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Upcoming Edit-a-thon Event in Wellington

Te Papa is hosting an edit-a-thon on Saturday 13 July 2024 between 10am and 4pm. Lunch will be provided. The theme of the edit-a-thon is Te Papa Expeditions and editors will be working on updating wikipedia articles and wikidata on expeditions, people, places, ships, and species.
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Foveaux Strait/GA1

Just letting you know that User:Ganesha811 has begun the review on the Foveaux Strait article. They noticed a couple of editors have been collaborating closely on the article. Feel free to respond to comments they provide. Thanks. Alexeyevitch(talk) 13:50, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Instrument photos

Hi, now that school holidays are over(!) I'm wondering if I should set up a project page, even if it's just a dairy of what I'm up to. Would that be appropriate? If so, where would be a good place - a sub page of the NZ notice board, or of my user page? I suppose I could make a start and then move it later. I'm hoping to gather the clans and get some photos organised for the last couple of weeks of August. — Jon (talk) 21:58, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

:@Jonathanischoice How about setting up a taskforce as a sub-page of Wikipedia:WikiProject Musical Instruments ↗ ? You might end up with a great international collaboration ? You could always post about it on the WPNZ noticeboard as well. Marshelec (talk) 00:56, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

List of shipwrecks of Southland

I've finished work on Draft:List of shipwrecks of Southland ↗. As you started this draft, do you want to submit it for review, or do you think I should do so, or shall I simply move it to article space? I was thinking when I started work on it that I might create similar lists for other regions of New Zealand, but I've had my fill of the subject for now so I don't intend to pursue that idea in the immediate future.-Gadfium (talk) 03:42, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

:@Gadfium You have put a huge amount of work into this list - wow :). I am travelling at present and time is a bit limited. I will have a good look over the list article and get back to you with feedback (if any) within a few days, and then I suggest you move the article into mainspace. Once that is done, I will remove the existing list of shipwrecks from the Foveaux Strait ↗ article, leaving just a summary and a link to the new list article. Marshelec (talk) 05:51, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
::I'll be on holiday next week, but will respond after that.-Gadfium (talk) 08:53, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
:::@Gadfium Thanks for such a massive amount of work on this.:) Is there a need for any expansion of the lead ?? Apart from that point, I suggest you move the article into mainspace. I am happy to link to it from the Foveaux Strait ↗ article and then remove the list details from that article. The new list article could also be linked from other articles Stewart Island ↗, Bluff Harbour ↗, Fiordland ↗, Southland Region ↗ and possibly Transport in New Zealand ↗. I am happy to help with that if you want - just let me know._Marshelec (talk) 03:05, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
:I've moved the article to List of shipwrecks of Southland ↗ and made links to it as you suggested. I haven't changed Foveaux Strait ↗ so you can do that.-Gadfium (talk) 00:59, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

Bushy Park boundaries - for map

@Prosperosity Hi, I have found what appear to be legal land boundaries for Bushy Park on the Horizons Regional Council GIS system. I have taken a screen shot and roughly marked up in red, my understanding of the outer perimeter of the Bushy Park property, including the homestead and its gardens. Here is a link to my screenshot: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t1AxLZ2sQlS4kBFNyrF_gMYoc3nAM9HG/view?usp=drive_link I have previously looked into Open Street Map (and I have a user account). What steps would I have to go through to create a decent outline of the perimeter of Bushy Park in OSM, ie what approach is most practical for drawing/ tracing the boundaries ?_Marshelec (talk) 23:03, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
:Oh! I stand corrected, Bushy Park is already on OSM ↗ and already between OSM and Wikidata (it just wasn't showing up when I searched for it). That means you should be able to display the area of the park in the infobox. --Prosperosity (talk) 23:29, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
::Aha - it's the infobox type which wasn't displaying the OSM polygon. How does that look? (we can also change the colour of the border). Prosperosity (talk) 23:33, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
::@Prosperosity Yay, thanks for the help. I found another article with a template for including the OSM link into the map, and copied that, and bingo. I have an outline. Thanks so much :) See: Bushy Park (New_Zealand) ↗ now._Marshelec (talk) 23:43, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
:::Wonderful! For the article, I'd suggest formatting the images slightly differently - splitting them up into 1 main image per section, with galleries for some sections such as the fauna/flora. At the moment on my screen they tend to run-on, which means some of the images aren't placed in the sections where they make the most sense (e.g. the main photo for the fauna section on my screen is the young nīkau palms image).
:::I've also noticed some repetition in content in the wetland/education/visitor centre sections - I wonder if some of these could be combined, or if some of the sections would flow better with a different format (the homestead section feels like it should be above the visitor centre section, since there are references to the stable there that make sense if the homestead is discussed first). Prosperosity (talk) 23:51, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
::::@Prosperosity Thanks for the feedback. I have implemented those suggestions. See:Bushy Park (New Zealand) ↗._Marshelec (talk) 05:09, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Hikurangi Trench

Ready for your input. Do you want to coordinate the page move to Hikurangi Trough when you have finished ? ChaseKiwi (talk) 17:05, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

Carousels

@Canley Hi, I thought you might be interested in a couple of articles I have created about carousels in Melbourne and Geelong, after a recent visit.
thumb|Geelong Carousel ride - July 2024 ↗
We thought the Geelong Carousel ↗ was absolutely great - a fantastic restoration job, and a wonderful symbol of the revitalisation of the Geelong Waterfront that was undertaken from around 1996 to 2000. We were big kids and took a ride. Have a look at the video.:) I hope to get feedback on this article and new sources from the Geelong city authorities who own and operate the carousel. However, it has been two weeks since I emailed them and no reply so far.

After researching the Geelong Carousel ↗, I found that there is an even older fully-restored and heritage-listed carousel at Melbourne Zoo (must see this on my next visit). I have created and published a second article: Melbourne Zoo Carousel ↗. There is also a particularly fancy restored carousel at Luna Park in Melbourne ↗, so I may carry on with this theme and prepare yet another carousel article.:)

The artist Patricia Mullins ↗ was heavily involved in the restoration of these carousels - particularly the restoration of the carousel horses. The article about her could do with some improvement, so I may give this a go. I found an email address for her and sent a message inviting feedback about the two carousel articles, but again I have not had a response. If you are interested, have a look at the two articles - I would love to expand these with more details of the restoration work, but I have not yet found suitable sources. (Hence my queries to the City of Geelong, and to Patricia Mullins.)_Marshelec (talk) 04:30, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Women in architecture

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Kaikōura Dark Sky Sanctuary - creating a map

@Prosperosity Kia ora. I have another enquiry about a map. This morning I have created a draft Wikipedia article Draft:Kaikōura Dark Sky Sanctuary ↗ (It has just been formally accredited). I have also created a Wikidata item: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130287261 ↗ It would be great to add a map to the article, but I am still not sufficiently experienced in Open Street Map to do this without help.

Perhaps you can have a look at what might be needed, and if you think it should be possible for me to do this, please give me some pointers. This newspaper article shows a map of the sanctuary.https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/350410810/kaikoura-worlds-newest-dark-sky-sanctuary ↗. As far as I can see, it is the entire Kaikōura District, less a small irregular shape shown in the illustration in the newspaper. See also the application document here:https://darksky.app.box.com/s/emnvq4j03nin2elyjqs4cpiirq6xhqnn ↗. Apart from my general lack of experience in using OSM, I have a few questions:
# I see that there is a territorial boundary (Administrative Boundary in OSM) for Kaikōura District in Open Street map. Is there a way of producing a copy of this boundary that can be used for the map of the sanctuary, and can be edited to show the "take-out" for the town (and is that the most appropriate way to start) ? Being able to copy the existing district boundary would save a huge amount of time.
# What is the most practical way of tracing the "take-out" for the town ?
# Is it necessary to trace along the coastline ? I presume so, but am not sure.
# I would like to gain experience by doing some editing in OSM. Is this a suitable starting project, or is this one too tricky ?
Marshelec (talk) 02:45, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

