Susannah Shepherd

@susannahshepherd.bsky.social

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Wellington, food, cats, writing. Recovering public servant. Also on @SusannahWrites@mastodon.nz

A grey and white cat rolls inelegantly on a path, overseen by a bold blackbird perched on a letterbox above
A poster for the New Democratic Party of NZ. The top half is a standard promo. The bottom half of the A4 reads “I'd probably steer right away from bringing the name Social Credit out in front simply because as soon as many Kiwis see that it has been around for many years you've possibly lost those people. Build the new party on their principles but let them all first get the feeling this is fresh and new. Then if people want to go into the roots of the Democratic Party, you could have information written in a very intelligent and smart manner without losing the reader talking about the older people who know about Social Credit.”
A poster for the New Democratic Party of NZ. The top half is a standard promo. The bottom half of the A4 reads “I'd probably steer right away from bringing the name Social Credit out in front simply because as soon as many Kiwis see that it has been around for many years you've possibly lost those people. Build the new party on their principles but let them all first get the feeling this is fresh and new. Then if people want to go into the roots of the Democratic Party, you could have information written in a very intelligent and smart manner without losing the reader talking about the older people who know about Social Credit.”
Front-on facial shot of the badly taxidermied lion of Gripsholm Castle
A forest scene of dappled sunlight, with two tree ferns standing next to a large trunk
A large kererū or New Zealand wood pigeon sits on a branch surrounded by leaves and a handful of orange berries that it has not yet eaten. The bird has a fluffy white front, with dark green and purplish upper plumage, and a bright orange beak. It surveys the photographer with the species' usual nonchalance.
A back garden of shrubs and baby nīkau shelters under a towering pōhutukawa tree in full crimson flower
A stork perches on a large nest with the head of one of its chicks just peeking out between its long legs. There is a row of castle battlements in the distance background.
Extract from Stuff news article: Given the number and nature of the emails, with concern for McSkimming, in early January 2024 Coster directed Deputy Commissioner Tania Kura to seek the input of the Fixated Threat Assessment Centre (FTAC), as well as consider mental health support for the writer. Ms Z was charged under the Harmful Digital Communications Act - a charae that was later
A coffee cup filled to the brim with instant coffee granules
A cartoon of three men at a table. A brown-skinned man has a empty plate in front of him and looks downcast. A white man in hi viz gear has a plate with one cookie. Rupert Murdoch sits between them with a plate heaped high with cookies. Murdoch points to the white man and says “Careful, mate, that foreigner wants your cookie”
A juvenile NZ fur seal nestles among some boulders at water’s edge, enjoying a snooze in the sun. Its head is twisted up onto an angular rock.
Scene of Ichabod Crane doing housework from the TV program Sleepy Hollow
A small white tufty feather resting on a wet dark wooden deck
Google AI assistant response claiming there is no public holiday today, because it’s July (it’s actually 20 June)
Scene from Murderbot where Ratthi attempts to hug SecUnit
Two men carry a wrapped human body. Still from the movie “Carry Me Back” (1982)