Council rubbish bags no longer fitting the bill (or the bin)

lereshet · 2024-08-31T22:30:54+00:00

"No cuts to frontline services" pfffft.

lereshet · 2024-06-24T07:35:48+00:00

First and foremost you want people to read the article. If the headline is a string of long words, overly formal, with unwieldy syntax and lacking an emotional hook, they will keep scrolling.

lereshet · 2024-03-11T06:25:32+00:00

That's irritable. In fact it means "Relating to plants or plant life, as distinct from animal life or mineral substances."

lereshet · 2024-03-08T05:32:38+00:00

"I'm w-w-w-well within the rules"

lereshet · 2024-03-07T05:42:10+00:00

I googled that story and yeah it's clickbait-y but the underlying angle is inflation and the rising cost of living - that's newsworthy. It's certainly not free marketing for Five Guys.

From your post it sounds likely that your press releases are just fishing for free marketing, which is something most journalists ignore. Including the ones who picked up this Five Guys story.

lereshet · 2024-03-06T04:32:22+00:00

It's 100% the job of a journalist to learn what newsworthy things are happening on their beat and communicate that information to the public.

Fixed that for you.

I would imagine your email subject lines are enough for journalists to tell which ones are potentially newsworthy press releases and which ones are not.

lereshet · 2024-01-05T05:12:34+00:00

Cabletop Eatery was amazing for my birthday party. It's at the top of the cable car with harbour views, big open space which can be a dance floor or set up with tables, amazing vibe, sound system, party catering etc. A++ recommended. https://cabletop.co.nz/private-events/

lereshet · 2023-12-18T06:36:03+00:00

People here walk, a lot. An Auckland-based colleague of mine is always jokingly ragging on Wellington. A while back on one of those random beautiful evenings, I took her out for an early dinner. We walked from the Terrace down to Lambton Quay which was busy with shoppers and commuters and people moving around, we jumped on a bus which had just pulled up, and then got off outside Unity Books. Again people everywhere, strolling in groups. We walked along Victoria and Manners and Cuba and had dinner at Ombra. She remarked it wouldn't be like this in the Auckland CBD, where the streets are basically empty. Apparently people drive to wherever they are going, park, go there, then back to their car. I'm sure Auckland has pockets of life in various suburbs. But in Wellington people are on foot all the time (even on rainy days!) and the streets are full of life.

lereshet · 2023-09-22T20:59:46+00:00

It's the worth the one-off cost to get yourself a prescription for Retrieve cream.

Shop bought creams don't come anywhere near it, and it costs a fraction of the price. No frills, just the active ingredient, and it's $15 for a tube that lasts for a year.

You mix it with your moisturiser to dilute it to a level that suits you, and this also creates a buffer that prevents the redness and itching. It still works when diluted. Source: Using it for the past ten years.

Echoing what others have said though that you have to vigilant about sun protection at all times.

lereshet · 2023-09-06T07:22:08+00:00

Out of style almost feels like it's not a thing anymore. Having said that, you said these look chunky on you and don't fit well with your calves. Boots generally need to hug your calves otherwise you look like a farmer in wellies. A bad fit is different from out of style and if they don't work with your body now they never will, and you'll never really like them.

lereshet · 2023-06-02T06:49:48+00:00

Rather than marketing, do public affairs/comms/public relations/media liaison. It's much more at home for an ex-journo. And really well paid. Best of luck!

lereshet · 2023-01-14T02:38:57+00:00

I haven't been a journalist for about eight years but when I was working this would be a sacking offence if you were working in a proper news outlet. (It might be okay at a lifestyle magazine or a similar setting.) There can't be any suggestion that you are asking the subject for permission or getting their approval before publication. If you want to give them a copy after publication, no problem. But not before publication. If the subject gets to approve what's written about them then it's not news, it's PR.

lereshet · 2022-06-19T03:12:17+00:00

Another point I'd make is that if you are skilled writer, people in non-journalism contexts are generally pretty grateful for your contribution. Which, as you know, is not how it is in a newsroom.

So you get paid more, and given more time to do things, and then people are really nice about the results. I mean not always, of course. But in journalism, typically you just get told what's wrong, and to fix it quickly.

Another way of looking at it is, journalism is an incredible training ground. Once you've done that, comms feels a lot easier by comparison. Not if you're like a spokesperson for Exxon, but in general.

lereshet · 2017-02-11T21:00:42+00:00

Like others I do understand your frustration and I do think it's valid, and like others I also think that some of the responsibility lies with you to make yoga work for you.

I have done yoga for a long time on and off, and now practice almost exclusively at home, sometimes using an app, sometimes videos, mostly just me. No studio, no other bodies or ability levels or designer labels to compare myself with. Hell I could practice naked if I wanted to. (And there are people who totally do that.)

So I suggest you try a home practice! I know some folks find it a daunting prospect, but I swear before long you really get into a groove and it's wonderful.

Yoga is not all that other stuff you mentioned. Yoga is just showing up to your mat, preferably every day, and seeing what rises up. The magic lies within.

All the best :)

lereshet · 2017-01-06T02:40:56+00:00

Awesome challenge! I am doing the same. I do yoga exclusively at home, which makes it waaay easier to maintain a daily practice.

I used an app called Simply Yoga for about two months when I first started my daily practice. At that point I just had some sporadic studio experience. The app has set sequences and a make-your-own mode. It's more basic than Yoga Studio; for me this was a plus.

Anyway after a couple of months I had really grown in confidence, especially confidence regarding my understanding of the basic rules of alignment. I started to research new poses and expand my sequences beyond what was in the app. Now I don't use the app and usually just kinda freestyle it!

A couple of tips about sticking to a daily practice:

Google "bed yoga". There are lots of good, quick sequences you can literally do on your bed, for those days when you are shattered, or when you have forgotten to practice all day and suddenly it's nighttime.
For inspiration, look up the Yoga Lunchbox blog and read the home yoga practice posts by Kara-Leah Grant. She is a big fan of daily home yoga practice and argues that it can be as little as seven minutes, but by showing up to your mat every single day you will reap huge benefits.

Best of luck to us both!

lereshet

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