ExistenceCharm'd
@existencecharmd.bsky.social
I love all things arty, bookish, technical and natural. And random lots of other stuff. Living an "existence charm'd" in Aotearoa/New Zealand in Tamaki Makaurau/Auckland
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I did not know this, and it's clearly time to stop buying their products.
"The French-owned jams and preserves maker has applied to the Department of Conservation to discharge the 12,000 cubic metres of remaining industrial wastewater stored in ponds, near its South Canterbury factory, onto the Hae Hae Te Moana River Conservation Reserve."
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/16/e...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/16/e...
Endgame for Barker’s wastewater pond issues becomes clear
Despite buying the neighbouring property, the fruit processor Barker’s applies to spread wastewater on a conservation reserve
newsroom.co.nz
February 17, 2026 at 8:41 AM
I did not know this, and it's clearly time to stop buying their products.
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The ACT Party is the enemy of working people. All working people.
February 17, 2026 at 6:41 AM
The ACT Party is the enemy of working people. All working people.
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This is called shoddy journalism
Less than 4 weeks ago 6 people died in landslide at a Council owned campground. Surely Stuff has a responsibility here to not give these views oxygen?
"He said he’d be happy to continue living there and did not believe the risk was as great as the council made out."
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
"He said he’d be happy to continue living there and did not believe the risk was as great as the council made out."
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
‘This was their home’: Tears as 90-year-old campground closes over landslide danger
Expert assessment paints a stark picture of the threat to life at Hawke’s Bay landmark.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 17, 2026 at 6:44 PM
This is called shoddy journalism
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In today’s NZ Herald
February 17, 2026 at 5:32 PM
In today’s NZ Herald
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'In my opinion, the most serious question we need to ask is whether it’s a good idea to have multinational, profit-seeking companies designing, building and operating critically important public assets like wastewater treatment plants.' - local MP Julie Anne Genter.
archive.ph/ptdks
archive.ph/ptdks
Moa Point shows why critical infrastructure shouldn’t be outsourced
OPINION: Rongotai MP Julie Anne Genter argues Wellington’s sewage collapse is the predictable result of decades‑old privatisation models.
www.thepost.co.nz
February 14, 2026 at 8:06 AM
'In my opinion, the most serious question we need to ask is whether it’s a good idea to have multinational, profit-seeking companies designing, building and operating critically important public assets like wastewater treatment plants.' - local MP Julie Anne Genter.
archive.ph/ptdks
archive.ph/ptdks
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And I see David Seymour is going to provide a state of the nation address from Christchurch tomorrow, entitled ‘Telling it like it is’. I wonder if that means he’s going to tell everyone not to drink the water if they want to avoid talking to god on the porcelain telephone
#nzpol
#nzpol
New Zealand right wing government has sabotaged the country’s infrastructure. First it was the ferries and now the water. This cannot go on #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Christchurch boil water notice issued in public health alert
The Christchurch City Council has issued a public health alert, advising of the need to boil all drinking water, in a large portion of the city.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 14, 2026 at 6:44 AM
And I see David Seymour is going to provide a state of the nation address from Christchurch tomorrow, entitled ‘Telling it like it is’. I wonder if that means he’s going to tell everyone not to drink the water if they want to avoid talking to god on the porcelain telephone
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Yeah, Three Waters was a pretty good plan.
February 14, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Yeah, Three Waters was a pretty good plan.
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🥺 Such a beautiful moving film. Thank you Veranoa ❤️
Celebrating the anniversary of the opening of New Zealands National Museum - Te Papa Tongarewa - with a video filmed by Capital Kiwi.
This video features a Kahukiwi woven by my mum, Erenora Puketapu-Hetet, especially for Te Papa
This video features a Kahukiwi woven by my mum, Erenora Puketapu-Hetet, especially for Te Papa
February 14, 2026 at 5:08 PM
🥺 Such a beautiful moving film. Thank you Veranoa ❤️
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My wife and I were on a beach in the Wellington area and found this at a car park, in the grass.
It is approximately the size of a person's hand,made of bone, and intricately carved.
I've masked the lower half,as only the legitimate owner will be able to fully describe it.
Please share this...(1)
It is approximately the size of a person's hand,made of bone, and intricately carved.
I've masked the lower half,as only the legitimate owner will be able to fully describe it.
Please share this...(1)
February 2, 2026 at 4:39 AM
My wife and I were on a beach in the Wellington area and found this at a car park, in the grass.
It is approximately the size of a person's hand,made of bone, and intricately carved.
I've masked the lower half,as only the legitimate owner will be able to fully describe it.
Please share this...(1)
It is approximately the size of a person's hand,made of bone, and intricately carved.
I've masked the lower half,as only the legitimate owner will be able to fully describe it.
Please share this...(1)
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Serendipity in two parts
I am overwhelmed
Here's part one
I am overwhelmed
Here's part one
January 25, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Serendipity in two parts
I am overwhelmed
Here's part one
I am overwhelmed
Here's part one
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When Seymour said there are always a small group of people that turn up and ruin it for everyone, for a brief moment I thought he'd developed self-awareness.
