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[syarki]

Waves look like ripples from above

[nikfiendluvr666]

Angels and cherubs, Bromley cemetery, Christchurch, 2021.

[rowenabean]

YOU READ BEDE'S SONG OF SONGS?????!!!!!!!!!? WHAT DID YOU THINK???????

I DID! I have a theological library card and I am drunk with power! It was really good for me to spend ages (took me a while to read) sitting in the love of Christ for his people/the church, so although I felt like I didn't always see eye to eye with Bede in some of his specific interpretations l the overall sense of it was well worth it! I've never spent much time with the Song of Songs before, was a good time

[andromedasummer]

going to be honest elon taking over twitter JUST as i finished my university course on national and international media policy is some unreal shit

[dreamingofacity]

This is Pūtaringamotu.

10 years of this blog, and counting. Today I feel moved to post! Hello to anybody still on Tumblr :)

[seoservicesfatweb]

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[visaadviser]

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[sour-screaminginagony]

guys ii16 shoule be out 4am tonight for me as I live in chch nz and its Saturday the 7th right here right now.. Shoudl I lock in and stay up or should I wat until tmrw where I can be not tired and it is daytime?

[rhysdarbinizedarby]

David Hasselhoff and Rhys Darby surprised with 'special' tribute from local CHCH artists

“It was a once-in-a-lifetime day!”

Two local Kiwi artists shared a “once-in-a-lifetime” interaction with none other than ‘Baywatch’ star David Hasselhoff and comedian Rhys Darby.

23-year-old Jacob Root and 22-year-old Cole Ferrand surprised the two celebs with a tribute artwork on the streets of Christchurch.

The pair were approached to be a part of the television show David and Rhys are filming right here in New Zealand. Of course, they jumped at the opportunity.

Jacob and Cole toured the stars around the city’s street art - much of it being their own works - then surprised the pair with a tribute piece painted on a Chorus cabinet in the CBD.

Jacob spoke to our very own Breeze Canterbury’s Hilary Muir to chat about his and Cole’s encounter with The Hoff.

“We did a whole interview with him and talked about Christchurch, our upbringing during the earthquakes and how we got into art,” Jacob said of his three hours with the ‘Baywatch’ star.

“It was a once-in-a-lifetime day!”

You'll be able to catch the artists on the show when it comes out, but until then, you can check out Jacob and Cole’s mural at 235 Bealey Ave in Christchurch.

This isn’t the only sighting of The Hoff here in NZ.

He and Rhys were spotted enjoying the sights and sounds of Auckland earlier this month.

Rachel Hart, also known as the One-Handed Baker, surprised her Instagram followers by sharing a snap of her encounter with the legendary actor at the Sky Tower on Friday.

Well, it seems as though The Hoff is making the most out of his time in the country, and we’ll be keeping an eager eye on what he does next.

Source: The Breeze

[food4dogs]

I got another batch of RIN-NE today.

Thanks to popweasel in ChCh, NZ for organising this order.

[nikfiendluvr666]

Lamb headstone, Bromley cemetery, Christchurch, 2021.

[amsgrey]

working on a new angsty Halstead sister fic bc what else am i good for and it took every ounce of self control in me not to write this.

"It's useless. Your brain kept repeating. You were in the middle of the wop wops, no one would hear anything this far away, not at this hour."

I don't know if the wop wops is a uniquely NZ phrase but I love saying it but it really messes with the writing lol. This is the second time I've almost used NZ slang, the first time being "Bags not" in the last post. Which i think is also UK slang? Idk, all I know is I had to at least put the wop wops phrase out there.

For anyone who doesn't know, 'The Wop Wops' refers to a place far away from towns/cities/civilisations. It's the kiwi equivalent to the outback or the boondocks. As a Cantabrian I say it for the outlying places around chch (as far as im concerned the West coast is the wop wops and i'll die on this hill).

[aroaessidhe]

Hi Laya :) I was wondering if I could ask you for some book recs for some NZ YA to look for when I'm in Aotearoa next month. anything set in NZ would be wonderful and I'd love to try a few Māori authors. and I know you live on the North Island but if you know any good bookshops worth a visit in Christchurch or Dunedin, I'd love to hear about them ^.^ hope you're well!

Hey!

