Hurtling Across Canada at 700 kmh
Well ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls here we are again. Sitting in an aircraft seat (15D) Air Canada flight AC148 to Toronto specifically. This is the third trip to Canada I have made in 2011 and will not be the last for the year either. I’m on an Air Canada plane but am going [...]
New Zealand is a beautiful country, great for thinking in.
A few random thoughts from the synaptic pathways… I am currently with my family in beautiful Lake Wanaka for the first week of the school holidays. It is Katie’s first ever school holidays as she only started school in August. It is also her (and Molly’s) first trip to Wanaka. Annie was here as a [...]
Auckland – some reflections.
For the diligent reader of this little blog you will recall that I am making my farewell journey to Auckland in my old role this week. It is definitely not my last trip to Auckland however as my new employer are based in Auckland. I shall be a regular visitor. I will however, in the [...]
Wellington and I
Well it is not long now. About 12 working days (as we say in the registry world). I completed my last trip to Wellington as a public servant last Thursday and Friday. This prompted a lot of reflection (a bit of a theme for the year). I love Wellington. It is the city of my [...]
Been thinking about the leaving speech…
Well being a digital native it is natural that I should record my leaving speech in the ether. Actually I have three leaving speeches to make. The first in Wellington, the second to my lovely staff in Auckland and the last to my wonderful team in Christchurch. All over the next few weeks. How does [...]
A brief word about the 22 February Earthquake
I don’t feel quite ready to write about the day but thought I’d better post something here in the interim. My family are all safe. Katherine has relocated to Timaru with Molly (12) and Katie (4) while I am taking Annie (14) to Tauranga tomorrow where she will stay with friends and recommence high school. [...]
Emptying of the Head
On board flight NZ506 to Auckland on a lovely autumn morning, provides an opportunity for a wee blog entry. Not a lot of structure to the entry but more a collection of random comments. Incredibly busy time at the moment; I have three significant software releases in the works (all of which are public facing [...]
The Don and his family
Originally uploaded by Justin Hygate It is a fact that I have three lovely daughters. It is also the case that I have three god sons. The oldest is Nick Robertson. Nick is the son of (Professor) Stephen Robertson and Bob (Robyn) Blake. My nephew Reuben Wehi is next and then comes Harry Bruce, son [...]
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