#newplymouth

It's getting colder here in New Zealand. Here in Taranaki, we're surrounded by mountains to the east and our local mountain, Mount Egmont/Taranaki), to the south. Needless to say, it's icier than a witch's

So New Zealand is officially in Alert Level 2 which basically means more shops open and less reliance on online shopping. That being said I do feel more people will online shop because it can mean queue

We've finally moved into Alert Level 3. Aside from more construction workers and more mobile chicanes (cars) on the road there's not really much to say.

So on Monday the PM announced New Zealand will be moving out of lockdown to Alert Level III this coming Monday at 11:59pm. So for most people Alert Level 3 starts on Tuesday. This was chosen because we

Once again, in terms of being a postie the week’s been pretty boring. I’m working on a post about the mitre saw station I more or less completed on my long weekend. It was very nice having a 5 day weekend.

The thing with this lockdown is it’s actually kind of boring. Literally nothing has happened other than rain. Things happen because of people but with everyone locked away there’s nothing. So there’s no

This post is a day late. When I got home I had to deal with a toddler driving his mum insane then we had church via Zoom so I didn’t get to post. Yesterday I was releaving our rider in Eltham as he was

Today’s video is basically me ranting about complete tools having a go at the supermarket staff during lockdown. There’s been a number of reports of people just being vile towards these poor people. One

I had a fair amount of mail today. I thought I’d be finished by 1:00PM but I managed to finish at 11:30AM which was nice. I did see a lady wearing a face mask all wrong. If you’re going to wear PPE please

Well, I’m finally on Hive where I belong. From now on this blog will be my main one considering the effort I’ve spent up to this point. It’s good being back to the familiar. Today was a pretty quiet affair.

This post is a little late because I ran out of time because once I get home I’m on kid duty. It’s fair enough because I’m working while my wife can’t and is stuck looking after a three year old who’s

Today was kind of a little creepy. Seeing once bustling streets reduced to only a few cars and trucks a day was quite a site. Apparently the army was just out of town boundaries and were asking people

Orignally posted on my Publish0x blog on Wednesday 25 March 2020. As of posting New Zealand is only hours away from a full nationwide lockdown due to the Coronavirus aka COVID19. As little as I care about

You already know a little about me but here is the bigger picture. I live in a little sea side town (70K) in New Zealand call New Plymouth. It is mostly famous for our mountain that sits behind us Mt Taranaki.

14 months ago I was told I have 14 months on average to live! Boom how wrong they were about me. I was diagnosed with a Grade 4 GBM brain tumor on March 15th 2017. Since then I have changed my lifestyle,