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SimonCHulse@mastodon.nz

30-something. Christian. Dad to 2 <5’s. Hubby to <a href="https://mastodon.nz/@MichaelaKHulse" class="u-url mention">@MichaelaKHulse</a>. Living in Te Awa Kairangi Ki Tai, Aotearoa 🇳🇿 (Lower Hutt, New Zealand). Learning te reo Māori from my wife who is fluent. AuDHDer living in a neurotypical world. Trying to improve the world for people like myself where I can.Fmr retail guy, mostly consumer tech sales. Glad I’m not in that world now, but still a consumer tech fan & but staunchly believe user privacy is super important & under-discussed. Tricky line to walk.

Posts

Post #4348577
Took him out for a 5km ride in the midafternoon sun and he’s out like a light. Normally I’d put something over his face for his privacy but the sunnies sitting askew do that well enough! #UrbanArrowAdventures #UrbanArrow #Quaxing #Bike #Cycling #Bikes #Wellington #LowerHutt #CargoBike
Post #4304142
But National are the masters of saving the economy… right? /s #nzpol People are finally wising up, it seems. https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361013685/labour-most-trusted-all-top-5-issues-overtakes-national-economy
Post #4304141
RE: https://cloudisland.nz/@isaacfreeman/117016564834565496 Totally agree. And Cantonese + Mandarin. Edited; formerly said only “Mandarin.”
Post #3855544
Please boost for coverage: #Wellington Council asking for feedback on a new grade separated cycleway outside the Train Station on Bunny St! Fellow Mastodonians, give it a read, as someone who bikes through here regularly, the changes are badly needed! Please spam it with "Strongly support" votes! https://transportprojects.org.nz/current/cross-city-bike-connections
Post #3831513
Another shopping trip done, with no fossil fuels! #UrbanArrowAdventures #UrbanArrow #Quaxing #Bike #Cycling #Bikes #Wellington #LowerHutt #CargoBike
Post #3793089
Heading home from #HawkesBay today, here’s a view of Lake Tūtira just after sunrise. #NewZealand #Aotearoa
Post #3773494
Pīwaiwaka (Fantail) flitting around close to me but moving so fast that you can see the twigs through it in this frame. Taken by Lake Tūtira, Hawke’s Bay
Post #3625866
#TIL that #Wellington has a flag... and two referenda prior to its creation both failed to make one that ended up getting used. Then the professionally designed one... also never gets used. So failed flag referenda have a precedent in #NewZealand. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Wellington
Post #3259732
They have found a way to make electric toothbrushes into e-waste even faster- heads that are built in, with single use batteries🙄 😒
Post #2395580
&quot;If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world&quot; -Thorin Oakenshield, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘵.
Post #2006963
“Where are the cyclists?” They ask. Here’s the evidence from the machine at Ngauranga just out of Wellington, 1314 hours on 10/04/2026. This is, I might add: 1. A school holiday day which will mean slightly lower numbers than usual. 2. Middle of the day so missing the evening commute numbers for today. 3. *Prior* to the opening of the new Te Ara Tupua Cycleway that connects this route to Lower Hutt safely and separated from the 100km/h car route (which cyclists on this route are currently in...
Post #1996797
1.5 year old *and* a week of shopping with #NoFossilFuels. #UrbanArrowAdventures #Bike #Cycling #Bikes #Wellington #LowerHutt
Post #1806069
@Techaltar re: electric boats, we have an electric ferry that operates in Wellington, NZ.
Post #1728698
This sign’s ink is washed away rather humorously… got an audible giggle out of me in the men’s room. Needed that giggle today. #toilet #humour #humor #laugh #dadjokes #dadjoke
Post #1583781
We all have another reason to not visit the #usa.
Post #1577735
I have an idea, please tell me if it is good or bad. I’ve been offered a second hand bike like the one pictured below, and *may* be able to get a loan to pay it off. Do people think (particularly interested in your reply if you own a business) that I could have a few local businesses pay a one-off or per-[insert period of time here] fee for advertising space on the side of the cargo area to help me afford to pay off said loan? I’ve heard some businesses pay for people to do this to their ca...
Post #1453326
You know that common joke about the scissors that come packaged in a blister pack which requires scissors to open? Well, I just bought a screwdriver which was secured in the packaging with a screw 😂
Post #1327300
Had to pull over to capture this auspicious odometer reading:
Post #1327298
“We have somehow got hold of the idea that error is only that which is outrageously wrong; and we do not seem to understand that the most dangerous person of all is the one who does not emphasise the right things.” - Rev. Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (former doctor to the British crown and later, preacher) #quote
Post #990020
RE: https://mastodon.nz/@SimonCHulse/116356479888795081 Tangentially, please share your best way of preserving feijoas; whether it be as jam or crumble or fizz or whatever. @MichaelaKHulse and I have enough of them to try any recipes!
Post #940482
I found a real estate agent in Feilding, NZ, who is the splitting image of Robin Williams!
Post #890869
Periodic reminder that if you live in a city (I am in Wellington) you should download the app Transit. It uses the open source PT information for whichever city you’re in, if it is available. It’s the best app for getting around if you don’t have a car of your own. Far better than Google maps, because less cluttered!
Post #668684
Please boost for coverage! Kia Ora #Wellington #LowerHutt #Porirua #UpperHutt #PalmerstonNorth #Kāpiti #AoNZ people, my wife @MichaelaKHulse and myself are hosting a Lower North Island #FediMeet at Avalon Park on 22/3/2026 from 4pm. All Fedi people, whānau and Fedi-curious people welcome! BYO dinner picnic, meeting by the public BBQs south of the pond. Bring food for yourself or to share if you’re comfortable to do that. We will bring cooking tools and oil for everyone to use. @donkey has s...