Oh yeah, the only empty houses are all the AirBnBs (at my weekly rent every night) or lock’n’leaves. Probably 2/3rds of my street is empty most of the time. Rentals can’t be had for love or money, we got lucky with ours at the end of covid.
James Shaw was great! I really like Chloe Swarbrick too, but I feel like Todd Mueller makes some good points about Shaw striving for consensus and working across the aisle. Hope the Greens can keep it after he’s gone.
Walked up the North Branch of the Routeburn and came back along the tops - Nereus, Somnus, Momus yesterday. Took a solid 14 hours, with nearly 3500m of vert....
Its actually not too bad, especially in Summer when the weather is good. I think a lot of the accidents are from Winter, with bad avalanche conditions, or when it’s wet/icey - I know there have been a few skiiers caught out (even when there’s only a little snow). Definitely not anything near a mountaineering route.
Lovely walk though (and great views down the Matukituki)!
What search engine is currently showing the most useful results? What other tricks do we have aside of adding “reddit” or whatever internet community to the results?
Tassie is more about the adventure climbing. If you want bouldering in Australia the Grampians are meant to be pretty sick, and there’s some good stuff in Sydney & the Blue Mountains.
You could also come boulder in Castle Hill, across the ditch in NZ
Queenstown Lakes property values pass $2 million average for the first time (crux.org.nz)
Property market is pretty crazy down here
Opps (no.lastname.nz)
Not how I wanted to spend a Friday night
New $23m Remarkables chairlift on track for 2024 opening (crux.org.nz)
Sorry for all the spam, having a travelling day and reading more than normal.
Todd Muller: My friend James Shaw embodies the best of NZ politics (thespinoff.co.nz)
James Shaw was great! I really like Chloe Swarbrick too, but I feel like Todd Mueller makes some good points about Shaw striving for consensus and working across the aisle. Hope the Greens can keep it after he’s gone.
If reversing the ban on live exports is a good idea, why spend $1 million to persuade us? (thespinoff.co.nz)
Infamous America's Cup boat hauled from Queenstown Bay (crux.org.nz)
Looking over to the Rockburn, from somewhere between Nereus and Somnus (lemmy.nz)
Walked up the North Branch of the Routeburn and came back along the tops - Nereus, Somnus, Momus yesterday. Took a solid 14 hours, with nearly 3500m of vert....
Earnslaw Burn (lemmy.nz)
Earnslaw Burn, under Mt Earnslaw (Glenorchy, New Zealand)
Cascade Saddle, Matukituki Valley (lemmy.nz)
Cascade Saddle (lemmy.nz)
On the way up to Mt Liverpool
The Summit of Single Cone, the Remarkables, New Zealand (lemmy.nz)
Rapping down to lake Alta, the Remarkables (lemmy.nz)
What is the least SEO-fucked search engine?
What search engine is currently showing the most useful results? What other tricks do we have aside of adding “reddit” or whatever internet community to the results?
where are y'all posting from?
Just curious to see what the demographic is on here and where abouts in the country are we all?
Rapping down from The Moai, Tasmania (lemmy.nz)