Kiwi Nomad
@kiwinomad06.bsky.social
Manawatu inhabitant- Taranaki born. Family historian. Enjoyer of the outdoors but perfunctory gardener. Retired teacher. Volunteer. Ancienne pèlerine. Badge of honour: "She's a difficult socialist I guess."
Pinned
It is eh! He looks quite jolly! Not sure if the girl is Beulah, who was a step-granddaughter who I just did a write-up about.
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Anne Salmond: Free speech, but only one way to think
Thinkers with open rather than closed minds will be aware other cultures may have insights that elude us, #nzpol
Thinkers with open rather than closed minds will be aware other cultures may have insights that elude us, #nzpol
Anne Salmond: Free speech, but only one way to think
Thinkers with open rather than closed minds will be aware other cultures may have insights that elude us, writes Dame Anne Salmond
newsroom.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Anne Salmond: Free speech, but only one way to think
Thinkers with open rather than closed minds will be aware other cultures may have insights that elude us, #nzpol
Thinkers with open rather than closed minds will be aware other cultures may have insights that elude us, #nzpol
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The whole point of the emission standards was to remove polluting vehicles from our roads
But this corrupt govt decided giving their donors more profit selling used cars and burning more oil was he only important thing
Burning the world that your children will have to survive in
But this corrupt govt decided giving their donors more profit selling used cars and burning more oil was he only important thing
Burning the world that your children will have to survive in
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The whole point of the emission standards was to remove polluting vehicles from our roads
But this corrupt govt decided giving their donors more profit selling used cars and burning more oil was he only important thing
Burning the world that your children will have to survive in
But this corrupt govt decided giving their donors more profit selling used cars and burning more oil was he only important thing
Burning the world that your children will have to survive in
@cbgenealogy.ie I’ve been involved in helping some of our newer members this year at the local library. This week they’ve shared something they’ve found, plus a brick wall. Irish research was the most common brick wall!
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
@cbgenealogy.ie I’ve been involved in helping some of our newer members this year at the local library. This week they’ve shared something they’ve found, plus a brick wall. Irish research was the most common brick wall!
This reminds me of the day I realised the person buried next to my 3xgrtgrm in Perth, Scotland was her sister.
So true!
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
Keep pulling that string and connecting those dots.
Who was that woman who paid for the cemetery plot? And the dots keep connecting.
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
Keep pulling that string and connecting those dots.
Who was that woman who paid for the cemetery plot? And the dots keep connecting.
File under collateral research...
I am constantly reminded that, often times, people are MUCH closer in real life than a family tree might otherwise indicate.
So, research those siblings and inlaws like crazy. Never assume some person is too far afield - you just never know.
FAN!
#Genealogy
I am constantly reminded that, often times, people are MUCH closer in real life than a family tree might otherwise indicate.
So, research those siblings and inlaws like crazy. Never assume some person is too far afield - you just never know.
FAN!
#Genealogy
November 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This reminds me of the day I realised the person buried next to my 3xgrtgrm in Perth, Scotland was her sister.
Another email from Mercury. Another price rise in January. Remind me again how much profit they made?
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Another email from Mercury. Another price rise in January. Remind me again how much profit they made?
When I put on my proof-reading hat for the genealogy newsletter I edit, I do suddenly notice errors- five so far and I am up to page 4. Until then my eye glides over such things, even though I am aware something is not quite right. pursed/pursued, where/were etc
November 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
When I put on my proof-reading hat for the genealogy newsletter I edit, I do suddenly notice errors- five so far and I am up to page 4. Until then my eye glides over such things, even though I am aware something is not quite right. pursed/pursued, where/were etc
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ruh-roh, 'you can't park there sir', the Aurora building it's outer edges is NOT meant to be happening in the ENE sky - absolutely no point taking a timelapse, this thing is too big.
#Nikon #Aurora #Otago #NZ #Photography
#Nikon #Aurora #Otago #NZ #Photography
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
ruh-roh, 'you can't park there sir', the Aurora building it's outer edges is NOT meant to be happening in the ENE sky - absolutely no point taking a timelapse, this thing is too big.
#Nikon #Aurora #Otago #NZ #Photography
#Nikon #Aurora #Otago #NZ #Photography
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November 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
@cathyclarke77.bsky.social Coming up tomorrow evening with one of our members for your talk.
November 9, 2025 at 5:39 AM
@cathyclarke77.bsky.social Coming up tomorrow evening with one of our members for your talk.
So I go to bed glad I managed to have a gastroscopy today without sedation. But the start with the anaesthetic spray freaked me out a bit and I fear I might have a nightmare.
