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Hawke’s Bay

Yesterday we were taken on a trip of Hawke’s Bay on the east coast of North Island. New Zealand is a mountainous country with some peaks at 12,000 feet but you are never more than 80 miles from  the sea. We visited one such peak at Te Mata Park when legend has it the ancient god Te Mata bit a [...]

December 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard/ Orbit restaurant Sky Tower

My readers will know my views on panoramic restaurants namely that the view is a substitute for the cuisine which as often or not is disappointing. So I went with some trepidation to the Orbit restaurant in the Sky Tower, the tallest building in New Zealand and significantly higher than either Big [...]

December 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

Just another disaster to add to the list

It’s the sort of thing which only happens to old people who are out of touch – I accept that – but here’s my latest example of how the modern world and its technology have a constant ability to annoy the hell out of me. In my home I have my television service, land line and broadband all [...]

December 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

Auckland/first impressions.

Looking out of the window of the airplane in its descent to the accompaniment of a screaming tot suffering from ear pain, I had my first view of Auckland which is a harbour City about 2/3rd up on the western coastline of the North Island. It has a population of 1.5 million and is New Zealand’s [...]

December 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

Flight Ek 344

Gatwick to Auckland is one of the longest of long hauls – taking you through 11 time zones. Fortunately we could disembark at Dubai where there are shower facilities. From there we travelled with the All Black and Samoan rugby sevens sides back to Auckland. There was no evidence of any [...]

December 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

In transit

A somewhat hasty and brief note from the Emirates Lounge, Dubai International Airport en route to Auckland where the All Blacks are also present in shorts and polo clustered in groups all on their mobiles. One of the oddities of air travel is that, however much you pay, the airline has little [...]

December 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

Leaving for Down Under

Today the National Rust delegation leaves for a trip Down Under to Australasia. We asked each of the party for their views   Algy Bellville “Think New Zealand wines and you think Sauvignon Blanc but their cool climate with hot summers produces a lot of interesting wines. I am [...]

December 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

Old bones

Yesterday over breakfast I discussed the comments made about Johnny Halliday with an intelligent French friend of mine. She accepted that  whilst Johnny Halliday was France ‘s most celebrated rocker he scarcely compared with American and British music legends. She continued that the most [...]

December 9, 2017 // 1 Comment

Wine Tasting Evening

I am becoming something of a regular at the wine school which meets most Tuesdays and Thursdays. I was particularly looking forward to last night’s private cellar evening where we are encouraged to bring our own, preferably more esoteric, wine. I  chose for the evening the Thymiopoulos [...]

December 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

We are free to believe what we believe

Scribes contributing to the Rust have previously offered their opinions upon perception and reality as we find these in the world – whether the subject be ‘fake news’, politics, or the prospect of great movie or music stars being resurrected years after their death and having new [...]

December 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

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