Waikato Regional Council had been working on Plan Change 1 for 14 years. It'd just been signed off by the environment court. This government chucked it out.
We deserve better, our waterways deserve better.
We deserve better, our waterways deserve better.
November 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Waikato Regional Council had been working on Plan Change 1 for 14 years. It'd just been signed off by the environment court. This government chucked it out.
We deserve better, our waterways deserve better.
We deserve better, our waterways deserve better.
Me, looking at my Courtney Barnett tickets for the Waikato Regional Theatre two weeks after the election, that I very very confidently bought:
November 3, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Me, looking at my Courtney Barnett tickets for the Waikato Regional Theatre two weeks after the election, that I very very confidently bought:
to be fair, nobody wants to be in the waikato. i barely want to be in the waikato.
November 2, 2026 at 7:12 AM
to be fair, nobody wants to be in the waikato. i barely want to be in the waikato.
November 2, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Following the Waikato River to the Huka Falls and the hot springs of Wairakei…
November 2, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Following the Waikato River to the Huka Falls and the hot springs of Wairakei…
bAcK oN tRaCK
#nzpol
#nzpol
‘Gut wrenching:’ Te Kūiti mill to close with more than 30 jobs on the line
Mayor John Robertson told the Waikato Times that Claymark’s processing mill would be closing.
www.stuff.co.nz
October 30, 2026 at 7:26 PM
bAcK oN tRaCK
#nzpol
#nzpol
i think more importantly i need to give people head.
who wants to get head [several people volunteer]
who wants to be in the waikato [everyone lowers their hands]
who wants to get head [several people volunteer]
who wants to be in the waikato [everyone lowers their hands]
November 2, 2026 at 6:42 AM
i think more importantly i need to give people head.
who wants to get head [several people volunteer]
who wants to be in the waikato [everyone lowers their hands]
who wants to get head [several people volunteer]
who wants to be in the waikato [everyone lowers their hands]
@tiwaiwaka.bsky.social confirmed. Ffs www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/news...
Waikato confirms ethnicity-based medical school selection under review
The University of Waikato has confirmed its priority criteria for selecting medical school candidates may replace ethnicity for a “demonstrated competence to serve Māori communities”
www.nzdoctor.co.nz
November 3, 2026 at 11:10 PM
@tiwaiwaka.bsky.social confirmed. Ffs www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/news...
Tania Waikato has been posting about voters being turned away this week.
In a micro demonstration of how far things like democracy have been eroded over the last three years, Newsroom seem to be the only ones who want to know about it - details here:
newsroom.co.nz/2026/10/27/e...
In a micro demonstration of how far things like democracy have been eroded over the last three years, Newsroom seem to be the only ones who want to know about it - details here:
newsroom.co.nz/2026/10/27/e...
October 30, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Tania Waikato has been posting about voters being turned away this week.
In a micro demonstration of how far things like democracy have been eroded over the last three years, Newsroom seem to be the only ones who want to know about it - details here:
newsroom.co.nz/2026/10/27/e...
In a micro demonstration of how far things like democracy have been eroded over the last three years, Newsroom seem to be the only ones who want to know about it - details here:
newsroom.co.nz/2026/10/27/e...
1863: The Maori Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand, led by General Duncan Cameron, begin their invasion of the Waikato
October 31, 2026 at 2:21 PM
1863: The Maori Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand, led by General Duncan Cameron, begin their invasion of the Waikato
Fuck me, if I can't do this human rights compliant horseshit, throw my ass in the Waikato river and call it a day
November 3, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Fuck me, if I can't do this human rights compliant horseshit, throw my ass in the Waikato river and call it a day
We've had Māori electorates since 1867 - so they're not exactly new...
OH! 🤯
Lemme tell you about Te Tiriti o Waitangi - the cliff notes' cliff notes version
- Te Tiriti has 90% of the signatures
- Heard of the Waikato wars? Land confiscation? Raupatu?
