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End of the holidays…sort of

Posted by James on January 27th, 2009

Well, as a rather gorgeous Auckland Anniversary holiday draws to a close, so too does my annual leave for this year.  Sort of.  I have another week coming after Waitangi Day – gotta love having too much leave and being told to take it or else. 
We’ve had a fantastic few weeks with me [...]

Happy New Year from Napier

Posted by James on January 5th, 2009

Yes, Napier: gateway to Hawke’s Bay Wine Country, art deco capital of New Zealand, and the largest crossbred wool centre in the Southern Hemisphere.    It’s really a very nice little town by the sea, and we have been enjoying our stay in Jenny and Tim’s house this last week.  It’s very quiet and [...]