Inconstant Gardener
@inconstantgardener.bsky.social
Mostly lurking. Grew up in Australia, but NZ has been home for getting on 25 years now. Greenie, lefty, feminist. Horse owner. Tramper. Crap skier. Ex-climber. I work for the gummint. Trying to be a. good/better tangata Tiriti
#SecretSantaAoNZ
I bake (sourdough, Swedish cardamom buns, cakes), garden (inconstantly), run (not enough), take photos, tramp, swim (in the river), pretend I still ski and climb. I have a darning thingy to repair merinos and want to do more crafty things like that.
I bake (sourdough, Swedish cardamom buns, cakes), garden (inconstantly), run (not enough), take photos, tramp, swim (in the river), pretend I still ski and climb. I have a darning thingy to repair merinos and want to do more crafty things like that.
New question #SecretSantaAoNZ
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November 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
#SecretSantaAoNZ
I bake (sourdough, Swedish cardamom buns, cakes), garden (inconstantly), run (not enough), take photos, tramp, swim (in the river), pretend I still ski and climb. I have a darning thingy to repair merinos and want to do more crafty things like that.
I bake (sourdough, Swedish cardamom buns, cakes), garden (inconstantly), run (not enough), take photos, tramp, swim (in the river), pretend I still ski and climb. I have a darning thingy to repair merinos and want to do more crafty things like that.
Um.... I collect books. Like, I buy them kind of compulsively, and then think I could have borrowed them. And saved money, to buy more books. Or something.
Question time #SecretSantaAoNZ
What do you collect? If you were a dragon what would you hoard?
What do you collect? If you were a dragon what would you hoard?
November 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Um.... I collect books. Like, I buy them kind of compulsively, and then think I could have borrowed them. And saved money, to buy more books. Or something.
#SecretSantaAoNZ As far as pets go, I have two horses. They are awesome. One just came through a major surgery experience at the start of the year, so thanking my lucky stars she's still with me.
November 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
#SecretSantaAoNZ As far as pets go, I have two horses. They are awesome. One just came through a major surgery experience at the start of the year, so thanking my lucky stars she's still with me.
Chloe for PM.
August 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Chloe for PM.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
PM Luxon: Uphold Codes of Conduct - Call David Seymour into line
Responsible leaders welcome advice from experts when they are creating laws and policies. They know good decision making means planning for the long term, considering diverse points of view and making...
our.actionstation.org.nz
July 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
Couldn't have said it better myself.
June 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Go to hell, Shane Jones.
Luxon's #WarOnNature rolls on.
This is another blatant attempt at enabling mining on conservation land.
The whole point of DOC is to protect nature. Their power to veto mining in native forests and wetlands should be strengthened, not hamstrung.
#nzpol
This is another blatant attempt at enabling mining on conservation land.
The whole point of DOC is to protect nature. Their power to veto mining in native forests and wetlands should be strengthened, not hamstrung.
#nzpol
Shane Jones wants to strip Conservation Department’s concession powers
DoC is a “prison” for investors, the mining minister says, as he continues his push to turbo-charge development.
www.thepost.co.nz
June 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Go to hell, Shane Jones.
Under The Mountain and the O series were really formative for me. Vale Maurice Gee.
June 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Under The Mountain and the O series were really formative for me. Vale Maurice Gee.
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I wrote a brief piece on Maurice Gee’s Under the Mountain for The Spinoff. RIP you legend of children’s fiction. thespinoff.co.nz/books/29-12-...
June 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I wrote a brief piece on Maurice Gee’s Under the Mountain for The Spinoff. RIP you legend of children’s fiction. thespinoff.co.nz/books/29-12-...
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David Pope in Canberra Times
June 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
David Pope in Canberra Times
I used to work in room service at a hotel in Australia and delivered breakfast (or dinner - I can't remember) to Iva Davies of Icehouse. The first album I ever bought was Man of Colours, so I was quite star struck.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I used to work in room service at a hotel in Australia and delivered breakfast (or dinner - I can't remember) to Iva Davies of Icehouse. The first album I ever bought was Man of Colours, so I was quite star struck.
