Posts by Geoff Lealand
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Not big on fish but can cope with it when it is battered or crumbed, So, the thought of eating raw fish fills me with horror. People used to go on about eating oysters as akin to the meaning of life; so I once tried one but it was a horrible experience--like gagging down a bad smelling snot-ball.
We are visiting Samoa (Samoa Samoa) in January, so I am hoping for pork and lots of fruit. -
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You have had a very year, Russell, and I expect even more from you in 2017. I see that MediaTake is in repeats on Maori Television and it will be good to see it back next year.
Kind of happy that my contribution to the rather good 2016 Trees at the Meteor (its motto 'Compassion Not Consumption') has a Highly Commended award.. It was constructed from cardboard and 35mm film trailers. -
I am with Hebe: morte. It has been far too popular this year.
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Hard News: Do e-bikes ease traffic…, in reply to BenWilson,
Good info, Ben. I have a Makita folding bike, which I acquired in a charity auction run by my local Placemakers a year or so ago. It folds into a tidy package, to fit into a good sized car boot.
I tend to use it now when we go away on excursions--most recently, for the film festival in Te Aroha and a toddle along the sea frontage in New Plymouth. I should ride it to the uni more regularly but I find it a little frustrating, in that the wheel dimension (20in ?) doesn't allow me to get up much speed and the range is little more than 25km.
Blokes (especially tradies) regularly show interest in it but I do also get occasional disparaging comments from teens in passing cars. I sometimes describe the bike as a 'power tool with wheels'.
I have had a ride on one of the Mercury EBs and it was a dream. I just wish they weren't so expensive. -
Nice! Inspired me to get cracking on my construction for the 2016 Trees at the Meteor, Using 35mm film trailer footage to create a 'CinemaTree'.
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There will be an interesting discussion on these matters in a panel at the NZ Political Studies Assn conference at the Univ of Waikato tomorrow: "Dire Strait: New Zealand Media and the Narrowing of Political Debate", with Geoff Kemp, Julienne Molineaux, Gavin Ellis and Maria Amoudian. I will also be putting in a plug for the very excellent collection 'Don't Dream It's Over: Reimagining Journalism in Aotearoa New Zealand' (Freerange Press, 2016).
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Best wishes for the new job, Rob. You have my support.
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Lovely, Russell.
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David Bennett (Ham East) and Tim Mcindoe (Ham West). You probably have never heard of them.
