I wonder why there is about 650 metres of “open road” (100km/h) on ramp between 50km/h Onewa Rd and the 80km/h zone approaching the Harbour Bridge? 1. I join the on ramp from Sylvan Avenue. 2. About 150 metres (estimated) along the on ramp a sign indicates
New Zealand
Henderson Park is tucked away off Henderson Valley Road. Its not far from West City Mall but doesn’t seem to attract the same crowds. Walk along the cycle/pedestrian path to Palomino Drive, cross over the bridge (to the Swanson side of the creek) and you can return down
Waitakere
I’m not a “foodie” but, inspired by Flickr friend Sandy’s food photographs & comments, decided to snap and blog about some of the great food,events & venues I encounter.The first is: The Falls Restaurant - Café - Gallery Mention fine dining and I suspect many Aucklanders
Is it worth moving to Wellington, just to BACK JACK? I love point three in his post as it seems to sum up the national, actually the National, economic strategy: 3. You can keep praying that the Rugby World Cup will give a temporary boost and hope no one notices
Ok, so the Paritai Drive location is supposedly Auckland’s best street and the thing covers several normal sections. The land alone would be worth a fortune, maybe ten million, but is this really the best house you can get for Thirty Million? I were spending that much I would
Rally New Zealand is a great event and hugely popular with spectators and competitors alike. Lets hope it’s back in 2012 and gets the sort of Government commitment the Rugby World Cup attracted. Rally NZ runs on a tiny budget, staffed largely by volunteers, the return on investment is
This intersection marking combined with the mental left turn rule combine to create confusion. Traffic heading along Glendale Rd "turning" into Oates Rd is not actually turning when you look at the road markings. Glendale Rd has Stop markings and the centreline, going into Oates Rd, shows this
I finally, third attempt, got to the “Auckland Skeptics in the pub” meet-up and it was great. About 30-40 people attended. A screening of “Here Be Dragons” was followed by a skeptics quiz and conversion over drinks & pizza. I met some interesting people, including some avid South Park fans,
One Tree Hil, originally uploaded by RobiNZ. This is One Tree Hill, as featured in the U2 song, but that isn't the one tree (which was chopped down several years ago).
Yay, the rally is back in Auckland next year. I got to like Rally as it ran, literally, past my primary school with the special stage in Birdwood Rd, Massey. Watching cars fly down a gravel road we cy...
Cool Hunting test the new "little" Ferrari which, I reckon, has a rear end somewhat reminiscent of the front of a Fiat Coupe. It also has a YouTube of the folding roof and a very short audio clip of t...
Auckland
Heading South on Friday I saw an appalling accident. On the opposite side of the motorway a truck had rear ended another, it's load shifting forward pushing the cab off the chassis. I was pleased to r...
