So Wellington is surrounded by a sea of shit. If only the previous government had some way of preventing this. Oh wait! They did! Congratulations Nat voters of Welly, higher rates and a poonami, local water done well 👏
Good luck man ☺️
The albatross experience in Kaikoura is also superb. There is a good variety of species to see. In my mind one of the best nature tourism activities in the country ☺️
You're going to be very busy shortly!
Genus parentia, one of Aotearoa's gorgeous native flies.
Those pages are on fire at the moment. There are also lots of bot accounts with overly long posts,written with AI and AI imagery proporting to be citizen journos. The RW are soaking it up. Election year 🙄
Our own Green Party is a partner in the Global Greens with the Green Party of England. And this brilliant ad is just as applicable here as there
Mauao...
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More work by the New Zealand cartoonist Daniel Vernon, whose work I often repost.
Tarāpuka, Black-billed gulls. These are endemic to Aotearoa/ New Zealand. They are usually found around fresh water, lakes and riverbeds. Like so many of our other species are in decline through predation and habitat loss...
Kārearea, with its usual look of disdain....
Giving the punched in nails a quick squirt of primer before you fill them will stop your putty from popping out.
Stunning light show tonight over the sea. The lightning has been going on for some time, no thunder just long brilliant lightning flashes lighting up the clouds....
Its an interesting pair of images. One shot full faced portrait the other a view of the top of his head.
Straight from IKEA...
The Rapture will not be televised. It will however be appearing on a social media platform near you...
Bird wars! As pretty as they are Eastern Rosellas are a pest, so are the flowers the Tūi and Rosella were after (the Taiwan Cherry, you can see the pink flowers at the bottom, super invasive) Rosellas compete with native birds and these two were battling for some time over ownership rights!
Congratulations! For your first act can you to get in a DJ for the music at next years AGM?
Democracy in action 😀
Oh well, there goes iNaturalist
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...
It's on NZ On Film as well, it's a treasure trove of NZ films.
Had to ba leen into it...
@owl-in-flight.bsky.social
This was a particularly moving story to shoot, and a genuine privilege to be able to be there. Have a look at the story 🙂
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My sons partner is making a movie! She is very talented and could use a bit of a hand to finance it! Jump on in and help support the arts in NZ! 😀
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When the cat goes adventuring under the house. Deciding whether it looks more like dreadlocks or a lace veil....