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Millions being thrown at Bay of Islands' caulerpa control as pest seaweed spreads (www.rnz.co.nz)
 

There's a large number of invasive species in NZ that could have been eradicated, had decisive action been taken early on to remove the infestation, including a number of marine plants, so I'm glad to hear in this case we are making the effort and trying to eliminate this pest outright.

Fishermen floored as 300kg dolphin leaps into boat in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And everyone else on that frequency, which would have been a few people if this was broadcast on 16.

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Fishermen floored as 300kg dolphin leaps into boat (www.rnz.co.nz)
 

Pretty impressive for Stabicraft that a 300 kg dolphin can crash land in the boat and not damage anything.

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Lake Karāpiro's hortwort weed could spread to every NZ waterway after Maadi cup (www.rnz.co.nz)
 

It sounds like there are options for controlling this weed, the question I have is, why don't we bite the bullet and eliminate it completely? It's something that's been done successfully before with aquatic plants, so why not here? Why wait for it to spread?

One New Zealand successfully sends first text messages via space in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Ouch. How many units do you have in service?

The weather forecast that Inreach offers is also excellent, hopefully there will be a way to replicate that over cell service.

Ferry crashed because driver not taught how to steer in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

We'll find out, I guess.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon evades protesters in Dunedin in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

There is something funny about him just bypassing them, to be honest.

Ferry crashed because driver not taught how to steer in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Steering it wasn't the issue, it was how to actually take control from the autopilot.

Ferry crashed because driver not taught how to steer in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Except it was a different failure mode to what they were concerned about.

Ferry crashed because driver not taught how to steer in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Third incident, this is the second major fuck up in recent time.

And I was on the boat for the first one.

Ferry crashed because driver not taught how to steer in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (6 children)

The title is actually pretty close, it sounds like nobody knew how the helm system worked, nobody had been trained, and people were frantically pressing buttons trying to get control back.

Also, the vessel was doing freight only crossings and taking the long way across the strait via outer Queen Charlotte sound, because Kiwirail didn't trust the boat, in particular the transmission.

I'm sailing across the strait Saturday, wish me luck!

Ferry crashed because driver not taught how to steer in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

That system sounds like a bit of a nightmare to use. And worse to turn off.

Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 27/9/2024 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

https://www.relive.cc/view/vevWmKKJpy6

This was the south coast cleanup trip.

Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 27/9/2024 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My legs hurt. Amazing scenery though.

Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 27/9/2024 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Someone's loaned me a mountain bike, I've been out after work a few times this week. I'm saving up to buy my own one soon.

https://www.relive.cc/view/vrqowLwAjKq

Also, I'll be helping with the south coast cleanup tomorrow, cleaning up Taputearanga island with the Wellington sea kayak network.

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New Auckland wavepark a 'massive project for NZ' (www.rnz.co.nz)
 

A wave park heated with free (to them) heat from a data centre. This is seriously cool.

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Residents of Auckland's City Gardens Apartments ordered to evacuate over fire safety (www.rnz.co.nz)
 

I work with fire alarm systems for a living, so it's fascinating to see a building get so bad it is shut down entirely by the fire brigade.

No BWOF since 2017 is just incredible though.

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A long weekend's paddling (www.relive.cc)
 

This was my weekend on the water, Makara to Titahi Bay Sunday, and a Kapiti island circumnavigation Monday.

These are both very tide dependent trips, so required a reasonably early start to catch the tide.

Both were great trips, and we were very lucky with the weather.

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I also do river stuff! This was a weekend away with my whitewater club, both new rivers to me. (www.relive.cc)
 

Saturday, the Rangitikei river.

I forgot to start the recording until we stopped for a break, but this was a great section of the river.

Sunday, the Blue Pools section of the Tongariro

A big step up from what I'm used to paddling, this stretch is at the upper end of grade 2, and I feel I learned a lot paddling it.

Any questions you have, feel free to ask.

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Makara to Owhiro Bay (www.relive.cc)
 

This is a trip I did a few months ago now, from Makara to Owhiro Bay on the Wellington coastline. I've only done the trip once before, and the trip is tide dependent and requires meticulous planning, tides can run in excess of five knots along this coastline, so it's important to have them working in your favour. The tidal flow gave us a big push, I'd guess taking at least an hour off the trip.

I've also got a Cook strait crossing one I will dig up.

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Argentine ant sniffer dog averts potential disaster on Matiu / Somes Island (www.rnz.co.nz)
 

I didn't actually know they were building a new wharf on Somes, it's great that the island is getting more infrastructure. And great they caught the ants, obviously.

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Winter kayaking, south island. (postimg.cc)
 

The topic came up on my last post about winter paddling, so I thought I would share these, some photos from a road trip around the south island of New Zealand. The photos are lake Ruataniwha and lake Tekapo, boat is a Mission Eco Bezhig. The air temp was just above zero, water temp about the same, no wind, and I had the lake to myself both times. Awesome trip.

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My trip to the Cavalli islands, upper north island, NZ (www.relive.cc)
 

I recently did a trip to the Cavalli islands, at the far north of New Zealand, staying at Matauri Bay Campsite and doing day trips either from the site, or a short drive away. This is a summary of that trip, the links take you to a short video showing the path we took and a few photos from each trip.

In total, 122.8 km paddled and walked, about 1900KM driven, at 8.2l/100km, a bit over 24 hours on the road spread over two days. The Cavallis are a beautiful place, and I want to come back at a time when we have half a metre or so of swell to get into all the caves and passageways I couldn’t see this time. I did, however, see all the areas I was hoping to see, and overall the trip was great fun, and well worth the travel. Day 1, Rock gardening from Matauri bay west, 17.9 km https://www.relive.cc/view/vrqDpNRpKLq Day 2, Outer Cavalli islands, 28.1 KM https://www.relive.cc/view/v36AGRY9KZv Day 3, Southern Cavalli islands, 22.4km https://www.relive.cc/view/vYvE2nLm5GO Day 4, Pekapeka bay and the duke’s nose, 21.6km walked and paddled https://www.relive.cc/view/vevY37V5KJ6 Day 5, Motukawanui walk and snorkel, 14.2 km, not including swimming. https://www.relive.cc/view/vRO7eZ8eVKq Day 6, northern cavalli islands, including a swim and snorkel, 18.6km https://www.relive.cc/view/vPOpDKPVwRO

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My Matauri bay trip. (lemmy.nz)
 

I wanted to do a brief summary of my trip to Matauri bay and the Cavalli islands, as well as have all the Relive videos in one place. In total, 122.8 km paddled and walked, about 1900KM driven, at 8.2l/100km, a bit over 24 hours on the road spread over two days. The Cavallis are a beautiful place, and I want to come back at a time when we have half a metre or so of swell to get into all the caves and passageways I couldn’t see this time.

I did, however, see all the areas I was hoping to see, and overall the trip was great fun, and well worth the travel.

Day 1, Rock gardening from Matauri bay west, 17.9 km https://www.relive.cc/view/vrqDpNRpKLq

Day 2, Outer Cavalli islands, 28.1 KM https://www.relive.cc/view/v36AGRY9KZv

Day 3, Southern Cavalli islands, 22.4km https://www.relive.cc/view/vYvE2nLm5GO

Day 4, Pekapeka bay and the duke’s nose, 21.6km walked and paddled https://www.relive.cc/view/vevY37V5KJ6

Day 5, Motukawanui walk and snorkel, 14.2 km, not including swimming. https://www.relive.cc/view/vRO7eZ8eVKq

Day 6, northern cavalli islands, including a swim and snorkel, 18.6km https://www.relive.cc/view/vPOpDKPVwRO

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