Terry Baucher
@trabaq.bsky.social
Apparently I'm 60 plus. 😮 The track is my happy place. Proud JAFA. Receiver of nonsensical comebacks from bad drivers. Host of The New Zealand Tax Podcast www.baucher.tax
Mōrena whanāu! Low clouds obscured sunrise but not this anti-GE message at Torpedo Bay. Kia pa to rā!
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Mōrena whanāu! Low clouds obscured sunrise but not this anti-GE message at Torpedo Bay. Kia pa to rā!
Mōrena whanāu, looking east from Torpedo Bay pier towards St Heliers. Wind has dropped, so quite warm now. Kia pa to rā!
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Mōrena whanāu, looking east from Torpedo Bay pier towards St Heliers. Wind has dropped, so quite warm now. Kia pa to rā!
Mōrena whanāu! We're continuing to enjoy some spectacular sunrises here in Tamaki Makaurau. This is from the end of the little breakwater off Windsor Reserve. Kia pa to rā!
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Mōrena whanāu! We're continuing to enjoy some spectacular sunrises here in Tamaki Makaurau. This is from the end of the little breakwater off Windsor Reserve. Kia pa to rā!
Mōrena whanāu! A beautiful start today in Tamaki Makaurau. Kia pa to rā!
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Mōrena whanāu! A beautiful start today in Tamaki Makaurau. Kia pa to rā!
Mōrena whanāu. Low cloud this morning so couldn't see the sunrise at Devonport Wharf where a fisherman waits for a bite under the Greer Twiss sculpture. Kia pa to rā!
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Mōrena whanāu. Low cloud this morning so couldn't see the sunrise at Devonport Wharf where a fisherman waits for a bite under the Greer Twiss sculpture. Kia pa to rā!
At the Rose Theatre for the final night of "The Cemetery Club" and top marks for ad placement if a little on the nose.😀
November 22, 2025 at 6:24 AM
At the Rose Theatre for the final night of "The Cemetery Club" and top marks for ad placement if a little on the nose.😀
Mōrena whanāu. Stunning sunrise looking towards Bastion Point from Windsor Reserve. Cracker day ahead here in Tamaki Makaurau. Kia pa to rā!
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Mōrena whanāu. Stunning sunrise looking towards Bastion Point from Windsor Reserve. Cracker day ahead here in Tamaki Makaurau. Kia pa to rā!
As the article notes, one of the drivers of the violence is climate change. Good to know we're not pulling our weight eh?
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
As the article notes, one of the drivers of the violence is climate change. Good to know we're not pulling our weight eh?
"National-level military enterprise" - how will this go down with the US?
To summarise, Willis
&co blew off a deal with an ally & a democracy in order to secure a lesser, & later delivery, deal with an autocracy which is in an arms race with our most important ally. Have I got that right?
#nzpol
To summarise, Willis
&co blew off a deal with an ally & a democracy in order to secure a lesser, & later delivery, deal with an autocracy which is in an arms race with our most important ally. Have I got that right?
#nzpol
November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"National-level military enterprise" - how will this go down with the US?
To summarise, Willis
&co blew off a deal with an ally & a democracy in order to secure a lesser, & later delivery, deal with an autocracy which is in an arms race with our most important ally. Have I got that right?
#nzpol
To summarise, Willis
&co blew off a deal with an ally & a democracy in order to secure a lesser, & later delivery, deal with an autocracy which is in an arms race with our most important ally. Have I got that right?
#nzpol
Mōrena whanāu! Low clouds obscured today's sunrise but made a dramatic backdrop over Maungauika. Kia pa to rā!
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Mōrena whanāu! Low clouds obscured today's sunrise but made a dramatic backdrop over Maungauika. Kia pa to rā!
Mōrena whanāu! Clouds over Rangitoto and choppy waves off Cheltenham Beach herald incoming bad weather. Kia pa to rā!
