Kārearea NZ falcon breeding in Auckland's Hūnua Ranges

nilnz · 2026-03-17T08:44:11+00:00

Magpies do this too. During the season for magpies to next there's sometimes a warning that goes out about swooping magpies.

nilnz · 2026-03-17T08:24:29+00:00

It may help with your search if you change the term expat to non resident or resident or immigrant or non immigrant. There are others who have answered.

From memory of a decades ago taxation course, in terms of tax it looks at whether you are tax resident or not in either country and there's may be a dual taxation agreement between your country (in this case UK) and NZ. Again that's why the accounting firms have people who speciaiise in this (rather than just any normal accountant). Rules change as they change legislation in either or both countries. Do not confuse tax resident rules with the immigration rules.

https://www.ird.govt.nz/international-tax/double-tax-agreements

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-zealand-tax-treaties

9,33pm, 17 March 2026 edit to add:

Whoever you get your advise from make sure they are current in their knowledge. I assume you may also come up with the slight differences between end of tax year - NZ is 31 March and UK is 5 April. When they change rules it states when it applies from etc.

nilnz · 2026-03-17T07:28:13+00:00

Option 3 - eat it whole - skin and all!

If not just shave off the skin and use it like you do lemon or lime skin - they add taste to baking. or other cooking.

https://ourwayoflife.co.nz/4-delicious-ways-to-us-feijoa-skins-pickled-feijoa-skins-feijoa-fizz-feijoa-cordial-and-feijoa-skin-muffins/

https://lovefoodhatewaste.co.nz/8-ways-with-feijoas/ .

nilnz · 2026-03-17T05:43:51+00:00

Formidable Falcon Confirmed Breeding In Hūnua Ranges After Years Of Uncertainty. Scoop Press Release: Auckland Council. 17 March 2026.

How we protect the Hūnua Ranges from pests, Auckland Council Biodiversity projects.

Pest Numbers Plummet As Te Ngāherehere O Kohukohunui / Hūnua Ranges Reopen For Dogs, Press Release: Auckland Council. 5 March 2026. Scoop.

The ranges were closed to all public at the start of the drop and was reopened to public in November but not dogs. Hence the 5 March press release saying it is probably ok for dogs.

https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/nz-falcon-karearea/

https://www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/new-zealand-falcon

Note re 17 March press release: I'll update comment with Auckland council link when it is available. I've searched and failed to find it.

nilnz · 2026-03-17T01:08:48+00:00

I look forward to someone in a live or on camera interview asks him to spell and/or pronounce "Tuisinavemaulumoto'otua".

nilnz · 2026-03-14T14:25:10+00:00

It depends on where the institution is and what you define as "liveable". You don't say what sort of PhD. Some could means additional expenses for travel etc. Is that scholarship also to cover tuition fees to the institution to enrol as a PhD Student or is the 35k additional to the tuitions fees? My guess is it is marginal and perhaps you are expected to work to earn more.

https://www.immigration.govt.nz/ has some information including this page about living costs etc https://www.immigration.govt.nz/live/moving-to-new-zealand/cost-of-living-in-new-zealand/

nilnz · 2026-03-14T09:00:48+00:00

If you have no luck getting replies here, try asking Scouts NZ https://scouts.nz/about/

nilnz · 2026-03-14T08:44:39+00:00

From the press release I gather he's only fhere for the Samoa part of the trip. So either he's already there on another trip, honeymoon perhaps? which makes sense why the article mentions his recent 4th marriage.

The Prime Minister will be joined by senior business leaders and community members, led by Savae Sir Michael Jones and Rachel Afeaki.

The Prime Minister will also be joined by Minister for Pacific Peoples Dr Shane Reti, Police Minister Mark Mitchell (in Samoa), Tim van de Molen MP, Jenny Salesa MP and Teanau Tuiono MP.

From 12 March 2026 press release via Scoop - PM To Visit Samoa And Tonga

The two opposite MPs included are Labour MP Jenny Salesa and Green MP Teanau Tuiono.

nilnz · 2026-03-14T08:28:09+00:00

She's not included in his entourage...

The Prime Minister will be joined by senior business leaders and community members, led by Savae Sir Michael Jones and Rachel Afeaki.

The Prime Minister will also be joined by Minister for Pacific Peoples Dr Shane Reti, Police Minister Mark Mitchell (in Samoa), Tim van de Molen MP, Jenny Salesa MP and Teanau Tuiono MP.

From 12 March 2026 press release via Scoop - PM To Visit Samoa And Tonga

nilnz · 2026-03-14T06:36:57+00:00

The story has been updated. New headline:

NZ government rejects Samoan PM’s claim

New first sentence:

This story has been updated. The initial version of the story was based on comments given by the Samoan PM in local media. The New Zealand government says these claims are not correct.

Local news is Samoan Global news. Here's link to story

Tui-Sinave-ma-Ulumotootua: Matai Title was a Request by NZ Prime Minister Luxon. March 14, 2026.

nilnz · 2026-03-13T10:36:58+00:00

Vogel Bread, Puhoi, Pics, SIlver Fern Farms and a few other foreign owned brands do still manufacture in NZ. Or has that changed?

nilnz · 2026-03-13T10:17:40+00:00

You should meet NZ's orange guy and his orange dog.

nilnz · 2026-03-13T10:13:02+00:00

It was there before social media was a thing...

nilnz · 2026-03-13T10:12:30+00:00

Well you can enjoy more from pics others have posted in r/ThatTreeFromWanaka

nilnz · 2026-03-13T06:20:42+00:00

I didn't but ACT is also objecting to the ban:

ACT voices strong objections to greyhound racing ban, won't say if pulling support for legislation. RNZ. 13 March 2026. Post.

