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RowanGayle

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Pākehā based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Avid bookworm, film fanatic, sci-fi and fantasy enjoyer and unapologetically queer trans guy. (He/him)

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Protect Voter Privacy: Expand Access to the Hidden Electoral Roll in Aotearoa Every person in Aotearoa should be able to enrol and vote safely, without fear that being on the electoral roll could put them or their whānau at risk. Enrolling should protect people’s right to parti...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr...

13.03.2026 19:40 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Bring back Tiriti-based, inclusive Relationships & Sexuality Education in schools The importance of effective violence prevention cannot be overstated: for example, around a third of women in Aotearoa NZ have experienced sexual violence [8] and many more experience non-sexual relat...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/br...

13.03.2026 19:35 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The re-opening of Wellington library Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui is a game-changer for the capital We take a tour ahead of its re-opening on Saturday....

The re-opening of Wellington library Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui is a game-changer for the capital

13.03.2026 00:00 👍 35 🔁 15 💬 1 📌 7
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Take seven steps toward a fairer future for all of us So many of us want to see a fairer Aotearoa where everyone in our communities has enough. It’s time to take tangible steps toward equality to ensure everyone has a liveable income. Sign the petition a...

our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ta...

17.10.2025 11:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Stop the repeal of the Plain Language Act 2022 Aotearoa should be a place where people are encouraged and supported by their government to engage in democratic processes. Where usage of plain language in documents is encouraged, and people have th...

Keep language accessible - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/st...

08.10.2025 00:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Predator free Wellington setting trap below Wellington sign

Predator free Wellington setting trap below Wellington sign

Huge tautoko to Predator Free for doing the groundbreaking conservation work across the city. We’ll continue supporting their bold vision for a predator-free capital.

‘Council and Predator Free Wellington win Supreme Award at Local Government Excellence Awards’

wellington.govt.nz/news-and-eve...

12.06.2025 23:03 👍 69 🔁 22 💬 0 📌 2
Text reads "I'm sweating with Pride this June, Sponsor Me!" The lettering is yellow, pink, white and blue against a purple background. The Sweat with Pride logo is in the bottom left corner.

Text reads "I'm sweating with Pride this June, Sponsor Me!" The lettering is yellow, pink, white and blue against a purple background. The Sweat with Pride logo is in the bottom left corner.

That time of year again e hoa mā, please donate if you can!
www.sweatwithpride.com/fundraisers/...

13.06.2025 07:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The nine stars of Matariki✨ #matariki #housedance #dancechallenge #maori #nz #matarikidance TikTok video by Hahana

Mānawatia a Matariki! www.tiktok.com/@hahana_offi...

13.06.2025 07:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Wind City by Rem Wigmore @Remedy

27.12.2023 23:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

this is the recipe i used (link is a gift link, don’t worry about paywall) if anyone is interested! they turned out quite tasty and did not require an electric mixer

25.12.2023 01:53 👍 159 🔁 21 💬 1 📌 2

Someone tagged me into this as, in Drach's absence, the person on BlueSky most likely to know (without guessing) how navies handled cat poo. I am VERY offended.

But they're also right. 😆 Indeed Drach/Dr Alex and I were comparing notes on this back in November.

So thread: How cats shat on ships /1

23.12.2023 10:23 👍 1243 🔁 597 💬 36 📌 151
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Tino Rangatiratanga Flag Badge | Trade Me Marketplace Tino rangatiratanga flag badge. This is part of a parent-led fundraising initative for Te Whanau o Patiki - the bilingual unit at Te Kura o Patiki - Rosebank P...

Good way to snag yourself a Tino rangatiratanga flag pin.

[ This is part of a parent-led fundraising initiative for Te Whanau o Patiki - the bilingual unit at Te Kura o Patiki - Rosebank Primary. $2 from every sale is donated to TWOP for their bi-annual haerenga. ]

09.12.2023 18:04 👍 51 🔁 24 💬 9 📌 3
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All I Want for Kirihimete is to Support Community-led Initiatives… Not sure where to spend your pūtea on this giving season? We’ve written up a bucket list of gift ideas that people will be thrilled to receive, that also support your fave local initiatives.

Not sure where to spend ur pūtea this giving season? We’ve written up a bucket list of cool gift ideas (including our stuff) that support your fave local, creative + community initiatives!!!

07.12.2023 04:38 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

My programme has a position for a Lecturer in Māori Literature and Creative Communication - it would be fantastic if this ad could be shared widely across academic and Ao/NZ bluesky #kikorangi www.wgtn.ac.nz/about/workin...

06.12.2023 18:57 👍 43 🔁 59 💬 1 📌 0
Image of a hand rising out from the ground, holding a Tino Rangatiratanga flag, with the caption "Toitū Te Tiriti" (image is by artist Mr G Hoete, shared with permission)

Image of a hand rising out from the ground, holding a Tino Rangatiratanga flag, with the caption "Toitū Te Tiriti" (image is by artist Mr G Hoete, shared with permission)

The gov't will have been expecting protest from Māori. But what they have completely misjudged is how many non-Māori, esp. younger people, want a future based in Te Tiriti (image is by artist Mr G Hoete, shared with permission)

04.12.2023 19:21 👍 216 🔁 64 💬 1 📌 3

the principles of the treaty, and their attendant settlements, were an act of generosity - on the part of māori. this is what seymour doesn’t get. māori won’t lie down if their generosity in accepting the principles and settlements, against the wisdom of past experience, is thrown back in their face

04.12.2023 23:44 👍 179 🔁 58 💬 5 📌 0

like as a kid, bedtime was so horrible, but as a 35 year old woman, if someone gave me a bath, changed me into fresh pyjamas and made me go to bed at 8pm every fuckin day, I would be like profoundly and eternally grateful

26.08.2023 03:34 👍 406 🔁 82 💬 14 📌 6
Justice4Palestine rally outside the New Zealand Parliament in Pōneke-Wellington, demanding the New Zealand Government hold Israel to account for its genocidal assault on Gaza, and call for an immediate ceasefire NOW.

