Nah its a super strong list with some great people on it eh - both existing MPs and new candidates. Unfortunate reality of our system that everybody has to be ranked in comparison to each other.
I mean he's probably related somehow? It's not that common a surname.
Great beard tho
Familiar names on this list...
Hattrick for Melie Kerr! Brilliantly bowled, we're so lucky to have her.
Old bellows used to provide oxygen to firefighters
Wall of photos of firefighting and badges from other stations
The museum was a real lesson in how protective equipment has improved over the years, and it was pretty sobering to hear the real impacts firefighters who used that old equipment are facing with huge increases in cancer taking many lives.
Table with old hoses and other firefighting equipment
Firefighting gear and patches on a wall
After our meeting wrapped up, was great to chat with some of the FENZ team about their jobs and learn more about their gear, and then it was deeply impressive to see how quickly they got into the truck and out the door when a 111 call came in.
Selfie in front of breathing apparatus hanging on a wall
A firefighter points out things on a wall full of photos of fires
Absolutely fascinating to check out the small firefighting museum at Wellington City Fire Station yesterday.
I was on site for a meeting of @fireandemergencynz's Wellington Local Advisory Committee that I'm a member of.
Photo of the sun setting behind Kāpiti Island, taken from a hill
Good evening from Waikanae Beach
Genuine kudos for this from my region's civic leaders.
Speaking with one voice against this immoral law change.
Jorja Miller is one of the most dominant rugby players I've ever seen. Her ability as a big game player is simply phenomenal. And she's still only 22! Incredible. Black Ferns Sevens win again, what a team!
I'm calling it, gonna try for another 2 hours sleep before work.
Seifert was never going to be able to do it on his own. There's been no support at all. Really don't see what we gained by playing Chapman ahead of (in form) Conway throughout this tournament. #INDvsNZ
Not today 😭😭😭
Damn. Surely that's it 😭 #INDvsNZ
Fantastic comeback here at the back end of the innings after an awful start from us. Giving ourselves a chance perhaps? #INDvsNZ
Omg soft serves during long urgency hours would make things so much more bearable
As one of the Predator Free Kāpiti Coast steering group members, it's really cool to get to help start our rōpū up and work collaboratively with the volunteers and agencies already doing great predator control mahi on the ground to create a Kāpiti where nature thrives!
All but one of the photos on the website are mine too, a nice excuse to show off some of the beauty of this wonderful part of the world.
I built my first ever website aged 10 in self-taught HTML. Safe to say things are a bit different now, 31 years later, but I really enjoyed pulling together the website for Predator Free Kāpiti Coast recently and am pleased to set it loose into the world.
www.predatorfreekapiticoast.org
More than 80 in the end! On private land near the airport.
Three dead koi carp in a net
Koi carp are a destructive pest, eating native fish (and their eggs) while also destroying aquatic plants and reducing water quality.
Hopefully now they're gone these waterways will slowly restore themselves and be a great space for people and native fish and tuna alike to enjoy!
Rows of dead koi carp laying on the grass
A person in waders stands in a lake
I was lucky to spend time this morning with Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai and the Department of Conservation helping to clear out koi carp in Paraparaumu.
Made the decision not to wake up at 2.30 for the World Cup semi final. Absolutely gutted about that now. What a win, what an innings from Finn Allen. Can't wait to watch it delayed tonight. Let's go Black Caps!
An Aotearoa New Zealand swamp forest with white nets wrapped around mānuka and open water in the foreground. A makeshift boardwalk crosses the open water.
Tirauriki growing on mānuka. Other plants are wrapped with lengths of window netting and secured with cable ties.
Collecting seed from the regionally declining, locally critical tirauriki/dwarf mistletoe (Korthalsella salicornioides) today.
Rhys Mills from Ngā Manu Nature Reserve singlehandedly started this population from seed he collected from Waikanae Park & one other private property over the past decade.
Happy birthday to me, I have to go to work and it's hailing on the drive in!
Waimeha Lagoon
An Australian Coot in the water
A swan and four cygnets in the water
Popped down to Waimeha Lagoon for a spot of birdwatching, and found a few Australian Coots alongside the usual pūtangitangi, pāpango and swans. Pretty cool, I hadn't seen them here before.
Anyway, this conversation is feeling very repetitive and rather pointless now, so I'm going to go do something better with my Sunday morning, like have breakfast with my partner and walk my dog on the beach. Have a good day.
Apologies for assuming you were American. Your statement isn't aligned to my experience of speaking and living with people from around the world at all. Many people will give their lives to protect their communities, but most don't feel the same abstract connection to the concept of a nation state.
I mean you clearly never met my Russian-Kiwi former neighbour.
