Tehmina Gladman

Hmm. Let’s see. Love a good dark chocolate. Is coffee a food? Love trying new local coffee roasters. Least favorite food is probably lentils which, luckily, is rarely gifted. For morale I like popcorn, crisps or chocolate caramel slices. 😁

Two elderly black greyhounds sharing one dog bed while the other one lies empty.

We have 2 elderly black greyhounds. They love their treats though we have to be careful about our girl, Kaylee. Our boy Benji loves soft toys as well as his treats.

Yay! Just signed up. Can’t wait for #SecretSantaAoNZ 🧑‍🎄

An elderly black greyhound lying on her bed and staring at the camera. She has one ear back and one ear standing straight up like a bat ear.

I have such an odd dog #GreyhoundsAsPetsAoNZ

A half empty glass of a clear beverage with a slice of lemon sitting on a wooden outdoor table. The corner of Randal Monroe’s book, What if? is visible.

Starting to feel a bit more like summer is coming. Complete with G&T in the garden. #SummerCocktail #AoNZSummer

Congratulations! That is awesome news!

Bringing Kindness to NZ Families for Secret Santa 2025 An organization that brings kindness to all families in New Zealand/Aotearoa that are in need. Let's help with their Secret Santa for 2025.

Want to be kids Secret Santa with us? Now is the time. For every $20 donated, 1 kiwi kid from a low income family gets a present at Christmas this year. We are currently at $1650. Can we reach $2k this weekend? Let's try. Pls share 💕 givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/b... @foxylustygrover.bsky.social

Please make a submission, the govt is only allowing them for 10 days

#nzpol

That was quite a long rumble at our house that ended with more of a shake than we’ve felt in awhile.

Picture of a cream knit vest with a travelling cable panel down the center shown over a black dress with collar. The dress and vest are on a hanger lying on a colourful quilt.

I don’t think I’ve posted my latest favourite knit that seems to go with everything. It’s the #Boddingtons by @babycocktails.bsky.social. #KnitSky

Bringing Kindness to NZ Families for Secret Santa 2025 An organization that brings kindness to all families in New Zealand/Aotearoa that are in need. Let's help with their Secret Santa for 2025.

Want to be a Kids Secret Santa with us? For every $20 donated, a kiwi kid gets a Christmas gift that they get to choose from Kindness Collective charity. So far $1550 donated! How cool is that?! Can you help? Pls donate and/or share 🙂💕 givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/b...
@foxylustygrover.bsky.social

Quokka mid hop across a restaurant floor

Quokka looking at the window of a restaurant

Here’s a couple of quokkas from our last trip to Rottnest Island.

Another opportunity to be a #SecretSanta. 🎁

We set up #SecretSantaAoNZ to spread smiles and fun. We know that times change but our purpose doesn’t.
If times are tough — which under this government is NO SURPRISE — please still be a part of this. We have options that you can sign up to & a lot of peeps happy to be Secret Santas! 🎁 🧑‍🎄 🎄🙌

Yay! My favourite time of the year. #SecretSantaAoNZ

Went to my first ODI yesterday at Sky Stadium in Pōneke. Great one to attend. Black Caps beat England to clean sweep them for the first time since 1983. 🏏🎉 #BlackCaps #Cricket

Save the painted woolly bats UPDATE: eBay has banned the sale of painted woolly bats on its platform! Now let's keep up the pressure to make sure Amazon follows suit.------Painted woolly bats are selfless little forest guardians,

Tell Amazon: Stop the trinket trade with the painted woolly bat! action.eko.org/a/painted-wo...

I’ve signed. Hope others will join. #nzpol

Save Our Water Conservation Orders Te Waikoropupū Springs have some of the clearest water ever measured on earth. In 2023, the Springs were protected by a Water Conservation Order (WCO). The WCO gives a special cloak of protection that...

A petition for those interested in what is planned for our waterways: community.greenpeace.org.nz/petitions/sa...

What do you do when the man who said you should have "the living shit beaten out of you" keeps sitting in the front row of candidate events?

You make him meet your eye.

You make him listen to the gasps of outrage when you say his words outloud.

You make him listen to the applause you get.

Protestors march against Government's pay equity changes From Whāngarei to Invercargill, women and allies gathered at more than 20 events across the country to protest pay equity.

#nzpol “[CTU Secretary Mellissa] Ansell-Bridges said this was "more than a protest — it is a celebration of the women who nurture, lead, and resist".
"It honours the suffrage legacy and amplifies our collective power to shape the future."

www.1news.co.nz/2025/09/20/p...

A glazed mug with an abstract design painted in blocks of different shades of blue that I hand painted! It is filled with a mocha.

Yay! Trying out the mug I hand painted at #CraftCampNZ. Love it!

A group of people standing up for pay equity near the beehive with a clear blue sky in the background.

The weather cooperated today in Te Whanganui-a-Tara for the Women’s Day of Action #PayEquityNow

Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us.

We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.

That's the revolution.

NZ Government Sanction Israel Now Since October 2023 the world has witnessed the state of Israel perpetrate innumerable war crimes and human rights violations against the people of Gaza [1], while the violence, repression, and forced ...

Please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/nz...

Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.

This is the last day for the Murderbot + Witch King and my other fantasy Humble Book Bundle: www.humblebundle.com/books/martha... We've raised $89,000 in donations for World Central Kitchen so far!

They stack the select committee process and already have done-deals in the house via the coalition agreements. But voting in your local referendum is something they can't fix.

You can vote NOW till midday October 11th. If your voting pack doesn't come in the mail, call into your local council.

Electoral Amendment Bill Submission Guide

On brand last minute but got mine in.Please please please take 5 minutes BEFORE 1 PM TODAY ‼️‼️ Rejecting this Bill is massively important for us and our democracy. The Greens Submission Guide is excellent, please use with your own flair and what have you. DO IT!

action.greens.org.nz/electoral_am...

Yay! That’s going straight into the calendar. Now to make room for all the new books we’ll likely buy.

There’s still time to submit on the Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill. You have until 11:59pm on Wednesday the 27th of August. #nzpol www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...