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
Waitakere
This banner is the view of the other side of where I live. Great area for walking, road cycling and that dam is drinking water that goes from bush, to dam, to tap without needing to travel by bottle (and for a fraction of the price). Lower Nihotupu Dam &
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
Waitakere
I was playing tour guide and at first sight this was described as “Paradise”, and I have to agree. Just don’t go swimming outside the flags or the rips will get you.
I found it on Google Earth but have no idea what it is. A large, apparently, concrete structure in the middle of nowhere at Piha. Last time I went to Piha I drove up Rayner road but there wasn't anyth...
Our local paper has a story about Waitakere City Council (WCC) cancelling a 32 car order for Holden Barinas after learning of it’s dismal ANCAP 2 Star crash test rating . WCC run the previous model...
Waitakere City Council, to whom I pay rates, is prosecuting itself for not following it’s own process. What the…? Waitakere council to take itself to court - 13 Oct 2006 - Building construction...
The rates went up this year… High-rise civic centre scuttles Henderson's small-town image - 06 Jul 2006 - Building & construction High-rise civic centre scuttles Henderson's small-town image - 06 Jul 2006 - Building & construction
At least I’m not paying for this garbage… David Farrar: Well done Auckland David Farrar: Well done Auckland *I live in Waitakere and probably pay for different garbage *I live in Waitakere and probably pay for different garbage
Auckland
Visiting Auckland? A few suggestions of things to do from the Xtra Travel Site. Auckland Unplugged Auckland may be our biggest and busiest city, but there's more here than just Jafas and traffic jams… All those are just in the Auckland City region. You must also visit Waitakere,
It was another fantastic day today with clear blue skies. I went for a ride to Muriwai; a black sand west coast surf beach about 40km north of Auckland. A few rural roads have been sealed that mean you can now do most of this trip without going near the
Just found a nice Picture Gallery of the area where I live. The Waitakere Online Web site is an electronic gateway into Waitakere City. Its vision is to provide information, interaction, promotion and communication for all of its users. It has been developed with the potential to become the home
