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Stunning sunset with a large tree as a silhouette.
At the river mouth, black clouds above, chilling wind rippling the water and multitudes of seabirds waiting out the bad weather.
The Netflix image of the heroine & hero of Pursuit of Jade. We enjoyed it
Nationwide online survey of Tiriti-based organisational journeys Our Honourable Kawanatanga study, led by Heather Came and Clive Aspin, explores organisational governance, power-sharing and the application of Te Tiriti oWaitangi. In Stage 1 we interviewed 50 leaders to create a living archive about te Tiriti-based practices and to help identify practical steps that groups can take to advance their Te Tiriti journeys. Currently in Stage 2, the project aims to survey people who work or participate in organisations such as community groups, sports clubs, churches, social justice or environmental issues. We want to know about your experience of the practical steps for organisational Te Tiriti journeys and from this, to create a unique repository about Tiriti-based governance and practice. We are eager to hear from people affiliated to the vast array of organisations throughout Aotearoa. If that is you, please take the time to support our project by completing the online questionnaire. It should take 20-30 minutes to complete and focuses on your experiences of i) structural power-sharing, ii) relational practice, ) policy and systemic integration, iv) monitoring and accountability. You can find the questionnaire here or you can scan the QR code. The closing date for this survey is 31 May, 2026. Email joyaratima@gmail.com to receive our newsletter to keep up to date about the project.
Photo of Article by Shane Jones on What Governmet is doing to secure oil supply. Waikato Times 11 March
Three jars of jewel like orange-coloured apricot jam with a Moorpark apricot on top of the middle one on the windowsill as clouds gather!
Happy caterpillar munching swan plant in vege garden.
Pretty white double cosmos flower, marigolds behind in the vege garden.
A bottle of Radox Bathwash with a purple arrow pointing to the shank of the pump with an elastic band wrapt around it to stop it pumping out so much. Cheaper living Bsky.
Beautiful beach sunset in pastel pinks, orange and yellow above the blue sea. Dunes in the foreground.
Scallopini plant with green vegetables
A big tomato lateral taking off on one of my tomato plants.
A bowl of pesto ingredients, a bottle of Waikawa Glen olive oil and a NutriBullet container full of made pesto
White spirits next to a glue free clean glass jar. Cabbage, thyme & meths in the background.
Renew Now (A display of 6 NZ Geographic journals fanning out) Renew your sub in 60 seconds We still need your help - support our journalism
Packet of Seymour brand 20 pack HEAVY DUTY STEEL PEGS. Says “strong steel construction means a longer life for your pegs, no more snapped plastic or mouldy wooden pegs. These pegs will be your best helper at the clothesline, holding paper or even to pin up photos!” We will see!
Many types of pegs thrown on bench *Plain stainless steel ones *Advertised super grip stainless steel covered in plastic *A different style of the standard grip peg *Plastic ones like the old wooden ones.
RNZ pushing Luxon’s quote of the year as headliner for quote of the year competition. Vote for Chlöe’s link in tweet above.
Little Korean crown prince and the man who killed his friend’s family on Netflix. (100 days my Prince).
A white side plate of sour cream, rice crackers topped with Camembert & a blop of homemade lime marmalade. Cracker pack in the background and a peep of homemade lime marmalade.
Tall leafy cauliflower with no central florets. Taking up a lot of room. Next to green oak lettuce.
NZ Woody’s Nitate Free Back Bacon in the packet. A beautiful balanced cut of fat snd meat. Other cuts & meats available, nitrate free & low nitrate. Check them out.
Sunset at the beach, 3 kids floating down the river towards the sea, with Dad playing lifeguard with his beach buggy
Text “We have just not followed policy whatsoever and it doesn’t take a rocket scientist.. Jevon has tried to get rid of this by making a complaint and.. making [Ms Z] the villain” From Stuff
Sunset at the beach. Soft pastel clouds, sea and lupins and flax heads in the dunes.
Sea below, clouds above concealing sun - giving light play, with smaller clouds looking like rays emanating from the bigger clouds. Colours predominantly grey with a little blue peeping through the sky. Sorry quite hard to describe ♥️
Gorgeous glowing golden crostini (sliced, toasted French bread brushed with oil and or butter. A use for stale bread.
