It was the biggest rumble yet

Last night there was a heck of a rumble, the biggest we’ve had yet which almost sent me packing under the dining table for cover.Reference Number: 2625245/GUniversal Time: September 15 2006 at 11:43NZ Standard Time: Friday, September 15 2006 at 11:43 pmLatitude,...

So much to learn

Being a stranger in a strange land is always an unsettling thing. But in Wellington there are some key institutions that make the transition as easy as possible. In my first few days I signed up to join the library, an airplane hanger type building packed to the...

Domestic pleasures

Filled with the excitement that the bridge across the Pakuratahi Stream bringing us one step closer to our dream home, I decided to celebrate and bake a cake. This simple domestic pleasure often seems like a nightmare because cakes have never really been my...

Photoblogging: our bridge

Truck, digger and road roller – all promising signs! A beautiful sight – view back across bridge, which we drove over! Yes, it even holds my weight!

Now now boys and girls!

There is a quaint expression here in New Zealand would have worked well to quell the politics of the Labour Party in the UK and the parliament here in Wellington this week. If only people had stopped and “pulled their heads in”.As far as I can tell, this...