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The voyaging waka Te Matua a Maui, seen here at Napier's Ahuriri Marina in January 2018, conducts surveys of plastic debris as it sails south along the East Coast of New Zealand’s North Island.

The voyaging waka Te Matua a Maui, seen here at Napier's Ahuriri Marina in January 2018, conducts surveys of plastic debris as it sails south along the East Coast of New Zealand’s North Island.

 
 

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Heavy fog over Wellington Harbour started to lift by lunchtime but with the airport temporarily closed, options to get ‘up and out’ were limited.
Perfect evening at Oriental Bay. It’s supposed to be winter, but I’m not complaining....
Oriental Bay from the water.
Going bush on the water today with our Singapore air bridge project. This is work, believe me - the launch is our team leader’s - but is a superior version of open plan.
New dawn: congratulations Aotearoa New Zealand for a nationwide team effort to eradicate COVID-19 within our borders. From now on it’s about recovery- which will entail managing the risks of reconnecting with the infectious world. But for now w
Meals on wheels: here’s how a contractor working on our site brings his lunch to work.
Baby seal, still with pup fur on its back like a Mohawk hairdo, seen frolicking and sunning itself at Balaena Bay. Also trio of shags taking time out to dry off (2nd pic).
Nuclear family? Sticker on ute back window parked (too) near our home.
New dawn: after 50 days of isolation, this sunrise greeted the the start of more-relaxed social distancing requirements for groups of up to 10. We’re taking careful, reversible steps towards a new normal.
A stark line separates the whites from the blacks.
Happy Easter! Options for celebrating were strictly in-house, but this high tea was up there with the best. Thanks to my bubblemates....
Quicksilver dusk as Good Friday ends.
Taking self-isolation to a new level: just above the bubble-line at Cobham Drive, looking down Evans Bay towards Wellington Harbour.
Perfect start to the weekend. Poor yachts need to get out and exercise too, but off-limits during the shutdown!
Foggy days make for many moods in Evans Bay, including rainbows.

Artists on the sea

Images from port to port