Scott Pack @meandmybigmouth.bsky.social New book coming next year. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Reading: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/meandmybigmouth
Writing: https://meandmybigmouth.medium.com/
Selling: https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/meandmybigmouth
He/him.
CindyBax @cindybax.bsky.social 🇬🇱 🇵🇸 🏳️⚧️ 🫘Global: climate,1.5C, with a history of oppo research. Aotearoa NZ: seabed mining, coal
Mother of doggo Pearl
www.kasm.org.nz and www.coalaction.org.nz
Hamo @hamo.bsky.social No one else is gonna sing your song
@hamo_d on the bad place
Wellington adjacent (Upper Hutt) 🇳🇿
Inverted kereru @whatthehall.bsky.social avgeek, reads a lot, takes photos sometimes, usually looking at something in the sky.
Insta @laserkereru
Mastodon @whatthehall@mastodon.nz
Dr Alex Hedley - Labour Candidate for Napier @alexfornapier.bsky.social Labour Candidate for Napier
Public Health Medicine Doctor
Join our Campaign in the link ⬇️
https://linktr.ee/alexfornapier
Authorised by Rob Salmond, 2 Gilmer Terrace, Wellington
SpellFire @spellfire.bsky.social Owner of http://Spellfiregifts.com Witchy Gal who loves costumes, tarot, paganism, Halloween and D&D. Merchant, Witch & Rogue. Super Married! Garden Witch, Seamstress & Crystal Hoarder
essjax @essjax.m.essjax.com.ap.brid.gy I'm moving servers, will get back to this, yikes. I can't remember what I said in here and the old one is gone. Hrm. Something about aeroplanes and cheese, probably.
I'm […]
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Radon Journal @radonjournal.bsky.social Award-winning publisher of short stories & poems relating to science fiction, transhumanism, anarchism, and cyberpunk dystopia. Pays semi-pro rates. Foofaraw dual sub partner. CLMP member. Like Black Mirror but more political.
RadonJournal.com
Madame Mayhem @imakemovies.bsky.social New account- deleted the old one. New Zealand-based film producer/writer. Māori (Ngai Tahu). Cis/bi. Neurospicy. Chaos witch. All opinions my own.
Lil_Persefone @lilpersefone.bsky.social Inactive acct as of 8.1.2026
WAS here to make ➕ change
✨CREATIVE RESISTANCE✨
✊🏽1A/Free Speech
Protest Art
📼 Physical Media 📒
https://substack.com/@lilpersefone
🍄Mycelium series now active but offline, thx for your support!
✨I alchemize hope
Kim @kjackways.bsky.social Fantasy and cosy mystery author | Words in @BestSmfictions @takahemagazine @flashfrontier | SJV and Micro Madness Finalist | Chronic illness | Aotearoa NZ
linktr.ee/kmjackways
Scylla Publishing @scyllapublishing.bsky.social Australian publisher of sapphic specfic
SEPT 4 2026 - "Who Am I? Sapphic Spec Fic of Identity and Purpose" anthology! https://www.scyllapublishing.com/whoami
No AI now or ever.
Nicole Field 🧛♀️🏺🏳️🌈 @faerywhimsy.bsky.social Advocate of LGBTIA+ stories
Academic of polyamory in lit
Winner of John Preston & Pauline Reage NLA-I awards
Editor at @phenomenapress.bsky.social
Guest Editor at @scyllapublishing.bsky.social
For more: https://nicolefieldwrites.wordpress.com/about-me/
Carorolyn @carorolyn.bsky.social Also @carorolyn@mastodon.nz and @carorolyn on the old bird site.
Likes cats and chocolate. Does project management stuff. Lives in Tāmaki Makaurau, ngai Aotearoa ahau. Born at about 330ppm. She/her.
Erica @ericastretton.bsky.social writer, reviewer, editor at Kete Books.
Anna Scaife @whatelseanna.bsky.social Author of ‘Hush’ from Ugly Hill Press out now.
Creative Writing PhD Candidate at @modernletters.bsky.social
Short fiction in Landfall, ReadingRoom, Flash Frontier, At The Bay | Te Kokuru, Turbine | Kapohau
Merciless troll lord @gorsebloom.bsky.social Rebecca Hawkes: bitchy damsel, beefy eel, haggard sylph. NZ poet: author of Meat Lovers, king simp for poems at Sweet Mammalian. Words in Palette, Glass, Cordite, & suchlike
Hinemoana Baker @hinemoana.bsky.social Poet, sound enthusiast, occasionally hilarious!
