The track behind our land links Tunnel Gully with the Rimutaka Rail Trail. It’s a popular route for walkers and cyclists. It is of course one of our regular dog walking tracks with a great route that loops over a stream and back giving the sense of a... After a day indoors yesterday it was time to venture forth with the bassets. We figured a stroll along the Kaitoke Hill and Pylon loop just across the way would be a perfect way to get our daily exercise fix. It turned out to be a walk on the wild side. One of our... Although snuggling up at home is fun there comes a point where you need a change of scene. We ventured out today and managed to get the dogs a walk for about 20 minutes before the heavens opened again. This picture shows the extent of the storm damage to our... We knew it was coming our way, the storm from the Tasman that’s been brewing for days. There was nothing that really prepared us for it though. It’s wet and wild. And I mean wild. This picture shows the trees down close to the Upper Hutt Council... New Zealand is currently being bashed about by a massive sub-tropical cyclone. This is bringing floods, destruction to power lines on top of the usual chilling misery of winter. Fortunately for us the worst of the weather is further north but nevertheless it feels... 