:I think it might be possible if you create a way in OSM for the border around the town, split the Kaikoura District boundary way at those two points, then create a relation that's the new boundary and the remaining parts of the district, both labelled as "inner" for the relation. I've never tried this before, but in theory it'd work.
:One thing is that you might not be able to see if the map's working or not if the page isn't a live Wikipedia page (i.e. after the draft has gone through).
:It's beyond my experience (so I might recommend starting with something else), but I'm sure there are people out there who could help! Prosperosity (talk) 02:57, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

Wayne Guppy - talk page

@Schwede66 Can you please have a look at this diff: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Wayne_Guppy&curid=33405640&diff=1245898026&oldid=1245810266

It seems wrong that an IP editor has completely reverted a talk page comment. Even if you don't agree with something posted on a talk page, unless it is your own post, or is slanderous or otherwise illegal, then surely it should not be reverted ?? I wasn't quite sure what action to take ? Can you either action this, or recommend what I should do ? Thanks Marshelec (talk) 22:29, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

:Hm. Not sure about that one, {{u|Marshelec}}. The IP says that they have no reliable sources. I'm not sure whether talk pages come under WP:BLP ↗. If yes, then the statement must be removed. Maybe have a poke around for policy or guidance. '''Schwede66''' 22:38, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
:The IP uses both 2407:... and 49:... ranges (judging on similarity of edits, and they're both Vodafone mobile). They added that the mayor is right wing with one, and added a minor controversy with sources with the other. I removed the assertion he is right wing because it was unsourced, and the IP explained they don't have a suitable source on the talk page. The IP then removed their own talk page message. There's nothing problematic here if you accept this is one person using two different devices, or one device somehow connecting to the network in different ways, and they're obviously not trying to pretend they're different people.-Gadfium (talk) 01:04, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

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Macquarie Island

Noted your correct "Reworded/modified the claim about the uniqueness of the exposure above sea-level and added one citation. Another citation is probably required." I had noted this claim too and never got around to checking it in depth (so to speak). The Moho under Macquarie Island is 5–6 km as I recall while under Iceland 40-16 km due to sort of continental crust associated with the hot spot plume. Can I suggest to be even more pedantically correct you could phase it "only ''oceanic crust'' mid-ocean ridge, if you can find a suitable reference. Iceland does has hot spot contamination and the documented tendency for brief maturation of its basalts at holding reservoirs about 5 km deep but some seem to come very quickly up from Moho depths with minimal contamination so perhaps Icelandic geologists would disagree with the claims of Australian geologists, given say their recent hot sampling of the new Reykjanes fires ↗. ChaseKiwi (talk) 13:07, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

:@ChaseKiwi Thanks for responding so promptly. I am on a subantarctic expedition cruise and we are anchored off Maquarie Island as I write this. I am keen to substantially improve the content about geography and geology in this article during my visit and while we make our way back to New Zealand. As and when you are available, I would greatly appreciate your feedback on any further content that I add._Marshelec (talk) 19:54, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
::So far all good. Doubt that I will ever see it for real. Seasons greetings. ChaseKiwi (talk) 22:12, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

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Using cite Q and referencing pages

@Pigsonthewing Hi, I seek some advice about using cite Q please. In an article I am working on, it is convenient to use a cite Q template to form one of the "Sources cited", separately from the normal "References" where the inline cites appear. This works fine. My question is how best to deal with the inline requirement to cite the source and the page number. I tried using the Sfn template but it doesn't seem to work correctly with cite Q. An alternative is to change to using the cite Q inline, along with the Rp template to give the page number. What is the best approach ?_Marshelec (talk) 06:25, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

: Please see Template talk:Cite Q#Citing pages and referencing bibliography ↗. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits ↗ 12:53, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
::I had already noted your issues at Macquarie Island ↗. I have now rather than maintain reference style as I did with your Russ source changed to snf style solution for cite Q. You should change all those old references to sfn style however so article has one style. Otherwise revert to non Harvard style. ChaseKiwi (talk) 23:42, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
:Also, have a look at my GA articles e.g. serpent ↗, I've been using Cite Q and sfn everywhere. The solution I found was to supply date and author name parameters to the Cite Q bibliography citations, so the Harvard templates pick it up automatically without having to use ref= everywhere. — Jon (talk) 01:47, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
::User:Jons workaround duplicates data which shows one of the many imperfections of the wikidata concept as it can have different metadata constructs to those of the English wikipedia. ChaseKiwi (talk) 02:14, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
::: Nothing is perfect. — Jon (talk) 06:39, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail

I note there isn't an article for the Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail yet,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail |work=Great Rides of New Zealand |publisher=Waitaki District Council ↗, Mackenzie District Council ↗ |url= https://www.alps2ocean.com/ |access-date=16 January 2025 }}</ref> but if you start one, we could mention the very small Waitaki Valley wine region ↗, which is nevertheless a proper geographical indication ↗ and probably should also have its own article. I stumbled upon the connection in an article in ''The Real Review'' about Valli wines, and their wine bar in Kurow ↗ which is a popular whistle-stop for cyclists on the trail.<ref>{{Cite web |title=An update on Valli and the Waitaki |last=Wong |first=Stephen |work=The Real Review |date=15 January 2025 |url= https://www.therealreview.com/2025/01/15/an-update-on-valli-and-the-waitaki/ |access-date=16 January 2025 }}</ref> Perhaps I'll make a start with stubbing out the wine region from New Zealand wine ↗. — Jon (talk) 06:02, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
:@Jonathanischoice_ Hmmm. I already have such a long list of "must-do" articles ! However, since you have suggested it, I will get underway. :) Marshelec (talk) 06:41, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
::@Jonathanischoice Ah hah !! There is indeed an article already. See The_Alps_2_Ocean_Cycle_Trail ↗. I will see what I can do to improve it. One point that needs review is why it has "The" in the title. I will aim to add an infobox and a map. I have already found that there is a full route mapped in OSM. See https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1993737#map=8/-44.422/170.403 ↗._Marshelec (talk) 06:48, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
:::@Jonathanischoice Have a look now. It now has an infobox and a map :). I am still wondering about the definite article in the title. I think it should be just "Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail", as per WP:DEFINITE ↗. {{Ping|Schwede66}} am I right that the article title The Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail ↗ should not include "The" ? If so, I presume this would be a non-controversial move ?. Marshelec (talk) 07:25, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
::::I would just move it and ask questions later 😜 Meanwhile, Waitaki Valley wine region ↗ now exists. — Jon (talk) 08:01, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
::::I've moved it. '''Schwede66''' 09:37, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

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Bridge over the Hutt River at Waione Street

@Schwede66 I intend to create a new article about the notable bridge over the Hutt River at Waione Street, but seek your opinion about the most appropriate article title. The issue is that the (older) sources that provide the richest detail about the bridge call it the Hutt Estuary Bridge, see examples here: https://www.engineeringnz.org/programmes/heritage/heritage-records/hutt-estuary-bridge/ ↗, and https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/23640/hutt-estuary-bridge ↗, and https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/informit.292378194217426 ↗. However, there are frequent (and more recent) passing mentions in multiple sources that refer to it as the "Waione Bridge" or "Waione Street Bridge". Is it best to choose "Waione Street Bridge" because it has the most recent occurrences, even though they are generally passing mentions, or should I choose Hutt Estuary Bridge because it this is the name used in the most substantive sources. ?._Marshelec (talk) 07:35, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

:I’d go for the recent name, plus a redirect. The article can then discuss the various names. '''Schwede66''' 08:34, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Your draft article, User:Kaipaua/sandbox

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Water

Hi I've just noticed that you've created both the articles Water supply in the Wellington Region ↗ and Water supply and sanitation in the Wellington Region ↗ and was wondering what the difference is. Is it possible that the content in these two articles overlaps? I'm not familiar with water so I don't really know if there's a differece, but I had a look at a few other places and Water supply in Japan ↗ redirects to the article Water supply and sanitation in Japan ↗ so is it possible that they could be merged, or if they're different, have a title changed to avoid this confusion? ―Panamitsu (talk) ↗ 06:11, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

