Bye-bye old job, hello new job

March 25, 2013

Those familiar with NZ politics will know that my beloved Department of Building and Housing has been merged with three other organisations to form a ‘Super Ministry’. This saw my work place grow from a small, friendly, modern, reasonably agile organisation into… well… into MBIE. I don’t want to go into much detail about the […]

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Butterfly farm

February 3, 2013

We’ve been having the most awesome weather for a couple of weeks now. Super warm, sunshine galore – it is truly summer. It’s way too nice to spend five days a week at a stuffy office, so last week Nick and I took a random day off to drive up the coast and pretend we’re […]

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New Year’s trip

February 2, 2013

Just after Christmas we went to Onaero for a couple of days to start the new year together with friends. In February Ross and Shelley got married up there, and just by chance we managed to stay in the most beautiful house. You might even remember the photos I posted of the wedding dance and […]

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Japan adventures – Fukuoka

January 13, 2013

In order to make the most of our Japan Rail Pass, which gave us unlimited train travel throughout the country, we decided to do a day trip to Fukuoka. The choice was kind of random – we wanted to ride another Shinkansen, didn’t want to spend too much time on a train, and we also […]

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Japan adventures – Miyajima

January 13, 2013

Miyajima is a little island off the coast of Hiroshima, and a short train and ferry ride took us to this awesome place. Miyajima is famous for its temples and shrines, and the little village on the island puts a lot of effort into retaining its classically Japanese Edo-era look. The day we chose to […]

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Japan adventures – Hiroshima

January 13, 2013

Hiroshima is intense. Our hotel was just a few minutes walk away from the Peace Memorial Park, the place dedicated to the legacy of Hiroshima and to the memories of the direct and indirect victims of the world’s first nuclear attack in 1945. Peace Memorial Park The Peace Park is built on land that was once […]

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