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Triple Short
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Coffee ✅, plants ✅, dogs ✅. Gen X currently working on perfecting the Gen Z stare. Te Tau Ihu o te Waka a Māui/Te Wai Pounamu. She/her/ia.
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nzkatya.bsky.social
This ⬇️ from Kim Workman is particularly apposite in election year. In the 1990s, Finland went from having one of the highest prison rates in Europe to one of the lowest, without any increase in crime rates. The Nats prefer the US prison system #nzpol
e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/...
Kim Workman: My life in the criminal justice system | E-Tangata
“My first response to going inside Kohitere was one of anger and disbelief… Anger that no one understood that the offenders of today were almost always the victims of yesterday.” — Tā Kim Workman refl...
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February 14, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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comingupcharlie.bsky.social
A once abundant native fish is on the verge of extinction. It is seemingly linked to the rapid collapse of the Rakaia river ecosystem www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
What happened to all the fish?
For the first time in more than 40 years, this year’s Rakaia fishing competition will not involve fishing. What has gone wrong?
www.thepress.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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chrischirp.bsky.social
War is a backdrop to US politics now - here are 2 mins on some military relevant things that flew under the radar last week

youtube.com/shorts/QVWIS...
War is possible for the US. What's happened in last week that you might have missed but need to know
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
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January 14, 2026 at 5:38 PM
tripleshort.bsky.social
This summer I’m growing red flowers. Here we have Cosmos ‘Rubenza’ and Sweet Pea ‘Mahogany’. 🌱🇳🇿
Close-up photo of a bunch of flowers, with bright red cosmos with golden centres in the foreground and satiny deep red sweet peas behind.
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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siouxsiew.bsky.social
Morning peeps! Two new rewards just dropped for my crowdfunding campaign: a two-hour AI strategy session with @andrewtychen.bsky.social & a two book BWB Texts bundle on digital technology in NZ! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
Support Dr Siouxsie After She Supported Us! | PledgeMe
Support Dr Siouxsie to recover some of the money she spent fighting her legal case to protect employees experiencing online abuse
www.pledgeme.co.nz
November 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
tripleshort.bsky.social
Bringing peonies inside to save them from the wind forecast for this afternoon. 🇳🇿🌱
Photo of two vases filled with pink, salmon and yellow peonies. One vase is an old-fashioned milk jug with blue and white stripes, the other is tarnished silver. The vases sit on a cream kitchen bench speckled with grey.
October 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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thesewphist.bsky.social
Mōrena ki a koutou!

Are you following @birdandbeach.bsky.social yet?

Did you know that that’s our new business name, and that the new website went live last night?

I’d love for you to check out our range of art prints, coasters and tea towels, and of course our calendar at www.birdandbeach.co.nz
An illustration of a massive pōhutukawa in bloom, displayed in a white frame on a shelf next to a potted fern. A set of four coasters printed with illustrations of Te Whanganui-a-Tara landmarks. A tea towel with an illustration of a rather round Kiwi lying on the couch, remote in hand, watching the telly. A small grey Kitty is snuggled up, and through the window the Avalon Studios tower is visible. The tea towel is hanging displayed on a line overlooking Te Awakairangi. The front cover of the Bird and Back 2026 Calendar features an illustration of Oriental Bay in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, with the fountain playing.
October 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
tripleshort.bsky.social
Favourite peony this week - tree peony ‘Spellbound’. Huge blooms 20cm across when fully opened, flamboyant, fragrant. 🇳🇿🌱
Photo of a flower of woody peony Spellbound. The bloom is a vibrant pinky apricot fading on the outer petals. The flower has just opened and is one day old. Photo of a flower of woody peony Spellbound. The bloom is four days old and has faded from vibrant orangey tones to a lemon and peach blowsy beauty.
October 15, 2025 at 6:25 AM
tripleshort.bsky.social
First peony of the year - intersectional Morning Lilac 🩷 🇳🇿🌱
Photo of a single fuchsia-pink peony bloom with petals striated with darker and lighter pink, and golden stamens visible in the centre.
October 7, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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nickbaker.digital
If you need a break from ..... all that, here is a mini-quiz I made this morning for work. No cheating - let me know if you get 10/10