:Hi @Panamitsu and thanks for the feedback. I have worked on these articles over a prolonged period. They don't get many page-views. Yes, there is overlap between the two articles. I split off content about water supply into a separate article because I thought the "main" article was getting too long. Some content about water supply is retained in the "main" article, but there is more detail about water supply in the Water supply article. By the way, the article title "Water supply and sanitation in ..." follows the titles of other WP articles about the "three waters". However, the term "sanitation" is not ideal in a New Zealand context because we don't use that term much. Possible options for these articles could be:
:# further split the "main" article - perhaps moving the content about wastewater to a separate article, and then trimming the main article.
:# just trim the content about water supply that remains in the "main" article at present, so as to reduce the extent of overlap
:# revisit both articles to see if there is content that is "dated" and/or not sufficiently important to be retained, to enable the merging of the two articles (but the size of the merged article would need to be kept within reasonable bounds)
:I would be interested in your thoughts. I am happy to get stuck into these articles again within the next few weeks, when my commitments to supporting summer track & field athletics come to an end. Your feedback will be helpful. We should probably transfer further discussion to the talk page of the main article. :)_Marshelec (talk) 06:34, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks for the quick response. I'll leave this up to you (or others) if you feel like working on this, because I unfortunately know nothing about this topic so I don't think I could be of much help. ―Panamitsu (talk) ↗ 06:43, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
:::I just want to apologise for this. I've now realised that making a suggestion to someone on an article without many page views, and without offering to help, is probably quite annoying. Sorry. ―Panamitsu (talk) ↗ 22:14, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
::::@Panamitsu Not a problem at all :) Feedback is always useful, and your comments will prompt me to get back to these articles at some stage fairly soon. There is new content to add anyway because two substantial new pipe bridges, conveying the bulk water from the Kaitoke catchment of the Hutt River have been built recently, as part of making the water supply more resilient against earthquakes. I hope to take my own photos of these new bridges to add to the article.Marshelec (talk) 22:32, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
:::::Sounds interesting. ―Panamitsu (talk) ↗ 22:38, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
::::::@Panamitsu Given your work on articles about earthquakes, you might be interested in what I am working on right now. See: User:Marshelec/sandbox4. I have previously put a large amount of effort into the originally very short and inadequate article Kahurangi National Park ↗ - expanding it about ten-fold. However, I was aware that the park has particularly complex, diverse and unusual geology, but I lacked the background knowledge to do a decent job of writing up suitable content. I spoke to a friend who has a geology background, and after a long wait, he has now donated a large amount of content that will make a whole new article. I am in the process of "wikifying" what he has given me. He is also working on preparing a map that will go with the article. Significant work will be needed to create a summary section that can be imported in the main KNP article. If any of this interests you, please let me know - perhaps we can collaborate in review and integration of the content that has been donated._Marshelec (talk) 23:05, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
:::::::I have to say that that's some really good work there, both from you and the friend of yours. As for collaboration, I don't really understand anything about geology -- I'm mostly interested in the response to earthquakes (demolitions, cordons, red zones, etc) rather than the underground stuff, but this does seem interesting so I would like to help with the "wikifying". ―Panamitsu (talk) ↗ 23:42, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
::::::::@Panamitsu It would be great to have your help. I have been working through the draft from the top, using the original reference numbers and reference information at the bottom of the draft to create template-based citations. I have deliberately left in the original citation numbers, for transparency when I show the draft to my contact who has donated this material. They will be deleted later. I have also done my best to add wikilinks to specialist terms etc. I am probably not going to be able to work on this again until Monday or Tuesday, so if you can spare any time to carry on with that kind of "wikifying" of the sandbox draft then please go ahead. One of the content-related issues that has already occurred to me is the need to expand, clarify or explain the terminology "arc-related" in a volcanic context. I am an electrical engineer by training, so you can imagine that I was puzzled by this terminology, to say the least ! Cheers, Marshelec (talk) 00:03, 22 March 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::Yes haha. I've had a bit of a go and have had more fun than I expected. Although I have one question: What does "6(70)" mean? Does it mean page 70 of reference 6? ―Panamitsu (talk) ↗ 06:42, 22 March 2025 (UTC)
::::::::::@Panamitsu Sorry, I didn't get back to you about this one. I have realised that the 6(70) means it is number 70 of the "Wonders" described in Hayward (2022). As noted in my other reply below, I will get the page numbers from viewing the book at the National Library. Marshelec (talk) 07:48, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

Bulbinella rossii

@Alexeyevitch Thanks for mentioning your work on the article ''Bulbinella rossii ↗'' during the online meetup today. I am fortunate to have visited the Sub-antarctic Islands and have seen huge fields of ''Bulbinella rossii'' in flower. They were a spectacular sight - particularly on Enderby Island, where they have flourished after the removal of grazing animals. I have a couple of good photos showing ''B rossii'' that would be useful additions to c:Category:Bulbinella_rossii ↗. I will find these later and add them. One shows a banded dotterel amongst a group of ''B. rossi''. Marshelec (talk) 02:53, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
:Hi Marshelec. You're totally right! ''Bulbinella rossii'' is truly a spectacular plant! Its long and glabrous leaves combined with its golden flowers, would've been a really awesome sight to see to see in-person. I've never been to the sub-Antarctic, but I would like to at some point in the future. This article was challenging to write, as there weren't many sources available but I did my best to make it hit all major points and to make it engaging. The photos would be a great addition aswell! Alexeyevitch(talk) 03:10, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
::@Alexeyevitch We travelled to the subantartic islands with the Christchurch-based eco-tourism company Heritage Expeditions ↗, on their small but specialist expedition cruise ship Heritage Adventurer ↗. It was an amazing experience. I will email you with a few more details, and links to my photo albums in case you are interested.Marshelec (talk) 03:45, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
:::I saw an image on their website of an albatross posing its wings with tiny ''B. rossii'' individuals in the foreground. Keen! Alexeyevitch(talk) 04:01, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
::::I have received your email. Looking at it now... these are truly awesome photos of the vegetation and wildlife. :-) Alexeyevitch(talk) 04:17, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
:::::We have now added a few of our photos to the collection in c:Category:Bulbinella rossii ↗._Marshelec (talk) 07:35, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
::::::Thank you. Those look great. I'm thinking about adding a gallery section soon. :-) Alexeyevitch(talk) 07:59, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

Geology and Geomorphology of Kahurangi National Park

@Panamitsu Thank you for so much help in wikifying the citations in the draft content I am working on about the Geology and Geomorphology of Kahurangi National Park. Greatly appreciated. I have ordered a copy of one of the main references (Geology of the Nelson area), so that I can review it myself. I will aim to add page numbers for some of the main references. There are also some minor points of style in the text that need review including words such as "impressive" and "fine example". Plus I will need a summary section that is suitable for inclusion in the National Park article. I will try to keep up progress with work on the draft. Thanks again for your help.Marshelec (talk) 08:43, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

:It was good fun to work on and I might end up working on that "wikifying" a bit more at some point if there's still more to do when I'm ready for it. By the way, in my recent project of creating articles for New Zealand snails (with the help of AxonsArachnida), I created the article ''Cytora kahurangi ↗'' today which, to my surprise, was named after Kahurangi National Park. ―Panamitsu (talk) ↗ 10:13, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
::I have requested a copy of Hayward (2022) at the National Library, and will review that over the next week, to obtain page numbers for each of the citations from that source. A larger job is to add page numbers for the large number of citations of Rattenbury, M.S.; Cooper, R.A.; Johnston, M.R. (1998). I have obtained a copy and will try to work through this over the next couple of weeks, in between other jobs. The next step would be to create a decent lead section of say, 3-4 paragraphs. I may ask my friend to assist. Then finally, I think it would be reasonably complete. I am unsure about whether to keep working on it in the sandbox, or just go ahead and publish it largely as it is, and then work on it in main article space._Marshelec (talk) 07:44, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Sounds good! I suppose that if you put it in main article space then more people would become aware of it and as a result might help work on it. ―Panamitsu (talk) ↗ 09:03, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
::::I’d say that after wikifying the last handful of citations, this is ready for mainspace. Note that it needs to be moved so to not lose the edit history. Page numbers can come later. Fascinating article! '''Schwede66''' 18:31, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
::::@Panamitsu Thanks again for your help. Today I published the article: Geology and geomorphology of Kahurangi National Park ↗, and made changes to Kahurangi National Park ↗ to better integrate and link to this new article. There is more work to do, but this is a big improvement in the coverage of the National Park.
::::: Very nice, great progress indeed. I enjoyed working with you on the wikifying work. ―Panamitsu (talk) ↗ 11:00, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

