So far, so good – in Wellington at least. The rest of the big Fish of Maui seems to be taking a pasting. Weather is easing and we may have escaped the really serious stuff, down here, but further north things are seriously concerning – and it is now rather obvious just how vulnerable to storms. I’m particularly concerned about places like Hawkes Bay, which is…
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Horrifying and tragic – the Turkish / Syrian earthquakes have been a steadily growing, unfolding disaster for the last week. Totals of 200 dead initially were obviously a sad underestimate – growing daily, or hourly, it has gone to 500, then 1000, 2000, 4000, 8000, and today they’re talking 11,000 – and there will no doubt be more. My heart goes out to them – the…
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The apartment blocks going up in New Zealand are a little lacking in imagination. But it does not have to be like that. I was rifling through a stack of photos from a couple of years ago, and spotted these of a building in Amsterdam that I had snapped some pics of – it is soooo much more interesting than the rubbish we are getting served…
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While it is sad to see the mighty Queen City of Auckland brought to its knees over some rain, it is nice not to have Aucklanders constantly be rude about Wellington weather. And also: note that none of us down here are making fun of them up there, knowing full well that, there but for the grace of God, go us. But first up, something to…
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