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Elizabeth
My wife and I were scootering around the Island of Rarotonga when I noticed this beautiful lady holding onto a flower bush on the side of the road waiting for the clockwise bus. (Rarotonga has 2 buses running at the same time around the island as public transport, one going clockwise and one anticlockwise.) I…
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Turtle Fever Rarotonga
Turtle Fever.. Years down the track when I’m old and gray I would kick myself if I didn’t say anything about what is happening here in Rarotonga in regards to the turtles and the Ava’avaroa passage. The Ava’avaroa passage is the largest passage through the reef in Rarotonga and is home to an amazing array…
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Change Fish
Had an interesting conversation with a friend the other day about how as you get older (or wiser) your reasons to fish change.When I first started it was for food, as money was always tight in our family.Then, as I got better at fishing it was about the amount of fish caught. This was how…
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I f**king hate cancer..a candid view from a support person.
I f**king hate cancer, it claimed both my parents, uncle, dear friends and recently my wife has been walking the breast cancer path. I hate it.After walking alongside my wife through her journey I realized that cancer and what surrounds it is really awful.On a social level it carries such a negative stigma that people…
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Targeting Kingfish Taranaki
Catching Kingfish in Taranaki New Zealand using lures and jigsView post to subscribe to site newsletter.
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Hospitality
I’m from a culture where hospitality is very important and when we invite friends or guests its really important that we provide enough food, that they feel welcome and enjoy themselves. When I was little I used to think, whats all the fuss? Why is mum making such a big deal about these people, she…
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What if “home” was where you are now?
Well its been almost 6 months living in our motor home exploring New Zealand.. and to be honest its been amazing. The most difficult part was making the commitment to do it, as there’s always reasons not to. New Zealand is probably one of the easiest country’s to explore, from the roads to free camping…
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Inner roads
Part 1 of 2 – Inner roads It’s been a crazy couple of years, and in between emergency helicopter flights, A&E, surgeries, lockdowns, tests, scans, injections, tubes, drains, and sitting in hospital rooms watching people I found myself wondering what the term “road to recovery” really means. I can’t really speak for anyone else but…
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Maybe we are all Kryptonians..
I know covid is hitting some of us pretty hard, and it’s great seeing what people posts from their happy bucket in happier times, but remember take a moment to welcome spring! Its natures way of celebrating new beginnings, So no matter where you are open a window, or sit outside, get some sunshine, take…
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A broken down firefighter, a 5 way heart bypass and a camera..
Unlike most stories that involve a heart attack this one turned out pretty good, and I’m very grateful for that. After almost 10 years ten years as a fire fighter, it was time to do something new, but out of all the things I could have done, open heart surgery wasn’t big on the list.…
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Creativity for mental health
Took me an hour to build this bird house, it not perfect and its not the prettiest, but a lucky bird family won’t care about that. This little birdhouse made me smile because I was so focused on it that an hour disappeared in a blink of an eye.I really enjoyed that hour because I…
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Fishtographer
Not sure if I’m a fisherman with a photography problem, or a photographer with a fishing problem..Taranaki turning on the charm.. actually there’s a story to this one. I hauled the fish up and it was a beauty, I handed my fishing rod to my mate and said ” hold, I’m just going to get…
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Selfish can be good..
Talked to a lot of people who have been unwell lately and it got me thinking…..there’s so much pressure to be amazing for everyone else, whether it’s in the workplace, family or on social media. There’s constant pressure to try to keep everyone one else happy.Where I’m starting to think maybe we should be amazing…
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