Pākawau - new article

@Schwede66 Kia ora, I have created a new article Pākawau ↗. Lots more can no doubt be added, particularly about the history. There are lots of mentions of the coal mine in Papers Past - I have only scratched the surface. There are also a few historic images in DigitalNZ, from the Nelson Provincial Museum. Also a couple in the Alexander Turnbull Library See: https://digitalnz.org/records?text=Pakawau ↗. Perhaps there is even a local history ?? Maybe you could check out the local library ? It would also be good to get a better photo. The one you took of the road is a start, but something showing the beach might be better. Cheers,_Marshelec (talk) 05:12, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

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:@Minorax Hi, I see that you replaced the Forest & Bird logo file with an svg format version, and this is why the jpg version I added to the infobox a few years ago is now orphaned (and can be deleted). That's all fine, but I would like to know how to do a better job with logos in future. What technique did you use to produce the svg file ?. Thanks _Marshelec (talk) 02:24, 31 May 2025 (UTC)
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Update about User:Jonathanischoice

@Schwede66 You might not have seen this notice posted by a user who attended Wikicon2025: User_talk:Jonathanischoice#Hiatus ↗
I have been in touch, and received some progress updates. It seems like he has been fortunate. I hope he will soon feel well enough to return to the things he enjoys, and perhaps continue his work on articles about musical instruments.:) Let's hope so._Marshelec (talk) 07:30, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

:Indeed. I hadn't seen that. Thanks for alerting me. We've had enough bad new post-WikiCon. '''Schwede66''' 08:23, 10 June 2025 (UTC)
::Now I'm just reading this. How awful for Jon. Any more news, @Marshelec? Quilt Phase (talk) 04:06, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
:::@Quilt Phase He has told me that he needs a lot more rest than usual, and I guess this is to be expected with a brain injury. I see that he is still doing some editing. I am sure he would appreciate you making contact._Marshelec (talk) 06:18, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

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Dacrydium cupressinum

@Alexeyevitch Great work on this article. It already achieves a high standard, and I hope that you will go ahead and submit it as a Featured Article candidate. It would be great to have such an important New Zealand native tree as a Featured Article. Thanks for your hard work - it is really paying off._ :)_Marshelec (talk) 09:21, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
:It really would be amazing! Your nice comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated! I guess it will require a bit more work; but I should let you know when I'm ready to nominate it, which might be in a few weeks. Alexeyevitch(talk) 10:01, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

Naenae

Hi Marshall. I remember you saying Commons needs more Naenae photography. Keen to help out if you have any specific requests. Cheers, Quilt Phase (talk) 04:05, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

:@Quilt Phase There is virtually no coverage at present of the urban centre of Naenae ↗, or buildings other than the new pool/fitness complex and the Sikh temple. There is no coverage of parks. So I suggest a general photographic survey of the urban centre and at least some photos of parks. You might perhaps photograph some buildings that have a back-story that could be told in an expansion of the article. I would be willing to take this on, providing sources can be found. However, at this stage, I haven't done enough research and reading to be able to provide specific requests. One exception is that I believe that the upper reaches of the Waiwhetu Stream ↗ are confined into a rather sad concrete culvert through some of Naenae. If that is still the case, it would be good to have a photo or two for me to add to the article about the stream. Apart from that, I am sure that anything else you are willing to do would be useful._Marshelec (talk) 06:32, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks. Pinging @Wainuiomartian too Quilt Phase (talk) 12:29, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
:::@Quilt Phase @Marshelec I can help expand the page too. I'd like a photo of the Star Flats ↗ on Naenae Road at the intersection with Riverside Drive, and maybe one of the semi-detached state houses along Cambridge Terrace, if that's doable. Naenae is a big state housing area, and that could be mentioned in the article. Wainuiomartian (talk) 19:40, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
::@Marshelec @Wainuiomartian I uploaded a bunch of photos today - still need to categorise them, they are all in Category: Naenae ↗ Also a bunch of Waiwhetū Stream at its category. Quilt Phase (talk) 06:05, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
:::@Quilt Phase Thanks, those new photos are great. I plan on adding a bit more content to the Waiwhetū Stream article about the concrete culvert sections through Naenae, and will choose one or more of your photos to illustrate. Very sad to see a natural stream treated this way. I guess in the 1950's the priority was to maximise land availability and there was little appreciation of the intrinsic or ecological value of natural streams._Marshelec (talk) 06:59, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
::::@Marshelec Looks like the stream was channeled into concrete in 1918: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/AJHR1918-I-II.2.1.4.1 pg 24 Wainuiomartian (talk) 17:24, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
:::::also this: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19481117.2.52 Wainuiomartian (talk) 18:03, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
:::@Quilt Phase Thanks! Wainuiomartian (talk) 16:51, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

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Fox Glacier Guides

{{ping|User:Schwede66}} Kia ora, can you please review this user name. User talk:Fox Glacier Guides I am unsure if this is a bit too close to the name of a company, and therefore not allowed under WP:ORGNAME ↗. Can you please review and action if appropriate._Marshelec (talk) 00:45, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

:Will do. '''Schwede66''' 03:12, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

Radio interview

I just wanted to pass on my congratulations for your recent Radio New Zealand interview. You did a fabulous job! Ambrosia10 (talk) 00:27, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

Editor experience invitation

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Perfroming Arts Aotearoa project

Feel like a winter focus on the arts?

I have just added some Women in Red links to the Wikipedia:WikiProject New Zealand/Performing Arts Aotearoa ↗.

There are some lists of festivals and companies that would be quite easy to make articles for, and if you create articles or exapnd content please let us know in the project page.

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Your name is on the project page for Perfroming Arts Aotearoa - if you don't want more sporadic messagaes like this you can take yourself off :) Pakoire (talk) 05:19, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

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Questions from University of Canterbury about creating a new bio article - Graham Nuthall

@Schwede66 A person from the engagement group at University of Canterbury has sent a note to WANZ with several questions about creating a new biography article for the late Professor Graham Nuthall. This seems like a great opportunity to provide support and increase the interest of the university in Wikipedia. I have prepared some detailed responses to the questions and emailed them to committee for feedback. Because it covers translation (from German Wikipedia), and conflict of interest, your input would be highly valuable. Please see your emails :)_Marshelec (talk) 04:00, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

:Sure. I'd be happy to talk to them. '''Schwede66''' 05:46, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

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Geoff Harrow article

@Paora Thanks for your multiple improvements to Geoff Harrow ↗. I have supported the person who created this article over an extended period. They have found it a difficult process, but the article is now published, and is significantly better following your input. One of the difficulties faced by the original author was they wrote a whole lot of content without including inline citations. Then with the passage of time, they forgot where they got many of the facts from. It has taken a long time to sort this out, and there are still gaps. This is a useful reminder to me that when guiding a new editor, to urge them to add a citation after every sentence or two, until the work is developed and they can see where a few citations can be merged. It is highly problematic to be hunting for citations after loads of content has been written. Thanks again. _Marshelec (talk) 02:43, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

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Magazine Bay, Lyttelton

@Zawed Hi, I know you are very active with articles about New Zealand military history. You might be interested in a new article that I have just published that includes several aspects of military history in Lyttelton Harbour. See: Magazine Bay, Lyttelton ↗. There is lots more that could probably be added, but it is a start._Marshelec (talk) 07:34, 12 October 2025 (UTC)
:Thanks, may take a look in due course with a view to bulking out the military aspects, most likely from "Defending New Zealand: Ramparts on the Sea 1840s–1950s" by David Cooke, which is in my local library. Cheers, Zawed (talk) 08:35, 13 October 2025 (UTC)

