A welcome, a lesson and a journey by canoe

A couple of weeks ago, I was formally welcomed to the organisation I now work for with a whakatau, a … More

Beer, Newtown Fair and yet more beer

If you were to ask me what the theme of this weekend was, I think I would have to say … More

I’m sitting writing this while waiting for a big storm we have been promised. It is certainly windy, and there … More

I was reviewing the week and trying to think of what to write in this week’s blog post. I had … More

Friday was Waitangi Day and a holiday here in New Zealand. It has been great to have a long weekend … More

Just a quick post this weekend. Other than enjoying lovely hot summer weather, it’s been a pretty normal week with … More

On our first day of our trip (Saturday), we took the bus into the centre of Nouméa to do a … More

Last Friday, we flew up to New Caledonia for a few days of summer holiday. When we booked the trip, … More

Here’s my contribution this week to Cee’s Share Your World Challenge. We are in the middle of summer here in … More

Living in Wellington, means we have easy access to the Kāpiti Coast with its beaches and ever so slightly warmer … More