Tania Roxborogh
@taniaroxborogh.bsky.social
Writer; PhD student. Dog & book lover. 'Damn leftie'
Māori/Irish/Scottish/Proud Kiwi
Shakespeare/mātauranga passionate
God (however he/they/she is thought of) loves ALL people ahakoa ko wai koe
🚫DMs (unless I know you) 🚫 $$$ or date requests
Māori/Irish/Scottish/Proud Kiwi
Shakespeare/mātauranga passionate
God (however he/they/she is thought of) loves ALL people ahakoa ko wai koe
🚫DMs (unless I know you) 🚫 $$$ or date requests
Pinned
Review: Charlie Tangaroa and the God of War - The Sapling
Simie Simpson reviews Charlie Tangaroa and the God of War, Tania Roxborogh’s sequel to the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year winning Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea. I feel like this revie...
www.thesapling.co.nz
If you have started following me, I'd love you to read one of my novels. Even my kids' books are pretty good. I recommend my post-Macbeth trilogy 'A Crown of Blood and Honour' which has Outlander vibes. (btw, I wrote b4 hers)
Or this new boy:
www.thesapling.co.nz/review-charl...
Or this new boy:
www.thesapling.co.nz/review-charl...
Heading to Waihōpai (Invercargill) then driving up to Wyndham for the day.
VERY early start (5am!) but looking forward to meeting new teachers who are keen to learn more about mātauranga Māori and teaching Shakespeare/teaching writing to kids.
VERY early start (5am!) but looking forward to meeting new teachers who are keen to learn more about mātauranga Māori and teaching Shakespeare/teaching writing to kids.
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Heading to Waihōpai (Invercargill) then driving up to Wyndham for the day.
VERY early start (5am!) but looking forward to meeting new teachers who are keen to learn more about mātauranga Māori and teaching Shakespeare/teaching writing to kids.
VERY early start (5am!) but looking forward to meeting new teachers who are keen to learn more about mātauranga Māori and teaching Shakespeare/teaching writing to kids.
Economy to Paris return 3.5k
Premium Economy return 6.5k
Business return 11k
Need to buy a lotto ticket eh?
Premium Economy return 6.5k
Business return 11k
Need to buy a lotto ticket eh?
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Economy to Paris return 3.5k
Premium Economy return 6.5k
Business return 11k
Need to buy a lotto ticket eh?
Premium Economy return 6.5k
Business return 11k
Need to buy a lotto ticket eh?
Practice what you preach.
Pretty simple really
Pretty simple really
A woman on TikTok did a very simple experiment:
With SNAP benefits paused, would churches give a poor mother with an infant who was starving a can of baby formula?
Spoiler alert: the Protestants failed.
religionunplugged.com/news/kentuck...
With SNAP benefits paused, would churches give a poor mother with an infant who was starving a can of baby formula?
Spoiler alert: the Protestants failed.
religionunplugged.com/news/kentuck...
Woman’s Church ‘Baby Formula Test’ Goes Viral, Exposing Compassion Gap
A Kentucky woman who was turned down by dozens of churches of various denominations and sizes in the Bible Belt in donating formula to her hungry baby has created a TikTok sensation. Fortunately, a fe...
religionunplugged.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Practice what you preach.
Pretty simple really
Pretty simple really
Reposted by Tania Roxborogh
No money for school lunches
No money for hospitals
No money for ferries
No money for teachers
No money for police
No money for public transport
Fucking billions for roads.
Hate this coalition
No money for hospitals
No money for ferries
No money for teachers
No money for police
No money for public transport
Fucking billions for roads.
Hate this coalition
More than 2500 projects were under construction as of September with a total $61 billion price tag, according to a new pipeline report.
Funded projects in national infrastructure pipeline jumps by $16b
More than 2500 projects were under construction as of September with a total $61 billion price tag, according to a new pipeline report.
dlvr.it
November 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No money for school lunches
No money for hospitals
No money for ferries
No money for teachers
No money for police
No money for public transport
Fucking billions for roads.
Hate this coalition
No money for hospitals
No money for ferries
No money for teachers
No money for police
No money for public transport
Fucking billions for roads.
Hate this coalition
Good day 'writing' then, hubby remarks
November 18, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Good day 'writing' then, hubby remarks
Today's ADHD distraction hyperfixation is:
I trimmed the hedge at the back of our property because
it was really overgrown
and
I've lost the cat
and the pōtiki thought she was the cat run over as noted on community page
but
I couldn't see in the hedge
cos
too overgrown
It's not now.
Cat is well
I trimmed the hedge at the back of our property because
it was really overgrown
and
I've lost the cat
and the pōtiki thought she was the cat run over as noted on community page
but
I couldn't see in the hedge
cos
too overgrown
It's not now.
Cat is well
November 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Today's ADHD distraction hyperfixation is:
I trimmed the hedge at the back of our property because
it was really overgrown
and
I've lost the cat
and the pōtiki thought she was the cat run over as noted on community page
but
I couldn't see in the hedge
cos
too overgrown
It's not now.
