We were lucky to get in for a night at the Bay of Islands Lodge, and only managed thanks to a sudden cancellation. This fancy 5-star lodge clings to a cliff at Paihia and has stunning views over native bush to the Veronica Channel. (I have no idea who Veronica is either. Do feel free [...]
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AprA posh night at Bay of Islands Lodge
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AprTame that wind-blown Wellington hair!
If you read Noelle McCarthy’s editorial in today’s NZ Herald about the differences between Aucklanders and Wellingtonians you may have had a wee chortle. Unless of course you are Bruce who has posted a comment calling it ‘stereotypical nonsense’. Happily I come from Hawkes Bay. It’s like Switzerland. We sit pretty much out to the [...]
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AprRugby World Cup ticket inflation!
How about this for inflation??!! Out of the memorabilia boxes last week (and I’m talking about 80 years of rugby programs diligently collected from first class games and tests – oh the joy) we discovered this ticket and program of the last Rugby World Cup held in New Zealand back in 1987. Check out the [...]
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AprTouring Northland: Waipoua Lodge
Remember that ad campaign that went ‘don’t leave town till you’ve seen the country’? When I was 17 my parents took heed of the advice and off we went on a 2-week driving tour around the South Island before I headed off to the US as an exchange student. With all due respect to the [...]
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AprFancy a little Mexican?
Auckland Scene: I’ll be the first to admit that my knowledge of all things Mexican is limited to a very shaky rendition of Ricky Martin’s Living La Vida Loca at karaoke bars. I did have an authentic Mexican dining experience once, just outside of Orange County, California; a great little place wedged firmly between a [...]
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AprQuirky finds on Auckland’s immortal Dominion Road
Auckland Scene: It seems like an age since Don McGlashan immortalized Dominion Road as a ragged landmark in our city’s history. Travel down it now and it’s the same true mish-mash of old and new Auckland; the fast-food joints and haberdasheries rubbing shoulders with the old brick of Methodist churches and the leftovers of the [...]
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AprPillow fight @ Britomart this Saturday!
Calling for a flash mob to assemble at Britomart on Saturday April 3rd at 3pm!! It’s officially the 3rd annual International Pillow Fight Day and this year Auckland is letting the feathers fly. Bring your pillow and meet at Queen Elizabeth II Square (beside Westfield mall) – but there are rules: PILLOW FIGHT RULES: * [...]
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MarThe Feelers to bang out our RWC song!
Oh cripes. As if it weren’t enough of a hassle having a veritable bull’s run of foreigners overwhelming Kingsland on their way to Eden Park with their exorbitant spending and demands for exotic Savs. Amidst Auckland’s infrastructure making a mad rush to get into ship-shape for the Rugby World Cup, the official theme song for [...]
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MarStop in at the little Mercer Cheese Shop
Mercer is one of those places you could blink and miss on State Highway 1 as you hurtle en route from Auckland to Hamilton or beyond. In fact I’ve only ever stopped at Mercer to use the loo or get petrol. But Mercer is famous for its cheese. I vaguely knew that, but did nothing [...]
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MarBe in to win 2 Rainbows End passes!
Wahooo – Blogger at Large has 2 passes to Rainbows End to give away for the Night Rides with live music from Shotgun Alley and the Fall Out on Saturday March 27th. All you have to do is post a comment in 140 characters or less (so we can tweet them) below and tell us [...]
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