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Wellington = home. Arts consumer. NZ music lover. All the vaccinations. Compulsively useful. Often has trouble being concise. Film Society member. Karori Sanctuary (Zealandia) supporter. Very intermittent Wikipedia editor. Former No Lights No Lycra organiser. Forest & Bird member. SJW fan. Worrier. Pākehā. Own opinions expressed here (public servant).
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Joined April 26, 2022

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Aotearoa / New Zealand

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@lotographia@cloudisland.nz

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My friend Helen

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Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · Jul 24, 2026

"GAINZ" by Anna Coddington (2024) "I'm tryna turn the heat up but I'm cold in the bed at night" https://youtu.be/RXyh-hX-R9A #JukeboxFridayNight #HotOrCold

Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · Jul 24, 2026

"A Beat For You" by Pseudo Echo (1982) "In my life, I've many strong desires And still, in all, I'm reaching for the fire You never look, you never see You never notice when you're next to me But feel my heart, it's burning with desire" (I was a tiny bit obsessed with this song and the video for it as a young'un.) https://youtu.be/QcTYGNsUVxA #JukeboxFridayNight #HotOrCold

Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · Jul 10, 2026

I love this song so much. That bassline 💜🎵💜🎵💜 "Nothing to Lose" by The Adults (version 1 - of the band, not the track), 2011 https://youtu.be/fx6G0NGZJxU #CloseToOurHearts #JukeboxFridayNight

Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · Jul 02, 2026

Link below is a lengthy, considered, well-written set of arguments against the Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill by someone in Wellington called Rhiannon Bond. I recommend having a read of it if you're wanting to put in a submission before they close at 11:59pm tonight. https://rantandreason.substack.com/p/a-culture-war-bill-dressed-up-as (Sorry, I hate the platform it's published on but still subscribe to a few excellent writers on there.) There's also an excellent submission from @civillibertynz@mastodon.social at https://nzccl.org.nz/submission-legislation-definition-of-woman-and-man-amendment-bill/ Remember - no copying & pasting, best to put things in our own words as they will only count unique submissions. There are a lot of submission guides out there, I have more links if anyone needs them.

Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · May 12, 2026

Replying to @jeremy_pm@mastodon.nz

@jeremy_pm@mastodon.nz @ClareBear@mastodon.nz Brash's performance at the same debate appears to have been widely publicised by him and his followers at the time, but not as far as I can tell by the actual media. (I don't recommend reading or watching it, it's somewhat rage inducing.)

Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · May 11, 2026

Replying to @jeremy_pm@mastodon.nz

@jeremy_pm@mastodon.nz I meant to say thanks for sharing this. Got very distracted trying to find when it happened, turns out it was six months ago! Not sure why they didn't mention that. (There's a post on FB from the New Zealand Society that mentioned it.) @ClareBear@mastodon.nz

Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · May 10, 2026

Replying to @eribosot@mastodon.social

@eribosot@mastodon.social that is a very smiley little froggo 🧡

Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · May 07, 2026

Replying to @georgepenney@sunny.garden

@georgepenney@sunny.garden have a wonderful day 💜

Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · May 07, 2026

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Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · May 03, 2026

Replying to @floatybirb@mastodon.social

@floatybirb that's "a" Medusa not "the" Medusa. Not volunteering to be raped by a sea god.

Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · May 03, 2026

Just caught Michelle Langstone's movie review slot on #RNZ and now I really want to see Caterpillar (https://boxd.it/10uHs) and Peter Hujar's Day (https://boxd.it/HSdo).
#NZFilm

Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · May 01, 2026

Sly and Robbie ft. Shinehead - Boops (Here to Go)

🎵 Searching through my mind, there's only two things I can find
I have one desire and that's to dance until you drop 🎵

https://youtu.be/VVIsTZPp0iM

#JukeboxFridayNight
#UseYourHead

Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · May 01, 2026

Replying to @irix@cloudisland.nz

@irix@cloudisland.nz omg they're so young. Never heard of that, surprised it wasn't huge here - it sounds great! (Or did I just miss it?!)

Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · Apr 26, 2026

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Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · Apr 24, 2026

Replying to @leighelse@mastodon.nz

@leighelse @thomasbeagle sorry that happened to you all, this is very good motivation thank you

Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · Apr 24, 2026

Replying to @ThisCJ@mastodon.nz

@ThisCJ it's a value for money thing. They're still looking at several options for widening access, according to https://www.pharmac.govt.nz/medicine-funding-and-supply/medicine-notices/shingrix @thomasbeagle

Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · Apr 24, 2026

Replying to @thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz

@thomasbeagle I should really get a shingles vax. Flu is free through work, fortunately.

Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · Apr 22, 2026

Replying to @BobLefridge@mastodon.nz

@BobLefridge well done gathering spoons to do it again. I've learnt the hard way to always copy my words before I hit submit... @leighelse @civillibertynz

Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · Apr 21, 2026

@civillibertynz@mastodon.social published an excellent and very forthright submission on the dangerous Policing Amendment Bill yesterday (linked here: @civillibertynz@mastodon.social). I wrote a short one in support of theirs last night - submissions close at 1:59pm today!
https://www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/make-a-submission/document/54SCJUST_SCF_C7815558-E010-47D9-A8AD-08DE84625BC2/policing-amendment-bill

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Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · Apr 18, 2026

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Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · Apr 11, 2026

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Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · Apr 10, 2026

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Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · Apr 09, 2026

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Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · Mar 07, 2026

Replying to @whatthehall@mastodon.nz

@whatthehall nice! I'd never considered what an apt name that organisation has for Pride event participation 😊

Venetia @v_for_verbosity@mastodon.nz · Jan 28, 2026

Replying to @gwenbeads@mathstodon.xyz

@gwenbeads my mum would've loved your book. She was a fan of Contemporary Geometric Beadwork (https://beadmobile.wordpress.com/) and before the cancer she'd been close to finishing this beautiful piece. Her longtime tutor organised her other students to finish it for us after Mum died.

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