Eddie
@eddie.co.nz
👨💻 Senior web dev in Otago, NZ
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🌱🍳✂️🛠️🎨 hands-on hobbies
He/Him, 35
Runs @blueskyfeedcreator.com and NZ feeds
Need a site for small biz, artists + more?
💻 https://eddie.co.nz
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🌱🍳✂️🛠️🎨 hands-on hobbies
He/Him, 35
Runs @blueskyfeedcreator.com and NZ feeds
Need a site for small biz, artists + more?
💻 https://eddie.co.nz
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What's in a name? The use of birds in Aotearoa New Zealand business names | besjournals.onlineli... | People and Nature | #ornithology 🪶
October 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
What's in a name? The use of birds in Aotearoa New Zealand business names | besjournals.onlineli... | People and Nature | #ornithology 🪶
Toni's having a lovely night! 🇳🇿🐱
October 7, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Toni's having a lovely night! 🇳🇿🐱
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Just managed to pick up an absolute dream sewing machine? In Wellington, but the vintage sewing machine enthusiast network is helping me out with posting her down. It does help that it's just a *little* one 🥺🥺 I don't even know if I believe it yet. A featherweight?!
Just managed to pick up an absolute dream sewing machine? In Wellington, but the vintage sewing machine enthusiast network is helping me out with posting her down. It does help that it's just a *little* one 🥺🥺 I don't even know if I believe it yet. A featherweight?!
September 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Just managed to pick up an absolute dream sewing machine? In Wellington, but the vintage sewing machine enthusiast network is helping me out with posting her down. It does help that it's just a *little* one 🥺🥺 I don't even know if I believe it yet. A featherweight?!
Just managed to pick up an absolute dream sewing machine? In Wellington, but the vintage sewing machine enthusiast network is helping me out with posting her down. It does help that it's just a *little* one 🥺🥺 I don't even know if I believe it yet. A featherweight?!
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Welcome to the Aotearoa Gardening feed! Use any of the following to get your content included.
🌱🇳🇿 / 🇳🇿🌱 OR
#māra #mahimāra #mārakai #putiputi #tipu #nzgardens #nzgardening #gardeningnz #aonzgardening #aotearoagardening #nzgarden
🌱🇳🇿 / 🇳🇿🌱 OR
#māra #mahimāra #mārakai #putiputi #tipu #nzgardens #nzgardening #gardeningnz #aonzgardening #aotearoagardening #nzgarden
October 30, 2023 at 9:26 PM
Welcome to the Aotearoa Gardening feed! Use any of the following to get your content included.
🌱🇳🇿 / 🇳🇿🌱 OR
#māra #mahimāra #mārakai #putiputi #tipu #nzgardens #nzgardening #gardeningnz #aonzgardening #aotearoagardening #nzgarden
🌱🇳🇿 / 🇳🇿🌱 OR
#māra #mahimāra #mārakai #putiputi #tipu #nzgardens #nzgardening #gardeningnz #aonzgardening #aotearoagardening #nzgarden
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Here's a pinnable post for the NZ pets feed!
Use any of the following to get your post in the feed:
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🐶🇳🇿
#aonzpets #aotearoapets #nzpets #petsnz #mokai #mōkai
No spaces between emojis. Emojis reversed will also work.
Don't forget to like and pin the feed if you want to check in regularly 😁
Use any of the following to get your post in the feed:
🐱🇳🇿
🐶🇳🇿
#aonzpets #aotearoapets #nzpets #petsnz #mokai #mōkai
No spaces between emojis. Emojis reversed will also work.
Don't forget to like and pin the feed if you want to check in regularly 😁
September 29, 2023 at 12:21 AM
Here's a pinnable post for the NZ pets feed!
Use any of the following to get your post in the feed:
🐱🇳🇿
🐶🇳🇿
#aonzpets #aotearoapets #nzpets #petsnz #mokai #mōkai
No spaces between emojis. Emojis reversed will also work.
Don't forget to like and pin the feed if you want to check in regularly 😁
Use any of the following to get your post in the feed:
🐱🇳🇿
🐶🇳🇿
#aonzpets #aotearoapets #nzpets #petsnz #mokai #mōkai
No spaces between emojis. Emojis reversed will also work.
Don't forget to like and pin the feed if you want to check in regularly 😁
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📌 Welcome to the " Aotearoa Birds 🪶🇳🇿 " feed!
This is a feed for people from Aotearoa NZ to share photos or information about any birds in New Zealand. You can use any of the hashtags #nzbirds #aotearoabirds #birdsnz to have your post collected in the feed, or tag your post with these emojis: 🪶🇳🇿
This is a feed for people from Aotearoa NZ to share photos or information about any birds in New Zealand. You can use any of the hashtags #nzbirds #aotearoabirds #birdsnz to have your post collected in the feed, or tag your post with these emojis: 🪶🇳🇿
June 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
📌 Welcome to the " Aotearoa Birds 🪶🇳🇿 " feed!
