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Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON

@ahafoka.bsky.social

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NZ / Aotearoa based. Freedive, spearfisher & mucking round in boats. Also volunteer crew for the Hibiscus unit of Coastguard NZ Tautiaki Moana https://www.coastguardhibiscus.org.nz I rabbit on about all of the above and throw in politics & dad jokes.

www.coastguardhibiscus.org.nz

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Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · Jun 29

Inspired by a pic Jeremy @floregonian.com posted of the sea I’m starting a thread of sea / water related pictures I’ve taken. Bear with me as I add to it sporadically as I seem to have quite a few pics in my phone. Most were taken in Aotearoa New Zealand. I’ll start with my profile pic.

Tony Freediving with a seal. We are both looking at each other (I’ve got a speargun in my hand but deliberately not pointing it at the seal). Pic taken at the end of Karikari Peninsula, Northland, New Zealand

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Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 8h

That’s awesome!

Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 8h

Actually I recall Steve saying he had teachers sign up from other countries - so if you like the Kiwi accent then get stuck in!

Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 10h

Steve lives in Snells Beach.

I organised an evening where he came down and spoke to my Coastguard unit.

Excellent, enthusiastic guy who has won a heap of awards for his work eg. Blake Medal, and even a BAFTA for his work on BBCs Blue Planet 2

Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 10h

Here's something for New Zealand parents and teachers of primary age kids. It's free (and Riley and Steve are an awesome daughter / father team!)

#kikorangi
#sealife #marinelife
www.youngoceanexplorers.com/teacher

Teachers and parents, welcome to Young Ocean Explorers!

Explore New Zealand's fascinating underwater world with Riley and Steve Hathaway.

www.youngoceanexplorers.com

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Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 16h

Agreed. Luck and privilege (race, birthplace and much more - including the work of others like our parents) underpin so much of what we can do but on top of that our choices / priorities / dreams influence things too

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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 1d

Could you pls do an old ex-Art History teacher a solid, sign this petition to save the subject in our schools, and pass it on.

These philistines need to hear from you all.

Thank you

petitions.parliament.nz/a1acf19a-72f...

Edvard Munch's 'Scream' but with the text 'I can't believe they're cancelling Art History' in a speech bubble

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Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 17h

I was slightly frustrated when my parents phone number went from 6 digits (excluding area code) to 7 digits. Their 6 digit number had a certain pattern/cadence to it and the random digit introduced in the middle broke that cadence.

(Mum still has that number so best I don’t share it)

Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely! We love our walks on the local beaches too. (and after work swims)

Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 1d

And both of those options carry a lot of privilege so I know I’m lucky (but I also prioritise my spending so I can do that sort of stuff I guess )

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Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 1d

When I get grumpy I switch to planning a little trip on the sea (or, even better, actually go for said trip).

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Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 1d

True that!

Although I kind of have that pain a bit later as the fuel card gives me 12c/litre off the pump price and I get billed in the following month ... (and I filled the boat up last week when we went out for a quick trip).

Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 1d

Fuel tank and water tank both pretty much full now ... so that's around 1200 kg of fluid ...

(I won't have to refuel for a while ... )

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Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 1d

While I feel your frustration I also thank you for letting us ride along for a bit.

:) Didn't Jason Paris give his email out a while ago? Find that and email him screenshots ...

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Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 1d

Power cut at home for urgent maintenance so I’ve brought my laptop down to the boat so I can work. Of course it’s raining … and I’m filling the boat with water

(Fresh water in the 450 litre storage tank as we’re going away for the coming weekend - it takes a while to fill)

View through the front windscreen of Mānava with the radio and instruments in the foreground, rain on the windows and a view of other boats in Gulf Harbour Marina, Whangaparaoa, Auckland.

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Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 1d

I think it was during the last mens RWC in NZ that the NZ Rugby Union tried to promote Tutira mai as a bit of an anthem - they failed as it felt too manufactured (NZers don't like that).

And Ruby does it a few years later on her own with her personality and passion.

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Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 1d

nah mate, you're all good.

We do get a lot of "that's not correct" or "WTF it's not spelt that way" and also assumptions that we are talking about American events / cultural references etc. and you don't give that vibe at all.

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Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 1d

This reminded me of Ruby Tui at Eden Park ...
youtu.be/y2ETGpoLfSs?...

Ruby Tui sings "Tūtira Mai" to whole 40,000+ crowd of Eden Park after winning Rugby World Cup 2022

YouTube video by Pick Six Productions

youtu.be

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Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, we didn't use those terms at home but they we were / are familiar with them.

Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 1d

TBH many of the brands you listed are used as common terms in NZ too. That's partially because of cultural influences (we see a LOT of American films etc. here) and also because they are just used. (add Hoover to the list too)

Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 1d

The English language is weird (not just the colonial versions)

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Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 1d

😂 At least we (New Zealand) don't have a lot of brand names included as free advertising. Esky is a brand of "chilly bin" and what Aussies call them. "doona" is a brand of duvet and doona is common parlance in Australia.

Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 1d

There are ship breakers / graveyards in India and Bangladesh.

youtube.com/shorts/Sm32p...

Here is the Last Harbor for Ships - Ship Recycling Yard #shorts

YouTube video by UhaveToSeeThis

youtube.com

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Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, they are introduced pests in NZ. Still a few on Kawau Island and maybe other places.

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Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 2d

Got sent a much better video from Saturdays racing off Whangaparaoa… if you look closely you might see me standing by a flag around 22 seconds in …

Tony Hafoka Ao NZ TON @ahafoka.bsky.social · 2d

Got sent a much better video from Saturdays racing off Whangaparaoa… if you look closely you might see me standing by a flag around 22 seconds in …