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A video from when @thebrittmann, @aldenwilliams and I spoke to and photographed five inspirational women who are fighting for change. #stuff @canon.nz @nzstuff #news #video #aotearoa #environment #climatechange #transrights #landwar #ihumatao #otautahi #newzealand #suffragette #suffragettes

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Carpark, Otara Shopping centre. #drone #auckland365 #auckland #dji #aerial #picoftheday #flightpath #dronestagram #dronepic #dronepicoftheday

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Te Warena Taua, an elder from the Auckland iwi Te Kawerau a Maki, lays his hand on the truck of a giant kauri tree as the tribe issued a rāhui or ceremonial ban on access to the Waitakere Ranges, in a bid to halt the spread of the kauri dieback disease. #kauri #kauridieback #auckland #auckland365 #rāhui #ban #ecology #environment #newzealand #canon #photojournalism #news #iwi #māoritanga

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Members of local iwi Te Kawerau a Maki carried out a rāhui ceremony in Auckland's Waitakere Ranges. The rāhui is a ceremonial closure of an area, making entry into the area tapu or forbidden according to Māori custom. The area is home to hundreds of kauri trees, many of which are infected with the contagious dieback disease. This kauri, despite its size and apparent strength, is dead, having afflicted with the dieback disease. #iwi #māori #newzealand #tapu #rāhui #Waitakere #kauri #indigenous #forbidden #photojournalism #picoftheday #canon #potd https://i.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/99470663/R-hui-ceremony-performed-in-Waitakere-ranges 2/3 #tree #photojournalism

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Members of local iwi Te Kawerau a Maki wear foliage as headdress as they prepare to carry out a rāhui ceremony in Auckland's Waitakere Ranges. The rāhui is a ceremonial closure of an area, making entry into the area tapu or forbidden according to Māori custom. The area is home to hundreds of kauri trees, many of which are infected with the contagious dieback disease. #iwi #māori #newzealand #tapu #rāhui #Waitakere #kauri #indigenous #forbidden #photojournalism #picoftheday #canon #potd https://i.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/99470663/R-hui-ceremony-performed-in-Waitakere-ranges

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Visitors to Bethells Beach cast long shadows as the first day of the 2017 New Zealand summer comes to an end. #shadows #bethells #beach #weather #drone #mavic #auckland365 #auckland #westauckland #picoftheday #instadrone #drone #dronestagram #droneoftheday #aerial #droneaddicts

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A pair of swimmers bob in the whitewash at the west Auckland surf beach of Bethells Beach. #bethells #bethellsbeach #drone #dronestagram #dronepic #dronepicoftheday #mavic #auckland365 #auckland #surf #westcoast #newzealand #dji #weatherpic

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Visitors to the west coast Bethells Beach in Auckland park up beside the main route taken by the surf lifesaving quad bikes. #lifesaving #umbrella #drone #dronestagram #blacksand #ironsand #summer #weather #weatherpic #picoftheday #aerialphotography #mavic #auckland365 #auckland #westcoast #bethells #beach

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Between 1095 and 1911, Mt Matavanu erupted on Samoa's island of Savai'i sending lava flowing northwards, burying five villages. As seen from a drone, the concrete walls of the Sale'auna Church peek through the returning jungle and are all that remain after the volcanic flow incinerated the wooden parts of the church. #church #drone #dronestagram #dronephoto #samoa #beautifulsamoa #savaii #picoftheday #instadrone #tourist #tourism #pacific

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On a high hill, overlooking the capital of Samoa, Apia, lies on of the Pacific nations most famous import, Robert Louis Stevenson. Tusi Tala, as he was known in Samoa, was the author of Treasure Island and died after living in Samoa for only four years. Locals formed a huge human chain to pass his coffin hand over hand, up through the jungle to the peak that has become his final resting place. #beautifulsamoa #samoa #tusitala #drone #dronestagram #pacific #tourism #tourist #mavicpro #picoftheday #author #grave #robertlouisstevenson

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Talofa! I remember seeing @kingkapisi's #screamsfromtheoldplantation video years ago - and it was awesome to be able to visit Papase'a Falls with both a camera (and a drone) and a pair of togs. For a few tala (which goes to a local organisation who takes care of the area) you can slide on your bum down a series of waterfalls in a incredible Pacific environment. #beautifulsamoa #samoa #manusamoa #travel #papasea #drone #dronestagram #droneoftheday #picoftheday #tourism #pacific #mavic #mavicpro #aerialphotography

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Talofa lava! With a view of a South Pacific lagoon, Amoa Resort on Samoa's Savai'i island is developing a beach to meet the growing tide of visitors to the Polynesian nation. #samoa #beautifulsamoa #drone #dronestagam #instadrone #mavic #mavicpro #dji #aerialphotography #beach #lagoon #tourist #tourism #pacific #picoftheday

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Talofa lava! A man-made spit pushes out into the sensationally clear blue waters near the Amoa resort on Samoa's Savai'i island. I can't promise that *all* beaches in Samoa are as beautiful as this, but I can recommend that you head over and try as many as you can... #pier #spit #drone #dronestagram #samoa #beautifulsamoa #mavic #mavicpro #instadrone #picoftheday #dji #droneoftheday #oldplantation #manusamoa #news #tourism #airborne

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Talofa lava! This is the inter island ferry that runs between Savai'i and Upolu, the two main islands that make up the Pacific nation of Samoa. Not a bad office, right? #drone #dronestagram #dronepilot #mavic #pacific #samoa #photojournalism #ferry #dji #mavicpro #news #teuila #droneoftheday #picoftheday

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veteran helicopter pilot who’s courage under fire in Afghanistan saw him awarded the NZ Gallantry medal. SQNLDR Pryor is running the Auckland Marathon this weekend, fundraising to support the important work of the Mental Health Foundation of NZ. To support  Ben, visit https://aucklandmarathon2017.everydayhero.com/nz/ben-s-marathon-fundraising-page #medals #airforce #nzdf #RNZAF #helicopter #helo #beatswalking #veteran #mentalhalth #PTSD #PTSDawareness #RUOK #athlete #strong #fitness #auckland365 #aucklandmarathon #42point2kilometres #medals #offcameraflash #portrait #portraitoftheday #POTD #instaportrait

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Part of a news shooters job is improvisation - spur of the moment solving of problems you didn't know you had. Here it was shooting the Modern Māori Quartet - so I just asked them how long I had (not long, they were in the middle of writing a song); is there a room we could shoot in (nope) so it was out into the garden with an off camera flash. They had no issues hamming it up on request (media pros!) with spades and tomato stakes - boom! In, out, no messing about - frames taken. #canon #modernmāoriquartet #modernmaoriquartet #newzealandmusic #music #bandpic #nobricks #garden #māori #1dxmk2 #flashphotography #offcameraflash #aotearoa #auckland365 #churfullas #picoftheday #groupshot #instamusic #instafamous

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Peter McInnes is losing his ability to talk, but due to medical technology advances, is now banking his words so he'll be able to communicate in the future. #technology #medical #tech #voice #speech #portrait #canon #portraitoftheday #potd #instaportrait #nofilter #canon1dxmarkii #flashas #KISS #keepitsimplestupid