Kurt M
@kiwikurt.bsky.social
Airline Pilot | Girl Dad
From Gisborne to Auckland by way of West Papua and the Rhône Valley
Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿
From Gisborne to Auckland by way of West Papua and the Rhône Valley
Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿
#nzpol While I get the cruelty is the point of Luxon and Upston's welfare policy announcement I still struggle to fathom it. Is this limit of $65k before or after tax? That level of household income isn't even enough to cover basic living costs.
I always knew this government would be bad but...
I always knew this government would be bad but...
October 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
#nzpol While I get the cruelty is the point of Luxon and Upston's welfare policy announcement I still struggle to fathom it. Is this limit of $65k before or after tax? That level of household income isn't even enough to cover basic living costs.
I always knew this government would be bad but...
I always knew this government would be bad but...
It's most definitely spring with wildly changeable weather even for Auckland but nice to get out and about in the Botanic Gardens
October 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
It's most definitely spring with wildly changeable weather even for Auckland but nice to get out and about in the Botanic Gardens
Can't believe Luxon sold it for this shitty coin
October 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Can't believe Luxon sold it for this shitty coin
The outcomes of National governments are many. This is undoubtedly one of our worst
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/travel/36070...
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/travel/36070...
May 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The outcomes of National governments are many. This is undoubtedly one of our worst
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/travel/36070...
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/travel/36070...
Storms yesterday afternoon around 250nm east of Sydney in the Tasman Sea
April 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Storms yesterday afternoon around 250nm east of Sydney in the Tasman Sea
Can add to the chorus that Eros Kafe in Adelaide is the real deal. Delicious
April 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Can add to the chorus that Eros Kafe in Adelaide is the real deal. Delicious
Checking all the bits are attached before heading off to Adelaide for the night. Looking forward to trying out Eros Kafe @dreddieclark.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Checking all the bits are attached before heading off to Adelaide for the night. Looking forward to trying out Eros Kafe @dreddieclark.bsky.social
Before our daughter was born we began collecting the Little People, Big Dreams series. One of those is on Anne Frank. Not sure what to make of it but our blonde, blue-eyed 4 year-old wants us to read this one a lot. Hitler was a bad man and Donald Trump is a bad man she says. I think she might be ok
April 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Before our daughter was born we began collecting the Little People, Big Dreams series. One of those is on Anne Frank. Not sure what to make of it but our blonde, blue-eyed 4 year-old wants us to read this one a lot. Hitler was a bad man and Donald Trump is a bad man she says. I think she might be ok
Approaching Melbourne last night with a glorious sunset in beautiful flying conditions
April 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Approaching Melbourne last night with a glorious sunset in beautiful flying conditions
Warning came a bit late today. 121.5 was quite busy for a while there
February 21, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Warning came a bit late today. 121.5 was quite busy for a while there
February 16, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Yesterday heading for the Gold Coast there was a lot of active thunderstorm activity. We had to make a sharp turn to the north after threading through some decent weather then got radar vectors for the ILS. The ILS is rarely done at the Gold Coast as it has to be justified to the local community.
January 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Yesterday heading for the Gold Coast there was a lot of active thunderstorm activity. We had to make a sharp turn to the north after threading through some decent weather then got radar vectors for the ILS. The ILS is rarely done at the Gold Coast as it has to be justified to the local community.
Beautiful day for flying down the length of the country. I would like to say this is Lake Tekapo but I'm honestly having doubts. Full visual confirmation is hard even on a clear day at 36,000 feet when you're doing 470 knots groundspeed
January 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Beautiful day for flying down the length of the country. I would like to say this is Lake Tekapo but I'm honestly having doubts. Full visual confirmation is hard even on a clear day at 36,000 feet when you're doing 470 knots groundspeed
Miss 3 asked me to take Chase to Christchurch. It was raining outside so he did not accompany me on the walk-around before heading back to Auckland
January 11, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Miss 3 asked me to take Chase to Christchurch. It was raining outside so he did not accompany me on the walk-around before heading back to Auckland
St Elmo's fire dancing across the windscreen while on descent from 35,000 feet last night with a lot of weather around the Southern Alps. Very cool to see for the first time
![St. Elmo's Fire occurs when the atmosphere becomes charged and an electrical potential strong enough to cause a discharge (plasma) is created between an object and the air around it. This can happen to an aircraft flying through heavily charged skies. St Elmo's Fire is usually bluish or violet in colour but can also have a greenish tinge. [Skybrary.aero]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nedy2kmhy275u352ujqqy3cu/bafkreihtli5enmxis4bb6fqy2dyu7strh73dp75z7uhetkflsfv6jp2oda@jpeg)
December 15, 2024 at 8:14 PM
St Elmo's fire dancing across the windscreen while on descent from 35,000 feet last night with a lot of weather around the Southern Alps. Very cool to see for the first time
Quite nice to be able to eat a meal in the new machine without dropping food down ones lap
November 20, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Quite nice to be able to eat a meal in the new machine without dropping food down ones lap
Age yourself with your first computer.
Not the first that we owned but definitely the first computer I encountered from 5 years old at primary school. We had one Amiga 500 in each classroom. Used to get to school early so we could play Lemmings.
Not the first that we owned but definitely the first computer I encountered from 5 years old at primary school. We had one Amiga 500 in each classroom. Used to get to school early so we could play Lemmings.
November 18, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Age yourself with your first computer.
Not the first that we owned but definitely the first computer I encountered from 5 years old at primary school. We had one Amiga 500 in each classroom. Used to get to school early so we could play Lemmings.
Not the first that we owned but definitely the first computer I encountered from 5 years old at primary school. We had one Amiga 500 in each classroom. Used to get to school early so we could play Lemmings.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,600,560!
September 18, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,600,560!
Love high pressure in winter
July 10, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Love high pressure in winter
Every day is a game of two halves
May 29, 2024 at 2:27 AM
Every day is a game of two halves
If you see this, quote post with a famous landmark you've seen.
May 25, 2024 at 6:17 AM
If you see this, quote post with a famous landmark you've seen.
Yeah night mode makes it visible even in the central suburbs with horrific light pollution
May 11, 2024 at 7:58 AM
Yeah night mode makes it visible even in the central suburbs with horrific light pollution