Stunning service from Waitakere City Council!
If people bother talking about service from a local body it’s usually to complain about poor service, delays etc. I thought I’d lost, or not got, a water rate bill. Looking at my Quicken records ov...
ANZAC Day 2008, in Vietnam
Commemorating war, in a country New Zealand fought against
Books
Robin, the Rail Trail and NZ Today
For years I’ve subscribed to all three magazines published by Straight 8 Publishing: Driver Magazine - The latest and greatest from the new car world NZ Today - Travel, social comment and muc...
Oh Canada - Singing the praises of New Zealand
If you believe some Kiwis, and Kiwi Politicians, there is little to like about New Zealand. Thankfully it aint true and it’s refreshing to hear someone say it, all the way from Canada! Singing th...
Something good about New Zealand
Betsy Welch, a former Spanish teacher at Vail Mountain School, Colorado, is travelling in New Zealand. This edition of her travels captures some of the things she likes about the place. What I l...
Automobile
Boy racer (?) chases F1 dream
in New Zealand the term “Boy Racer” is associated with jerks that drive high powered road cars on public roads, badly, so I think Stuff have “stuffed up” using it in this context. Brendon Hartley is a...
Penn Says
Sony gave Penn Jillette a bunch of camcorders and the result is Penn Says … I miss his radio show, heard via podcast, but these gems fill some of the void. I’ve Subscribed! Introduction to Penn...
Sir Fleamund Hillary - The Cardoso Flea Circus honour Sir Edmund Hillary
Todays news of Sir Edmund Hillarys death has been reported around the world. His legendary achievements have inspired many tributes but I remember seeing, several years ago, probably the strangest ima...
Ed Hillary, Goodbye to a Kiwi Icon
I never met Ed Hillary but his life, his acts and his legacy are a part of every Kiwi’s national identity. In lieu of a portrait this image seems fitting as shows Aoraki Mt Cook which he first climbed...
Automobile
US-NZ petrol pump price comparison - it's still too cheap
TUMEKE! point out that, in terms of %’age increase, we are better off than the US in regards the increase in petrol costs. That may be true but I think petrol is still very cheap . Every time it go...
Metheny
Reminds me of Pat Metheny
The Central Otago landscape on the " Otago Traverse Cycle " reminded me of "Pat Metheny Country". The sort of images you see on his album covers appeared everywhere you look. This scene captures some...
directriz: Kiwi Photos on a Portuguese blog!
It’s flattering to see someone likes my photos enough to use them* on their own blog. Portuguese “ directriz” has featured a few and it’s great to think Kiwi images are finding an audience on the othe...