#aotearoa

Here is a bit of an intro of who I am and I got into some pest trapping I do at home and some goals for the future

A shortened version of my current situation featuring sovereignty and systematic racism.

Image of NZ Parliament buildings, Wellington protests 2022, Wikimedia public domain Kia Ora everyone, I have just joined this week and I was going to make a community for our country but found this one

Aotearoa : Land of the Long White Cloud.

Prediction: When the borders open it's going to be a housing shit show. Residential rentals will go AirBnB for tax reasons. Motels won't renew emergency housing contracts. Rents will go up. Build more

In typical fashion, the proposals to beat NZ's housing crisis are: lefties - tinker around with how the cake is sliced righties - make a bigger cake

Not content with leaving New Zealand off world maps, our money is being replaced too.

NZ Police dropped its armed response team. Maybe it's back to pepper spray for now.

This is Cape Reinga, located at the northern part of the North Island in New Zealand. It is 100 kilometers from Kaitaia, the nearest town. "Reinga" is a Māori word which means "the

This is Lake Taupo, a magnificent natural attraction in the Central Plateau at the North Island in New Zealand. It is the largest lake in New Zealand by surface area; with an area of 616 square kilometers,

Just before leaving Whakatane, the New Zealand town where my parents live, I came across two really cool murals I hadn't seen before. Granted, they are on the outside wall of the police station, where

New Zealand Labour MP Shane Jones thinks ok to tell women wot not too wear. Mate it's 2019. but I've got zero tolerance when I saw some of the personalities out there dressed up in yoga pants. Yah reckon

Today I would like to address the controversial issue of nativism, and how this misplaced and misundersood environmentalist movement is the cause of much destruction in New Zealand (and presumably other

Since moving to New Zealand my parents have become avid bird-watchers. Not the kind that like to buy extensive equipment and travel great distances to spot some rare species, but more the type who like

Today I wanted to complete the other half of the Nga Tapuwae o Toi walk, between Whakatane and Ohope, and since the last time it was so nice, I made the same arrangement with my parents: I’d do the hike

This is St George's Catholic Church at the rural town of Te Kuiti, New Zealand Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web

Since the nice weather stayed with us, I decided to go on a hike into the hills surrounding Whakatane. There is an 11 km long loop called Nga Tapuwae o Toi (on the footsteps of Toi), which took me up to

Whangarei Falls is a 26m high waterfall located in Whangarei City in New Zealand. If you like my posts, I appreciate if you can follow my account. Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web

I couldn't post about a place without checking out its local street art, and Whakatane has some really awesome ones! Some older, some more recent, some are proud and prominent, others are a bit hidden,

Small and quaint Whakatane also happens to be the “Gateway to White Island” allegedly New Zealand’s most active volcano. This strange type of tourist hot-spot is a far cry from sandy beaches, sunny resorts,