@historyweaver2
Knitter, weaver, primary teacher, LSG tweasel, recent immigrant to Aotearoa New Zealand, Hawkes Bay Tauiwi. She/her π§Άπ Woke supporter of disability rights, trans rights, all things LGBTQIA+ ToitΕ« te Tiriti β€οΈπ€π€
Qatar produces 20% of the worldβs LNG.
Which goes through the Straits of Hormuz.
Because of the USβs war on Iraq the straits are closed, which makes the price of LNG unpredictable.
Maybe, just maybe, building an LNG import facility isnβt in AoNZβs long term best interests.
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Oh, I know this one! We own Air New Zealand because its former private owners made a series of ghastly decisions and registered an operating loss of $1.45 *billion* in 2001 and the Clark govt stepped in, bought an 82% stake and renationalised it so we still had a national carrier.
You accidentally roll your wheelchair over someoneβs foot - of course you apologise.
Your stimming accidentally knocks over your friendβs wine glass - of course you apologise.
Your ADHD causes you to forget your partnerβs birthday - of course you apologise.
Lack of intent doesnβt equal no apology.
@hankgreen.bsky.social is wearing a @pepperraccoon.com shirt that you can get: store.dftba.com/products/han...
Scene from Arrested Development in which Tobias is standing in the shower wearing jean shorts. Text on screen reads, βnarrator: IN FACT, TOBIAS WAS A NEVER-NUDEβ
Woah. Thatβsβ¦ a lot.
Good study by William & Peter Bisley: solar on 10% of NZ's available commercial & industrial roofs would cost $3b, earn $600m a year, and add 1.5 TWh of winter storage to the lakes βΒ the same amount of energy the cracked LNG scheme is supposed to deliver.
bisley.substack.com/p/abundant-e...
Te Puia in Rotorua is only about an hour away
NZ taxpayers spent $6M to bring Michelin stars here and only paid $3M to the WHO.
Contributing to world health seems like a much better spend to me. #nzpol
Large bowl of strawberries
Plate with sponge cake, strawberries, and topped with homemade whipped cream
Spring in Aotearoa π³πΏπ
Fresh strawberries with homemade whipped cream
Post you from a different era
Early 80s; very proud of my Wonderful Woman Underoos. Walking around in my older sisterβs marching band boots to complete the outfit.
Someone needs to open a Cat Cafe in Hawkes Bay.
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I was 12 when I read IT. I should probably revisit it, as itβs been 36 years - but it made a hell of an impact on me!
Motorists use chainsaws to clear Portobello Rd Keith Dickson, of Dunedin, said two big lines of trees had come down on Portobello Rd about a 1km apart near Glenfalloch. He was at the front of a line of cars, he predicted hundreds were caught up on the road, that had to stop for fallen trees. He had praise for his fellow Dunedin citizens, who, he said, came together to clear one lane and let vehicles pass. A trailer unit blown onto its side in Otaki St, Dunedin. Photo: Victor Billot A trailer unit blown onto its side in Otaki St, Dunedin. Photo: Victor Billot About 15 people, three with chainsaws on hand, from different cars got out and started cutting off and pulling at branches to clear a path. "I'm just really proud of Dunedin people because everyone got out of their cars and, without complaint, worked like we were a team, I'm amazed." The road remained "extremely dangerous", he felt, and urged caution for anyone needing to drive there. "The cliffs there don't look great, it's bloody dangerous. "There's going to be a hell of a lot of work there to clean up and stabilise it all."
Only in Dunedin do 20% of motorists have a chainsaw at hand when driving.
If it is so irrelevant, then why would Cattle Futures drop dramatically after the news?
The market knows this is bad for US producers.
www.barchart.com/futures/quot...
Kinda. There were 10,000 submissions for the flag referendum and it didnβt make it. It has since developed a cult following though.
The Laser Kiwi flag, originally titled Fire the Lazar, designed in 2015 by Lucy Gray as a proposed flag of New Zealand for the 2015β2016 New Zealand flag referendums. Black background with a brown silhouette of a kiwi shooting a green laser out of its eye. White Silver Fern leaf in the upper left hand corner.
Yet another reason Aotearoa NZ should have gone with the Laser Kiwi flag
The Union Jack in the corner contains the red cross of Saint George.
I am assuming that is the Christian reference.
I have yet to experience this coffee ice cream milkshake deliciousness you describe (iced coffee has always meant coffee with ice to me). Now I must find out where I can get this.
This is the best.
Working to rule is hard as a teacher. Letβs say you only have time to prepare for some lessons for the week.
What do you do with the students during the down time? Which lessons do you prepare the materials for, the lessons that will keep the kids busy the longest or those with the most academics?
Why not just go ahead with the βAβ instead of the ampersand and wholeheartedly commit to the acronym?
βWhere is that student?β
Hawke's Bay and nearby folk, the Hawke's Bay Readers & Writers Festival kicks off Friday 10th October! Here's one of our awesome Friday night sessions, Understanding Te Tiriti with Roimata Smail. Tickets only $15!
I really think a lot of New Zealanders donβt understand that US media isnβt just βpolarisedβ; that there are huge swaths of seemingly reputable media sources that outright lie and omit facts that donβt match their narrative. If you donβt realise this it could be easy to be blindsided.
A digital flatlay of two Karearea t-shirts, white with red ink, featuring a swooping falcon snapping an arrow in half above rising flames. It says Nature Reigns Eternal
A digital artwork featuring a swooping falcon snapping an arrow in half above rising flames.
A mockup of a unisex Karearea t-shirt, white with red ink, featuring a swooping falcon snapping an arrow in half above rising flames. It says Nature Reigns Eternal
Artwork of a Karearea, white with red ink, featuring a swooping falcon snapping an arrow in half above rising flames. It says Nature Reigns Eternal
KΔREAREA WINS BIRD OF THE YEAR!
(and I fortunately had a design of this beauty already cooking...)
Now available for pre-order, this fierce tee for the defenders of nature, non-tolerators of bullshit, and friends of the forest.
Pre-order at pepperraccoon.com
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