Miss Chives 🐾 @misschives.bsky.social Cat lover. Tea drinker. Star Trek devotee. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Ally. Copywriter. Cricket fan. Bedfordian. Irish rugby supporter. Member of Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. 🇺🇦🇵🇸 The truth is out there.
Jo McFadden @jojoaotearoa.bsky.social Just a kiwi geek trying to find her way in the world. She/Her Cis Pākehā Tāmaki Makaurau 🇳🇿🤓🐱 http://instagram.com/jomcfadden/ @jojohmc on Twitter
Sharq Girl @sharqgirl.bsky.social Enthusiast of many things. Collector of experiences. Connector. Socialist. Feminist. Pro-science. Stargazer. Mother. Human. Easily distracted. 🇨🇦🇰🇷🇳🇿 📍Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social Scientist/nerd. Human to Lilja the floof. Allegedly pissed off too many men on twitter
Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag: @simonchulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy 30-something. Dad to 2 <5’s. Hubby to @MichaelaKHulse. Living in Lower Hutt, New Zealand 🇳🇿Theology Graduate.
AuDHDer living in a neurotypical world. Trying to […]
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Just another Ancient Swamp Witch @beckeegan.bsky.social Musician. Atheist Witch. Crazy Kiwi Cat Lady. Bad driver. Wife. Auntie. Niece. Friend. Nerd. Ally.
Te Pae Tawhiti Distant Horizon Awards @tepaetawhitiawards.bsky.social Promoting and celebrating the quality and unique voice of speculative fiction of Aotearoa.
Jo Fountain @jofountain.bsky.social Rural social scientist - food resilience, agritourism, climate change, regional resilience. Also mum and grandma, love cats, books, and growing my own food..
Fiona Fish 🐟 @teacherfish.bsky.social Teacher in Aotearoa. Mathematician, karateka, singer, and musician. Lover of Taskmaster, Horrible Histories, Ghosts, Star Wars, cryptic crosswords, and the Oxford comma.
mama.melancholia @mama-melancholia.bsky.social No-one of any significance. 😉
Madre to 1 x human (Theo) & 1 x cat (Leif).
#aotearoa #noai #artislife #musicislife #vintage #autism #usingallthehashtags
The Sweary Unicorn @theswearyunicorn.bsky.social 
MetService NZ @metservice.com New Zealand's weather service. Helping Kiwis be ready, whatever the weather.
NZ Earthquake Bot @nzquake.bsky.social New Zealand earthquake feed (unofficial). Posts whenever GeoNet reports a decent sized quake (a few times per week). Maintained by @slyall.bsky.social
Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social Lecturer in public policy, STS sociologist, tangata tiriti, feminist, geek, coffee-addict, lesbian, urbanist, electric motorcyclist, ex-Chicago, half Dutch, wannabe Carol Danvers/Clarke Griffin/Kate Kane. She/her 🇳🇿🇳🇱
https://about.me/sarahhendricabickerton/
essjax @essjax.essjax.com.ap.brid.gy I used to be over there, now I'm over here. I like aviation and dance music and F1 and cricket and brutalist architecture and cheese among other things.
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Reece @pipesunlimited.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy #NZtwits
I am someone no one truly understands; not even myself. Picking up random stuff and turning them into a hobby.
🇳🇿 🇵🇭
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annenz @annenz.bsky.social Avid reader of mystery/thriller, biographies, used books are great! A5 notebooks, Whittakers chocolate, fruit tea bags. Diamond paintings of scenery and animals. Donations to your local animal shelter and also donations to your local foodbank too.
Grandiloquent Word of the Day @grandiloquentwords.bsky.social Fancy words, witty descriptions, and vintage illustrations to educate and entertain.
My Book!
https://wwnorton.com/books/9781682687994
Calendars!
https://grandiloquent-word-of-the-day-2026-calendars.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
A Fighter Whaea @fighterwhaea.bsky.social On again off again Principal, lifelong learner, parent, champion of the disenfranchised, coffee lover. Opinions, lots of them, are my own. She/her
Dragons of Wales @dragonsofwales.bsky.social Dreigiau o Gymru. Aka Andy Frazer. Illustrator of dragons and dinosaurs. All books available in my Etsy shop. Please DM for commission enquiries. He/him. European/Welsh. No AI. www.andyfrazer.com
Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa, Tāmaki Makaurau AKL, councillor, leftwards, feminist, climate action, social justice, public transport nerd.
