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Tag: Auckland

  • Playground-hopping

    We went playground-hopping today and found an absolute treasure of a playground at Hobsonville Point which is on the very western edge of Auckland harbour (Waitemata harbour). It had some very interesting  sculptures for children to climb on and interact with and was a big hit with our kids. We saw two magnificent rainbows while…

  • The Art Gallery

    Yesterday Ben looked after the children so that I could go with a friend to the Degas to Dali exhibition on at the Auckland Art Gallery. It was wonderful. The Art Gallery itself is a beautiful French Chateau-style building, originally designed by Melbourne-based architects and opened in 1887. It has just recently undergone some extensive…

  • The Chelsea Sugar Refinery

    Before Mike left on Monday, we visited the Chelsea Sugar Refinery in Birkenhead. The refinery is a huge pinky-orange building, visible from all over Auckland in an imposing position over-looking the harbour. There’s a sketch of it on all the Chelsea sugar packets so I’ve long wanted to visit it up close. It also lives…

  • Poo and morons at the helm

    Elizabeth pooed on the back terrace the other day and she grabbed my arm and took me outside to see it. Then she pointed at her poo and said, “I did a dog-poo”. Ben’s Dad came to visit last weekend and he’s just left this afternoon for Christchurch. He’s off to see Christchurch as an…

  • Muriwai

    We took Pee-Nang to see the gannet colony at Muriwai today. It’s on the west coast of Auckland about 30 minutes’ drive by car from our house. I love the west coast for its ruggedness, vegetation and interesting geology. The gannet colony is fascinating with hundreds of birds nesting high on the cliffs. We visited…

  • A few photos

    Some pics: Dressups Pee-Nang on Mount Victoria Ben and Daniel on Mount Eden

  • Lies, damned lies and statistics

    My mathematician husband often likes to use mathematics against me. For instance, he often says things like: I’m much more likely to die in a car crash than an earthquake or volcanic eruption. So what are the statistics? According to the Auckland Regional Council civil defence management page, there’s a 5% chance over any 50…