Let’s just say that you use different muscles rambling the hillsides to swimming and there is an audible gasp everytime I try and move around. It’s been the cause of some amusement in the office, made only worse when they tried to tell me the lift is out... This pic shows our first kiwi home – our studio apartment on Molesworth Street. We captured this view from our Northern Walkway stroll. This is a view of Molesworth Street looking right towards the Parliament and Beehive Building. At last some blue sky and the possibility of a beautiful day. We thought we’d be adventurous and take a stroll into town. How hard could that be living on top of a hill and the prospect of a comfy bus ride home at the end. Not!We decided to follow one of... At the end of my second week working I’m starting to appreciate more and more of the kiwi etiquette.Certainly the one that struck home most as a commuter is the fact that almost everyone yells “thanks driver” when they get off the bus. My Britishness... #2 in the list of defining moments for NZ is the Nuclear Ships Ban.On 14 July 1984 the Labour Government came to power and introduced the first nuclear-free policy for weapons and reactors on ships that New Zealand had ever had. It also established NZ as the first... 