Tania Roxborogh
@taniaroxborogh.bsky.social
Writer; PhD student. Dog & book lover. 'Damn leftie'
Māori/Irish/Scottish/Proud Kiwi
Shakespeare/mātauranga passionate
God (however he/they/she is thought of) loves ALL people ahakoa ko wai koe
🚫DMs (unless I know you) 🚫 $$$ or date requests
Māori/Irish/Scottish/Proud Kiwi
Shakespeare/mātauranga passionate
God (however he/they/she is thought of) loves ALL people ahakoa ko wai koe
🚫DMs (unless I know you) 🚫 $$$ or date requests
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Been thinking a lot about @mihiforbes.bsky.social 's interview with Tākuta Ferris. That those MPs were showing up, i a rā & putting up with all the stuff behind the scenes while trying to serve the people. Whūu
Insta comments were ill-advised but he was probs worn-out/stressed/heart-broken... 1/4
Been thinking a lot about @mihiforbes.bsky.social 's interview with Tākuta Ferris. That those MPs were showing up, i a rā & putting up with all the stuff behind the scenes while trying to serve the people. Whūu
Insta comments were ill-advised but he was probs worn-out/stressed/heart-broken... 1/4
November 26, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Been thinking a lot about @mihiforbes.bsky.social 's interview with Tākuta Ferris. That those MPs were showing up, i a rā & putting up with all the stuff behind the scenes while trying to serve the people. Whūu
Insta comments were ill-advised but he was probs worn-out/stressed/heart-broken... 1/4
Been thinking a lot about @mihiforbes.bsky.social 's interview with Tākuta Ferris. That those MPs were showing up, i a rā & putting up with all the stuff behind the scenes while trying to serve the people. Whūu
Insta comments were ill-advised but he was probs worn-out/stressed/heart-broken... 1/4
Thinking of sending stuff via courier? These guys are HALF THE PRICE of NZ Post
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November 26, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Thinking of sending stuff via courier? These guys are HALF THE PRICE of NZ Post
www.passtheparcel.co.nz
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I couldn't bear to hear Bill English talk up Luxon
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I couldn't bear to hear Bill English talk up Luxon
I'm waking up to the fact that I wrote a WHOLE screen play.
No small thing.
Past Tania didn't have faith but when I was doubting knew future Tania would be pissed if I gave up.
Well done past Tania for your persistence
No small thing.
Past Tania didn't have faith but when I was doubting knew future Tania would be pissed if I gave up.
Well done past Tania for your persistence
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I'm waking up to the fact that I wrote a WHOLE screen play.
No small thing.
Past Tania didn't have faith but when I was doubting knew future Tania would be pissed if I gave up.
Well done past Tania for your persistence
No small thing.
Past Tania didn't have faith but when I was doubting knew future Tania would be pissed if I gave up.
Well done past Tania for your persistence
And.....
SCENE
Script completed and emailed to producer.
Now I'll take a beat and return to phd-ing or Charlie book 3
SCENE
Script completed and emailed to producer.
Now I'll take a beat and return to phd-ing or Charlie book 3
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
And.....
SCENE
Script completed and emailed to producer.
Now I'll take a beat and return to phd-ing or Charlie book 3
SCENE
Script completed and emailed to producer.
Now I'll take a beat and return to phd-ing or Charlie book 3
Stanford just said that principals are ringing her to complain they're getting bullied to 'publicly declare' their school's support for the treaty of Waitangi. Really? Really? Which principals? Which schools. Principals, she said, told her they are getting harangued by the community.
Stanford upset
Stanford upset
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Stanford just said that principals are ringing her to complain they're getting bullied to 'publicly declare' their school's support for the treaty of Waitangi. Really? Really? Which principals? Which schools. Principals, she said, told her they are getting harangued by the community.
Stanford upset
Stanford upset
OMG ... I cannot love this enough👇
Second quote, this time from my final post on textual analysis:
"Authorial intent, slippery as it is, is only part of the equation. Readers will always, for better or worse, bring their own interpretations to a text, which is how we ended up with... conflicting readings."
"Authorial intent, slippery as it is, is only part of the equation. Readers will always, for better or worse, bring their own interpretations to a text, which is how we ended up with... conflicting readings."
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
OMG ... I cannot love this enough👇
@brislen.nz Have I missed your media event that was secret but you went to Auckland for or is that still coming up?
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM
@brislen.nz Have I missed your media event that was secret but you went to Auckland for or is that still coming up?
Finish the film script (first draft, using First Draft). Now back at the beginning checking for continuity and this is my state of mind
a woman in a blue tank top stands in a field of tall grass .
ALT: a woman in a blue tank top stands in a field of tall grass .
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Finish the film script (first draft, using First Draft). Now back at the beginning checking for continuity and this is my state of mind
I am delighted to have a couple of poems in this beautiful anthology. I got to hear many of these spoken aloud by the authors. And, to have something that also has Witi Ihimaera in it as well. books.apple.com/nz/book/ahi-...
AHI DAWN of WORDS
Fiction & Literature · 2025
books.apple.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I am delighted to have a couple of poems in this beautiful anthology. I got to hear many of these spoken aloud by the authors. And, to have something that also has Witi Ihimaera in it as well. books.apple.com/nz/book/ahi-...
To make you smile
(warning: dad joke)
(warning: dad joke)
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
To make you smile
(warning: dad joke)
(warning: dad joke)
He will from now on be known as The Bear because of his first name. NOT the Paddington one but the other bear.
So, the pōtiki and the bear....🥰
So, the pōtiki and the bear....🥰
He's so lovely. WE APPROVE
Tonight we get to meet for the first time the pōtiki's whaiāipo
They've been dating six months. It appears that he is a good hearted boy.
