Andrew Frame
@napierinframe.bsky.social
Dad, Husband, Writer, Local Issues Commentator, Cricketer, Umpire, Bay Buzz magazine Columnist, Champion of all things Hawke's Bay. Napier, New Zealand.
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Remembering the good ole days when journalists wrote up stories like this with facts and plain language rather than just cut and paste the PR company's weasel words verbatim.
Writing 'Roles disestablished' in the farking headline???
THEY'RE CALLED JOB CUTS.
ALL STAFF ARE BEING MADE REDUNDANT.
Writing 'Roles disestablished' in the farking headline???
THEY'RE CALLED JOB CUTS.
ALL STAFF ARE BEING MADE REDUNDANT.
January 6, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Remembering the good ole days when journalists wrote up stories like this with facts and plain language rather than just cut and paste the PR company's weasel words verbatim.
Writing 'Roles disestablished' in the farking headline???
THEY'RE CALLED JOB CUTS.
ALL STAFF ARE BEING MADE REDUNDANT.
Writing 'Roles disestablished' in the farking headline???
THEY'RE CALLED JOB CUTS.
ALL STAFF ARE BEING MADE REDUNDANT.
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Short notice deadhead announcement: I will be driving from #wellington to PN tomorrow with an empty furniture trailer behind me. If you have anything that needs to move in that direction, HMU with a PM.
January 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Short notice deadhead announcement: I will be driving from #wellington to PN tomorrow with an empty furniture trailer behind me. If you have anything that needs to move in that direction, HMU with a PM.
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So the suggestion, from him, is he'll be "back to work on the 3rd or 4th on January"?
Ive OIA'd his Diary for January.
Let' see what pops up.
(Thanks to Mountain Tui for the screenshot.)
Ive OIA'd his Diary for January.
Let' see what pops up.
(Thanks to Mountain Tui for the screenshot.)
January 5, 2026 at 3:53 AM
So the suggestion, from him, is he'll be "back to work on the 3rd or 4th on January"?
Ive OIA'd his Diary for January.
Let' see what pops up.
(Thanks to Mountain Tui for the screenshot.)
Ive OIA'd his Diary for January.
Let' see what pops up.
(Thanks to Mountain Tui for the screenshot.)
Hawke's Bay: Bourbon Country?!
A bourbon with a Hawke’s Bay twist: The US-made spirit finished in local pinot barrels www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-t...
A bourbon with a Hawke’s Bay twist: The US-made spirit finished in local pinot barrels www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-t...
Bourbon in wine barrels: US-made spirit gets a Hawke’s Bay twist
Zach Gustafson wants to remove the 'negative connotation' around bourbon in NZ.
www.nzherald.co.nz
January 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Hawke's Bay: Bourbon Country?!
A bourbon with a Hawke’s Bay twist: The US-made spirit finished in local pinot barrels www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-t...
A bourbon with a Hawke’s Bay twist: The US-made spirit finished in local pinot barrels www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-t...
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How about you prove you actually pay ANY FARKING TAX AT ALL you risible sociopathic leech?
January 3, 2026 at 1:52 AM
How about you prove you actually pay ANY FARKING TAX AT ALL you risible sociopathic leech?
I'm 98% certain we have a Kākā in a tree across the road from us in suburban Napier - This is so cool!
I've only seen/heard them when I've stayed near a natural reserve in Wellington!
www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/kaka
I've only seen/heard them when I've stayed near a natural reserve in Wellington!
www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/kaka
Kākā | Kaka | New Zealand Birds Online
A large olive-brown forest parrot with grey-white crown, bright red-orange underwing and deep crimson belly and under-tail coverts. Males have a noticeably longer and deeper upper mandible and bigger ...
www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz
January 1, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I'm 98% certain we have a Kākā in a tree across the road from us in suburban Napier - This is so cool!
I've only seen/heard them when I've stayed near a natural reserve in Wellington!
www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/kaka
I've only seen/heard them when I've stayed near a natural reserve in Wellington!
www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/kaka
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Right, sound track for 2026
What’s the song you want to go into battle with?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9ea...
What’s the song you want to go into battle with?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9ea...
Midnight Oil - Forgotten Years (Official Video)
YouTube video by MidnightOilVEVO
www.youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Right, sound track for 2026
What’s the song you want to go into battle with?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9ea...
