Miscellaneous Albums – NUI.NZ https://nui.nz Ferg's Old Photo Gallery Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:59:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Fantastic Planet https://nui.nz/2022/04/04/fantastic-planet/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:33:33 +0000 https://nui.nz/?p=11958 Sunday 27th March 2022 – A quick trip to Auckland CBD to look at Fantastic Planet, an exhibition containing giant humanoid characters dotted across the CBD.

]]> Central Rail Link Walk the Tunnel + Rose Garden Festival https://nui.nz/2019/11/17/central-rail-link-walk-the-tunnel-rose-garden-festival/ https://nui.nz/2019/11/17/central-rail-link-walk-the-tunnel-rose-garden-festival/#comments Sun, 17 Nov 2019 08:35:57 +0000 https://nui.nz/?p=10770 Sunday 17th November 2019 – A chance to walk a short portion of the Central Rail Link tunnel, with a spot of Yum Char for Lunch before heading off to the Rose Garden Festival nearby in Parnell.

 

Thanks to CRL Ltd (Joint venture between government departments) for putting the Walk The Tunnels event on for free. Turned out to be a good day out, particularly for Families with small children. Thank you to ‘Ben’ who gave me his tickets (which he was no longer able to use)

Would like to know what was with iTicket NZ and their supposedly fail safe (booking system overload prevention) queuing system which… well… spectacularly failed for the timed released of these entry tickets. Noticed they haven’t made a statement anywhere.

]]> https://nui.nz/2019/11/17/central-rail-link-walk-the-tunnel-rose-garden-festival/feed/ 2 Puhoi River Return Paddle to Wenderholm https://nui.nz/2019/11/09/puhoi-river-return-paddle-to-wenderholm/ Sat, 09 Nov 2019 10:26:20 +0000 https://nui.nz/?p=10747 9th November 2019 – Puhoi Village to Wenderholm Regional Park along Puhoi River. Going out with the tide from Puhoi Village and then returning with the incoming tide from Wenderholm Regional Park.

 

]]> Cement Works Urbex + Kauri Park Explore https://nui.nz/2019/10/15/cement-works-urbex-kauri-park-explore/ Tue, 15 Oct 2019 09:26:30 +0000 https://nui.nz/?p=10659 Saturday 12th October 2019 – A bit of an urban exploration around old cement works near Walkworth + Near by Kauri Museum and walk.

]]> Christchurch Arvo Free Wander https://nui.nz/2019/09/06/christchurch-arvo-free-wander/ Fri, 06 Sep 2019 10:09:20 +0000 https://nui.nz/?p=10613 Friday 30th of August 2019 – Landed in the afternoon, had some free time to wander around the central city after checking in to my hotel. Prior to commencement of the NZ Shareholders AGM weekend program.

After the NZ Shareholder’s AGM concluded, picked up a car from Hitch Car Rentals (operated by USAVE) on Sunday and drove to Hamner springs and then to Kaikoura.

]]> Traditional Māori Hāngī at Christmas https://nui.nz/2018/12/30/traditional-maori-hangi-at-christmas/ https://nui.nz/2018/12/30/traditional-maori-hangi-at-christmas/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2018 23:44:45 +0000 https://nui.nz/?p=9921 25th December 2018 – Christmas time Maori Hangi at a friend’s place out in Mount Roskill.

 

Steps (As far as I’ve been able to recall how it goes… Don’t take this as gospel!)

Preparation and pre-heating the stones.

  • Prepare a pit by digging a hole of about 1 metre by 1 metre.
  • Place the stones (which will be used to cook the foot) even laid out in the middle in the pit.
  • Place wood (to be used as fuel) over the stones. – Make sure the wood you place over the stones is not treated, glue, or otherwise has other chemicals that could contaminate the stones. Bearing in mind that food will be contacting the stones directly.
  • Light the fire and keep adding wood (fuel) to the fire.

Cooking the Hangi

  • About about two hours. Remove the ashes around the stones. Place the stones to the side
  • Once the pit is clear, layout the stones evenly across the pit.
  • Place the meat over the stones.
  • Then place the Vegetables over the meat (Was in a wire basket), cover over with tea towels
  • Then place sacks over the top (To provide some insulation)
  • Seal with soil. Wait 4 hours

Uncovering the Hangi

  • After four hours.
  • Gradually shift as much loose soil gently away, revealing the sacks. Remove the loose soil past the sacks as well  to minimize the chance that any dirt will drop on to the food.
  • Very Carefully lift the sacks away one at a time, ensuring that no soil falls into the hangi pit, soiling the food.
  • Once uncovered. Food can be carefully lifted away and served.

 

 

 

]]> https://nui.nz/2018/12/30/traditional-maori-hangi-at-christmas/feed/ 1 Ngatea Water Gardens Hauraki Plains https://nui.nz/2018/12/19/ngatea-water-gardens/ Wed, 19 Dec 2018 08:50:28 +0000 https://nui.nz/?p=9854 11th November 2018 – Dropping into Ngatea Water Gardens en-route back to Auckland. A well maintained garden dashed with a sense of humour. While the gardens themselves aren’t huge, allow about 2 hours to see everything at a leisurely pace. Entry price: $12 for Adults

 

]]> Whakarewarewa Redwoods Treewalk https://nui.nz/2018/09/05/whakarewarewa-treewalk/ Wed, 05 Sep 2018 10:53:58 +0000 https://nui.nz/?p=9424 21st August 2018 – Whakarewarewa Redwoods Treewalk and other touristy pursuits in Rotovegas

]]> Waitawa + MOTAT Night Lights https://nui.nz/2018/06/17/motat-night-lights-waitawa/ Sun, 17 Jun 2018 10:48:30 +0000 https://nui.nz/?p=8996 16th and 17th June 2018 – A sleepy and laid back weekend. Visit MOTAT’s Night Lights exhibition and a short walk around Waitawa. Decided to skip out on Fieldays this weekend as I couldn’t sell it to myself to drive down there alone.

]]> Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardens Explore https://nui.nz/2018/06/10/kaipara-coast-gardens-explore/ Sun, 10 Jun 2018 10:46:01 +0000 https://nui.nz/?p=8915 Sunday 10th June 2018 – Side visit (Drop in) to Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardens, including “Don’s Conservation Loop”

 

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