Mickie Mueller @mickiemuellerart.bsky.social She/Her Author-Illustrator-Witch, Etsy Seller, Spells & Tips on YouTube BLM 🏳️🌈&🏳️⚧️supporter, progressive feminist, Reproductive Freedom 💙 Basically be kind to people but hex the Patriarchy.
magical fox @bellofthebird.bsky.social a storm in the form of a girl in a cauldron of crime & stirring it daily. i don’t want to eat the crusts, they’re gross. making record time.
Bird and Beach @birdandbeach.bsky.social Ryan likes to make art inspired by coastal landscapes. Elisabeth likes to draw birds. If you like birds, or beaches, maybe you should follow us in case you also like what we make. 😊
Located overlooking Te Awakairangi in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Jo Simons (she/her) @josimons.bsky.social Dr. Jo, Pākehā, Academic Librarian in Aotearoa NZ, Plant enthusiast, fibre crafter, hoarder of pens, herder of children and cats
Working with Digital Library team at Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland, opinions mine not my employers
The Broke Bonsai Bloke me my coffee & bonsai🇳🇿🌳✂️🌲☕️ @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social Aotearoa based. Mostly bonsai with my coffee is all I seek.
Started Bonsai 2020 = new to it. Also into aviation/space/science/geopolitics/wildlife/helpful tech stuff.
Bonsai feed
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sw2dek7u74jxlriba65utp4d/feed/aaaiycpqcyp4u
Ali @ali.river.geek.nz.ap.brid.gy A cottage in the woods.
A small account, on my own instance.
Aotearoa.
⚫️🩶⚪️🟣
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Katie Abey @katieabey.bsky.social Sunshine-haired creative force🧚🏻
Award winning book illustrator✍🏻
Helping you embrace your weirdness🐛
Abby @yabbya.bsky.social Loitering with good intent in Aotearoa NZ. I like big books and I cannot lie (actually, any kind is fine). I say very little here. Pics are mine & not AI. Hope you're well.
Mamho @annamamho.bsky.social Local government nerd. Dog lover. Left leaning but shacked up with a dairy farmer so experienced in seeing both sides. Committed to being a considerate human being.
Dark Times Academy @darktimesacademy.bsky.social Making learning joyful again
https://darktimesacademy.co.nz
@gullyite.bsky.social @gullyite.bsky.social Thoughts and actions, mostly just thoughts about actions. Don’t worry, I also disappoint myself.
NZSA.bsky.social @nzsa.bsky.social The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) represents Aotearoa New Zealand writers. Protecting basic rights to freedom of expression, working to improve income and conditions, promoting writing and literary culture.
Cheryl Brown @cherylbrown.bsky.social Ally 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️. Academic, Ōtautahi, Interested in all things Digital & Education. Esp digital equity & inclusion, youth, well-being and digital life.
Bizzario @rbizzario.bsky.social Senior Lecturer. Teacher & academic development; Applied linguistics; Education. Forest dweller 🌳🌱
Toitū te Tiriti. Free Palestine.
Views are mine & other disclaimers apply.
Alison @aliheritage.bsky.social Historian, runs Museograph with hubby, knows more than is healthy about historic loos loolady.nz Ōtepoti, Aotearoa
Toitū Te Tiriti
Fiona McKenzie @feever.bsky.social Writer/Director
https://www.facebook.com/share/1AKydscdzL/?mibextid=wwXIfr
@InclusivePerformanceAcademy
VixinNZ @vixinnz.bsky.social Proud Kiwi 🇳🇿
Mother, grandmother, partner to Clive.
All Black fan 🏉
Loves bridge ♠️♥️♦️♣️, gardening 👩🌾, travelling 🧳
Wondering what on earth is wrong with Americans to vote that prick in.- R Richard Pamatatau @rpamatatau.bsky.social Aspiring poet, former journalist, academic, gardener owner of Margaux the "xtra" German Shepherd.
jevvv🇳🇿 @jevvv.bsky.social If we haven't spoken in public why are you DMing me?
Twitch reader of old books, introvert, neurodivergent of the AuDHD flavour. Any jevvv or jevvvnz in the wild prob me, so say hi https://twitch.tv/jevvvnz And be kind- we all need it!