Cat is well
I trimmed the hedge at the back of our property because
it was really overgrown
and
I've lost the cat
and the pōtiki thought she was the cat run over as noted on community page
but
I couldn't see in the hedge
cos
too overgrown
It's not now.
Cat is well
My therapist suggested I WRITE FIRST and THEN go onto social media/listen to the news/listen to podcasts/read the news/send emails/pay bills/feed the cat/walk the dog/tidy the house/finish watching that episode from last night....
Sheesh.
What does she know?
Sheesh.
What does she know?
November 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
My therapist suggested I WRITE FIRST and THEN go onto social media/listen to the news/listen to podcasts/read the news/send emails/pay bills/feed the cat/walk the dog/tidy the house/finish watching that episode from last night....
Sheesh.
What does she know?
Sheesh.
What does she know?
Shawshank Redemption
Remember the Titans
Joyeux Noel
In the Name of the Father
A league of their own
Broken Arrow
The Lion King
Toy Story
Remember the Titans
Joyeux Noel
In the Name of the Father
A league of their own
Broken Arrow
The Lion King
Toy Story
What's a movie you can watch over & over again?
A Knight's Tale
The English Patient
Love, Actually
The Princess Bride
Friends with Benefits
A Room with a View
Atonement
A Knight's Tale
The English Patient
Love, Actually
The Princess Bride
Friends with Benefits
A Room with a View
Atonement
What’s a movie you can watch over and over again?
The Last Waltz
Easy Rider
Love Actually
The Big Chill
Diva
The Last Waltz
Easy Rider
Love Actually
The Big Chill
Diva
November 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Shawshank Redemption
Remember the Titans
Joyeux Noel
In the Name of the Father
A league of their own
Broken Arrow
The Lion King
Toy Story
Remember the Titans
Joyeux Noel
In the Name of the Father
A league of their own
Broken Arrow
The Lion King
Toy Story
Mayor of Kingstown is so good and so hard to watch. The writing is fantastic. Every line punches.
But, being confronted with the utter evil inside people can be dispiriting.
Watch but be warned: it's violent and cruel and, at times, depressing
But, being confronted with the utter evil inside people can be dispiriting.
Watch but be warned: it's violent and cruel and, at times, depressing
November 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Mayor of Kingstown is so good and so hard to watch. The writing is fantastic. Every line punches.
But, being confronted with the utter evil inside people can be dispiriting.
Watch but be warned: it's violent and cruel and, at times, depressing
But, being confronted with the utter evil inside people can be dispiriting.
Watch but be warned: it's violent and cruel and, at times, depressing
never thought I'd get to a stage in my life where having a shower (and/or getting dressed) is seen as a win
November 16, 2025 at 4:33 AM
never thought I'd get to a stage in my life where having a shower (and/or getting dressed) is seen as a win
also, tinnitus so loud I want to remove my head
low level pain humming louder as each hour progresses. Hard to settle; hard to use my hands; feel my irritations rising too. I had plans, dammit. PLANS.
Was gunna knock out at least four scenes and get ready for the week.
Now just want to hide under the duvet
Was gunna knock out at least four scenes and get ready for the week.
Now just want to hide under the duvet
November 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
also, tinnitus so loud I want to remove my head
low level pain humming louder as each hour progresses. Hard to settle; hard to use my hands; feel my irritations rising too. I had plans, dammit. PLANS.
Was gunna knock out at least four scenes and get ready for the week.
Now just want to hide under the duvet
Was gunna knock out at least four scenes and get ready for the week.
Now just want to hide under the duvet
November 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
low level pain humming louder as each hour progresses. Hard to settle; hard to use my hands; feel my irritations rising too. I had plans, dammit. PLANS.
Was gunna knock out at least four scenes and get ready for the week.
Now just want to hide under the duvet
Was gunna knock out at least four scenes and get ready for the week.
Now just want to hide under the duvet
Three families have had their lives change tonight. I hope this becomes of the best of the rest of their lives and their whānau.
November 15, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Three families have had their lives change tonight. I hope this becomes of the best of the rest of their lives and their whānau.
Spent a lot of time telling budding (and actual) writers that I don't like writing (much). I say 'I hate writing; I love having written.'
Currently, in a warm moment of joy working on WIP but this is a reminder to all creatives
youtu.be/LiYWtUGEpEA?...
Currently, in a warm moment of joy working on WIP but this is a reminder to all creatives
youtu.be/LiYWtUGEpEA?...
The Hard Is What Makes It Great – A League of Their Own
YouTube video by TopKey Insights
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Spent a lot of time telling budding (and actual) writers that I don't like writing (much). I say 'I hate writing; I love having written.'
Currently, in a warm moment of joy working on WIP but this is a reminder to all creatives
youtu.be/LiYWtUGEpEA?...
Currently, in a warm moment of joy working on WIP but this is a reminder to all creatives
youtu.be/LiYWtUGEpEA?...
