Mastodon DeepL translation:
An image composed of 578 individual 8-second exposures was 📷️ by Brendan Larsen on 9 September 2026 between 20:18 and 22:13 local time near the New Zealand volcano Mt Taranaki. The image shows 14,450 trails from around 1,400 individual satellites."

Fail-up political appointee pleads to keep his job after the election.

#nzpol

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics_election-2026/2030674/infrastructure-nz-election-plea-keep-individual-projects-out-of-coalition-deals

"Elytron presents itself as an information security company with international operations. In addition to the commercial address in São Paulo disclosed on its website, the firm has been registered in Portugal since 2021.

The company’s public face is João Lucas Melo Brasio, self-titled “cybersecurity expert and ethical hacker.” In 2018, he founded the business with Felipe Garofalo. That same year, it gained notoriety after declaring that it had identified a vulnerability in the TSE’s sys ..."

Anyone else getting "No Street View imagery available here." for about a week?

A bit of sad news folks:

I've just spoken to @nprofile1q... 's son and he has confirmed that Kirsty died on 8 Oct 2026.

Kirsty's funeral will be in Taupo this Saturday 17 Oct.

https://notices.nzherald.co.nz/nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/name/kirsty-nixon-obituary?id=62710402

Does a state which commits a genocide not cede the right to exist?

An Air New Zealand ATR-72-600 preparing to make an emergency landing at Napier Airport.

Click on History for the live view.

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=c82336&lat=-39.501&lon=176.873&zoom=10.4&showTrace=2026-10-06

Jack Alexander Captein, the New Zealand nazi-sympathiser soldier convicted of attempted espionage by a New Zealand military tribunal, is officially named after appeals pursuing permanent name suppression fail through the courts.

@nprofile1q...

https://unicornriot.ninja/2019/new-zealand-soldier-arrested-for-alleged-nazi-ties/

Was that an #eqnz or just my heart beating?

Turns out it was an #earthquake, shallow, 5.3, and near New Plymouth.

When Sat Oct 3 2026 2:57 AM
Where 25 km east of New Plymouth
Shaking Strong
Magnitude 5.3
Depth 11 km
Quality best

https://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/2026p742111

Blasted paperspast is blocking users who run ad and script blockers.

Two two Airbus AS350 helicopters worth more than $1million each are ordered forfeit to the New Zealand government after continuing with illegal crayfishing trips despite warnings.

#avgeek

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361040034/two-1m-helicopters-forfeited-after-illegal-queenstown-crayfish-dining-trips