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...
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...
They lost my support today, Stupid Auckland Harbour Bridge protest goes ahead - RobiNZ Personal Blog
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I'm an Aucklander, I'm a cyclist, I'd use a Harbour Bridge cycle path if there was one. I signed up to the Get Across Campaign and got their invitation to this protest. I didn't participate because I thought the action, to block
Although it's "a tourism promotion" and has the usual over exposure of the Sky Tower, Auckland's most prominent and least original "architectural feature"*, plus a suspicious lack of traffic jams this film is actually a good look at the variety Auckland offers
I pass this on a regular cycle ride and it makes me smile because: 1) It's just cool 2) It's only about ten minutes before the end of a one hour hill climb...
Note the License Plate, Quality fitting Originally uploaded by RobiNZ Is this a comment on the U.S. Auto industry? When I saw this near new rental car I thought the number plate was falling off. But n...
