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War Against War

@waragainstwar.bsky.social

#Kiwis #nzpol #LowerHutt

Vote for the Socialist Equality Group, the socialist alternative to war and austerity!

Public meeting on Sunday in Lower Hutt!

www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

New Zealand election meeting: Vote for the Socialist Equality Group, the socialist alternative to war and austerity!

The Socialist Equality Group’s public election meeting is this Sunday, November 1 at 1:30 p.m. in the Dowse Art Museum, 45 Laings Road, Lower Hutt.

www.wsws.org

October 27, 2026 at 6:24 PM

Māmā takiwātanga

@michaelakhulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy

A bit of what we got up to in our first session of our #Māori Language Playgroup.

#wellington #LowerHutt #Naenae #aotearoa #newzealand

Printed paper doll worksheets including colour-in dolls, and pre-coloured clothing, labelled in Māori. A child’s hand is in the shot, colouring. A glue stick is labelled ‘kapia’.

A tamaiti busily playing with duplo, next to some visual posters teaching Māori vocabulary

A colourful scene made by a tamaiti using poikere (playdough), of three dinosaurs (mokonui) on green grass, with a blue sky

A variety of educational toys and puzzles are arranged on a carpeted floor. These include shape sorters, wooden blocks, and colorful pieces, alongside printed posters with Māori vocabulary

October 10, 2026 at 8:07 AM

Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag:

@simonchulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy

#trainspotting on Te Ara Tupua yesterday. #urbanarrowadventures #urbanarrow #bike #cycling #bikes #wellington #LowerHutt #cargobike #BikeTooter

October 8, 2026 at 8:49 AM

Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag:

@simonchulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy

Do any #nz tweeps want to buy our tickets for the Lake #Taupō #cycle challenge off us? We have come to the realisation that with the price of petrol we won’t be able to afford it. #bike #cycling #bikes #wellington #LowerHutt #aotearoa #BikeTooter

October 7, 2026 at 6:12 AM

Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag:

@simonchulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy

On my way home in cargo bike with the bits needed to build a fence for my rabbits #urbanarrowadventures #urbanarrow #quaxing #carryshitolympics #bike #cycling #bikes #wellington #LowerHutt #cargobike #BikeTooter

The front cargo area of my Urban Arrow bike, loaded with a backpack, metal stakes and wire mesh

October 7, 2026 at 12:12 AM

Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag:

@simonchulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy

I *would* go knock on this door to tell them that their headlights have been left on… except there’s an unleashed dog. If you know owner of RQW554, please let them know.
#LowerHutt #wellington #newzealand #aotearoa

Dark coloured Suzuki Swift with the numberplate RQW554 parked in the driveway with the headlights on

September 27, 2026 at 6:46 AM

Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag:

@simonchulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy

Arrived at Avalon Park to give the kids a play. #urbanarrowadventures #urbanarrow #quaxing #bike #cycling #bikes #wellington #LowerHutt #cargobike #BikeTooter

September 25, 2026 at 11:40 PM

Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag:

@simonchulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy

Petition for the new mass noun, “a hui of tūī.”

Photo from u/pottsynz on r/Wellington
#bloomscrolling #kōwhai #trees #tree #tūī #hui #wellington #LowerHutt #aotearoa #newzealand

A huge kowhai tree with thousands of flowers and more than ten tūī clambering all over it drinking the nectar.

September 12, 2026 at 9:32 PM

Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag:

@simonchulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy

Any kiwis interested in an antique Singer Sewing Machine we are selling?

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/electronics-photography/other-electronics/other/listing/6128352702

Trade Me

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September 12, 2026 at 3:57 AM

Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag:

@simonchulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy

Visited the charity shop and filled up the bike with things we needed! #urbanarrowadventures #urbanarrow #quaxing #carryshitolympics #bike #cycling #bikes #wellington #LowerHutt #cargobike

September 8, 2026 at 11:21 PM

Elizabeth S

@irihapeta.bsky.social

That's some heavy rain out there #LowerHutt

September 6, 2026 at 10:25 AM

Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag:

@simonchulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy

Our newly planted apple tree is making new growth after looking dead for quite a while 😊 #gardening #plants #LowerHutt #wellington

September 5, 2026 at 4:13 AM

Māmā takiwātanga

@michaelakhulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy

I’m hosting a free Come and Try event in #Naenae on 12 September. Offering a fun morning of songs, stories and music to enable #tamariki and parents to learn te reo #Māori.

Also taking registrations for a 4 week pilot in October. Please share. #LowerHutt #wellington #aotearoa #newzealand

A poster for "Te Reo Tākaro," a Māori language learning playgroup pilot program. It invites caregivers of children aged 0-7 to participate in weekend sessions in October for guided learning through play, waiata, stories, and crafts

A vibrant green flyer promoting a Māori language playgroup called "Te Reo Tākaro." It invites caregivers of children aged 0-7 to a free event on September 12 at Te Mako Community Centre in Naenae

September 4, 2026 at 10:24 PM

Pamela Howard

@fannyslam.bsky.social

it's hard to enjoy kai when there's a void eyeing it up
#NekoNgeru #cats #catcafe #lowerhutt #wellington #newzealand #catsofbluesky

small fluffy black cat stares at cup of matcha hot white chocolate, licking her lips from afar

August 28, 2026 at 12:11 PM

Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag:

@simonchulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy

#minimastodonmeetup with @abartlet for an #urbanarrowadventure

#urbanarrowadventures #urbanarrow #quaxing #carryshitolympics #bike #cycling #bikes #wellington #LowerHutt #cargobike

August 14, 2026 at 10:35 PM

Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag:

@simonchulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy

Well, that’s one of the #urbanarrowadventures I was hoping not to have to have. At least, as I just discovered, my AA Road covers moving e-bikes in need of repair!

#urbanarrow #quaxing #carryshitolympics #bike #cycling #bikes #wellington #LowerHutt #cargobike

August 14, 2026 at 12:27 AM

New Zealand Magazine

@newzealandmagazine.bsky.social

Naenae Residents Raise Concerns over Kāinga Ora Home Sale

Neighbours in a Lower Hutt street are concerned that prospective buyers of a Kāinga Ora property are not being fully informed about its history, which includes police raids and methamphetami…

#KIngaOra #LowerHutt #Naenae #NZNews #NewZealand