Funnily enough, that’s exactly why I was digging in to it

Try this Brave Search Goggle I made, which searches a bunch of NZ companies and retailers (not all of it is NZ gear, and some of it is made by an NZ company overseas, like Macpac, Kathmandu ect).

Some of the companies I came across when putting it together:

• southernlitepacks.co.nz (backpacks)
• https://twinneedle.co.nz/ (hunting focused, but they repair clothing & packs too)
• glowingsky.co.nz (southland based merino stuff - I got some socks from them which are great)
• earthseasky.co.nz is great
• https://www.kaiwakaclothing.co.nz/
• swazi.co.nz (not 100% sure its made in NZ)
• cactusoutdoor.co.nz (I don’t think their clothing is made in NZ anymore, sadly)
• https://norsewear.co.nz/ (socks, gloves, beanies)
• https://fiordlandpacks.com/ (ultralight packs)

(the full list of NZ sites in the goggle is here)

Sorry, most of it is more outdoor focused than everyday

Technically was pretty easy but there was quite a bit of snow on the ridge (pretty consistently waist to chest deep) so it was super slow going. Next time I think we’d try go up one of the faces so we could skin up but the avvy danger was a bit higher than we would’ve liked, so we stuck to the ridge, which was super ploddy :D

Ohau is a bit of a hidden gem in NZ - sneaks in between the way more touristy Mt Cook and Queenstown. Well worth a visit if you find yourself over here!

Yeah definitely a different standard, but as the article points out, they try and hold their own MPs to that standard.

Pretty much exactly this. Bit of a hassle really

Actually, yes. Looked like they ate quite a bit. There were half eaten chocolates all over the car.

Yeah, they left quite a mess - it was pretty clean before. Don’t know what they were eating but they left it everywhere. Admittedly the mud is from me :D

Also, if you tap with two fingers you jump

To see how far down you can get.

https://github.com/fallaciousreasoning/bombs-away whoops sorry!

Source code is here: https://github.com/fallaciousreasoning/bombs-away

Yeah, it’s a tent :D Just a corner of it

Did you see the interview from afterwards? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WwUoq6Gdk-g

He’s always been a pretty controversial figure, but I feel like he used to be a bit wittier and more coherent. Definitely seems like he’s gone off the rails the last few years.

Already there! Good suggestions though

Also added Small Planet, which I’d somehow forgotten about :D

Sweet, added! I hadn’t seen Aarn packs before, seems like they make some cool stuff!

I wanted results which would prioritise things like fiordlandpacks.nz, cactusoutdoor.co.nz and southernlitepacks.co.nz. As you can see, it was only partially successful but I feel like it’s still useful.

The source for the filter is https://gist.github.com/fallaciousreasoning/c7d10b8db5449fb62b601ddf111003a3 - let me know if you think there are some NZ based sites I should include.

To be honest, not heaps of gear on the pitch - it’s pretty cruisy climbing though (maybe 15, in Ewbanks)