Current Affairs
I was watching TV3 Evening News and they showed the new Northern Gateway Toll Road, which opened yesterday with a traffic jam. It's going to be $2 each way and I thought " I'll never see it " for seve...
Auckland Viaduct A amusing cross cultural moment yesterday (Sunday, Jan 25). We made our regular bike ride stop at Planet Ice Cream * - Shed 20, Auckland Viaduct - and the lovely lady who owns the store was there. It's the first time this year we'd seen
Auckland from the top of Rangitoto Island (as seen in RobiNZ_Vox_Banner-2008-08-21). It was taken earlier this year, the first time I'd been to the top. Previously had only been on (the shoreline) & around (by boat). It's a bit of a climb (about 260m)
Auckland
Lancia may return to Australia - theage.com.au Quirky Italian car maker Lancia is considering a return to Australia after an absence of more than 20 years. Since Ateco represent Fiat Auto in Aus...
New Zealand
A view with out that tower Originally uploaded by RobiNZ Auckland looks a lot better without that bloody ugly Sky Tower dominating the skyline. Taken from work as the sea fog lifted.
This appeared on our company intranet today is worth sharing. Paul Kettle has some lovely work on his site and is exhibiting as part of the Auckland Festival of Photography Spirit of Place – Ope...
It’s 9:00am on a clear fine day: It’s the motorway. The traffic is light, amazing for Auckland The speed limit is 100 km/h So why are the few cars on the road dawdling along, like mindl...
Dick’s lot didn’t… Watch out for the Waterview, Auckland, "Cyclepath" The Auckland Waterview Cycle-path should offer safer cycling than the adjacent very busy road but it currently has...
Auckland
It’s not the first time you’ve been able to buy a Fiat on the North Shore, Auckland, but it’s been a while. Precision Automobiles, part of the Sime Darby Motor Group which also own CCS , now offer Sal...
No wonder the traffic is delightful when the schools are on holiday. I pity the youth of today being driven, or if over 15 driving themselves, to school and missing the freedom, adventure and occasion...
Bridges don’t have to be ugly – many are beautiful – but I drive past this monster every day. Yes drive! I won’t walk over it to catch a train that isn’t there and couldn’t go where I need to go if it...
The Auckland Waterview Cyclepath should offer safer cycling than the adjacent very busy road but it currently has a nasty crack which will swallow destroy a bike wheel. It hasn’t happened to me but...