November 8, 2025 at 9:28 AM
So I go to bed glad I managed to have a gastroscopy today without sedation. But the start with the anaesthetic spray freaked me out a bit and I fear I might have a nightmare.
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After finding family in the vital records and censuses, consult the Statistical Accounts of Scotland at stataccscot.ed.ac.uk/static/stata... written in the 1790s and 1830s/1840s.
They detail the religious persuasions of the parish, landowners, history & much more. Context is everything! #genealogy
They detail the religious persuasions of the parish, landowners, history & much more. Context is everything! #genealogy
November 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
After finding family in the vital records and censuses, consult the Statistical Accounts of Scotland at stataccscot.ed.ac.uk/static/stata... written in the 1790s and 1830s/1840s.
They detail the religious persuasions of the parish, landowners, history & much more. Context is everything! #genealogy
They detail the religious persuasions of the parish, landowners, history & much more. Context is everything! #genealogy
Looking through some of my Ticino line- here is Giuseppe having his 90th birthday on the West Coast in NZ.
November 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Looking through some of my Ticino line- here is Giuseppe having his 90th birthday on the West Coast in NZ.
Gene friends with Irish ancestry- this is for you!
Looking forward to giving my first presentation with Legacy Family Tree Webinars this Wednesday at 2pm NZDT - free on the day and the week following, register here: familytreewebinars.com/webinar/find... #genealogy
Finding your family's footprints in Ireland - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
Discovering exactly where your Irish ancestors hailed from can be a tricky exercise, especially with the lack of 19th century census returns. However, there is an...
familytreewebinars.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Gene friends with Irish ancestry- this is for you!
The new bridge on Taranaki.
November 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The new bridge on Taranaki.
Destin du Voyageur. Love the sculpture but not so sure about having it right outside my hotel room!
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Destin du Voyageur. Love the sculpture but not so sure about having it right outside my hotel room!
In New Plymouth. Watching five kite surfers off the beach
October 31, 2025 at 12:50 AM
In New Plymouth. Watching five kite surfers off the beach
Has the rest of the country had pink clouds in the sky this evening? Or is it just Palmy where we had smoke from the Fitz fire?
October 30, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Has the rest of the country had pink clouds in the sky this evening? Or is it just Palmy where we had smoke from the Fitz fire?
Sprouting strongly near the City Library. Palmy.
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Sprouting strongly near the City Library. Palmy.
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Dunedin is bigger than Whangarei but its hospital had to be shrunk when it blew out by a billion. Same with our ferries. A road to Whangarei nearly doubles in price from 10 to $18b but that's OK. Why are roads costlier & preferable to hospitals? Bizarre.
October 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Dunedin is bigger than Whangarei but its hospital had to be shrunk when it blew out by a billion. Same with our ferries. A road to Whangarei nearly doubles in price from 10 to $18b but that's OK. Why are roads costlier & preferable to hospitals? Bizarre.
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Here's a lush video of our local pūtangitangi/ Paradise duck parents and their seven little guys and gals. They always do this routine where they stand on the side like parents at Glenfield pool. Today I was trusted enough to sit on the side with them! 🥹🇳🇿🪶
These two haven't lost a single duckling.
These two haven't lost a single duckling.
October 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Here's a lush video of our local pūtangitangi/ Paradise duck parents and their seven little guys and gals. They always do this routine where they stand on the side like parents at Glenfield pool. Today I was trusted enough to sit on the side with them! 🥹🇳🇿🪶
These two haven't lost a single duckling.
These two haven't lost a single duckling.
I woke up this morning glad it was quiet, no wind. Except it's still 17km/h, with 33km/h gust in last ten minutes. But compared to what's been it seems calm. I have had enough of this wind!!!
October 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I woke up this morning glad it was quiet, no wind. Except it's still 17km/h, with 33km/h gust in last ten minutes. But compared to what's been it seems calm. I have had enough of this wind!!!
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We are deeply concerned about major cuts to funding for Māori news and current affairs programmes Te Karere and The Hui, by Te Māngai Pāhō.
This is terrible for Māori media, and sadly consistent with this Government’s continual undermining of Māori culture.
This is terrible for Māori media, and sadly consistent with this Government’s continual undermining of Māori culture.
October 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
We are deeply concerned about major cuts to funding for Māori news and current affairs programmes Te Karere and The Hui, by Te Māngai Pāhō.
This is terrible for Māori media, and sadly consistent with this Government’s continual undermining of Māori culture.
This is terrible for Māori media, and sadly consistent with this Government’s continual undermining of Māori culture.