Lis Smith
@lissmith.bsky.social
***Not*** the political strategist Lis Smith.
Ngāi Tahu, living in Tāmaki Makaurau. I imagine this will be full of luke warm takes and horse pics. Strong proponent of useable pockets in all clothing.
Ngāi Tahu, living in Tāmaki Makaurau. I imagine this will be full of luke warm takes and horse pics. Strong proponent of useable pockets in all clothing.
Saw this gorgeous creature on my walk today. Aotearoa has the best birds and that’s a hill I’m willing to die on.
May 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Saw this gorgeous creature on my walk today. Aotearoa has the best birds and that’s a hill I’m willing to die on.
Got to pat an eight month old French bulldog on my walk today. Joyous.
May 21, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Got to pat an eight month old French bulldog on my walk today. Joyous.
When folks confuse you for an American political strategist…
Watching @nicollewallace.bsky.social interview clueless beltway prisoner consultant @lissmith.bsky.social tells you what’s wrong with the current, blinkered class of political strategists that are presently holding the Democratic Party hostage. Smith actually believes that the immigration…
May 17, 2025 at 5:55 AM
When folks confuse you for an American political strategist…
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Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth are the hottest Lizzy and Darcy - Fight Me.
April 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth are the hottest Lizzy and Darcy - Fight Me.
Very demure, very mindful.
April 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Very demure, very mindful.
Binge watching Lost for the first time, because, why not, and Season 1 Ep 18 has the worst attempt at an Australian I’ve ever heard. Unless this lady living in the Australian outback is actually an Australian, Kiwi, South African?
February 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Binge watching Lost for the first time, because, why not, and Season 1 Ep 18 has the worst attempt at an Australian I’ve ever heard. Unless this lady living in the Australian outback is actually an Australian, Kiwi, South African?
Watching Black Doves. Gosh the Brits know how to spin a good yarn.
January 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Watching Black Doves. Gosh the Brits know how to spin a good yarn.
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Meanwhile here in my small city in Aotearoa New Zealand: The local press are running an article seeking to find someone who forgot to take two tea cups when they bought a dinner set at a garage sale. (Oh no!) This is news here. It is wonderful. 😊🌻
January 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Meanwhile here in my small city in Aotearoa New Zealand: The local press are running an article seeking to find someone who forgot to take two tea cups when they bought a dinner set at a garage sale. (Oh no!) This is news here. It is wonderful. 😊🌻
Let the long weekend begin. 🥳🎉
January 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Let the long weekend begin. 🥳🎉
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Hi all - just jumping back here to say most powerful Aurora Australis in our lifetime is happening right now. Possibly strongest aurora in over 100 years. Basically if the data holds ALL OF NEW ZEALAND will see aurora it with their naked eyes, possibly even full colour & dancing lights after dark
May 10, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Hi all - just jumping back here to say most powerful Aurora Australis in our lifetime is happening right now. Possibly strongest aurora in over 100 years. Basically if the data holds ALL OF NEW ZEALAND will see aurora it with their naked eyes, possibly even full colour & dancing lights after dark
Quite happy with the latest effort (except for the orange one).
May 11, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Quite happy with the latest effort (except for the orange one).
Connections
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April 25, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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I think I’m the only one who kind of liked Connections today.
March 31, 2024 at 9:18 PM
I think I’m the only one who kind of liked Connections today.
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Just emerged from our wee whare in a state of undress to investigate sounds foreign to mine ear when a man in a large balloon directly overhead bid me good day
March 31, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Just emerged from our wee whare in a state of undress to investigate sounds foreign to mine ear when a man in a large balloon directly overhead bid me good day
Would anyone be able to suggest where I could get the string replaced on my brother’s pounamu necklace please? I’m in Tāmaki Makaurau.
March 29, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Would anyone be able to suggest where I could get the string replaced on my brother’s pounamu necklace please? I’m in Tāmaki Makaurau.
Mōrena. Here, have a quiz to start your long weekend Saturday.
Kupu Quiz: What's the Māori name for the South Island?
Test your kupu knowledge with our te reo Māori quiz.
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March 29, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Mōrena. Here, have a quiz to start your long weekend Saturday.
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"That sounds less like a “legislative plan” than no plan at all in search of an alibi."
John Campbell: Our water infrastructure is in the poo
www.1news.co.nz/2024/03/23/j...
John Campbell: Our water infrastructure is in the poo
www.1news.co.nz/2024/03/23/j...
John Campbell: New Zealand’s water infrastructure is in the poo
Opinion: The cost of fixing our water problems is mind-blowing. But the price of ignoring them? Devastating.
www.1news.co.nz
March 22, 2024 at 8:08 PM
"That sounds less like a “legislative plan” than no plan at all in search of an alibi."
John Campbell: Our water infrastructure is in the poo
www.1news.co.nz/2024/03/23/j...
John Campbell: Our water infrastructure is in the poo
www.1news.co.nz/2024/03/23/j...
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Balloons this morning. 🎈🌅
March 22, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Balloons this morning. 🎈🌅
Excellent way to start your day.
Kupu Quiz: What's the Māori word for brain?
Test your kupu knowledge with our te reo Māori quiz.
www.1news.co.nz
March 15, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Excellent way to start your day.
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February 18, 2024 at 1:16 AM
If that speech really pissed you off and you'd like to read and support regular critique of such things, please consider a sub to this plucky little newsletter
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Looking for an accountant with understanding of writing income (including overseas payments) in the Ōtautahi area. I've been with my accountant from Dunedin for 18 years but time to shift base. I do a lot of prep work before handing over my accounts. Do NOT want to do the tax stuff myself
February 18, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Looking for an accountant with understanding of writing income (including overseas payments) in the Ōtautahi area. I've been with my accountant from Dunedin for 18 years but time to shift base. I do a lot of prep work before handing over my accounts. Do NOT want to do the tax stuff myself
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“It’s a new form of civil wrong we’re proposing, which would recognise there is a legal duty to stop contributing to the climate crisis, and the Supreme Court has agreed that we have the right to argue for that.” — Michael Smith.
Michael versus the Goliaths | E-Tangata
“It’s a new form of civil wrong we're proposing, which would recognise there is a legal duty to stop contributing to the climate crisis, and the Supreme Court has agreed that we have the right to argu...
e-tangata.co.nz
February 17, 2024 at 6:26 PM
“It’s a new form of civil wrong we’re proposing, which would recognise there is a legal duty to stop contributing to the climate crisis, and the Supreme Court has agreed that we have the right to argue for that.” — Michael Smith.
If you don’t write the thing on the task list and tick it off after you did the thing, did you even do the thing?
February 16, 2024 at 11:26 PM
If you don’t write the thing on the task list and tick it off after you did the thing, did you even do the thing?
A bit of fun for Saturday morning.
Weekly Te Reo Māori Quiz: Rāhoroi, Pēpuere 17
Weekly Te Reo Māori Quiz: Rāhoroi, Pēpuere 17
Weekly Te Reo Māori Quiz: Rāhoroi, Pēpuere 17
Test your kupu knowledge with our te reo Māori quiz.
www.1news.co.nz
February 16, 2024 at 7:39 PM
A bit of fun for Saturday morning.
Weekly Te Reo Māori Quiz: Rāhoroi, Pēpuere 17
Weekly Te Reo Māori Quiz: Rāhoroi, Pēpuere 17