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Big shout out to my new rising fans!Mon Chan, Teresa Field, Miranda Lammers - de Jong, Puji King
18/09/2026

Big shout out to my new rising fans!

Mon Chan, Teresa Field, Miranda Lammers - de Jong, Puji King

18/09/2026

Big Wahs weekend! Up the wahs!

Nice bit of snow last night in Canterbury and over the alp! Perfect for the big weekend ahead!
18/09/2026

Nice bit of snow last night in Canterbury and over the alp! Perfect for the big weekend ahead!

18/09/2026

Are you loving this soring bling?

Spring makes me want to sing
18/09/2026

Spring makes me want to sing

15/09/2026

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Move Over Brad Pitt — New Zealand's Four-Legged Movie Star Is Stealing The Show! 🐕🎬New Zealand has produced another inte...
14/09/2026

Move Over Brad Pitt — New Zealand's Four-Legged Movie Star Is Stealing The Show! 🐕🎬

New Zealand has produced another international star — and he has four legs, pointed ears and the most loyal eyes in Hollywood.
Meet Uber, the New Zealand mountain-rescue German Shepherd who plays Odin alongside Brad Pitt in the upcoming survival thriller Heart of the Beast.
Pitt himself called Uber “number one on the call sheet” and “the most important piece to this story.” After a plane crash, Special Forces officer James Belmont (Pitt) and his retired combat dog Odin are stranded in the Alaskan wilderness — a wilderness that was actually filmed right here in the South Island, with Otago and Fiordland as the backdrop.
He reminds me so much of my neighbour’s German Shepherd — and of the brave, intelligent dogs we see working alongside NZ Police. That unmistakable combination of courage, intelligence and loyalty.
Heart of the Beast hits NZ cinemas 24 September. I went in for Brad Pitt, I’ll leave talking about the dog.
Does Uber remind you of a German Shepherd you’ve owned or known? Tell me his name below 👇

Image: Ai illustration

🌊 Two oceans, one lighthouse, and a sacred departure point.Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua isn't New Zealand's northernm...
14/09/2026

🌊 Two oceans, one lighthouse, and a sacred departure point.
Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua isn't New Zealand's northernmost point, but it is its spiritual end.
Here you watch it happen: the Tasman Sea, turquoise and restless, collides with the Pacific Ocean, deep blue and calm. The two currents carve a living seam of white foam that swirls like marbling.
On the headland stands the icon - white, 10m tall, 165m above the sea. First lit in May 1941, it was the last manned lighthouse built in Aotearoa. The keeper was withdrawn in 1987 and it is now a solar-powered 50-watt beacon visible for 19 nautical miles.
For Māori, this is Te Rerenga Wairua - the leaping place of spirits. Wairua travel the length of the land and leap from the ancient 800-year-old pōhutukawa at the tip to return to Hawaiki. Please stay on the path, do not eat or drink in this tapu place, and do not touch the tree.
It's 100km north of Kaitaia, about 90 minutes on SH1 which has been fully sealed since 2010, then a 15-minute walk to the point. Hold onto your hat. The wind has stories to tell.
Have you stood where two seas meet?

Image: Ai illustration

KIA KAHA TE REO MĀORI — LET’S STAND UNITED FOR OUR LANGUAGE! 🇳🇿Kia ora koutou! This Māori Language Week, let’s come toge...
14/09/2026

KIA KAHA TE REO MĀORI — LET’S STAND UNITED FOR OUR LANGUAGE! 🇳🇿

Kia ora koutou! This Māori Language Week, let’s come together as one and celebrate te reo Māori—the beautiful indigenous language of Aotearoa New Zealand.

You don’t need to speak fluently to take part. Start with a friendly “kia ora,” greet the morning with “mōrena,” or finish the day by saying “ka kite anō.” Every word spoken helps keep te reo Māori visible, valued and growing for future generations.

Te reo Māori belongs at the heart of our national identity. It connects us with the history, culture and people of this whenua—and celebrating it should unite us, wherever we come from.

He waka eke noa—we are all in this together.

Let’s proudly stand united behind te reo Māori, encourage one another to learn and make these words part of everyday life.

What is your favourite Māori word or greeting?

Kia kaha te reo Māori!

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