Ethan Tucker
@ethantucker.bsky.social
Film & music tragic, lover of travel and test cricket, photography and all things history. Wellington, NZ.
The many disadvantages of them newfangled "moving pictures" (from 'Australian Silent Films', 1970)
February 7, 2026 at 1:21 AM
The many disadvantages of them newfangled "moving pictures" (from 'Australian Silent Films', 1970)
Good news from Hard To Find Books in Auckland
January 17, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Good news from Hard To Find Books in Auckland
Also Row 12 :) The new album is fab, if anyone's undecided about getting it
January 14, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Also Row 12 :) The new album is fab, if anyone's undecided about getting it
In the 1970s TVNZ used to play the BBC's Black & White Minstrel Show, which ran on the BBC until 1978. Perhaps this is the moral climate in which Mr Batchelor wishes to situate his "not-racism"
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
December 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
In the 1970s TVNZ used to play the BBC's Black & White Minstrel Show, which ran on the BBC until 1978. Perhaps this is the moral climate in which Mr Batchelor wishes to situate his "not-racism"
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
"The Marvellous Melotone" gramophone ad, Evening Post, 14 December 1925
"20 Beautiful Models to select from, priced from 8 to 100 Guineas"
"20 Beautiful Models to select from, priced from 8 to 100 Guineas"
December 14, 2025 at 4:26 AM
"The Marvellous Melotone" gramophone ad, Evening Post, 14 December 1925
"20 Beautiful Models to select from, priced from 8 to 100 Guineas"
"20 Beautiful Models to select from, priced from 8 to 100 Guineas"
December 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Answering the question literally no-one is asking
December 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Answering the question literally no-one is asking
Indisputable proof that middle-aged males aren't solely thinking about the Roman Empire
Admittedly three of the 13 chapters are about them, but that means 10 aren't
#AncientHistory
#TheFarEdgesOfTheKnownWorld
Admittedly three of the 13 chapters are about them, but that means 10 aren't
#AncientHistory
#TheFarEdgesOfTheKnownWorld
December 2, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Indisputable proof that middle-aged males aren't solely thinking about the Roman Empire
Admittedly three of the 13 chapters are about them, but that means 10 aren't
#AncientHistory
#TheFarEdgesOfTheKnownWorld
Admittedly three of the 13 chapters are about them, but that means 10 aren't
#AncientHistory
#TheFarEdgesOfTheKnownWorld
The Wellington entertainment scene is so cutting edge
November 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The Wellington entertainment scene is so cutting edge
Alternative wording: Energy cartel valuations depend on ability to extract excessive profit from NZ consumers
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Alternative wording: Energy cartel valuations depend on ability to extract excessive profit from NZ consumers
Wellington City Gallery's reopening exhibition will be of British artist Cornelia Parker - opening 10 October 2026, so still ages away
November 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Wellington City Gallery's reopening exhibition will be of British artist Cornelia Parker - opening 10 October 2026, so still ages away
Highly recommended 2023 doco by Annie Goldson on 1970s-80s avant-garde NZ theatre / cabaret troupe Red Mole, who flew the coop in 1978 to New York to continue the experimentation in Gotham's most hard-bitten, end-of-days state of decay. (Screening on Neon).
November 4, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Highly recommended 2023 doco by Annie Goldson on 1970s-80s avant-garde NZ theatre / cabaret troupe Red Mole, who flew the coop in 1978 to New York to continue the experimentation in Gotham's most hard-bitten, end-of-days state of decay. (Screening on Neon).
"These Beautiful Beaded French Georgette RACE GOWNS Will Brighten the Lawn at Trentham"
(Also: "Dainty New Marabouts for Spring"!)
Evening Post, 19 October 1925
#Wellington
#PapersPast
(Also: "Dainty New Marabouts for Spring"!)
Evening Post, 19 October 1925
#Wellington
#PapersPast
October 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"These Beautiful Beaded French Georgette RACE GOWNS Will Brighten the Lawn at Trentham"
(Also: "Dainty New Marabouts for Spring"!)
Evening Post, 19 October 1925
#Wellington
#PapersPast
(Also: "Dainty New Marabouts for Spring"!)
Evening Post, 19 October 1925
#Wellington
#PapersPast
Dominion, 12 October 1925. Make sure your jam is made hygienically. #PapersPast
October 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Dominion, 12 October 1925. Make sure your jam is made hygienically. #PapersPast
Wellington Council early results summary from Joel MacManus on the Spinoff
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-...
October 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Wellington Council early results summary from Joel MacManus on the Spinoff
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-...
Western hills dusk, Makara Hill Rd, Wellington
October 7, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Western hills dusk, Makara Hill Rd, Wellington
For those old enough to remember Country Calendar in its heyday
September 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
For those old enough to remember Country Calendar in its heyday
Advertisement for Bonnington's Irish Moss, Dominion, 31 August 1925. Bonnington's Irish Moss was invented in Richmond, Nelson, in the 1860s & was one of the most popular patent medicines in NZ. It is still manufactured & sold today.
August 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Advertisement for Bonnington's Irish Moss, Dominion, 31 August 1925. Bonnington's Irish Moss was invented in Richmond, Nelson, in the 1860s & was one of the most popular patent medicines in NZ. It is still manufactured & sold today.
French truck drivers of the 1970s were, unsurprisingly, very French (via a Times article on the old N7 route, 1 August)
August 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
French truck drivers of the 1970s were, unsurprisingly, very French (via a Times article on the old N7 route, 1 August)
Oriental Parade, Wellington
August 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Oriental Parade, Wellington
June 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Work?! Perish the thought!
('Children of Divorce', dir Frank Lloyd, Clara Bow, Gary Cooper, 1927)
('Children of Divorce', dir Frank Lloyd, Clara Bow, Gary Cooper, 1927)
June 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Work?! Perish the thought!
('Children of Divorce', dir Frank Lloyd, Clara Bow, Gary Cooper, 1927)
('Children of Divorce', dir Frank Lloyd, Clara Bow, Gary Cooper, 1927)
Nothing but good wishes for Dame Gaylene but NZ has woefully small-town blinkers on if it thinks that 6 storeys is "high-rise"
If we want to knock the housing crisis on the head EVERY city suburb needs apartments like this
Chose the spots wisely & build them carefully = you end the crisis
If we want to knock the housing crisis on the head EVERY city suburb needs apartments like this
Chose the spots wisely & build them carefully = you end the crisis
May 7, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Nothing but good wishes for Dame Gaylene but NZ has woefully small-town blinkers on if it thinks that 6 storeys is "high-rise"
If we want to knock the housing crisis on the head EVERY city suburb needs apartments like this
Chose the spots wisely & build them carefully = you end the crisis
If we want to knock the housing crisis on the head EVERY city suburb needs apartments like this
Chose the spots wisely & build them carefully = you end the crisis