New Plymouth water front

Whitebait fritter sandwich @ Mokau

Mokau Butchery

Number 34 , new member of the team.

Oriental Bay - Wellington

I spent some very happy days of my late teens and early 20's

hanging out here with my friends, thankfully it hasn't changed character much

in the intervening 30 years.



 

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Asparagus , BBQ pork and tofu

Pork belly twice cooked

Pork belly twice cooked on Bok Choy with Chinese five spice jus and thinly sliced baked baby potato . From my every reliable West Plaza Hotel restaurant in Wellington . Not as huge as it looks , just the right size and very very delicious.

Reach for the sky

Peace

Hand made in Devonport

Guard cat

Summer for seagulls

Boat sheds in Wellington

 

(Posted from my (outdated) Iphone4 using

the new "Blogger" app. Simple but effective and better

image handling than Blogpress I think)

Wellington at night - part 2

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I lived here between 1967 and 1976. It would be fair to say in the
intervening years it has improved a lot although not the climate ! 

Wellington at night

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Dad

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My dad died last week aged 89, we gave him a great and mainly

humorous send off , we know he would have approved.

Two hundred people came along.

Thank you for supporting me Kylie, Anatole and Steve especially. 

He was good and generous man and one whose word was his bond,  integrity was assumed.

 

 

Training as a pilot in WW2

 

Teaching me to drive in the 1950s

 

 

 

 

On a picnic with mum, a most popular family activity  

 

His last very strained words were "I have a wonderful family"

 

 

 

Awakino

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SH3 at Awakino

New Pontoon at Birkenhead

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What one million dollars buys you, one floating pontoon and some nice purple lighting

Mt Taranaki

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Trim flat white and Granny Smith Cider , Auckland fish market

Posted by Chris using my phone.

Reflecting on a beer

Wellington my second home

What I see = airport , taxi, hotel, office, taxi , airport .

Lamb shanks

Lamb shanks , mashed potato , peas and a beer it doesn't get much more kiwi than that .

Two trim flat whites Altura Albany

Jogging on the Port Hills

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Tussock - Port Hills Christchurch

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Two more trim flat whites

Two hours later 

Two trim flat whites Christchurch container mall

Goat Island trees

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Gallery members room Auckland Art Gallery

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Traitor , what about ME

Mist

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That time of the year again

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Autumn in Christchurch

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From Mum and Dads drive in Mt Pleasant

Trees on the Avon near the hospital

The sun setting on NZ's insurance industry post the Christchurch earthquake

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Christchurch Earthquake

Christchurch

Welcome to Auckland ....

NZ Flax

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NZ Flax

Sky tower from the North Shore

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Sky Tower Auckland NZ

Reflection

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Contemplation

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Hard work holidaying over easter

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One hours drive from 1.5 million people on the
west side of the range

Looking towards Whitianga east side
different weather altogether

Coromandel Easter

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Sunrise

An idea by KK