• Hard News: A storm in any port, in reply to Sacha, 17:09 Mar 12, 2012

  Beefing up Northport and rail links on the other hand..

  and we already own Northport. Plus the rail line has always been there just severely neglected now and, out to Northport would be cost beneficial. Actually I have to agree with the term being a frequent driver myself,and it is for holiday travelling, but also as an aside, dealing with truckies with regard container movement up to the Far North, is absolutely easy to achieve and I is little fish.

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• Hard News: A storm in any port, 13:45 Mar 12, 2012

  

  I heard (but can’t find article) that a third contractee in 18 months had been killed at the Port of Tauranga.

  Bay of Plenty Times
  From Steve Barnes link over at the unwarranted risk thread

  Bear in mind Tony Gibson set up Ports of Tauranga before comimg to do the same in Auckland after having worked for Maersk line after P&O Line.

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• Hard News: A storm in any port, 13:31 Mar 12, 2012

  The $91,000 figure was something of a PR masterstroke. It had zing. Everyone started using it. And it was deeply misleading.

  It was not only misleading ,it was a downright lie.
  A stevedore at 40 hrs a week at 53 weeks, $56,187.00 before tax, by my math.

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• Capture: Two Tripods, One Night, in reply to JacksonP, 21:37 Mar 11, 2012

  Town Hall, same night.

  Nice.

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• Capture: Two Tripods, One Night, in reply to JacksonP, 21:06 Mar 11, 2012

  but appears not.

  That's kinda freaky on my brain. Very coolish. { : )
  Cant look at it for too long though.

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• Capture: Roamin' Holiday, in reply to Lilith __, 20:22 Mar 11, 2012

  In addition, I’ve noticed people react differently to being photographed with an SLR and a compact; as soon as you cover your face with your camera, they tense up.

  Agreed!

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• Capture: Roamin' Holiday, in reply to Jackie Clark, 19:46 Mar 11, 2012

  

  I NEED AN SLR.

  Our cheapish Canon Power Shot A470 is all good. I would use sunset setting to take evening shots and such like. This was on that camera. F3.2, ISO 400, 1 second, no flash. A wall instead of tripod was used here.

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• Capture: Roamin' Holiday, in reply to Lilith __, 19:00 Mar 11, 2012

  Hey, we were just discussing your Grasshopper and considered that it may have been very young and had not fully developed it's exoskeleton and would have been rather vulnerable but also rather flexible.
  jus' sayin'

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• Capture: Roamin' Holiday, in reply to Islander, 18:56 Mar 11, 2012

  

  am loving the insect & bird portraits from you & lilith-

  Thanks. I like this shot although not too good.

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• Hard News: Unwarranted risk, in reply to Kumara Republic, 18:29 Mar 11, 2012

  Has there ever been an industrial dispute that’s spilled over into a diplomatic incident?

  Waterfront lockout 1951

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