Synth Kulture Aotearoa @synthkulture.bsky.social Innovations & revelations
Abigail Johnson @abigailbutblue.bsky.social New Zealand | Writer (self-styled) | She/Her 🤤
@conorloch.bsky.social @conorloch.bsky.social 
Sacha Judd @sachajudd.com Talks and writes about fans and tech (sachajudd.com). Co-founder of Lume (lumemusic.com). Letterboxd’s Senior Harry Styles Correspondent.
Anil Dash @anildash.com the internet's uncle • waging a victorious 2-front war against cars and christmas • big fan of being a big fan of things • go read https://anildash.com
NZ Transit Buzz @nztransitbuzz.bsky.social Your transit news hub.
Authored by theGradyConnell.bsky.social & Josh Rogerson.
Email: nztransitbuzz@gmail.com
nztransitbuzz.substack.com
Gavin Shoebridge @kiwiev.bsky.social Lover of potatoes, electric cars and freshly harvested memes.
Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social I helped make Moon, Source Code, Warcraft, Mute and just finished making ROGUE TROOPER, out in 2026!
Also made the graphic novel MADI and the kids Stenton & Zowie.
Clint Fern @clintfern.bsky.social Inveterate tree planter
Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social Opinions about product management, technology news and inclusivity in tech. Diversity is about demographics, inclusion is about creating a sense of belonging.
Lance Wiggs @lancewiggs.bsky.social Aotearoa New Zealand
Punakaiki Fund. Climate Venture Capital Fund.
beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social PREORDER MY DEBUT BOOK OF COMICS: https://publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/beetle-moses-a-comics-menagerie/
Signed comic prints: beetlemoses.bigcartel.com
Renee Jones @reneejones.bsky.social Music, books, art, animals, poodles, Aotearoa. She/her.
Publicist at AudioCulture, and for other music/arty things.
She/her. 
Dan @danxduran.bsky.social 🎵 Anecdata - https://anecdata.bandcamp.com/album/vita-brevis-part-2 - music by a human about what it feels to be at threat of being replaced by a robot https://bsky.app/profile/anecdata.bsky.social - digital news editor at RNZ
Connor Sharp @connorsharp.bsky.social Campaign Director @greaterauckland.bsky.social and #1 light rail fan
'Unaffiliated Individual' - NZ Infrastructure Commission
Officially more popular than a Real Housewife of Auckland
Views my own
https://linktr.ee/ConnorSharp
Guinevere @fairguinevere.bsky.social Luthier based in Aotearoa New Zealand
Dyke
ME/CFS
Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa, Tāmaki Makaurau AKL, councillor, leftwards, feminist, climate action, social justice, public transport nerd.
Jolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social Freelance writer & editor, full-time silly sausage. Books, bikes, better places, beastly puns. She/ her/ the cats’ mother. 😽😈🏳️⚧️✊
Aspirational af. Based in Tāmaki Makaurau aka New Auck City. Always starting something; feel free to pick up where I leave off.
Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social urbanism, governance, photography.
Director Greater Auckland
AKL city centre advisory panel
@greaterauckland.bsky.social
www.patrickreynolds.co.nz
Greater Auckland @greaterauckland.bsky.social We advocate to make our great city of Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland an even greater place to live, move around, and connect with each other.
About us: https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/about-greater-auckland/
Tim Welch @tfwelch.com urban planner, educator, transport nerd, data geek, dad
Simon Wardley. @swardley.bsky.social Mapper. I like ducks, they're fowl but not through choice.
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol Senior Writer at The Ringer covering the intersection of tech, politics, and media 🦉 NYT bestselling author of Impossible Owls 🦉 also, how can I put this: sports
https://bookshop.org/p/books/impossible-owls-essays-brian-phillips/7310179?ean=9780374175337
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media Journalist. Editor of @londoncentric.media, a modern news outlet covering London in the old-fashioned way: www.londoncentric.media jim@londoncentric.media
GeorgeWeeks2014 @georgeweeks2014.bsky.social 🇪🇺British/New Zealand urban planner & university teaching fellow living and working in Auckland. Twitter refugee. Interested in most things, esp. architecture, energy, accessibility, sustainability, comedy and health. My views are my own. #FBPE
Łukasz “Luke” Buda @lukaszbuda.bsky.social Music for screen with Moniker.
