Nigel Latta

On 10th November @NigelLatta will be talking about how to deal with stress and anxiety in an engaging & entertaining evening. Nigel will explore how #COVID19 has impacted our lives, young and old, & share strategies to cope eventfinda.co.nz/2020/an-evenin…

Watch @NigelLatta on @Breakfaston1 discussing his upcoming talk for Kenzie's Gift on dealing with stress and anxiety in times of uncertainty. Head over to our website to grab your ticket at kenziesgift.com facebook.com/watch/?v=38521… via @FacebookWatch #stress #anxiety

So we are on track to do squash the curve. Which is fantastic. We just need to keep it up. Don’t relax your social distancing. Stay home. Essential travel only. Discipline and focus are what we need now. Keep going. Every day. #StayHomeNZ

Dear covid19... fuck you. Luv, New Zealand. #stayhome #staysafe #stayfocused #wegotthisNZ

A thread worth reading about why journalists ask the questions they do...

This is the graph that really says it all

Him: (pause) no the control key Me: Let me see - i have an esc key, an F1 key, an f2 key... I then listed all the keys including a monkey key, a piano key, a leakey key etc etc. This went on for a bit. Only then did I realise he'd hung up. I hope he calls back.

Me (still going): ... my neighbour, their kids, the dog sometimes, and random people wander in from the street and use it. Also... a ghost uses it. I'm not certain of that... but I'm pretty sure a ghost uses it. Him: (pause) Can you see the control key? Me: I have my house key?

Him: Your computer. Me: Your computer? You want me to sit in front of your computer? Him: No, your computer. Me: Thats a relief, none of us are allowed to go outside so that would have been hard. Him: Are you sittting in front of your computer? Me: Yours or mine? Him Yours.

Me: 22. One green, two red, a purple one, two orange ones, a banana, six rabbits, a disco light and a searchlight. Is that normal? Him: (pause) Yes. I need you to sit in front of your computer. Me: Ok, which one is that? Him: What? Me: Which one is the computer?

Him: What? Me: Smoke. There's smoke pouring out of our internet. we were thinking that was strange. Is that normal? Him: (pause) What? Me: The smoke is that normal? Him: No. Me: What should I do, this is clearly very serious? Him: Tell me how many lights are on on your router?

Awesome day. A scammer rang me from a Wellington number claiming to be from "Spark" about 'faulty internet'. Him: Its a serious problem. Me: Shit, should I call someone? The army? The police? Him: No, I can help you. Me: Thank god, is that why there is smoke coming from it?

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I’ve found an excellent use of my time at home.

Great advice from Kevin Biggar in this post. His book "The Oarsome Adventures of a Fat Boy Rower" is one of the best I've ever read. Worth reading now in lockdown. Brilliant, funny, and inspiring stuff.

You don't need to come out of lockdown with a clean house, six new skills, perfectly cut fringe, and having lost 5kgs. You need to come out of lockdown without having infected or endangered anyone. That's it. That's your job. Send tweet.

@SiouxsieW My experience is if you speak out then that lot always say its about 1) self promotion 2) $$ and 3) b/c you want to be a politician. It never seems to occur to them that maybe you just want to help people. Which is a very clear window into their own values. Block. Block. Block.

Staying home works... if we stay home.