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I don’t what it is – is it the arrival staff at the aircraft door with big smiles and saying “Welcome”. And meaning it. Or is it the light that…
The Moutere Inn. Oldest pub in NZ.
> Mapua Wharf has few permanent residents. Seagulls, mostly. Rowdy lot. So it was good to see some talent in the form of Gill Knox the other day, quietly painting…
> “I knew you were here, darling” she said when I called “Robby told me” “Robby” is the daughter of our best friends and my babysittee from waaaay back. She…
> “I hope you’ll have time to meet up if you’re in Auckland” wrote bro Paul of Auckland West fame when he heard I was zipping through. I told him…
> I’m not sure if this will I KNOW that this doesn’t slot neatly into the DP concept, but a) I grew up just down the road b) I’m…
> The Moutere Inn has valid claims to fame. The oldest pub in New Zealand. Tick. 12 local beers on tap. Tick. Good food. Tick. Cool owners. Tick. Folk night…
> Maintaining the “clean green” image is important in New Zealand and you’ll find recycling efforts wherever you look. This is a good example of the creative use of…
> Retailers pretty much everywhere are having a tough time and the Richmond Mall is no exception. The ONLY record store in town is gone to be replaced by YET…
> …. Big City village. A dimly-lit Mapua Wharf. The “Rak” appears to have departed for ports unknown….
> The Golden Bear brewery on Mapua wharf fills an ideal role as a social hub of the community. Given that New Zealand’s a village and Mapua is thus the…
> Been a bit damp around there for the last few days and these animals being paraded through the streets 2 by 2 have me a bit worried. And…
> This is so direly sad that even the sale notice is tearful. Jay Farnsworth’s exquisitely elegant and stylish “REDGallery” on Bridge St is closing at the end of…
> I don’t believe that this chappy died of choking, despite an emergency tracheotomy…. Nelson’s agricultural. Gumboots are standard footwear, Toyota HiLux is common transportation and blokes are rugged and…
> This is how iPhone 4 sees the entrance to the Waimea Estuary under a threatening sky. No post-production. This is it.
> Built in 1901 in Paisley, Scotland for the Government as a submarine mining vessel, the Janie Seddon spent most of her career on Wellington Harbour and is credited with…
> Pinboard at the Upper Moutere Store.
> The Zumo Café gets better all the time. Not only do they now serve my double espresso in a REAL espresso cup, they also have the “New Yorker”. People…
> I like the idea of the free pool at RT’s Party Bar. Hope it’s heated….
> When Mum & Dad visited me in the UK, the first thing that Dad wanted was a cup of tea. “Thank GOODNESS for REAL TEA” he said “Pan American…
> Friday night @ Mapua Wharf Empty restaurant included. The Golden Bear Brewery was well visited, though….
> This captures Meg of Nelson Daily Photo fame as well as any photo I’ve seen. Even if I say so myself. Cheeky as always, glint of a smile…
> . …….I’m not. Especially when it comes to sharing my fish and chips on Mapua wharf with avian predators. Sod ’em.
> I told Isabel that I had an idea on how she can supplement her pension. “You know those Farmers’ Market competitions where you pay $1 to guess the weight…
Paul (of Auckland-West fame) and I could hardly be more different. He left Western Europe to live in New Zealand in 1970. I left New Zealand for Western Europe…
> The Eurofighter Typhoon was designed with what they call relaxed stability (the tendency of an aircraft to change its attitude and angle of bank of its own accord)…
> I can’t. Late summer evening on Kina Beach at low tide.
> Ross Johnston takes old sawblades, car springs, files and circular saws and turns them into objects of true beauty. He sells them on the Nelson Market on Saturdays. He…
> All I ever wanted to be was an artist. Of course, life’s not that simple. So, before launching my career in 1999, I slung whiskey, taught wikd and wooly…
> Go to the Moutere Inn on the first Thursday in the month and you’ll experience Folk Night. We counted 22 folks, playing everything from acoustic guitars to…
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