Abbie Jury 🌱
@tikorangi.bsky.social
Gardener and garden writer who takes photographs. Politically inclined, definitely leftist. Aotearoa New Zealand. 🌱
Australia wins the higher moral ground. Again.
Shame on this government and on Chris Penk.
Shame on this government and on Chris Penk.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Well done, Chris Penk. All for nothing. Without Australia there's no way a "touring act" like this would bother coming to New Zealand.
Well done, Chris Penk. All for nothing. Without Australia there's no way a "touring act" like this would bother coming to New Zealand.
Candace Owens' 2026 Auckland event cancelled
Candace Owens' Auckland event next year has been cancelled, after the commentator was earlier denied entry into Australia.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Australia wins the higher moral ground. Again.
Shame on this government and on Chris Penk.
Shame on this government and on Chris Penk.
Heather the NZ Karen.
Yet another Heatherism.
Always a Heather.
Dead cat heatherism.
Not now, Heather.
Trust Heather - so damn predictable.
Heather - a misspelling of contrarian.
In life, be not a Heather. There is nothing good to gain by being a Heather.
Yet another Heatherism.
Always a Heather.
Dead cat heatherism.
Not now, Heather.
Trust Heather - so damn predictable.
Heather - a misspelling of contrarian.
In life, be not a Heather. There is nothing good to gain by being a Heather.
It bears remembering that this woman, according to the IPCA report, sent at least 36 emails to media outlets, presumaby including NZME, as well as the PM, Police Minister, and police command in Dec 2023 & Jan 2024, and they did fuck-all about it too
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heath...
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heath...
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: The woman in the Jevon McSkimming saga wasn't innocent here
So it turns out the woman with whom Jevon McSkimming had an affair, whose warnings police ignored and who police charged instead of investigating McSkimmin
www.newstalkzb.co.nz
November 14, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Heather the NZ Karen.
Yet another Heatherism.
Always a Heather.
Dead cat heatherism.
Not now, Heather.
Trust Heather - so damn predictable.
Heather - a misspelling of contrarian.
In life, be not a Heather. There is nothing good to gain by being a Heather.
Yet another Heatherism.
Always a Heather.
Dead cat heatherism.
Not now, Heather.
Trust Heather - so damn predictable.
Heather - a misspelling of contrarian.
In life, be not a Heather. There is nothing good to gain by being a Heather.
Requiem for a gardener. jury.co.nz/2025/11/13/n...
‘No longer in the garden’
There is always an element of sadness when marking a death. But it seems that Shirley Greenhill’s time had come and she managed an appropriate ending – dying at home yesterday, mere days after she …
jury.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Requiem for a gardener. jury.co.nz/2025/11/13/n...
I wrote a letter to the editor, something I have not done for many years.
I once went to a comms workshop in the 1980s where I learned the obvious - first letters to ed to be read area are always the shortest ones. Though probably only in print edition.
I once went to a comms workshop in the 1980s where I learned the obvious - first letters to ed to be read area are always the shortest ones. Though probably only in print edition.
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I wrote a letter to the editor, something I have not done for many years.
I once went to a comms workshop in the 1980s where I learned the obvious - first letters to ed to be read area are always the shortest ones. Though probably only in print edition.
I once went to a comms workshop in the 1980s where I learned the obvious - first letters to ed to be read area are always the shortest ones. Though probably only in print edition.
The admission that the police are deliberately siphoning off correspondence to the PM and the Minister of Police from members of the public to make sure it is never seen sure strikes at the heart of a democracy. Corruption at the top level. Heads must roll.
November 12, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The admission that the police are deliberately siphoning off correspondence to the PM and the Minister of Police from members of the public to make sure it is never seen sure strikes at the heart of a democracy. Corruption at the top level. Heads must roll.
Take a man of considerable power, status and position, apparently fundy *christian*, outwardly respectable and family oriented but who was sexually aroused by bestiality and child rape and abuse. He targets a young woman under half his age to indulge him. That is beyond grim for her.
November 12, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Take a man of considerable power, status and position, apparently fundy *christian*, outwardly respectable and family oriented but who was sexually aroused by bestiality and child rape and abuse. He targets a young woman under half his age to indulge him. That is beyond grim for her.
Make this make sense. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608... New deputy mayor, somewhat notorious from past exploits, is fundraising for an extreme right FB group he and the mayor founded to get elected, to sue the council he is now deputy mayor in, over a decision made by the previous council (cont)
The Post
www.thepost.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Make this make sense. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608... New deputy mayor, somewhat notorious from past exploits, is fundraising for an extreme right FB group he and the mayor founded to get elected, to sue the council he is now deputy mayor in, over a decision made by the previous council (cont)
Richard Chambers, it seems, was Deputy Commissioner for at least some, if not most of the time the top level cover up for McSkimming took place. So part of the general culture at the least, possibly peripherally aware or was he donkey deep alongside Andrew Coster?
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Richard Chambers, it seems, was Deputy Commissioner for at least some, if not most of the time the top level cover up for McSkimming took place. So part of the general culture at the least, possibly peripherally aware or was he donkey deep alongside Andrew Coster?
