Heather Elder

Alligators?

Unsurprisingly, daughter’s flight from Dunners to Wgtn very much cancelled

Wellington's new mayor Andrew Little says Tory Whanau faced 'toxic behaviour' In a speech to supporters on Saturday night, Little said Whanau had shown courage during her time as mayor.

Maybe he could have said this *during* the campaign?

Wellington's new mayor Andrew Little says Tory Whanau faced 'toxic behaviour' www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Is it possible to write a browser extension to automatically add foul language to a search to disable AI? Has anyone done this?

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My absolute favourite footage from any No Kings protest yesterday comes out of Atlanta - when a brass band showed up to drown out a Proud Boys confrontation by playing the Italian Antifa protest song, Bella Ciao.

The song, the girl dancing with the flag, the proud boys that clapped - chefs kiss 🤌🏼

Government looking at cutting sick leave entitlements, Christopher Luxon says The prime minister has hinted changes to the law could be coming.

What an awesome idea! I’ve just had 6 days off with a really bad cold, but I’m sure I would have recovered sooner if I’d been forced to go in and infect my colleagues. Especially the ones with young or medically fragile whānau.

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On my recent annual review at work I was praised for always keeping a cool head, delegating tasks effectively and not micro-managing. The truth is it's because I'm lazy and I don't give a flying fuck about the work or anyone there.

This is how The Substance would start if it was set in NZ

I love you too, dear xxx

As the mother of a debate kid, I would rather you didn’t

Oooh oooh!

We just watched episode 2. Heartbreaking.

Vol 1 is making us watch it 😐

I’m so sorry, David.

I can imagine! And joking aside, I feel sorry for teachers who have to enforce this nonsense - as if you don’t have enough to do!

It’s not great, is it? ☹️

Related: does anyone know where we can buy a rotary phone?

School just emailed out the new no cellphones policy. Kids now enthusiastically brainstorming malicious compliance ideas.

If anyone’s at a loose end noon Saturday, there’s an excellent free concert at Te Papa: www.tepapa.govt.nz/visit/whats-...

Manawa mai te mauri nuku Manawa mai te mauri rangi Ko te mauri kei au He mauri tipua Ka pakaru mai te pō Tau mai te mauri Haumi e, hui e, taiki e!

A karakia to share for the new year e te whānau. It is korekore so you may be feeling a bit low. Karakia are are great way to mindfully reset. I woke feeling a bit pouri and this karakia felt like what I needed. Arohanui ki a koe x

Reading books for pleasure does not make you morally superior.

Related: dismissive comments about people who ‘don’t read’. (‘I simply can’t UNDERSTAND them!’) There are many reasons people don’t read.

Paddington 2 is one of best movies ever full stop

Sincerest sympathy, Grant ♥️♥️

See also: tiny house vs trailer

Disgraceful – I’m so sorry, Stephen

Do not go gentle into that good night

Petition of Byron Donaldson: Remove Supported Living Payment review for people with lifelong disabilities Home » Parliamentary Business » Petitions Petition Published date: 05 Nov 2023 Metadata Petition request That the House of Representatives remove Supported Living Payment benefit reviews for people with lifelong disabilities.

Hi Aotearoa Bluesky, I know there's a ton of petitions flying around, but, this one needs our attention. Shared on Twitter. No billionaires or millionaires sanctioned for tax avoidance but our vulnerable whānau & community are being attacked.

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Please sign!