I hope they can make a life together.
I like the idea of welcoming another 'son-in-law' into our family.
They've been dating six months. It appears that he is a good hearted boy.
I hope they can make a life together.
I like the idea of welcoming another 'son-in-law' into our family.
November 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
He will from now on be known as The Bear because of his first name. NOT the Paddington one but the other bear.
So, the pōtiki and the bear....🥰
So, the pōtiki and the bear....🥰
He's so lovely. WE APPROVE
Tonight we get to meet for the first time the pōtiki's whaiāipo
They've been dating six months. It appears that he is a good hearted boy.
I hope they can make a life together.
I like the idea of welcoming another 'son-in-law' into our family.
They've been dating six months. It appears that he is a good hearted boy.
I hope they can make a life together.
I like the idea of welcoming another 'son-in-law' into our family.
November 22, 2025 at 5:26 AM
He's so lovely. WE APPROVE
yay. I'm RIGHT NOW in Charlie's World writing the next exciting adventure. (Well, I've been doing a lot of cleaning instead of writing cos I was a bit stuck but @kats-garden.nz post has lifted me and my motivation to keep going.
currently deep in the dark ngahere with a swarm of ponaturi...
currently deep in the dark ngahere with a swarm of ponaturi...
I've enjoyed a few T. Kingfisher books this year, but there are a whole heap that Far North Libraries don't have.
I inhaled both Murderbot Diaries and @taniaroxborogh.bsky.social's Charlie Tangaroa books.
I've also discovered a bit of a love of Japanese and Korean fiction (English translations).
I inhaled both Murderbot Diaries and @taniaroxborogh.bsky.social's Charlie Tangaroa books.
I've also discovered a bit of a love of Japanese and Korean fiction (English translations).
November 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
yay. I'm RIGHT NOW in Charlie's World writing the next exciting adventure. (Well, I've been doing a lot of cleaning instead of writing cos I was a bit stuck but @kats-garden.nz post has lifted me and my motivation to keep going.
currently deep in the dark ngahere with a swarm of ponaturi...
currently deep in the dark ngahere with a swarm of ponaturi...
Tonight we get to meet for the first time the pōtiki's whaiāipo
They've been dating six months. It appears that he is a good hearted boy.
I hope they can make a life together.
I like the idea of welcoming another 'son-in-law' into our family.
They've been dating six months. It appears that he is a good hearted boy.
I hope they can make a life together.
I like the idea of welcoming another 'son-in-law' into our family.
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Tonight we get to meet for the first time the pōtiki's whaiāipo
They've been dating six months. It appears that he is a good hearted boy.
I hope they can make a life together.
I like the idea of welcoming another 'son-in-law' into our family.
They've been dating six months. It appears that he is a good hearted boy.
I hope they can make a life together.
I like the idea of welcoming another 'son-in-law' into our family.
Also #2
My #SecretSantaAoNZ WINS this first unofficial competition leg as I'm the first to receive and post about the gift.
My #SecretSantaAoNZ WINS this first unofficial competition leg as I'm the first to receive and post about the gift.
Also, my #SecretSantaAoNZ
I need to tell you how much getting this package this morning was a jolt of joy I didn't realise I needed.
I need to tell you how much getting this package this morning was a jolt of joy I didn't realise I needed.
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Also #2
My #SecretSantaAoNZ WINS this first unofficial competition leg as I'm the first to receive and post about the gift.
My #SecretSantaAoNZ WINS this first unofficial competition leg as I'm the first to receive and post about the gift.
Also, my #SecretSantaAoNZ
I need to tell you how much getting this package this morning was a jolt of joy I didn't realise I needed.
I need to tell you how much getting this package this morning was a jolt of joy I didn't realise I needed.
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Also, my #SecretSantaAoNZ
I need to tell you how much getting this package this morning was a jolt of joy I didn't realise I needed.
I need to tell you how much getting this package this morning was a jolt of joy I didn't realise I needed.
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
At the supermarket Friday, bumped into the sister of a friend (who also happens to be aunt and mother to kids I've taught). We chatted, holding up shoppers. (Soz)
Hubby said later: "her face lit up when she saw you.
You are good people
People admire and LIKE you
I do too."
It was a good moment
Hubby said later: "her face lit up when she saw you.
You are good people
People admire and LIKE you
I do too."
It was a good moment
a man in a black coat is sitting on a swing and says i 'm okay
ALT: a man in a black coat is sitting on a swing and says i 'm okay
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
At the supermarket Friday, bumped into the sister of a friend (who also happens to be aunt and mother to kids I've taught). We chatted, holding up shoppers. (Soz)
Hubby said later: "her face lit up when she saw you.
You are good people
People admire and LIKE you
I do too."
It was a good moment
Hubby said later: "her face lit up when she saw you.
You are good people
People admire and LIKE you
I do too."
It was a good moment
what even is sleep?
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
what even is sleep?
Reposted by Tania Roxborogh
The stopping of puberty blockers for our rangatahi is solely a POLITICAL move made by people uninformed and unqualified to make such a decision #nzpol
November 19, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The stopping of puberty blockers for our rangatahi is solely a POLITICAL move made by people uninformed and unqualified to make such a decision #nzpol
Question for outdoor types:
are fingerless gloves a hindrance or a help? Even if they might get damp?
are fingerless gloves a hindrance or a help? Even if they might get damp?
November 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Question for outdoor types:
are fingerless gloves a hindrance or a help? Even if they might get damp?
are fingerless gloves a hindrance or a help? Even if they might get damp?