After all the excitement of winning the Louis Vuitton Cup, the kiwis are back obsessing about the real Cup to be won. Everyday there is plenty of analysis of the racing overnight as the lead story on the news. Seems that the last couple of days have not been good for... It seems strange to be so far away as such momentus change is happening 12,000 miles away. The end of the Blair era seems hard to believe. Having arrived into Downing Street in such a flurry of excitement his exit seems to be much lower key.Good riddens was the view... I always think of Friday’s as kiwi day – laid back and making the most of an easy life. Wellington turns a different colour too, the traditional black in the CBD turns denim blue. The office atmosphere is always much lighter and brighter, usually with... This last weekend was a four day break for us to blow out the candles for Liz’s birthday. We did what all good kiwis do for such occasions – head for the beach!We were lucky enough to be invited to stay at some friends’ beach house at a remote... The sun was shining and although there were threats of a southerly to blow in we decided to make the hike up Mount Kaukau which is right behind Khandallah where we live. It’s an uphill climb that I did on New Year’s Day where the views of Wellington and... 