February 6, 2026 at 6:41 AM
When Seymour said there are always a small group of people that turn up and ruin it for everyone, for a brief moment I thought he'd developed self-awareness.
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This just in from Waitangi (courtesy of Dr Gary Payinder’s adventures so far)
Explains the true nature of Hobsons Pledge…and the current coalition government 🤨😡 #TangataTiriti #ToitūTeTiriti #nzpol
Explains the true nature of Hobsons Pledge…and the current coalition government 🤨😡 #TangataTiriti #ToitūTeTiriti #nzpol
February 4, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This just in from Waitangi (courtesy of Dr Gary Payinder’s adventures so far)
Explains the true nature of Hobsons Pledge…and the current coalition government 🤨😡 #TangataTiriti #ToitūTeTiriti #nzpol
Explains the true nature of Hobsons Pledge…and the current coalition government 🤨😡 #TangataTiriti #ToitūTeTiriti #nzpol
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"If these parties come together with courage and compassion, they can help Aotearoa move forward in a way that honours the spirit of Te Tiriti and upholds the mana of all who call this land home."
February 4, 2026 at 8:57 PM
"If these parties come together with courage and compassion, they can help Aotearoa move forward in a way that honours the spirit of Te Tiriti and upholds the mana of all who call this land home."
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Two observations: maybe the anti-road-cone can zip their lips for a few weeks while the road crews fix the roads; secondly, I don't see Hobson's Pledge out and about helping anyone with a warm kai, clean clothes and place to rest. Just say'in.
Weeks of work ahead to clear part of SH35 on the East Cape due to 'massive' landslide
January 23, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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“, with election year looming, Peters used his speech to attract votes - saying NZ First was the party that had done the most for Maori in the last half-century.”
Rubbish. Like Act & National, NZ First voted thru policies that have taken Māori backwards.
#nzpol
Rubbish. Like Act & National, NZ First voted thru policies that have taken Māori backwards.
#nzpol
Rātana: Māori willing to work with any political party, says Kiingitanga's Rahui Papa
Politicians were welcomed to Rātana Pa with a pōwhiri this afternoon.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 23, 2026 at 6:04 PM
“, with election year looming, Peters used his speech to attract votes - saying NZ First was the party that had done the most for Maori in the last half-century.”
Rubbish. Like Act & National, NZ First voted thru policies that have taken Māori backwards.
#nzpol
Rubbish. Like Act & National, NZ First voted thru policies that have taken Māori backwards.
#nzpol
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UK greens have hit the nail on the head-applies equally here in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 23, 2026 at 6:13 PM
UK greens have hit the nail on the head-applies equally here in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
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New mural in New Zealand! 🇳🇿
"Lion Heart" by SwiftMantis at 48 Bond Street in Dunedin, New Zealand for Dunedin Street Art.
"Lion Heart" by SwiftMantis at 48 Bond Street in Dunedin, New Zealand for Dunedin Street Art.
January 23, 2026 at 6:32 PM
New mural in New Zealand! 🇳🇿
"Lion Heart" by SwiftMantis at 48 Bond Street in Dunedin, New Zealand for Dunedin Street Art.
"Lion Heart" by SwiftMantis at 48 Bond Street in Dunedin, New Zealand for Dunedin Street Art.
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Take a doom-scrolling break. This is worth five minutes of your time. It's what real vision and political leadership sounds like.
Nothing like it in NZ, on either side of the political spectrum.
#nzpol
Nothing like it in NZ, on either side of the political spectrum.
#nzpol
Davos 2026: Special address by Mark Carney, PM of Canada
Canadian PM Mark Carney stressed the end of the rules-based international order and urged middle powers to act together to counter the great power rivalry.
www.weforum.org
January 23, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Take a doom-scrolling break. This is worth five minutes of your time. It's what real vision and political leadership sounds like.
Nothing like it in NZ, on either side of the political spectrum.
#nzpol
Nothing like it in NZ, on either side of the political spectrum.
#nzpol
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This kind of rhetoric was once the domain of fringe groups like Voices for Freedom, but NZ First now represents those fringe groups in parliament
January 23, 2026 at 5:39 AM
This kind of rhetoric was once the domain of fringe groups like Voices for Freedom, but NZ First now represents those fringe groups in parliament
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This is embarrassing and we are fucking doomed.
January 23, 2026 at 4:33 AM
This is embarrassing and we are fucking doomed.
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Winston Peters fully recovered from pre-Christmas operation set to continue his travels on the NZ taxpayer, while continuing to cross lines, jump out of his lane, ignore legitimate criticism, hurl abuse at opponents and racist rants at immigrants. #nzpol
Winston Peters fully recovered from pre-Christmas operation
The procedure related to an old rugby injury, a spokesperson said.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Winston Peters fully recovered from pre-Christmas operation set to continue his travels on the NZ taxpayer, while continuing to cross lines, jump out of his lane, ignore legitimate criticism, hurl abuse at opponents and racist rants at immigrants. #nzpol