This is a feed for people from Aotearoa NZ to share photos or information about any birds in New Zealand. You can use any of the hashtags #nzbirds #aotearoabirds #birdsnz to have your post collected in the feed, or tag your post with these emojis: 🪶🇳🇿
This is a feed for people from Aotearoa NZ to share photos or information about any birds in New Zealand. You can use any of the hashtags #nzbirds #aotearoabirds #birdsnz to have your post collected in the feed, or tag your post with these emojis: 🪶🇳🇿
The Aotearoa Birds feed has just been updated to run with much less manual input from me. It should be much more up to date now.
Good for following the #birdoftheyear vote too!
Good for following the #birdoftheyear vote too!
September 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The Aotearoa Birds feed has just been updated to run with much less manual input from me. It should be much more up to date now.
Good for following the #birdoftheyear vote too!
Good for following the #birdoftheyear vote too!
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It's #BirdOfTheYear time! Don't forget to check out the Aotearoa Birds feed!😀
www.birdoftheyear.org.nz
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www.birdoftheyear.org.nz
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September 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
It's #BirdOfTheYear time! Don't forget to check out the Aotearoa Birds feed!😀
www.birdoftheyear.org.nz
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www.birdoftheyear.org.nz
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If it weren't for your gumboots, where would ya be?
You'd be in the hospital or in the infirmary.
You'd be in the hospital or in the infirmary.
Classic kiwiana here...
Farmer hit by lightning praises gumboots for saving life www.rnz.co.nz/news/country...
Farmer hit by lightning praises gumboots for saving life www.rnz.co.nz/news/country...
Farmer hit by lightning praises gumboots for saving life
A Westport dairy farm manager is praising his gumboots for saving his life.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 2, 2025 at 4:28 AM
If it weren't for your gumboots, where would ya be?
You'd be in the hospital or in the infirmary.
You'd be in the hospital or in the infirmary.
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It’s official! Zealandia is campaigning for kiwi in #BirdOfTheYear or #BOTY 2025!
This year’s ‘party leader’ for the 5 kiwi species is kiwi pukupuku, the smallest of kiwi with the BIGGEST conservation success story.
Vote KIWI from 15 Sep! www.birdoftheyear.org.nz
Laser Eye Kiwi by by Lucy Gray
This year’s ‘party leader’ for the 5 kiwi species is kiwi pukupuku, the smallest of kiwi with the BIGGEST conservation success story.
Vote KIWI from 15 Sep! www.birdoftheyear.org.nz
Laser Eye Kiwi by by Lucy Gray
September 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
It’s official! Zealandia is campaigning for kiwi in #BirdOfTheYear or #BOTY 2025!
This year’s ‘party leader’ for the 5 kiwi species is kiwi pukupuku, the smallest of kiwi with the BIGGEST conservation success story.
Vote KIWI from 15 Sep! www.birdoftheyear.org.nz
Laser Eye Kiwi by by Lucy Gray
This year’s ‘party leader’ for the 5 kiwi species is kiwi pukupuku, the smallest of kiwi with the BIGGEST conservation success story.
Vote KIWI from 15 Sep! www.birdoftheyear.org.nz
Laser Eye Kiwi by by Lucy Gray
It's #BirdOfTheYear time! Don't forget to check out the Aotearoa Birds feed!😀
www.birdoftheyear.org.nz
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www.birdoftheyear.org.nz
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September 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
It's #BirdOfTheYear time! Don't forget to check out the Aotearoa Birds feed!😀
www.birdoftheyear.org.nz
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www.birdoftheyear.org.nz
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It is a Pekapeka feeder: pekapekabirdfeeders.nz it also has a dangling cage for fat/seed balls as well as the sugar water
Home » PekaPeka
The PekaPeka bird feeding platform was the audacious business winner. Read about the product and latest news.
pekapekabirdfeeders.nz
September 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It is a Pekapeka feeder: pekapekabirdfeeders.nz it also has a dangling cage for fat/seed balls as well as the sugar water
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Here are some pictures from our walks this weekend. 🌱🇳🇿
August 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Here are some pictures from our walks this weekend. 🌱🇳🇿
Very successful trip to Timaru today
✅ Picked up a pulley system laundry rack
✅ Dropped off some sewing machines for repair
✅ Walked in the botanic gardens
✅ Bought some haskap berry plants
Back home just before 5pm!
