Encryption of micro.blog notes
Good morning, world.
All politics about royalty and class aside, this looks like a genuine moment of human warmth. The world needs more of them.
Black Ferns wing and King Charles: ‘I felt like he needed the hug more than me’
Kids on OE in the UK doing well
Our son and daughter-in-law are now back in England after their month-long bus tour through the Continent and are settling into their new flat. The DIL has even got a job on CNN’s 5 Things podcast.
She’s been very lucky to land on her feet so quickly. We always thought she would as she’s very talented and hard-working, and has been strategic in her work here in NZ, to work in a variety of roles and programmes to get a range of experience in public radio and news.
If anyone knows of a job for a talented videographer and news camera operator in the London region, our son would love to hear from them! Angus Dreaver’s show reel
My poor wife has lost her voice. She’s had a cough for a couple of days — probably hay fever — as I haven’t caught anything from her. Last night she went to a book launch in town and all she has now is a hoarse rasp to communicate in. Fortunately, she doesn’t have any online meetings today.
Yuk. The rain is coming in sideways at the moment. Definitely a day to stay home unless it’s an emergency.
Great service from Awanui
🐕Somebody’s comfortable.
Māori queen Nga Wai Hono i te po Paki crowned in ‘new dawn’ for New Zealand
This will be interesting. Her father had taken a more prominent role in politics since the election of a conservative government last year.
She is part of a new generation of young Māori who are fully bicultural and are a genuine powerhouse in our society. This can only be for the good if New Zealand is going to be a modem, open and accepting society, as many of us wish for.
Māori queen Nga Wai Hono i te po Paki crowned in ‘new dawn’ for New Zealand
One disadvantage of not being able to get around so easily these days is missing the ninth-anniversary drinks of the informal DIA Communication Team social club get-together tonight. We were a group that worked together all those years ago and still get on well.
Bookmarks - to use or not to use?
I’m experimenting with the full bookmarks function in micro.blog. I haven’t spent enough time yet to know if I will use it enough to justify the extra $5, especially as the Vivaldi browser includes a good ‘Notes’ function.
But it is very appealing for research and linking interesting pages to blog posts.
Busy weekend - soccer club breakup and community 'placemaking' under threat in Porirua
As I’ve been fixing my breakfast I’ve been listening to the children next door practice their Kapa Haka skills. The 10-year old showed me her poi skills when I was out there earlier. Now her brother has joined in and they are practicing their waiata and a haka. It’s great to hear.
The family is all excited today. The father-in-law is getting his gong from the Governor General this afternoon.
He (Anthony Dreaver) was made a Member of the New Zealand order of Merit in the New Years honours list for his work in local history, especially around Kāpiti. This involves endless committee meetings, but he has written several books and lots of journal articles.
Everyone is very proud of him and happy he has this recognition.
Company on a wet day
🐕You’re never alone when you’ve got a dog ready to snuggle in.
Is it too soon to say we probably won’t have a spring drought? Rain, rain and more rain.
Great news from our children travelling in Europe. Our daughter-in-law (the journalist) has just picked up a 3-month contract at CNN, based in London. We don’t know many of the details apart from it being in their digital team, and she might get to do some presenting, which she is good at.
Hopefully, by December they will have realised how good she is and offered her a permanent role.