Last night, heavy downpours here in Lincoln. Vet Girl's cat hates storms. She howled for me all the time. I was half asleep but even then still talking back to her 'it's okay/come here/I'm here/you're safe/it's fine/you're okay/puss puss/'
No wonder I feel so tired
No wonder I feel so tired
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Last night, heavy downpours here in Lincoln. Vet Girl's cat hates storms. She howled for me all the time. I was half asleep but even then still talking back to her 'it's okay/come here/I'm here/you're safe/it's fine/you're okay/puss puss/'
No wonder I feel so tired
No wonder I feel so tired
Part 2
Pontoon
Pontoon
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Part 2
Pontoon
Pontoon
Himself is making stuff to help Coach get in the pool without putting further strain on hip flexor
November 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Himself is making stuff to help Coach get in the pool without putting further strain on hip flexor
Happy Canterbury Show Day.
This writer is going to scriptwrite and drink coffee and play with Coach and watch telly and write and listen to music and investigate the kawa around sea creatures and flesh out the back story of a character (not done in the novel)
#amwriting
#nzcya
#mātuaranga
This writer is going to scriptwrite and drink coffee and play with Coach and watch telly and write and listen to music and investigate the kawa around sea creatures and flesh out the back story of a character (not done in the novel)
#amwriting
#nzcya
#mātuaranga
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Happy Canterbury Show Day.
This writer is going to scriptwrite and drink coffee and play with Coach and watch telly and write and listen to music and investigate the kawa around sea creatures and flesh out the back story of a character (not done in the novel)
#amwriting
#nzcya
#mātuaranga
This writer is going to scriptwrite and drink coffee and play with Coach and watch telly and write and listen to music and investigate the kawa around sea creatures and flesh out the back story of a character (not done in the novel)
#amwriting
#nzcya
#mātuaranga
Reposted by Tania Roxborogh
Also, it's day four of our book launch week spectacular and you guys are phenomenal. Just the best. If you'd like your own copy of Tiny Moments of Joy, you can get it here, or in most online bookstores:
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
Tiny Moments of Joy | Swashbuckler Press
Delightful moments captured from people watching in a small city in Aotearoa New Zealand.
www.swashbucklerpress.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Also, it's day four of our book launch week spectacular and you guys are phenomenal. Just the best. If you'd like your own copy of Tiny Moments of Joy, you can get it here, or in most online bookstores:
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
I think we need some of Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel right now
youtu.be/VjEq-r2agqc?...
youtu.be/VjEq-r2agqc?...
Peter Gabriel - Don't Give Up (ft. Kate Bush)
YouTube video by Peter Gabriel
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I think we need some of Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel right now
youtu.be/VjEq-r2agqc?...
youtu.be/VjEq-r2agqc?...
One particular striking dream was of the principal who excluded my child (for self harm). In my dream (nightmare), she was 'friends' with us now & was all friendly (even kissed me on the cheek). She took the child out to lunch & then we found a box of things of the child that we'd thought lost. 1/2
Awful dreams all night...
Echos of all the times the powerful have hurt me or my loved ones.
The overwhelming sense of utter disbelief at the denials, the lies told in attempts to silence me...
These news reports are too triggering
Ka aroha to others with similar stories
Auē
Echos of all the times the powerful have hurt me or my loved ones.
The overwhelming sense of utter disbelief at the denials, the lies told in attempts to silence me...
These news reports are too triggering
Ka aroha to others with similar stories
Auē
November 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
One particular striking dream was of the principal who excluded my child (for self harm). In my dream (nightmare), she was 'friends' with us now & was all friendly (even kissed me on the cheek). She took the child out to lunch & then we found a box of things of the child that we'd thought lost. 1/2
Awful dreams all night...
Echos of all the times the powerful have hurt me or my loved ones.
The overwhelming sense of utter disbelief at the denials, the lies told in attempts to silence me...
These news reports are too triggering
Ka aroha to others with similar stories
Auē
Echos of all the times the powerful have hurt me or my loved ones.
The overwhelming sense of utter disbelief at the denials, the lies told in attempts to silence me...
These news reports are too triggering
Ka aroha to others with similar stories
Auē
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Awful dreams all night...
Echos of all the times the powerful have hurt me or my loved ones.
The overwhelming sense of utter disbelief at the denials, the lies told in attempts to silence me...
These news reports are too triggering
Ka aroha to others with similar stories
Auē
Echos of all the times the powerful have hurt me or my loved ones.
The overwhelming sense of utter disbelief at the denials, the lies told in attempts to silence me...
These news reports are too triggering
Ka aroha to others with similar stories
Auē
Reposted by Tania Roxborogh
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I've spent the past two days visiting three high schools & hanging out with a number of the most incredible teachers. I am gutted some of the time to no longer be in the classroom but it was utterly delightful witnessing the joy of interaction between kaiako and akonga.
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I've spent the past two days visiting three high schools & hanging out with a number of the most incredible teachers. I am gutted some of the time to no longer be in the classroom but it was utterly delightful witnessing the joy of interaction between kaiako and akonga.