Louise LaHatte
@louiseofgreylynn.bsky.social
Grey Lynner, pākehā, toitū te tiriti, toitū te reo. Freelance librarian.
My local MP and wonderful human Chlöe Swarbrick and national treasure Dame Linda Topp, talking and dj ing in my favourite bar Goblin- what a great evening!
October 8, 2026 at 7:19 AM
My local MP and wonderful human Chlöe Swarbrick and national treasure Dame Linda Topp, talking and dj ing in my favourite bar Goblin- what a great evening!
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Three years of attacks has devastated Gaza, killing tens of thousands, destroying homes, and collapsing basic services.
Three years of Israel's genocide in Gaza: In numbers
Three years of attacks has devastated Gaza, killing tens of thousands, destroying homes, and collapsing basic services.
www.aljazeera.com
October 7, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Three years of attacks has devastated Gaza, killing tens of thousands, destroying homes, and collapsing basic services.
So on the one hand Auckland Council pays the living wage and encourages contractors to do so, but is comfortable with this travesty!
Auckland drivers who work for Waste Management go from job security, guaranteed hours, minimum wage protections, holidays, KiwiSaver contributions, a union and the right to bargain collectively... to contractors with no job protection or work rights and massive financial debt to the company. #nzpol
October 7, 2026 at 5:32 AM
So on the one hand Auckland Council pays the living wage and encourages contractors to do so, but is comfortable with this travesty!
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Opting out of all the ways that the major tech companies can infiltrate our lives is difficult, but not impossible. Let us know where you’re starting from today, and take the month to seek more privacy from the tools you use. www.eff.org/pages/welco...
Welcome to Opt Out October. Let’s Take Control of Our Data and Our
Big tech companies are hell-bent on taking away our agency and forcing us to use their surveillance-based services, apps, and devices. It’s hard to fight against, and it often feels much easier to
www.eff.org
October 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Opting out of all the ways that the major tech companies can infiltrate our lives is difficult, but not impossible. Let us know where you’re starting from today, and take the month to seek more privacy from the tools you use. www.eff.org/pages/welco...
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On National Poetry Day, here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.
October 1, 2026 at 8:02 AM
On National Poetry Day, here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.
Green, Te Pati Māori, Labour.
September 30, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Green, Te Pati Māori, Labour.
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Good advice!! Make noise.
It's long. Read it!
It's long. Read it!
September 30, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Good advice!! Make noise.
It's long. Read it!
It's long. Read it!
Following Tom’s traditional of sharing portals to possibly inter dimensional or mystic places, here are two I came across in Tonga. The Stonehenge looking one dates to 1200 AD.
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
September 29, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Following Tom’s traditional of sharing portals to possibly inter dimensional or mystic places, here are two I came across in Tonga. The Stonehenge looking one dates to 1200 AD.
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
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Google earth has updated its satellite images of Gaza. The destruction is almost incomprehensible.
September 28, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Google earth has updated its satellite images of Gaza. The destruction is almost incomprehensible.
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I encourage all of you to vocalize the following: 1. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) 2. The International Court of Arbitration 3. The International Criminal Court (ICC). These courts must be allowed to conduct legitimate work without acts of terrorism by a few lowly state dept imps.
September 28, 2026 at 3:24 AM
I encourage all of you to vocalize the following: 1. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) 2. The International Court of Arbitration 3. The International Criminal Court (ICC). These courts must be allowed to conduct legitimate work without acts of terrorism by a few lowly state dept imps.
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Tika was formed by barrister Zoë Lawton and investigative journalist Alison Mau.
Frustrated by statistics that only 10% of survivors ever report, they identified a tech-led, collective action model as the best way to break systemic barriers, and support survivors as they seek justice.
Frustrated by statistics that only 10% of survivors ever report, they identified a tech-led, collective action model as the best way to break systemic barriers, and support survivors as they seek justice.
“FOR THE FIRST TIME, THERE'S A NEW WAY TO REPORT SEXUAL HARM IN AOTEAROA.”
INDEPENDENT.
CONFIDENTIAL.
FREE.
#nzpol
And so needed.
www.tika.org.nz
INDEPENDENT.
CONFIDENTIAL.
FREE.
#nzpol
And so needed.
www.tika.org.nz
Tika | Collective Legal Action Against Sexual Harm
New Zealand's first independent way to report sexual harm. When your report connects with others, take legal action together. Safe, private and free.
www.tika.org.nz
September 25, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Tika was formed by barrister Zoë Lawton and investigative journalist Alison Mau.
Frustrated by statistics that only 10% of survivors ever report, they identified a tech-led, collective action model as the best way to break systemic barriers, and support survivors as they seek justice.
Frustrated by statistics that only 10% of survivors ever report, they identified a tech-led, collective action model as the best way to break systemic barriers, and support survivors as they seek justice.