Just music with The Phoenix Foundation, Teeth and “Luke Buda”
Tim Prebble HISSandaROAR @hissandaroar.bsky.social field recording + film sounddesign www.imdb.com/name/nm0695670
composer/musician + film/uav photographer timprebble.com
+ sfx libraries HISSandaROAR.com
+ MusicofSound blog since 2006 https://linktr.ee/TimPrebble
Karehana Bay, Aotearoa New Zealand
Jessica Rose @westaklresident.bsky.social Lady bike advocate and greenie, into sustainable living, boardgames, books, garden to table, craft, cats, conservation. The urban good life.
Michael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social Hello👍Bluesky
happy to be here!
🐙🐙🐙🐙🪨🪨🪨
FYI👋I zombied IG👎
Space Academy (Ōtautahi/Christchurch, Aotearoa/NZ) @spaceacademy.bsky.social GRASSROOTS MUSIC VENUE. Ōtautahi, Aotearoa; Christchurch, New Zealand.
Community clubhouse. Home to @PizzaTrapnz.bsky.social pizzeria, Doki Hair Salon & @03sessions.bsky.social 🍉
Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social Ugly graphs, insights and outbursts. NZ.
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand @greens.org.nz The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand's offical Bluesky profile.
https://linktr.ee/nzgreens
Authorised by Miriam Ross, Level 5, 108 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011.
Yorrike. @yorrike.bsky.social Coming dangerously close to hijinks🖖🏼. Aotearoa.
Saksith Saiyasombut | ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ไสยสมบัติ @saksith.news 🇹🇭 CNA Thailand Correspondent. As seen on TV. Coffeeless journalist. Nordisch by Nature.
Go to saksith.news and saiyasombut.com for all my work and socials.
Joel MacManus @joelmacmanus.bsky.social Senior Writer at The Spinoff.
Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social Subscribe to my tech and online culture newsletter UserMag.co
Listen/watch Power User podcast on all platforms!!
Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz
Jeffrey Lewis @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social William J. Perry Lecturer at Stanford CISAC & Distinguished Research Fellow FPRI. Member of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Science and Security Board & National Academies Committee on Int’l Security and Arms Control.
Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com Financial Investigations Editor at the Financial Times.
Have a tip? Email: robert.smith@ft.com / robert.smith.ft@proton.me | Signal: robert_smith_ft.55
Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social Sister Spreadsheet
Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social Apparently I'm 60 plus. 😮 The track is my happy place. Proud JAFA. Receiver of nonsensical comebacks from bad drivers. Host of The New Zealand Tax Podcast www.baucher.tax
Mateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social Late antiquity, early Middle Ages, manuscripts, cities and monasticism. A bit of digital humanities and maps as well.
Assistant Professor at the University of Erfurt
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social Yelling the truth about Tennessee. 
Mike Bird @birdyword.bsky.social Wall Street editor at The Economist, co-host of our Money Talks podcast.
Caroline Guitar Company @carolineguitarco.bsky.social A small effects pedal design and manufacturing business in Columbia, S.C. One day we’ll actually make a guitar.
