Caren Wilton
@carenwilton.bsky.social
Editor, writer, oral historian. Pākehā living in Wairarapa, Aotearoa. She/her. Old lefty bisexual feminist. Cats, gardens, art, books, knitting, human rights. Kia kaha te reo Māori, toitū te Tiriti. Covid isn't over.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Post you from a different era.
Living in Sydney c. 1985
Living in Sydney c. 1985
November 8, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Post you from a different era.
Living in Sydney c. 1985
Living in Sydney c. 1985
When you come back from holiday and unpack the things you take on every holiday but never use: umbrella, Bluetooth speaker, binoculars, knitting, earrings
October 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
When you come back from holiday and unpack the things you take on every holiday but never use: umbrella, Bluetooth speaker, binoculars, knitting, earrings
I love being on holiday and having a verrrry slow start to the day
October 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I love being on holiday and having a verrrry slow start to the day
Red weather warning, emergency services telling people to avoid travel and work from home, and public sector employers are just grumpily telling staff (all of them office workers with laptops) 'discuss your work arrangements with your manager'. Shocked they're not telling people to stay home
October 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Red weather warning, emergency services telling people to avoid travel and work from home, and public sector employers are just grumpily telling staff (all of them office workers with laptops) 'discuss your work arrangements with your manager'. Shocked they're not telling people to stay home
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Extraordinary weather events forecast for much of AoNZ tomorrow. NOT usual spring winds, but MEGA RED ALERT WARNING winds. This is climate change. This is climate change HERE NOW. This is why we MUST meet our agreed greenhouse gas emission reductions. It’s not politics - it’s SURVIVAL Mr. Luxon.
October 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Extraordinary weather events forecast for much of AoNZ tomorrow. NOT usual spring winds, but MEGA RED ALERT WARNING winds. This is climate change. This is climate change HERE NOW. This is why we MUST meet our agreed greenhouse gas emission reductions. It’s not politics - it’s SURVIVAL Mr. Luxon.
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I've completed the Kete Taaniko I've been working on and have added it to the set.
They're for my daughter Erenora and my four daughters in law - Olivia, Ayla, Tara, and Chelsea.
#Taaniko #MySignatureOmbre
#Whanau
They're for my daughter Erenora and my four daughters in law - Olivia, Ayla, Tara, and Chelsea.
#Taaniko #MySignatureOmbre
#Whanau
October 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I've completed the Kete Taaniko I've been working on and have added it to the set.
They're for my daughter Erenora and my four daughters in law - Olivia, Ayla, Tara, and Chelsea.
#Taaniko #MySignatureOmbre
#Whanau
They're for my daughter Erenora and my four daughters in law - Olivia, Ayla, Tara, and Chelsea.
#Taaniko #MySignatureOmbre
#Whanau
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If you live within driving distance of Trentham Race Course in The Hutt, come and check out tomorrow's boot sale.
I've got loads of random stuff, including a bunch of blinging fabric from the 1980s, ready for a new home!
facebook.com/events/s/upp...
I've got loads of random stuff, including a bunch of blinging fabric from the 1980s, ready for a new home!
facebook.com/events/s/upp...
Upper Hutt Car Boot Sale
Event in Upper Hutt, New Zealand by RACE Trentham Events on Saturday, October 18 2025 with 1.6K people interested and 112 people going. 18 posts in the discussion.
facebook.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
If you live within driving distance of Trentham Race Course in The Hutt, come and check out tomorrow's boot sale.
I've got loads of random stuff, including a bunch of blinging fabric from the 1980s, ready for a new home!
facebook.com/events/s/upp...
I've got loads of random stuff, including a bunch of blinging fabric from the 1980s, ready for a new home!
facebook.com/events/s/upp...
A happy Friday evening, have two weeks off work for a wee hol, and listening to the Bats' lovely new album
October 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
A happy Friday evening, have two weeks off work for a wee hol, and listening to the Bats' lovely new album
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The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!
Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:49 AM
The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!
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NZ's best book reviewer on a major biography of the caustic, abrasive, sarcastic and loveable Chris Knox.
Book of the Week: To Chris with love
newsroom.co.nz
October 9, 2025 at 5:42 AM
NZ's best book reviewer on a major biography of the caustic, abrasive, sarcastic and loveable Chris Knox.
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I will be down at Marsden Books, Karori, this Saturday 11 October at 12.30pm to sign books and stuff for Bookshop Day. Come along if you are in the area.
October 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I will be down at Marsden Books, Karori, this Saturday 11 October at 12.30pm to sign books and stuff for Bookshop Day. Come along if you are in the area.
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The personal computer was mistake. Computers should be huge and scary
October 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The personal computer was mistake. Computers should be huge and scary
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
Wtf
"we've just got to wake up and realise the notion that you can save the planet was woke folly" - Shane Jones,
Minister for Oceans and Fisheries
Minister for Oceans and Fisheries
September 30, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Wtf
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September 27, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Peak cuteness surely 😸🇳🇿
September 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Peak cuteness surely 😸🇳🇿
Not even 7pm and it's down to 3 degrees already, brrrrr
September 19, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Not even 7pm and it's down to 3 degrees already, brrrrr
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Hey Hutt folks, you may miss it when voting, but please don’t vote for Suzanne Levy! She sounds fine, but OOPS she runs the TERF organisation Speak Up For Women.
September 17, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Hey Hutt folks, you may miss it when voting, but please don’t vote for Suzanne Levy! She sounds fine, but OOPS she runs the TERF organisation Speak Up For Women.
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Don’t worry guys he is treating us as a bottomfull ATM it’s all good you see
September 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Don’t worry guys he is treating us as a bottomfull ATM it’s all good you see
Massive thunderstorm here that wasn't in the weather forecast. The cats are looking worried
September 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Massive thunderstorm here that wasn't in the weather forecast. The cats are looking worried
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A pussy and a pair of tits
September 9, 2025 at 5:57 AM
A pussy and a pair of tits
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I crocheted Patti Smith’s Horses cover
September 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I crocheted Patti Smith’s Horses cover
So cool
A few little snaps from the exhibition - I talked about how 200 years ago, I wouldn't have been able to vote, let alone be elected to city council, how we value "women's work" (both in the age of pay equity being cancelled and crafts as art), and how many women fought to be able to vote
September 8, 2025 at 8:23 AM
So cool
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"With 84 percent of the votes counted, Te Pāti Māori's Oriini Kaipara had 5286, almost twice as many as Labour's Peeni Henare (2721)."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Polls close in Tāmaki Makaurau by-election
Early results heavily favour Te Pāti Māori candidate Oriini Kaipara.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM
"With 84 percent of the votes counted, Te Pāti Māori's Oriini Kaipara had 5286, almost twice as many as Labour's Peeni Henare (2721)."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...