are fucking doomed.
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Winston Peters fully recovered from pre-Christmas operation set to continue his travels on the NZ taxpayer, while continuing to cross lines, jump out of his lane, ignore legitimate criticism, hurl abuse at opponents and racist rants at immigrants. #nzpol
Winston Peters fully recovered from pre-Christmas operation
The procedure related to an old rugby injury, a spokesperson said.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Winston Peters fully recovered from pre-Christmas operation set to continue his travels on the NZ taxpayer, while continuing to cross lines, jump out of his lane, ignore legitimate criticism, hurl abuse at opponents and racist rants at immigrants. #nzpol
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A must read to start the year. #nzpol
“The Public Service Commission's claim of independence in this campaign is farcical; the campaign was clearly being run for the benefit of Government and was even being directed by Ministerial offices - for which Ministers bear responsibility.”
“The Public Service Commission's claim of independence in this campaign is farcical; the campaign was clearly being run for the benefit of Government and was even being directed by Ministerial offices - for which Ministers bear responsibility.”
What the hell is going on between the Coalition Government and the Public Service Commission?
It's not normal for public servants and the Government to collude against unions like this.
www.emilywrites.co.nz
January 12, 2026 at 6:45 PM
A must read to start the year. #nzpol
“The Public Service Commission's claim of independence in this campaign is farcical; the campaign was clearly being run for the benefit of Government and was even being directed by Ministerial offices - for which Ministers bear responsibility.”
“The Public Service Commission's claim of independence in this campaign is farcical; the campaign was clearly being run for the benefit of Government and was even being directed by Ministerial offices - for which Ministers bear responsibility.”
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pa...
Pause Charter-School Approvals Until Transparency & Safety Are Guaranteed
Our children deserve access to safe and integrity-driven education. Right now, companies like Crimson are pushing charter schools through with almost no oversight, while making money off private tutor...
our.actionstation.org.nz
January 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pa...
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I always thought she'd do the right thing:
"A top Australian arts festival has seen the withdrawal of dozens of writers, including former NZ prime minister Jacinda Ardern, in a backlash against its decision to bar an Australian Palestinian author"
"A top Australian arts festival has seen the withdrawal of dozens of writers, including former NZ prime minister Jacinda Ardern, in a backlash against its decision to bar an Australian Palestinian author"
Australian arts festival decision to bar Palestinian author after Bondi attack spurs boycott
The Adelaide Festival has seen the withdrawal of dozens of writers in a backlash against its decision to bar an Australian Palestinian author after the Bondi Beach mass shooting.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 12, 2026 at 4:51 AM
I always thought she'd do the right thing:
"A top Australian arts festival has seen the withdrawal of dozens of writers, including former NZ prime minister Jacinda Ardern, in a backlash against its decision to bar an Australian Palestinian author"
"A top Australian arts festival has seen the withdrawal of dozens of writers, including former NZ prime minister Jacinda Ardern, in a backlash against its decision to bar an Australian Palestinian author"
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#nzpol
This awful preventable situation could have been avoided if US policitians weren't owned by oil.
Don't let Shane Jones and his coalition partners sign you up to this sort of future. Say no to new drilling/fracking in any Aotearoa New Zealand's territories
www.propublica.org/article/okla...
This awful preventable situation could have been avoided if US policitians weren't owned by oil.
Don't let Shane Jones and his coalition partners sign you up to this sort of future. Say no to new drilling/fracking in any Aotearoa New Zealand's territories
www.propublica.org/article/okla...
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
www.propublica.org
January 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
#nzpol
This awful preventable situation could have been avoided if US policitians weren't owned by oil.
Don't let Shane Jones and his coalition partners sign you up to this sort of future. Say no to new drilling/fracking in any Aotearoa New Zealand's territories
www.propublica.org/article/okla...
This awful preventable situation could have been avoided if US policitians weren't owned by oil.
Don't let Shane Jones and his coalition partners sign you up to this sort of future. Say no to new drilling/fracking in any Aotearoa New Zealand's territories
www.propublica.org/article/okla...
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Spotted outside the US Embassy nr Vauxhall, South London 🥳
#UnitedStatesofZi0n
#AmericanTerr0r1sts
#Thieves
#WeSeeYouP4edo
#SCROTUS
#LestWeForgetEpstein
#UnitedStatesofZi0n
#AmericanTerr0r1sts
#Thieves
#WeSeeYouP4edo
#SCROTUS
#LestWeForgetEpstein
January 8, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Spotted outside the US Embassy nr Vauxhall, South London 🥳
#UnitedStatesofZi0n
#AmericanTerr0r1sts
#Thieves
#WeSeeYouP4edo
#SCROTUS
#LestWeForgetEpstein
#UnitedStatesofZi0n
#AmericanTerr0r1sts
#Thieves
#WeSeeYouP4edo
#SCROTUS
#LestWeForgetEpstein
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If you're seeing more desperate pleas from people in Gaza today, it's easy to understand why. Bombing has resumed, flooding has destroyed makeshift camps, children are dying from the cold and 37 aid agencies have been denied entry to the strip
We are hearing the dying gasp of Gaza
aje.io/iisqw4
We are hearing the dying gasp of Gaza
aje.io/iisqw4
Israeli attack across Gaza kill 14 Palestinians despite ‘ceasefire’
At least 425 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks since October ceasefire came into effect, Health Ministry says.
aje.io
January 9, 2026 at 4:44 AM
If you're seeing more desperate pleas from people in Gaza today, it's easy to understand why. Bombing has resumed, flooding has destroyed makeshift camps, children are dying from the cold and 37 aid agencies have been denied entry to the strip
We are hearing the dying gasp of Gaza
aje.io/iisqw4
We are hearing the dying gasp of Gaza
aje.io/iisqw4
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Gaza cancer deaths triple as doctors say Israel allows entry of 'chocolates and chips" but blocks chemotherapy drugs.
