WRITTEN ON Sunday, May 24th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN kiwiland
the ghost bikes project was started in missouri (usa) in 2003, to honour the memory of cyclists who were killed on the road. there are about 80 ghost bikes all over the world. new zealand has two of those bikes, in whangarei (a town located about two hours north of auckland).
this one was placed there [...]
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WRITTEN ON Sunday, May 17th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN bucklame, kiwiland
it’s something that i took for granted for 23 years until i moved to auckland and had to realise that, no matter how advanced a city wants to be, if there aren’t enough tax payers and there’s a large area to cover, the public transport system is going to be crappy.’crappy’ is, indeed, a euphemism [...]
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WRITTEN ON Sunday, May 17th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN life
c. calls it the best business idea ever (and, don’t tell him i said this, but he’s right). by now, i’m sure most people have heard of it but that’s no reason not to mention it since i really believe kiva is one of the best things that have happened to the world lately.
the idea [...]
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WRITTEN ON Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN kiwiland
it’s only wednesday and this week has been quite the rollercoaster. c. was rushed out to the emergency room at 5am on monday with severe kidney stone pain (he’s had kidney stones for years and every now and then they decide to remind him that they’re there). after spending about 10 hours in hospital, with [...]
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WRITTEN ON Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN kiwiland, music
Split Enz - History never repeats
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WRITTEN ON Monday, May 4th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN kiwiland, portugal
the 25th of april is not just any date. for me, and for all portuguese people, it has never been. it is, perhaps, the most important day in the year for us, a day to celebrate freedom and democracy and celebrate the carnation revolution that set the country free from (too) many years of dictatorship.
the [...]
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WRITTEN ON Monday, May 4th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN bucklame, kiwiland
auckland has a harbour bridge that is only open to motor vehicles. it’s not a huge bridge, only a little over 1km long, and aucklanders have been fighting for the right to walk and cycle on the bridge. the nz transport agency is still refusing to do it. on the 24th of may, people that [...]
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WRITTEN ON Monday, May 4th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN maori word of the day
hui.
it’s a meeting of any kind, a gathering of people.
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WRITTEN ON Monday, May 4th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN kiwiland, music
crowded house - four seasons in one day
