Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷
@paullecomtephoto.nz
Caffeinated Hypermediated Photographer. Sad devotion to Nikon, typefaces, Everton, Canucks, UK indie & NZ roots music. Results may vary depending on caffeine & alcohol intake. Toitū Te Tiriti. 323ppm
https://paullecomtephoto.nz
https://paullecomtephoto.nz
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Ok it's finally happening.
My Calendar 2026 is now available for pre-order. Printing by end of the month to allow for international shipping.
(sorry no international orders just yet, still setting that up).
So happy I could cry.
paullecomtephoto.nz/products/202...
My Calendar 2026 is now available for pre-order. Printing by end of the month to allow for international shipping.
(sorry no international orders just yet, still setting that up).
So happy I could cry.
paullecomtephoto.nz/products/202...
There is nothing boring about the beige Escort
This is a thing of beauty
This is a thing of beauty
Ford Escort - CAR magazine 1979 #OldCarGBU verdict: Boring👎
For: Neat looks, tidy handling, smooth steering, easy DIY servicing
Against: Poor rear room and ride on rough surfaces
Sum-up: Not so inspiring; front wheel drive replacement due late 1980
#CarBluesky #WeirdCarBS
For: Neat looks, tidy handling, smooth steering, easy DIY servicing
Against: Poor rear room and ride on rough surfaces
Sum-up: Not so inspiring; front wheel drive replacement due late 1980
#CarBluesky #WeirdCarBS
February 14, 2026 at 9:05 AM
There is nothing boring about the beige Escort
This is a thing of beauty
This is a thing of beauty
wait, who what now?
US won’t be ‘caretakers’ of West’s ‘managed decline’, Rubio warns in Munich speech - latest
US won’t be ‘caretakers’ of West’s ‘managed decline’, Rubio warns in Munich: Live
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told security summit that the US wants ‘allies who can defend themselves’
www.independent.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 9:01 AM
wait, who what now?
PGMOL is a joke, VAR is a joke
VAR to give off sides is all it should be these days. Anything like 'hair pulling' should be dealt with post-match.
VAR to give off sides is all it should be these days. Anything like 'hair pulling' should be dealt with post-match.
Everton legend @reid6peter.bsky.social hits out at 'mind boggling' inconsistency over decisions after the hair pull red card for Michael Keane was followed by Kenny Tete's let off for a virtually identical action
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/footba...
Peter Reid hits out at 'mind boggling' inconsistency after Everton red card
EXCLUSIVE: Everton legend Peter Reid believes Fulham's Kenny Tete escaping a red card for hair pulling after Michael Keane was sent off is 'mind boggling'
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 8:55 AM
PGMOL is a joke, VAR is a joke
VAR to give off sides is all it should be these days. Anything like 'hair pulling' should be dealt with post-match.
VAR to give off sides is all it should be these days. Anything like 'hair pulling' should be dealt with post-match.
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Victoria Embankment this morning. Why should hard working cyclists taxes go on these wide car lanes when motorists don't bother using them?
February 12, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Victoria Embankment this morning. Why should hard working cyclists taxes go on these wide car lanes when motorists don't bother using them?
Love a fracking bonkers Brexit libertarian inbred Viscount sharing his stupidity with the world
February 14, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Love a fracking bonkers Brexit libertarian inbred Viscount sharing his stupidity with the world
bsky.app/profile/rapp...
Basically when you step outside of Wgtn terminal tomorrow your welcome to the city will be a fine mist of SHIT
(pls tell me Simeon & Bishop are flying into town tomorrow)
Basically when you step outside of Wgtn terminal tomorrow your welcome to the city will be a fine mist of SHIT
(pls tell me Simeon & Bishop are flying into town tomorrow)
& now @weatherwatchnz.bsky.social have a Wellington POO forecast, all yer shit is being pushed back onshore with the massive storm - so if your house in say Lyall Bay gets sea spray, tomorrow you could get SHIT SPRAY too
Such fun
youtu.be/1LsPUS2MSHo?...
Such fun
youtu.be/1LsPUS2MSHo?...
February 14, 2026 at 8:45 AM
bsky.app/profile/rapp...
Basically when you step outside of Wgtn terminal tomorrow your welcome to the city will be a fine mist of SHIT
(pls tell me Simeon & Bishop are flying into town tomorrow)
Basically when you step outside of Wgtn terminal tomorrow your welcome to the city will be a fine mist of SHIT
(pls tell me Simeon & Bishop are flying into town tomorrow)
Tip for all you VPN folk out there, do not have auto renew on your Nord account, the bill is astronomical.
I manually renewed tonight & saved about $350NZD
Cheeky fuckers
I manually renewed tonight & saved about $350NZD
Cheeky fuckers
February 14, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Tip for all you VPN folk out there, do not have auto renew on your Nord account, the bill is astronomical.
