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#aotearoa — Public Fediverse posts
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The way #RNZ tars all politicians with the same brush is despicable.
I cannot think of one example of a Labour, Green or Te Pāti Māori candidate or their respective party’s targeting any opponents on their gender or race in the 2026 election campaign.
This is how, in my opinion, #NZMedia is playing a significant role in alienating many NZers from #NZPol which ultimately benefits the misogynist and racist hard right of #Aotearoa #NewZealand.
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Tuesday still has 35 minutes to run here in #Aotearoa, pleased I was introduced to this song today. A personal song from the artist's own experience but rooted in the cultural tradition of Urdu poetry, and the sense of place evoked in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_S4iPlj8Qw -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - Free Introduction to Composting Workshop – #Devonport
"Join Sarah Williams at Devonport Library for this free workshop. It offers an introduction to composting with the three most common and easy composting systems that can be used in the home and garden; traditional #ColdComposting bins, worm farms and #Bokashi buckets. Sarah will have examples of the systems and walk you through setting them up from scratch and how to keep them going using your food scraps and/or garden waste. Come and discover how easy it is and what suits you best!To help you on your way, all confirmed workshop participants get a 50% discount voucher to order a compost system through our website and we’ll deliver it straight to your door. Plus, you’ll also receive a free rat trap to help keep pests under control!
This workshop is proudly supported by Auckland Council, #DevonportLibrary and delivered by the #CompostCollective ."
FMI and to register:
https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/free-introduction-to-composting-workshop-devonport-2/#SolarPunkSunday #FoodScraps
#SoilHealth #GardenWaste
#CompostWorkshop #ZeroWaste #ZeroWasteAotearoa #LibrariesRule ! -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - Free cold #composting at home workshop – #Epsom
Thursday, 12 November 2026
12:30 pm - 2:45 pmEpsom Community Centre
202 Gillies avenue, Epsom, #Auckland, New Zealand, 1023"At Epsom Community Centre, this composting workshop will be facilitated by Wei. It offers an introduction to composting with the three most common and easy composting systems that can be used at home and in your #garden: traditional #ColdComposting bins, #WormFarms, and #Bokashi buckets. Come and discover how easy it is, and what suits you best!
To help you on your way, all confirmed workshop participants get a 50% discount voucher to order a compost system through our website and we’ll deliver it straight to your door. Plus, you’ll also receive a free rat trap to help keep pests under control!
The bonus of this workshop is to visit the community garden on-site at the end, to see how composting actually works and to admire how the garden produce is nourished by the compost soil. Please bring a plate to share. Tea and coffee will be provided. Please note the food participants will bring may contain meat, gluten, nuts, seeds and other potential allergens. Any questions, please get in touch with Wei ([email protected]).
This workshop is proudly supported by Auckland Council, Epsom Community Centre, The Village Square Trust and delivered by #CompostCollective.
Spaces are limited. Booking is essential."
FMI and to register:
https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/free-composting-basics-workshop-epsom/#SolarPunkSunday #FoodScraps
#SoilHealth #GardenWaste
#CompostWorkshop #ZeroWaste #ZeroWasteAotearoa -
Authors using initials is the theme for #MurderEveryMonday this week so it's apt thanks to our #Aotearoa timezone, this might be the initial post for the week. Here are the 11l Dean Street Press E. R. Punshon books I've finished. Only one have I rated under 4 (3.75) @thestorygraph. I gave Mystery Villa 5/5 & some others 4.75/5 To keep the images symmetrical, I've included the one I'm starting today, book 12 in the series #bookstodon #Reading
@bookstodon
https://crossexaminingcrime.com/murdereverymonday-theme-list/ -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - Free #LoveFoodHateWaste Workshop: preserving & #pickling fruit & vegetables – #Papakura
Saturday, 14 November 2026
10:30 am - 12:30 pm#SustainablePapakura Base
67 O’Shannessey St , Papakura"Join Lisa for this hands-on Love Food Hate Waste workshop at the lovely hosts base Sustainable Papakura and learn how to pickle and preserve #seasonal fruit and vegetables with confidence. This practical session will show you how to make the most of the abundance available at this time of year and turn surplus produce into delicious, long-lasting pantry staples.
You’ll learn safe and simple preserving techniques, how to balance flavours, and tips for storing fresh produce to extend its life. Discover how pickling can help reduce food waste, save money, and ensure you always have healthy, flavour-packed ingredients ready to enjoy.
By the end of the workshop, you’ll feel confident transforming excess fruit and vegetables into vibrant preserves you can enjoy throughout the year.
This Love Food Hate Waste workshop is proudly supported by #AucklandCouncil and delivered by #CompostCollective.
Spaces are limited, booking is essential."
