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Continue reading →: Smoke over the Port Hills
A very smokey Port Hills at about 3.30pm today (taken near the roundabout at that goes onto Tunnel Road). We woke up to the smell of smoke – which hung around most of the day, but a wind change cleared it out for us. A state of emergency has been…
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Continue reading →: Fires in the Port Hills
For the last two days there have been fires raging in the port hills – with flames visible from the city. From up the top of the Gondola I could see the aerial fire-fighting efforts of the incredible pilots flying the planes and the helicopters dousing the flames. They are…
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Continue reading →: Mona Vale HomesteadMona Vale homestead re-opened recently after a restoration – and it’s looking fantastic. I took the opportunity to meet some friends there for lunch and then a short walk around the rose garden.
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Continue reading →: Feeding time at the zooIf we are not fast enough in bringing out the Magpie food, they get a little impatient. They start singing at us, or the baby Magpie in the picture has become rather brave and has decided he’ll just come inside and help himself! The door was closed today, so he…
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Continue reading →: Kite Day at New Brighton BeachA big turn out for Kite Day – this is just one half of the crowd. There were also buskers to be engaged as well. Busker Zaktakular in a bit of a precarious situation! Don’t worry he didn’t fall.
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Continue reading →: Flame Oz Buskers
I caught the Flame Oz day-time act today at the Arts Centre. They are here as part of the Buskers Festival and also have a night-time fire act. Great to see the festival back on our streets again (it had been in the park for a few years since the…
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Continue reading →: Sign of the Kiwi Cafe
The Sign of the Kiwi Cafe recently re-opened after being restored due to earthquake damage. I headed up there today to grab a bite to eat and check out things out. It’s proving to be very popular, and if you do visit just be aware that it’s cash only at the…
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Continue reading →: Three Little OwlsI have three juvenile German / Little owls living in literally my back yard! I knew we definitely had one, so I was excited to see two, then was blown away to see a third one join them – all the while their mother owl was keeping a close eye…
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Continue reading →: The Front Room Cafe at the Mt Pleasant Community Centre
What a lovely view you get from the Front Room cafe that’s in the Mt Pleasant community centre. I checked it out today after noticing it on a recent bike ride along the coastal pathway. And here’s a front view of the community centre. If you live in the neighbourhood…
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