This week! On Fireside Fedi!

12-01-20- 16:00 UTC-5 @carmenlisandrette@mastodon.social - Cat lover, lesbian, free software activist, golden retriever in a dress. I'm responsible for Mission:Libre, social.missionlibre.org/@mis... In Auckland, New Zealand.

15-01-2026 15:00 UTC-5 @lorenzosmusic@mastodon.social - An open-source Linux-based creative commons experimental rock band. Using Ubuntu Studio, Ardour, and Github to make music.

#FiresideFedi #FsF #interviews #people #fedizen #fediverse #fedi #cat #foss #freeSoftware #activist #libre #auckland #NewZealand #linux #CreativeCommons #CC #experimental #rock #band #ubuntu #studio #ardour #git #music

Be aware of:
- Pams Band-Aid
- HelloFresh
- Harvey Norman
- Barkers

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/chinese/578513/article

I have no idea why this is only in the Chinese section of RNZ, it does show in English though.

#Aotearoa #NewZealand

Average prices as given out at my 2005 Citizenship Ceremony ... eh eh, changes galore! #Aotearoa #NewZealand #history #prices

Average prices as given out at my 2005 Citizenship Ceremony ... eh eh, changes galore! #Aotearoa #NewZealand #history #prices

Here’s a list of common tropes and narratives people use to marginalise Māori, especially in discussions about Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Treaty settlements. These are recurring rhetorical devices used to delegitimise Māori rights, minimise historical injustices, and preserve colonial advantage.

https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2025/10/15-common-tropes-and-narratives-uses-to.html

#Māori #TeTiriti #TreatyOfWaitangi #Aotearoa #NewZealand

Here’s a list of common tropes and narratives people use to marginalise Māori, especially in discussions about Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Treaty settlements. These are recurring rhetorical devices used to delegitimise Māori rights, minimise historical injustices, and preserve colonial advantage.

https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2025/10/15-common-tropes-and-narratives-uses-to.html

#Māori #TeTiriti #TreatyOfWaitangi #Aotearoa #NewZealand

So lucky to be part of a lovely #rustlang conference, here in my home of #wellington, #newzealand. Met lots of interesting people, learned some new Rust, enjoyed sharing my own creative passions. 🦀🥝

Thanks @timClicks for organizing. 💜

Hey a white supremacist wannabe spy got booked:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/19/new-zealand-military-court-finds-soldier-guilty-of-attempted-espionage

#Aotearoa #NewZealand