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Phill Hardstaff

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Director of ICT for the Nauru Government. Based in Nauru, Central Pacific. Ham radio callsign C21TS and FK1TS and was 3D2TS. Mostly just post photos of Nauru. Keep my opinions to myself mostly.

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Sunset from the back of my place, going to misss this. Calm waters tonight. Close in dredge barge, further out Chinese hospital ship.

23.09.2025 08:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
View of airport and sea in Nauru a small island in the middle of the pacific ocean

View of airport and sea in Nauru a small island in the middle of the pacific ocean

View of airport and sea in Nauru a small island in the middle of the pacific ocean looking at setting sun

View of airport and sea in Nauru a small island in the middle of the pacific ocean looking at setting sun

View of airport and sea in Nauru a small island in the middle of the pacific ocean

View of airport and sea in Nauru a small island in the middle of the pacific ocean

View of airport and sea in Nauru a small island in the middle of the pacific ocean of the eastern end of the runway

View of airport and sea in Nauru a small island in the middle of the pacific ocean of the eastern end of the runway

Been a while, should start posting something other than just walking around the airport, but anways .. walk last weekend around the airport at Nauru, Central Pacific Ocean.

02.09.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nauru, been here 2 years.

30.08.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

All is good in Nauru. Just very occupied with work. Thanks for asking ;-)

25.04.2025 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sunset in Nauru over a golden beach in the foreground

Sunset in Nauru over a golden beach in the foreground

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Walk tonight around the airport, Nauru, Central Pacific.

25.04.2025 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Easter give aways for the kids in Nauru. Children were lining the street 2 hours before this started with plastic bags waiting to be filled. And nearly every child came away with a full bag. Some big kids too <3

25.04.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Chicken chop suey at picnic table by the beach

Chicken chop suey at picnic table by the beach

Sunday lunch at Anetan Beach. Nauru. Central Pacific. At least take away is ok here.

09.03.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Nauru airport

Nauru airport

Nauru airport

Nauru airport

A flying fish

A flying fish

Out for a walk tonight found some flying fish? that made it up to the top of the seawall.

09.03.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ha ha so that's a thing there too? Will try to get over to Tarawa this year.

31.12.2024 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Across the road. Nauru Central Pacfic.

31.12.2024 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In for a noisy night lol Nauru Central Pacific Ocean.

31.12.2024 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Years Eve in Nauru, Central Pacific Ocean. This is a yearly thing here.

31.12.2024 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sign saying garden of love

Sign saying garden of love

Multi colored plastic chairs used as decorations

Multi colored plastic chairs used as decorations

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The garden of love. Nauru central pacific. Don't ask me what the chairs are about 🀣 but it needs a good watering.

29.12.2024 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
4 huge speaker cabinets covered with plastic.

4 huge speaker cabinets covered with plastic.

Your typical Nauru home sound system πŸ˜… some places have systems like this going night and day. Nauru central pacific.

29.12.2024 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sunset Nauru with many different cloud types.

Sunset Nauru with many different cloud types.

Nauru, Central Pacific. Clouds here never cease to fascinate me. In one pic you get pretty much every type. Walk around the airport couple of nights back.

21.11.2024 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bluesky Crosses 20 Million Users, App Usage Soars 500% After Election Bluesky also tops Threads in website visits, according to new data from Similarweb.

Saw this on PC MAG who funnily enough don't seem to have a presence here? www.pcmag.com/news/bluesky...

19.11.2024 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a very cut back flame tree with a sofa wedged in the first branches, kids like to sit up here.

a very cut back flame tree with a sofa wedged in the first branches, kids like to sit up here.

Nauru, Central Pacific, Sofa Tree. Walk on Thursday night around the airport. There was about 8-10 local girls sitting in this when I walked past earlier. Not sure why there is so much rubbish in that spot. The signs only last about a month.

17.11.2024 05:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Plants with a stringy orange vine like this growing on them

Plants with a stringy orange vine like this growing on them

Grass with a stringy orange vine like this growing over the top of it

Grass with a stringy orange vine like this growing over the top of it

panoramic view from the northern end of the island looking north. Nice blue sky with fine clouds, green and orange plants in the foreground

panoramic view from the northern end of the island looking north. Nice blue sky with fine clouds, green and orange plants in the foreground

Mined areas of the island with only rocky pinnacles left behind, the holes can be quite deep

Mined areas of the island with only rocky pinnacles left behind, the holes can be quite deep

Nauru, Central Pacific. Walk this morning up top. Most of the Island central plateau is just rocky pinnacles left after phosphate mining. Found this orange thing growing everywhere like a giant orange spiders web.

17.11.2024 05:52 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thanks, that was a great read

08.11.2024 08:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Dead grass around airport runway in Nauru.

Dead grass around airport runway in Nauru.

It's maybe 3 months no good rains here. Republic of Nauru central Pacific. Grass around airport runway dead as. That's the runway in the middle. Road goes right around the perimeter.

07.11.2024 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Boy fishing at the seawall last night. Boy with setting sun behind.

Boy fishing at the seawall last night. Boy with setting sun behind.

Republic of Nauru. Central Pacific. Boy fishing at the seawall last night.

07.11.2024 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thanks mate, appreciated, need to do more ;-)

30.10.2024 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
My cat Castor sleeping on my old shoes

My cat Castor sleeping on my old shoes

Hello Pollux, this is Castor, your twin from the Republic Nauru. Unfortunately, Castor disappeared last month before his 1st birthday. Found him as a scrawny little thing outside one day. His favorite spot was sleeping on my old shoes.

25.10.2024 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sunset Nauru Central Pacific Islands

Sunset Nauru Central Pacific Islands

Sunset Nauru central pacific

Sunset Nauru central pacific

The Repulic of Nauru, Central Pacific. Sunset and absolutely flat seas.

28.09.2024 07:37 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cool, most people never heard of the place. Been here a year myself.

20.09.2024 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cloud over Nauru island

Cloud over Nauru island

Hi bluesky from The Republic of Nauru. Central Pacific.

20.09.2024 07:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Zombie drive me nuts, literally. How anyone could like that chorus is beyond me.

31.08.2024 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, nearly got to the end of the thread before someone said Michael Bolton lol

30.08.2024 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Sunset Nauru island

Sunset Nauru island

Nauru, Central Pacific, Sunset.

15.08.2024 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nauru sunset. Out for a walk. Nauru central pacific ocean.

08.08.2024 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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