Katie Pai
@katiepaiau.bsky.social
Feminist mama trying to be more professional at work. Tangata Tiriti wahine in a Ngāti Mahuta bubble #landback. Self-confessed science nerd. Only quiet when reading.
Knitting a baby blanket for newest little niece and I’m bathed in sunlight on the couch 7:45pm. Life is good. enjoying the summer sun before the southerly hits this week #WellingtonSummer
December 14, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Knitting a baby blanket for newest little niece and I’m bathed in sunlight on the couch 7:45pm. Life is good. enjoying the summer sun before the southerly hits this week #WellingtonSummer
Has anyone read this #pukapuka ? I’m 60 pages in and it’s so intriging and beautifully translated.
If it wasn’t such a nice day, I’d never leave the couch.
If it wasn’t such a nice day, I’d never leave the couch.
December 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Has anyone read this #pukapuka ? I’m 60 pages in and it’s so intriging and beautifully translated.
If it wasn’t such a nice day, I’d never leave the couch.
If it wasn’t such a nice day, I’d never leave the couch.
We‘ve recently moved back to Wellington and I love that we live in such a vibrant and functional community, despite the state of things. Everything is walking distance, doctor pharmacy, veg markets, restaurants, supermarket, etc.
November 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
We‘ve recently moved back to Wellington and I love that we live in such a vibrant and functional community, despite the state of things. Everything is walking distance, doctor pharmacy, veg markets, restaurants, supermarket, etc.
If you haven’t discovered the absolute delight of za’atar yet, get yourself some right away. I usually make mine, but this one I got from the Middle East Market in Newtown is so delicious., especially when sprinkled over homemade hummus, slathered on flat breads. #kikorangi
October 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
If you haven’t discovered the absolute delight of za’atar yet, get yourself some right away. I usually make mine, but this one I got from the Middle East Market in Newtown is so delicious., especially when sprinkled over homemade hummus, slathered on flat breads. #kikorangi
Truly the most heartwarming #pukapuka.
I’m in snuggled with the cat, the rain is pattering away on the roof and I can hear and smell crepes being made downstairs in the kitchen. They might just get me out of bed on this wintry morning.
I’m in snuggled with the cat, the rain is pattering away on the roof and I can hear and smell crepes being made downstairs in the kitchen. They might just get me out of bed on this wintry morning.
August 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Truly the most heartwarming #pukapuka.
I’m in snuggled with the cat, the rain is pattering away on the roof and I can hear and smell crepes being made downstairs in the kitchen. They might just get me out of bed on this wintry morning.
I’m in snuggled with the cat, the rain is pattering away on the roof and I can hear and smell crepes being made downstairs in the kitchen. They might just get me out of bed on this wintry morning.
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You all know that your Nicky-no-boats is the same misogyny as Cindy, the preferred cooker polite term for Ardern? Call her by her government name when you call her out, else you’re leaning on tactics that diminish women.
August 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
You all know that your Nicky-no-boats is the same misogyny as Cindy, the preferred cooker polite term for Ardern? Call her by her government name when you call her out, else you’re leaning on tactics that diminish women.
If this isn’t Saturday morning perfection, I don’t know what is.
At some point I’m going to have to get up and take kiddo to football but right now it’s bliss
At some point I’m going to have to get up and take kiddo to football but right now it’s bliss
August 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
If this isn’t Saturday morning perfection, I don’t know what is.
At some point I’m going to have to get up and take kiddo to football but right now it’s bliss
At some point I’m going to have to get up and take kiddo to football but right now it’s bliss
Today is moving day. After an 8.5 year stint in surburbia (Kāpiti), We’ll be back to being Wellington city dwellers. We’re so excited!!
Got same day settlement shenanigans happening as we transact the sale on our current place and buy the new one. Wish me luck.
Got same day settlement shenanigans happening as we transact the sale on our current place and buy the new one. Wish me luck.
August 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Today is moving day. After an 8.5 year stint in surburbia (Kāpiti), We’ll be back to being Wellington city dwellers. We’re so excited!!
