Weird notification as I hotspot on my MacBook Pro from my iPhone:
My iPhone charge is 100%; my MacBook Pro charge is 92%. Huh?
Recently hatched Oystercatcher sticking close to mum. 🐦
This little mite hopped away from our front door when I went out. Eventually it found a spot in a pile of shingle. Sparrow presumably. 🐦
Messages from a friend yesterday that I only spotted today 🐦 :
At least 2
Baby oyster catcher too
3 pied stilts too
I see a beach walk with camera in my near future. 😁
While looking for something else I came across my citizenship certificate. Almost exactly 20 years since I became a citizen of NZ.
In 1840 Māori signed a treaty with the British crown. It's thanks to that treaty that I'm able to live here in Aotearoa. Kia ora e ngā iwi.
God defend the breast screeners of New Zealand | The Spinoff:
After having her first mammogram, Anna Rawhiti-Connell finds efficiency, reassurance and care in a beleaguered public health system.
Hear hear!
The farmer next door was busy yesterday. This morning I got up to see this and thought: rural idyll. 😁
Sigh. By the end of next year this will be our Council: Whangārei District Council votes 7-6 against adding fluoride to water supply | RNZ News.
Double sigh, as if following the US were a good idea, especially these days:
A spokesperson for Fluoride Free, a group against fluoridation, praised the decision.
Mary Byrne and WDC councillors cited recent court rulings in the United States as justification for their concerns about fluoride in water.
Kiwis : Submission Opposing Treaty Principles Bill:
Submission template created by lawyer, author and educator, Roimata Smail.
She also has a book — Understanding Te Tiriti:
Leveraging her two-decades of legal expertise in Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Smail presents the facts in this short book in a way that is easy to digest. The handbook uses accessible language and beautiful design to make it easy to understand
Aargh, between anti-Money Laundering Measures and anti-scam and anti-fraud measures, trying to do anything relating to money these days, like paying for a piece of land, is a nightmare. Lots of proving identity, getting signatures witnessed, calling the bank and so on. 💲💲
I've been benefiting from these books for years. If you use Mac, iPhone, iPad etc do yourself a favour and learn something new. The Take Control Books Black Friday Sale 2024:
Black Friday sale, which runs through Tuesday, December 3 at 11:59 PM CST. For this one-week period, 24 of our books—that’s half the titles currently in our catalog—are half off. No coupon codes or special links are required; just visit our catalog page and look for books with a “Sale” tag (regular price crossed out, sale price next to it).
A shout out to JPs: we had to sign a paper form today and have it witnessed. Our local JP who lives not far away did a stellar job, with very friendly service. No cost either.
I think someone on Micro.Blog mentioned Derelict: Halcyone Space, book 1 by LJ Cohen. 📚
Although I enjoy watching sci-fi I don't always enjoy reading it. This book though kept my attention and I enjoyed the characters and the story.
I'll definitely be reading more.
I was already awake when this little shake came through. Seemed quite long. 〰️
They seldom have earthquakes up north, and funnily enough I'm going to miss them when we move.
New fish rite of passage for Ruakākā:
A multi-agency partnership is paving the way for migratory native fish to be able to navigate their way past a Ruakaka weir used for a public water supply. …
“We now know some fish, particularly those with climbing abilities, do get past the weir and its associated rock ramp …
“However, the numbers for fish that do not climb, including smelt, inanga and common bully, are severely reduced upstream …
NIWA and AFPS are working together to design and install a 25-metre long rock ramp fishway.
So many documents to sign when buying a house and land package. Luckily we can do most electronically. For that, Docusign is a blessing: the lawyer sets it up then it's just a matter of clicking on the yellow box to initial or sign, then clicking Next to move on.
Today's Pacific Wave Appreciation Society photo post. A busy sea. 🌊
Whale update: most were saved.
Most of the 40 pilot whales that were stranded on a Northland beach have been refloated following a mammoth effort from volunteers.
Whale rescue organisation Project Jonah received calls about 4.30pm Sunday that the whales were in trouble at Ruakākā beach …
About 200 people raced to the beach to help, and the majority of the whales were refloated and were being monitored by 8pm, Project Jonah said on Facebook.
Four whales died in the stranding.
Via: Rescuers race to help 40 whales stranded at Northland beach | RNZ News.