#aotearoa — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #aotearoa, aggregated by home.social.
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"Across Aotearoa, young women and gender-diverse people are doing extraordinary things. They’re leading climate action, championing Māori and Pacific communities, advocating for mental health and hauora, and reimagining what leadership can look like.
It’s these changemakers that Y25 celebrates."
#Aotearoa #Youth #YoungLeaders #Leadership #Changemakers
https://thespinoff.co.nz/partner/21-08-2026/meet-25-young-people-changing-aotearoa-and-the-world-2
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#Auckland - Free #LoveFoodHateWaste Workshop: #GrowYourOwn Greens – #MountAlbert
Saturday, 29 August 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pmMt Albert Library
84 Saint Lukes Road, Mount Albert, 1025, Auckland"Join Laura for this interactive, #whanau -friendly Love Food Hate Waste workshop at The #MountAlbertLibrary and discover the world of homegrown microgreens, #sprouts, and #GardenGreens.
Learn how to cultivate these nutritious foods at home, from seed to harvest, and create a pesto or salad dressing using fresh greens.
Microgreens have nutritional value and are also a cost-effective green food that you can grow in your home all year round, saving plastic and food waste.
Participants will make their own tray of #microgreens to take home, so please bring a plastic container and lid, such as a shallow take-away container.
This Love Food Hate Waste workshop is proudly supported by #AucklandCouncil and delivered by #CompostCollective .
Spaces are limited, booking is essential."
FMI and to register:
https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/free-love-food-hate-waste-workshop-grow-your-own-greens-mount-albert/
#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #Aotearoa #NewZealand #GrowYourOwnFood -
#Auckland - Free Info table at #Waiuku #ZeroWaste #HealthyHomes, #HealthyPlanet Expo
Sunday, 23 August 2026
10:00 am - 3:00 pmPukeoware Hall
480 Baldhill Rd, Waiuku, Auckland , 2681"Visit the #CompostCollective & #LoveFoodHateWaste information stall at the Waiuku Zero Waste Healthy Homes, Healthy Planet Expo and chat with experienced facilitator Sue.
Ask questions, get practical advice, and troubleshoot your #composting or #FoodWaste challenges. This drop-in session offers friendly support and simple solutions. There will also be an opportunity to watch a live short demo making some #CreativeSnacks for your #Whānau, on the hour from 10.30am to 2.30pm, at the expo.
Proudly supported by #AucklandCouncil, Love Food Hate Waste and delivered by #CompostCollective ."#SolarPunkSunday #SharingInformation #HealthyHomesHealthyPlanet #Aotearoa #NewZealand
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#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - Free #LoveFoodHateWaste Workshop: Love Your #Leftovers – #Papakura
Saturday, 29 August 2026
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm#SustainablePapakura Base
67 O’Shannessey St , Papakura"Join Lisa at the lovely hosts base Sustainable Papakura for a Love Food Hate Waste workshop focused on making the most of the food you already have. Explore practical ways to use leftovers creatively, make ingredients stretch further, save money and reduce #foodWaste .
Lisa will share recipes, ideas and samples, including leftovers #hummus, #aquafaba chocolate mousse, egg-free #LemonCurd and #MiniQuiches made with leftover roast vegetables and ingredients from the fridge. You’ll get plenty of inspiration for using up leftovers and making food work harder for future meals.
Bring a small container if you’d like to take home a sample.
This Love Food Hate Waste workshop is proudly supported by #AucklandCouncil and delivered by #CompostCollective.
Spaces are limited, booking is essential.
To register:
https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/free-love-food-hate-waste-workshop-love-your-leftovers-papakura/#SolarPunkSunday #LoveFood #HateWaste #FoodWaste #FoodStorage #ZeroWaste #ZeroWasteRecipes
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Save the dates! September 5 - September 27, 2026!
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - #RepairFestival 2026
"The Aotearoa New Zealand-wide Repair Festival was launched in September 2024, successfully bringing together the many Repair Cafés, businesses, organisations, and Councils that are joining the growing Repair Community. In 2025, we saw an even higher and broader participation, leading to a strong desire for a month-long festival.
The Repair Festival 2026 runs from Saturday, September 5 to Sunday, September 27 (the first Saturday to the last Sunday of the month), as we host continuous repair activities and events all across the motu. We invite everyone to join the Repair Movement: communities, businesses, schools, universities and libraries, advocacy groups, and government.
Watch this space!
More events are on their way, they will be uploaded as they reach us!"
