Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

The leading cause of injury in old men is still thinking they are young men. 😂 I saw this elsewhere and now feel seen …

If you are on Waiheke Is. come along to Matiatia Saturday afternoon for a little celebration of the relaunch of Waiheke Rescue. I will be there as crew onboard Hibiscus Rescue 1 in the flotilla. (The roster happened to work out that way).

I forgot I had taken a pic of the Spirit of NZ (poked the phone out the window while I was at the helm). Sundays group of kids were lucky to see her. She was at anchor just inside Moturekareka and her crew also came for a snorkel round the wreck of the Rewa

Doing some restocking of the fridge online … I ordered a chicken from New World and eggs from Woolworths. I’ll let you know.

This is concerning

I’m no Motorsport fan (and definitely never paid any attention to NASCAR) but last year I somehow picked up on kiwi Shane van Gisbergen going to NASCAR last year and what he’s doing is fascinating. Last year he dominated the few road courses they have & many Americans were calling him a one trick

What’s a definition of a good weekend? Showing groups of early teens (scouts) over Coastguard Hibiscus boat (Whangaparaoa) 1st thing in the morning then taking them out on my boat to visit Moturekareka and the wreck of the Rewa. The kids were full of questions and appreciated the opportunity.

Somehow I’ve seen this monkey in TradeMe again … It reminds me of a horror movie character (and it’s popped up twice now on TradeMe) www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplac...

Someone was playing a very long game …

I just saw this post in the Kawau Island FB group. It would be awesome to have Kiwi keeping you up. (I’m sure I’ve heard them while at anchor)

I think I night have to buy one of these t-shirts ... they are being sold by Darren Shields who was the spearo Shane Jones referred to as "just some weekend spearfisherman" ... www.wettie.co.nz/products/clo...

Meeting for those interested in the coming rahui for intertidal zones around Whangaparaoa and other parts of Auckland's northern coastline. Monday 16 March Gulf Harbour Yacht Club

In today’s NZ Herald

I’m now playing this as I complete a project for work. So far it’s excellent! Suits my mood today well ( but I do enjoy blues!)

Births, Deaths, and Population for December are out, so based on the Provisional weekly death data (large age buckets) here is my excess mortality for 2025. Pretty-much on (my) trend, with the peak for the year coming about 6 weeks later than would be historically typical.

Lake Taupo annual Rosemergy Catfish Cull was held over the weekend and won by 2 mates of mine: Moss Burmester and Rob Harrison (Rob is also the new Spearfishing NZ president). The idea is to take out as many of the invasive catfish pests as possible so it's (mostly) a simple numbers game.

In the “Shane Jones has actually done something useful” file … He’s approved a 2 yr rāhui on: Zone 1: coastline between Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve and Tāwharanui Marine Reserve. This includes Omaha. Zone 2: between Tāwharanui Marine Reserve and the Kawau Bay HPA

S and I are planning a trip from NZ to Europe to visit my brother and family in Spain in September. We're also tacking on a week on a French canal boat and a few days in Paris and Rome. It's going to cost several arms and legs.

Entitled idiots in action … Tutukaka, Northland www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv... Digger works at Church Bay in Northland prompt public outcry and council investigation

And here is a follow-up reply from the One Ocean Project (the blokes who organised the trailer boats over the Auckland Harbour Bridge protest). I'm not always a fan of these sorts of edits but this one illustrates how out of touch Shane Jones is. #nzpol

This has shades of "don't you know who I am?" (or in this case ... don't you know who he is? ) #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

This is good news. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

We enjoyed the Auckland Wooden Boat Festival 2 years ago (found out about it the night before) so I've kept an eye out for the next one: 13/14/15 March 2026 www.aucklandwoodenboatfestival.co.nz/festival-pro...

I don’t follow American football but there’s a Tongan from Onehunga, Auckland playing in the Superbowl and my cousin Soana wrote about it here: 'Anything is possible': New Zealand-born Tongan to play in Super Bowl LX www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...

