Life in Wellington, New Zealand, photos, and dogs

For several reasons I've decided to close this blog and incorporate existing and future posts into my main blog, KnowIT.

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environment

Singing about climate change and environment

Michael Jackson’s 1996 music video was a call to action on the environment.

Read the full article ⍾ General 28 June 2009 0 comments

Hawai’i and New Zealand – we have much in common

While I was on the Big Island of Hawai’i I took a couple of tours. One took us up to the summit of Mauna Kea, 4,000 metres above sea level. The other took us across the island and down to the lava at Volcano National Park. The photo of the plant shows an endangered Silver [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Save the planet 23 December 2008 0 comments

The blot becomes a monstrosity

An update on the ugly new building on Lookout Road that I wrote about the other day in Shameful new building destroys vista from Lookout Road. Yesterday I took the dogs for a walk in the rain, and we passed by the building. I grabbed a few photos in the rain. As usual, click the [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Wellington & NZ 28 July 2008 0 comments

Shameful new building destroys vista from Lookout Road

Up at the top of Mt Victoria in Wellington are the Reservoir, the old Lookout, the new Lookout, the Byrd Memorial, the trig station, the castellated building bristling with communications antennae, and a load of tracks suitable for walking and cycling. It’s a beautiful and scenic area with gorgeous views all around from the road [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Wellington & NZ 21 July 2008 2 comments