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Sorry to disturb you, i just wanted to ask a favor. I wanted to know if you can look at this draft ive been contributing to and let me know if it need a fix or is everything good. thanks a lot. Plcaosj (talk) 20:57, 28 November 2025 (UTC)

:@Plcaosj Thanks for asking, but articles about actors in the USA are not my area of interest. Hopefully someone will have a look at this draft reasonably soon._Marshelec (talk) 21:19, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
::okay thank you. Plcaosj (talk) 12:35, 29 November 2025 (UTC)

Categories for art galleries

@Grutness Hi, I would like to ask for your opinion about the current arrangement of categories for art galleries. It seems to me that that the current arrangements are not ideal. We have at the top level :Category:Art museums and galleries in New Zealand ↗, but this contains a subordinate :Category:Art galleries in New Zealand ↗. This leads to inconsistency about where individual art galleries are placed in the category system. As one example, I found the category: Art museums and galleries in New Zealand and searched to see if it contained the Aigantighe Art Gallery ↗ in Timaru (I vaguely recalled that there was an article about it but was a bit uncertain of its unusual spelling and thought I would find it in that category). But it is not there. Instead it is in Art galleries in New Zealand. Looking at the higher level categories, it appears that "Art museums and galleries in ..." is the standard form. It is worth trying to rationalise the current category arrangements ?_Marshelec (talk) 20:53, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
:Yeah, The galleries tree is a little confused - a lot of art dealerships style themselves as galleries as well. Personally I'd have preferred if there was a parent "Art museums and galleries..." with subcats of "Art dealerships..." and "Public art museums and galleries...". At present art dealerships are categorised as "art dealers", which confuses businesses and individuals. Pretty sure that would mean a overhaul of the whole tree for all countries though (unless NZ's categories are unique). Grutness...''wha? ↗'' 03:28, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

History section of South Island ↗

@Wainuiomartian I have started work on creating a revised History section for South Island ↗. It would be great to have your review, or for you to contribute directly. At this stage I propose to keep the work in my User:Marshelec/sandbox2 until it is well developed before replacing the existing content. If you are happy to do so, please think about whether a staged approach to refreshing the article might work, or whether it is best to aim for refreshing the entire history section in one big edit. I started by going back to a version of the article that had history in narrative rather than bullet point form, and have reworked and expanded it from there. I didn't think that the current sub-heading structure was ideal and have departed from that already. This revised content is only partly developed, but see what you think. Please contribute by directly editing in the sandbox if you want. I plan to state on the article Talk page that I am working on a full revision of the History section, so that those who watch this page know that it is happening. _Marshelec (talk) 05:10, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

:@Marshelec that looks very good. I always have trouble with the references if I rewrite and publish smaller sections, so I prefer one big edit. But whatever suits you. I'll chip in where I can. Wainuiomartian (talk) 18:16, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

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@Wainuiomartian I wish you a Happy New Year !!. Here are my Christmas Day wiki-musings: I wonder if there is a case for a new summary-style article about Wellington's historic coastal defence sites ?. I have thought about this today after working on expanding a stub article HMS Poneke (1883) ↗ about a rather dodgy spar-torpedo boat that was purchased in the 1880s for the defence of Wellington Harbour (as one of four nationwide - see Defender-class torpedo boat ↗). I decided to work on HMS ''Poneke'' following my work on the Lyttelton project ↗ where I created Magazine Bay (Canterbury) ↗ - the location of the Lyttelton spar-torpedo boat. There are many existing articles covering aspects of the coastal defence history of Wellington Harbour, but I cannot find any Wellington-specific overview or list article that summarises them. There isn't even a category for coastal fortifications or defences specifically in Wellington. Some of the existing articles that could be linked include: Matiu / Somes Island ↗, Fort Ballance ↗, Kau Point Battery ↗, Fort Buckley ↗, Fort Kelburne ↗, Wrights Hill Fortress ↗, and there are many other sites: Fort Dorset, Fort Opau etc, (and there was apparently a "Gardens Battery"). Here is a Google site that provides an overview of Wellington coastal defences: https://sites.google.com/site/nzcoastaldefences/wellington-s-coastal-defences ↗. However, there is already a national-level article: Coastal fortifications of New Zealand ↗. This lists all the main Wellington sites in national tables. Is that sufficient, or is there merit in a Wellington-specific article (even if it duplicates content in the national-level article) ? If it seems that it is not worth creating a new article, I still think that the history of coastal defences (and perhaps the torpedo boat) could be covered at a high level in the Wellington Harbour ↗ and Wellington ↗ articles, and a link added to the national article. One possibility might be to create a new category specifically for articles about Wellington coastal defences. Then it would be possible to have a link to that category in any discussion of coastal defences in Wellington-specific articles. What do you think: (a) new summary-style article (b) new list article (c) new category ?. Also, which existing "top level" Wellington articles should have some content and links about historic coastal defences ? _Marshelec (talk) 06:55, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

:I'm not sure. The coastal fortifications of New Zealand article has sections on the Russian Scare and then WW2, which skips over the Fort Dorset (1908) period, though it is included in the table. If a Wellington article was to be created then I would call it 'Coastal defences' rather than fortifications, because that could then include HMS Poneke and the anti-mine net across Wellington Harbour, which are both defensive measures but not fortifications. I created a section in the Miramar Peninsula article ↗ on the defences around the peninsula, and I added Fort Kelburne to the Ngauranga ↗ article. The easy option is just to add a category for Wellington coastal defences, but it would be nice to have a complete summary or listing all in one place, if you think readers would be interested - given that they can already read the Google site that you noted. That's a nice site and I see little point in just duplicating what is there, though again, it doesn't include non-building defences like the net. Interestingly, I seem to have put more info on Point Halswell on the Miramar Peninsula page than either the Coastal fortifications page or the Google Site has. How many page views do any of the articles get - is it worth the effort of creating an article? I do like the idea of a nice summary bringing everything together with more detail or context than the existing national article has. The Wellington Harbour article could certainly have a piece in the history section about defences around the harbour. Wainuiomartian (talk) 17:49, 25 December 2025 (UTC)
::@Wainuiomartian Thanks for the feedback, I decided to go ahead and create a new section in the Wellington Harbour article: Wellington_Harbour#Harbour defences ↗ Can you please review this, and see what other content could be usefully added at summary level - particularly some of the installations mentioned in Miramar_Peninsula#Communication_and_defence ↗ that I haven't yet included. One of the issues I have noted is that the history section of Wellington Harbour is now somewhat disjointed and possibly unbalanced. Maybe it just needs filling out ?_Marshelec (talk) 22:52, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

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Kaikōura project - invitation to participate

@Panamitsu I would like to invite you to contribute to the Kaikōura project. The list of articles for creation and expansion is here: Wikipedia:GLAM/Kaikōura/Articles ↗

You have previously done significant work on this article: 2016 Kaikōura earthquake ↗. If you are available, perhaps you might like to add some more to this article. It has a high readership (greater than for the article about the town Kaikōura ↗ !). Some of the topics that could be covered in an expansion of this article are the effects on the Kaikōura harbour, and the recovery work. Here are some sources: https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/nz/86553719/quakelifted-seabed-hurts-new-zealand-town-reliant-on-whales-lobsters ↗,
https://environment.govt.nz/assets/Publications/Files/Consent-process-for-restoring-Kaikoura-harbours.pdf ↗, https://www.civildefence.govt.nz/resources/november-2016-earthquake-recovery/built-environment/kaikoura-harbour ↗, https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/86976950/government-announces-emergency-legislation-for-kaikoura-earthquake-recovery ↗, and from ProQuest:
Kaikoura harbour works to cost $5.7m https://www.proquest.com/docview/1889980656/87F1990456974EA4PQ/3 ↗, Kaikōura harbour back in business https://www.proquest.com/docview/1962769436/87F1990456974EA4PQ/4 ↗, Kaikoura Harbour reopens one year on from quake https://www.proquest.com/docview/1963153626/87F1990456974EA4PQ/6 ↗,
Kaikoura getting back on its feet https://www.proquest.com/docview/1963438554/87F1990456974EA4PQ/24 ↗.