FMI:
https://www.repairnetworkaotearoa.org.nz/repair-festival#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #RightToRepair #Repairmovement #LibrariesRule #RepairCafeAotearoa #RepairNetworkAotearoa #RepairReuseRestore #ZeroWaste #FixIt
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#Auckland - #CompostCollective - Free #LoveFoodHateWaste : #ZestyCitrus – #Helensville
Friday, 28 August 2026
10:30 am - 12:30 pmSouth Kaipara Good Food
82 Mill Road, Helensville, Auckland, 0800"Come along to Pip’s Love Food Hate Waste workshop and get tips and tricks for what to do with left over citrus, including Lemon Curd, zesty sprinkle and #OrangePeel cleaner.
You’ll also get great advice about how to store your fresh food and leftovers, to help them last longer. Making the most of the food we have helps save money and is better for the environment.
Hosted by Love Food Hate Waste tutor Pip, and proudly brought to you by #EcoMatters, thanks to Auckland Council.
Spaces are limited so booking is essential."
Learn more and to register:
https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/free-love-food-hate-waste-workshop-zesty-citrus-helensville/#SolarPunkSunday #LoveFood #Aotearoa #NewZealand #FoodWaste #FoodStorage #DIYCleaners #CitrusCleaners
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THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for August 20th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue- State reporting has #Cyclosporiasis cases at 31,342 with CDC's data on a 6-week delay
- #Cyclospora identified in blueberries, cilantro, lettuce, raspberries, snow peas
- DRC/Uganda's #Ebola outbreak still growing, with a death rate of 46%
- New #H5N1 #BirdFlu detections in Utah egg farms and cattle ranches, while Cambodia confirms 1 human case
- CDC changes #Covid wastewater tracking map back to soothing colors, adjusts calculations to lower severity thresholds
- Major flu surge in #Aotearoa #NewZealand brings back Covid-era safety measures
...and much more.
✨THREAT MODEL is free to read -- please help keep it accessible to all by becoming a patron, even $1 a month makes a difference!✨
https://www.patreon.com/violetblue/posts/pandemic-roundup-167171246
#ThreatModel #ThreatModelCovid #ThreatModelNewsletters #VioletBlue #COVIDnews #PublicHealth #CovidIsNotOver
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"Every leader needs a war, so let's give them one."
#TheAllSeeingHand, Every Leader, from the 2018 album Syntax Error
https://the-all-seeing-hand.bandcamp.com/album/syntax-error
Anyone else suspect this is a subtle way of saying 'no war but the class war'?
#ElectroClash #SongQuotes #BYNCSA #CCMusic #music #Aotearoa #NZ
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A breakdown of 10 policy areas outside of tax and finance, detailing the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand’s proposals, independent sector context, and how these changes directly impact you because, as they say, "For all of us".
https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/08/10-more-grounds-for-voting-green.html
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The NZ general election will be held on SATURDAY, 7th NOVEMBER 2026.
This is in 80 days
which is also:
- 2 months, 19 days
- 11 weeks and 3 days
- 1,920 hours
- 115,200 minutes
- 6,912,000 secondsCheck your enrolment before Oct 25th deadline: https://vote.nz/
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‘Crazy, crazy moment’: Clarke Gayford unboxes his two Emmys
Somehow I didn’t realise that Prime Minister won two emmys, that one slipped by me.
I haven’t seen it yet but now I want to. The only place I can find to get it is YouTube rental, which is less than ideal. Any other options? I don’t mind paying but preferably not big tech.
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Has anyone else in #Aotearoa #NZ already tried #FediHood?
It looks like there are only two accounts in this contry (my trial one and another).
But I quite like the approach of using geographical proximity for interactions as well as using full end-to-end encryption for messaging. While all based on the #ActivityPub protocol.
It might also be a good platform for local organisations (e.g. sports teams, scouts, communities, neighbourhoods, etc.).
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#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - #CropSwap in The Valley
Sunday, 30 August 2026
3:00 pm to 4:00 pmThe Valley Project
262 North Road
Dunedin, Otago Region, 9010 New Zealand"Connecting with your community can really help to build resilience when times are tough. Head along to Crop Swap in the Valley this Sunday - you'll head home with some yummy kai to try and fill your bucket with like-minded connections at the same time! See you at the Valley Project, 262 North Road, at 3pm on the last Sunday of every month. Come let’s swap together!"
FMI:
https://www.ourfoodnetwork.org.nz/events/crop-swap-in-the-valley-3#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResiliency #Kai #SharingKnowledge
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"We like to come out here. You realise that you're lucky, how lucky you are that we're able to do this. If we can make Andy's day well, hey that's the icing on the cake."
