A Kiwi, but not a flightless bird or brown fuzzy skin green centred fruit. Humanist, Skeptic, Cyclist, Car Enthusiast, Westie Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand | he/him
I thought the 'velominati' was a funny parody of cycling snobbery, then found some take it seriously as 'rules'. I mostly ride solo, in cycle kit but go out of my way to find non-sponsor branded team stuff. The thing that really gets me, and I
What started as an article share has also revealed an interesting view of on-line (left) vs 'print' (right) media. I read the 'print', actually digital on-line magazine app view, of today's The Independent' (U.K.) on solo parenting. But when went to share
It was great to see Greg's Vine Street Stories 30th Anniversary Tour, the album live plus more, so good. Also nice of him to sign my first release 30-year-old CD! Although I mostly listen to his 'Tilt Your Interior - The Whole Kit and Caboodle' (box
I recently 'read' Michael Palin's 'Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire': Some years ago a stash of family records was handed down to me, among which were photos of an enigmatic young man in army uniform, as well as photos of the
Posted when I saw this Facebook reel. It's 4am, I'm sitting in an A&E watching staff working their arses off, and getting insulted by a pathetic little upstart whose only experience in health organisation is as the ex-spokesman for the group "Stop Family
I am sad to hear Rich Sales, founder of NZ Autodesk Reseller Salesoft CAD Solutions, passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, at his home recently. Rich was an Architect who saw the potential in this thing called CAD in the early 80s and pioneered use of AutoCAD for design in NZ.
After years of consultation, design, and after they've started construction, Auckland Transport have backtracked on the people & cycle friendly aspects for spaces around the new Karanga-a-Hape Central Rail Link Station (see the links 1 & 2 below). It's the Canada St, Cross St, Mercury Lane
Sent tonight: From: Robin Capper Sent: Wednesday, 2 April 2025 18:53 To: Christopher.Luxon@parliament.govt.nz <Christopher.Luxon@parliament.govt.nz> Subject: Regarding Treaty Principles Bill submissions Regarding: "Look, we've been overwhelmed by the number of submissions. The positions on the Treaty Principles
Updated September 2025: Little did I know it would be my last TypePad Anniversary!
Either way, nice one Techsmith Snagit, my essential screen capture tool. This arrived in my inbox today: TechSmith Snagit Advert about hiding sensitive information While I was listening to radio news about... Journalist releases texts sent by US Defence Secretary about military operation | Radio NZ | 22 minutes ago Details of
(And I've been to Tibet)
This quote from Simeon Brown, Health Minister: Doctors fear Govt instruction means they can’t talk freely about public health issues - Stuff "Brown said: “Writing submissions opposing a fast-food restaurant in Wānaka, as Health NZ did last year, is not what New Zealanders expect from their health service.