With all of the talk of this new copyright law, I got myself to thinking about mix tapes again. When I was a child, I …
SatNav’s
I was so excited when I bought a super flash hand held GPS. It offered so much; it was THE tool to navigate with, I’ll …
Sunlight Soap gets our thumbs up @unpackit
I nominate the simple cardboard box for the best packaging in the 2011 Unpackit.org Packaging Awards. It's already been voted for a couple of times, but my nomination has a twist to it. The nomination I'm making is the Sunlight Soap soap box. The reason I've chosen this, is for reasons beyond the simpleness of this packet, it lies in the story behind its production.
Race Day at Dirt Park
Waking up and springing into action at 5:45 on a Sunday morning isn’t my favourite way to start the weeks day of rest, but, when …
A Cheeky Evening Sesh
Just after lunch, the sky started to feel moody, the pressure seemed to be doing funny things and once again a very odd weather pattern …
Secure your finances
This is a statement we hear lots these days, but now you can secure your finances, as in your cash and plastic, in a brand …
Dirt Park downhill race, this Sunday!
Time certainly flies when you’re having fun…or supposed to be doing stuff. Roll around it does though, and it only feels like moments ago that …
Waterfall Creek, the Opening Ceremony
I’ve been aware of Te Kakano, Wanaka’s local native tree nursery for many years, but it’s only really in the last 12 months or so …
Young Blood – Farmer
The first I heard of Farmer was a couple of months ago when we borrowed his Commencal for the first of the Dirt Park downhill …
15 minutes to spare
I often find myself in places for shortish periods of time. Camper van ridden roads give incredibly varied travelling times. Couple this with somewhat sporadic …
The timing works
When you’re having a race it’s a good idea to be able to time the runs. I don’t know too much about timing, but what …
They’ve been making wheelbarrows….
…for almost as long as I’ve been alive. The company is called Greens, and according to the label they’ve been busy making barrows since ’75. …