Got same day settlement shenanigans happening as we transact the sale on our current place and buy the new one. Wish me luck.
Got same day settlement shenanigans happening as we transact the sale on our current place and buy the new one. Wish me luck.
I used to be a teacher. I’ve taught in the NZ, UK, French and Swiss education systems. NCEA blew the socks off any other system I taught. International Baccalaureate churned out people who were good at memorising, the UK system was absolute pants and the French system so prescribed it was useless.
August 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I used to be a teacher. I’ve taught in the NZ, UK, French and Swiss education systems. NCEA blew the socks off any other system I taught. International Baccalaureate churned out people who were good at memorising, the UK system was absolute pants and the French system so prescribed it was useless.
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The Electoral Commission in NZ is an independent body and we should be careful about undermining faith in the democratic process. If there's a large scale mistake happening, it needs to be impartially investigated but I'm very wary about assigning conspiratorial intentions because it goes both ways.
July 31, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The Electoral Commission in NZ is an independent body and we should be careful about undermining faith in the democratic process. If there's a large scale mistake happening, it needs to be impartially investigated but I'm very wary about assigning conspiratorial intentions because it goes both ways.
I’m supposed to be leaving for work but the cat has snuggled in on my lap and now I can never leave. 🐈⬛🇳🇿
July 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I’m supposed to be leaving for work but the cat has snuggled in on my lap and now I can never leave. 🐈⬛🇳🇿
For those who celebrate #schnitzel night. Secret ingredient is some cheeky Parmesan in the breadcrumbs and usually fresh thyme or oregano but it’s cold in Wellington and I don’t want to go outside to get it.
July 20, 2025 at 5:58 AM
For those who celebrate #schnitzel night. Secret ingredient is some cheeky Parmesan in the breadcrumbs and usually fresh thyme or oregano but it’s cold in Wellington and I don’t want to go outside to get it.
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We see you, media, publishing non stories about former MPs (who just happen to be women of colour). They’re private citizens now, your behaviour is quite stalkerish.
July 9, 2025 at 8:59 AM
We see you, media, publishing non stories about former MPs (who just happen to be women of colour). They’re private citizens now, your behaviour is quite stalkerish.
Our heat pump has broken. Cat and I are sharing body heat. Backup heater is trying its best but I fear the cat may never leave my lap.
July 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Our heat pump has broken. Cat and I are sharing body heat. Backup heater is trying its best but I fear the cat may never leave my lap.
Aaaagh! We sold our house and just got paid the deposit into our bank account and I’ve never had this much money before and now I just want to buy EVERYTHING!
This is an exercise in discipline. Gonna need to ferret it away somewhere so we can actually keep that money to buy a new house.
This is an exercise in discipline. Gonna need to ferret it away somewhere so we can actually keep that money to buy a new house.
July 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Aaaagh! We sold our house and just got paid the deposit into our bank account and I’ve never had this much money before and now I just want to buy EVERYTHING!
This is an exercise in discipline. Gonna need to ferret it away somewhere so we can actually keep that money to buy a new house.
This is an exercise in discipline. Gonna need to ferret it away somewhere so we can actually keep that money to buy a new house.
Watched this documentary on The Haka Party Incident on the plane today. Highly recommend!
Especially in today’s political climate in Aotearoa. www.nzonscreen.com/title/view_o...
Especially in today’s political climate in Aotearoa. www.nzonscreen.com/title/view_o...
The Haka Party Incident | Film | NZ On Screen
The Haka Party Incident - In 2021 Katie Wolfe's play The Haka Party Incident opened at Auckland's ASB Waterfront Theatre to immediate acclaim, followed by a successful national tour. Wolfe returned to...
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July 1, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Watched this documentary on The Haka Party Incident on the plane today. Highly recommend!
Especially in today’s political climate in Aotearoa. www.nzonscreen.com/title/view_o...
Especially in today’s political climate in Aotearoa. www.nzonscreen.com/title/view_o...
