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Blatant two wheel bias with a feijoa flavour

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Sunfish: the suitcase with fins

Chris Wootton interviews Auckland Museum’s Marianne Nyegaard about this 'suitcase with fins'.

#sunfish

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Husqvarna 701 SM

Power to the People

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thank you note in lunch!

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rabbit defence board 1891

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Kiwi crossing

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With its 1.8 m wing-span, the Australasian gannet is a conspicuous, predominantly white seabird that is common in New Zealand coastal waters. They can be observed feeding solitarily or in large congregations, especially near the larger colonies. Australasian gannets breed in dense colonies on coastal islands and on cliffs and beaches of some headlands of the New Zealand mainland; the breeding distribution also encompasses south-east Australia and Tasmania. 

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— Ian Griffin (@iangriffin) January 24, 2018

Astronomer Ian Griffin says Rocket Lab and Peter Beck have 'vandalised the night' with satellite - NZ Herald

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(via Half a million hectares sold)

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Not content with polluting our own waterways...we will now pollute the night sky...for everyone...worldwide

“So; NZ’s first act as a spacefaring nation is to pollute the night sky. For all mankind. Nice one. Not.

The only good thing about the “Humanity Star” (aka the NZ pollutes the night sky project) is that it burns up in 9 months. 9 months is way too far away IMHO.

So.. according to Trump era entrepreneurs, flashing disco balls in space are the way to promote philosophical reflection. I beg to differ. That’s why next week I will be watching the eclipse and reflecting how a supposedly green nation has vandalised the night. #sad pic.twitter.com/O928AK9Rzk

Enjoy this sight while you can still can. For the next nine months a flashing disco ball (NZ light pollution project) is going to flash across it. “For Humanity” #nonsense pic.twitter.com/XxfmdEphOa “

— Ian Griffin (@iangriffin) January 24, 2018

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(via The world's most unloved, underappreciated wildlife – in pictures | Environment | The Guardian)

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(via wasp control news)

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Bum of bee. Simply.

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A kingfisher dives underwater to grab its prey in Ferrara, Italy. Kingfishers are frequently caught flying into water but finally what happens underneath has been snapped. Photograph: Caters News Agency

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The Opportunities Party - Environmental Policy

We can and must get smarter. If we want to keep and capitalise on our clean green image, we need to start investing in our environment.

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(via Toxic river ruins summer, locals say | Radio New Zealand News)

Connected to previous post, the Selwyn is not a braided river system but suffers similar problems as many other waterways in New Zealand

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Over the line: Rivers being whittled away

Thousands of hectares of public land on the fringes of Canterbury's rivers have been absorbed into expanding farms.

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(via Lord of the Rings actor says NZ tourists shocked by polluted 'sewer' Middle-earth | Stuff.co.nz)