I manually renewed tonight & saved about $350NZD
Cheeky fuckers
I manually renewed tonight & saved about $350NZD
Cheeky fuckers
Wore out the cassette of this in my walkman, had to buy the vinyl & CD of it
February 14, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Wore out the cassette of this in my walkman, had to buy the vinyl & CD of it
& now @weatherwatchnz.bsky.social have a Wellington POO forecast, all yer shit is being pushed back onshore with the massive storm - so if your house in say Lyall Bay gets sea spray, tomorrow you could get SHIT SPRAY too
Such fun
youtu.be/1LsPUS2MSHo?...
Such fun
youtu.be/1LsPUS2MSHo?...
February 14, 2026 at 8:27 AM
& now @weatherwatchnz.bsky.social have a Wellington POO forecast, all yer shit is being pushed back onshore with the massive storm - so if your house in say Lyall Bay gets sea spray, tomorrow you could get SHIT SPRAY too
Such fun
youtu.be/1LsPUS2MSHo?...
Such fun
youtu.be/1LsPUS2MSHo?...
1 day apart.
Apparently our drinking water is going to be at risk (because it’s so pristine atm).
Apparently our drinking water is going to be at risk (because it’s so pristine atm).
February 14, 2026 at 2:16 AM
1 day apart.
Apparently our drinking water is going to be at risk (because it’s so pristine atm).
Apparently our drinking water is going to be at risk (because it’s so pristine atm).
In the workshop watching the approaching thunderstorm, but given I’m not in the 1 in 1 years flooding they’re having up north I’m not complaining.
#ChoppingBoards
#ChoppingBoards
February 14, 2026 at 2:13 AM
In the workshop watching the approaching thunderstorm, but given I’m not in the 1 in 1 years flooding they’re having up north I’m not complaining.
#ChoppingBoards
#ChoppingBoards
My bluesky timeline.
That National & Labour are neck & neck in the polls tells me how Kiwis just love enshitification - we have elevated not giving a fuck to a national motto.
That National & Labour are neck & neck in the polls tells me how Kiwis just love enshitification - we have elevated not giving a fuck to a national motto.
February 14, 2026 at 1:08 AM
My bluesky timeline.
That National & Labour are neck & neck in the polls tells me how Kiwis just love enshitification - we have elevated not giving a fuck to a national motto.
That National & Labour are neck & neck in the polls tells me how Kiwis just love enshitification - we have elevated not giving a fuck to a national motto.
Thank god the racists didn’t let 3 Waters sneak through
FFS
Christchurch City Council issues boil water notice for eastern suburbs www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
FFS
Christchurch City Council issues boil water notice for eastern suburbs www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Christchurch City Council issues boil water notice for eastern suburbs
A public health alert has been issued for peple living in New Brighton, Burwood, Wainoni, Aranui and Southshore.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 14, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Thank god the racists didn’t let 3 Waters sneak through
FFS
Christchurch City Council issues boil water notice for eastern suburbs www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
FFS
Christchurch City Council issues boil water notice for eastern suburbs www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Another 1/100 year flood, or as we call them now - weather.
Climate change deniers have a special place in hell reserved for them.
Climate change deniers have a special place in hell reserved for them.
Your Special Update from Weather Watch is brought to you by PAY ATTENTION, and FU LUXON
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LsP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LsP...
NZ: Eastern NI & central NZ most exposed to severe gales, heavy rain, dangerous seas next few days
YouTube video by WeatherWatchTV
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Another 1/100 year flood, or as we call them now - weather.
Climate change deniers have a special place in hell reserved for them.
Climate change deniers have a special place in hell reserved for them.
See, this is where I went wrong this morning. I looked at Met Service's forecast 22°C for Ōtepoti, & silly me, I trusted them.
13.8°C & sideways rain is NOT 22°C
I blame myself not the forecasters super computer
13.8°C & sideways rain is NOT 22°C
I blame myself not the forecasters super computer
15.8°C is not the forecast 23°C
How much is the MetService super computer (asks a guy with a Masters in Meteorological Information Design)?
Day 1387 of not cutting my hair until NZ Metservice gets Otago Peninsula's forecast right one day in a row.
How much is the MetService super computer (asks a guy with a Masters in Meteorological Information Design)?
Day 1387 of not cutting my hair until NZ Metservice gets Otago Peninsula's forecast right one day in a row.
12°C is not 19°C
How much is the MetService super computer (asks a guy with a Masters in Meteorological Information Design)?
Day 1190 of not cutting my hair until NZ Metservice gets Dunedin's forecast right one day in a row.
How much is the MetService super computer (asks a guy with a Masters in Meteorological Information Design)?
Day 1190 of not cutting my hair until NZ Metservice gets Dunedin's forecast right one day in a row.
February 12, 2026 at 11:57 PM
See, this is where I went wrong this morning. I looked at Met Service's forecast 22°C for Ōtepoti, & silly me, I trusted them.
13.8°C & sideways rain is NOT 22°C
I blame myself not the forecasters super computer
13.8°C & sideways rain is NOT 22°C
I blame myself not the forecasters super computer
*will the new RMA alleviate the 'boil drinking water' notices the length & breadth of the country we are subject to.
The subeditors work here suggests our drinking water is clean
The subeditors work here suggests our drinking water is clean
Clean drinking water is an essential need. Will the new RMA put it at risk?
Clean drinking water is an essential need. Will the new RMA put it at risk?
