The office an unexpected journey

Eagerbeaverfilms has uploaded to YouTube a mashup of The Hobbit an Unexpected Journey and The Office. Since Christmas the video has clocked up almost 130,000 views. Help to send it viral.

New Zealand’s sub tropical myth bites the dirt

Another New Zealand myth was busted today, it is often marketed as sub-tropical with Northland (perhaps jokingly) referred to as the tropical north. Last year the average temperature was, wait for it, 12.5 degrees Celsius. The average temperature in New Zealand last year was just 12.5 degrees Celsius, despite December’s unusually warm weather, according NIWA’s…

Gulf Harbour, Hibiscus Coast Alert and Three Child Abduction Attempts

This alert was recently published on the Hibiscus Coast’s Facebook group’s page. The daughter of a South African migrant was understandably shaken up after she was stalked by a man driving a white van in Gulf Harbour, north of Auckland. Please be aware if you live in Gulf Harbour ….there is a white van …no markings ..that followed…

Dart River Safari Jet Boat Crash

There has been another jet boat crash in New Zealand. Two Dart River Safari jet boats, one of them carrying 13 passengers, collided with each other on Friday. Maritime New Zealand will be investigating the incident and will report in due course. The accident happened about 2 km upstream from the mouth of the Dart River. Fortunately…

“Top of the Lake” Mini Series Offers An Alternative View of Middle-Earth

A new TV mini series which has just finished screening is offering a tantalisingly different view of New Zealand to the one promoted by films like the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. In the land where fantasy has officially become reality it’s good to see a show which presents in the country in a more realistic,…