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Vintage Audio Love @vintageaudiolove.bsky.social · 1d

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The Beatles Photos @thebeatlespix.bsky.social · 4d

Paul McCartney

the #Beatles

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Stephen Clarke @stephenclarkenz.bsky.social · 4d

Now all gone.

Four former New Zealand Prime Ministers David Lange, Jim Bolger, Sir Robert Muldoon and Mike Moore at the 1992 valedictory dinner, Wellington Club.

This record is part of a series comprised of photographs and papers of Rt Hon Sir Robert Muldoon.

Archives New Zealand AAXO 8029 W4742 Box 24/82

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M.Field (who /what) @fieldnsn.bsky.social · 4d

I am a disciple 😇🙏

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 6d

Star-shaped tile with a stylized flowering plant, anonymous, c. 1250 - c. 1299
Persia

(Rijksmuseum)

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Year Progress Bar @yearprogressbar.bsky.social · 6d

Date: 2025-10-13
Days elapsed: 286 of 365
Year Progress: 78.36%
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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 6d

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 6d

13 Oct 1399: Henry IV is crowned King of #England #otd (NPG)

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M.Field (who /what) @fieldnsn.bsky.social · 6d

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A new island erupted from the sea – can it show us how nature works without human interference?

The volcanic island of Surtsey emerged in the 1960s, and scientists say studying its development offers hope for damaged ecosystems worldwide

www.theguardian.com

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M.Field (who /what) @fieldnsn.bsky.social · 6d

A giant bellend

www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Christopher Luxon’s ‘gobsmacking tone deafness’ shows he just doesn’t get it

Opinion: In his head, I think the prime minister is doing the whole tough guy bit.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 9d

M 7.6 earthquake in the Drake Passage

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Map showing the location of the earthquake out in the ocean between Antarctica and the southern tip of South America. Concentric rings show contours of earthquake shaking.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10d

Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.

ICE thugs.

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 10d

Death seems the only desirable sequel for a career like this

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Will B-R @willb-r.bsky.social · 13d

Once again, I am asking why 95% of people when they get to the airport suddenly lose all sense of awareness, speed and the ability to follow the most simple of instructions

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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 12d

The Daily Schiele: Self-portrait with Chinese Lantern Plant, Leopold Museum, Vienna

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M.Field (who /what) @fieldnsn.bsky.social · 13d

#birdnerd
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Going extinct ‘right under our noses’: the quiet plight of Australia’s rarest bird of prey

Restricted now to the tropical north, the mysterious red goshawk is fast disappearing as a result of climate change and habitat loss

www.theguardian.com

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Peter McLennan @dubdotdash.bsky.social · 13d

There's a biography of Chris Knox out this week - the author Craig Robertson contacted me a few years ago, as back in 1995 when I was at Ak Uni, I made a half hour documentary on Chris and he wanted to see it.
Anyway, I dug out the digital file and it's now online, enjoy! youtu.be/VQjvic02S8M?...

Chris Knox: Songs Of You And Me - a documentary about Chris Knox (1995)

YouTube video by Peter McLennan

youtu.be

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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 14d

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Archaeo - Histories @archaeohistories.bsky.social · 17d

Kids Exploring Ancient Ruins 😄

#archaeohistories

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M.Field (who /what) @fieldnsn.bsky.social · 14d

And a complementary School Bulletin from 1976, Gold by Kevin Lawson #nzhistory #opshop #booksky

A photograph of the cover of a 1976 School Bulletin, Gold by Kevin Lawson

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M.Field (who /what) @fieldnsn.bsky.social · 14d

A lucky #opshop find, had been on the hunt for this for a while
#nzhistory

A photograph of the book cover
Diggers, Hatters & Whores: The Story of the New Zealand Gold Rushes by Stevan Eldred - Grigg

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M.Field (who /what) @fieldnsn.bsky.social · 14d

Link in bio to my new Only Fans ...

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audioculturenz.bsky.social @audioculturenz.bsky.social · 14d

David Herkt says, "Here's a deep-dive into the past of Auckland City....Mojo's nightclub on Queen Street was one of NZ's great transvestite shows in the early 1970s. The links below the story are also revealing, especially the youtube one with interviews."
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/moj...

Mojo

From the beginning of the 1970s, at 348 Queen Street in Auckland, there was an unmissable sign. It read “Mojo’s Nitespot”. It would eventually become the frontage of New Zealand’s first, largest, and ...

www.audioculture.co.nz

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When Is Trump Gone? @daysleft4trump.bsky.social · 15d

3 years, 3 months, 2 weeks, 1 day, 22 hours, 2 minutes, and 56 seconds

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Paul Cezanne @cezanne.bsky.social · 16d

Still Life with Soup Tureen, 1884
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/12459

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