It would be great to have your assistance, for any of the articles related to Kaikōura and in whatever way suits you best._Marshelec (talk) 05:02, 6 January 2026 (UTC)

:Sure will have a proper look when I come back from holiday. Looks interesting! ―Panamitsu (talk) ↗ 06:20, 6 January 2026 (UTC)
::I've just had a look at Wikipedia:GLAM/Kaikōura ↗ and its associated pages and the project surely does look interesting. I might have a go at improving that earthquake article in a few days. I'll also consider creating a new Kaikōura article (or a few) as creating new articles is where I get most of my Wikipedia enjoyment from. As I know very little about Kaikōura I'm not entirely sure what articles are missing but I do see the list at Wikipedia:GLAM/Kaikōura/Articles ↗ and the red links of settlements at Kaikōura District ↗, although I imagine that finding sources would be quite a challenge. ―Panamitsu (talk) ↗ 06:43, 10 January 2026 (UTC)
:::@Panamitsu Thanks, that's great. If you prefer creating new articles, then another place to look is List of historic places in Kaikōura District ↗. The individual listings currently don't have their own article, and some might warrant it. Also, there is Kaikōura Museum ↗ and the Kaikoura Star ↗ as targets for new articles. (Cloventt is working on a draft for Takahanga Marae ↗.) Another possibility that is not in the table at present is an article about the ecotourism business Encounter Kaikōura. It has a long history of providing dolphin encounters and albatross watching tours. It was founded around the same time as Whale Watch Kaikōura and has made a major impact on tourism in the town. Marshelec (talk) 06:59, 10 January 2026 (UTC)
::::@Panamitsu Another idea that has just occurred to me is to create a new article about Ohau Point (around 21 km north of Kaikōura). There are multiple interesting aspects:
::::* it is the location of a large breeding colony of New Zealand fur seals
::::* the area became well known for the "waterfall pool" a short distance up a stream from SH1 where seal pups could be seen playing close up. This was featured in a David Attenborough narrated film https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/73541502/New-Zealand-seal-pups-a-highlight-of-new-David-Attenborough-documentary ↗, https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p027ntcs ↗
::::* the area suffered major damage in the 2016 earthquake, but the colony has continued
::::* massive works were needed to restore SH1 and deal with the effects of landslides etc, but the design of the works at Ohau Point included special provisions to allow travellers to stop safely and look over towards the sea, to view the breeding colony.
::::* there is also a breeding colony of Spotted shag ↗ at Ohau Point (and although their conservation status is "Least concern", they are declining). They are a cool bird.:)
::::I have written a small paragraph about Ohau Point in Biodiversity_of_the_Kaik%C5%8Dura_region#Faunal_diversity ↗ but I think that there may be enough interesting content to make a separate article, especially if sources are available that describe the massive civil works in the area that restored the road and rail links, and created the observation lookout on the SH1 roadside. See what you think :) Marshelec (talk) 07:19, 10 January 2026 (UTC)
:::::Thanks, I'm currently considering creating an article for The Elms Farm Complex. ―Panamitsu (talk) ↗ 08:29, 10 January 2026 (UTC)
::::::@Panamitsu Thanks for your work in creating Ben Foster (sculptor) ↗. Are you considering a bio article for Sabrina Luecht ? I had wondered about some coverage of the Kaikōura Wildlife Centre, but a bio article about Sabrina might be better. There seem to be a reasonable number of sources providing significant coverage. If you prefer to leave it to others, that's fine of course._Marshelec (talk) 08:51, 15 January 2026 (UTC)
:::::::Sure, I was considering it but hadn't committed to it. It might take me a few days as I've currently got two Kaikōura articles to create in mind: Rakautara and Kaikōura railway station. I don't really feel comfortable creating BLP articles as I always seem to add mistakes to them so it's fine by me if someone else wants to create that article. ―Panamitsu (talk) ↗ 22:24, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

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Fixing problems with Hāpuku River in OpenStreetMap

@Prosperosity I have recently done some improvements to Hāpuku River ↗. However, there are frustrating problems with how it is defined in OpenStreetMap. This is not urgent, but I would like some assistance to fix this. Ideally, you would help me to fix the problems myself as a learning exercise, via an online session, or alternatively I would observe as you fix them. The problems seem to be:

there is a waterway type relation https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/8719543#map=13/-42.29668/173.69628 ↗ that is classified as "main" but in the upper reaches of the river it goes off on a branch to the west, but that is not actually the main course of the river as far as I can see - the main course actually goes north for a considerable distance from the branch point, and past Lake Hapuku up into the high headwaters.

the main course of the river to the north of the branch point is defined, right up to a high elevation that could be considered as the source, but this Way is not part of the relation, and therefore does not show in the interactive map in Wikipedia

I lack the experience and confidence to resolve these problems, but feel that I would learn a lot from this example, if I could get some guidance. (To be honest, I find interaction with OpenStreetMap surprisingly difficult). If you are able to help me out, could you suggest some days and times that would work for you ? Many thanks, _Marshelec (talk) 08:35, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

:{{ping|_Marshelec}} How does it look now? ↗ It'll take until about 1PM for the interactive maps to update on Wikipedia, but I've matched the river's course to the one shown by LINZ (beginning just south of Surveyor Peak) and made this the main stream.
:What I did was:
:#Found where LINZ showed the river beginning and started drawing a new river way until it met up with the existing ways for the Hāpuku River.
:#Added this to the existing relation
:#Split the incorrect upper reaches way into two ways (right clicking on one of the stream polygons and splitting it), then deleted the name from the additional section and removing this way from the relation
:#Clicked on a lower section to see how main_stream was being added to the ways, then I added that to the new ways I'd added to the headwaters (I'm don't know much about how main_stream is used, but it looks like for a braided river, the main path as shown in the satellite imagery is main_stream, and any additional curves shown are listed as side_stream).
:If everything seems like it's working now for the Hāpuku, I could find a river with similar issues and show you how to change the headwaters, if you're keen? Prosperosity (talk) 19:39, 15 January 2026 (UTC)
::@Prosperosity Thanks for sorting that out. Most appreciated. At some stage, if you can find another example that is broadly similar, let me know and perhaps I can observe as you fix it, to try and learn more. :)_Marshelec (talk) 00:45, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

John Gretton Mackenzie

@Wainuiomartian In working on improvements for the Ōtari-Wilton's Bush ↗ article I have come across the name of the long-term Director of Parks & Reserves in Wellington, John Gretton Mackenzie, who served from 1918 to 1947. Mackenzie was one of the key people in the creation of the Ōtari native plant museum. Would you be interested in creating a bio article for him ? We could then link to that article from Ōtari-Wilton's Bush when describing his role. There is a useful biography of John Gretton Mackenzie in the WCC archives: https://archivesonline.wcc.govt.nz/nodes/view/888980 ↗, plus with a few minutes searching I have found a few useful sources in Papers Past, including: 22 October 1918 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19181022.2.74 ↗, 23 September 1926
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19260923.2.25 ↗, 1938 – son Dugald https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19381230.2.52 ↗, 18 March 1944 – death of son on active service https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19440318.2.74 ↗. However, there are over 2,500 hits when searching for J.G. Mackenzie, so I have only seen a small proportion. There is a J.G. Mackenzie who is mentioned in many items about Scots and Gaelic societies in Wellington but I have not been able to determine whether it is the same person. Are you interested in taking this on ?_Marshelec (talk) Marshelec (talk) 01:09, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

:@Marshelec yes, could do. I'm currently writing a paragraph about high country stations for the South Island ↗ article but will add McKenzie to my to-do list. Wainuiomartian (talk) 01:51, 18 January 2026 (UTC)
::@Marshelec having fun with Mackenzie - half done so far. Wainuiomartian (talk) 19:19, 19 January 2026 (UTC)
:::@WainuiomartianExcellent - and most appreciated :) I have just added a list of some possible topics for expansion of Ōtari-Wilton's Bush ↗ on the article talk page. It would be great if others in the Wellington group could chip in, but this will depend on them getting access to a copy of Dawson (2022). Wellington City Libraries has multiple copies - and at different branches, so it may be possible :).Marshelec (talk) Marshelec (talk) 19:29, 19 January 2026 (UTC)
::::@Wainuiomartian Thanks so much, that is a great bio article, and done so promptly :). I have created an initial Wikidata entry and linked to the new bio article. See {{Q|Q137825184}}. The Wikidata entry could do with a bit of expanding. If the month of his finishing with WCC is know, the dates of his service with WCC could be added into Wikidata. I wonder if there is a photo of him that would be out of copyright ?._Marshelec (talk) 00:24, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

