Paul Hamer
@paulhamernz.bsky.social
Historian, photographer, Wellingtonian
Turanga is a public housing tower built in Waterloo in Sydney in the 1970s. It was named 'Turanga' to commemorate places Cook had been, rather than in recognition of some Māori connection to Sydney. #sydney #māori #whare #photo #brutalism #architecture
January 22, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Turanga is a public housing tower built in Waterloo in Sydney in the 1970s. It was named 'Turanga' to commemorate places Cook had been, rather than in recognition of some Māori connection to Sydney. #sydney #māori #whare #photo #brutalism #architecture
Masterton Town Hall - 2022 and a couple of days ago. Demolished due to earthquake risk.
#newzealand #photography #beforeandafter #photo #townhall
#newzealand #photography #beforeandafter #photo #townhall
January 11, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Masterton Town Hall - 2022 and a couple of days ago. Demolished due to earthquake risk.
#newzealand #photography #beforeandafter #photo #townhall
#newzealand #photography #beforeandafter #photo #townhall
Tūī at home in Wellington today, feeding on the flax flower nectar and copping an orange head from the pollen. #tui #bird #newzealand #wellington #nz #photography #photo #birdlife #picoftheday #nikond7500 #nectarfeeder
November 17, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Tūī at home in Wellington today, feeding on the flax flower nectar and copping an orange head from the pollen. #tui #bird #newzealand #wellington #nz #photography #photo #birdlife #picoftheday #nikond7500 #nectarfeeder
Full moon rising over Wellington Harbour this evening. #moon #wellington #nz #newzealand #moonrise #photo #photography #picoftheday
September 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Full moon rising over Wellington Harbour this evening. #moon #wellington #nz #newzealand #moonrise #photo #photography #picoftheday
Mākara wind farm this evening. #wellington #newzealand #nz #photography #windfarm #picoftheday #photo
September 3, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Mākara wind farm this evening. #wellington #newzealand #nz #photography #windfarm #picoftheday #photo
A kororā (little blue penguin) scrambling up the rocks at Queens Wharf in central Wellington this evening. #penguin #wellington #newzealand #photo #photography #littlebluepenguin #bird
August 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
A kororā (little blue penguin) scrambling up the rocks at Queens Wharf in central Wellington this evening. #penguin #wellington #newzealand #photo #photography #littlebluepenguin #bird
I just learned of the death of Keith Sorrenson at the age of 93. He was a very good historian and always one of my favourite Waitangi Tribunal members. He served as a Tribunal member for 25 years and made an enormous contribution to its work and thereby also to the nation.
August 6, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I just learned of the death of Keith Sorrenson at the age of 93. He was a very good historian and always one of my favourite Waitangi Tribunal members. He served as a Tribunal member for 25 years and made an enormous contribution to its work and thereby also to the nation.
Foggy football in Johnsonville
#wellington #nz #newzealand #fog #photo #photography #football #soccer
#wellington #nz #newzealand #fog #photo #photography #football #soccer
June 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Foggy football in Johnsonville
#wellington #nz #newzealand #fog #photo #photography #football #soccer
#wellington #nz #newzealand #fog #photo #photography #football #soccer
The Tui in 2023 - woke to the news this morning that this historic ship is ablaze. #waitangi #nz #newzealand #photography. #nightphotography
June 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The Tui in 2023 - woke to the news this morning that this historic ship is ablaze. #waitangi #nz #newzealand #photography. #nightphotography
Wellington Airport control tower last night
#wellington #wellingtonairport #nz #newzealand #photography #picoftheday #controltower #sunset #moon
#wellington #wellingtonairport #nz #newzealand #photography #picoftheday #controltower #sunset #moon
May 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Wellington Airport control tower last night
#wellington #wellingtonairport #nz #newzealand #photography #picoftheday #controltower #sunset #moon
#wellington #wellingtonairport #nz #newzealand #photography #picoftheday #controltower #sunset #moon
May the 4th be with you
#starwarsday #maythe4thbewithyou #wellington #nz #newzealand #photography #picoftheday
#starwarsday #maythe4thbewithyou #wellington #nz #newzealand #photography #picoftheday
May 4, 2025 at 3:49 AM
May the 4th be with you
#starwarsday #maythe4thbewithyou #wellington #nz #newzealand #photography #picoftheday
#starwarsday #maythe4thbewithyou #wellington #nz #newzealand #photography #picoftheday
Waiting for a wave.
