Glorious evening light flying out of Wellington to Brisbane and Vanuatu.

#travel #flying #dusk #eveninglight #wellingtonnz #pōneke #brisbane #vanuatu

Ramses exhibition at the Australian Museum

Starting the year out right

Utterly delighted that my niece Eva Louise has been selected as part of the Women’s Under 19 Floorball team to represent NZ at the World Championships in Finland. Amazing achievement Eva - it will be a fantastic experience!

List all NZ U19 Women’s floor all team members including Eva Louise Baker. A photo of a floorball player on the right.

Dinner with Bill at L’Houstalet restaurant, Port Vila, Vanuatu 🇻🇺

Bill enjoying a delicious lobster while I watch on…

I could get used to this … (part 2) #edenontheriver #vanuatu #efate #waterfalls #rivers #rockpools #rainforest

Standing on a lush river bank surrounded by rainforest - wearing a tshirt and sarong

Turquoise waters. Moso Island, Vanuatu 🇻🇺

Literally turquoise water and a beach with white sand and rocky outcrops

Chilling in Vanuatu 🇻🇺 - Moso Island

Sitting on a swing bench surrounded by foliage

Pōneke sunset sequence from the air

Sunset and clouds from the air - orange blush on the cloudsSunset and clouds from the air - orange and yellow cloudsSunset and clouds from the air - deep orange and bright yellow on the clouds

Deuxième dîner d’adieu avant de partir pour Vanuatu

@ Shepherd Restaurant

#dinner #farewell #billhastings #vanuatu

Bill at the kitchen bench at Shepherd Restaurant Three glorious dishes at Shepherd

Premier dîner d’adieu au Vanuatu #farewell #dinner #vanuatu 🇻🇺 at Concord Restaurant www.concordrestaurant.co.nz

Bill holding up a negroni at Concord Restaurant, Wellington

Ngāi Tukairangi Trust Tukituki orchard

Amazing solar-powered elevated mobile orchard pruning and picking platforms #horticulture #orchard #apples #innovation #foodandfibre #ngaitukairangitrust #aotearoa

Mobile elevated picking platform between espaliered apple trees

Huge benefits for worker comfort and safety, speed of work, and - frankly - fun! #worksafe #worksmart #workfun #noladders

Coffee stop in Waipukurau #raodtrip #coffee #waipukurau #aotearoa

coffee window at Waipukurau train station

Queenstown, early morning run 🏃‍♂️

view of Queenstown inner harbour in early morning darkness

Fairlight Station and homestead, Southland. Wonderful visit to talk about their all female shepherds internship programme.

gate sign at Fairlight Station craggy peak behind homestead station homestead

Garston, Southland. Visiting Garston Hops, the southernmost hops growers in Aotearoa.

view of mountains from Garston evening sun on hills

Misty morning #tāmaki #tāmakimakaurau #auckland #quickvisit #mōrena #morning #misty #harbour #view #sammackay

View across CBD buildings to a misty but otherwise sunny Auckland harbour

A little art in Auckland #tāmaki #tāmakimakaurau #toiotāmaki #aucklandartgallery #tate #light #sammackay

Golden hour in Hagley Park 🌳 #ōtautahi #hagleypark #christchurch

late evening sun on trees in a park

Mōrena Tāmaki Makaurau #mōrena #AtaMārie #morning #workout #LesMills #KyberPass #Newmarket #Tāmaki #TāmakiMakaurau #Auckland

Orange early morning sky over Kyber Pass Road, Newmarket. Red Les Mills sign on the side of a building