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social Fraud-fighter and wannabe philanthropic entrepreneur. Help me?
Inclined to making terrible jokes.
https://twitter.com/mangetout and basically anywhere else I could get the handle.
Whaea K @whaeak.bsky.social Childless cat lady, compulsive reader, Steampunker, Swiftie, Māori urbanist, auntie, anti-TERF feminist, Buddhist. Officially Old & fine with that. Te Atiawa/Taranaki, now living in the beautiful Ngāti Kahungunu rohe. Toitū te Tiriti!
Greg Jackson NZ @realgregjack.bsky.social Poet, parent, partner, grandparent.Multiple careers including advertising copywriter, award winning journalist, political reporter, campaign manager, speechwriter, strategic advisor.Now writing and on perpetual garden leave.
Amanda Cossham @afcossham.bsky.social Books, texts, documents, reading, research, taxonomy, classification, fabric and fibre. Librarians rule Oook! Aotearoa New Zealand
Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social Aging, hermit-prone, art inclined, left wing, climate panicked,animal lover 😊😮💨🌳🙏 #Kikorangi #ToitūTeTiriti
Elaine @geninz.bsky.social Left leaning Kiwi Love my cat Smudge, animals and nature. Gave Musk the bird. Remember when you thought this year was going to be better than last year
MoiratheMāori @moirathemaori.bsky.social Here.
Ngāi Tahu, Waitaha, Kāti Mamoe.
Pete Burtonwood @catlinspete.bsky.social Strategic and critical thinker. Enthusiastic pedant. Retired career firefighter. Experienced at sorting out other people’s chaos. Salford and County Kerry. MUFC. If you are American, you will be blocked. This is year 249.
miravox @miravox.bsky.social Aotearoa New Zealand
Profile Pic: 'Out of Step', Donau Kanal (2016)
Banner: Whāingaroa, Waikato (2026)
Geographer - Specialist subject: Access to health services - rheumatoid /autoimmune arthritis (lived experience)
Opinions my own
Sorry for the typos 🧐
Annie @beingaboutnz.bsky.social Tangata Tiriti; ally; recovering DONM; likes coffee; PapersPast; yellow (and apricot) pōhutukawa; woke like Jesus
Toast Conger @toastchanges.com Yes Toast. Topics I follow: change, NZ pocket friends, KDrama, weather, permaculture, weaving, she/her🌱🇳🇿
@toastfloats@mastodon.nz
@toastfloats elsewhere
Jane @janethoye.bsky.social Lover of coffee, books, fine wines & good food, cycling, words, history, great conversations, travel, my OH, kids & gkids. Curious people person.
Paying it forward as you never know who needs a hand. A GB.
Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa NZ.
🇳🇿🏴
InaBeeK @inabeek.bsky.social I am cheaper than therapy and lots funnier.
Now I'm a BLUE dragon @kiwiwalrus.bsky.social Tree and bird nerd, master's student doing conservation biology, community conservation and citizen science enthusiast, volunteer, ride bikes.
Whatungarongaro te tangata, toitū te whenua - As man disappears from sight, the land remains.
Ken @kenzime.bsky.social Not here for pointless arguments, and if you want that my method is block early and without regret.
Living the dream in the deep south Pacific. Probably lots of dog photos, beach and bush.
I swear, a lot.
I make a lot of typos.
Lauren she/her @eccentriccatlady.bsky.social Reader, queer, nerd, mom, animal lover, passionate about social justice, neuro spicy, Aotearoa newbie, 🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇳🇿🇵🇸💚🐶🐱👩🏻🎓
Cat Connor @catconnor.bsky.social Crime writer, tequila drinker, mostly a good person. Has cats. www.catconnor.com
Just a tired tauiwi @irritabletauiwi.bsky.social 100% my own whakaaro not employer’s 🇮🇹 tauiwi in Ōtautahi, musings about life teens politics, antifascism, MH❤️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🫶🏼mutual support, gardening, DYI pātai. Toitū Te Tiriti. Sorry I can’t help too long strings of posts you were warned.
Claire Lacey (they/them) @poetactics.bsky.social poet. nerd. performer. educator. critic. phd in poetry and brain injury. general enthusiast.
located in Ōtepoti Dunedin. from Canada.
