The digital is real, I just added the Orca because this is the line they travel down. My daughter, wife, and I were strolling on the Waikawa coastline one afternoon when we all spotted a pod of Orca doing their thing not 2kms off the tide line. Of course I missed the shot because the camera was at home (not anymore, now that we have seen with our own eyes!).

I use this shot as a benchmark to the passing of my mother-in-law the late Beryl. Ada. Mackie. Pukehou Hill lay down when Beryl lay down.Beryl was a queen in her own right, as local folk will nod to. Anyway, this was a weekend like no other! Absolute mayhem from the hills to the ocean, damage and chaos was everywhere. Newspaper reports stated flood patterns not seen since 30 years! The interesting thing about this photo was a scholar chap from down Otago university was sent up this way to research Pukehou Hill, and the question in moot was: "where did all of the soil go to when Pukehou fell like she did?" His findings were quite interesting; his theory is that: " the soils were totally washed away because there was so much rainfall that weekend near everything was awash.! " There was no damage to fencelines, nor soils along any of the fenclines along the bottom of the hills. I am familiar with this hill as I also worked on this Deer Farm with Rodney Lind, and lived in both farm houses at the foothills, she's a beautiful view from the top skyline by the way! It was here that I bumped into the scholar from Otago one day, we started chatting, and these are the resulting pics. This hill is also a historical site in terms of way back in the Mäori war times when Te Rauparaha and his people lived all through the district. The hill is known as "Ihaia's Leap" or, "The hill of Dedication" where local körero (talk), states a member of the Muaupoko tribe (Ihaia), was found up a tree as Ngati Raukawa people were travelling through that area. They gave him the option to jump; and if he survived...he may leave, yet, if he died...most unlucky in terms of the practices that were in place way back then! Thus; Ihaia survived; and as local talk would have it...this is one line of how the Muaupoko tribes numbers rose again through Ihaia who has direct lineage to the whänau Taueki resident throughout Levin. I do not wish to get into the politics of the actual matters here. This is just an overview of how the story has evolved locally, from whence I came, and no malice is intended throughout this text.

Children play an important role with training. It is important that everyone communicates with each other so we all get to know the animals traits as we go about our normal routines. Children can either "make-or break" training input if they do not follow the goals set for training. Be consistent, is the key to success here folks!

After 15 years breather we have decided to go around the block "One More Time!" with this excellent breed of character; the English Bull Terrier.

Excellent with children, adults, animals. If trained wrong...none of the above mentioned will apply. So in general terms it really comes down to how you raise your pets. I am a firm believer that it is we humans that should be registered...not the animal because they only respond to what is happening in their environment, all in all people...the proof will certainly be in the pudding in terms of animal behaviours.

Beautiful.

Absolutely Mate! We were there with me ole mate Kev and Päora on the GALILEO! Unforgettable, what can I say...Primo Kev me ole mate.

Full Circle

Day 7 She's on the way out now

Waikawa Whitebaiters. If you're not local...get in line or meet your maker! (same if you don't know what your doing!), such is the culture of a purist. That's Kevin Clout up front row.

Just a favourite shot one day out Waikawa

Great Shot of our "Real Kiwi" Locals Dave & Karen

The local boys out in the fields. One of our most favourite farmers to work for was this man Denis Monk up the Reikorangi foothills. Always a pleasure working for a "Real-Kiwi" such as Denis. Thats uncle Phil Ransfield on the decking, Boof Page in the drivers seat, (I took a breather to take the shot!).

Kaihoe (Rowing Team), for Waitangi escort 1990.

75 ft long from Taurapa (Figurehead_Front) to Tauihu (Stern piece_Rear)

54 Rowers (Kaihoe)

1100 Litres in ballast

Kurahaupö is a Waaka Wairua, that is; a "Spiritual Canoe", unlike the "Waaka Taaua" (War Canoe). She also had no ties to the original treaty of Waitangi processes that are still in dispute today, I am pleased to say.

Tribes akin to Kurahaupö Wäka: Te Aupouri/Te Rarawa (Far North Tribes_My link onboard), the latter being the name of one of our meeting houses; Kurahaupö. Ngati Apa (Wanganui). Rangitane (Dannevirke, Manawatu). Muaupoko (Horowhenua). Ngati Kuia (Who were originally settled in Ohau region, and later migrated to Blenheim). This was the core representation who trained diligently in preparation for the Waitangi escort out in the big blue sea among many waaka including Navy ships that escorted the Queen to the Waaka for the journey in to shore.

An amazing experience was had by all Waaka (Canoe) who attended the 1990 Queens escort.

SpiderMan Live!

Day 4 early evening

kaitiaki - Ce la vie - say no more.

Plenty of room for a barbie down here mate...straight from a dive and straight onto the barbie...Literally hard to beat!

Galileo, luxury launch for sale, no dreamers here.

I love Graphics, and Digitals. I can't draw for nix...but I can "photchop" in Photoshop! To "Pukana" is to "Challenge"... something we all do when we wake each and every morning to face lifes' challenges. The trick to life is in the "how" we face the Pukana! Winston Peters says it best when he said: "There are different levels of clarity for each and every one of us" Whew! Thats a classic if ever I heard one! Beat that one-liner ''ya all. Moral of the story is simple enough though..."Work smarter - Not harder".

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