Tag: New Zealand
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Between bad weather an coming down with another bug, just a quick post today from a recent visit to the Auckland Art Gallery. Nga Toki Mate Whenua – Axes Felling Trees, Kill the Land 1983 Tony Fomison (1939-1990) “I became attracted to Maori culture because here was this culture produced in the country – an…
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Spotted in a playground, this wagon will either be very familiar, or not familiar at all to some of you out there. A creative remake of Fred Flintstones car, brought back childhood memories for me. To be fair, I was not around for the original 1960’s screenings of this pre Simpsons family, but TV…
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“There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them.” ― Jo Walton
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A beautiful clear day it was, todays image sees us looking out over the lower part of the city, across to Devonport on the North Shore, and beyond that Rangitoto Island (also a different part of the country way past that). Rangitoto, a volcanic island, stands out in the Auckland landscape as the island that…
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Looking out from the Sky Tower we see the view of the CBD’s viaduct. Out beyond that one of the large marinas the make Auckland New Zealand’s ‘City of Sails’. Beyond that, the Harbour Bridge, and the western side of the North Shore. The Viaduct, once a more commercial area, has been redeveloped over the…
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