It was really nice in Wellington today - the sky was clean & blue with no filthy grey clouds, and no lines in the sky - it doesn't happen often these days, but lately there have been several days when the weather & the sky has been been awesome! Today is also my birthday, so all in all, pretty cool really!
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These are some photos I took around the waterfront.
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New Zealand is a Kleptocracy, meaning "rule by thieves," a form of government where political leaders (kleptocrats) systematically exploit their power to expropriate national wealth and resources for personal gain.
These regimes are defined by systemic corruption, embezzlement, and a lack of transparency, often with power concentrated in a small ruling class.
We have a long history of completely corrupt "leaders" recently including Jabcinda the horcefaced tranny, Gimpkins, and currently Luxflakes. Previously there was Donkey Boy and nine years of Harry Clark.
The sad truth truth is NZ hasn't had a "prime minister" who wasn't a lying, thieving, globalist puppet and complete con artist for decades.
There is another "election" coming up this year and whichever clown "wins" this fake contest will undoubtedly be another lying maggot. That pretty much goes without saying, because they don't get selected unless they they are playing for the globalist team.
Despite living on the other side of the globe (I’m not sure how that works for flat earthers) even here in New Zealand we are constantly exposed to all things American, so I thought I could do a lot better.
How many states could I name? Straight off, only 20, and even after having a think about it for a few minutes I only came up with another five, so rather appallingly I could only name half the 50 American states.
And then having a crack at Canada I only managed two of the 13 provinces & territories.
For a real challenge I tried Germany but could only name one of the 16 states, and that was a lucky guess.
But I did a lot better on New Zealand, naming 12 of the 16 regions, and there are some odd splits there like Nelson in particular.
Australia was also a lot easier, but I only managed six out of seven states, totally forgetting Victoria. (Australia is actually more confusing that that, because they have both states and territories, so officially there are only six states, but I’ll call Northern Territory a state here for simplicity)
1 – The human population of NZ is only 5 million, but NZ is similar in land size to Japan or the UK
2 – NZ has more helicopters per capita than any other country
3- NZ is considered one of the more liberal nations in the world with same-sex marriage and prostitution being legal, the driving age is 16, the consensual age for sex is 16, and the drinking age is 18
4 – No place in NZ is more than 140 km (87 miles) from the sea. (NZ is quite long and narrow)
5 – NZ has won more Olympic gold medals, per capita, than any other country (rowing, athletics, and sailing are where Kiwis kick arse)
6 – Only 5% of NZ’s population is human – the rest are animals
7 – NZ has the highest density of sheep of any country
8 – 30% of NZ’s land area is National Parks (which have no sheep or people)
9 – Pizza Hut doesn’t really get its mozzarella cheese from Italy – it buys it all from Taranaki and uses NZ cheese on it’s pizzas globally
10 – NZ has the highest number of golf courses per capita in the world
11 – Rugby player Wayne Shelford got his scrotum ripped open mid-game in a bad tackle. He was taken off the field with one testicle literally hanging out, got stitched up on the bench and continued the game. (Being staunch is a very desirable attribute in NZ)
12 – New Zealand has more Scottish pipe bands per capita than any other country in the world. (I have no idea why)
13 – The most popular car in NZ is a silver Toyota Corolla hatchback. 20% of all cars in NZ are Toyota, and 70% of NZ cars are silver, white, grey, or black because most Kiwis have a fear of colours. The average NZ vehicle age is 14 years
14 – NZ has the steepest street in the world – it’s called Baldwin Street and is located in Dunedin. It has a gradient of 38 degrees.
15 – As well as Kiwis, NZ is home to more species of penguins than any other country
Wow, that was a bit windy overnight - people are always exaggerating how windy Wellington is, but it really is a bit blowy at the moment. This house in Island Bay got hammered last night!
All of the south coast has been getting pounded.
Some classic old Windy Wellington photos:
1959 - A woman battling high wind is blown against a lamp post, Courtenay Place, Wellington.
Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer in November 1959.
1959 - Pedestrians battle strong winds as they cross Taranaki Street, Wellington. A man struggles in the foreground as his suit jacket and tie are blown behind him, and a couple can be seen forcing their way across the street in the background.
Photographed November 1959 by an Evening Post staff photographer.
1969 - Woman battling wind as she walks down a Wellington street. She is carrying a bag and holding onto her headscarf. Photographed 21 March 1969 by an Evening Post staff photographer.
1974 - Wilf Clarke beside a telephone booth in Tinakori Road, Wellington, that had been blown over by gale-force winds. Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer 15 November 1974.
1987 - Woman reaching for a parking meter as she battles gale-force north-westerly winds, Wellington. Photographed 30 September 1987 by Evening Post staff photographer Ian Mackley.
1988 - Raymond Patterson standing on a rock on the side of Cobham Drive, Wellington, and leaning into the wind. He is watched by his friend Tyson Hawks.
Photographed 9 April 1988 by Evening Post staff photographer John Nicholson.
2009 - Steve Goodfellow, aged 9, and Daniel Charles, aged 10, of Houghton Bay, lean into the teeth of a southerly gale near Wellington Airport’s runway. New Zealand consists of long thin islands located in the roaring forties, so it is a windy place. Wellington, at the bottom of the North Island, experiences westerly gales sweeping through Cook Strait, and southerlies that come up from Antarctica. Photo by Ross Giblin
https://digitalnz.org/records/31916654/battling-wellingtons-wind?from-story=55b164c6646e7a6067000016
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