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The Meaning of Words Quiz 6 October
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October 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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billbennett.bsky.social
Corporate writing is often awful - let's fix that: https://billbennett.micro.blog/2025/10/03/corporate-writing-is-often-awful.html
October 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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tworuru.com
1 hour painting
A painting of the black hole scene from the film Interstellar
September 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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eddie.co.nz
It's #BirdOfTheYear time! Don't forget to check out the Aotearoa Birds feed!😀

www.birdoftheyear.org.nz

🪶🇳🇿
September 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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davidfarrier.com
today on webworm, a guest piece from a former american high school teacher on active shooter drills and why they no longer wanted to prepare for warfare (please RT, if you can): www.webworm.co/survivalsimu...
But about halfway through my teaching career, something brutal became clear: my role as a teacher wasn’t just about nurturing creative humans anymore. It was about keeping them alive. Somewhere along the years, “lockdown drills” quietly became “active shooter drills,” as if we’d collectively accepted the reality that this isn’t hypothetical anymore. It’s coming. After the drills, it was difficult to return to learning, so most of the time they'd want to map out escape routes. We’d discuss which heavy-duty art tools could double as weapons. Most of the time, students would self-designate their role in the hypothetical chaos. Some would volunteer to be the fighters, the students who would attack an active shooter. The blockers, furniture-movers that would barricade our classroom doors so an active shooter couldn't break through the door. And then there were the quiet ones, frozen, absorbing the unthinkable notion that they might die, and that their beloved teacher would throw her body over theirs to shield them from gunfire. Writing this now, it reads like a war manual. But that’s exactly what it was.
August 31, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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thesewphist.bsky.social
Hey yeah, here's some news!

I'm still The Sewphist, and I always will be... but now I actually own a company with my beloved R, and we'll be selling both of our art, as prints and on homewares and gifts. We're bringing production in house where possible, so yes to NZ Made!

Give us a follow maybe?💙
birdandbeach.bsky.social Bird and Beach @birdandbeach.bsky.social · Sep 1
Elisabeth has been busy! She's been learning about colour profiles and heat presses and has almost got the coasters down pat!
She's also been battling the ancient standard printer to ensure there will be new art prints available for our first outing as Bird and Beach!
thesewphist.bsky.social The Sewphist @thesewphist.bsky.social · Sep 1
Some success!
September 1, 2025 at 7:52 AM
tripleshort.bsky.social
Not now, Mother Nature
August 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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pepperraccoon.com
Celebrating a slow burn, these cute tote bags that weren’t selling are starting to fly out the door and they make me so happy every time I see them.

It’s such a different art style for me, but I want to do more like this!
Full colour camping artwork with pine trees, mushrooms, a pond, a skull, and a tent on a black cotton tote bag.
August 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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drbex.bsky.social
🌿 Public Service Amendment Bill

This Bill erases values of equity, inclusion, and participation from our public service. Disabled whānau and marginalised communities end up sidelined.

Your voice matters. Make a submission before 31 Aug. ✍️

📖 Read more: drbex.substack.com/p/submission...
Submission Sunday: Public Service Amendment Bill
I know, it's no longer Sunday but here we are
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August 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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pepperraccoon.com
If you’re not in the US please consider checking out my art, I’m honestly not sure how I’m going to survive the insane economic downturn AND losing an entire market 🥴
August 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
tripleshort.bsky.social
Fighting racism and terfs has high cost. Timing of the INZ AGM meant husband stayed late at work to join-missed a workmate’s farewell drinks, a “Rewiring Aotearoa” event, and he set off the alarm as he left work at a late hour, resulting in the security turning up to check him out 😂. A true warrior
July 31, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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oldmatecans.bsky.social
Ok, so I reposted this earlier but this podcast is an absolute trans rights banger - Alice gets right on her soapbox as a lesbian athlete and sticks it to the anti-trans lot, the patriarchy and anyone else fucking with the LGBTQI community.
July 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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pepperraccoon.com
Hey team, it's been a DEAD ASS WEEK in the shop so I'm doing a promo post...would you share/check out the goods?

I'm Pepper, an NZ artist that draws nature/magic inspired apparel, bandanas, pins, stickers, etc. <3 Here's some of my designs:

SHOP: pepperraccoon.com
#NZbirds #birds #kikorangi
A hand holding four red envelopes with stamped shaped enamel pins of minimalist NZ birds attached A digital flatlay of a white fitted tshirt with a detailed drawing of a cathedral window featuring floral designs, a Tui, and a landscape in the background Loads of colourful Pepper Raccoon stickers. A portrait photo of Pepper Raccoon, she's wrinkling her nose and smiling with her eyes closed.
June 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM