this afternoon we went to a concert – an afternoon in saint petersburg – hosted by his excellency the governor-general, the honorable anand satyanand. the governor-general is the queen’s personal representative with in the realm of new zealand (new zealand,…
with us 18 hours ahead of boston, super bowl sunday is actually on monday. that means it will be up to the jboss to root for patriots whilst i’m off making money for the man. espn international is part of…
today we went to the wellington cup carnival – a week long series of events centered loosely around the sport of kings. the race course is at trentham, about 30k (~20 miles) north of the city. as with most events…
sir edmund hillary passed away last friday. i haven’t been here long enough to fully appreciate how much he meant to new zealanders but it is clear that he meant a lot to a lot of people bridging many cultures.…
pōhutukawa is a new zealand native evergreen that produces amazingly vibrant red flowers each year from november to january with a peak in late december. accordingly it is referred to as the new zealand christmas tree. quite stunning. the flowers are…
merry christmas and happy holidays to all, antony, jackie & gromit
ok – so i guess the whole thing about a better work life balance in new zealand was not just marketing hype. new zealand has nearly shut down for the next 2 weeks. i was looking forward to my time off, but…
there was a 6.8 earthquake last night off the east coast of the north island near the town of gisborne. we didn’t feel anything here in wellington and all is well. and now back to our regular programming…
today we went off in search of a christmas tree. this was a bit of a surprise to us but putting up a tree is much less common in nz than in the states. and many of those who do…
as i flashed my bus pass to the driver today i started thinking about how much less we were spending on just getting back and forth to work. i understand that the comparison is a bit flawed since the jboss…