- Māori electorates/roll not perfect
OH! 🤯
Lemme tell you about Te Tiriti o Waitangi - the cliff notes' cliff notes version
- Te Tiriti has 90% of the signatures
- Heard of the Waikato wars? Land confiscation? Raupatu?
- Māori electorates/roll not perfect
November 1, 2026 at 11:37 PM
We've had Māori electorates since 1867 - so they're not exactly new...
OH! 🤯
Lemme tell you about Te Tiriti o Waitangi - the cliff notes' cliff notes version
- Te Tiriti has 90% of the signatures
- Heard of the Waikato wars? Land confiscation? Raupatu?
- Māori electorates/roll not perfect
OH! 🤯
Lemme tell you about Te Tiriti o Waitangi - the cliff notes' cliff notes version
- Te Tiriti has 90% of the signatures
- Heard of the Waikato wars? Land confiscation? Raupatu?
- Māori electorates/roll not perfect
#DonaldsNovember
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
2 A song heard on campus radio (Hey, it’s CJSR FunDrive!)
Contact FM - Waikato Students Union radio
From when I was there - Hamilton, AoNZ had [still has] a very special bogan sub-genre of heavy metal 😍
KNIGHTSHADE - Sheila at the Wheel, 1987
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
2 A song heard on campus radio (Hey, it’s CJSR FunDrive!)
Contact FM - Waikato Students Union radio
From when I was there - Hamilton, AoNZ had [still has] a very special bogan sub-genre of heavy metal 😍
KNIGHTSHADE - Sheila at the Wheel, 1987
KNIGHTSHADE - Sheila at the Wheel, 1987
YouTube video by Knightshade
youtu.be
November 1, 2026 at 9:09 PM
#DonaldsNovember
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
2 A song heard on campus radio (Hey, it’s CJSR FunDrive!)
Contact FM - Waikato Students Union radio
From when I was there - Hamilton, AoNZ had [still has] a very special bogan sub-genre of heavy metal 😍
KNIGHTSHADE - Sheila at the Wheel, 1987
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
2 A song heard on campus radio (Hey, it’s CJSR FunDrive!)
Contact FM - Waikato Students Union radio
From when I was there - Hamilton, AoNZ had [still has] a very special bogan sub-genre of heavy metal 😍
KNIGHTSHADE - Sheila at the Wheel, 1987
ASN: AS4771 Spark New Zealand Trading Ltd.
Country: NZ
City: Tokoroa
State: Waikato Region
Scanned: 2025-05-08T02:24:55
https://computernewb.com/vncresolver/browse#id/9647502
#vnc #infosec
Country: NZ
City: Tokoroa
State: Waikato Region
Scanned: 2025-05-08T02:24:55
https://computernewb.com/vncresolver/browse#id/9647502
#vnc #infosec
November 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM
ASN: AS4771 Spark New Zealand Trading Ltd.
Country: NZ
City: Tokoroa
State: Waikato Region
Scanned: 2025-05-08T02:24:55
https://computernewb.com/vncresolver/browse#id/9647502
#vnc #infosec
Country: NZ
City: Tokoroa
State: Waikato Region
Scanned: 2025-05-08T02:24:55
https://computernewb.com/vncresolver/browse#id/9647502
#vnc #infosec
Ok, who was the person who drew the orange man wearing a bikini à la Tania Waikato and her bikini snaps?
It’s been haunting my brain for weeks.
It’s been haunting my brain for weeks.
November 3, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Ok, who was the person who drew the orange man wearing a bikini à la Tania Waikato and her bikini snaps?
It’s been haunting my brain for weeks.
It’s been haunting my brain for weeks.