"he stole about $113,000 to help pay off a personal loan, buy weed killer, a spray unit, a toastie machine maker, and Hush Puppies shoes." John Dewar's somewhat bizarre expenditure.
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 AM
"he stole about $113,000 to help pay off a personal loan, buy weed killer, a spray unit, a toastie machine maker, and Hush Puppies shoes." John Dewar's somewhat bizarre expenditure.
Harvested green tea and bamboo shoots this morning. We will survive famine and pestilence.
November 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Harvested green tea and bamboo shoots this morning. We will survive famine and pestilence.
Reposted by Abbie Jury 🌱
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
Some dogs are revolting. Ralph,particularly so. We have yet to find the rotting possum he has exhumed to snack on. His breath is unbelievably foul.
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Some dogs are revolting. Ralph,particularly so. We have yet to find the rotting possum he has exhumed to snack on. His breath is unbelievably foul.
I do not think I have heard the West Indies national anthem before. It is very jolly and cheerful.
November 5, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I do not think I have heard the West Indies national anthem before. It is very jolly and cheerful.
Dear Bronwyn from Northland on RNZ, your heart is in the right place on unemployment but young people did not actually have 'TWO YEARS during Covid when they couldn't leave the house to go outside'.
Myth-making.
Myth-making.
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Dear Bronwyn from Northland on RNZ, your heart is in the right place on unemployment but young people did not actually have 'TWO YEARS during Covid when they couldn't leave the house to go outside'.
Myth-making.
Myth-making.
November 5 - not just Guy Fawkes. More significantly for this country, it is the anniversary date of the invasion of Parihaka.
November 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
November 5 - not just Guy Fawkes. More significantly for this country, it is the anniversary date of the invasion of Parihaka.
Having swapped to the Māori roll specifically to vote for Debs Ngarewa-Packer, I am a tad anxious about the strife in TPM. Especially as I whakapapa to the Kingi whanau in Te Tai Tokerau.
November 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Having swapped to the Māori roll specifically to vote for Debs Ngarewa-Packer, I am a tad anxious about the strife in TPM. Especially as I whakapapa to the Kingi whanau in Te Tai Tokerau.
The dog stinks. Badly. Offensively, even. Fortunately he did not exhume whatever revolting aged corpse it is to either roll in it or consume it until after the tour group of Australians had departed.
November 3, 2025 at 6:57 AM
The dog stinks. Badly. Offensively, even. Fortunately he did not exhume whatever revolting aged corpse it is to either roll in it or consume it until after the tour group of Australians had departed.
Weasel words Luxon wittering on, blaming Labour for the fall in vaccination rates. No, Klutz, the decline is due to the rise of anti-vaxxers, actively encouraged by NZFirst, your party and ACT, in your quest for power no matter the cost.
November 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Weasel words Luxon wittering on, blaming Labour for the fall in vaccination rates. No, Klutz, the decline is due to the rise of anti-vaxxers, actively encouraged by NZFirst, your party and ACT, in your quest for power no matter the cost.
Waitara St Johns giving its grounds over to the Foodbank for a veg garden. A church being Christian without being judgemental is refreshing.
October 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Waitara St Johns giving its grounds over to the Foodbank for a veg garden. A church being Christian without being judgemental is refreshing.
Oh the irony. The irony. In a district which voted against Māori wards with a mayor willing to go along with his chosen deputy’s racism, senior Māori turned out in force to control the last minute powhiri for new councillors. It was magnificent.
October 31, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Oh the irony. The irony. In a district which voted against Māori wards with a mayor willing to go along with his chosen deputy’s racism, senior Māori turned out in force to control the last minute powhiri for new councillors. It was magnificent.
I must be really old. I don’t even know what dodgeball is. In my day, we played four square.
October 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I must be really old. I don’t even know what dodgeball is. In my day, we played four square.
I am no tree expert but this is very interesting.
'Trials at Norbury Park demonstrate that growth rates can double when trees are planted in complex species mixtures.'
'Trials at Norbury Park demonstrate that growth rates can double when trees are planted in complex species mixtures.'
October 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I am no tree expert but this is very interesting.
'Trials at Norbury Park demonstrate that growth rates can double when trees are planted in complex species mixtures.'
'Trials at Norbury Park demonstrate that growth rates can double when trees are planted in complex species mixtures.'
We own one small electric heater and I have just dug it out for its once or twice a year outing. We heat with wood all winter but I have cleaned out the fireplace and woodburner for summer. Too much like an admission of defeat to light them again.
October 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
We own one small electric heater and I have just dug it out for its once or twice a year outing. We heat with wood all winter but I have cleaned out the fireplace and woodburner for summer. Too much like an admission of defeat to light them again.
I quietly donate to Wikipedia each time they ask me to.
Don't let Musk have his way. Donate to Wikipedia if you can afford to. I have. 💚
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I quietly donate to Wikipedia each time they ask me to.
12 runs needed from 87 balls, 4 wickets in hand and the commentators are talking about the high risk that the Black Caps may not win.
October 26, 2025 at 7:28 AM
12 runs needed from 87 balls, 4 wickets in hand and the commentators are talking about the high risk that the Black Caps may not win.