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New Zealand is failing to protect its vast ocean resources. We owe it to the world to act | Helen Clark and Kayla Kingdon-Bebb
New Zealand is failing to protect its vast ocean resources. We owe it to the world to act | Helen Clark and Kayla Kingdon-Bebb
Less than 1% of our country’s seas are highly protected and the damaging practice of bottom-trawling must be restricted
www.theguardian.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
New Zealand is failing to protect its vast ocean resources. We owe it to the world to act | Helen Clark and Kayla Kingdon-Bebb
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This CANNOT continue.
It's a national shame.
We have to Ban Bottom Trawling!
Massive coral bycatch exposed
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bottom-tr... #nzpol #UNOC
#ProtectTheOceans
It's a national shame.
We have to Ban Bottom Trawling!
Massive coral bycatch exposed
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bottom-tr... #nzpol #UNOC
#ProtectTheOceans
'Attenborough would be mortified': Six tonnes of coral bycatch off Christchurch
Experts said incidents involving such a large amount of coral being caught are rare.
www.nzherald.co.nz
June 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This CANNOT continue.
It's a national shame.
We have to Ban Bottom Trawling!
Massive coral bycatch exposed
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bottom-tr... #nzpol #UNOC
#ProtectTheOceans
It's a national shame.
We have to Ban Bottom Trawling!
Massive coral bycatch exposed
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bottom-tr... #nzpol #UNOC
#ProtectTheOceans
Merry MW Christmas to me! I will have the warmest feet in the world! (Oh yeah) And the most satisfied sweet tooth. Thank you #MWSecretSantaAoNZ !!
June 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Merry MW Christmas to me! I will have the warmest feet in the world! (Oh yeah) And the most satisfied sweet tooth. Thank you #MWSecretSantaAoNZ !!
Dire warnings! I have been very good though, #MWSecretSantaAoNZ!
June 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Dire warnings! I have been very good though, #MWSecretSantaAoNZ!
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Just spoke with @russelnorman.bsky.social ( @greenpeace.org.nz & ex- MP) about the Regulatory Standards Bill — a libertarian Trojan horse that could block climate action, democracy & public interest laws. Essential listening.
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#NZpol #RSB #RegulatoryStandardsBill #ClimateJustice #CoherentPodcast
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#NZpol #RSB #RegulatoryStandardsBill #ClimateJustice #CoherentPodcast
Russel Norman on the Regulatory Standards Bill: Deregulation, Democracy, and the Fight for the Environment
Listen now | “This Bill is designed to stop democracy from working” “This Bill is designed to stop democracy from working”. In this episode of Coherent, Greenpeace Executive Director and former MP Rus...
open.substack.com
June 6, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Just spoke with @russelnorman.bsky.social ( @greenpeace.org.nz & ex- MP) about the Regulatory Standards Bill — a libertarian Trojan horse that could block climate action, democracy & public interest laws. Essential listening.
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#NZpol #RSB #RegulatoryStandardsBill #ClimateJustice #CoherentPodcast
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#NZpol #RSB #RegulatoryStandardsBill #ClimateJustice #CoherentPodcast
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A Brief History of Young People Today Don't Want to Work
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May 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A Brief History of Young People Today Don't Want to Work
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My #MWSecretSantaAONZ present arrived yesterday. So very exciting!
May 27, 2025 at 5:02 AM
My #MWSecretSantaAONZ present arrived yesterday. So very exciting!
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Exactly!
Exactly!
Verity Johnson: ‘Running the country like a household’ is a political con
OPINION: Government knows there’s nothing similar between household borrowing and government borrowing. But it also knows that you don’t know that.
www.stuff.co.nz
May 24, 2025 at 6:45 AM
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Exactly!
Exactly!
I'd have an extra $8 a week with the Greens: www.greens.org.nz/taxcalculator
Could get an extra coffee, even in Wellington!
Could get an extra coffee, even in Wellington!
Home
www.greens.org.nz
May 21, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I'd have an extra $8 a week with the Greens: www.greens.org.nz/taxcalculator
Could get an extra coffee, even in Wellington!
Could get an extra coffee, even in Wellington!
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Hmm, tough one, isn't it?
May 19, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Hmm, tough one, isn't it?