I will be looking for an RA soon as my amazing postdoc has got a permanent role on our team. I will be looking for an emerging Māori researcher who has a social science background preferably :) dm me if you know of anyone or want to kōrero

I returned one of the prize boats to Haines Hunter HQ in Penrose, Auckland this morning. Good luck to all who have bought lottery tickets and if you haven’t there’s still time. www.coastguardhibiscus.org.nz/lottery

Tonight’s view. Chamberlins Bay. Ponui Island. (East of Waiheke Is. Auckland)

Darren Shields (aka the "weekend spearfisherman" as Shane Jones called him) has replied. This reply illustrates how much Shane Jones is disconnected from the New Zealand voter in general. #nzpol

The Atlas Network's satrap here in Aotearoa,the Taxpayers "Union" is calling for nominations for the most wasteful govt expenditure this year. I helpfully nominated David Seymour's MINISTRY FOR REGULATION,for wasting our money. Happy to help. (Lets do it!) www.taxpayers.org.nz/jonesies_202...

I’m a few days late in posting this. A week late …

Looks like it was a busy day on the water all around Aotearoa New Zealand … 538 trip reports between 6am and 7am

Yesterday, while S & I were at a birthday, the Coastguard pager went off at 2:30pm. I tapped “Unavail” as I was too far away. It was “Rescue 2 skipper please call Ops” which usually means there’s something unusual - and Hibiscus Rescue 1 was already on the water. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/army-bomb...

Looks like half of Westhaven has come to Bon Accord tonight … I think there’s some Yacht Squadron weekend thing Hardly any room here so I contacted the Auckland Coastguard unit and borrowed their mooring at the head of the harbour.

@snugbucket.bsky.social and @ninjakitty.bsky.social this may interest you.

This is good news … although we don’t know what’s driving the change www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Shane Jones is doing his best to lose the votes of the recreational fishing sector. This clip is being posted all over various platforms and the reactions are 99% bad for Jones and New Zealand First #nzpol

We had a Coastguard tasking late this afternoon and it was so calm on the way back to Whangaparaoa that I messaged S and suggested we take the boat out for a BBQ dinner … Currently anchored between Tiritiri Matangi and Wooded Is. (it’s a fair bit windier but we are tucked in a calm spot)

Feels like changes are happening for my very elderly neighbour. He’s had an old school Trans Am in his garage since I moved here 5 years ago and a flat bed tow truck is here loading it as I type. (It’s looking a bit dusty)

Someone spent a bit of money on signage and forgot to proofread… (Either that or Spary Taning is a new cosmetic treatment)

I don’t do the herald daily quizzes very often so was surprised at today’s result.

Rachel Hessey, who was until recently President of Coastguard Hibiscus (Whangaparaoa) and one of our 6 skippers was on Radio New Zealand this morning talking about what we do and water safety in general. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

This is awesome! I've seen black coral at the Poor Knights (east coast of Northland) while on SCUBA at over 35m depth and freediving in Fiordland at around 10m (where the freshwater layer on the surface creates similar conditions to being below 30m).

Well, I guess he is correct ... (he's got an Australian flag in his profile and the Aus east coast is that far from NY)

We camped at Bland Bay for a few summer holidays… I hope the area recovers and the folks that were at the DOC campground are OK www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

I've just started looking at Herenga a Nuku Aotearoa (the Outdoor Access Commission) and their Pocket Maps app. Does anyone have experience with the app, maps etc.? (My interest is mostly with where I can step ashore while away on the boat) www.herengaanuku.govt.nz

Every so often we get questions about searches. The folks at Coastguard Queenstown dropped a post with an overview so I've copied it here. It's a good overview of how we run searches in Coastguard NZ (like anything there's more detail and tools but it gives you an idea)

😀 Cousin Alf got a call and and had a chat with Radio NZ about his experience as a Sports DJ/Producer ... They asked for his top songs ... he was on the beach at the time so it's a off the cuff list ... www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/t...