Did not have a good day at work today ☹️

Government must stop 'short-sighted' FENZ job cuts, PSA says www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Maybe he could have said this *during* the campaign?

Wellington's new mayor Andrew Little says Tory Whanau faced 'toxic behaviour' www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Is it possible to write a browser extension to automatically add foul language to a search to disable AI? Has anyone done this?

My absolute favourite footage from any No Kings protest yesterday comes out of Atlanta - when a brass band showed up to drown out a Proud Boys confrontation by playing the Italian Antifa protest song, Bella Ciao.

The song, the girl dancing with the flag, the proud boys that clapped - chefs kiss 🤌🏼

What an awesome idea! I’ve just had 6 days off with a really bad cold, but I’m sure I would have recovered sooner if I’d been forced to go in and infect my colleagues. Especially the ones with young or medically fragile whānau.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

On my recent annual review at work I was praised for always keeping a cool head, delegating tasks effectively and not micro-managing. The truth is it's because I'm lazy and I don't give a flying fuck about the work or anyone there.

This is how The Substance would start if it was set in NZ

School just emailed out the new no cellphones policy. Kids now enthusiastically brainstorming malicious compliance ideas.

If anyone’s at a loose end noon Saturday, there’s an excellent free concert at Te Papa: www.tepapa.govt.nz/visit/whats-...

A karakia to share for the new year e te whānau. It is korekore so you may be feeling a bit low. Karakia are are great way to mindfully reset. I woke feeling a bit pouri and this karakia felt like what I needed. Arohanui ki a koe x

Do not go gentle into that good night

Hi Aotearoa Bluesky, I know there's a ton of petitions flying around, but, this one needs our attention. Shared on Twitter. No billionaires or millionaires sanctioned for tax avoidance but our vulnerable whānau & community are being attacked.

petitions.parliament.nz/e8e83093-d19...

Please sign!

We laid my mother’s ashes to rest today. A beautiful sunny day in West Auckland. Rest in peace, Mam. We miss you.

This is the political equivalent of You can have the window seat on the way up; your sister gets it on the way back #nzpol

Surprising amount of rugby talk at this knitting group

Injections the dentist gave me this morning are so strong I’m having probs fully closing one eye 😬

Also Vol 1’s first general election

Damp #democracydoggo

In Auckland recently, my nephew introduced me to his girlfriend as ‘another aunt’, which made me feel rather Wodehousian and tweedy.