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I saw someone post one of these on here quite recently - I thought this was a pretty well known and established gag by this point but everything is new to somebody Anyway just spotted this in Picton

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Good morning, I have certainly had worse views from holiday accommodation

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Anyway despite barely spending any time on land here in Picton AND the morning being a ferry I have had an incredible day, honestly feel like my very soul has been rejuvinated by sea, sun and... sdlophins

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"Party pledges to introduce PR, wins a majority, doesn't bother, ultimately gets completely destroyed" is one of my favourite songs, RIP CAQ

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DOLPHINS EEEEEEE I have a dedicated dolphin watching tour booked on Friday so BONUS DOLPHINS

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Once again near to tears from sheer joy, the sun is shining, the sea is bright blue, dogs are coming out to get a treat from the mail boat as it cruises round the Malborough Sounds, you simply cannot beat it, life is extremely good imo

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Main bit of the crossing was totally fine, presumably because the weather continues to be absolutely sublime. Still got an hour to go until ashore and then back out on a smaller scenic cruise shortly after, can't have asked for a better introduction to the South Island

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Goodbye, North Island! (Well okay I have one more full day in Auckland at the end but shhhh)

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As an elections nerd obviously I snapped a quick photo of a particularly busy cluster of signs I did not at the time clock what had been done to Winston Peters and now I am howling

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Very nice walk around the Zealandia wildlife reserve, saw all kinds of cool local creatures - the kākā, tuatara, takahē and tūī (okay I have seen lots of tūī this trip but this guy came right up close!)

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The Parliament Enjoyer has logged on 🐝🇳🇿

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Had a nice wander around Te Papa earlier then went up another city centre hill for slightly different views, pure knackered now

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Lovely sunny day in Wellington though much chillier than it was inland!

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Allan Faulds @afaulds.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

You can't take photos on the Weta Workshop tour so here are some lads from the gift shop

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I may be on the opposite side of the planet but I can't miss one of the most important days of the year

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Allan Faulds @afaulds.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Today is just a bus in the rain day but here's a very sweet cat at the rest stop halfway to Wellington

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Allan Faulds @afaulds.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A second ice cream has hit the day Justifying this by the fact tomorrow is a Not Really Doing Anything day so no further treat opportunities - the bus (same one I got this morning to here, just continuing on) won't even have got me all the way to Wellington this time tomorrow 😱

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Allan Faulds @afaulds.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Absolutely lovely day for a walk along the Waikato River up to the Huka Falls - I could have put my shorts on it's that warm! Bet the people on the jet boats were a bit less toasty mind you

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Allan Faulds @afaulds.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A walk I thought would take 90 mins took 30 and there is ice cream at the end of it, so that's a pretty good afternoon in my view

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Very nice little cruise around Lake Taupō with views of Mount Doom (Mount Ngāuruhoe), the Māori rock carving of Ngātoroirangi, and Mount Tauhara which the skipper says is locally viewed as a woman lying down with her tits in the clouds (paraphrased)

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Praise be to a local backpackers hostel which was like yeah sure we can watch your luggage for $20 (£9), lifesavers, means I am all sorted for my wee lake cruise

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Idk maybe I'd have told the bus company they need to update their website, seems quite a big change

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Still cool to see the less dramatic activity, but admittedly a wee bit disappointed that an hour of waiting - after it had def not fired for like 40 mins before that - was not rewarded with a full eruption before I had to leave Te Puia! Ah well, c'est la vie innit

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You're not allowed to take photos of them which is understandable so here's a cuddly one instead

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Yer man in the centre left of the last photo knows when to go full whack for a camera, I have been suitably Māori Cultural Experienced for the day

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The way folk went on about it you would have thought the entirety of Rotorua smelt like Satan's arsehole, but in reality you just get an eggy whiff at the parts of it closest to geothermal activity, the town centre is completely normal

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Very funny how Europeans spent centuries being like "well swans are inherently white" and then we found out that not only is there a whole opposite side of the world but turns out the swans there are black

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More hole pictures than your average Grindr album today

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If you are a Tolkien fan who is unlikely to visit NZ but also of a jealous disposition please avoid my posting later today

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Bus driver has just told us there's more vitamin C in a kiwifruit than two oranges: but is there more vitamin C than in Stephen Kerr?

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Trying not to think too much about UK politics whilst in NZ but I'm on a bus right now... small as this (left, from @willhaycardiff.bsky.social) is in grand scheme of things, it does feel like another sign that I (right) could end up very vindicated on "Andy Burnham, first Prime Minister of England"

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Hello this old volcano makes the beach sands and waters hot so I am having a nice warm sit in a wee pool we dug

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I simply could not be less sorry for this posting from Cathedral Cove where the sun is shining, the sea is shimmering, the waves are lapping, and I continue to enjoy the best trip of my life

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This isn't even today's destination, it's just a stopping point en route, after we've already been through a rainforest, what a country

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Firth of Thames feels perverted, James Cook you can't just mash Scottish geographic terms onto English river names Also somehow we just went past a baby alpaca and a very angry bison, presumably like a wee exotic wildlife park or something

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