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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 49m

There's another book that includes a mention of my great grandfather as being involved in the Red Feds - we aren't sure if that's true (anyone who would know is long dead) but we know he knew them and was later involved with many in the early days of the Labour Party.

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 49m

Been looking for a copy of this (long out of print) book for years, finally found one on TradeMe.

Photo of the cover of The Red Feds - Revolutionary Industrial Unionism and the NZ Federation of Labour 1908 - 1913 by Erik Olssen

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 14h

A close race in and of itself isn't a reason for a recount - courts have ruled this in the past. You've got to have a reason why a recount could be expected to produce a different result in order to be granted one.

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 1d

It's just so unnecessary!

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 1d

It's frustrating how in the Tina from Turner's ad she sings "Paekākāriki" while standing in front of the giant L&P bottle which is clearly in Paeroa, nowhere near Paekākāriki. It's the only town name she sings where she's not in front of something in that town, I don't understand

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 1d

They're really, really good. I think the first was the strongest but the second was also excellent. He's such an engaging writer

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 1d

Omg look what just arrived! Published yesterday, so excited to read it.

Photo of a book - The Book of Dust, Volume Three: The Rose Field by Philip Pullman

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 2d

Wish I could be there to show my support in person but the weather says no, so sending all my support today to the teachers, nurses, doctors, allied health staff, ACC staff and others on strike today, standing up for themselves and all of us! ✊✊✊

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 7d

Not a lawyer but I don't think so because he's not the employer, Te Whatu Ora is. Might be different if it was still with the Ministry of Health but the arms length relationship between a Minister and a Crown entity provides sufficient distance I think.

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 8d

This is an obscenely large box considering the only thing inside is a MicroSD card the size of one of my fingernails (hand for scale)

Photo of a hand next to a box two times as long and two times as wide as the hand.

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 10d

Got my membership renewed, it's gonna be another fabulous summer at the Basin Reserve watching the mighty Blaze deliver our next championship!

Screenshot of a web page about the Bronze Cricket Wellington membership for summer 2025/26

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 11d

Happy fifth birthday to Lyra, from fluffy potato to the best tiny big girl ❤️❤️❤️🎉🎉🎉

A black and white dog smiling at the camera holding a pinecone

Ā black and white dog sleeps in a circle on a rug

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 12d

Pure reckons but I'd put down a large chunk of that to increasing turnout in Ōtaki and the rest of the district due to the Māori ward referendum.

You def can't put it down to the anti-rates crowd when the mayor was comfortably returned and most of the anti-rates candidates lost.

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 12d

Kāpiti Coast District Council has increased our election turnout compared to 2022. Last election we got 45.8%, this time we're already at 45.7% before specials have been added to the count.

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 13d

Snap! Had mine two hours ago.

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 14d

A now-dead ex MP used to message me on here nearly every time we passed each other on these travelators when I worked there, sometimes making unwanted 'bear' references. He was an odd one.

henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 14d

True tragedy at Parliament this week: www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

End of an era as Parliament’s travelators decommissioned

The airport-style walkways that let MPs duck down to Lambton Quay are ‘no longer financially viable’.

www.thepost.co.nz

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 16d

Lee-Anne is now running a Boosted campaign to support publication of Too Young - if it's something you agree is worthwhile and you can afford it, she'd really appreciate any donation you can make.

www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...

Too Young - a book about childhood parental bereavement

Boosted is Aotearoa New Zealand’s only arts crowdfunding platform. We’re here to bring creatives and supporters together to grow creativity. With our mentored approach to crowdfunding, we have one of ...

www.thearts.co.nz

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 16d

I've read my chapter and I know that this book will be a really valuable resource both for people going through this, and for their loved ones supporting them.

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 16d

Last year I was interviewed about my experience for Too Young, a book and website project about the experiences of people like me who lost a parent before we were 18.

www.tooyoung.org.nz

Too Young

How can we ‘do death’ better for grieving children?; Adults who lost a parent as kids share their stories and advice. We hope readers gain comfort and/or insight from our stories to help them address ...

www.tooyoung.org.nz

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Asher Wilson-Goldman @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 16d

When I was 16 my mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer - 3 months later she died. It was an awful thing to go through, but one that too many rangatahi in Aotearoa face.

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Lotographia 🍹 @lotographia.bsky.social · 17d

I am so done with this bullshit.

NZ First mingled with a crowd who set fire to the grounds of parliament.

The Greens marched with a hīkoi that did not leave a scrap of litter on those same grounds.