Phew, another week passes in a flash. Now it’s only a four day countdown until the Easter long weekend. Can’t wait to step off the executive grind for a few days and seek out some warm weather up on the East Coast.
We’re off to Hawkes Bay www.hawkesbaynz.com for some r&r with hop [...]
Archive for March, 2007
Counting down to Easter
Posted in Domestic Executive Countdown on March 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Not remote enough
Posted in Uncategorized on March 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Seems that the failures of the new BBC Castaway programme are making the news here in NZ.
Based in Great Barrier Island off the coast of Auckland it is certainly a long way from England but I wouldn’t necessarily class it as remote. Certainly not like the first Castaway Island in the Hebrides.
It seems that [...]
Fastrack rush hour
Posted in Uncategorized on March 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Plenty to celebrate this week the the bypass opened in Wellington. After months of traffic congestion when they only opened one section going one direction they’ve finally opened the other.
Reportedly traffic is flowing much better in town and it can take at least 3 minutes off the journey to the airport! Still, it will come [...]
Slow progress on the domestic front
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The ground works contractors left site on Tuesday this week leaving the site pretty much as it was when we saw it last weekend. Except this time the mud has been baked and cracked in the sun.
It feels frustrating for there to be no more progress whilst the sun has been shining this [...]
Countdown now at 23 weeks
Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Crikey how time flies. Last time I blogged about the countdown it was 30 weeks to go until the end of my contract at work. Now the last 7 weeks have passed in a flash.
I apologise that blog has been dominated by house stuff and the interesting side of New Zealand had disappeared, I’ll try [...]
At last domestic footie in NZ
Posted in Uncategorized on March 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
After much speculation, trials and tribulations professional soccer is coming to Wellington. They will be competing in the Australian A-League replacing the defunct New Zealand Knights FC who played out of Auckland.
It was touch and go whether they’d win the franchise but after a rich Wellingtonian Terry Serepisos stuck his hand in his pocket and [...]
There she blows: Mount Ruahpehu
Posted in Uncategorized on March 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
No, this is not a picture of our building site but rather the remnants of a lahar that sent 1.4 million cubic metres of water, mud and volcanic material out of Mount Ruahpehu yesterday. This event has been predicted for many years with civil defence systems on stand by. By al accounts it [...]
The dark and light
Posted in Photoblogging on March 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
If I could put these pictures side by side you’d be able to see the light and dark of NZ’s microclimates in one place. Today it started wet, dark and miserable but by lunchtime the wind had started to blow the clouds away to leave a stunningly beautiful sunny day.
I don’t think it had [...]
The first residents on our land – Zzzzz
Posted in Houseblogging on March 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It didn’t take long for us to start to introduce wildlife to our place in Kaitoke. Here are 12 hives of bees placed there by Al who is the husband of one of my work colleagues. With the large amout of Manuka amongst the bush on our land is ideal for the bees [...]
Photoblogging: It’s a mud bath
Posted in Houseblogging on March 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Wow, a new drive! Some solid ground to walk on (even if it is only the diggers
parking lot).
Hmm, not sure about this bit though – a quagmire of clay!
Drive and build platform, now clearly defined.
At least some of the garden is still intact.
Well a girl needs to keep [...]