#Aotearoa #NewZealand #Fonterra #kindness
Fonterra's Milk Tankers Were A... -
"We like to come out here. You realise that you're lucky, how lucky you are that we're able to do this. If we can make Andy's day well, hey that's the icing on the cake."
https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/08/fonterras-milk-tankers-were-andrew.html
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Some things National + friends did, 2023 - 2026
I’ve been taking notes since 2023. Here they are, grouped by depravity level (subjective, yes, I know) and sorted by date within each group. Please share this widely as the election draws near. The last 3 weeks of the campaign are crucial and when this information will make the most difference.
Where possible the minister responsible is noted although really they are all collectively responsible.
It’s a lot. As you get into it your eyes will glaze over a bit and you’ll start skimming. Try to sit with each item and really feel it.
High Depravity
- Resume oil exploration - An environmental item from 4 November 2023 attributed to Everyone; Labour & Greens banned offshore oil exploration in 2018, and this repeals that ban.
- Treaty referendum - From 8 November 2023, driven by David Seymour.
- Increase smoking addiction and death - health action from 1 December 2023; Chris Bishop used to be a lobbyist for the tobacco industry which explains a lot.
- Landlord tax cuts - action from 12 March 2024 delivering a $2.9b tax cut for landlords.
- Bad insulation - from 18 July 2024.
- Reduced pay for women - employment action from 8 May 2025, driven by Brooke van Velden.
- 100,000 homeless - A housing action, in progress since 1 June 2025, attributed to Everyone.
- More fossil fuels - action from 1 June 2025, attributed to Simon Watts.
- End emissions reporting - environmental action from 15 August 2025 by Simon Watts; three major emitters no longer have to report emissions, making the whole exercise useless.
- Gut Zero Carbon Act - action from 6 November 2025, attributed to Simon Watts.
- Abolish regional councilors - An environmental action from 25 November 2025 by Chris Bishop, sharply reducing environmental protections.
- 2026 and still building fossil fuel infra - An environmental item from 9 February 2026 by Simon Watts, concerning an LNG import terminal.
- Abolish the ministry for the environment - An environmental action, in progress since 16 February 2026, attributed to Penny Simmonds.
- Change law to prevent climate lawsuits - An environmental action begun 12 May 2026, attributed to Paul Goldsmith.
- Fast track corruption - action from 26 May 2026, attributed to Everyone.
- Highest homelessness in history - housing action from 28 May 2026, attributed to Everyone.
- MMP referendum - A society action, in progress since 6 August 2026, driven by Chris Luxon.
Medium Depravity
- Houses unaffordable - A to-do housing item; more sprawl means higher rates and more driving (no start date recorded).
- Pollute rivers and groundwater - An environment/health action currently in progress starting from 2023.
- Encourage sales of gas guzzlers - An environmental item from 31 December 2023 attributed to Everyone; repealing the Clean Car Discount that taxed large utes and subsidised EVs and hybrids.
- More roads, more cars - An environmental item from 31 December 2023; the more roads you build, the more people drive, the more emissions there are.
- Remove first home buyer subsidy - action begun 5 June 2024; during the election they had promised to keep this subsidy.
- Block Otago water rules - environmental action from 18 October 2024; Otago wanted to limit water takes from rivers but the government stopped them.
- Seabed mining instead of windmills - action from 18 October 2024.
- Fucked up ferries - action from 12 December 2024.
- Regulatory standards bill - An action in progress since 1 February 2025, driven by David Seymour.
- Boot Camp - action from 7 November 2025.
- Reject Climate Change Commission recommendations - action begun 4 December 2025, attributed to Simon Watts.
- Constitutional vandalism - human rights action from 12 April 2026, attributed to Everyone.
Low Depravity
- Cancelled Lake Onslow battery - environment/energy action from 4 December 2023 by Simeon Brown, made before the feasibility study could be completed.
- Remove the Auckland Regional Fuel Tax - environment/transport item from 31 December 2023.
- Increase road deaths - A to-do transport item from 31 December 2023; raising speed limits means more people will die on the roads.
- Richard Prebble appointed to Waitangi Tribunal - action from 18 October 2024.
- Importing Russian oil - An action in progress that started 11 November 2025.
- Criminalise Rough Sleeping - housing action from 23 February 2026, driven by Paul Goldsmith.
- Rejection of WHO pandemic rules - action from 7 April 2026, attributed to Simeon Brown.
So there you have it. The last 3 years have been a trainwreck that was especially hard to watch - taking notes during it was my way of coping. I hope it makes a difference.
