@beverlyfletcher.bsky.social
Reader, dreamer, gardener. Glad to be retired. Based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Strongly opposed to our current coalition government / ship of fools.
It’s a spectacularly beautiful book.
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
It’s a spectacularly beautiful book.
I’m very supportive of public libraries as welcoming community spaces. Find it ironic though that this article comes from someone based at least partly at Auckland university considering the devastation that has been wreaked on the university library.
November 27, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I’m very supportive of public libraries as welcoming community spaces. Find it ironic though that this article comes from someone based at least partly at Auckland university considering the devastation that has been wreaked on the university library.
Oh nooooo!
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Oh nooooo!
The Eden Park bosses seem to have forgotten there’s a train station at Kingsland for all the frustrated wanna-be Kingsland shoppers.
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The Eden Park bosses seem to have forgotten there’s a train station at Kingsland for all the frustrated wanna-be Kingsland shoppers.
Health insurance supported by your employer has some serious downsides and certainly does nothing for the unemployed or the retired.
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Health insurance supported by your employer has some serious downsides and certainly does nothing for the unemployed or the retired.
Let’s recycle 2015. I spent 6 months in France. I’d happily do that again!
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Let’s recycle 2015. I spent 6 months in France. I’d happily do that again!
Why are newspapers ignoring the small print in the report which says it can’t be relied on for decision making? It’s basically a liad of assumptions and guesswork!!
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Why are newspapers ignoring the small print in the report which says it can’t be relied on for decision making? It’s basically a liad of assumptions and guesswork!!
Well, Western Park abuts Ponsonby Rd
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Well, Western Park abuts Ponsonby Rd
I find my local council is very variable with emails. I emailed one team in the weekend and got a reply on the Monday. Another team says they aim to reply within five days, but don’t. A lottery.
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I find my local council is very variable with emails. I emailed one team in the weekend and got a reply on the Monday. Another team says they aim to reply within five days, but don’t. A lottery.
Yep. They just don’t want to invest in enuff people to answer the phone. And when it cones to responding to emails!!!!!!!
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Yep. They just don’t want to invest in enuff people to answer the phone. And when it cones to responding to emails!!!!!!!
I wish do many companies - especially govt / local govt agencies - would install these systems.
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I wish do many companies - especially govt / local govt agencies - would install these systems.
I completely agree. Also, a social media ban for some people is effectively saying to social media companies that they can continue to profit from hosting scams, hate speech, etc., we’ll just stop relatively few people from experiencing it. At the same time that under-16s will be evading the ban.
November 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I completely agree. Also, a social media ban for some people is effectively saying to social media companies that they can continue to profit from hosting scams, hate speech, etc., we’ll just stop relatively few people from experiencing it. At the same time that under-16s will be evading the ban.
Oh. If only I could remember how i got here …
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Oh. If only I could remember how i got here …
Historian / hagiographer / liar (all terms describing the same person)
November 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Historian / hagiographer / liar (all terms describing the same person)
When a criminal suspect is also a staff member, the HR issues can get complex.
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
When a criminal suspect is also a staff member, the HR issues can get complex.
this government is hell bent on giving us reasons to vote them out!
November 20, 2025 at 1:04 AM
this government is hell bent on giving us reasons to vote them out!
And that “Wellington hasn’t had its fair share” stuff is so school child level whining.
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
And that “Wellington hasn’t had its fair share” stuff is so school child level whining.
Glad he’s encouraging involvement in the consultation but would really like to see him making the case for many other things being higher priorities for government expenditure.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Glad he’s encouraging involvement in the consultation but would really like to see him making the case for many other things being higher priorities for government expenditure.
I’m happy to regularly buy lotto tickets and dream of an affluent future while knowing I’m very unlikely to win as I know I’m contributing to AoNZ good causes. If some money is to be siphoned off to a private company then I won’t be buying any more tickets.
Die Buschkerle - Spielen in der Natur
Gibt es etwas Schöneres als Spielen in der Natur? Mit meinem Konzept möchte ich den Kindern von Heute die Chance geben, den Wald als Lebensraum für sich zu entdecken.
win.to
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I’m happy to regularly buy lotto tickets and dream of an affluent future while knowing I’m very unlikely to win as I know I’m contributing to AoNZ good causes. If some money is to be siphoned off to a private company then I won’t be buying any more tickets.
Sorry about that ladies and gentlemen. Air traffic control tried to land us on top of another plane.
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Sorry about that ladies and gentlemen. Air traffic control tried to land us on top of another plane.
My *best* landing of many in Wellington: early evening but already dark; coming in to land - we can see the landing strip; plane suddenly soars up again; silence then nervous laughter; the plane circles then comes in to land and does so successfully. As we taxi to the terminal the pilot says:
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 AM
My *best* landing of many in Wellington: early evening but already dark; coming in to land - we can see the landing strip; plane suddenly soars up again; silence then nervous laughter; the plane circles then comes in to land and does so successfully. As we taxi to the terminal the pilot says:
Very tempting ….
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Very tempting ….
Good grief. The price has doubled since 2019 when I last went to Europe.
November 19, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Good grief. The price has doubled since 2019 when I last went to Europe.