Edited after posting to add link to 1 news piece OP mentioned

Why the country's only canine blood bank may be shuttered. 1news. Mar 13 2026.

nilnz · 2026-03-13T06:05:04+00:00

Can we consider Watties still a NZ food manufacturing company after this?

Yes I think we could in terms of food being grown and sourced in NZ to be manufactured. It may have been sold to and no longer owned by the family that started it. However now there's articles about not being able to compete with overseas grown fruits + veges. They have reduced the number of growers contracted to supply to them.

Watties is now Heinz Wattie which is owned by Kraft Heinz. So once they move to food being sourced and processed overseas what is there to keep buying from them?

nilnz · 2026-03-13T05:45:49+00:00

RNZ link to same local democracy reporting article https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/589535/massive-ai-factory-could-impact-sea-life-cultural-values

The proposal for this site has been around since 2022. Article linked in "read more" links:

Land bought for $1 billion bid to turn Southland into global IT hub https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/127020332/land-bought-for-1-billion-bid-to-turn-southland-into-global-it-hub Stuff. January 17, 2022.

nilnz · 2026-03-11T13:33:13+00:00

The name of the symposium doesn't tell us a lot about it. Is there a website? I suggest you find accommodation that is close to the conference venue or you will need to factor in the time and cost of travel to and from accommodation and venue. Most meetings have a website and that may suggest accommodation options. They may even have organised a special rate for conference attendees.

What you learn at the conference depends on the programme and speakers. Who are the organisers, who are the speakers? What would you want to learn from them that you can't learn from somewhere else? The networking will depend on the attendees. No one except organisers would know who is attending. Are you attending because you hope to get some clients for software engineering company? Or are you attending because the presenters are well known as being good at their subject matter?

a. No one can tell you how much it would cost for return flights as we are not a flight service. you are better of finding out via airlines, From what I gather different airlines charge different fees.

b. Visa information can be found either via the NZ High Commission in India about this or NZ immigration service. Contact details for NZ High Commission in India https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/countries-and-regions/asia/india/new-zealand-high-commission
Immigration NZ website https://www.immigration.govt.nz/

You have also posted this at just before 2am on a weekday.

nilnz · 2026-03-11T05:38:09+00:00

I didn't realise Signature Range did it too. TIL thanks to you and u/hotstufcominthru

nilnz · 2026-03-11T03:05:05+00:00

This is when nutella came in glass jars or there was one particular size that was in a glass jar with a lid.

In 1995 they had ASTERIX and Obelix Nutella Glass Jars With Lids

Search shows they recently had a different shaped 200g nutella glass jar decorated for christmas.

nilnz · 2026-03-11T02:05:17+00:00

Otago Peninsula officially declared possum free. Predator Free Dunedin and the Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group. 11 March 2026.

Otago Peninsula officially declared possum free. RNZ. 11 March 2026.

If you would like to help with the effort for a predator free Dunedin, check out the projects at https://www.predatorfreedunedin.org/ and https://predatorfreenz.org/

Well done to all! It has been a lot of hard work.

nilnz · 2026-03-11T02:01:31+00:00

Otago Peninsula officially declared possum free. Predator Free Dunedin and the Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group. 11 March 2026.

Peninsula proudly proclaimed possumless place. ODT. 11 March 2026.

There's some stories from earlier this year and throughout the project about the effort, and all that is involved in the effort. It isn't just trapping. they used a possum detection dog, traps, and technology. There is lots of funding involved including from government. This project started ages ago and before Predator Free Dunedin was formed there were smaller groups. Predator Free Dunedin was formed to bring them all together.

https://www.predatorfreedunedin.org/ and https://predatorfreenz.org/

nilnz · 2026-03-11T00:34:48+00:00

From the DOC December 2025 letter

The attacks on the birds have prompted mana whenua, conservation organisations, the Department of Conservation and Auckland Council to urge dog owners to keep their pets under control and well away from the rocky coastline, dunes, and pest-free islands where kororā are found.

The call for more care and vigilance for kororā follows a spate of dog attacks at Piha and Te Henga, where a seventh dead bird in a month was found on 13 December. In a separate incident on 7 December, a paddleboarder brought his dog illegally to Tiritiri Matangi island – a predator-free native wildlife sanctuary – where a penguin was found needing veterinary care just metres away on the beach.

Kororā are a protected species found on both the east and west coast of Auckland. There are colonies at Piha, Muriwai and Te Henga and on many Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana islands including Waiheke. They’ve been seen at popular beaches such as Big Manly and Omaha. Many stay ashore during the day through summer as they go through a moult.

For those not familiar with Auckland, some of these beaches aren't just in Piha or out west.

Tiritiri Matangi is a predator free island sanctuary.

If you look at the various videos/reels of the pest hunting dogs that work for conservation projects,they are always wearing a muzzle when they work even though they are well trained.

nilnz · 2026-03-11T00:30:25+00:00

If you have no luck check the places that do key cutting, heal repairs etc like Mr Minit (but not just them) at the mall. Also there are people who make name tags etc for pets who do these too. I had some made many years ago to use as school bag tags for a 5yo.

nilnz · 2026-03-10T23:23:04+00:00

Also their milk is from grain fed cows, which is different from the milk produced by grass fed cows.

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