Dan Goodwin @danfromnz.bsky.social In Marcus’ ear weeknights on ZB, but most of my feed will be Wordle scores and pictures of my cats. He/him. I'm not the Dan Goodwin who climbs buildings.
linktr.ee/danfromnz
TT @turntableshred.bsky.social But only in their dreams can men be truly free. ‘Twas always thus, and always thus will be.
#vegan #nzpol #lfc #genealogy
Panpetual, likely liker of 🐱🐶🦦🐮📸
The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk A charitable organisation promoting and advocating poets & poetry since 1909. Publishes #ThePoetryReview, supports young poets @youngpoetsnet.bsky.social.
poetrysociety.org.uk
linktr.ee/poetrysociety22
Scuby @scubanursenz.bsky.social Gardening, humanity, humour, and health & disability. Cis, pakeha
Aotearoa. 
Andrea @adklepto.bsky.social She/her
Yes, I do want to see your pets
Also want to see your art (made or bought)
Totally a filter on the profile pic
Auckland via napier and welly in Ao/NZ
@fairybreadfun.bsky.social @fairybreadfun.bsky.social Mum, Aunty, 1 dog, 4 cats. The Power of Play! Horowhenua, Aotearoa. She/Her.
Peg Y @juniegrrl.bsky.social Chilling in SoCal
Mike Kay (he/him/ia) @mike-kay.bsky.social Located in Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa. Enjoyer of music, movies and mystery. Any questions? Yeah, me too.
Tangata Tiriti.
https://linktr.ee/i_am_mike_kay
Chris Mills @ambientspace.bsky.social #Brewer and former #Freelance #VisualEffects #Artist. #hopePunk #electronicMusic #ambientSpace #NZTwits
https://AmbientSpace.com
Kim Tairi (ia/she/her) Nā te mea he Māori ahau ia rā ia rā @kimtairi.bsky.social Selfies & left-leaning commentary with a sprinkling of te reo Māori | Kuia | Toitū te Tiriti | He uri ahau nō Waikato Tainui. Ko Ngāti Korokī te hapū. | My views | https://thisnzlife.co.nz/a-home-drenched-in-colour-is-perfectly-suited-to-t
@billienz.bsky.social @billienz.bsky.social 
Mark Illingworth @millingworth.bsky.social Peace Squadron & Red Squad Onslow rd veteran but not quite done yet, aye. 
Jen Longshaw @jenlongshaw.bsky.social Romani artist/writer living in rural New Zealand. Was once called a "CNN Communist" and "full of shit". Prone to sarcasm.
Anne-Louise @robeanne.bsky.social Language geek, outdoors freak, reading, books, handstands in high places, a wee dram or two never goes amiss. Love my boys. Kei Kirikiriroa Hamilton au e noho ana ināianei engari i tipu au i Leeds. Proud Yorkshire lass in Aotearoa
@annaksage.bsky.social @annaksage.bsky.social Takiwatanga. Likes architecture, cats, dogs, performing arts & sport. Fascinated by people & politics. Dislike religion, poverty, discrimination, war & hatred.
Deborah Russell MP @beefaerie.bsky.social Labour List MP based in West Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Spokesperson for Revenue, Climate Change, Associate Finance
Authorised by Rob Salmond, 2 Gilmer Terrace, Wellington
Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social Co-founder of Dark Times Academy @darktimesacademy.bsky.social
Pottery at tilburyavenue.felt.co.nz
Counter disinfo 🗣
Critical tech 📵
Climate 🌀
Community education 📚
Words 🖋
Art 🎨
Cindy Ana 🇳🇿 @kakapowhakatoi.bsky.social Would rather write than talk. Sometimes I don’t read skeets properly, especially pre-coffee. Rāmere is my favourite day. Work can be found in Broken Spine Arts, takahē, Voicemail Poems
Special mention in Given Words 2025
Phil D @haggiskiwi.bsky.social Occasional imbiber, sofa sporter, cautious traveller, F1 moaner, amateur pic taker, semi-sci-fi geek, Pop Vinyl grower. Grumpy old man. Monday hater. Can't grammar proper. he/him.
Rarely updates http://haggiskiwi.blogspot.com/
Hazel @hazelt.bsky.social Welsh lass now living in Whakatū, Aotearoa. Ex software engineer, now part-time busy doing crazy shit I wish I'd discovered earlier in life. Posts sporadically. Short lefty green vegan, she/her