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... 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... 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! 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... Today I was in the big smoke after taking a big aeroplace north to Auckland. It was my first business trip north and probably the closest I’ll get to the Auckland Races (it was a meeting in the Race Course Grandstand).Quite apart from the adventure of getting up... 