#new-zealand

The NZ once hopeful has been beaten badly 3 times in a row. I don't think he can turn it around either

So we are doing pay-per-view style events every single week now are we?

Some people couldn't determine if the signs were real or not

visit to Hobbiton

I’m staying with some friends in KatiKati a small town on New Zealand’s north island Bay of Plenty. Located 30km south of Waihi on route 2. The town is know as the avocado capital and with in the middle

#JusticeForSam - my thoughts on the latest tragedy. Trigger warning here - talks about police brutality.

It's good to celebrate a "win" finally - the tides have turned in my fight against systematic abuse.

A few days ago I came across some photos that I took about a year ago, the last time I visited my parents in New Zealand. Then I remembered my idea to write a post about an old Maori story of how the town

'thats inhumane' ah, no trapping the critters, that were brought for trapping, that are wiping out an ecosystem, no. shush XD

After immersing myself quite deeply in the topic of bathing, I thought I should share some particularly noteworthy places that take the experience of sitting in pools of water to a new level. And one of

On the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island, on the shores of Hawke's Bay, lies a quaint little town that has become a curious attraction for fans of architecture and early 20th century style. The

For this week's CCC's Street Art Contest I would like to share a mural that's not from Mexico for once. I'm down in New Zealand, and only a five minute walk from my parents' house I came across this

Once again I am back in New Zealand, and once again I'm primarily here too see my family rather than tourism. This time around it's not only me and my wife visiting my parents, but my sister also came

After a very slow and gradual readjustment to an alleged "normality", it's probably safe to say that the pandemic is over. Finally! Of course this very general statement still depends on how

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Yesterday we got home from the longest holiday we've taken in the (nearly) four years we've been together. I am tired and happy to be home but also immensely grateful for the trip we've had. And despite

Soooooo, this weekend in the Weekend Experiences Community Galen offered several prompts. The one that immediately jumped out at me was this: Weekend collection Do you collect anything and if so what is

Today we did what I think is probably the most difficult physical thing I've done in 8 1/2 years. Ben Lomond is a mountain just outside Queenstown (in New Zealand) and its peak is 1740 metres above sea

We are currently in Queenstown, New Zealand. We came to do a new parkrun (which we did this morning) and climb one very big mountain ("big" for two Aussies, that is!). If you've not been to

It's not every day that @new.things and I can take a walk and meet up with a mate from Hive. But yesterday was no ordinary day! We're here in Wellington (New Zealand) where José, aka @forykw, a long time