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Category Archives: New Zealand
Just read… Databyte, by Cat Connor
Databyte is the sixth book in Cat Connor’s ‘Byte’ series, which started with Killerbyte. The series focuses on FBI Special Agent, Ellie Conway, and Databyte opens with a DC detective wanting to question her about a hand that had been found; … Continue reading
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Tagged Crime Fiction, Crime Writing, Ellie Conway, FBI, Thriller
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It’s only bloody Ian Rankin!
Tuesday saw Ian Rankin come to town to promote Rebus’s comeback in Standing in Another Man’s Grave. Early attendance (and no mates) meant I could bag a front row seat (in what turned out to be a packed house). It … Continue reading
Message From New Zealand
Those of you who know me will know that I moved my family to New Zealand last year. Previously both my wife and I hadn’t moved more than 7 miles from the place of our births. So we decided that … Continue reading
New Year’s Resolution
Firstly, apologies for my absence – you would think that moving hemispheres would mean I would have a lot to say. Well, I have no excuses, so let’s brush over that. I’ve reprinted the following image from a four-year-old blog … Continue reading
Down Under – (late) final installment
We finished our trip ‘down under’ with two days in Sydney, Australia. Although I’m not a city person, I do love Sydney – it’s one of the most beautiful citys in the world, and the view of the harbour you … Continue reading
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Down under – part 8
We are spending our last three nights in NZ on Waiheke Island, across the bay from Auckland, staying with friends – Bill and Julia Vickery, and their three kids, Keira, India and Lola – although unfortunately we won’t see Bill … Continue reading
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Down under – part 7
After having done the two main things we had wanted to do on the Coromandel, we decided to stay in one place for the next four nights and use that as our base to explore the rest. That place was … Continue reading
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We interrupt this transmission…
…to bring you an out-of-synch update. Spent today (my birthday) with the family kayaking and swimming on Onetangi beach on the fabulous Waiheke Island, just across the bay from Auckland.
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Down under – part 6
Mt. Maunganui (or “the Mount”, as it’s known locally) is a very picturesque beach front destination, located on a peninsula to the north of the neighbouring city Tauranga. The Mount itself is an extinct volcano cone which rises above the … Continue reading
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Down under – part 5
After the fun of the Huka Falls Jetboat, we headed for Rotorua, where we were staying for a couple of nights. The whole Taupo / Rotorua region of New Zealnd’s north island is a raised platform of volcanic activity. Lake … Continue reading
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Down under – part 4
We only stayed a day (and night – or actually a night and day) in Wellington, and spent most of that time at the national museum, Te Papa. The kids enjoyed the earthquake room (similar to that in the Natural … Continue reading
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Down under – part 3
We left Queenstown and stayed overnight in Cardrona, between Queenstown and Wanaka. The following morning saw a short drive to Lake Wanaka followed by a trip to Stuart Landsborough’s Puzzling World. Not a huge place, but pretty interesting – particularly … Continue reading
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Down under – part 2
After leaving Australia, we arrived in Christchurch, on New Zealand’s south island, on Saturday, 14th November. It was a late night arrival, so we checked straight into our airport hotel, which was right next door to NZ’s Antarctic Centre, where … Continue reading
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