Kawakawa, Auckland and a summer trip part 5

Our final (and very short) trip took us to Kawakawa, purely because I wanted to see the public toilets designed … More

Waitangi, Kerikeri and a summer trip part 4

We were so lucky on our trip to have good weather.  This summer has not been a particularly good one … More

Paihia, pizza and a summer trip part 2

We arrived safe and sound in lovely, sunny Paihia on Wednesday afternoon.  Our apartment was 2 minutes drive from the … More

Volcanos, an earthquake and a summer trip (part 1)

We have just returned from a lovely holiday up north in Bay of Islands.  We saw all sorts of things, … More

Excursions, walks and another weekend part 2

Sunday morning began with croissants and ‘Dr Who’.  We settled down to watch the 50th anniversary special ‘The Day of … More

Excursions, walks and another weekend part 1

The weather this weekend has been fantastic, lovely and hot and sunny.  In fact, it has been shorts weather.  To … More

A museum, some savoury scones and more sunshine

This week, we have had some nice weather, and you can really begin to feel that the warmer half of … More

A hill, a beach or two and a mystery solved

Sunday was another lovely day, so we decided to get out for a while after our enormous breakfast.  We started … More

A road trip, Napier and Labour Day Weekend: Part 2

Sunday morning proved to be another sunny day, though there was the odd cloud on the horizon from time to … More

A road trip, Napier and Labour Day Weekend: Part 1

This weekend was the first long holiday weekend in months, and also another lovely, sunny one, which was good after … More