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Fin loves to look through the binoculars the other way, I can see why.

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This is my wetsuit sitting in the bottom of my shower. being lucky enough to live so close to the ocean I can run up the track to my house after sufing and jump straight into the warmth of the shower. Most importantly its crucial to hang the suit up to dry so when you get up at 6am the next morning you wont be getting into a wet wetsuit, yuk.

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Here is some of the rubbish scattered in an alleyway where we are allowed to park when we are working. We rung up the council to see if they would come and remove it. They said it was the responsibility of the owner of the building/land. We rung up the owner and they said they would sort something out, which the haven't. Therefore nothing has been done. So essentially the responsibility is now ours or is it? We see it every day and we know it is there. Ownership and pride is working against us. Sometimes you've got to stop moaning about something and sort it out yourself. Any thoughts on this?

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More than once I've tried to analyze someone through the state of their desk or work space. Here is a picture of mine.

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Jeremy has commited his body to a few tattoes, this one on his arm is absolutely superb. I'm not much of a tattoe person but if a tattoe is well thought out and suits the person fashioning it then it can be quite something. Jeremy said when he sees another person with an amazing tattoe all he really wants to do is get them to take there clothes off and inspect their tattoes. Any excuse is a good excuse.

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I've had to negotiate a window like this several times to get inside my house when I don't have my keys. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one.

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We have been lucky enough to get all this Organic food, the taste and texture is incredible. When I was young I'm sure tomatoes and speghetti used to taste exactly like this. I'm worried that our food has been messed with so much we can't even recognise it.
My girlfriend gave a friend a dozen eggs from the chickens in her back yard. When Sarah asked the friend if she enjoyed the eggs the friend said she threw the eggs out as the yolks where to yellow.

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I think this is the first BBQ I've ever arranged at my place. Thats really bad.
You can get a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to BBQS the meat is either roar or burnt or both. Make sure you invite some vegeterains so you can eat what they bring.

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Life skill number one, absorb nature.

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Tom hooked me up with some bedtime reading.

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I don't like getting my hair cut.

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It was a full on snow blizzard when we arrived at Castle Hill this morning. We had to wait out the snow flurries which didn't matter because climbing is all about sitting around and talking a load of old bollocks.

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Muffins, I better stick this one with a metal spike just incase its still alive

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If we had a window to our lungs this is what they would possibly look like for anyone who lived in a city with more than its fair share of pollution

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The Operetic Society, once inside they all feel the same.

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Ice cream is the main reason for kids to eat there meat. "If you don't eat your meat you don't get any pudding" was offen heard at the dinner table as the kiddies lagged over there last few spoonfulls of food.

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Sale time is a crazy time.

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What Captain Taylor possibly said after he landed his boat on the beach of Otautahi thinking it was Lyttleton. "Blymmy Charlie, I thought they would have at least built some sort of jetty, I might mention something to the harbour master. Any ideas on how we're going to get the piano over to Heathcote, the track is bearly fit for a goat let alone a horse and cart. Damn this scurvey is itchy."

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Made right here in New Zealand against all odds. Not only that Maree is working after hours at her own choice, talk about minority. I'm starting to worry about the direction of my Country. Lets not forget why our great Grand dadies and Grandmas migrated to New Zealand. We are a bunch of people that can do things for ourselves and for each other. Don't let our quality of life abuse the situation in other parts of the planet.

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South brighton

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its my turn to do the dishes, I might just get onto that tommorrow

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A different approach to drinking beer in Christchurch. One beer not twelve.

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Derek thatcher giving words of wisdom. For those who are new to climbing Derek is placing holds onto his newly designed home bouldering wall.

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Here's a classic example of New Zealand cuisine and the second phase of the procession. After driving the fish and chips home they will then be placed on the floor. The main meal is traditionally inhanced with tomatoe sauce. If your lucky the chips can be wrapped in white bread coated in butter creating a chip buttie. Yum!

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Its important to maintain your ring piece when it comes to coffee. My coffee was starting to splatter everywhere until I got on top of it.

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Jamie has a shoe for every occasion, in this pose he has accentuated his ankles with some lovely trouser cuffs.

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A while ago I was biking in the city and a girl with a foreign accent said to me from her car. "The roads are made for cars not bikes" and she suggested that I didn't bike on the road. I was so shocked by the coment I couldnt get a word out, she then drove past and blasted me with the poison from her car. This is a crazy attitude that is quite prevalent in Christchurch which makes commuting on a bike a risky business.

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I love watching a fire burn, especially when its heating the water in my bath.

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I don't know what is more confusing, the technical rope work or the weather. Jacket or t-shirt, one rope or two?

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"Sitting on the edge of your seat". Is it in anticipation or is it the anti-postural couch

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A good Northwest wind can create a stunning arch with the clouds over the Canterbury plans, however you shouldn't forget to look at what could unfold behind you.

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one last brew

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New job, no worries Andy.

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In Japan its honourable for politicians to ride on public transport, in New Zealand I'm not sure if the politicians have enough time.

