Earlier in the month I was at the #BoyleOutdoorEducationCentre, helping teach #LincolnUniversityNZ's third-year field ecology course. It's where students do their own research. One student, Katie, was eager to do a study comparing tūī and korimako. We convinced her not to as we hardly ever see tūī.
Then, perhaps as expected, a tūī ended up visiting a flowering NZ flax right by the lodge every day.
Tūī are like that. Flamboyant contrarians.
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/148717407
#birds #Aoteara #NZ #tui

Headed out to Karekare for an afternoons shooting. Sent the drone up a couple of times and managed to clog to rotors with sand after a hilariously failed take off 😂
But I at least managed to get a couple of shots and a lil video. You should definitely check out the video on YouTube that just went up!! - Link in Bio!!

📷: DJI Mini 3 Pro
#nzphotographer #droneshot #Aoteara #nz #dronephotograhy #karekare #westcoast

Gorgeous day in #Aoteara #christchurchnz #newZealand

Son spending New Year's in Lisbonne with his mates. Oh to be young again. I'll be at home with my cat, one streaming service or another & baked beans on toast. I'll probably be in bed by 10! Shall stick to my drinking ban though & indulge only in Perrier (nice drop that). G then flys to London & on to #Aoteara for 6 months. Lucky chap. 😊

Lest we forget… ☹️ https://thespinoff.co.nz/books/03-12-2021/remembering-raupatu-a-forgotten-anniversary?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1670018470 #Aoteara #NewZeaand

Um no. Actually I won’t share my raincoat with you
#nz #insect #creepycrawlies #Aoteara

#nzpol great summary of the arguments for Parliament reducing the voting age to 16 in #Aoteara #newzeland

I've been amused but the crusty positions of the (predictably) conservative/right wing parties: which boil down to reflexive dislike of change and anything that reduces their relative influence.

Parliament now has to justify keeping the voting age at 18 – it's a hard argument to make https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/479286/parliament-now-has-to-justify-keeping-the-voting-age-at-18-it-s-a-hard-argument-to-make

Thanks to everyone who answered the poll I put up. A sunflower lanyard/wristband means the person has an invisible disability/disabilities. These can include but aren't limited to autism, chronic pain, dementia, etc., & mean the person may need extra time/support/accommodations.
https://www.lifeunlimited.net.nz/about-us/hidden-disabilities-sunflower/

#AotearoaNZ #Aoteara #newzealand #invisibleillness #invisibledisability

“Labour remains ideologically obsessed with Kāinga Ora being a massive government-owned housing provider, which crowds out the community housing sector.”

#ChrisBishop, NZ National Party, 2022

#Aoteara #NZ #politics #housing

Seeing as today is a Zero Day for #COVID19 cases here in #Aoteara #NewZealand I thought I'd pop up the latest graphs