Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Thursday, December 10, 2015

This Flag debate certainly is …

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…generating some sides. We’ll find out soon enough.

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Most drive past it every day….

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but the sign near the doorway talks of the past…

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Back in the day, a Real Estate agent had many feathers to his/her bow.

Monday, December 7, 2015

Beach Frisbee champs couldn’t have…

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…made it harder for themselves on Saturday with some real gnarly winds in Nelson.

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Airline competition heats up in Nelson….

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Who’d have thought?

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After a bit of a tiki tour, the inaugural flight, ex Auckland, landed just before 1.30pm today, Tuesday.

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Interesting to see their take on an entry / exit system, being so different, but probably overall stats to show a reduction in injures when compared to the “old stair” type of system. Considering the aging population around NZ, it kinda makes sense.

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And in what can only be a lost photo op……one of her bigger sisters was flying overhead for a period too, just that we put on a very unusual non-Nelson type day weather wise so the higher jet wasn’t visible from the ground. 

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

They’re comin….

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We’re told competition is good, and nothing hits home like competition in relation to airfares, especially when its from a place like Nelson that has no railway line in or out!

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

New Phone Tower going up…

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on Stoke side of Bishopdale Hill, should aid voice and data reception even further. Bit blurry because photo was taken from 1500m away.

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Sunday, November 1, 2015

Thought something was amiss…

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…until I read the flags.

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Nice spot to workout thought?

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Quarter to Five tomorrow morning…

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….is the big kick off….

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…do you think there’s a few fans around?

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Thursday, October 29, 2015

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Friday, October 23, 2015

Curious what the new NZ flags might look like….

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local business has made them up and has hoisted them up outside their premises in Haven Rd, Nelson.

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Most awesome property I’ve photographed this year…

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and Bruce from Summit is marketing it. Can only wonder what this would be worth if it was in Auckland?

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Now that’s what I call…

 

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…scaffolding.

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Looks like some extra work about to be performed on this Nelson CBD building.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Nelsonians feel they pay too much…

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…when it comes to internal airfares with-in NZ.

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So its great to see the Nelson Mail reporting yesterday that Nelsonians are really supporting the new entrant, OriginAir, in a bid to bring lower airfares to our region.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Serendipity they call it…

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…just after the last post I look down at my Duke and Cooke Valuers 2015 Calendar and guess what photos they have for October 2015. Yup……that there….same ole’ Powerhouse!

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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Nelson old Electricity Building..

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….you’ll know when you spot it…

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….especially because of Chris Finlayson’s outstanding mural “Aotearoa” on its northern side.

Friday, October 2, 2015

That’s the top of Princes Drive….

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in the distance on that hill, one of the spots you can live in Nelson and really enjoy some spectacular views each and every day.

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Monday, September 28, 2015

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Perfect Nelson day today….

 

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…spring is starting to warm up…

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…although do wonder if the books are still on the shelf of that boat in the distance on the Haven side of the Boulder Bank?

Friday, September 25, 2015

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Ridgeway Intersection nearly claims…

Luckily the driver of the car in front was onto it….

…another victim. How close?

Well if the driver of the vehicle wasn’t on it and hit the brakes so hard, there would have been a connection.

Chap coming out of The Ridgeway didn’t wait for the van to pass, and wrongly assumed there was no traffic behind the van!

I think the time has come, if this is a typical experience, and I’ve seen many like it, for the powers that be to install some flashing lights 100m from the intersection, or something…..

BTW - dates on my dashcam are incorrect, this was only a few days ago.

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Yes it is close…

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….the northern end of Nelson Airports runway is right beside Nelson Golf Club. Certainly pick the right time not to hoist that high shot!