A decade on from the Havelock North water crisis, there are fears we're 'loosening the safety net'....
thespinoff.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 11:44 PM
*will the new RMA alleviate the 'boil drinking water' notices the length & breadth of the country we are subject to.
The subeditors work here suggests our drinking water is clean
The subeditors work here suggests our drinking water is clean
Oh sweet Mary, Joseph & that probably very lame donkey, who on god's once clean earth voted for David fucking Seymour, & why does he think racism is acceptable.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Opposition finds change to school lunch scheme's name hard to swallow
A free school lunches programme rebrand has dropped the reo Māori name Ka Ora Ka Ako, a move David Seymour says is "delivering real value".
www.rnz.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Oh sweet Mary, Joseph & that probably very lame donkey, who on god's once clean earth voted for David fucking Seymour, & why does he think racism is acceptable.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
The cold southerly change & driving rain was a nice touch...
be a real shame to be able to mow the lawns this 'summer'
Ōtepoti Dunedin
be a real shame to be able to mow the lawns this 'summer'
Ōtepoti Dunedin
February 12, 2026 at 11:19 PM
The cold southerly change & driving rain was a nice touch...
be a real shame to be able to mow the lawns this 'summer'
Ōtepoti Dunedin
be a real shame to be able to mow the lawns this 'summer'
Ōtepoti Dunedin
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Green MP Teanau Tuiono said it was "the opposite of virtue signalling".
"I'm going to call it toxic signalling to their base... that's going to bring out a particular contingent of people that think that way… It's anti-Māori, it's racist and in many ways pathetic."
"I'm going to call it toxic signalling to their base... that's going to bring out a particular contingent of people that think that way… It's anti-Māori, it's racist and in many ways pathetic."
Opposition finds change to school lunch scheme's name hard to swallow
A free school lunches programme rebrand has dropped the reo Māori name Ka Ora Ka Ako, a move David Seymour says is "delivering real value".
www.rnz.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Green MP Teanau Tuiono said it was "the opposite of virtue signalling".
"I'm going to call it toxic signalling to their base... that's going to bring out a particular contingent of people that think that way… It's anti-Māori, it's racist and in many ways pathetic."
"I'm going to call it toxic signalling to their base... that's going to bring out a particular contingent of people that think that way… It's anti-Māori, it's racist and in many ways pathetic."
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Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
buff.ly
February 12, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Capitalism is fine until you run out of working people’s money.
Wind is free!
Sun is free!
Tides are free!
Why does National hate things that are free?!
Oh that's right; they are in the business of handing taxpayer's money over to their rich mates, that's why. #nzpol
Sun is free!
Tides are free!
Why does National hate things that are free?!
Oh that's right; they are in the business of handing taxpayer's money over to their rich mates, that's why. #nzpol
February 12, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Capitalism is fine until you run out of working people’s money.
February 12, 2026 at 9:22 PM
And don't forget it was National that with Muldoon's infamous Dancing Cossacks (who incidentally hated the communists, but heck who needs accuracy with a good red scare) who destroyed NZ's Superannuation scheme single handedly.
Tory playbook since forever.
www.interest.co.nz/public-polic...
Tory playbook since forever.
www.interest.co.nz/public-polic...
A history of New Zealand’s retirement policy
Andrew Coleman says while New Zealand Superannuation has several attractive features, it also has several serious downsides that disproportionately affect younger people
www.interest.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 9:11 PM
And don't forget it was National that with Muldoon's infamous Dancing Cossacks (who incidentally hated the communists, but heck who needs accuracy with a good red scare) who destroyed NZ's Superannuation scheme single handedly.
Tory playbook since forever.
www.interest.co.nz/public-polic...
Tory playbook since forever.
www.interest.co.nz/public-polic...
My old man's body was physically shot after a life of manual labour blowing glass & lately any job the country had spare lying about, the idea of him working to 70 unimaginable & unforgivable.
50% of families living payday to payday, 40% of people at 65 have no savings, so we should work longer seems to be their answer.
Why is it never "pay people enough to be able to live an enjoyable life and save money too" ?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines... #nzpol
Why is it never "pay people enough to be able to live an enjoyable life and save money too" ?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines... #nzpol
Retirement age will rise to cover superannuation cost, investment company predicts
Milford Investments CEO Blair Turnbull said unless the retirement age rises to 72 or 73, New Zealand can't afford to pay superannuation.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
My old man's body was physically shot after a life of manual labour blowing glass & lately any job the country had spare lying about, the idea of him working to 70 unimaginable & unforgivable.
Our boy made the Provosts list for University of Wisconsin Parkside last semester.
Went over on a soccer scholarship (& smashed it), ends up with straight As in Neurophysiology
Went over on a soccer scholarship (& smashed it), ends up with straight As in Neurophysiology
a movie poster for bad boys ride or die
ALT: a movie poster for bad boys ride or die
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Our boy made the Provosts list for University of Wisconsin Parkside last semester.
Went over on a soccer scholarship (& smashed it), ends up with straight As in Neurophysiology
Went over on a soccer scholarship (& smashed it), ends up with straight As in Neurophysiology