Christchurch, a lot of rain and the edge of a cyclone

This weekend, we took a short work trip down to Christchurch. Unfortunately, this meant another 6am start on Saturday, which … More

Review: Deca Dance, Batsheva Dance Company

As I mentioned at the end of the last post, I am introducing a new category on the blog to … More

Saturday was definitely a day for beasts of the field. After the A&P show, we visited friends who live in … More

Every now and again, there is a day that is really special, fun or just extra nice, and this Saturday … More

Thursday, as I mentioned in my last post, was Waitangi Day. This is the day that marks the historic signing … More

After writing so much recently on the blog about New Zealand and how beautiful it is, I’m changing topic a … More

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

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

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

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