Time Out Drive/Cycling Exploring New Zealand 2021 - 2022
Ten months exploring New Zealand
Cycling to look at the new electric and hybrid Italians
The Fiat 500e, but not yet the Abarth 500e, is just being launched in NZ. I got an email invite from Andrew Sims who had the 500e press preview car for test drives today (Sat Feb 11) & tomorrow prior to the Autumn public release. Decided not to waste their
Congratulations Adventure South, 30th Anniversary!
So true, I didn't write the script for this video, but could have because experienced it... Congratulations on thirty years Adventure South NZ, who I've travelled with since 2003.
Cycling across town on Auckland's wettest day
Although a tropical storm was forecast it wasn't expected Friday January 27, 2023, would be Auckland's wettest day on record. Our average January rainfall, remember a summer month, is ~52mm and we got ~260mm on one day. It was raining all day but peaked in the
Te Awa River Ride | Hamilton to Cambridge | Time Out 2021-22
A new section of the Te Awa River Ride (Waikato River) recently opened; from Hamilton Gardens to Tamahere. It links the Ngaruawahia-Hamilton and Tamahere-Karāpiro sections I've previously ridden so I shot down to Hamilton for the day to complete the set. This ride concentrates on the new part
Commuting on my new 'free' Tern folding bike
A new job in the central city meant having to think about commuting. Bit of a novelty after ten months of not working and choosing when/where I travelled! Driving and Parkable App parking rental Parkable Shared Parking Application I drove for a couple of weeks, while settling in, and
The wrap up: 10 Months Cycling New Zealand | Time Out 2021-22
So, it ends: 10 months, 2 weeks (317 days) cycling or drive/cycling across most of New Zealand.
Waikato River Trail | Mangakino to Waipapa | Final Time Out 2021-22 Ride | Waikato
The last 'official' ride of the Time Out NZ 2021 - 2022!
New Lynn to Avondale Pathway St Jude Street crossing death trap
Rode the new’ish New Lynn to Avondale Pathway today and saw how an inadequate road crossing is going to injure/kill people. It was this “crossing” (red on map) at St Jude Street, close to a road intersection and near to the rail crossing. St Jude Street is the
New Lynn City Commuter Path | Time Out 2021-22
Set out for the Waitakere Ranges but looked like rain up there so tried the new New Lynn–Avondale Path and SH16 path to the city.
Avondale - New Lynn Path First Ride | Time Out 2021-22
Time to try another new cycle path which opened recently.
Winter seasonal change and 7,000km+ Ride | Time Out 2021-22
Two rides to mark a seasonal change and milestone (kilometre stone?) of Time Out NZ 2021 - 2022.