Stephen Ross 🎮 🏋️ 📸 🎂
@aratiatia.bsky.social
Pākehā, science, gaming, indigenous wisdoms. He/him. Banner is "Taranaki Maunga from Oeo Road" Giclee print by Marianne Muggeridge.
Pinned
OK this is too sneaky, Connections, because this really should be a set of four BUT IT ISN'T 😡😡😡
OK I've pre-ordered GTA6. By the release date I'll have finished all study for the year, praise Zeus
October 7, 2026 at 9:46 PM
OK I've pre-ordered GTA6. By the release date I'll have finished all study for the year, praise Zeus
Family did vote compass after dinner. Fortunately our teens are not right wing assholes but I did come out as the most woke, my daughter reckons.
October 7, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Family did vote compass after dinner. Fortunately our teens are not right wing assholes but I did come out as the most woke, my daughter reckons.
Incredible to me that David Seymour removed these national education learning priorities (NELPs). Like, what here is bad? No doubt he wants to allow racism and a one-size-fits-all approach because he holds dipshit racist bigot asshole ideals.
October 6, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Incredible to me that David Seymour removed these national education learning priorities (NELPs). Like, what here is bad? No doubt he wants to allow racism and a one-size-fits-all approach because he holds dipshit racist bigot asshole ideals.
This is a hill I'll dial on
[car dealership waiting room]
Me: [chanting] knobs, knobs-
Other car buyers: knobs, KNOBS
Car salesman: [pounding desk] KNOBS, KNOBS, KNOBS!
Me: [chanting] knobs, knobs-
Other car buyers: knobs, KNOBS
Car salesman: [pounding desk] KNOBS, KNOBS, KNOBS!
Knobs Returning To Some Automakers’ Vehicles, To The Relief Of Many
Auto companies are listening to the complaints of consumers, who want their knobs and buttons back.
www.forbes.com
October 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
This is a hill I'll dial on
Reposted by Stephen Ross 🎮 🏋️ 📸 🎂
We talked to farmers in a South Island community and found: (1) mistrust in climate science and scientists, (2) mistrust in government, (3) mistrust of the mainstream media and (4) a sense of responsibility and care for their farms. #ClimateChange
rsnz.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
rsnz.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
New Zealand Farmers’ Trust in Climate Change Expertise and Policy: A Case Study
Responding to recent discord between Aotearoa New Zealand's agricultural sector and the government over environmental policies, this paper examines farmers’ trust in climate change science and policy...
rsnz.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
We talked to farmers in a South Island community and found: (1) mistrust in climate science and scientists, (2) mistrust in government, (3) mistrust of the mainstream media and (4) a sense of responsibility and care for their farms. #ClimateChange
rsnz.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
rsnz.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Reposted by Stephen Ross 🎮 🏋️ 📸 🎂
this video of Chlöe Swarbrick, who leads the Greens in New Zealand's parliament, is worth your five minutes' time
October 1, 2026 at 7:28 AM
this video of Chlöe Swarbrick, who leads the Greens in New Zealand's parliament, is worth your five minutes' time
Reposted by Stephen Ross 🎮 🏋️ 📸 🎂
September 27, 2026 at 2:56 AM
I need a rogue AI to finish this bloody assignment for me
September 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I need a rogue AI to finish this bloody assignment for me
Microsoft Outlook in 2026 👏
September 20, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Microsoft Outlook in 2026 👏
Like all two dimensional villains whose own arrogance is invisible to them, Minister Stanford's single minded vision for a white-washed curriculum is starting to come undone as her harmful ignorance is revealed
September 17, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Like all two dimensional villains whose own arrogance is invisible to them, Minister Stanford's single minded vision for a white-washed curriculum is starting to come undone as her harmful ignorance is revealed
LOL the iPhone due in NZ starts at $4,200 and tops out at 6,600 wtf this is all bullshit
September 15, 2026 at 6:51 AM
LOL the iPhone due in NZ starts at $4,200 and tops out at 6,600 wtf this is all bullshit
Shared various URL resources today around te wiki o te reo Māori at work to about 35 colleges, only one replied with thanks
September 14, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Shared various URL resources today around te wiki o te reo Māori at work to about 35 colleges, only one replied with thanks
Reposted by Stephen Ross 🎮 🏋️ 📸 🎂
30,000+ have signed. It closes on the 14th September. Sign it if you haven’t already and share as widely as you can. #nzpol
Petition of Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated: Do not remove or amend Te Tiriti principles or references in legislation petitions.parliament.nz/ddbe7598-59d...
Petition of Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated: Do not remove or amend Te Tiriti principles or references in legislation petitions.parliament.nz/ddbe7598-59d...
Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.
petitions.parliament.nz
September 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
30,000+ have signed. It closes on the 14th September. Sign it if you haven’t already and share as widely as you can. #nzpol
Petition of Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated: Do not remove or amend Te Tiriti principles or references in legislation petitions.parliament.nz/ddbe7598-59d...
Petition of Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated: Do not remove or amend Te Tiriti principles or references in legislation petitions.parliament.nz/ddbe7598-59d...
Just replaced the pump in my Breville Barista Express so I'm basically an electrician now AND get to have fresh coffee in the morning 💪💪💪
September 11, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Just replaced the pump in my Breville Barista Express so I'm basically an electrician now AND get to have fresh coffee in the morning 💪💪💪
Oh no Outlook isn't working, time to go home
September 10, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Oh no Outlook isn't working, time to go home
Just picked up my first pair of progressive glasses and jesus they're awful. There's a 10cm wide tunnel of sharpness which rapidly falls off to blur and I have to turn my head constantly to see clearly wtf
September 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Just picked up my first pair of progressive glasses and jesus they're awful. There's a 10cm wide tunnel of sharpness which rapidly falls off to blur and I have to turn my head constantly to see clearly wtf
Which political party is going to extend the RTLB service beyond year 10 to include years 12, 12 and 13? Learning support needs don't magically fix themselves end of year 10.
September 6, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Which political party is going to extend the RTLB service beyond year 10 to include years 12, 12 and 13? Learning support needs don't magically fix themselves end of year 10.
Skin nurse to me: you'll need a foreskin check
Me: I don't have one
Skin nurse: what?
Me: wait, did you say foreskin?
Skin nurse: you'll need a full skin check
Me: 😑
Me: I don't have one
Skin nurse: what?
Me: wait, did you say foreskin?
Skin nurse: you'll need a full skin check
Me: 😑
September 1, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Skin nurse to me: you'll need a foreskin check
Me: I don't have one
Skin nurse: what?
Me: wait, did you say foreskin?
Skin nurse: you'll need a full skin check
Me: 😑
Me: I don't have one
Skin nurse: what?
Me: wait, did you say foreskin?
Skin nurse: you'll need a full skin check
Me: 😑
Downloading a simple app to tune a guitar is impossible, they all want you to make an account, watch videos, find your playing skills, choose a subscription plan ffs
August 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Downloading a simple app to tune a guitar is impossible, they all want you to make an account, watch videos, find your playing skills, choose a subscription plan ffs
That GTA6 trailer on Netflix is phenomenal, oh mitosis 👀
August 27, 2026 at 7:27 PM
That GTA6 trailer on Netflix is phenomenal, oh mitosis 👀
Automated letter from the school, your son has reached a "worrying" level of attendance (5 days absent this year).
That's what happens when you have flu one week, break your finger the next and attend a scholarship interview one afternoon, all justified absences.
*deletes email*
That's what happens when you have flu one week, break your finger the next and attend a scholarship interview one afternoon, all justified absences.
*deletes email*
August 26, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Automated letter from the school, your son has reached a "worrying" level of attendance (5 days absent this year).
That's what happens when you have flu one week, break your finger the next and attend a scholarship interview one afternoon, all justified absences.
*deletes email*
That's what happens when you have flu one week, break your finger the next and attend a scholarship interview one afternoon, all justified absences.
*deletes email*
National and Labour and the roots they came from are becoming less and less relevant in a world split between endless capitalist growth and competitive extraction versus healthy sustainable environments and equitable access to health and education.
August 24, 2026 at 2:03 AM
National and Labour and the roots they came from are becoming less and less relevant in a world split between endless capitalist growth and competitive extraction versus healthy sustainable environments and equitable access to health and education.
What's with this tax phobia among the two big parties? Are they actually living in the now? They have no vision to improve NZ in any impactful way
August 23, 2026 at 8:46 PM
What's with this tax phobia among the two big parties? Are they actually living in the now? They have no vision to improve NZ in any impactful way
The govt need to pay teachers more if they have relevant qualifications beyond their teaching qualifications: attract and retain more teachers, value the effort and expense they've put into refining the knowledge of their craft, elevate the importance of ongoing learning in the sector.
August 19, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The govt need to pay teachers more if they have relevant qualifications beyond their teaching qualifications: attract and retain more teachers, value the effort and expense they've put into refining the knowledge of their craft, elevate the importance of ongoing learning in the sector.
In this week's episode of Mediocre Things That Excite Adults, the replacement hepa filter for our vacuum cleaner has reignited my passion for carpet cleaning, I make no apologies for this burst of drama and excitement on anyone's bsky feed
August 18, 2026 at 10:34 PM
In this week's episode of Mediocre Things That Excite Adults, the replacement hepa filter for our vacuum cleaner has reignited my passion for carpet cleaning, I make no apologies for this burst of drama and excitement on anyone's bsky feed