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Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:

The Dunedin hospital rebuild has been sitting idle for the last year while National figure out a way to turn it into a PPP and burden future generations with expensive debt.

However a small worm which has invaded the inpatient building site may bring plans to a screeching halt. The ngāokeoke, or New Zealand velvet worm is now widespread throughout the site and there's talk of DOC turning the area into a sanctuary.

odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/worms-i

Otago Daily Times Online News · Worms invade inpatient building site, threaten to upend projectA tiny subterranean worm has made its home underneath the site for the new Dunedin hospital, prompting concerns the hospital could be further...
#Dunedin#Otepoti#April1st
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Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:

As soon as you see the ODT headline, "Cr criticises mural, organiser ‘lost for words’", you know exactly who it'll be.

Yep. Dunedin's saddest snowflake, anti-vax Councillor Lee Vandervis, spouts nonsense again.

The mural was designed by school pupils who won a design competition. Cr. Angry says rainbows & native birds are "woke", "activist-designed" & represent "a crass ideology".

Poor Lee. It must suck to be a complete arsehole.

odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/cr-crit

A colourful mural designed by schoolchildren says "Welcome to Otepoti". This gives one sensitive Councillor much butthurt. The mural features native birds & plants, Baldwin St, the Octagon, a clipper in full sail, a sheep, a cyclist on the harbour’s edge, a rainbow over Larnach Castle and a few cats. ODT photo: Gerard O'Brien
#Otepoti#Dunedin#Vandervis
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Robyn

Anyone interested in an early morning coffee in Ōtepoti on Friday?
Details here:
spokes.nz/t/coffee-outside-aga

SPOKES Dunedin · Coffee Outside again 0730 21 March 2025 at the Harbour MolarsThe second in the so far irregular series of coffee outside meetings will be this Friday, 21 March any time between 7.30 am and 8.30 am - the earlier time to allow people to get to work after. Meet at the Molars by Portsmouth drive (if fine) or the Octagon bandstand (if it’s too windy or wet for the harbour). Bring your coffee making kit (or a thermos, or a keep-cup if you want to try your luck) for a quick catch-up with other cycling enthusiasts. If you are interested but can’t make i...
#CoffeeOutside#Ōtepoti#Dunedin
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Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:

I live on a beach and this is quite big.

Minimum floor levels are being raised in low-lying coastal parts of Dunedin, effective today.

When my neighbour built about ten years ago, the minimum was 0.5m. The new minimum floor level is 3.05m - 3.17m above sea level "in certain areas".

Three metres! While I approve the forward thinking, we'll have a lot of houses on poles.

Thanks to @paw for his @dccnews bot.

dunedin.govt.nz/news-and-event

www.dunedin.govt.nzChanges to minimum floor levels aim to better protect new builds from floodingMinimum floor level requirements for new homes and building extensions in low-lying coastal parts of Dunedin are set to be increased to better protect against flooding due to sea level rise.
#Dunedin#Coastal#ClimateChange
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Dag-Rune Z
Tern with catch of the day over elvish landscape

There are several reasons why New Zealand are used for adventure films.

Light and colours are two obvious reasons.
Flora, fauna and landscape are others.

Personally, when watching the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, I am a bit disappointed they do not really shows how awesome New Zealand is.

Better visit Aotearoa in person.

#NZ #Dunedin #Otago #taiaroahead #birds #birds #childfeeding #chicks #countryside #trekking #seabird #pacific #trees #New #Zealand #kiwi #NikonD800 #Nikkor #D800 #Nikon #300mm #f4 #OtagoPeninsula #2015CE #tern #sea #pacific #green #bird #roadtrip #Aotearoa #NewZealand #birds #sun #birdcolony #beach #moment #zen #mindfulness #TeWaipounamu #Te #Waipounamu #SouthIsland
Photo shows a white, black headed sleek sea bird, a tern, with some small fish in its beak. It is flying over a landscape in pastel, soft colours. The sky is slightly clouded with light blue morning colour.
#southisland
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Dag-Rune Z
"Hello from the other side
I must've called a thousand times
To tell you I'm sorry, for everything that I've done
But when I call you never seem to be home..."

A sea lion and her pup. Taken with a proper, physical distance.
It is an early morning just after sunrise north of Dunedin, in Otago, South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Thanks to Adele for lyrics describing the scene.

#NZ #Otago #Dunedin #New #Zealand #sealion #seal #hookers #sea #lion #Phocarctos #hookeri #sunrise #cub #mother #wildlife #morningstroll #dangerous #whakahao #rāpoko #rare #threatened #threatenedspecies #NikonD800 #Nikkor #300mm #f4 #Nikon #D800 #2016CE #DunedinHarbour #beach #beachlife #sunrise #portrait #animalportrait
Photo shows two fur seals, a grown up mother and a small pup. The mother is looking searchingly and warningly towards the photographer. The pup is looking curious in the same general direction. The seals are in shades of brown fur from light to dark, with some black and white details for the mother, and mostly darker brown for the pup. They both have very visible whiskers. They are on a light grey sandy beach, with a small rock the size of the mummy seal in the background.
#animalportrait
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BigD

A newly rebuilt drystone walled section of road; Portobello Rd, Dunedin .At a guess 10 km, but a local may correct me. Well done to the stonemasons who dedicated their craft to lay stone ( instead of modern concrete shoring technique that has little character in comparison)
Sections of this harbour drive were widened as well for a cycle/ walkway. Can do a full circle by crossing the harbour on a small ferry and riding the trail to the city and back.
#dunedin
#drystonewall
#cycleway

Drystone wall stretching into distance. Tidal seawater just in view below it. Steep cliff above road ( unseen ) above the wall
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