Fall of Civilizations Podcast @fallofcivilizations.com A history podcast by @PaulMMCooper.com looking at a different collapsed society each episode.
fallofcivilizationspodcast.com
Bryce @brycepearce.bsky.social Tāmaki Makaurau
Surf Lifeguard
Film and TV Safety Officer
Sometimes rides a bike
Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social Covering Asia at The Washington Post. Mom to two needy cats & a rambunctious golden retriever. michelle.lee@washpost.com
Ed Zitron @edzitron.com British, But In Las Vegas and NYC
ezitron.76 Sig
Newsletter - wheresyoured.at
https://linktr.ee/betteroffline - podcast w/ iheartradio
Chosen by god, perfected by science
CEO at EZPR.com
David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social Executive editor, The American Prospect. Author, Chain of Title and Monopolized. Tips at ddayen-at-prospect-dot-org or Signal at ddayen.90
Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social Former congressional candidate and journalist trying to change politics for good :) | www.kapow.works/
Discontinued Foods! @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social Your home for all those culinary delights, anomalies, and misfires that live on only in our memories...Still slowly but surely migrating over the over 1,000 foods I covered on Twitter, so if you don't see a favorite here yet, stay tuned!
BAKER @fuckyoubaker.bsky.social 🦂THE ARTIST YOU DESERVE🦂
FUCKYOUBAKER.COM
Tom Eastman @tom.eastman.nz It might seem obvious that if you value something, you'll make an effort to get better at it.
What's less intuitive is that if you make an effort to get better at something you're not good at, you'll learn its value.
@wstrnstndrds.bsky.social @wstrnstndrds.bsky.social mjrmllr
Records. Music. Tulsa/Chicago.
westernstandards.com
Tyler King @tyleraking.com General malcontent. Ghostwriter.
Author: THE DEBT, RIOT STREET (Hachette)
Agent: Kimberly Brower @ Park, Fine & Brower
tyleraking.com
She/her 🇨🇴
Geordie Rogers @geordierogers.co.nz Councillor for the Pukehīnau/Lambton Ward
Auth: M Ross, 5/108 The Terrace, WGN
wint @dril.bsky.social Never Bullshit
I challenge any and every one who wants to kick my ass to a debate .
https://www.patreon.com/dril
https://www.instagram.com/dril
https://linktr.ee/drilreal
Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social 🏴 Race nerd, rights bore, writer (various). Read something here: www.tzemingmok.com
Opinions only my own, you can't have them
Auckland, City of Fails
Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social Father, husband, scientist, Kiwi diaspora returnee, prof @aucklanduni.bsky.social - opinions mine. He/Him
Science: https://cosmology.auckland.ac.nz
Blog: https://excursionset.com
Newsletter: https://buttondown.com/excursionset
Graeme Edgeler @graemeedgeler.bsky.social Annoyingly fair
Matt Nippert @mattnippert.bsky.social Digger for Herald Business and ICIJ. Disclaimer: Views my own yadda yadda. Signal 64211931011
Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social Investigative journalist | The Crewe Murders 📖 | Nellie’s Baby 🎧 | I tell stories about people | kirsty.johnston@rnz.co.nz ✉️
https://www.instagram.com/kirstyjohnston_nz?igsh=bWU4a2pqemthYm5q
David Cormack @davidcormack.bsky.social PR hack. Sometimes maybe good. Sometimes maybe shit.
He/Him
Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social New Zealand's foremost authority on the Big Fresh Animatronic Fruit & Veggies
📍Te Papa
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social Digital technology and AI ethics, early-stage science and deep tech start-ups, cats. Always learning, opinions own.
Paula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social I write.
David Slack @davidslack.bsky.social davidslack.net
Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social Podcaster and newsletter writer about housing, climate and poverty in Aotearoa. Free and paid versions here: https://open.substack.com/pub/thekaka?r=akd4&utm_medium=ios
Eloise Gibson @eloisegibson.bsky.social Climate and energy communicator, NZ
John Hart @farmgeek.bsky.social I’m quite fond of trees.
You can DM me the old fashioned way on farmgeek at gmail dot com
Whakaoriori Masterton, Aotearoa
Lyndon Hood @lyndonhood.bsky.social he/ia. Yes, the Aotearoa one.
