Emma Hart
@ghet.bsky.social
Medical transcriptionist, erstwhile writer, big on board games, gardening, craft, cricket, social justice and the general superiority of my cat. She/her. Aotearoa/NZ.
"I think what would be a really good idea, given the current international climate, is for NZers to pay extra on their power bills so that we can be energy-dependent on the USA."
And I assume the Winter Energy Payment will be going up to compensate? Pardon?
And I assume the Winter Energy Payment will be going up to compensate? Pardon?
February 10, 2026 at 12:46 AM
"I think what would be a really good idea, given the current international climate, is for NZers to pay extra on their power bills so that we can be energy-dependent on the USA."
And I assume the Winter Energy Payment will be going up to compensate? Pardon?
And I assume the Winter Energy Payment will be going up to compensate? Pardon?
I caught a wee finch doing it a couple of days ago. I suspect it's a game for the lighter-weight birds.
February 9, 2026 at 7:33 PM
I caught a wee finch doing it a couple of days ago. I suspect it's a game for the lighter-weight birds.
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Put solar panels on state houses. You could probably do the lot for $1.5b, would reduce energy costs for those least able to afford it, increase our grid resilience and save about the same amount in energy costs overall.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
'Strategic energy security asset': Govt reveals plans for $1b LNG import facility
Luxon warned New Zealand is experiencing swiftly declining gas supply.
www.nzherald.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Put solar panels on state houses. You could probably do the lot for $1.5b, would reduce energy costs for those least able to afford it, increase our grid resilience and save about the same amount in energy costs overall.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
This is why NZ and English cricket fans get on so well - fucking Australia.
February 9, 2026 at 4:11 AM
This is why NZ and English cricket fans get on so well - fucking Australia.
The birds hang upside down off the sunflower head, pull out the seeds, and then use the back of the head as a table to crack open the seeds and leave the shells.
February 9, 2026 at 2:58 AM
The birds hang upside down off the sunflower head, pull out the seeds, and then use the back of the head as a table to crack open the seeds and leave the shells.
"Oh, dude fell and hit his head and when we did blood tests his CRP was over 100? That's probably fine, send him home. Oh look, he's lost the sight in one eye."
"Shit, turns out her abdominal pain was real and caused by that giant tumour and now she has stage 4 cancer, who knew?"
"Shit, turns out her abdominal pain was real and caused by that giant tumour and now she has stage 4 cancer, who knew?"
February 9, 2026 at 1:48 AM
"Oh, dude fell and hit his head and when we did blood tests his CRP was over 100? That's probably fine, send him home. Oh look, he's lost the sight in one eye."
"Shit, turns out her abdominal pain was real and caused by that giant tumour and now she has stage 4 cancer, who knew?"
"Shit, turns out her abdominal pain was real and caused by that giant tumour and now she has stage 4 cancer, who knew?"
State of the ANZ health system at the moment: I just had two files in a row that made me yell, "WHAT THE FUCK?!"
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
State of the ANZ health system at the moment: I just had two files in a row that made me yell, "WHAT THE FUCK?!"
Yes, fresh blueberries straight off the bush are delicious, but Emma, you have just brushed your teeth...
February 8, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Yes, fresh blueberries straight off the bush are delicious, but Emma, you have just brushed your teeth...
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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This week's lies, damn lies, and green shoots award goes to Brad Olsen (via Susan Edmunds). This is a particularly disgusting use of data - like so bad that the article should be removed. Let's have a look... [🧵 1/n]
February 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
This week's lies, damn lies, and green shoots award goes to Brad Olsen (via Susan Edmunds). This is a particularly disgusting use of data - like so bad that the article should be removed. Let's have a look... [🧵 1/n]
Realising the truth of "'No' is a whole sentence" is a hell of a thing.
February 5, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Realising the truth of "'No' is a whole sentence" is a hell of a thing.
This patient specifically hallucinates kittens, and if I have to have dementia, put me down for that.
February 5, 2026 at 12:41 AM
This patient specifically hallucinates kittens, and if I have to have dementia, put me down for that.
Oh no. Even now, I think I am listening to the dying screams of my wonderful 30-year-old washing machine.
February 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Oh no. Even now, I think I am listening to the dying screams of my wonderful 30-year-old washing machine.
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"Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things."
Pratchett knew what was talking about.
Pratchett knew what was talking about.
February 4, 2026 at 4:53 AM
"Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things."
Pratchett knew what was talking about.
Pratchett knew what was talking about.
Suggestion: Ongoing "wanker" gestures at every appearance of Luxon's face until that firefighter is exonerated.
February 4, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Suggestion: Ongoing "wanker" gestures at every appearance of Luxon's face until that firefighter is exonerated.
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Pop singer Lorde will donate the $204,000 she made on merchandise sales from her sold-out Minneapolis shows last fall to two Minnesota immigrant rights groups.
Lorde donates merchandise proceeds from Minneapolis shows to immigrant rights groups
Pop singer Lorde will donate money she made on merchandise sales from her sold-out Minneapolis shows last fall to two Minnesota immigrant rights groups, she shared in a post on Instagram on Tuesday.
bit.ly
February 3, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Pop singer Lorde will donate the $204,000 she made on merchandise sales from her sold-out Minneapolis shows last fall to two Minnesota immigrant rights groups.
Yeah, blanket is getting strong consideration.
February 3, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Yeah, blanket is getting strong consideration.
At 10:30 last night, Christchurch was hotter than it got at all today. It’s mad.
February 3, 2026 at 5:41 AM
At 10:30 last night, Christchurch was hotter than it got at all today. It’s mad.
Later in the evening, I will cave and put a blanket on my lap.
February 3, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Later in the evening, I will cave and put a blanket on my lap.
Refusing to turn the heater on because it’s February.
February 3, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Refusing to turn the heater on because it’s February.
It is sad that he’s so wrong.
February 3, 2026 at 4:53 AM
It is sad that he’s so wrong.
I have done some poking about, and the people selling the art deco vase don't know what they have. I, and at least some of the 20 other people "watching" it do.
I want it to have and look at because it's pretty. I'm going to lose it to someone who wants to sell it.
I want it to have and look at because it's pretty. I'm going to lose it to someone who wants to sell it.
February 3, 2026 at 3:18 AM
I have done some poking about, and the people selling the art deco vase don't know what they have. I, and at least some of the 20 other people "watching" it do.
I want it to have and look at because it's pretty. I'm going to lose it to someone who wants to sell it.
I want it to have and look at because it's pretty. I'm going to lose it to someone who wants to sell it.
Yeah, it is always my fault.
February 3, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Yeah, it is always my fault.
He got really mad I wouldn't make him into the bed, which he loves, simply because he had about a litre of water in his fur.
February 2, 2026 at 11:18 PM
He got really mad I wouldn't make him into the bed, which he loves, simply because he had about a litre of water in his fur.