Auckland
Visiting Auckland? A few suggestions of things to do from the Xtra Travel Site. Auckland Unplugged Auckland may be our biggest and busiest city, but there's more here than just Jafas and traffic jams… All those are just in the Auckland City region. You must also visit Waitakere,
Another glorious day (28/02/2005): went for a bike ride around the top end of Auckland Harbour then down the North Shore, crossing from Devonport to the city by ferry, and home. This 90km ride has a bit of everything as covers rural, suburban and city roads. Some hills
Some outside trades stop work when it rains. Maybe no clouds = No office work? It’s tough concentrating on a computer screen when this is the view from the office!
Auckland
Just got home from seeing David Byrne tonight. It was superb. After great a short set from a local support band (whose name I missed sorry!) he walked on stage and said “It’s 25 years since I was last in New Zealand, some things have changed, I’m really
Event Promotions, who run the very successful 100 K Flyer (Rotorua to Taupo), are going to stage a road cycling event from Hamilton to Auckland on 11th September 2005. Cycling News FLASH: New and exciting Hamilton to Auckland Road Cycle event to cater for all! It’s going to be
Just found a nice Picture Gallery of the area where I live. The Waitakere Online Web site is an electronic gateway into Waitakere City. Its vision is to provide information, interaction, promotion and communication for all of its users. It has been developed with the potential to become the home
I made my regular bike ride stop at Continental Car Services today. It's always worth a look to see the exotic vehicles they have on display as I go past there when heading around the waterfront. Today was surprised to see a Sauber Formula One Car in the
Auckland
Cool, one of my favourite musians is coming to New Zealand and performing in Auckland. Link to Ticktetek NZ Website: David Byrne My Backwards Life. David Byrne (ex-Talking Heads) visits NZ with My Backwards Life tour. The founder, songwriter and "voice" of TALKING HEADS. For the first time
Well done Mayor Hucker, V8's look like going to Wellington (possibly even with a Government subsidy), the Eastern Corridor reduced to a joke, Speedway killed off by ridiculous noise restrictions. Glad I'm not paying rates in Auckland City, I pity those that are. Dick Hubbard'
Often hear people say that Monorail would be one solution to adding capacity to existing corridors. "Just put a Monorail along the motorways..." but what would it cost? This is a very simple calculation is based on Las Vegas new Monorail that cost approximately us$87 (NZ$134)
If you live in Auckland you live with traffic. Transit are trying to help manage the limited road network while they build much needed improvements. They have provided this web site to inform of traffic conditions on the motorways. Its a good effort and from what I've seen
I pass three schools on the way to work whatever route I choose. Often these are monitored by Traffic Police which is great as speeding & dangerous driving near schools is stupid. Having said that people do stupid things and deserve all they get when caught. It constantly amazes me
