Ian Shores
@ianskishores.bsky.social
You don't always have to agree with me, but it will be quicker.
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As someone who works with a lot of NZ charities I can absolutely guarantee you that if we subjected tax-dodging child-exploiting vermin to even a tenth of the annual financial and operational oversight as your average charity, they’d already be in jail.
December 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
As someone who works with a lot of NZ charities I can absolutely guarantee you that if we subjected tax-dodging child-exploiting vermin to even a tenth of the annual financial and operational oversight as your average charity, they’d already be in jail.
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why they gotta make hamilton political
Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
December 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
why they gotta make hamilton political
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Eggcellent news from Aotearoa New Zealand - a North Island Kiwi chick has hatched on Waiheke island following the introduction of 10 kiwi to the most isolated side of the island in May. Trail cam footage shows that the chick has been exploring close to the nest site.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Video: Trail footage shows first North Island Brown kiwi has hatched on Waiheke Island
Save the Kiwi says it's a "huge milestone" for the kiwi who were released on the most isolated side of the island earlier this year.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Eggcellent news from Aotearoa New Zealand - a North Island Kiwi chick has hatched on Waiheke island following the introduction of 10 kiwi to the most isolated side of the island in May. Trail cam footage shows that the chick has been exploring close to the nest site.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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TAFKNAP - The Andrew Formerly Known As Prince.
October 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
TAFKNAP - The Andrew Formerly Known As Prince.
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Snort! This is beautiful
October 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Snort! This is beautiful
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Question #nzbsky #nz
Back in the day when on that "other" SM site before it was broken by "I'm not a nazi Elon" & we had the lovely social kiwi branch of Twitter I used to follow a guy called Steve who at the time worked for Trustpower down at Lake Argyle on SH63, is Steve on here 🤷 just wondering
Back in the day when on that "other" SM site before it was broken by "I'm not a nazi Elon" & we had the lovely social kiwi branch of Twitter I used to follow a guy called Steve who at the time worked for Trustpower down at Lake Argyle on SH63, is Steve on here 🤷 just wondering
October 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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NZ news
Politics
Verity Johnson: A grubby, grotty attempt to shirk responsibility for decades of horror
October 27, 2025 • 4:00am #NZPol
Politics
Verity Johnson: A grubby, grotty attempt to shirk responsibility for decades of horror
October 27, 2025 • 4:00am #NZPol
A grubby, grotty attempt to shirk responsibility for decades of horror
OPINION: The Government’s move to make it harder for some victims of abuse in state care to access compensation is disgusting.
www.stuff.co.nz
October 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
NZ news
Politics
Verity Johnson: A grubby, grotty attempt to shirk responsibility for decades of horror
October 27, 2025 • 4:00am #NZPol
Politics
Verity Johnson: A grubby, grotty attempt to shirk responsibility for decades of horror
October 27, 2025 • 4:00am #NZPol
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In an attempt to lift the mood of NZ BSky, here are the 64 nominations for my "NZ's Most Underwhelming Tourist Attraction" poll back in 2021. They will all be on one thread but may take me a while to complete.
For each of the 64, their number is their eventual placing in the poll (top 32 only)
For each of the 64, their number is their eventual placing in the poll (top 32 only)
August 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
In an attempt to lift the mood of NZ BSky, here are the 64 nominations for my "NZ's Most Underwhelming Tourist Attraction" poll back in 2021. They will all be on one thread but may take me a while to complete.
For each of the 64, their number is their eventual placing in the poll (top 32 only)
For each of the 64, their number is their eventual placing in the poll (top 32 only)
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
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Thank you science. Thank you vaccines.
August 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Thank you science. Thank you vaccines.
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Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.
August 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.
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Frickin’ awesome
Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.
August 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Frickin’ awesome
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pls save us orange man
I've always been proud / smug about the depoliticised nature of voter enrolment and general access to voting here in Aotearoa - compared to how it is run in the US. This is deeply concerning from a RW government.
July 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
pls save us orange man
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If they’re not able to maintain an acceptable standard of behaviour, perhaps it’s time to reduce the number of men participating in local body politics. I’m no expert but it seems like they get too emotional and start behaving inappropriately under pressure. We need steadier leadership.
July 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM
If they’re not able to maintain an acceptable standard of behaviour, perhaps it’s time to reduce the number of men participating in local body politics. I’m no expert but it seems like they get too emotional and start behaving inappropriately under pressure. We need steadier leadership.
