June's Data news: mailchi.mp/4d5d3adc5daf/j… Including 1300+ new charts, and a great blog post from Andrea Carboni on lessons learned setting up the accommodation data programme.

Starting a business survey can see overwhelming. Who do you include? How do you convince them to voluntarily participate? How do you keep them engaged? Andrea Carboni addresses these questions and more on our blog: blog.figure.nz/collecting-dat…

Oof they massively underestimated demand for event busses to opening football World Cup match on northern busway. Every bus is full leaving Albany and heaps waiting at other stops along the way!

Seeing the football ferns make history live was pretty amazing. We were absolutely expecting to get trounced so that was a phenomenal live experience. #FIFAWomensWorldCup #NZLNOR #NZLvNOR

I wish they’d mark on stadium seating where the corporate hospitality seats are so I never again have to spend 40 mins listening to a whiny white lady complaining about how the marketing activation space wasn’t perfectly located while the football ferns were making history.

Akl pals: does anyone going to Lizzo know whether 6:30 is doors opening or gig starting?

One of the few things Twitter was still nice for is live events but the number of misogynistic tweets from dudes about the #FIFAWWC is just ruining it.

Watching right wing folks criticise Mahuta’s style choices and remembering when they all went after Metiria for spending too much on suits. Māori women can’t win, eh. Especially with how hard it is to get plus size formal business attire that isn’t ugly.

It’s so clear that the reason the right are so obsessed with crisis actors/false flags etc is because they know they do that shit all the time, and they can’t believe that genuine activists are far less likely to.

Auckland folks: who does a good cinnamon bun (the type with icing).

AKL folks: anyone have a good heat pump servicing company they can recommend?

Chortling at the idea that anyone would worry about Slavemart being disadvantaged over op shops. Slavemart, the literal worst. How is _that_ the example you choose? They are the least sympathetic organisation ever.

Any Auckland mutuals want some tomato seedlings? I ended up with too many grown from seed.

Not sure how many pals are still here but life update: After a couple miscarriages we got pregnant again this year. It was rough — salmonella, kidney stones, cervix stitches — and then last week our boy decided to come prematurely at 24 weeks 5 days. He’s in NICU until Dec.

For those of you who are around, if you want to support us at all, we have set up some support sites: Support Crew (provide logistical help like food, cleaning, buy us lunch, run errands etc) app.supportcrew.co/register?invit…

We also have a Givealittle (NZ’s Go Fund Me) because I’ve had to stop work 4 months earlier than planned. Absolutely no expectations but we’d appreciate any support while our lives are turned upside down. givealittle.co.nz/cause/support-…