Slow News Dave
The Wellington Skellington (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu, Pākehā). He/him/ia. Cats, Wyrd Leftism, sad music, and increasingly frequent posts about Parliament. Aotearoa New Zealand. ✅✅
Starter Packs
Created by Slow News Dave (1)
NZ Parliament Watchers
A Starter Pack of people who watch and comment on the business of Pāremata Aotearoa (as opposed to broader #NZPol goings on)
@imvaotearoa.bsky.social
A collective of local grassroots music venues in Aotearoa New Zealand. Evolving from the Save Our Venues initiative, we advocate for live music and its places and people. www.imva.nz
@amamelia.bsky.social
Beautiful electronica musician and movie bitch. Hit up amamelia.bandcamp.com
@areallygoodbook.bsky.social
As long as you are dancing, you can break the rules. Sometimes breaking the rules is just extending the rules. Sometimes there are no rules. - Mary Oliver
@maramadavidson.bsky.social
She/her/ia @NZGreens Co-leader based in Manurewa. Indigenous to Aotearoa/NZ. Authorised by Miriam Ross, Level 5, 108 The Terrace, Wellington.
@storygameschicago.bsky.social
A community that centers roleplaying games and roleplaying game design in the Chicagoland Area. Come join us if you’re in the area and looking for a game! https://storygameschicago.com
@julieannegenter.bsky.social
MP for Rongotai. Green Party of Aotearoa NZ. Mama working for healthier, happier cities and climate justice. 🚲🌏🌱💚🍉 Auth by M Ross, L5, 108 The Terrace, WLG
@legallyfeminist.bsky.social
Am a Dr. Not the useful kind. Teach Evidence Law, legal reasoning at UC. Researching online abuse, human rights, law. ASD-Dyspraxia 🌈 You can also find me on Insta. Views are my own.
@lakesouth.bsky.social
DIY indie anthems for people who give a damn. "We lived our lives on top of this" - out 6 June, 2025 https://lake-south.com/
@ohheymousey.bsky.social
Musician from Christchurch New Zealand, still tryna figure it out.
@chewienz.bsky.social
Contributor to Big Hairy News #BHN. https://www.youtube.com/@DOCNZStudios Occasional Stand up Comedian Ōtepoti I Dunedin NZ
@robbie-cleland.bsky.social
Law Grad, public servant, politically active, and always striving for a better world. My 5 rules for life: 1) Be present 2) Keep perspective 3) Take your time 4) Keep community 5) Trust the balance
@abelsteve.bsky.social
Green MP in Aotearoa NZ, ecology, equity, Te Tiriti Justice, music, activism.
@helenclarknz.bsky.social
I’m a former NZ Prime Minister & former UNDP Administrator. Passionate about sustainable development, peace, inclusion, equity.
@elese.bsky.social
writer, poet & recovering philosopher in naarm 🐐 history of ideas / literature / colonialism in aotearoa & australia 🕸 elesedowden.com
@korvidaegames.bsky.social
Kill Him Faster (2025 Golden Fez Bucket of Blood Award Winner for Best Combat Rules) | LIFTS: The RPG for Your Muscles | Let Thrones Beware | On a Weird Horse I Ride https://www.korvidae.com
@suebra.bsky.social
Activist & educator for social, economic, Te Tiriti & ecological justice. Former Green MP. In solidarity with all who work for a beyond capitalist, beyond colonialist future.
@whaeadeb.bsky.social
A nan wanting the best for hers & everyone’s mokopuna #toitutemokopuna #toitutetiriti 🖤🤍❤️
@catchy.nz
Unofficial app for buses and trains in Wellington and Christchurch. Feedback/bugs to feedback@catchy.nz
@jenster.bsky.social
Absent-minded twit. NZ Listener book reviewer, book designs, former art director/columnist at Metro/N&S. She/her
@meekanz.bsky.social
Still a mess (She | Her) Pro wrestling, books, music and other creative things. Constantly in awe of others. Aotearoa New Zealand
@austinharrison.bsky.social
@benjamin-doyle.bsky.social
💚 Green Party list MP in Aotearoa NZ Parliament. 🐚 Ngāpuhi / Pākehā. 💅 Non-binary, takatāpui. Free 🇵🇸🇨🇩🇭🇹🇳🇨🇸🇩 Spokesperson for Māori & Early Childhood Education, Takatāpui & Rainbow Communities, Sexual & Reproductive Health, ACC, Internal Affairs.
