Matthew Turner
@thewalkingfool.bsky.social
Author of the novel SWEDEN (2018), translator, traveller on foot, Japan lover, jazz buff, albatross watcher, Ōtautahi resident. *Not* a photographer.
How lovely! You must be proud as punch.
December 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
How lovely! You must be proud as punch.
I had no idea you had a dog
December 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I had no idea you had a dog
“The woman longs to become Donald Trump’s Lord Haw-Haw, or at least a version of Lord Haw-Haw who looked and sounded like a bucket of spanners had just dropped on his head.” 😂
December 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
“The woman longs to become Donald Trump’s Lord Haw-Haw, or at least a version of Lord Haw-Haw who looked and sounded like a bucket of spanners had just dropped on his head.” 😂
Christ’s College is not amused
Christ’s College complains over ‘sexualised slur’ about schoolboys in cricket commentary
The TVNZ cricket commentator called boys from a Christchurch college “syrup suckers” on live television.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 4, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Christ’s College is not amused
Hope you feel better soon!
December 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Hope you feel better soon!
A rating of 3.8 on TripAdvisor!
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November 29, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A rating of 3.8 on TripAdvisor!
I don’t know how popular they are compared to other breeds, but they certainly aren’t rare. There are some life-sized corgi statues here that are a minor tourist attraction.
Return of the corgis
David Marshall's 3 corgis were installed on the corner of High and Tuam streets in 2003 to commemorate Queen Elizabeth IIs 50th jubilee. Following the earthquakes in 2010 and 2011, one went walkies an...
www.canterburystories.nz
November 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I don’t know how popular they are compared to other breeds, but they certainly aren’t rare. There are some life-sized corgi statues here that are a minor tourist attraction.
I thought you’d enjoy that. The dogs are all pretty well behaved this year. Can’t see any corgis, though.
November 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I thought you’d enjoy that. The dogs are all pretty well behaved this year. Can’t see any corgis, though.