✅ Picked up a pulley system laundry rack
✅ Dropped off some sewing machines for repair
✅ Walked in the botanic gardens
✅ Bought some haskap berry plants
Back home just before 5pm!
August 30, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Very successful trip to Timaru today
✅ Picked up a pulley system laundry rack
✅ Dropped off some sewing machines for repair
✅ Walked in the botanic gardens
✅ Bought some haskap berry plants
Back home just before 5pm!
✅ Picked up a pulley system laundry rack
✅ Dropped off some sewing machines for repair
✅ Walked in the botanic gardens
✅ Bought some haskap berry plants
Back home just before 5pm!
First blossoms on our apricot tree! Last year they all blew off so fingers crossed for this year. 🇳🇿🌱
August 30, 2025 at 5:12 AM
First blossoms on our apricot tree! Last year they all blew off so fingers crossed for this year. 🇳🇿🌱
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In a study led by the Tawaki Project at the University of Otago examining 3 Aotearoa crested penguin species, researchers have found that the tawaki/Fiordland penguin is thriving, while erect-crested penguins and Eastern rockhopper penguins are facing worrying declines.
Read more here ⬇️
Read more here ⬇️
Contrasting conservation outlooks for NZ crested penguins
International researchers have taken an in-depth look at three Aotearoa New Zealand crested penguin species, revealing one is thriving while others face uncertain futures.
www.otago.ac.nz
August 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
In a study led by the Tawaki Project at the University of Otago examining 3 Aotearoa crested penguin species, researchers have found that the tawaki/Fiordland penguin is thriving, while erect-crested penguins and Eastern rockhopper penguins are facing worrying declines.
Read more here ⬇️
Read more here ⬇️
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I’m proud and over the moon to share the news that I’m a finalist in the Wildlife category of NZ Geographic Photographer of the Year 2025.
This is the big kahuna for Aotearoa wildlife photographers and a major goal I’ve been chasing for a long time. To achieve it is exceptionally special to me.
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This is the big kahuna for Aotearoa wildlife photographers and a major goal I’ve been chasing for a long time. To achieve it is exceptionally special to me.
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August 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I’m proud and over the moon to share the news that I’m a finalist in the Wildlife category of NZ Geographic Photographer of the Year 2025.
This is the big kahuna for Aotearoa wildlife photographers and a major goal I’ve been chasing for a long time. To achieve it is exceptionally special to me.
🪶🇳🇿
This is the big kahuna for Aotearoa wildlife photographers and a major goal I’ve been chasing for a long time. To achieve it is exceptionally special to me.
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"For whom the bell tolls really does have meaning at the national carillon, and for them to go silent is tantamount to forgetting.”
The Bells! I could not remain silent about Ministry for Culture & Heritage’s perverse treatment of our National Carillonaire of 40 years. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
The Bells! I could not remain silent about Ministry for Culture & Heritage’s perverse treatment of our National Carillonaire of 40 years. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Govt spends $10m to fix national war memorial bells, fires only person who can play
The government spent $10 million to do up a bell tower, but is now getting rid of the only person who plays it.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"For whom the bell tolls really does have meaning at the national carillon, and for them to go silent is tantamount to forgetting.”
The Bells! I could not remain silent about Ministry for Culture & Heritage’s perverse treatment of our National Carillonaire of 40 years. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
The Bells! I could not remain silent about Ministry for Culture & Heritage’s perverse treatment of our National Carillonaire of 40 years. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Watching Sewing Bee, and am inspired by Stuart's woolen tie! Going to make my own using this pattern.
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How to sew an adult Tie
Watch the Tutorial
Learn how to sew a beautiful tie! an adult tie that can be tied with a classic windsor knot
Grab the free template at the end of this post!
Day 6 of the Holiday handmade serie...
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August 28, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Watching Sewing Bee, and am inspired by Stuart's woolen tie! Going to make my own using this pattern.
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Interesting tidbit here with the 'ratepayer group' in waitaki basically going full denialist re the Havelock North Royal Commission.
Remarkable how happy some people in this country are to mortgage the health & future of their kids if they can save any few bucks in the short term.
Remarkable how happy some people in this country are to mortgage the health & future of their kids if they can save any few bucks in the short term.
Waitaki mayor warns of huge rates hike after council leaves Southern Water Done Well
A ratepayers group in Waitaki backs its district council's independent water plan - despite the mayor lamenting that he has failed ratepayers.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Interesting tidbit here with the 'ratepayer group' in waitaki basically going full denialist re the Havelock North Royal Commission.
Remarkable how happy some people in this country are to mortgage the health & future of their kids if they can save any few bucks in the short term.
Remarkable how happy some people in this country are to mortgage the health & future of their kids if they can save any few bucks in the short term.
