city of Wellington is notorious for high winds which makes landing a plane very difficult

7mtr model skyhawk jet glider

and sends down a river of volcanic mud otherwise known as a lahar. Mt Ruapehu is the worlds most active lahar volcano

performed just before kick off in rugby matches against other countries .. a fearsome sight

These dolphins deliberately jump out of the water alongside tourist boats and are well known to play up to the oohs and ahhs of onlookers

the tui wakes me up at the crack of dawn every morning with its distinctive and loud call. The tui is sometimes also called the parson bird, because of the white tufts under its chin which reminded people of the white collars worn by English parsons. The filaments around its neck also give it a very distinctive appearance. From some angles the plumage looks almost black, but when the light strikes it from certain angles you can see almost metallic greens and blues, as well as rich copper colouring. I have posted a good photo of it in the photo section also.

the ultimate exercise in cynicism

The Queen Mary 2 came to Auckland yesterday and on a beautiful summers day it seemed like half the population (1 million people) took the opportunity to go and to see it. an amazing sight.. its basically a floating city.

as if slaughtering the whales isnt enough now their boat is in danger of sinking and causing an environmental catastrophe

a successful attempt to bring attention to the plight of the whales in an international whaling sanctuary. They are being slaughtered for restaurant food for the japanese public under the excuse of "research purposes" . The Japanese whaling industry has bribed tiny polynesian island states in the South Pacific to vote for the resumption of whaling in this sanctuary. Its a complete disgrace and hopefully more action like on this video will bring the barabaric killing of these amazing creatures to an end.

The weta weigh in at nearly 30 grams and are one of the world’s heaviest insects. they are described as 'living dinosaurs' as they have hardly changed in 190 million years of evolution