City of sales

This weekend I’ve been putting in more hard yards but this time on the high street in the city of sales. Ophs, I mean the City of Sails. Yes, I decided to set aside my prejudice of Auckland and try some rest and relaxation in the company of Naomi. A girlie...

Countdown to being a domestic executive – 35 weeks to go

At last I’ve got into a really interesting project that has consumed my time at work this week. It beats the usual round of pointless meetings and corporate strife to work as part of project team on a worthy cause. Attention this week has been on a campaign to...

Wellington Anniversary Day

We’ve been enjoying a long weekend to mark Wellington Anniversary Day that commemorates the arrival of the first British immigrant ship in the area and marking the start of settlement. There are anniversary days all round New Zealand, for example, it’s...

Countdown to being a domestic executive: 36 weeks to go

As another week passes I can’t help reflect on where the week has gone. Maybe it’s age but time just seems to flash past at a rate of knots.At least I’ve had the amusement of watching those people who have just returned to work coping with the brain...

Snoozy NZ

Increasing numbers of people are returning to work but someone there are parts of NZ that are still on snooze mode. For example, last week our train line to Wellington from Khandallah was still running on a special summer timetable leaving me bemused when the train...