FMI:
https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/free-lfhw-workshop-preserving-pickling-fruit-veg-papakura/#SolarPunkSunday #LeftoverFood #FoodPreservation #EatSeasonally #PreservingTheHarvest #FoodWaste #BuildingCommunity #MealPlanning #FoodWasteReduction #ZeroWaste
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#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - Free #LoveFoodHateWaste Workshop: Love Your #Leftovers – #FlatBush
Saturday, 14 November 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm#FlatBushLibrary
5 William Ralph Road, Flat Bush, #Auckland 2019, Auckland, 2019, Flat Bush"Join Ali at Flat Bush Library for a Love Food Hate Waste workshop focused on using leftovers creatively. Learn practical tips for making the most of leftovers, helping food last longer, saving money and reducing waste.
Bring a small jar if you’d like to take home a sample of what you make.
This Love Food Hate Waste workshop is proudly supported by Auckland Council and delivered by #CompostCollective.
Spaces are limited, booking is essential."
FMI and to reserve a spot:
https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/free-love-food-hate-waste-workshop-love-your-leftovers/#SolarPunkSunday #LeftoverFood #FoodWaste #ZeroWasteRecipes #ZeroWaste #FoodWasteRecipes #FoodScraps #BuildingCommunity
#MealPlanning #FoodWasteReduction #ZeroWaste #LibrariesRule! -
So Labour got 3,650 more votes than National and six fewer seats. Cool system.
131-seat parliament. Eleven overhang. National won 42 electorates on 29% of the vote: seven seats they weren't entitled to. TPM got four more the same way. Worst result in thirty years of MMP.
TOP cleared 5% for the first time and got seven seats. Proof the party vote works when you let it. Also proof the threshold nearly killed a party three elections running for no reason.
Wrote up a fix before the election, ran the actual results through it over the weekend. STV list seats, provincial electorates instead of 71 tiny ones, mana whenua seats that can't be singled out because they're structurally identical to every other seat. Three preference-transfer scenarios. All three produce the same seat count.
Charts, data, R code: https://codeberg.org/aenertia/nz-electoral-reform/src/branch/main/analysis/provisional-results.md
CC-BY-4.0. Have at it.
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Baby mussels on a rock. #photography #shellfish #aotearoa
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The forgotten election.
New Zealand's Parliament is, as is often the case, on a knife-edge. The incumbents have a nominal 67 seats of 131, from which they need to pick the Speaker.
But results are not final yet as there are over 600,000 valid special votes (postal, overseas,etc) to be counted, and those usually swing left. With a total voter enrolment of about 3.6 million (89% of those eligible) the special votes represent about 1/6 of the total.
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@jaz
To contribute to the country count for #DefaidodonDay #DyddDefaidodon here's a paddock-full from #NewZealand #Aotearoa - the #CanterburyPlains to be exact. -
I keep trying to understand the New Zealand electoral system, but every time I start nodding off at half a page in. Still have no idea how MMP works, or what an overhang is.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics_election-2026/2408208/explainer-what-is-an-overhang-and-how-could-it-change-the-election-tonight
#Aotearoa #MMP -
So what's going on in Aotearoa? Hard to get a good grasp from the news sites here.
#Aotearoa #AotearoaVotes -
Places represented on #DefaidodonDay #DyddDefaidodon 2026 - tell me if I missed one!
#Austria #Österreich
#Australia
#Belgium #Belgique #Belgie
#Canada
#Denmark #Danmark
#England
#France
#Germany #Deutschland
#Iceland #Ísland
#Ireland #Éire
#IsleOfMan #Mannin
#Lebanon #Lubnān
#Luxembourg #Lëtzebuerg
#Netherlands #Nederland
#NewZealand #Aotearoa
#Norway #Norge
#Romania
#Scotland #Alba
#Spain #España
#Sweden #Sverige
#UnitedStates ( #AZ #NM #NY #VT #WA )
#Uruguay
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I hope Matt Mulholland of #Wellington #Aotearoa #NewZealand will be basking in the glory of having his version of My Heart Will Go On from his recorder by candlelight being used on this #BreezyPolitics highlights reel of Ben Shapiro predicting the outcome of the #USPol #Midterms 🤣
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Not sure how much time left on #BandcampFriday but I thought this song “The Greenhouse” which I wrote in 1989 was an appropriate choice for #Aotearoa #NewZealand today. 💚
https://jupiterjones2.bandcamp.com/album/the-party-police-vol-2-1989-1990
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The early pohutukawas are coming into bloom quickly now. Taken at Taipa this morning. #aotearoa #doubtlessbay #pohutukawa #flowers
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The best thing about #NewZealand #Aotearoa election day coverage: Dogs at polling places.
https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/07-11-2026/election-2026-dogs-at-polling-booths
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A misty start to today. We even had a little needed rain on Wednesday - about 10mm. Looks as though there is more to come over the next week. Most welcome. #aotearoa #doubtlessbay #mist
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Remember #Aotearoa #NewZealand, if you are one of the 66% of NZers who support the #NZGreens #WealthTax then you must give the Greens the mandate to pass it into law. #PartyVoteGreen 💚 💚
Together we can do this. #NZPol
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#Aotearoa could meet its Paris agreement commitments domestically, but only if we have a government that is serious about addressing #climatechange. #nzpol