I’ve been teaching our new kitty the joy of morning snuggles, while I drink my coffee, and she’s a fan. Helps that I’m sitting under the heat pump and we both get so toasty 🥰
It was one of the rituals I had with our lovely old puss and I’ve missed it to be honest. 🐈⬛🇳🇿
It was one of the rituals I had with our lovely old puss and I’ve missed it to be honest. 🐈⬛🇳🇿
June 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I’ve been teaching our new kitty the joy of morning snuggles, while I drink my coffee, and she’s a fan. Helps that I’m sitting under the heat pump and we both get so toasty 🥰
It was one of the rituals I had with our lovely old puss and I’ve missed it to be honest. 🐈⬛🇳🇿
It was one of the rituals I had with our lovely old puss and I’ve missed it to be honest. 🐈⬛🇳🇿
![In Māori culture, Matariki is the Pleiades star cluster and a celebration of its first rising in late June or early July. The rising marks the beginning of the new year in the Māori lunar calendar.
Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars known to Western astronomers as the Pleiades in the constellation Taurus. Matariki is a shortened version of Ngā mata o te ariki o Tāwhirimātea, "the eyes of the god Tāwhirimātea".[1] According to Māori tradition, Tāwhirimātea, the god of wind and weather, was enraged by the separation of heaven and earth – his parents, Ranginui and Papatūānuku.[1] Defeated in battle by his brother, Tāwhirimātea fled to the sky to live with Ranginui, but in his anger he first plucked out his eyes as a gesture of contempt towards his siblings, and flung them into the sky, where they remain, stuck to his father's chest. In Māori tradition the unpredictability of the winds is blamed on Tāwhirimātea's blindness
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This is a fascinating book. Story is of a Kiwi working at Facebook in the early years. Makes me never want to interact with any Meta platform ever again. #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿
June 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This is a fascinating book. Story is of a Kiwi working at Facebook in the early years. Makes me never want to interact with any Meta platform ever again. #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿
The absolute menace (cat) woke me so early this morning but I’m not mad when I’ve got a great book to read. This is the third book in the series and while nothing will beat the brilliance of Better the Blood (first one) this instalment is a close second. #pukapuka
June 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The absolute menace (cat) woke me so early this morning but I’m not mad when I’ve got a great book to read. This is the third book in the series and while nothing will beat the brilliance of Better the Blood (first one) this instalment is a close second. #pukapuka
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I love that this is serious advice in New Zealand.
Seal silly season: What you need to know as seal population bounces back
Seal silly season: What you need to know as seal population bounces back
Here's what you need to know as the countries seal population grows and fur pups turn up in all sorts of odd places.
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June 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I love that this is serious advice in New Zealand.
Real life conversation with my kid last night.
Teen “Did you do this in the olden days?”
Me: What olden days?
Teen: The 80s?”
🙄🙄😬😬🙄🙄😬😬😂😂
Teen “Did you do this in the olden days?”
Me: What olden days?
Teen: The 80s?”
🙄🙄😬😬🙄🙄😬😬😂😂
April 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Real life conversation with my kid last night.
Teen “Did you do this in the olden days?”
Me: What olden days?
Teen: The 80s?”
🙄🙄😬😬🙄🙄😬😬😂😂
Teen “Did you do this in the olden days?”
Me: What olden days?
Teen: The 80s?”
🙄🙄😬😬🙄🙄😬😬😂😂
I really want to support live music, Aotearoa artists in particular but, wow, tickets are all $100+ for gigs. I just wanna take my teen kid to see some cool shit. 😬😬😬😬 I get that touring is expensive but this is just so much money for a whānau of three.
April 19, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I really want to support live music, Aotearoa artists in particular but, wow, tickets are all $100+ for gigs. I just wanna take my teen kid to see some cool shit. 😬😬😬😬 I get that touring is expensive but this is just so much money for a whānau of three.
Age yourself with a movie you saw in the cinema
February 26, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Age yourself with a movie you saw in the cinema