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There’s a Hindi phrase (usually said by dads) for when someone leaves the lights on that translates to “Is it Diwali again?” A French version is “We’re not in Versailles!” But my favourite version, by far, is the Serbian “Was your grandpa Nikola Tesla?”
July 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
There’s a Hindi phrase (usually said by dads) for when someone leaves the lights on that translates to “Is it Diwali again?” A French version is “We’re not in Versailles!” But my favourite version, by far, is the Serbian “Was your grandpa Nikola Tesla?”
I am not a resident, but I do cycle this street everyday. Can I just say, you utter kill joys!
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
Berm plants on leafy street to be removed after residents’ complaints
A body corporate say the plants, which were planted by a local environmentalist nearly a decade ago, do not fit with the landscape architecture of nearby apartments.
www.stuff.co.nz
July 7, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I am not a resident, but I do cycle this street everyday. Can I just say, you utter kill joys!
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
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For anyone like Orsman worried about “only” 19,000 people an hour using the city rail link at peak, just note that’s equivalent to double what the northern, northwestern and southern motorways *combined* can deliver to the city centre. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/aucklands...
Where did 8000 passengers go? The latest forecasts for $5.5b City Rail Link
The initial capacity is lower than earlier forecasts of 27,000 passengers.
www.nzherald.co.nz
June 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
For anyone like Orsman worried about “only” 19,000 people an hour using the city rail link at peak, just note that’s equivalent to double what the northern, northwestern and southern motorways *combined* can deliver to the city centre. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/aucklands...
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I'm officially a nominee for the upcoming InternetNZ board elections.
If you were a member before the start of April you'll be able to cast your vote (for me?) from July 14.
This is unlikely to be the last you hear from me about this 😁
If you were a member before the start of April you'll be able to cast your vote (for me?) from July 14.
This is unlikely to be the last you hear from me about this 😁
2025 Board nominations
internetnz.nz
June 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I'm officially a nominee for the upcoming InternetNZ board elections.
If you were a member before the start of April you'll be able to cast your vote (for me?) from July 14.
This is unlikely to be the last you hear from me about this 😁
If you were a member before the start of April you'll be able to cast your vote (for me?) from July 14.
This is unlikely to be the last you hear from me about this 😁
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Those Loughborough University physicists knew they were inventing essential discourse technology
June 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Those Loughborough University physicists knew they were inventing essential discourse technology
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No, wait, I can do better.
Griftstallnacht
Griftstallnacht
So we're in Arendt's phase of totalitarianism where the regime, in order to sustain its "revolutionary" fervor, turns inwards and creates new enemies among its own ranks.
June 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
No, wait, I can do better.
Griftstallnacht
Griftstallnacht
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Dave Dobyn is a treasure - just been listening to his interview & performance on Radio NZ and the description of the writing process for Welcome Home is quite something (40 minute mark in this).
Welcoming migrants!
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Welcoming migrants!
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
NZ Live: 20th anniversary special - Dave Dobbyn
Today we're joined by a living legend of the New Zealand music scene, Sir Dave Dobbyn.
www.rnz.co.nz
June 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Dave Dobyn is a treasure - just been listening to his interview & performance on Radio NZ and the description of the writing process for Welcome Home is quite something (40 minute mark in this).
Welcoming migrants!
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Welcoming migrants!
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Now all I want to do is commit the faux pas of "smearing Marmite on a croissant in the middle of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées" ... 🤣
thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/...
thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/...
The worst things that can happen to you as a New Zealander, ranked
Chris Bishop was told to ‘shut up you dickhead’ by Don McGlashan. How does that compare to, say, being called an egg by Judy Bailey?
thespinoff.co.nz
June 5, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Now all I want to do is commit the faux pas of "smearing Marmite on a croissant in the middle of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées" ... 🤣
thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/...
thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/...
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Worrying stuff. If we allow competition to push down the price of housing, what's next? Grocery prices? Power prices? It hurts to even think about
![Property investment coach Steve Goodey said a number of property investors were struggling.
"It's a classic oversupply, we added so many houses to the market with the Ardern [government's] incentives, that we have too many homes and renters have so many options.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:e2ciomgnj77luqjmcfyjvngc/bafkreidxrdvqtpktf4oszfcd34dzkqjgeswey2jf32woavh66svfct5phq@jpeg)
April 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Worrying stuff. If we allow competition to push down the price of housing, what's next? Grocery prices? Power prices? It hurts to even think about