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Today my copy of Curious events lately occurring in this neighbourhood by Tom Cox arrived in my neighbourhood of Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand. Thanks for the free shipping Blackwells! And thanks for your enchanting stories @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
September 22, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Today my copy of Curious events lately occurring in this neighbourhood by Tom Cox arrived in my neighbourhood of Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand. Thanks for the free shipping Blackwells! And thanks for your enchanting stories @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
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i have no words. it is all so absurd
Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism
Theatre told that Facebook and Instagram filter out ads mentioning ‘social topics’ such as civil rights or feminism
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2026 at 8:26 PM
i have no words. it is all so absurd
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September 19, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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#nzpol
March for Nature
Starting at 1pm today at Albert Park Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland. Speakers: Russel Norman, Mike Smith, Richard Capie Forest & Bird, Augusta Macassey-Piccard Coromandel Watchdog, Gabrielle Brayne Anti-War Aotearoa, Aigagalefili Fepulea’i-Tapua’i Aotearoa Climate Action Network
March for Nature
Starting at 1pm today at Albert Park Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland. Speakers: Russel Norman, Mike Smith, Richard Capie Forest & Bird, Augusta Macassey-Piccard Coromandel Watchdog, Gabrielle Brayne Anti-War Aotearoa, Aigagalefili Fepulea’i-Tapua’i Aotearoa Climate Action Network
September 18, 2026 at 10:20 PM
#nzpol
March for Nature
Starting at 1pm today at Albert Park Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland. Speakers: Russel Norman, Mike Smith, Richard Capie Forest & Bird, Augusta Macassey-Piccard Coromandel Watchdog, Gabrielle Brayne Anti-War Aotearoa, Aigagalefili Fepulea’i-Tapua’i Aotearoa Climate Action Network
March for Nature
Starting at 1pm today at Albert Park Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland. Speakers: Russel Norman, Mike Smith, Richard Capie Forest & Bird, Augusta Macassey-Piccard Coromandel Watchdog, Gabrielle Brayne Anti-War Aotearoa, Aigagalefili Fepulea’i-Tapua’i Aotearoa Climate Action Network
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Jeudi 24 septembre, dans le cadre de l’Euroligue de basket, l’équipe LDLC ASVEL de Villeurbanne joue contre l’équipe Maccabi Tel Aviv FC de l’État génocidaire israélien, à Décines. 1/5
September 14, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Jeudi 24 septembre, dans le cadre de l’Euroligue de basket, l’équipe LDLC ASVEL de Villeurbanne joue contre l’équipe Maccabi Tel Aviv FC de l’État génocidaire israélien, à Décines. 1/5
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We are going to make 40,000 by 11:59pm tonight when petition for govt to stop removing the Treaty of Waitangi from NZ legislation closes.
Spread it around and sign please.
#kikorangi
Spread it around and sign please.
#kikorangi
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 13, 2026 at 7:23 AM
We are going to make 40,000 by 11:59pm tonight when petition for govt to stop removing the Treaty of Waitangi from NZ legislation closes.
Spread it around and sign please.
#kikorangi
Spread it around and sign please.
#kikorangi
Lots of people getting excited about trains in Tāmaki Makaurau today. Which reminded me of Albert Hammond’s song I’m a train. Does anyone else remember else that? #CRL #kikorangi
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September 13, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Lots of people getting excited about trains in Tāmaki Makaurau today. Which reminded me of Albert Hammond’s song I’m a train. Does anyone else remember else that? #CRL #kikorangi
www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/alber...
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There's a reason one of the first things Elon Musk's DOGE did was slash archives funding and staff.
In NZ's case, I'm not going to attribute to malice what can be attributed to short-sighted cost-cutting and managerialism, but the end result is the same: less transparent, accountable government.
In NZ's case, I'm not going to attribute to malice what can be attributed to short-sighted cost-cutting and managerialism, but the end result is the same: less transparent, accountable government.
September 9, 2026 at 11:50 PM
There's a reason one of the first things Elon Musk's DOGE did was slash archives funding and staff.
In NZ's case, I'm not going to attribute to malice what can be attributed to short-sighted cost-cutting and managerialism, but the end result is the same: less transparent, accountable government.
In NZ's case, I'm not going to attribute to malice what can be attributed to short-sighted cost-cutting and managerialism, but the end result is the same: less transparent, accountable government.
Blue sky for Bluesky. Lunch in Devonport.
September 9, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Blue sky for Bluesky. Lunch in Devonport.
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March for Nature: Hands off Conservation Land! - www.marchfornature.nz?utm_campaign...
March for Nature: Hands off Conservation Land!
On Saturday 19 September 2026, at 1pm, people from across Aotearoa will come together in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland to stand up for nature and defend conservation land.
www.marchfornature.nz
September 5, 2026 at 5:32 AM
March for Nature: Hands off Conservation Land! - www.marchfornature.nz?utm_campaign...
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"As a country we pretty much suck at valuing and protecting our cultural heritage and this is just the latest example.”
newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/07/g...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/07/g...
Government slammed over job cuts at National Library
Historians count the cost of a proposed restructure at the National Library and Archives NZ
newsroom.co.nz
September 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
"As a country we pretty much suck at valuing and protecting our cultural heritage and this is just the latest example.”
newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/07/g...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/07/g...
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@ahhmandah.bsky.social this is on a viral journey. Thank you for your inspiration.
September 2, 2026 at 9:07 PM
@ahhmandah.bsky.social this is on a viral journey. Thank you for your inspiration.
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Which Invasive bird has your vote for Bird of the Year 2026? You can read up on their policies here: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/bird-of-th...
September 3, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Which Invasive bird has your vote for Bird of the Year 2026? You can read up on their policies here: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/bird-of-th...