What’s the song you want to go into battle with?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9ea...
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OK, we have all just about managed to survive 2025
Let's make sure we fix in 2026
Don't spend too much energy trying to change people's minds, concentrate on the ones that "can't be arsed"
#vote
#nzpol
Let's make sure we fix in 2026
Don't spend too much energy trying to change people's minds, concentrate on the ones that "can't be arsed"
#vote
#nzpol
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December 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
White Rabbits!
two small white rabbits laying on top of each other on a person 's lap
ALT: two small white rabbits laying on top of each other on a person 's lap
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
White Rabbits!
After mowing the lawn today, I decided I needed mowing as well.
First time I"ve had my hair done by someone else in five years.
Waltzing into 2026 pooling pretty flash!
First time I"ve had my hair done by someone else in five years.
Waltzing into 2026 pooling pretty flash!
December 31, 2025 at 9:47 AM
After mowing the lawn today, I decided I needed mowing as well.
First time I"ve had my hair done by someone else in five years.
Waltzing into 2026 pooling pretty flash!
First time I"ve had my hair done by someone else in five years.
Waltzing into 2026 pooling pretty flash!
The finale of Napier's early/family friendly New Year fireworks!
(There's another one just after midnight)
(There's another one just after midnight)
December 31, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The finale of Napier's early/family friendly New Year fireworks!
(There's another one just after midnight)
(There's another one just after midnight)
For services to toxicity?
Misinformation?
Undermining media credibility?
Misinformation?
Undermining media credibility?
December 31, 2025 at 3:09 AM
For services to toxicity?
Misinformation?
Undermining media credibility?
Misinformation?
Undermining media credibility?
Sweet dreams are made of this...
December 31, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Sweet dreams are made of this...
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Gosh I’m glad I found out that the portal that holds my health data may have been breached via the news rather than direct communication from them
ManageMyHealth investigating possible cyber breach www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
ManageMyHealth investigating possible cyber breach www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
ManageMyHealth investigating possible cyber breach
The personal health portal ManageMyHealth is investigating reports of a cyber breach.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 31, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Gosh I’m glad I found out that the portal that holds my health data may have been breached via the news rather than direct communication from them
ManageMyHealth investigating possible cyber breach www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
ManageMyHealth investigating possible cyber breach www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Hawke's Bay New Year Fare:
Tu Meke Don Sushi for lunch.
Brave Beer for this evening.
Bay Espresso Coffee Beans for Mw Year's Day.
Tu Meke Don Sushi for lunch.
Brave Beer for this evening.
Bay Espresso Coffee Beans for Mw Year's Day.
December 31, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Hawke's Bay New Year Fare:
Tu Meke Don Sushi for lunch.
Brave Beer for this evening.
Bay Espresso Coffee Beans for Mw Year's Day.
Tu Meke Don Sushi for lunch.
Brave Beer for this evening.
Bay Espresso Coffee Beans for Mw Year's Day.
In the 70s-80s-90s the Honda Civic just kept getting better and better.
Such a cool car!
Such a cool car!
The Honda Heritage Center in Marysville, Ohio is a must visit for any car enthusiast. Lots of very interesting vehicles on display
December 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
In the 70s-80s-90s the Honda Civic just kept getting better and better.
Such a cool car!
Such a cool car!
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The Honda Heritage Center in Marysville, Ohio is a must visit for any car enthusiast. Lots of very interesting vehicles on display
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The Honda Heritage Center in Marysville, Ohio is a must visit for any car enthusiast. Lots of very interesting vehicles on display
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
I remember James driving Aston Martins and BMWs in the movies, and even driving a Bently in one of the books, but never a Ford Sierra..
December 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I remember James driving Aston Martins and BMWs in the movies, and even driving a Bently in one of the books, but never a Ford Sierra..
Dun3 ?
Dun-Dun-Dune ?
Dun-Dun-Dune ?
"Somehow Shaddam Returned"
DUNESTRUCK
December 29, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Dun3 ?
Dun-Dun-Dune ?
Dun-Dun-Dune ?
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2026 is the year of commenting on posts, encouraging and uplifting people.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
December 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM
2026 is the year of commenting on posts, encouraging and uplifting people.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.