TV funded by gun companies?

Sketch black in a white notebook. A column with two brancing diagonal beams reaching for the ceiling

Went to the new city library in Wellington yesterday and it was full! People sitting, reading, connecting. Full. Eventually I found a seat but only had time for a little sketch

when can we talk about a social media ban for old people? because it's clearly harming them

Pouring over land rooting expences
Isolating relitigating discarded tree scraps
Forestry scarfing whole communities

Death to life water water water thudding
Away in the bank balance officials backslaps
Tumbling hillsides sliding impunities

From 'East Coast Eulogy' unpublished poem
#NZPoetry

"the loneliness empire", July Westhale (our Poet of The Week 💙)

who are you? what makes you tick?
how can we connect? what is awkward?

who am I? what am I doing?
how can we correct? what is my problem?

Monday poem snippet
(from an unpublished poem of mine)

Yes

The Luxon Govt has systematically undermined NZ efforts to cut climate pollution and reduce fossil fuel use. We now face an energy shock due to high dependence on fossil fuels and a cyclone (made worse by climate change). Time to change course.

Frilly wonder

I love this book

International Urban Sketchers Week is a global celebration of on-location drawing

1- 7 May

Anyone anywhere can take part in International Urban Sketchers Week!

#USkWeek2026 #urbansketching

urbansketchers.org/internationa...

books: the rectangle that can’t send you push notifications. Try: books.

Or a splash of vinegar. (Add less than you think and more to taste)

Botanical Art Basics with Jennifer Duval-Smith Try botanical watercolour painting made easy! Painting in watercolour isn’t scary at all - it’s full of fun and possibility. Take time to slow down, reconnect with nature, and rekindle your creative s...

Have a go Auckland peeps - If you'd like to give botanical watercolours a try, and you're an absolute beginner, or wanting to ease yourself in gently, boy do I have the perfect thing for you! A three hour taster class at beautiful Te Uru Gallery in Titirangi. Materials provided, no exp necessary.

Jenny Holzer, Inflammatory Essays

Gotta watch out for those ideas

www.takahe.org.nz/what-to-wear/

A taxidermied dog on a display. Long body. Mostly white fur (medium short) with a spot on its back. A crooked expression

Photo from my phone

This is always fun. Lots of really cool visualisations already! I’ll be following the hashtag for both inspiration and interesting info #30DayChartChallenge

Yes a co-op!

Check you are enrolled & can vote this election so we can change this terrible government #nzpol

Multiple hands arranged in a circle holding a white round cloth printed with a red heart containing a woman’s profile and the words "WIKI WOMEN IN RED", with a small heart in the colors of the Kenyan flag shown in the corner. Text reads: Women in Red works to turn red links blue on Wikipedia.

Ever find a red link on a Wikipedia page? That means there's a missing article. 

Women in Red is a volunteer‑driven initiative that turns red links about notable women into blue by creating and improving tens of thousands of biographies ➡️ w.wiki/347

Is it a even a union? They love using their $$$ to get into everyone's business. Grrr

Cuba Mall in Wellington NZ, filled with people enjoying a fabulous day

A cafe on Cuba Mall, Wellington NZ, which is cooking and serving food to the crowds enjoying a festival

A colourfully-dressed, smiling woman holding bubble guns, among the throngs of people enjoying a street festival

A heritage building on Cuba Street, Wellington NZ, displaying a colourful banner which says Toitū Te Tiriti, meaning Honour The Treaty (of Waitangi)

This is my Pōneke 💙
#CubaDupa
©️ Wellington Alive

Olive it when that happens

Four images of circular woven basket tops each with a stylised face in different colours

Navajo pictorial baskets by Native American master weaver Elsie Holiday #WomensArt

There’s a limited supply of oil. It’s very expensive and wars are fought for it.

There is endless sunlight. It’s free and no wars are fought for it.

Let’s choose solar.

Our household could donate our bus fare savings to people in need :)

A billionaire can get what they want with one donation to a political party. The rest of us must fight for years to get even the most basic rights recognised. Money destroys democracy, more than any other cause. The first step towards a better world is to stop the rich buying political outcomes.

The point to appreciate here is that it doesn't have to work the way it does in NZ. Billionaires don't have to be given the right to donate $250,000 to political parties or $50,000 to candidates . There doesn't have to be a vast imbalance in funding between conservative and liberal parties