Pōneke
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Te Whārangi, Aotearoa
Te Whārangi, Aotearoa
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- kākā
- kārearea
- loggerhead turtle
- hammerhead shark
- Komodo dragon
- kākā
- kārearea
- loggerhead turtle
- hammerhead shark
- Komodo dragon
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Tuatara
- Takahē
- Squirrels
- California sea lions
- Snowy egrets
- Tuatara
- Takahē
- Squirrels
- California sea lions
- Snowy egrets
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Sun fish
- cassowary
- minke whale
- wombat
- orca
- Sun fish
- cassowary
- minke whale
- wombat
- orca
November 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- kākā
- kārearea
- loggerhead turtle
- hammerhead shark
- Komodo dragon
- kākā
- kārearea
- loggerhead turtle
- hammerhead shark
- Komodo dragon
The country watches in disbelief as Auckland loses its mind over the next shiny bauble... 🫤
📺 Auckland and Northland
📢 🧵 We’re expecting extra congestion on State Highway 1 over the next few weeks when IKEA opens on Thursday 4 December. It’s going to be busy around the Mt Wellington Highway on and off-ramps, and on local roads in the Mt Wellington area.
📢 🧵 We’re expecting extra congestion on State Highway 1 over the next few weeks when IKEA opens on Thursday 4 December. It’s going to be busy around the Mt Wellington Highway on and off-ramps, and on local roads in the Mt Wellington area.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The country watches in disbelief as Auckland loses its mind over the next shiny bauble... 🫤
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Quite a bold claim.
November 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Quite a bold claim.
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How Easter Island's giant statues were transported remained unsolved for decades. Physics, morphological analysis and a comprehensive 3D map now show the moai, or statues, were "walked" upright across the landscape using principles of lateral oscillation. buff.ly/Lj0PMep
Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s deforestation
The mysteries of Easter Island, subjects of speculation for centuries, yield to scientific inquiry.
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
How Easter Island's giant statues were transported remained unsolved for decades. Physics, morphological analysis and a comprehensive 3D map now show the moai, or statues, were "walked" upright across the landscape using principles of lateral oscillation. buff.ly/Lj0PMep
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Erebus, 28 Nov 1979
Perpignan, 28 Nov 2008
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November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Erebus, 28 Nov 1979
Perpignan, 28 Nov 2008
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Erebus, 28 Nov 1979
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November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Erebus, 28 Nov 1979
Perpignan, 28 Nov 2008
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Gah!! Pesky cloud 😕
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Gah!! Pesky cloud 😕
100% truth 🫤
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
100% truth 🫤
It's dropped
A new joint release is available from Hon Chris Bishop and Hon Simon Watts.
Simpler, more cost-effective local government
The Government has announced proposals that would fundamentally simplify how we plan our cities and regions and make it far easier to build the future New Zealanders deserve.
www.beehive.govt.nz
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
It's dropped
THIS. IS. WHY. WE. HAVE. REGIONAL. COUNCILS.
www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news...
www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news...
Watch: Raw effluent from piggery gushes into local streams
Toxic effluent from the farm polluted streams feeding the Waihou River.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
THIS. IS. WHY. WE. HAVE. REGIONAL. COUNCILS.
www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news...
www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news...
Haters and wreckers, unpaywalled 🤬
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November 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Haters and wreckers, unpaywalled 🤬
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
Unpaywalled
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November 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Unpaywalled
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"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
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newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/21/c.... This is a stunning account of incompetence, environmental vandalism and political contempt. #nzpol
Confusion reigns as climate minister appears unaware of own announcement
The Govt says it rejected the Climate Change Commission's advice a month ago, but the commission says it hasn't heard anything from the Govt.
newsroom.co.nz
November 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/21/c.... This is a stunning account of incompetence, environmental vandalism and political contempt. #nzpol
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Me and Pineapple
November 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Me and Pineapple
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If you’re a Kiwi maker on Bsky please share your links - there’s a lot of us wanting to shop small & local for Christmas and secret Santa.
November 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
If you’re a Kiwi maker on Bsky please share your links - there’s a lot of us wanting to shop small & local for Christmas and secret Santa.
For all that he's a "self-promoting ex-con with a libertarian world view and questionable personal hygiene", I have to concede the guy can write ...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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The Ponsonby Icon that dined out on unpaid tax
SPQR went into liquidation owing over a million in unpaid GST and PAYE, racked up over several years.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
For all that he's a "self-promoting ex-con with a libertarian world view and questionable personal hygiene", I have to concede the guy can write ...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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Grandad's off his rocker again 🤣
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November 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Grandad's off his rocker again 🤣
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The Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of Arts programme just arrived!!
There's about 10 events I'm *dying* to see but can no longer afford 🥺😭
#unemployed
There's about 10 events I'm *dying* to see but can no longer afford 🥺😭
#unemployed
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of Arts programme just arrived!!
There's about 10 events I'm *dying* to see but can no longer afford 🥺😭
#unemployed
There's about 10 events I'm *dying* to see but can no longer afford 🥺😭
#unemployed