Matthew Turner
@thewalkingfool.bsky.social
Author of the novel SWEDEN (2018), translator, traveller on foot, Japan lover, jazz buff, albatross watcher, Ōtautahi resident. *Not* a photographer.
A rating of 3.8 on TripAdvisor!
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November 29, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A rating of 3.8 on TripAdvisor!
I don’t know how popular they are compared to other breeds, but they certainly aren’t rare. There are some life-sized corgi statues here that are a minor tourist attraction.
Return of the corgis
David Marshall's 3 corgis were installed on the corner of High and Tuam streets in 2003 to commemorate Queen Elizabeth IIs 50th jubilee. Following the earthquakes in 2010 and 2011, one went walkies an...
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November 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I don’t know how popular they are compared to other breeds, but they certainly aren’t rare. There are some life-sized corgi statues here that are a minor tourist attraction.
I thought you’d enjoy that. The dogs are all pretty well behaved this year. Can’t see any corgis, though.
November 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I thought you’d enjoy that. The dogs are all pretty well behaved this year. Can’t see any corgis, though.
Yeah, I was just checking out the menu. Looks better than I imagined.
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Yeah, I was just checking out the menu. Looks better than I imagined.
Actually named after a famous American sea captain and shipbuilder
Matthew Turner (shipbuilder) - Wikipedia
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November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Actually named after a famous American sea captain and shipbuilder
Not to take the wind out of your sails (and I love trains), but there’s a ship that bears my name and I’ll be damned if it’s not one of the most beautiful things on the planet!
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Not to take the wind out of your sails (and I love trains), but there’s a ship that bears my name and I’ll be damned if it’s not one of the most beautiful things on the planet!
If 19 wickets fell on every day of every test we’d have a problem. People pay to watch 5 days of test cricket, not 2 or 3. Wickets are exciting, but seeing a batter in command score a century is just as satisfying. Let’s hope we see some of that, if not in this match then in the rest of the series.
November 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
If 19 wickets fell on every day of every test we’d have a problem. People pay to watch 5 days of test cricket, not 2 or 3. Wickets are exciting, but seeing a batter in command score a century is just as satisfying. Let’s hope we see some of that, if not in this match then in the rest of the series.
International cricket started ridiculously early in New Zealand this season, on October 1 (hardly summer), and there have already been some exciting T20I and one day matches against England and the West Indies. But as a lover of test cricket above all other forms, I’m looking forward to the Ashes.
November 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
International cricket started ridiculously early in New Zealand this season, on October 1 (hardly summer), and there have already been some exciting T20I and one day matches against England and the West Indies. But as a lover of test cricket above all other forms, I’m looking forward to the Ashes.