On Thursday 23rd May, flight SQ286 departing Auckland at 12:10, awaits as our tubular portal to the budding field’s of … More
Category: New Zealand
.. the times, they are a changin’..
Dulcet tones from a modern pop group, merged with the aroma of cappucinos, as we sat in a swanky Parnell … More
snooze buttons and avian melodies…
The quiet morning was disturbed by a ringing alarm. Instinctively, my hand rose from the warmth of subterranean covers to … More
choose your battles
Places like this are only found by either pixies or children. For starters, it was somewhere past the distant parameter … More
Confusion Reigns
Facing East, we stood and waved as the resident camp manager’s vehicle climbed up and over the saddle that separates … More
168 hours
And on the seventh day, the Vehicle Testing New Zealand man stood back and marveled at the creation made in … More
pronounced dead
Death came swiftly and unexpectedly. On the instructions of a specialist, our attempts to resuscitate proceeded with fumbling fingers disconnecting the … More
Ain’t no mountain high enough
My bare foot pressed harder on the accelerator. The needle rose to 12km/h as small beads of sweat trickled down … More
State Highway 35….
“What’s it like driving the East Cape this time of year?” I asked the lady in the Gisborne Information Centre. … More
popping the bubble 