We've caught up with our backlog! Ab 608 recently visited Auckland on loan to GVR, running several trips out of Glenbrook throughout Waikato and the Bay of Plenty. We caught a few of these trips and travelled along to Tauranga. https://nzrailphotos.co.nz/photos/ab-608-visits-auckland?view=latest
Ab 608 Visits Auckland
A smattering of Ab 608's adventures around Aucklamd, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty
nzrailphotos.co.nz
November 3, 2026 at 4:23 AM
We've caught up with our backlog! Ab 608 recently visited Auckland on loan to GVR, running several trips out of Glenbrook throughout Waikato and the Bay of Plenty. We caught a few of these trips and travelled along to Tauranga. https://nzrailphotos.co.nz/photos/ab-608-visits-auckland?view=latest
Surreal! Got a national art award for my cyanotype on oceans, climate change, extractive industries etc. Judges: Maree Mills, curator at Te Whare Taonga, Waikato; Greg Donson senior curator & programmes manager at Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery 💙see: www.taranakiartawards.co.nz/winners-2026
November 2, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Surreal! Got a national art award for my cyanotype on oceans, climate change, extractive industries etc. Judges: Maree Mills, curator at Te Whare Taonga, Waikato; Greg Donson senior curator & programmes manager at Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery 💙see: www.taranakiartawards.co.nz/winners-2026
Same old Nat trougher who magically got the job without university putting it out to tender. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
Cash-strapped Waikato University has paid former cabinet minister Steven Joyce nearly $1 million
Cash-strapped Waikato University has paid nearly $1 million to an advisory firm run by former National Party cabinet minister Steven Joyce.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 27, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Same old Nat trougher who magically got the job without university putting it out to tender. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
It disturbs me to read the messages being sent to Tania Waikato about people being turned away from the voting booth because they don't have their ezy card. Looks like the training to the scrutineers in some areas is poorly done. What say you @ninjakitty.bsky.social
October 29, 2026 at 8:14 AM
It disturbs me to read the messages being sent to Tania Waikato about people being turned away from the voting booth because they don't have their ezy card. Looks like the training to the scrutineers in some areas is poorly done. What say you @ninjakitty.bsky.social
#TicketingNews: Senior citizen advocates are calling a proposal to remove free peak bus travel for SuperGold card members an “attack” that will erode older residents’ quality of life.
Via Waikato Times: www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/3611...
Via Waikato Times: www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/3611...
‘Do they go without food?’: Fury over SuperGold peak bus travel axing
Community consultation has shown strong pushback against the Waikato Regional Council’s proposal to axe free peak bus travel for SuperGold members
www.waikatotimes.co.nz
November 2, 2026 at 7:29 PM
#TicketingNews: Senior citizen advocates are calling a proposal to remove free peak bus travel for SuperGold card members an “attack” that will erode older residents’ quality of life.
Via Waikato Times: www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/3611...
Via Waikato Times: www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/3611...
📢 If passed, there would be no more free travel from 7am to 9am and 3pm to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, a privilege currently exclusive to Waikato residents.
Fury over SuperGold peak bus travel axing in Waikato
www.1news.co.nz
November 3, 2026 at 1:36 AM
📢 If passed, there would be no more free travel from 7am to 9am and 3pm to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, a privilege currently exclusive to Waikato residents.
Here in the Port Waikato patch, every hoarding but the Greens has been damaged in some way.. I've not seen a single one
October 31, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Here in the Port Waikato patch, every hoarding but the Greens has been damaged in some way.. I've not seen a single one
Three arrested after Waikato store robbed, shopkeeper assaulted
Three arrested after Waikato store robbed, shopkeeper assaulted
Three people have been arrested following an aggravated robbery in the Waikato region on Saturday morning.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 31, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Three arrested after Waikato store robbed, shopkeeper assaulted
Three arrested after Waikato store robbed, shopkeeper assaulted
Three arrested after Waikato store robbed, shopkeeper assaulted
Three people have been arrested following an aggravated robbery in the Waikato region on Saturday morning.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 31, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Three arrested after Waikato store robbed, shopkeeper assaulted