#wellington #nz #newzealand #photography #picoftheday #plane #landing #surfers #runway #grey
#wellington #nz #newzealand #photography #picoftheday #plane #landing #surfers #runway #grey
April 19, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Waiting for a wave.
#wellington #nz #newzealand #photography #picoftheday #plane #landing #surfers #runway #grey
#wellington #nz #newzealand #photography #picoftheday #plane #landing #surfers #runway #grey
Sunset last night in Wellington. #wellington #nz #newzealand #sunset #clouds #plane #photography #picoftheday
April 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Sunset last night in Wellington. #wellington #nz #newzealand #sunset #clouds #plane #photography #picoftheday
Wellington this evening - from a better vantage point for the moonrise than yesterday. #wellington #nz #newzealand #moonrise #sunset #moon #fullmoon #moonrise #photography #picoftheday
April 12, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Wellington this evening - from a better vantage point for the moonrise than yesterday. #wellington #nz #newzealand #moonrise #sunset #moon #fullmoon #moonrise #photography #picoftheday
Wellington just now. Happy weekend! #wellington #nz #newzealand #moon #sunset #moonrise #photography #pink
April 11, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Wellington just now. Happy weekend! #wellington #nz #newzealand #moon #sunset #moonrise #photography #pink
Wellington Harbour this evening
#wellington #nz #newzealand #harbour #ferry #clouds #sky #blue #photography
#wellington #nz #newzealand #harbour #ferry #clouds #sky #blue #photography
April 4, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Wellington Harbour this evening
#wellington #nz #newzealand #harbour #ferry #clouds #sky #blue #photography
#wellington #nz #newzealand #harbour #ferry #clouds #sky #blue #photography
March 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The full moon helping the lights in the supermarket carpark look even more like an orrery.
#wellington #newzealand #photography #moon #fullmoon #carpark
#wellington #newzealand #photography #moon #fullmoon #carpark
March 23, 2025 at 5:43 AM
The full moon helping the lights in the supermarket carpark look even more like an orrery.
#wellington #newzealand #photography #moon #fullmoon #carpark
#wellington #newzealand #photography #moon #fullmoon #carpark
Dramatic sky at sunset in Ngaio this evening. #wellington #nz #newzealand #sunset #photography #house #suburbia
March 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Dramatic sky at sunset in Ngaio this evening. #wellington #nz #newzealand #sunset #photography #house #suburbia
The view from Hornsey Road towards the airport is brilliant. #wellington #newzealand #lyallbay #wellingtonairport #photography #nz
February 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The view from Hornsey Road towards the airport is brilliant. #wellington #newzealand #lyallbay #wellingtonairport #photography #nz
February 15, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, 6.10am this morning. #waitangi #waitangiday #photography #sunrise #treatyofwaitangi
February 6, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Waitangi Treaty Grounds, 6.10am this morning. #waitangi #waitangiday #photography #sunrise #treatyofwaitangi
A #photography exhibition marking 50 years of the #waitangitribunal opens at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds next week. It includes a few images taken by me. www.waitangi.org.nz/whats-on/tem...
January 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A #photography exhibition marking 50 years of the #waitangitribunal opens at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds next week. It includes a few images taken by me. www.waitangi.org.nz/whats-on/tem...
Off Island Bay on the south coast of #Wellington this afternoon. #photography #newzealand #stormclouds #rain #fishingboat
January 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Off Island Bay on the south coast of #Wellington this afternoon. #photography #newzealand #stormclouds #rain #fishingboat
January 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM