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Jennifer Duval-Smith

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Art / nature / connection / sniping at the patriarchy / πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ #kikorangi

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β€œKiwis are not moving for a few years of better pay anymore,” he told CNN. β€œThey’re moving permanently to rebuild their lives… driven by hope for stability, opportunity and fairness.”

09.03.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Feel free to have a go Chad". I'll see you on the other side of #squashpureegate

09.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It would be so liberating

09.03.2026 01:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My kids still quote it at me.

09.03.2026 01:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Enough of the PM cosplay. Fake it til you make it has got us to here and we don't like it.

09.03.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Aren't we suffering enough right now?

08.03.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Moving as a self protective swarm

08.03.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What exactly is it that they know now that they didn't know before?

08.03.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
KiwiRail director Scott O’Donnell quits board two years early after only months in role Scott O'Donnell served only eight months of a term that was supposed to run three years.

lmao so the guy Winston Peters appointed with maddening conflicts of interest to the point that it rendered him unable to do the job has resigned?

www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

08.03.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

'Some' ahahaaaa

08.03.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A friend makes 'pasta surprise' for her picky kids. There is not one surprise to be found in it, ever.

08.03.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Term Two of Exploring Botanical Watercolours with me is open to book now in the beautiful education space above the trees at Te Uru Contemporary Gallery in Titirangi. It starts May first and runs for seven weeks on Friday mornings. Come along for a fun and relaxing creative time. $300 + materials

08.03.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Crikey!

08.03.2026 09:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

All that Barbie pink helped.

08.03.2026 09:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tony Blair criticises UK PM over failure to back Trump’s Iran war Former PM says β€˜you better show up’ for allies as HMS Prince of Wales readied for deployment

Both Stuff and NZME making the business decision to syndicate the far right Telegraph from the UK is one of the most clear indicators of how NZ media leadership is aligned and choosing to act. Who among their audience *genuinely* wants to see genocide propaganda from satan's own?

07.03.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5

So many available puns, so little time.

08.03.2026 05:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Graph of public pension costs as % of GDP for OECD countries in 2021 (latest data). NZ is lower quartile at around 5.1%. OECD average is 7.8%. Plenty of Euro countries are around 10% or above.

Graph of public pension costs as % of GDP for OECD countries in 2021 (latest data). NZ is lower quartile at around 5.1%. OECD average is 7.8%. Plenty of Euro countries are around 10% or above.

Looks like a good time in the news cycle to tackle three big myths 🧡
❌ NZ pension costs are an unsustainable burden ❌
Seriously, no, for lots of reasons.
1. Our current Govt spending on pensions is low compared to most other advanced economies. And... [1/n]

28.09.2025 08:10 πŸ‘ 182 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 21

People hated O'Connor for his anti women policies and BVV presented as a woman.

08.03.2026 05:13 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Actual lol irl

06.03.2026 05:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m so tired of seeing people bash Bluesky for being an echo chamber when X is an actual intentionally constructed echo chamber that is demonstrably radicalizing people across the political spectrum who still use it

05.03.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 14384 πŸ” 2117 πŸ’¬ 523 πŸ“Œ 205

I hope he stays. Easier to beat.

06.03.2026 04:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Why are you crying? It's just a kids movie."

The movie:

03.03.2026 04:32 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Absolutely many had driven for hours to be there and the food was amazing (normally my lunch is just finishing off the leftovert chocolate biscuits at the end 🀣).

02.03.2026 08:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
blackberry coloured dahlia in front of pretty plate collection

blackberry coloured dahlia in front of pretty plate collection

plum friands and sunflowers in a vase

plum friands and sunflowers in a vase

botanical art of onions

botanical art of onions

watercolour beetroot leaf

watercolour beetroot leaf

I love these - so happy making! Good luck for tomorrow Sarah. I ran a lovely Nourish Mag X botanical art workshop in Hamilton on Sunday and spent the morning with 15 delightful ladies who were so joyful to be there

02.03.2026 08:16 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow! looks amazing!

02.03.2026 08:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Interested to hear what you come up with in the end!

02.03.2026 08:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She says such nice things about him publically. What else was he supposed to do?

02.03.2026 05:19 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He should be in custody

02.03.2026 05:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Officer accused of kidnapping ex-wife avoids disciplinary action, keeps job The police watchdog has criticised police for not disciplining the officer.

At this point it looks like we need an Independent Independent Police Conduct Authority Conduct Authority to independently assess the conduct of the IPCA www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

02.03.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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In some parts of the world, a rich person using their wealth to undermine a media outlet for ideological reasons would be considered a bad thing, but here it is a β€œmasterstroke” archive.ph/kBPiZ

27.02.2026 06:27 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3