The Riverboat Captain
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Te Kāpene o te Waka Awa | A Yorkshireman in Aotearoa NZ | #MDANT | Left | Green | Music | Film | TV | Books | Football #SWFC | Outdoors | https://linktr.ee/RiverboatCaptain
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"Oh it's not as simple as just taxing the rich."
It is.
It is.
Top 5 Aotearoa New Zealand albums #Bestof2025
Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie
Marlon Williams - Te Whare Tīwekaweka
Dick Move - Dream, Believe, Achieve
Troy Kingi - Night Lords
Alien Weaponry - Te Rā
Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie
Marlon Williams - Te Whare Tīwekaweka
Dick Move - Dream, Believe, Achieve
Troy Kingi - Night Lords
Alien Weaponry - Te Rā
December 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Top 5 Aotearoa New Zealand albums #Bestof2025
Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie
Marlon Williams - Te Whare Tīwekaweka
Dick Move - Dream, Believe, Achieve
Troy Kingi - Night Lords
Alien Weaponry - Te Rā
Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie
Marlon Williams - Te Whare Tīwekaweka
Dick Move - Dream, Believe, Achieve
Troy Kingi - Night Lords
Alien Weaponry - Te Rā
I'm shocked, I tell you. Shocked.
Tory governments spent £325m on free schools that failed or disappeared
More than £10bn was committed to building new schools between 2014-15 and 2023-24, compared with £6.8bn for rebuilding existing schools
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I'm shocked, I tell you. Shocked.
Phew, wotta scorcher. Already.
December 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Phew, wotta scorcher. Already.
I'm handling it.
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 AM
I'm handling it.
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (either War or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
December 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (either War or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
You're taking the piss now, Baz. You may have been before.
McCullum says overtraining England's Ashes problem, plans beach recovery
The third test starts December 17 in Adelaide, where Australia needs only a draw to retain the Ashes.
www.1news.co.nz
December 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
You're taking the piss now, Baz. You may have been before.
When Shirley says sing, you sing..
Garbage – I’m Only Happy When It Rains | Live in Auckland 2025
YouTube video by Kiwi Taper
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
When Shirley says sing, you sing..
What I'm wearing to the BlueSky Christmas party.
December 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
What I'm wearing to the BlueSky Christmas party.
TVNZ adding some Bradley Walsh to their pitifully inadequate selection of programmes featuring Bradley Walsh, I see.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM
TVNZ adding some Bradley Walsh to their pitifully inadequate selection of programmes featuring Bradley Walsh, I see.
Musical Advent? Yeah nah. All one big splurge. Things what I have enjoyed this year:
Captain's Picks 2025
open.spotify.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Musical Advent? Yeah nah. All one big splurge. Things what I have enjoyed this year:
Today I am mostly building a raised bed from a kit
November 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Today I am mostly building a raised bed from a kit
BRB, building ark.
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
BRB, building ark.
Sounds like the cream we put on the ceiling in an annual dinner food fight in the late 70s might have been removed.
Pete’s Eats, north Wales’ famous climbers’ cafe, reopens its doors
This Eryri refuge for hillwalkers and climbers has been reborn, breathing new life into the once-struggling mountain village of Llanberis
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Sounds like the cream we put on the ceiling in an annual dinner food fight in the late 70s might have been removed.
Today I will mostly be playing..
Troy Kingi Presents: Night Lords
open.spotify.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Today I will mostly be playing..
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Thin Lizzy
The Smiths
Trouble Funk
The Pogues
Prince
Thin Lizzy
The Smiths
Trouble Funk
The Pogues
Prince
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
B-52s
Talking Heads
Joni Mitchell
David Bowie
Paul Simon
B-52s
Talking Heads
Joni Mitchell
David Bowie
Paul Simon
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Deep Purple
Rolling Stones
Proclaimers/B-52s joint show
Dire Straits
Alison Moyet
Deep Purple
Rolling Stones
Proclaimers/B-52s joint show
Dire Straits
Alison Moyet
November 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Thin Lizzy
The Smiths
Trouble Funk
The Pogues
Prince
Thin Lizzy
The Smiths
Trouble Funk
The Pogues
Prince
You're assuming I was bold enough at that age to have a choice.
November 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
You're assuming I was bold enough at that age to have a choice.
They put the Kiwisaver down, they put it up. They twist and turn like a twisty turny thing.
November 23, 2025 at 1:34 AM
They put the Kiwisaver down, they put it up. They twist and turn like a twisty turny thing.
Boys keep swinging.
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Boys keep swinging.
Oh, Mani #RIP
Primal Scream - Kill All Hippies (Official Video)
YouTube video by PrimalScreamVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Oh, Mani #RIP
Motorhead's version of Enter Sandman is better anyway.
Enter Sandman
YouTube video by Motörhead - Topic
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Motorhead's version of Enter Sandman is better anyway.
The good stuff.
LIVE AT THE BBC 1972-79, by DICK GAUGHAN
10 track album
talkingelephantrecords.bandcamp.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The good stuff.
Disappointed by the lack of volume from Metallica in the neighbourhood.
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Disappointed by the lack of volume from Metallica in the neighbourhood.
Gym bro ordering at the caff. "100 grams of chicken, 40 grams of cheese.."
Ten minutes and he's still going.
"And a small amount of cream on the side."
Fksake, lad. Make your own breakfast.
Ten minutes and he's still going.
"And a small amount of cream on the side."
Fksake, lad. Make your own breakfast.
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Gym bro ordering at the caff. "100 grams of chicken, 40 grams of cheese.."
Ten minutes and he's still going.
"And a small amount of cream on the side."
Fksake, lad. Make your own breakfast.
Ten minutes and he's still going.
"And a small amount of cream on the side."
Fksake, lad. Make your own breakfast.
What's Welsh for "Ay caramba!" ?
After Hours Sessions | Gwenifer Raymond – @GweniferRaymond
YouTube video by Turnstone Guitar Company
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
What's Welsh for "Ay caramba!" ?