Yeah definitely a different standard, but as the article points out, they try and hold their own MPs to that standard.

Pretty much exactly this. Bit of a hassle really

Actually, yes. Looked like they ate quite a bit. There were half eaten chocolates all over the car.

Yeah, they left quite a mess - it was pretty clean before. Don’t know what they were eating but they left it everywhere

Yeah, it’s a tent :D Just a corner of it

Did you see the interview from afterwards? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WwUoq6Gdk-g

Already there! Good suggestions though

Also added Small Planet, which I’d somehow forgotten about :D

Sweet, added! I hadn’t seen Aarn packs before, seems like they make some cool stuff!

I wanted results which would prioritise things like fiordlandpacks.nz, cactusoutdoor.co.nz and southernlitepacks.co.nz. As you can see, it was only partially successful but I feel like it’s still useful.

The source for the filter is https://gist.github.com/fallaciousreasoning/c7d10b8db5449fb62b601ddf111003a3 - let me know if you think there are some NZ based sites I should include.

Just not consistently full - definitely people in them, just not all the time. Only time everything is full is the school holidays…

Oh yeah, the only empty houses are all the AirBnBs (at my weekly rent every night) or lock’n’leaves. Probably 2/3rds of my street is empty most of the time. Rentals can’t be had for love or money, we got lucky with ours at the end of covid.

Presumably this is funded by the $15 they charge me every time I drive up the road :D

In this case, it isn’t the government spending the money though - it’s a lobbying group for the agricultural industry.

Yeah exactly - he made it much easier to take the Greens seriously, and he managed to get a fair bit done. One of my favourite politicians, by far.

Hard to feel too sorry for him :D

We bivy’d out - I got woken up in the night by a Kea pecking my toes. They’re definitely cheekier than Kea in other bits of the country 🤣

Reposted - not sure how to cross post on Lemmy 🤣

(oh, found the button, too late 🤷 )

Its actually not too bad, especially in Summer when the weather is good. I think a lot of the accidents are from Winter, with bad avalanche conditions, or when it’s wet/icey - I know there have been a few skiiers caught out (even when there’s only a little snow). Definitely not anything near a mountaineering route.

Lovely walk though (and great views down the Matukituki)!