Abbie Jury 🌱
@tikorangi.bsky.social
Gardener and garden writer who takes photographs. Politically inclined, definitely leftist. Aotearoa New Zealand. 🌱
The new kitchen is mostly here. Not yet installed, but on site at least.
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
The new kitchen is mostly here. Not yet installed, but on site at least.
Amused by daughter's wry humour as she posted about our grandson going back to his Canberra school: "Back to school, Seb may never get to experience Snow days, but he did just get 3 "oops, there might be asbestos" Sand days."
November 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Amused by daughter's wry humour as she posted about our grandson going back to his Canberra school: "Back to school, Seb may never get to experience Snow days, but he did just get 3 "oops, there might be asbestos" Sand days."
The current state of my kitchen is damn inconvenient and does not spark joy.
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
The current state of my kitchen is damn inconvenient and does not spark joy.
"It is economic vandalism of the highest order. The message this sends to the world is ‘You can’t rely on New Zealand,’ " says the woman who cancelled the ferries by text and whose government is committing extreme environmental vandalism and trashing our international reputation.
Hypocrites.
Hypocrites.
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
"It is economic vandalism of the highest order. The message this sends to the world is ‘You can’t rely on New Zealand,’ " says the woman who cancelled the ferries by text and whose government is committing extreme environmental vandalism and trashing our international reputation.
Hypocrites.
Hypocrites.
Some days, y’know, some days a stiff gin or maybe even two feel…. medicinal. So justified.
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Some days, y’know, some days a stiff gin or maybe even two feel…. medicinal. So justified.
Day one of my kitchen reno and I am over it already. I am not doing any more house renovations after this. Minor repairs and redecoration only.
November 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Day one of my kitchen reno and I am over it already. I am not doing any more house renovations after this. Minor repairs and redecoration only.
About 25 years ago, I ended up in hospital on a drip for 4 days because of a simple puncture wound infected with a form of EColi that was resistant to all but the last 2 antibiotics reserved for hospital use only. That was scary.
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
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November 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
About 25 years ago, I ended up in hospital on a drip for 4 days because of a simple puncture wound infected with a form of EColi that was resistant to all but the last 2 antibiotics reserved for hospital use only. That was scary.
Stripping out half the kitchen today - the workspace half. This takes some organisation because, as Canberra daughter said, 'you can't exactly get Uber Eats in Tikorangi'.
November 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Stripping out half the kitchen today - the workspace half. This takes some organisation because, as Canberra daughter said, 'you can't exactly get Uber Eats in Tikorangi'.
Oh my goodness but Christopher Luxon talks absolute bullshit. Still wittering on trying to blame the ban on oil and gas IN NEW AREAS ONLY for any energy shortage. Is this man even human?
November 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Oh my goodness but Christopher Luxon talks absolute bullshit. Still wittering on trying to blame the ban on oil and gas IN NEW AREAS ONLY for any energy shortage. Is this man even human?
I have removed the scrunched up newspaper from the disused chimney which was there to keep out bee swarms or wasps because there is a rosella hellbent on building a nest in there. Has managed to appear 3x in the TV room so far. We hope if it can see light below, it won't nest build.
November 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I have removed the scrunched up newspaper from the disused chimney which was there to keep out bee swarms or wasps because there is a rosella hellbent on building a nest in there. Has managed to appear 3x in the TV room so far. We hope if it can see light below, it won't nest build.
What is with Jevon Mcskimming choosing to wear a tartan Swanndri to court for multiple appearances? Dies he not own a smart sports jacket or even a suit?
November 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
What is with Jevon Mcskimming choosing to wear a tartan Swanndri to court for multiple appearances? Dies he not own a smart sports jacket or even a suit?
Well that made my morning. Just rehomed my big de Longhi oven, cook top, rangehood, splashback and dishwasher which are being stripped out on Monday. Given away for free on Marketplace to a couple who are thrilled to get them for their relocated house. Way better than landfill.
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Well that made my morning. Just rehomed my big de Longhi oven, cook top, rangehood, splashback and dishwasher which are being stripped out on Monday. Given away for free on Marketplace to a couple who are thrilled to get them for their relocated house. Way better than landfill.
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.
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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
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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 …
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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
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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.
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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.