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Tehmina Gladman @tbgladman.bsky.social · 15h

I don’t think I’ve posted my latest favourite knit that seems to go with everything. It’s the #Boddingtons by @babycocktails.bsky.social. #KnitSky

Picture of a cream knit vest with a travelling cable panel down the center shown over a black dress with collar. The dress and vest are on a hanger lying on a colourful quilt.

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Tash @natashafromnz1.bsky.social · 1d

Want to be a Kids Secret Santa with us? For every $20 donated, a kiwi kid gets a Christmas gift that they get to choose from Kindness Collective charity. So far $1550 donated! How cool is that?! Can you help? Pls donate and/or share 🙂💕 givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/b...
@foxylustygrover.bsky.social

Bringing Kindness to NZ Families for Secret Santa 2025

An organization that brings kindness to all families in New Zealand/Aotearoa that are in need. Let's help with their Secret Santa for 2025.

givealittle.co.nz

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Tehmina Gladman @tbgladman.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s a couple of quokkas from our last trip to Rottnest Island.

Quokka mid hop across a restaurant floor

Quokka looking at the window of a restaurant

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Tehmina Gladman @tbgladman.bsky.social · 1d

Another opportunity to be a #SecretSanta. 🎁

Tash @natashafromnz1.bsky.social · 1d

$1610 now. That's 80 kids we have helped so far get a gift at Christmas together. givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/b...

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NinjaKittyELF 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛🎄 @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 1d

We set up #SecretSantaAoNZ to spread smiles and fun. We know that times change but our purpose doesn’t.
If times are tough — which under this government is NO SURPRISE — please still be a part of this. We have options that you can sign up to & a lot of peeps happy to be Secret Santas! 🎁 🧑‍🎄 🎄🙌

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Tehmina Gladman @tbgladman.bsky.social · 1d

Yay! My favourite time of the year. #SecretSantaAoNZ

Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 1d

Come for the Terry Pratchett quotes and say for the most wholesome love filled event you'll see on social media in end days of 2025, especially for the one true country Aotearoa

#SecretSantaAoNZ

Sign-up starts on the 10th of November

Secret Santa Aotearoa @secretsanta.nz · 2d

The story you are about to see has been told before. A lot. And now we are going to tell it again. But different.
This time, we're bringing Mastodon in for the fun.

Sign-ups open on November 10th.
Check out secretsanta.nz for more information

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Tehmina Gladman @tbgladman.bsky.social · 3d

Went to my first ODI yesterday at Sky Stadium in Pōneke. Great one to attend. Black Caps beat England to clean sweep them for the first time since 1983. 🏏🎉 #BlackCaps #Cricket

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Tehmina Gladman @tbgladman.bsky.social · 9d

Tell Amazon: Stop the trinket trade with the painted woolly bat! action.eko.org/a/painted-wo...

Save the painted woolly bats

UPDATE: eBay has banned the sale of painted woolly bats on its platform! Now let's keep up the pressure to make sure Amazon follows suit.------Painted woolly bats are selfless little forest guardians,

action.eko.org

Tehmina Gladman @tbgladman.bsky.social · 11d

I’ve signed. Hope others will join. #nzpol

NinjaKittyELF 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛🎄 @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 11d

Sign this petition about the Regulatory Standards Bill, please

petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...

Petition request
That the House of Representatives urge the Government to withdraw the Regulatory
Standards Bill from the legislative programme.
Petition reason
I am petitioning the House because nearly every submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill opposed it, yet the Government plans to pass it anyway. I believe this shows disregard for public participation and democratic integrity. I think the Government is ignoring the 98.7 percent of submitters who oppose the bill and cannot be trusted to listen. I feel that Parliament must act to restore public trust by urging the Government to withdraw this Bill.

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Tehmina Gladman @tbgladman.bsky.social · Sep 26

A petition for those interested in what is planned for our waterways: community.greenpeace.org.nz/petitions/sa...

Save Our Water Conservation Orders

Te Waikoropupū Springs have some of the clearest water ever measured on earth. In 2023, the Springs were protected by a Water Conservation Order (WCO). The WCO gives a special cloak of protection that...

community.greenpeace.org.nz

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Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · Sep 25

What do you do when the man who said you should have "the living shit beaten out of you" keeps sitting in the front row of candidate events?

You make him meet your eye.

You make him listen to the gasps of outrage when you say his words outloud.

You make him listen to the applause you get.

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New Zealand Council of Trade Unions @nzctu.bsky.social · Sep 20

#nzpol “[CTU Secretary Mellissa] Ansell-Bridges said this was "more than a protest — it is a celebration of the women who nurture, lead, and resist".
"It honours the suffrage legacy and amplifies our collective power to shape the future."

www.1news.co.nz/2025/09/20/p...

Protestors march against Government's pay equity changes

From Whāngarei to Invercargill, women and allies gathered at more than 20 events across the country to protest pay equity.

www.1news.co.nz

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Tehmina Gladman @tbgladman.bsky.social · Sep 20

Yay! Trying out the mug I hand painted at #CraftCampNZ. Love it!

A glazed mug with an abstract design painted in blocks of different shades of blue that I hand painted! It is filled with a mocha.

Tehmina Gladman @tbgladman.bsky.social · Sep 20

The weather cooperated today in Te Whanganui-a-Tara for the Women’s Day of Action #PayEquityNow

A group of people standing up for pay equity near the beehive with a clear blue sky in the background.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Sep 19

Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us.

We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.

That's the revolution.

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Tehmina Gladman @tbgladman.bsky.social · Sep 16

Please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/nz...

NZ Government Sanction Israel Now

Since October 2023 the world has witnessed the state of Israel perpetrate innumerable war crimes and human rights violations against the people of Gaza [1], while the violence, repression, and forced ...

our.actionstation.org.nz

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · Sep 12

This is the last day for the Murderbot + Witch King and my other fantasy Humble Book Bundle: www.humblebundle.com/books/martha... We've raised $89,000 in donations for World Central Kitchen so far!

Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR

Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.

www.humblebundle.com

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Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · Sep 12

They stack the select committee process and already have done-deals in the house via the coalition agreements. But voting in your local referendum is something they can't fix.

You can vote NOW till midday October 11th. If your voting pack doesn't come in the mail, call into your local council.

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Stinky Jim @stinkyjim.bsky.social · Sep 10

On brand last minute but got mine in.Please please please take 5 minutes BEFORE 1 PM TODAY ‼️‼️ Rejecting this Bill is massively important for us and our democracy. The Greens Submission Guide is excellent, please use with your own flair and what have you. DO IT!

action.greens.org.nz/electoral_am...

Electoral Amendment Bill Submission Guide

action.greens.org.nz

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Tehmina Gladman @tbgladman.bsky.social · Sep 5

Yay! That’s going straight into the calendar. Now to make room for all the new books we’ll likely buy.

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Tehmina Gladman @tbgladman.bsky.social · Aug 26

There’s still time to submit on the Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill. You have until 11:59pm on Wednesday the 27th of August. #nzpol www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...

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www.parliament.nz

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Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · Aug 24

If you love democracy, crafts, or just want to support a young, progressive city councillor - please come along to my exhibition on the 5th.

6pm, the Nancy Caiger Gallery inside the Meteor Theatre, Hamilton NZ.

Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · Aug 23

We're on like Donkey Kong 😎🧶✨