@nzparlypartiesnews.bsky.social
An experiment in taking the RSS feed from Scoop's Parliament page and posting it on Bsky. A work in progress...
@beehivenz.bsky.social
Media releases, speeches and features published on www.beehive.govt.nz. Not an official government account.
@georgepenney.bsky.social
Author of funny books, cultural omnivore. I like tea and cats, not necessarily in that order. I inhale deeply when first stepping in to bookshops and libraries. 🌈 https://linktr.ee/Georgepenney
@morecivilized.bsky.social
Join Rob, Natalie, Ali, and Austin as they dive headfirst into the fall (and aftermath) of the Galactic Republic. Art by XEECEE. amorecivilizedage.net patreon.com/civilized
@amymarguerite.bsky.social
poet & librarian. author of over under fed, out now with Auckland University Press. https://aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/over-under-fed/
@clppng.bsky.social
Diggs /// Hutson /// Snipes DEAD CHANNEL SKY /// 03-14-2025 on @subpop.bsky.social
@kylermatthews.bsky.social
Research fellow at He Whenua Taurikura. Research the far right, Atlas network, free speech, and radical social movements. He/him.
@lucybuchanan.bsky.social
Based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Ngāti Māhanga iwi. Toitū te Tiriti, Trans rights are Human Rights, Punching Fascists is a Moral Good.
@gnipahellir.bsky.social
Fantasy writer from down under. HOUSE OF THE RAIN KING now available: https://books2read.com/houseoftherainking Reviews of vintage SFF: http://paperback-picnic.ghost.io.
@c0sm0kramer.bsky.social
here's to feeling good all the time Hist+PolSci VUW. Music obsessive 🇳🇿🇿🇦 Free Palestine
@zephonsacriel.bsky.social
Blanco Cuban Writer of SFF. My debut short story is in To Root Somewhere Beautiful: An Anthology of Reclamation, OUT NOW! ¡Palestina Libre! No AI. Unagented. Seeking representation. ChainMail Substack: https://weeklychainletter.substack.com/
@daytheelf.bsky.social
Mask-wearer. Immigrant. Colony of feral cats in a trenchcoat. Queer. Mx & they/she. Used to do game stuff. Toitū Te Tiriti! http://catpurrsand.itch.io Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
@dznz.bsky.social
Aotearoa, recently ex-IT. Some kind of socialist/anarchist, focused on climate response. ADHD, pakeha, he/they/she 🏳️⚧️, fash can DIAF.
@papa.org.nz
A prison abolitionist organisation committed to building a fairer, safer, and more just Aotearoa.
@ssibbehh.bsky.social
Nerdy pākehā in Pōneke. Probably blabbering about technology, culture, and disability. 🏹 Dependent origination MF ☸️ 🖤🤍❤️ Toitū te Tiriti
@bymyong.bsky.social
"Estimable" Sir Jonathan Jones KC Associate Prof in Public Law, Durham Law School. Looks at how legislatures and govt works. https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/benjamin-y-yong/ Mastodon: @bymyong@mstdn.social
@overhang-aonz.bsky.social
Structured vibes. Aotearoa-New Zealand political takes, with an analytical bent.
@caoimhe-rose.bsky.social
Reader, writer, knitter, maker. Publicist @THWUPbooks. 📍Wellington, Aotearoa.
@rawiriwaititimp.bsky.social
A father, husband, son, brother, cuzzy, mate, fisherman, diver, gardener. Ringatū. Te Pāti Māori. Fierce protector of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and indigenous rights. Aotearoa Hou. Authorised by Rawiri Waititi 1 Museum Street, Pipitea, Wellington.