North Carolina bans medical masks (seriously), US/UK/NZ surging, covid 60% deadlier than influenza, weird new variant symptoms, US: no fall vax for uninsured, covid ripping through New Zealand schools, rAW MiLk eNTHusIaSTs, masking on the Fallout set, and more.
The coaltion of puritans rages on. We all knew Luxon had it in his wheel house but then Seymour and Winnie... well they've tossed their 'freedom' and 'libertarian' ways to the side. With an ease that suggested they never cared about freedom or the individual in the first place.
"So here is a call from the NZOSS to the New Zealand Government to set up a Government centric Mastodon instance to provide a conduit for Agencies, Departments, Entities, Schools, Councils, DHB's and any other central or local government organisation to disseminate pertinent information in real time."
Back to my favourite place in the world! #Hiking the Copland track to Welcome Flat Hut and enjoy the hot pools up there 😎
The hike itself is not incredible, some very nice views on the river, wonderful forest and impressive suspended bridges (pics to follow), but the 16km feel long sometimes. The reward, however, is absolutely amazing: comfortable hut in the middle of the mountains and forest, no touristic planes and helicopters to ruin the vibe (quite rare in NZ), natural hot pools and and stargazing just next to the hut. This is paradise. #CoplandTrack#WelcomeFlatHut#hotPool#hike#mountains#mountain#WestCoast#Aotearoa#NewZealand#NZ
I'd like to see a publictransport.nz website that included every bus, train, ferry etc operating in the country. Sortable by mode; seasons of operation; ownership (public/ NFP/ co-op/ corporate/ independent); price etc.
Dawn view of The Watchman, an outcrop jutting deep into Karekare Bch & site of a pā built ~1750 (📷1). Accessed down the hill in Piha by walking up Glenesk Rd (closed to non-resident 🚗), 3-tier 40m Kitekite Falls (📷2). Above the falls youths were manu back slap training in large swimming hole—seeking combo of style, splash size & acoustics (📷3)! Others chilled in infinity-edged smaller pool (📷4).
#Korean Streamer #Kocowa+ Continues Global Rollout With Europe & Oceania Launch.
“Europe, in particular, has adopted the #Hallyu (K-content) wave.
The continent was recently named as the genre’s fast-growing market, with 13.2 million identifying themselves as fans, according to the 2023 Overseas Global Hallyu Survey.” #kpop#kdrama
@AnnaAnthro It will be interesting to see if Oceania includes #Aotearoa , or only Australia. Some low-profile/ low-buzz but excellent longer #KDramas in the past have been Kocowa-only. Having access to them without needing an eye patch and a parrot would be lovely.