Bill Manhire @pacificraft.bsky.social Socially inept but likes to sing in front of strangers. Wow published by THWUP in NZ http://teherengawakapress.co.nz/wow/ & Carcanet https://www.carcanet.co.uk/9781800170049/wow/ in the UK.
Toitū Te Tiriti!
Donna Chisholm @donnachisholm.bsky.social Journalist. Formerly NZ Listener, North&South, Metro, Sunday Star-Times.
Morningside Jem @jgreenbrookheld.bsky.social Looking down at you from my ivory tower.
I was once a political hack, but I'm normal now. 
Ben Gracewood @ben.gracewood.nz Bikes and tech and stuff. 
Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com I make TV and film. I write stuff. I was on #TheTraitorsNZ. Wrote FAKE BELIEVE (http://bit.ly/fakebelieve). Made TICKLED documentary. He/Him. dylanreeve@protonmail.com
henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social political editor at the post, wellington tragic
send me gossip or stories: 📞021 241 1398 📧henry.cooke@thepost.co.nz 📧henry.cooke.post@proton.me
Max Rashbrooke @maxrashbrooke.bsky.social Senior research fellow (adjunct), Victoria University. Words at the Post, Spinoff, Guardian. @TEDTalks '3 Ways to Upgrade Democracy'. Author on tackling economic inequality and creating democratic renewal. Mostly broadcasting here.
Chris Keall @chriskeall.bsky.social Technology Editor, NZ Herald. Follow Chris Keall Journalist on Facebook to see a list of my recent articles
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/author/chris-keall/
Marc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social Senior Political Reporter at newsroom.co.nz covering climate change, health, energy and violent extremism | He/him ✡️
Shamubeel Eaqub @seaqub.bsky.social Economist, based in NZ. Co-author of “Generation Rent”, author of “Growing Apart” aka “zombie town”. Musings on NZ economy.
More about me at
https://www.eaqub.com/
Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social It’s tough at the top.
https://billbennett.co.nz
Peter Griffin @petergnz.bsky.social BusinessDesk tech columnist, co-host of The Business of Tech weekly podcast, New Zealand Listener tech writer (2011 - ), ITP Tech blog editor, media trainer and comms consultant. www.petergriffin.co.nz
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social here we are, caught up in this big rhythm
Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social Just asking questions.
Senior Editor, Lawfaremedia.org.
Send story ideas and tips to anna.bower@lawfaremedia.org
pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social The 76th most followed account on bluesky. I will NOT be updating this ranking when it’s no longer true
Paul Brislen @brislen.nz Cassandra PR. Our motto: I fkn TOLD you...
I shall bind him to me, with promises. 🇳🇿🏴
Cymro o ddewis (Welsh by choice)
"We consider that Mr Brislen is an authoritative source." (BSA decision, March 2020)
Aotearoa he/him
Lew @lewsos.bsky.social Chopper of water, carrier of wood, reader of the fucking article
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
If you have a style question, search:
https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
Henry Oliver @holiver.bsky.social 
@pollysoundsgood.bsky.social @pollysoundsgood.bsky.social Below-the-line film industry grunt.
Tangata Tiriti by birth, American by circumstance.
Annoying loudmouth (so I'm told).
Woke as fuck.
She/her
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Juha Saarinen @juha.bsky.social Vulnerability chronicler pursuivant.
Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social Data plumber/word baker
Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social Journalist, rider of bikes, cooker of food, seeker of joy. Dad-DJ. Cosmopolitan.
leah @lerg.bsky.social on that barista to barrister hīkoi at waikato uni. living in tāmaki. she/her/they.
I'm way better on threads tbh https://www.threads.com/@leahrazepam
Daniel @danielward.info graphic designer, drum hitter
morgan godfery @morgangodfery.bsky.social good evening 
Silke @silkehartung.bsky.social She/her, cis het, music enthusiast, door & merch lady extraordinaire, into science and technology, a raging lefty, anti-fascism, ally, crafty, somewhere on the rainbow (but like a weird corner).
🧷 https://pocomoto.co.nz/