Honestly I'm not super familiar with a large chunk of NZ YA because I think a lot of what I see is by white authors and/or not queer so it's often not what I'd most like to read - and also the YA skews more to what an intl audience would consider MG. And then some I have read I just don't like lmao. so I don't know how helpful this is.......but the first things that come to mind, from Māori or Pasifika authors:

Flight of the Fantail by Steph Matuku (she has a few other MG ish ones)

Whiti Hereaka has some YA as well, it's been quite a few years since I read them

Na Viro by Gina Cole I think is adult but I've seen it sorted as YA a couple times and it feels YA-ish?

Charlie Tangaroa & The Creature From The Sea by T K Roxborough is def more on the MG end, I enjoyed it tho!

Dawn Raid by Pauline Smith - haven't read this but keep meaning to, possibly MG-ish

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Some other places to browse that might be helpful?

-Anything from Huia Publishers is great, though it's mostly MG or Adult (....almost everything I mentioned above is from Huia)

-hookedonbooksnz is a NZ YA review site (reviews by teens) - I think the site is down atm? but I linked the twitter

-the sapling for news & reviews of childrens books, it's just starting up again from a year's hiatus

-the SJV awards has a youth novel category (there's a longlist at the top of each winners page, & 2021, 2022, annoying to navigate but includes indie/selfpub also)

-also checking out the NZCYA winners and nominees is a good place to look! (having said that I'm struggling to find anywhere that has all the longlists)

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Some of my fav slightly older (like some from when I was a kid haha - and they're all pakeha as far as I know) authors are Elizabeth Knox (esp Dreamhunter), Karen Healey (The Shattering, When We Wake) Fleur Beale (esp Juno of Taris), Maurice Gee (esp Salt and Halfmen of O), Brian Falkner (esp Tomorrow Code) - you might already know about them on account of them being around for ages and idk how all of them aged, but I loved them a lot! All are set or partially set here

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Bookstores:

I am originally from the south island (and am here currently)! I know of Scorpio Books in chch that's been around a long time! There's definitely a bunch more but I don't know anything more than you can find out by googling, I don't tend to go to bookstores when I've been there recently unfortunately haha

[ball-whenever]

YO 2024

Hey, hope is okay when you are reading this.

Currently living in Hong Kong, writing this at 4.33am Sunday morning.

Working at Casetify - about 5 months left till I can leave.

Life has been pretty crazy lately, I have achieved lots since I last wrote on here. I have a degree, I have nearly 3 years experince in marketing and have made lots of friends back home in chch thanks to my cousin Angus.

I meet lots of these people through the football club UC Angus, they are all legends.

I have also been living away from my parnets as of 2022. I was first living with x3 strangers that I had some mutral friends with but they were still strangers. The following year I would stay in the same flat but fill it with Angus, Liam and Toby. This was so much fun.

I am now living bymyself in Hong Kong. Simon my uncle convinced me it would be great here. I was working for Ryman Healthcare as a Marketing Coordinator & as a Marketing Jr while I was finishing my degree. I met Bronte & Laura they were amazing mates and good to bounce life ideas off to. Sam was also a star! Hamish and Lauren were great but they didnt work in the MKTG team. The people who hired me would end up going against me and cause me to burnout and want to leave. So I did and now all I want to do is leave Hong Kong as its waaaay to expensive and I cannot save any money. I need to get on with life, I feel like its catching up to me.

I've had lots of people leave my life in my family recently. Pa passed away at 96 in 2023 then as of nearly 2 months ago my Grandad would pass away and today my Nana passed away. This all sucks. I will miss Grandad heaps, he was like a best mate to me. When I left NZ I told him that I want to see him when I get back. Sadly this would not come true. His funeral was sad. So many people came to celebarte his life. He knew so many people and spred his positvity and genorosity so far. I am so lucky to have had 25 years with him.

As life goes on, I have the goals of sports marketing but more keen to be a head of marketing one day in my early 30's. Curretly I just want to gain experince, money and travel. I also want to help my Mum achieve everything she wants. She helped me so much in my life, its only right that I give back to her. Dad is in good form, I wish he would give me more words of wisdom and advice - when he does it goes so far and helps so much. I miss my brothers smile and love, I get so much joy from just spending time with him.

Currently about to make a powerpoint for work just to get a job promotion, not sure if I will get the promotion as they seem to want to give me more work but maybe not the new title and extra money.

Anyway, I gotta do it now - chat soon and sorry its been so long.

[ruffshufflerceramics]

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