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Posting on behalf of Local family - looking to buy land or land with barns/dwellings. 15 - 50 acres. Ideally grazing, some bush ok. Within 30 minute radius of Takaka. Anything out there - please pm and I can pass details on. Also open to a land share discussion. Cheers

“Not very long ago, researchers began sifting through aerial images and found something startling. They looked at a couple dozen islands first, then several hundred, and by now close to 1,000. They found that over the past few decades, the islands’ edges had wobbled this way and that, eroding here, building there.

By and large, though, their area hadn’t shrunk. In some cases, it was the opposite: They grew. The seas rose, and the islands expanded with them.”

Well there you go. Land mass can rise along with the ocean.

Another alarmist prediction that turns out to be perfectly normal.

Solar boom has replaced farmland that could feed millions of people More than 1300 square kilometres of cropland worldwide was covered by solar panels in 2018, an area that could be producing 4 quadrillion calories per year

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/oDAekXbVjm6A6WhK/ Magic days in the UK!! All of this is true - every word.

The good old days!

All kids rode in a snaffle because usually that is what your parent [mother] had in their day and they had survived so you had to - D ring, eggbutt, or loose ring. If your pony was a s**t and you had a kind parent or one with money, you might be allowed a kimblewick or pelham. Double bits were for adults out hunting or show ponies only.
Rubber reins were coveted - hunting a pony with shaving foam sweat on his neck meant plain reins were as useful as cooked noodles. Plaited leather reins were just as bad and ripped between your fingers.
Leather girths were coveted just as much - choices were string or the white candlewick girths which would split at inappropriate moments.
Coloured browbands were naff - the plastic ones for riding schools and the velvet ones for show ponies. Brass was for heavy horses.
There were four types of rug - canvas NZ, jute, wool with a coloured edging and initials for best and a sweat rug that looked like something Rab C Nesbitt wore that you used when thatching. Then there were blankets, usually nasty and itchy unless you were rich and could afford a Witney blanket
Every NZ rug hung to one side within five minutes of your pony being turned out.
There were four types of clip - trace, blanket, hunter or full. No one asked what type of clip suited their pony, ponies were clipped to suit the level of work they were doing.
No one wanted a coloured hairy, it usually meant your parents knew nothing and had bought your pony from the local riding school and no one wanted a riding school pony.
Everyone plaited to go hunting.
The amount of fences you jumped out hunting and stayed in the saddle was far more important than if you saw a fox.
Ponies lived out in just a NZ rug, even if clipped, nothing up their necks.
Feed was natural - oats, barley, wheat, sugar beet and bran then came in pony nuts which were great for rattling in the bottom of a bucket and a countrymix with yummy locust beans.
You made your own chop and warmed the molasses on the Rayburn.
You thought you were a nutritionist if you added garlic to your pony's feed.
Tesco own brand vegetable cooking oil was added to feeds to give a shine to the coat.
If you went hunting, chances are your pony had a warm mash with a bottle of Guinness and a raw egg mixed into it for a pick me up. Chances are that you had the dried up remains of whatever your family had at lunchtime.
Linseed was boiled and fed to everything to make the coat shine.
Grooming by torchlight was a skill.
Baling twine was a Godsend
Your pony probably knew all the top 20 hits.
Everyone entered the yearly WH Smith Win A Pony competition.
If your pony went lame, the farrier was called before the vet and usually cured pony.
No one's pony had ulcers.
We all knew someone who knew someone whose pony had had colic but none of us actually had that pony.
Fat ponies lived on thin air and no one said how cruel because there was no grass in their paddock.
Boiled spud peelings and other veggie peelings were added to feeds as a treat.
Wormers came in powder form - most ponies knew when it was added to their feed and left the feed uneaten and themselves unwormed. It was considered the norm to mix the wormer into a paste, spread in a jam sandwich and feed it to your pony.
Bread was not considered bad for your pony or even odd to feed your pony.
Winning at your local show in front of your school friends gave you rock star status until the next show.
Hacking to a show was considered normal. Sometimes your parents would leave a trailer at a show with your grooming kit, picnic and a picnic for your pony because your pony would not load so you hacked anyway. 😉
You turned out your pony to the best of your abilities - always plaited with clean tack. Tack was always correct, if you used a curb chain on a pelham/double then you also had a lip strap.
Coloured nylon tack was laughed at and considered townie.
Plain leather with just a stable rubber under your saddle or a plain numnah meant you knew your stuff - coloured numnahs, reins, etc meant you were a townie or came from a riding school.
Stockholm tar was brushed into the bottom of the hoof and across the frog every night.
Everyone had gone to school with purple spray stains on their fingers.
When the white wound powder finally came in black, we got excited.
All buckets were black and ridged until the rubber allegedly indestructible feed bowls came out - also in black.
A bright yellow builder's bucket meant my pony snorted and stood as far away from it as possible and meant I had to walk to the end of the field in the hissing rain to catch him.
Long leather boots were added to every Christmas list - rubber ones never shone as much.
Christmas lists always consisted of things for the pony - bridle, bit, rug, etc.
We didnt wear hats and back protectors hadnt been invented.
We went out riding without a phone and couldnt tell anyone where we were going as chances are we didnt know ourselves, we were just going out riding.
As long as we were back for meal times and before it was dark, our parents didnt worry.
Ponies knew their way home if you parted company.
Everyone had cleaned their tack while listening to Bohemian Rhapsody at number one in the charts.