Tama Potaka in a Māori cloak with arms outstretched, his ancestors large paintings displayed in front. Paul Gnome Goldsmith is sleeping
4 jars of Lime Marmalade, golden orange in colour with light behind it.
Lime pieces and peel soaking in boiling water to soften skins over night. These are yellow limes not green ones.
A clivia with a yellow flower peeping out. The strappy leaves are tinged with yellow and brown at the ends.
Upcoming Levy (Tax) increases 2025 3 years of increases coming up 2026 Interest charges will apply to all instalments plans No Claims Discount ends (for biz that have a levy of less than 10k) Biz outside experience rating no longer subsidise those in the program (for biz that have a work levy of more than $10000.)
In LHS side a photo of an awful school lunch, on the other a photo of David Seymour gorging himself (with a school lunch).
Snippet from paper “Constitutional law expert Professor Andrew Geddis, from the University of Otago, explains that in order to set in place a 75% Parliamentary support entrenchment provision, the Government needs 75% support in the first place. He points to Parliamentary Standing Order 270, which says a proposal for entrenchment must itself be carried by the House by the majority that it would require for the amendment to be entrenched. In April, Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta said she had written to all political parties to seek their support for entrenchment.
From DIA website. Shows Mana whenua were really at the base of the appointment tree appointing the Regional Representative group WITH Councils, not on their own. Takeover… pfffft.
Letter to editor, pre 2023 election, warning of scrapping 3 waters & bemoaning sale of electricity shares making super profits while super charging customers.
Sand ripples left at low tide with the shadow effect, fading into the distant sky…
We have become a very negative wet whiney inward looking country and we have lost the plot. A photo of Luxon on a national blue background - the author of these words.
“We have become a very negative wet whiney inward looking country and we have lost the plot” said by Luxon. A photo of him with the quote in writing beside him
Pecuniary Register for Luxon. Shows 2 residential and 1 investment property now.
A beautiful in-season Gisborne Navel Orange cut in half.
Freshly picked Gisborne Naval Oranges cut into segments
That desperate hug by Luxon to PM Albanese.
A weird Act Party poster of David Seymour with words “It’s essential that the Govt cuts red tape at every opportunity. We must run the ruler over the rules that dont make sense and delete them.” Weird part is odd face looking one way in greyscale and a shadow of him in light blue looking the other way.
Fromm Hooton, The Herald 1 Aug. “Underlying emptiness of (Luxon’s) plan & approach to #nzpol generally is that past 2 weeks of frenetic media activity can be explained by Beehive knowing that all main polling coys are currently in the field..’pumping the polls’ to get a better score..”
Luxon Prioritised Power, And Sidelined Te Tiriti.
Looking up the beach and there in the very far distance over the sea is beautiful, majestic Ruapehu on the horizon.
Stuff online page Breaking news Man found dead in bus at Auckland Depot. And then underneath that heading “Labour pushes for Potaka to release homelessness briefing amid concerns over rising numbers”
Photo of Janet Wilson’s article in The Post. Heading is “Council-bashing offers a handy distraction”
A large ovoid boulder of pumice, lying as it washed up on the beach. Lovely patterns on the sand.
A big plastic red and white cute fish found at the beach
Beach scene, estuary looking beyond to the sea and sunset on the horizon just as the sun dipped. Almost in the middle of the horizon, a small triangle. Taranaki. Not so far. ♥️
A block of Rolling Meadow Tasty cheese 800 grams.
Orange Road Cone Hero halfway down a dune path that has been washed away. Road cone prevents broken bones.
Gorgeous green celery soup with tiny dark green specks of parsley - no bowl, no topping or anything else. Just the soup.
Beautiful very large piece of driftwood thrown up on to the sand from the sea. Colours are all grey and taupe with interesting lines and pitted. Sand rivulets showing where the waves ran over it and a few tiny shells.
Front page of the international version of the Financial Times. Climate scientists accuse NZ (& Ireland) of hiding livestock emissions. Neglecting our livestock emission responsibilities?
Bright red Aurora Borealis with a bright lemon yellow to almost a white as the Aurora hits the land. Land silhouetted in black against the bright sky and a single star/planet among the red. Sky at the top of the photo is black.