Once again, please share this with anyone capable of changing their minds. And/or bookmark this, you’ll need it later.
There will be SO much that I missed out. Education and health is a true mess at the moment but that’s not where my attention goes a lot of the time. Please add what you have in the comments, with a news link if possible.
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Nutrition programs work better when they include #Indigenous food knowledge
Researchers found nutrition programs work better when they include Indigenous food knowledge, local languages, and traditional practices.
By Raquel Brandao, July 24, 2026
Excerpt: "Cameras, cooking and conversation
"Some things worked. #Storytelling, #workshops, and #CookingDemonstrations turned up again and again across the 39 studies, alongside #TalkingCircles, #ShortFilms and #SmartphoneApps.
"The common thread is direction. Each of these methods lets people speak in their own words rather than sit and receive instruction.
"In #NewZealand ( #Aotearoa ), researchers built a mobile health app together with #Māori and #Pasifika partners. The language, the stories, and the pictures all came from the communities the app was meant for.
"Speaking with Earth.com, Rao described a project she led. 'In my own work, and one of the papers reviewed, I have used cameras and #DigitalTools with young women and men in an Indigenous community in #India to document their traditional food knowledges by speaking to the elders, visiting the forests and local markets, talking to women engaged in #foraging and #FoodPreparation.'
"That project is one of the 39 studies in the review. An earlier paper followed ten Santhal young people in eastern India who were trained to make films.
"They made nearly 50 films and screened them in their own villages. Older relatives supplied much of what went into them.
Elders as teachers
"Who holds the knowledge matters as much as what the knowledge is. #Elders, #healers, #farmers, and #women each carry different parts of it.
"None of it arrives as a curriculum. It moves between generations through cooking, gathering and long conversation, which is exactly what a nutrition leaflet cannot carry.
" 'Reclaiming and recognising #IndigenousKnowledge , values and practices to address the different elements of nutrition and health involves recognising intergenerational and wider social relations, and engaging everyone from the elders, healers, educators and farmers to service providers, policymakers and academics, to together raise issues and find solutions,' said Rao.
"Traditional foods carry knowledge of the local landscape in a way nothing else does. The review treats them as practical resources rather than heritage."
#SolarPunkSunday #Technology #IndigenousCommunities #TraditionalKnowledge #TraditionalDiets #FoodForests #Foraging #SharingKnowledge #PreservingCulture #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #FoodKnowledge #TraditionalFoods
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It's a rare day when a YouTube notification is the distilled essence of eternal truth - I did not need to click on it to check.
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The current #NZPol government and space minister Nick Goldsmith are accused of being complicit in the #Gaza genocide.
It’s great we still have strong independent voices like Public Interest NZ to do the work our complicit #NZMedia dare not touch.
A new lawsuit alleges satellites launched from #Aotearoa #NewZealand by Rocket Lab may be providing intelligence used by #Israel in #Gaza.
Ollie Neas speaks to plaintiff Yasser Abdulaal, a Palestinian New Zealander, and his lawyer Sam Vincent about the case, Rocket Lab’s role as a #US military contractor, and what it could mean for New Zealand’s involvement in the war.
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Re: Plantation forestry in #Aotearoa.
The total area of productive plantation #forestry has remained relatively stable this century, at about 1.8 M ha, or 6.6% of Aotearoa. Early in the century quite large areas were converted to farmland, and recent afforestation has largely offset this. In addition to the 1.8 M there is about 0.2 M ha of reserves and unplanted areas near water bodies. #nzpol #ets #forest -
#Auckland -#CompostCollective - Free #LoveYourLeftovers workshop: #ZestyCitrus Session – Birkenhead
Sunday, 16 August 2026
11:00 am - 1:00 pm#BirkenheadLibrary
Nell Fisher Reserve, Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead, 0626, Auckland"Come along to Pip’s Love Food Hate Waste workshop and get tips and tricks for what to do with left over #citrus, including zesty sprinkle and #OrangePeel cleaner.
You’ll also get great advice about how to store your fresh food and leftovers, to help them last longer. Making the most of the food we have helps save money and is better for the environment.
Hosted by #LoveFoodHateWaste tutor Pip, and proudly brought to you by #EcoMatters, thanks to Auckland Council.
Most Compost Collective workshops are free to attend, though some special events may require a ticket fee."
Learn more and to register:
https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/free-love-your-leftovers-workshop-zesty-citrus-session-birkenhead/#SolarPunkSunday #LoveFood #LibrariesRule #Aotearoa #NewZealand #FoodWaste #FoodStorage #DIYCleaners #CitrusCleaners
