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  • Auckland Sometimes You Disgust Me

    I just went to the 2013 Farmers Santa Parade in Auckland, the 80th such event and what a day. Great weather and great fun. The music the crowds the kids it was all great. And then there was this: What is wrong with you. You get a great day out, you don’t have to pay… read more…

    Auckland Sometimes You Disgust Me
  • Who the heck is JWT and TWA

    Going to work on 21/11/2013 I saw the above sign above Econo Lodge at the corner of Albert and Wellesley Sts. Normally there is a sign advertising the NZ Herald but today there was a sign for JWT and TWA. The natural assumption was it was two people one with initials JWT and another with… read more…

    Who the heck is JWT and TWA
  • Frustration escaping rent by buying

    It seems that anyone who can raise a pencil has an opinion on how to fix the housing affordability issues in Auckland. Housing is such an emotive issue and I am writing this based almost solely on memory so if there are inaccuracies you should probably put it down to drained brain cells as much… read more…

    Frustration escaping rent by buying
  • Go Team New Zealand

    [satellite gallery=9 align=center valign=center captions=on spash=on] Wow wasn’t it a great show, I really enjoyed watching the races. I didn’t watch them all but I certainly watched the last ones and it was really exciting. The catamarans are so incredibly fast and I just can’t believe that they just about flying. Team Emirates New Zealand… read more…

    Go Team New Zealand
  • Nikon Coolpix S8200 Review

    Over the last 45 years I have been snapping away with little more than box brownies through film SLRs to todays digital cameras. My current budget dictates a maximum spend of around NZ$250 – firmly in the mid range of budget cameras. Like many I have been through a plethora of digital cameras starting with… read more…

    Nikon Coolpix S8200 Review
  • The agony of buying a good cheap toaster

    How long since your last toaster died and you had to go out in a hurry to find a new one only to find that they are incredibly expensive. In the past I have tested the idea of buying an expensive appliance on the basis that if you get a good one then you won’t… read more…

    The agony of buying a good cheap toaster
  • A DVD writable disk that like engraving in stone

    Want a DVD that will last 1000 years? Apparently that is what the makers of “M-Disc” are claiming. Remarkable as it seems these disks are quite different in their construction to standard dye based writable currently on the market and these disks are available for $29.99 for a pack of 10. In the pdf “M-DISC™:… read more…

    A DVD writable disk that like engraving in stone
  • St Francis de Sales – another ripper kiwi church

    Recently I went to a lovely wedding at the St Frances de Sales Catholic church in Devonport and I was really impressed by what it looks like inside and what a fantastic job the church has done and how well they look after it and how immaculate they keep it looks. I really felt I… read more…

    St Francis de Sales – another ripper kiwi church
  • Who hasn’t seen any Eels at Western Springs

    We were at Western Springs in January of 2012 and saw these Eels: Cool as there were heaps of them. read more…

    Who hasn’t seen any Eels at Western Springs
  • Open ClipArt Library

    To quote from the homepage: The Open Clip Art Library (OCAL) is the largest collaborative community that creates, shares and remixes clipart. All clipart is released to the public domain and may be used in any project for free with no restrictions.  Open ClipArt Library  The open clipart library is free to use and has… read more…

    Open ClipArt Library