Today was Boxing, a National Holiday, so once again we had the day off from volunteering.  I spent the sunny morning hiking the Hutt River Trail, a flat walk along the levees.  Around noon the weather turned sour again, to the point of even bringing a bit of hail in the afternoon.  The remainder of the day was spent updating my jo...

Once again the old red van made its way up to Nga Manu.  The sun was finally shining today, the first time in over a week, making the already scenic drive all that much more enjoyable.  This morning we caught the feeding of the Kiwi birds.  The emblematic, flightless bird feeds only at night so we were herded into a dark building ...

I'm running out of adjectives, and we're not even on to the South Island yet.  So let me tell you briefly what we've been up to, and then maybe make some general observations. We left Napier for Taupo last Saturday, and the weather turned cold and rainy.  We still had a good time, but for the first time the weather actually had an effe...

Not much going on in the capitol city. Just came here in order to catch our ferry the next morning. I have to say, the weather is terrible down here right now. The wind is incredibly strong and it isn't even close to warm outside. As long as the ferry doesn't get cancelled, it is all the same to me.

So while I had my 2nd day of work, Graham decided to do a bit of sightseeing , it's alright for some. He wandered down along Lambton Quay to the start of the Parliamentary District, where the Parliament Buildings are situated. The most recognisable of these is the Beehive, which houses the cabinet and the offices of its ministers. Apparently the...

I love Wellington! It's such a nice city compact, with character -not all blocks and buildings like a lot of new cities. It's surrounded by hills with a huge harbor and has lots of little streets so you can get lost in it. I've been here 5 days and wish I could stay longer. Unfortunately tomorrow I get the ferry to the South Island for my last 4...

This is before we leave home in Welllington it is a test really to see if it works

fri 30/3 - Just a quick not to let you all know we have finally left maroubra :( . bit sad, especially saying bye to wes for 2 months, but we have arrived in new zealand, in wellington. gonna go off for a bit of an explore. couple days here then off to the south island. will update soon :) sun 1st april- in the last couple of days we have met up...

I wasn't really feeling any great desire to start working quite yet (after only 1.5 months off!) but I saw an advert on the closing date for a MS Project Planner short-term contract (only for one month with the possibility of extension) and thought I'd submit a CV... The next day I received a phonecall from the agency, popped in and had a chat w...

From Abel Tasman we went on to Picton in readiness for our ferry to the North Island the next morning. Wellington was overwhelming having come from the South Island (especially the remote West Coast. Wellington has everything any major city and benefits further from the beautiful bay and the surrounding hills. We briefly visited the Te Papa muse...