Hello We have arrived again! Thats the driving over. We love our new homely abode in quite trendy and ponsy Ponsonby. Lots of steamy photos for to look forward to!! See you tomorrow XXXXX

Hello again Just a quick note to let you know that we have reached our second stop on the way to Auckland, a smelly wee place called Rotorua. We are staying next to the lake and can see a couple of steaming hot springs from our window, there are geyers and things on every street corner it seems. The smell of sulphur fills the air which is a bit weird but you get used to it after a while...sort of. We are coming up for our third week here and have a busy work...

Hello all We have waved goodbye to the Cambridge hotel which we shared with the Vanuatu national football team who were playing New Zealand, beaten 4-1 so lots of long faces around -including ours because the hotel had no time to give us breakfast due to feeding the team! We have now arrived in Taupo after a five hour drive and it's great to be out of the city and into the beautiful scenery. We are in a self catering challet ane are appreciating having spac...

Dear Reader Today we visited the ministry of health.Their premises are just along from the rather grand parliament buildings and high court and we were definitely in the political heart of New Zealand.We were again warmly welcomed by our hosts who had prepared a nice pot of tea for our arrival.Dr David Chaplow, Director and Chief Advisor in mental health and Andrew Crisp,gave us an interesting overview of how they see Forensic Services and Recovery approach fitt...

So here we are in Wellington. We're staying in an upmarket backpackers hostel right in the centre of town, surrounded by amazing art deco buildings. There's a real vibe about the area - very noticible in comparison to sleepy Christchurch. There's a wee man who has cast off all his worldly belongings and seems to live in on the street wearing nothing but a g-string and a blanket and lots of people are bare-footed, hip and trendy. Good shopping too but of course we...