November 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Mōrena whanāu! Clouds over Rangitoto and choppy waves off Cheltenham Beach herald incoming bad weather. Kia pa to rā!
Mōrena whānau, Tina and I weren't the only ones watching today's sunrise from Windsor Reserve. Kia pa to rā!
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Mōrena whānau, Tina and I weren't the only ones watching today's sunrise from Windsor Reserve. Kia pa to rā!
Mōrena whanāu couldn't see the Aurora Australis last night, but today's sunrise (viewed from Windsor Reserve) isn't too shabby.
Kia pa to rā!
Kia pa to rā!
November 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Mōrena whanāu couldn't see the Aurora Australis last night, but today's sunrise (viewed from Windsor Reserve) isn't too shabby.
Kia pa to rā!
Kia pa to rā!
Interesting OIA stat from Inland Revenue here, 56,360 over-65s had residential rental income for the year ended 31st March 2024.
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Interesting OIA stat from Inland Revenue here, 56,360 over-65s had residential rental income for the year ended 31st March 2024.
Absolutely cracked up seeing Thunderbird 1 in background. Top work professor!😂
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Absolutely cracked up seeing Thunderbird 1 in background. Top work professor!😂
"A pint? That's very nearly an armful!"
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 AM
"A pint? That's very nearly an armful!"
The same Brian Roche who's assured the Govt he can manage his conflicts of interest? That Brian Roche? Hmmmm.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The same Brian Roche who's assured the Govt he can manage his conflicts of interest? That Brian Roche? Hmmmm.
Mōrena whanāu this massive container ship blocked out Sunrise as it enters Waitemata Harbour. Kia pa to rā!
November 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Mōrena whanāu this massive container ship blocked out Sunrise as it enters Waitemata Harbour. Kia pa to rā!
November 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Treasury is saying "woe is us" again and suggesting asset sales. So here's a reminder from the OECD that our Govt actually has a net worth ($191bn per Treasury) which makes us an outlier globally.
www.oecd.org/en/data/indi...
www.oecd.org/en/data/indi...
November 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Treasury is saying "woe is us" again and suggesting asset sales. So here's a reminder from the OECD that our Govt actually has a net worth ($191bn per Treasury) which makes us an outlier globally.
www.oecd.org/en/data/indi...
www.oecd.org/en/data/indi...
"At the going down of the sun, and in the morning we will remember them"
Devonport Field of Remembrance, Windsor Reserve, Devonport.
(Taken yesterday morning)
Devonport Field of Remembrance, Windsor Reserve, Devonport.
(Taken yesterday morning)
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"At the going down of the sun, and in the morning we will remember them"
Devonport Field of Remembrance, Windsor Reserve, Devonport.
(Taken yesterday morning)
Devonport Field of Remembrance, Windsor Reserve, Devonport.
(Taken yesterday morning)
Been so busy sunrise chasing recently we didn't notice this Pohutukawa in bloom! Looks to be the first along King Edward Parade.
November 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Been so busy sunrise chasing recently we didn't notice this Pohutukawa in bloom! Looks to be the first along King Edward Parade.
The 2024 Budget had 122 pages of all the cuts considered necessary to save the economy. One of those cuts (and an act of pettiness which got nowhere near the attention it should have) was the Prime Minister’s Vocational Excellence Award established by Jacinda.
www.treasury.govt.nz/sites/defaul...
www.treasury.govt.nz/sites/defaul...
November 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The 2024 Budget had 122 pages of all the cuts considered necessary to save the economy. One of those cuts (and an act of pettiness which got nowhere near the attention it should have) was the Prime Minister’s Vocational Excellence Award established by Jacinda.
www.treasury.govt.nz/sites/defaul...
www.treasury.govt.nz/sites/defaul...
Morena whanāu! Stunning sunrise today (again). Enjoy them while the weather's good. Kia pa to rā!
November 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Morena whanāu! Stunning sunrise today (again). Enjoy them while the weather's good. Kia pa to rā!