Happy New Year! Had a fabulous evening partying with a wonderful and eclectic group of people. Such fun :)

Two friends celebrating New Year's Eve. Party and laser lights reflected on their faces.

New Year’s Day walk, Mākara Beach. #Mākara #walk #nyd2023

two people on a hill side track, by the sea

Meri Kirihimete à tous le monde!

Sending good wishes to you all; may you have a wonderful day :) #MeriKirihimete #AtaMārie #JoyeuxNoël

Gingerbread Xmas Tree

The grandkids brought their chickens with them on holiday. We even set them up with their own ‘batch’ under the olive trees for shade. They enjoy their supervised outings around the garden as well! 📷 🐓🪴 #garden #chickens #holiday #batch #Hōkio #HōkioBeach

Chicken coop under shady olive trees.Olive trees in a garden with a chicken coop beneath.Chicken coop with two people waving. Two chickens in the foreground.Two chickens enjoying foraging under lush vegetation.

Andrew Bayer Live at ABGT500 Los Angeles

Andrew Bayer's live set at Above & Beyond's Group Therapy 500 at the Banc of California Stadium is now available to stream and view.

This was one of the top sets of the weekend; we were also lucky enough to see Andrew live in a much smaller venue at the Academy LA the night before, where he also played a great set.

Youtube Video

Apple Music 

Spotify

Album cover - Andrew Bayer - ABGT500 Live from Lost Angeles

Auckland train and bus to the airport

Auckland airport from Britomart station by train and bus transfer at Puhinui station - transfers every 10 minutes. Total cost $8 - compared to $70+ via taxi or rideshare. Similar travel time.

(Normal trip cost is $5.40; the $8 included a new AT Hop card. It was also Santa Parade day and central Auckland was gridlocked. Uber was quoting $122 to get to the airport - and it would have taken 1.5 hours....)

Britomart train station Train arrivingTrain interiorPurple lights on escalator Brand new futuristic Puhinui stationAirport transfer electronic timetable - every 10 minutes

Rufus Du Sol

Went to the Rüfüs Du Sol concert in Tāmaki Makaurau last night. It was pure joy and wonderment.

A concert crowd seemingly stretching to the horizon, under a blizzard of white paper confetti

The crowd at the Vector Arena seemingly stretching to infinity under a blizzard of white confetti.

Man dancing in swirling white paper confetti

Sam surrounded by confetti.

Two women smiling and dancing

Rusty and Melissa - who we met at the show - enjoying the vibe.

My sister at the concert!

Turns out my sister was at the same concert - neither of us knew till we saw each other in the crowd!

Singer thanking the crowd at the emd of the show

 Rüfüs Du Sol member and singer Tyrone Lindqvist thanking the crowd.

Anjunadeep Open Air Los Angeles

Jody Wistenoff and Jono Grant

Anjunadeep Open Air Los Angeles

Above and Beyond Group Therapy 500

“A Thing Called Love”

Above & Beyond Group Therapy 500 - Los Angeles, Banc of California Stadium

Above and Beyond CrewSamIMG 4495

Perfect Day

High summer, Hōkio. #hōkio #hokio #hokiobeach #summer #sun #view #horowhenua #aotearoa

Meri Kirihimete no Hōkio! And best wishes from Waving Bill! We are delighted you made it back from Kiribati 🇰🇮 to join the Hastings-Miller-Desoudry-Baker madness! #family #xmas #xmas2021 #hokio #hōkio #hokiobeach #dinner #food #festivities #billhastings #hastingscj #aotearoa

Joint Hastings-Baker Family Christmas Eve dinner. #family #dinner #desert #billhastings #hōkio #hokio #hokiobeach #horowhenua #aotearoa

Mum presents, Hōkio Christmas Irises 2021. #hokio #hōkio #hokiobeach #garden #summer #xmas #xmas2021 #family #horowhenua #aotearoa

Glorious spring flowers at Eke County Cottage #eketahuna #eketāhuna #ekecountrycottage #flowers #garden #spring #family

Waihi Falls, Tararua District #waihifalls #tararua #waterfall #upclose #spring #roadtrip2021

Blossom #spring #blossom #garden #eketāhuna #ekecountrycottage #roadtrip2021

Eketāhuna Country Cottage - spring garden #eketāhuna #eketahuna #ekecountrycottage #garden #spring #family #roadtrip2021