The latest kiwi film to premier is Out of the Blue which tells the story of loner David Gray’s massacre of 13 people at the tiny coastal township of Aramoana, near Dunedin, on November 13, 1990.This tragedy shocked New Zealand in a profound way. It cut to the... Apologies for regular readers who I have let down this week by being so slow in updating my blog. The reason for this tardiness is that its been full on at work and I’m nearing the end of my coaching course so blogging has unfortuantly slipped down the priority... MT is standing under a Maori carving at Otari-Wilton Bush. This shows traditional Maori carving. The tiki represents the first created man of Maori mythology and represents ancestors or gods in sculptural art.The name tiki (penis) is also applied to stone statues... After a disappointing visit to Kaitoke to see no progress on the land, we cheered ourselves up with a local bush walk, the kiwi equivalent of a walk in the woods.Otari-Wilton’s Bush is the only botanic garden in New Zealand solely dedicated to native plants, as well... Official spring date has passed, daylight saving has started, the spring equinox has brought the winds to Wellington. Peeping through the garden though is a very early spring flower.Snow drops – quite appropriate given NZ was the coldest place apart from... 