WhakatuNick
@whakatun.bsky.social
Tāhine photographer, actor, foodie, sports nut, lefty, Pākehā learning te ao Māori, progressive Christian, cis/het non-binary he/they 🏳️🌈
Some more birthday swag. A gorgeous taonga toki patoke and earrings made from silver fee fronds coated in red enamel
June 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Some more birthday swag. A gorgeous taonga toki patoke and earrings made from silver fee fronds coated in red enamel
A special cheer to @benechik.bsky.social my first cup of the coffee she sent me for #MWSecretSantaAoNZ. I kept it until today as a birthday treat, served in my birthday present mug!
June 14, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A special cheer to @benechik.bsky.social my first cup of the coffee she sent me for #MWSecretSantaAoNZ. I kept it until today as a birthday treat, served in my birthday present mug!
#MWSecretSantaAoNZ
As I now look even more carefully at the gifts I received I’m all choked up. I’ve been on a benefit and on my own since my separation two years ago. I love this sort of coffee. Natural process and small estate grown. I haven’t been able to afford this for over a year. So special
As I now look even more carefully at the gifts I received I’m all choked up. I’ve been on a benefit and on my own since my separation two years ago. I love this sort of coffee. Natural process and small estate grown. I haven’t been able to afford this for over a year. So special
June 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
#MWSecretSantaAoNZ
As I now look even more carefully at the gifts I received I’m all choked up. I’ve been on a benefit and on my own since my separation two years ago. I love this sort of coffee. Natural process and small estate grown. I haven’t been able to afford this for over a year. So special
As I now look even more carefully at the gifts I received I’m all choked up. I’ve been on a benefit and on my own since my separation two years ago. I love this sort of coffee. Natural process and small estate grown. I haven’t been able to afford this for over a year. So special
#MWSecretSantaAoNZ
OMG!!! Just got home after work and opened the recipe book from my parcel! I has recipes already in it!!!! Thanks so much you’ve make an old guy who lives on his own’s day very special.
OMG!!! Just got home after work and opened the recipe book from my parcel! I has recipes already in it!!!! Thanks so much you’ve make an old guy who lives on his own’s day very special.
June 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
#MWSecretSantaAoNZ
OMG!!! Just got home after work and opened the recipe book from my parcel! I has recipes already in it!!!! Thanks so much you’ve make an old guy who lives on his own’s day very special.
OMG!!! Just got home after work and opened the recipe book from my parcel! I has recipes already in it!!!! Thanks so much you’ve make an old guy who lives on his own’s day very special.
Gave Lola her #MWSecretSantaAoNZ present with some treats in side
June 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Gave Lola her #MWSecretSantaAoNZ present with some treats in side
#MWSecretSantaAoNZ
Wow just wow. Thank you so much Santa. You did your sleuthing well! I love it all and Lola will love hers as well. Opened here at work at the Nelson market
Wow just wow. Thank you so much Santa. You did your sleuthing well! I love it all and Lola will love hers as well. Opened here at work at the Nelson market
June 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
#MWSecretSantaAoNZ
Wow just wow. Thank you so much Santa. You did your sleuthing well! I love it all and Lola will love hers as well. Opened here at work at the Nelson market
Wow just wow. Thank you so much Santa. You did your sleuthing well! I love it all and Lola will love hers as well. Opened here at work at the Nelson market
Swanky box and no rattle… gotta love a total absence of clues!!
May 22, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Swanky box and no rattle… gotta love a total absence of clues!!
Jumping on this trend!
April 11, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Jumping on this trend!
A great day here in Whakatu with our Multicultural Festival with over 25 diff cultures represented
March 23, 2025 at 5:45 AM
A great day here in Whakatu with our Multicultural Festival with over 25 diff cultures represented
Have lusted after a Mike Ward ring from Whakatūs own old man of the Green Party for many years. Today I got one!
March 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Have lusted after a Mike Ward ring from Whakatūs own old man of the Green Party for many years. Today I got one!
Just got this silk kimono/cardigan top from Etsy and I am obsessed!
March 18, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Just got this silk kimono/cardigan top from Etsy and I am obsessed!
Wonderful skies both to the east and the west this morning during the dog walk
March 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Wonderful skies both to the east and the west this morning during the dog walk
🧵I really appreciate you taking the time to read it. It wasn't easy to write, but it's very important to me.
So, here's the deal: While I still identify as a cis/het person, I've come to realise that my gender is more fluid than what society (and even I) have allowed me to express.
So, here's the deal: While I still identify as a cis/het person, I've come to realise that my gender is more fluid than what society (and even I) have allowed me to express.
March 2, 2025 at 7:28 AM
🧵I really appreciate you taking the time to read it. It wasn't easy to write, but it's very important to me.
So, here's the deal: While I still identify as a cis/het person, I've come to realise that my gender is more fluid than what society (and even I) have allowed me to express.
So, here's the deal: While I still identify as a cis/het person, I've come to realise that my gender is more fluid than what society (and even I) have allowed me to express.
Lola wants to say she’s not impressed by 2025 so far
January 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Lola wants to say she’s not impressed by 2025 so far
Professional pat receiver!
March 24, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Professional pat receiver!
A great sunrise over the local Relay for Life on Sunday morning!
March 17, 2024 at 9:25 PM
A great sunrise over the local Relay for Life on Sunday morning!
Always a chance for a great shot when pigeons are released during an event!
February 27, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Always a chance for a great shot when pigeons are released during an event!
Lovely 'mackerel skies' this morning in Whakatū!
February 7, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Lovely 'mackerel skies' this morning in Whakatū!
I love golden hour light on a day when the rain is coming! It literally started raining as I was taking the shot!
February 4, 2024 at 9:03 PM
I love golden hour light on a day when the rain is coming! It literally started raining as I was taking the shot!
II love the process of being able to turn quickly taken snaps (photo 1) into something much more artistic (photo 2). This means that spontaneous shots like this ,taken on a phone, can be turned into something worth looking at.
January 28, 2024 at 10:20 PM
II love the process of being able to turn quickly taken snaps (photo 1) into something much more artistic (photo 2). This means that spontaneous shots like this ,taken on a phone, can be turned into something worth looking at.
Thoughts are with all the indigenous peoples of Australia on this day of mourning remembering the invasion of their lands
January 25, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Thoughts are with all the indigenous peoples of Australia on this day of mourning remembering the invasion of their lands
Just played a new high word score in Scrabble!
January 9, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Just played a new high word score in Scrabble!
Often when out taking photos you have a shot that requires more editing than the iPad version of LightRoom can provide but it is worth the wait. This 3 shot pano from Maclaren Falls Park is one of these!
January 3, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Often when out taking photos you have a shot that requires more editing than the iPad version of LightRoom can provide but it is worth the wait. This 3 shot pano from Maclaren Falls Park is one of these!
Yesterday saw me having some photography fun using ND filters to take long exposure shots of Maclaren Falls in full sunlight! Using a 9 stop filter I was able to drop a 1/4000s exposure to 1/2s!
December 30, 2023 at 9:55 PM
Yesterday saw me having some photography fun using ND filters to take long exposure shots of Maclaren Falls in full sunlight! Using a 9 stop filter I was able to drop a 1/4000s exposure to 1/2s!