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Bébé kereru in our wisteria. Most of those twigs are the plant. I think the parent just tossed a few twigs on to and thought that'll do.

Screenshot of a new alert from RNZ with the headline 'Banks Peninsula, Christchurch next in firing line'

Is now a good time to mention that CCC Mayor and Councillors are consulting on 'pausing' the newly started Adaptation Fund in the draft Annual Plan?

Oo - and are proposing to spend $36m less on stormwater projects in the next year than they put in the Long Term Plan just 2 years ago 🤷‍♀️

Introducing this bill TODAY. Wow. Woooooowiee.

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

Kākāpō eggs in an incubator. Credit; Andrew Digby

We trying to have most #kakapo chicks hatch in nests on Pukenui, so don't have many eggs in the incubators. But there are ~4 which we're incubating and will put in nests just before they hatch. The Anchor chicks are due to start hatching soon - watch this space! #kakapo2026 #conservation

A kākāpō chick in a nest with an egg. Credit: Deidre Vercoe

The first #kakapo chick for four years hatched two days ago (on Valentine’s Day for those who like to anthropomorphise!). Here’s Tiwhiri-A1-2026 in Yasmine’s nest. 📸: Deidre Vercoe. www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r... #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots #birds

Four Kākāpō eggs in a transport box. Credit: Andrew Digby

On Te Kākahu/Chalky Island, our low-intensity trial site for #kakapo. Here trying to ensure each female has fertile eggs before we return in about two months to see how many have turned into chicks! Last night swapped these 4 infertiles in Aumaria’s for one fertile egg from Anchor. #conservation

This is an especially urgent moment for politicians, councils, and emergency services to understand that a LOT of people don't use/can't use Facebook.

Pre-rain walkie... cool & windy ☁️ Expecting rain for the next 3 days.

#dogs #dogsky #dogsofbluesky #cosmoflufftales

YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity! How This Small City Tripled Its Cycling In Just 11 Years

WATCH: How this small city tripled its cycling in just 11 years, via @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social.

(spoiler: It’s Victoria BC in Canada, and it’s worth watching)

Black and white photo in an oval shape of a young light skinned girl with long hair, looking tenderly down at a shorthaired grey kitten she cradles in her arms.

Best friends. 💕 Real photo postcard from my collection. No date but the girl is identified as Ruth Simon.

An old black and white photograph of a young boy holding a kitten and smiling for the camera.

Photo from my collection. No identifying info. Feel free to use!

Hutt City Council announcement: DO NOT TRAVEL GRIDLOCK IS BLOCKING EMERGENCY RESPONSE. If you do not absolutely need to travel, please stay home.

Hutt City Council asking everyone to please GET OFF THE ROADS.

Traffic congestion is delaying emergency services from responding.
#nzpol

Gov is about choices

This gov chooses landlords and wealthy over all NZ

Chooses lower pay, worse healthcare, less resilience, more dependence on foreign energy, fewer rights for you

They choose not to feed kids, families are starving

This year we need to choose a different government

#nzpol

What’s so weird about men in power is how when they face scandal and should step down the world acts like no one else can do their jobs. Bottstein, Wasserman, these aren’t irreplaceable men! Stop with this delusion.

My brother-in-law Dr Chris Hollis contemplates a large tree fallen during a storm. Behind him powerlines are down along the access road. The family will be days without power. Their adult son lives with them and has Fragile X.

My brother-in-law in his driveway in the Wairarapa. Big trees down, power out. Luckily they are a three-chainsaw-household.

A close-up of a Great Egret's head and neck, and a claw up scratching the neck. Overcast day, raining.

When you just have to scratch that itch! A Great Egret with an itchy neck. #Birds 🪶 #EastCoastKin #OMSystem #OM3

Big things this morning:

📲 Report in damage via the FixIt App or 04 499 4444
❌️ Stay away from the Newlands Community Centre as crews are still securing the site
🏠 Work from home or limit unnecessary travel if possible

A strong wind warning remains in place.

#NZpol

How about the govt sign a free trade agreement with us, it's citizens, that will require NZ businesses to invest $33b into Aotearoa.

#nzpol

While they're at it, they can add clause to the Citizen's FTA requiring companies exporting under other FTAs to offer NZ consumer's prices no higher than what consumers in other countries pay, net of shipping costs.

Please call or write to your MP if you oppose to the potential long term liabilities if this FTA goes ahead. #nzpol #AoNZPol

Free Trade Agreement with India must protect migrant workers - Labour Labour leader has written a letter to the Prime Minister outlining the conditions National must meet before the party will consider supporting the deal.

From Labour's concerns alone, it sounds like a shitty rushed deal just for Luxon's ego that could saddle massive costs ($33 billion) on nz for years to come. #nzpol

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Seven metre swells possible as severe weather to hit Wellington Wellingtonians are being warned to stay off south coast beaches as severe southerly winds and heavy rain strike the region.

Here's a new storm-related climate change threat - Wellingtonians are being advised to stay away from seaspray whipped up by the strong winds because it will contain 💩 due to raw sewage release into the ocean. What an absolute disgrace #NZPol
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They have replaced three waters with three poos: in our streets, in our water and in the air that we breathe.

Just like racists have always made everything shit.

#nzpol

What the PM said at Waitangi was wrong | E-Tangata “When the prime minister spoke at Waitangi he set out a terribly distorted view of the country’s founding document.” — Carwyn Jones.

“At Waitangi this year, the prime minister structured his speech around the three articles of Te Tiriti, and explained what each article says and means.

The problem is that he was just plain wrong, writes legal scholar Carwyn Jones.” #NZpol e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...

I love rugby league, the state of origin is incredible and they'll pack the stadium but announcing it this morning when so much of the country is under the shadow of another climate crisis? Then asking Corin Dann why he's not more excited about it? Why can't Luxon read any room? #NZPol

Live weather: Evacuations, power cuts, roads closed as severe gales, rain batter lower North Island Hutt City Council said if people feel unsafe or are concerned, they should leave now and move to higher ground.

Wellington is essentially cut off for the moment, no ferries or planes, 14 road closures, over 50 schools closed. We're told to stay inside. Very rough night in this old Victorian but we're good here. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

What you need to know: Ask us anything about this chaotic weather situation and we’ll try to help The relentless summer of extreme weather continued this weekend with states of emergency declared for the entire Manawatū District, Ōtorohanga, Waipā, the Tararua District and the Rangitīkei District ...

Uh yes Stuff I do actually have a question, why did you start something called 'The Forever Project' in 2019 where you promised much more coverage of an issue that you yourselves labelled as 'existential' and now you don't give a shit and just rag on cycleways while the world burns? #nzpol