‘We just sit and cry': Gaza's cancer patients die waiting for treatment
Gaza cancer deaths triple as doctors say Israel allows entry of 'chocolates and chips" but blocks chemotherapy drugs.
www.aljazeera.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Gaza cancer deaths triple as doctors say Israel allows entry of 'chocolates and chips" but blocks chemotherapy drugs.
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Remember when Labour brought in free prescriptions for everyone, and these arseholes torpedoed that??
Fuck this mealy-mouthed bullshit
Fuck this mealy-mouthed bullshit
January 8, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Remember when Labour brought in free prescriptions for everyone, and these arseholes torpedoed that??
Fuck this mealy-mouthed bullshit
Fuck this mealy-mouthed bullshit
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January 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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Otoh nobody in Aotearoa knows where our PM even is. When contacted re Venezuela he referred a journalist to a Tweet ffs by our Foreign Minister who is a vax-denying opportunistic 80 year old who will say or do whatever suits his purposes at the time. Leadership yeah right.
January 6, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Otoh nobody in Aotearoa knows where our PM even is. When contacted re Venezuela he referred a journalist to a Tweet ffs by our Foreign Minister who is a vax-denying opportunistic 80 year old who will say or do whatever suits his purposes at the time. Leadership yeah right.
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DNA and spores from coprolites reveal that colourful truffle-like fungi endemic to New Zealand were consumed by extinct moa (Dinornithiformes)
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
The first direct evidence that New Zealand's extinct moa consumed brightly coloured truffle-like fungi.
DNA and spores from coprolites reveal that colourful truffle-like fungi endemic to New Zealand were consumed by extinct moa (Dinornithiformes)
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
The first direct evidence that New Zealand's extinct moa consumed brightly coloured truffle-like fungi.
DNA and spores from coprolites reveal that colourful truffle-like fungi endemic to New Zealand were consumed by extinct moa (Dinornithiformes)
Abstract. Mycovores (animals that consume fungi) are important for fungal spore dispersal, including ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi symbiotic with forest-form
doi.org
January 6, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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DNA and spores from coprolites reveal that colourful truffle-like fungi endemic to New Zealand were consumed by extinct moa (Dinornithiformes)
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
The first direct evidence that New Zealand's extinct moa consumed brightly coloured truffle-like fungi.
DNA and spores from coprolites reveal that colourful truffle-like fungi endemic to New Zealand were consumed by extinct moa (Dinornithiformes)
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
The first direct evidence that New Zealand's extinct moa consumed brightly coloured truffle-like fungi.
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Remember the environment when you go to the polls later this year #Aotearoa #NewZealand. Wetlands here have been depleted >90%.
The current government treats the environment with contempt
#nzpol
The current government treats the environment with contempt
#nzpol
Shrimp 🍤 farming has destroyed most #wetlands on Earth. We can call this cultural heritage but the ecosystem destruction and methane will get us all soon.
January 5, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Remember the environment when you go to the polls later this year #Aotearoa #NewZealand. Wetlands here have been depleted >90%.
The current government treats the environment with contempt
#nzpol
The current government treats the environment with contempt
#nzpol
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"For years, Dr Don Brash has claimed to defend equality in Aotearoa, yet his public messages consistently rely on distortion, fear, and misdirection. He frames himself as a guardian of fairness, but his statements push New Zealand further from the truth and closer to suspicion of Māori."
January 5, 2026 at 7:39 PM
"For years, Dr Don Brash has claimed to defend equality in Aotearoa, yet his public messages consistently rely on distortion, fear, and misdirection. He frames himself as a guardian of fairness, but his statements push New Zealand further from the truth and closer to suspicion of Māori."
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For a shining moment, New Zealand had a national leader who was smart, compassionate, tough, and introspective. The world would be a better place if every country always had a leader like Jacinda Ardern.
January 5, 2026 at 8:23 PM
For a shining moment, New Zealand had a national leader who was smart, compassionate, tough, and introspective. The world would be a better place if every country always had a leader like Jacinda Ardern.
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What a ridiculous thing for Dep Privacy Commissioner to say.
White knight is a term that used to be used to describe someone coming into a situation as a kind of rescuer. (Think Damsel in Distress)
Hackers are not this.
#nzpol
White knight is a term that used to be used to describe someone coming into a situation as a kind of rescuer. (Think Damsel in Distress)
Hackers are not this.
#nzpol
January 5, 2026 at 8:53 PM
What a ridiculous thing for Dep Privacy Commissioner to say.
White knight is a term that used to be used to describe someone coming into a situation as a kind of rescuer. (Think Damsel in Distress)
Hackers are not this.
#nzpol
White knight is a term that used to be used to describe someone coming into a situation as a kind of rescuer. (Think Damsel in Distress)
Hackers are not this.
#nzpol