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William Travers

@Alexeyevitch Hi, do you have any interest in early New Zealand botanists ?? If so, I recommend some significant expansion of the article
William Travers (New Zealand politician) ↗. I came across the name while searching for sources to assist me with work on articles related to the Chatham Islands. I know that there are a good number of New Zealand endemic plants with the binomial suffix "traversii", but until now, I had not searched for who this referred to. The existing biography article seems quite deficient in terms of crediting Travers with his early botanical work. Here is one source that I came across in connection with his early work in the Chatham Islands https://ia801909.us.archive.org/15/items/jstor-3014299/3014299.pdf ↗. Are you interested ? I could refer this to others, but thought I would ask you first, given your extensive work on articles about New Zealand endemic plants._Marshelec (talk) 06:58, 6 February 2026 (UTC)

:Oops, on further investigation, it appears that the New Zealand species with suffix "traversii" are named after his son Henry Travers (naturalist) ↗. However, perhaps there is still room for improvement in both biographical articles, in terms of their contribution to early New Zealand botany. See what you think .._Marshelec (talk) Marshelec (talk) 07:04, 6 February 2026 (UTC)

::Hi Marshelec. Here's my thoughts: I think bios, especially on botanists, could definitely be an area of interest for me in general, but I'm not particularly attracted to adding content or making heavy revisions to them, at least as of the time writing this. Your message can be referred to User:Dracophyllum, because I'm aware they worked on the Harry Allan ↗ page (from stub to GA), so the message might be better suited for them. I'm currently concentrating on the ''Prumnopitys taxifolia ↗'' page, for which I opened a PR. Either way, thanks for informing me. Alexeyevitch(talk) 08:17, 6 February 2026 (UTC)
::These appeal to me, I'll see what I can find. Wainuiomartian (talk) 23:38, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
::@Marshelec Henry Travers is an interesting chap! He was made bankrupt. He spent a third of his year's salary on jewellery that his wife knew nothing about....and rather than being a barrister was a law clerk for his father. He left Wellington and changed his name for 10 years (going by electoral rolls in Ancestry). Nothing to do with nature study, but fun. I have expanded the article - now not a stub? Wainuiomartian (talk) 00:18, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

Ōhau Point - a possible new article

@Wainuiomartian I noted your mention of Ōhau Point in an expansion of the Kaikōura ↗ article. I have previously suggested to another editor that there might possibly be merit in a new article about Ōhau Point, but they decided to work on other topics. There are multiple interesting aspects of Ōhau Point:

it is the location of a large breeding colony of New Zealand fur seals

the area became well known for the "waterfall pool" a short distance up Ōhau stream from SH1 where seal pups could be seen playing close up.https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2552751/ohau-point-seal-pups ↗ This was featured in a David Attenborough narrated film https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/73541502/New-Zealand-seal-pups-a-highlight-of-new-David-Attenborough-documentary ↗, https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p027ntcs ↗

the area suffered major damage in the 2016 earthquake,and required huge civil works to re-establish transport links,https://fl-nzgs-media.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/06/Aynsley_NZGS2021_Submission_Ref-0209-1.pdf ↗ but the seal colony has survived

massive civil works were needed to restore SH1 and deal with the effects of landslides etc,https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/107898521/famed-hau-point-seal-colony-lookout-open-again-after-2016-earthquake ↗, https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/346249/kaikoura-mayor-the-road-is-looking-pretty-good ↗ but the design of the works on SH1 at Ōhau Point included special provisions to allow travellers to stop safely and look over towards the sea, to view the breeding colony. The new parking/ rest area is raised above the seal colony and has become a popular place for visitors to safely observe a seal breeding colony.

there is also a breeding colony of Spotted shag ↗ at Ōhau Point (and although their conservation status is "Least concern", they are declining). They are a cool bird.:)

I have written a small paragraph about Ōhau Point in Biodiversity_of_the_Kaik%C5%8Dura_region#Faunal_diversity ↗ but I think that there could be enough interesting content to make a separate article, although this of course depends of being able to find sufficient sources, particularly sources that describe the massive civil works in the area that restored the road and rail links, and created the observation lookout on the SH1 roadside. There is already a Commons Category with some (older) photos: c:Category:Ōhau Point, Canterbury ↗. Firstly, do you think this subject might warrant a separate small article, and if you do, are you interested in taking this on ? Marshelec (talk) 04:48, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

:If it doesn't fit in any existing page, e.g. Kaikoura region, then yes, it sounds like it merits its own page. I could probably start on an article. I'll take a look when I'm at work. Wainuiomartian (talk) 23:35, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
::I've found lots of sources and started an article for ōhau Point. Wainuiomartian (talk) 00:19, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

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@Schwede66 I have just undertaken a major rewrite and expansion of Exploris One ↗. The rationale was that I am interested in the Christchurch-based expedition cruise company Heritage Expeditions ↗. They recently announced that they have secured this vessel to add to their fleet, and that it will sail under their branding as from May next year. I decided to try and expand and update the article about this ship - currently named Exploris One ↗. In the course of expanding the article, I looked at the version of the article in the German Wikipedia to see if it had any new sources.https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploris_One ↗ I was quite misled for a time by some content in the German Wikipedia that I am certain is completely incorrect. (Although of course I had to rely on machine translation). I have firm evidence that the vessel was built from the outset as a small luxury cruise vessel for Artic cruising etc. However, the German Wikipedia article says: {{tq|The ship is a former ferry built in Finland in 1989 , which initially operated in the Baltic Sea as the Delfin Clipper. The Bremen- based shipping company Society Expeditions acquired the ferry in May 2000 after losing its ship, the World Discoverer , to Samsung Industries.}}. 
This is not supported by any of the sources I have found, and I am sure it is wrong. It was not built as a ferry (although the shipyard where it was built does produce passenger ferries). MS Delphin Clipper was a cruise vessel from the outset. I am not confident with what to do about this (if anything). What do you suggest ?_Marshelec (talk) 07:05, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I've sorted it. '''Schwede66''' 08:46, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Welllington taskforce page set up

@Schwede66@Gadfium Kia ora koutou, I want to let you both know that User:Wainuiomartian and I have started a Wellington taskforce page. See:WP:WELLY ↗.

At this stage, we plan to have a low-key launch of the taskforce project at the Wikicon2026 in Wellington on 2-3 May. After the launch, I will add the new taskforce to the list of subprojects of Wikiproject New Zealand, and put up a notice on the WPNZ noticeboard seeking input. I thought it might be fun to launch the project at the Wikicon in Wellington. You will see that we propose campaigns on different themes over a 3 month period, to avoid the campaign becoming stale. It will be interesting to see how this approach works out. In the meantime, if you have any suggestions or feedback, please chip in, or get back to me.Marshelec (talk) 21:59, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

:Looks good. I've added a thought on the taskforce talk page; probably the more appropriate spot to start a discussion than here. '''Schwede66''' 23:22, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

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Talk:Akilagpa Sawyerr (lawyer) ↗
Hi Marshel would you mind having a look at this DYK nomination for please?

I don't understand why I need to explain the Privy Council – 5 other DYKs have also referred to it without explanation. Also, I don't know if I need to change constitution committee to constitutional convention to make it clear he helped develop the new constitution.