Justice4Palestine rally outside the New Zealand Parliament in Pōneke-Wellington, demanding the New Zealand Government hold Israel to account for its genocidal assault on Gaza, and call for an immediate ceasefire NOW.

Justice4Palestine rally outside the New Zealand Parliament in Pōneke-Wellington, demanding the New Zealand Government hold Israel to account for its genocidal assault on Gaza, and call for an immediate ceasefire NOW.

Justice4Palestine rally outside the New Zealand Parliament in Pōneke-Wellington, demanding the New Zealand Government hold Israel to account for its genocidal assault on Gaza, and call for an immediate ceasefire NOW.

Greens MP Gloriz  Ghahraman addresses the Justice4Palestine rally outside the New Zealand Parliament in Pōneke-Wellington, demanding the New Zealand Government hold Israel to account for its genocidal assault on Gaza, and call for an immediate ceasefire NOW.

Greens MP Gloriz Ghahraman addresses the Justice4Palestine rally outside the New Zealand Parliament in Pōneke-Wellington, demanding the New Zealand Government hold Israel to account for its genocidal assault on Gaza, and call for an immediate ceasefire NOW.

Greens MP Gloriz  Ghahraman addresses the Justice4Palestine rally outside the New Zealand Parliament in Pōneke-Wellington, demanding the New Zealand Government hold Israel to account for its genocidal assault on Gaza, and call for an immediate ceasefire NOW.

Greens MP Gloriz Ghahraman addresses the Justice4Palestine rally outside the New Zealand Parliament in Pōneke-Wellington, demanding the New Zealand Government hold Israel to account for its genocidal assault on Gaza, and call for an immediate ceasefire NOW.

Today, after Te Pāti Māori proved their immense power, and as the new gaggle of clowns elected to govern made a bunch of silly speeches, Justice4Palestine sent a message; The New Zealand Government must act now!
Stop this genocide by every means necessary and Free Palestine. 🇵🇸✊

05.12.2023 06:15 👍 28 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0

you cant even cackle & twirl your moustache anymore without people thinking you tied a woman to railroad tracks, due to the media nowadays

26.11.2023 19:07 👍 299 🔁 77 💬 4 📌 2

Do you love a queer indie book?

Submit it for the Queer Indie Awards!

01.12.2023 17:54 👍 12 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0
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29.11.2023 09:50 👍 197 🔁 80 💬 8 📌 4
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Coalition agreements threaten the well-being of New Zealanders - NZCTU The coalition agreements set out by the incoming government are nothing less than an attack on working Kiwis, their rights, and their needs said the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions.

Continuing in the stellar work they did in the election, doing what that gallery seldom does. Great analysis from NZCTU on the impact on New Zealanders of coalition policy.

“Coalition agreements threaten the well-being of New Zealanders - NZCTU”

union.org.nz/coalition-ag...

24.11.2023 18:39 👍 38 🔁 23 💬 0 📌 0
a watercolor painting of a cluster of three red russula mushrooms, surrounded by ferns and on a bed of moss. a snail is passing through the cluster on the moss, and a slug is on top of the tallest russula mushroom’s cap.

a watercolor painting of a cluster of three red russula mushrooms, surrounded by ferns and on a bed of moss. a snail is passing through the cluster on the moss, and a slug is on top of the tallest russula mushroom’s cap.

russula ❤️🍃

21.11.2023 16:27 👍 139 🔁 40 💬 1 📌 0

Maybe a controversial pull here but... Elliot Page in Juno

21.11.2023 20:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
David Tennant is wearing a tardis pin in the trans pride colours

David Tennant is wearing a tardis pin in the trans pride colours

Three tardis pins. Each showing the colour of a different pride flag. Bi, rainbow and trans.

Three tardis pins. Each showing the colour of a different pride flag. Bi, rainbow and trans.

David Tennant is wearing his pride tradis pin on #TheOneShow right now.
RIP my website. Get your preorders in while you can. All profit goes to AKT charity who support LGBTQ+ people living with homelessness jamiebgall.co.uk/shop

20.11.2023 19:23 👍 1513 🔁 461 💬 35 📌 25
Very simple, clean illustration of a shorthaired white cat, sitting up but a little hunched and looking down. It fits beautifully in a square composition against a black background.

Very simple, clean illustration of a shorthaired white cat, sitting up but a little hunched and looking down. It fits beautifully in a square composition against a black background.

People are often surprised to learn that this is by M.C. Escher! 1919. www.nga.gov/collection/a...

16.11.2023 23:45 👍 1580 🔁 254 💬 32 📌 9

Tab Kimpton, with his wonderful angsty queer teen Khaos Komix

18.11.2023 20:30 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The business card opportunities though

18.11.2023 20:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa will be holding a Rally and March at 2pm on Sunday November 19 in Civic Square, Wellington.

Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa will be holding a Rally and March at 2pm on Sunday November 19 in Civic Square, Wellington.

Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon have been completely silent on Israel's entire campaign of ethnic cleansing against Palestine. Join the global campaign for a ceasefire now. 2pm today in Civic Square, Pōneke-Wellington.

18.11.2023 19:43 👍 18 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 1