I few weeks ago I received an email from an American who had saw a post of mine on a New Zealand Facebook page. He wrote me asking if I had any advice for him as he was planning to move here in a few months and wanted to know things that the guidebooks just dont tell you.
Work visas
When I was younger, I thought that having a Canadian passport meant that I could work for six months in any Commonwealth country no questions asked. It was a benefit of being …

I’m back in Auckland now but last week I spent several days in Island Bay, a suburb of Wellington on the Cook Strait. This photo is was taken about five minutes from the house that I will most likely be subletting a room from. It’s pretty much a done deal, although I am waiting to hear back from the people I stayed with just to know for certain. It’s a far cry from the noisiness of Grey Lynn, where Im currently living.
Ive always said that I hated the suburbs, and …

I have no idea where this photo was taken. On Saturday, I piled into a very posh BMW and very comfortably enjoyed the view as Elisa, Donna, Dave and I headed out into the middle of somewhere (again, I don’t know where) to go to a party that Ash was djing at. I do, however, know what this photo is of, so at least I can tag it properly for SEO purposes ;)
It’s a cabbage tree, ti kouka in Maori,and Cordyline australis if you want to be fancy about it. …