ok, sure, 237 newpapers have already endorsed obama, but a late development that will surely push any remaining undecided voters over the line… … the wellington dominion post has officially endorsed barack obama for president of the united states. Editorial:…
seems someone at the us postal service has forgotten that new zealand is not part of australia. a package recently sent our way was first delivered to sydney australia before then making it on to us in nz. speaking of…
somewhat overshadowed by the circus in the states, new zealand will be heading to polls on november 8th after a 3 week campaign cycle. here you get 2 votes: one for your local member of parliament and one for a…
spring has sprung. today we went to the botanical gardens to see a bit of the spring festival. the highlight today was the tulips. the 25,000+ tulip garden was established in 1948 as a gift from the netherlands in appreciation…
significant progress since i’ve been back in wellington. last week i had an appointment at the fracture clinic to meet a local orthopedic and have my staples (33!) removed – and today i went to my first physio appointment. i’m…
after a lifetime of advertisements from the personal injury lawyers i was well into making my list of people & organizations that had done me wrong related to my injury – and who *owed* me.– the companies that made the…
i got out of surgery early friday morning and was taken up to join the other surgical patients in ward room 17. while the care i received was top notch, i have no doubt that anyone who is used to…
this week is our first planned vacation since we arrived in new zealand and we decided to spend 2 days skiing on my rapaheau and then 2 days in the resort town of taupo. nice relaxing drive up on wednesday…
we’ve been notified by the police that there has been a bit of a crime wave in our neighborhood and we should be on the look out for suspicious activity. details of the heinous crime? “between Monday and Wednesday, the…
today is my one year anniversary at company e2 and also the completion of it’s acquisition by company h2. i now work for “e2 – an h2 company”. i don’t expect this will have any impact on me, but we…