It feels very early in the year, but have been enjoying two weeks away from Auckland as part of mid-semester break. Headed down to Christchurch on Easter Sunday and met my new nephew, Nathan. Spent four days down there before heading up to Wellington.

Location of fire at Titahi Bay… I love walking in this vicinity, so had to check out where the fire had been. Glad to see the beach Pohutakawa survived intact. A bleak sight though. Let’s hope meaningful regrowth won’t take too long.

Love the high technology options in my sister-in-law’s car. Compact Disc, minidisc and cassette. Legend.