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Long term rental ideally or house sit

Posting on behalf of a good friend who I can highly recommend, but is not on fb.

Mature, reliable female requires long term accommodation starting any time from now. She will also consider a long term house sit too.

Ideally within the Takaka region. Not to far from the ocean as swims daily.

Please pm and I can provide contact details.

cheers

Outlook for July

The North Island is due for a wetter month overall. The wettest in the North Island may be the Gis/Hawkes Bay region, with over 100% more rain than normal. Taranaki, Wellington, and Manawatu come in second. In the South Island, it is Canterbury that receives the wettest amount, with over 30% more rain than normal, although the South Island as a whole receives less rain than average.

The wettest time for both islands is around mid-month and at the end. The driest time for the country is in the second week, except for Hawke’s Bay, which does not see more than six fine days in a row all month. The best weather on the South Island is likely to be at the top of the island from about the 4th to the 13th.

With the perigee sitting at #10, the king tides this month will be the third lowest in intensity. Consequently, earthquake activity may be diminished. Most seismic jolts should be felt after the mid-month.
Snow is likely on the highest peaks of both islands and down into Canterbury in the first week. But it is not until the second half of the month that a further cold southerly flow is likely to bring further snow to the South Island's higher ground, including the Lake District and North Otago, and the central North Island. Further snow is likely around the 24th and 30th.

For those keen on watching cyclonic activity overseas, the US is unlikely to be affected directly this year by direct hurricane events. This contrasts with last year which saw considerable catastrophic damage. This gives the lie to the narrative of the climate change fanatics who long for a steady increase from year to year in hurricanes. My prediction is that they will simply go quiet for the remainder of the year and concentrate on other aspects of fake panic.

The El Niño indicator may begin to approach positive towards August or September but now is barely past neutral. We are roughly two years away from what may be classed as El Niño activity. On average we see two El Niños per decade, the last one being at the end of 2020. This also may be hard to accept for the handwringers and head shakers, who have recently been dealt a blow with world reports that sea levels have stayed the same, and places like the Maldives have experienced greater areas of land above the shoreline. It appears that they may have to look further afield and beyond the weather for their daily dose of doom and gloom.

That means that the Hikurangi subduction zone and tsunami talk will quietly subside, as our newspapers find other news to peak our interest. I for one, will welcome the back stories of the trials and tribulations of the new All Blacks. And let's all talk about the grass, which may not have been greener for a while.

Ghosts of the Coal Mines
They were deprived of experiencing the sunlight and fresh air. Instead, they lived in darkness underground, relying on their instincts and the guidance of their human partners, known as conogons. These horses were born, worked, and perished in the dark, enduring strenuous labor. It was not uncommon for a single horse to pull up to eight heavy coal wagons alone. Despite their challenging circumstances, these animals maintained their dignity and were aware of their rights, such as refusing to move if they felt burdened with excessive wagons. They also possessed a remarkable sense of time, knowing when their working day should end and finding their way back to the stables even in darkness. This demanding work of horses in the mines continued until 1972 when technology took over, marking the end of an era. On December 3, 1972, Ruby, the last miner's horse, emerged from the mines in a grand fashion. Accompanied by an orchestra, Ruby, adorned with a flower wreath, was brought out of the darkness, symbolizing the conclusion of the era of mining horses and their connogon partners. To commemorate their shared labor underground, a sculptural composition named "Conogon" was erected within the Museum-Reserve "Red Hill."

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We're on a mission to help our clients find the perfect land in the Tasman District! The Wakefield - Golden Bay Area is preferable, but they're open to considering others. 🌳 They're gearing up to move into their Toroa XL three-bedroom 12x3 tiny home around Autumn/Winter next year.

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That Autumn feeling! Now we are in spring I look lovingly a the paddocks growing beautiful meadow hay grass

Posting on behalf of a friend: Looking for someone who has a self contained bus needing a place to park up in exchange for gardening over the next 6-8 weeks could be longer. Peaceful Rural Property in beautiful location, 10/12 min from Takaka township. Pic of bus found online - used for eye catching attention!

Posting on behalf: Short/Long term rental for local family needed by mid Nov. Plus 2 Well behaved, crated, trained dogs. Anything out there is the Takaka town area?

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