But as it's my first nom, you might also have a suggestion as to other better hooks? Thx Mme Maigret (talk) 00:40, 17 April 2026 (UTC) Mme Maigret (talk) 00:40, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

:@Mmemaigret Hi, I see that there has been useful discussion at the page:Template:Did you know nominations/Akilagpa Sawyerr (lawyer) ↗. I like the most recent suggestion by the reviewer (on 19 April). I have taken the liberty of making a small change to the article, creating a footnote about the history of Ghana. The content in the footnote was previously in the Personal life section and that did not seem right. Hopefully the DYK nomination discussion can be closed soon.:) Marshelec (talk) 23:12, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Recognising outstanding NZ contributors to Wikimedia Commons

@Schwede66 I have had an idea about expanding the communications work of Wikimedia Aotearoa NZ to include recognition/celebration of outstanding contributors to Wikimedia Commons from Aotearoa NZ (or those from elsewhere who make outstanding contributions of content related to Aotearoa NZ). However, I am unsure how to go about identifying those contributors. Do you have any suggestions ? Perhaps just manually collating a list of users that a few of us may know from our own editing who have been major contributors ??.

On the topic of outstanding contributors, I see that User:Podzemnik who has contributed a large number of featured and quality photos has not been active for a while, although has recently responded to an Inactive Admins process: C::Administrators/Inactivity_section/Feb-Mar_2026 ↗. Do you think it would be worthwhile to ask this user if they would be amenable to either being recognised in a WANZ newsletter and Community Activity Report, or perhaps helping us to identify and celebrate other contributors in a similar way ?. Marshelec (talk) 07:37, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

:I know Podzemnik well. He's a colleague of {{u|MurielMary}}. The reason that he's become much less active is that they had a child some years ago, and family commitments eat up his time. Indeed, he would probably be the best person to identify outstanding Commons contributors, and no doubt he is the all-time top contributor to NZ media. Maybe it's easiest if MurielMary talks to Podzemnik. '''Schwede66''' 08:48, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
::That's correct, Podzemnik is busy with family life these days however I see him at work often. What message would you like me to pass on? MurielMary (talk) 09:08, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
:::@MurielMary Thanks for the feedback. The idea that I wanted to float was that Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand could develop a project to promote, build awareness and recognition of the value of Wikimedia Commons to national audience, and that one of the ways of doing this would be to recognise and celebrate the work of outstanding contributors. WANZ would need a bit of assistance in starting up the project, from someone who could identify outstanding contributors of photos of Aotearoa New Zealand. If this assistance enabled WANZ to create an initial list, the Board and staff could probably develop and manage an outreach/promotional project from that point. So the question for User:Podzemnik is whether they have the time available to assist with starting up a project, by suggesting a list of contributors to Commons who could be recognised and celebrated for their work related to Aotearoa New Zealand. This is just an initial enquiry. The idea needs to be tested, and if it is viable, have it included in WANZ strategy and operational plans a bit later in the year._Marshelec (talk) 11:57, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
::::OK, sure, I'll let you know when I've had a chat with him. MurielMary (talk) 22:00, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
:::::Kia ora, this was Podzemnik's reply to the question of other contributors to Commons: ''I can’t recall any other “unknown” NZ editors right now, sorry about that. If I manage to recall someone, I’ll let you guys know!'' He also mentioned that he is doing less photography while out tramping these days as what with carrying the family tramping gear for himself and his son, there's not much space for his camera gear as well. However, he has a huge backlog of images he hasn't uploaded yet. MurielMary (talk) 08:37, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Did you know

Nice to meet you today. My apologies for being a bit unresponsive -- I was quite nervous for a while.

You might be interested in a list of did you know facts about did you know (meta did you know) that I'm currently compiling. Feel free to add any more if you can think of things that I haven't added. I'm sure User:Schwede66 will have more ideas. Below that list I also proposed using the Droste effect ↗ in a did you know image if someone ever creates a Wikipedia acticle about did you know and nominates it for did you know. I think that would be quite fun.

You might also be interested to know that during today's Wikizines session I thought that a zine could be created about did you know. I have just created a rough idea of what one could look like. Any suggestions are welcome. And no suggestions are welcome too as I understand you're probably quite busy. Panamitsu ✨ 08:38, 2 May 2026 (UTC)

:@Panamitsu Thanks that is great, and really amusing.:) My main issues today were simply feeling a bit unwell with a head cold (I sincerely hope I have not passed it on to anyone, but I really wanted to attend).
:On Sunday, Pam and I are presenting from 12:10 about the launch of the Wellington task force. It would be great if you could be there, but I recognise there is strong competition with Shaun presenting in the other room about getting articles to GA !!. Hope to see you tomorrow._ Marshelec (talk) 08:47, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
::Ah interesting, I hope you recover soon. Unfortunately I can't make it tomorrow but I'll definitely have a look at the slides if they're posted! Panamitsu ✨ 09:36, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
:::I've added a few bits and bobs. Writing an article about DYK sounds like fun, but I couldn't find anything in depth about it (with not much effort looking, though). '''Schwede66''' 05:17, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
::::Yeah I can't either unfortunately. Panamitsu ✨ 05:58, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

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I have just created a Wellington task force userbox as a counterpart to the Christchurch one. For the image I used the badge in the flag of Wellington but think it might be too detailed for something so small. Not sure what could be used instead. Panamitsu ✨ 07:17, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

:@Panamitsu Thanks. An image of the Beehive is included in the template User Wellington, so we don't want to repeat that. The cable car is an iconic Wellington image. Could you try one of the images from c:Category:Wellington_Cable_Car ↗ to see if that would work ?_Marshelec (talk) 07:58, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Ōtari-Wilton's Bush ↗ is under review

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A new bio article for Nigel Roberts - managing CoI ?

@Schwede66 Can you please give me some guidance about using the Articles for Creation process as a means of managing CoI. I am considering writing a new bio article for the well-known Victoria University academic and political scientist Nigel Roberts (now an Emeritus Professor). I am confident that I can demonstrate that Nigel Roberts meets notability requirements. However, I know Nigel quite well through his membership of my athletics club. If there was a published article for him already, I would refrain from editing it because of the CoI. However, if the Articles for Creation process is an acceptable means of handling a CoI like this, I am willing to put the work into developing a new draft bio article for AFC submission, where independent editors would review and accept it (or otherwise). What do you recommend as appropriate steps, and where should I declare the CoI ? If I went ahead, the article title would probably be Nigel Roberts (academic) or similar, because there is already a Nigel Roberts ↗. Keen for your suggestions. Marshelec (talk) 01:35, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

:Yes, AfC is a suitable venue for COI bio creation. You'd declare your COI on the talk page underneath the project banners using <code><nowiki>{{Connected contributor}}</nowiki></code>. '''Schwede66''' 10:21, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

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Your good article nomination ↗ of the article Ōtari-Wilton's Bush ↗ has 20px|alt=|link= ↗ '''passed'''; congratulations! See '''Talk:Ōtari-Wilton's Bush/GA1{{!}}the review page ↗''' for more information. If the article is eligible to appear ↗ in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it ↗ within the next seven days. Please also consider reviewing ↗ somebody else's nomination to help keep the backlog down.  Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Jens Lallensack -- Jens Lallensack (talk) 08:47, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

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Convention with using diacritics

@Schwede66 Kia ora, I need some guidance. This is something I really ought to know, but I have realised that I am actually uncertain. The name Ōtari, has been spelled with a diacritic in the majority of reliable sources for several years now. However, older sources use the plain O. For content in an article such as Ōtari-Wilton's Bush ↗, if we make a historic reference in the text, back to early days when the macron was not used, do we:
# use the macron consistently in every instance of the word in the text (but leave the plain spelling that may appear in the title in the reference), or
# use the plain spelling in the text when referring to historic events/periods when the macron would not have been used, and the spelling with the macron for content about recent times

I looked for guidance, and so far, I have only found this: Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Spelling#Archaic_spelling ↗. I am not sure that this is strictly applicable. So I need help. I am sure you will have come across this question and dealt with it previously, so I am keen to hear back. Many thanks in anticipation. Marshelec (talk) 22:46, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

:I don't think that there is consensus around this. The third option is to always use the macron consistently. MOS:CONFORM ↗, while not specifically mentioning macrons, would be met in spirit if you used that option. '''Schwede66''' 00:12, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

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Te Ara Tupua photographs

Dear @Marshelec, I have added some photography to the "Te Ara Tupua" commons category. I hope to do more when the sun is pointing in the right direction :-) Quilt Phase (talk) 05:45, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

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