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All this food for two people?????

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I spent the whole day photographing people on the beach and it started to feel a little unfair to be putting other people under the microscope. So a self portrait put the day into a great perspective.

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Movies and chocolate, I just can't get anything more out of the day.

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My head is aching so much, enough is enough.

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Same old same old, you know cleaning a bunch of old interior car door handles in the lounge over a glass of red wine nothing out of the ordinary.

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I can't stand rain, it must have something to do with having had a newspaper round during my childhood living on the West Coast.

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Darkness in the alleyway when a murderer strikes a poor helpless women...... Dont get to carried away theres more chance of dying in a car accident on your way home from work

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Someones dad about to hit for another six (even though its fathers day).


Today my brother rang from Spain to say he was getting married to a spanish girl. Congratulations Scotty.

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I Know I have to close one eye when I'm taking photographs but I'm pretty sure Canterbury won.

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Chilling at the hops.

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Someone needs to write a song about Poplar Lane. Poetry would be good to.

Its my birthday tommorrow and we are all meeting down at the Twisted hops at 6pm, see you there.

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Punga fences, its more of a West Coast thing.

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My book shelve has reached its final evolution, We are getting a new one tonight. Books have survived the advance of technology and will remain one of the greatest links to our imaginations. Its important to keep this gateway well exercised because most of the entertainment availible today is just that, entertainment.

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Mike making a bit of noise down the end of "His lordships lane" in the corner of one of the newly established bars.

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Today we where travelling back to Christchurch and we hit a little boy who rode his moterbike straight out onto the main road. He was pretty lucky as we braked in time to avoid a huge impact, we skidded about 15 meters and hit the back of his bike. The boy has a huge bruise down his leg, it could possibly be broken. I wonder if any of my friends haven't been in a road accident?

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Ballroom dancing would have to be one of the weirdest cultures I've ever seen, its fanstastic. Big hallways big ego's, beautifull women in beautiful outfits. My favorite dance is probably something along the lines of a Tango. I think I might join a club.

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Living off the land. Unfortunately natures kitchen was vegeterian tonight.

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arrrrrr the vege section. Its not my fault I can't make up my mind theres just to many to choose from, its ridiculous. A friend of mine told me, sometime during her youth she decided once she earnt her own money it would all be spent on chips.

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My experience of landscape has come from the intensity that is necessary for climbing and the way I understand its nature while I'm trying to surf. Tramping, skiing hunting whatever it maybe the pace is to fast for New Zealands natural landscape and its simplicity. It is often missed through the speed of life that starts from living in a city. Multi tasking is over rated.

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This is a yellow wall

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One million story sand.

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Do you know the feeling of not being invited to a BBQ?

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Phil and H were charging this afternoon. Theres nothing about winter surfing that could be glorified, its just wickedly cold.

TV3 news played my footage on the six pm news of my neighbour's house being burnt to a pile of ashes. I will try to get a photo of the remains tommorrow as there were to many dogs there today.

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Inner city living.

My nextdoor neighbors house just burnt down. I'll check it out some more tommorrow

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Second grind of the day.

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Bedtime reading, luxury.

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New kid on the block

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Every time I arrive in christchurch and see the Port Hills I feel right at home. I love the Port Hills.

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Murry didn't quite get his roof finished today, ran out of nails with one last piece to go. Classic Kiwi approach on the do it yourself lark and check out the Aotearoa style foot wear.

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"Shall we take the car today"
"na... F***k that, lets catch the bus"

Moving towards carbon neutrality in New Zealand.

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Zoe Zoe thumbin it on the way to work.

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Three wise men. Well actually on closer inspection they seem to be a little more sinister. They look more like three guys from the Spanish inquisition.

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This is the view out my lounge window. Godley Head catching the last of the sun for the day with the bay getting the end of the south east swell, which brought some fun over the weekend.

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Taylors row basking in the late afternoon sun

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Winter the season for pot luck dinners. Tonight Tom told us how he had to kill his chicken (the chicken was really sick). There aren't many people who have chickens, colllect their eggs and live in the city. Not only that Tom grinds his coffee manually and repairs technical footwear. What a great pace of life.

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I went to the south end of taylors mistake to have a look at this red band of rock that I could see from my window. The pic hasn't been freaked.

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This is my friend Fin

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Sophia Moore making the most of her spare time.

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This young girl was waiting for her mother in a hair salon. Lucky perms aren't in fashion, could be waiting alot longer

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Sumner bar receiving its fair share of swell.

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Wow what a day, this is Robin Hood who is a classic guy. Today Robin tried to catch some huge waves off the bar of Sumner. Unfortunately he lost his boat in the water and had to be rescued by a Rescue helicopter. Well actually he had drifted onto the Brighton beach by the time the rescue team arrived. Robin got a flight back to his car, nice.

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I heard a story about two young brothers who were washing the dishes by hand rather than using the dishwasher. When their mother asked what they were doing they said they were playing olden-days.

Here's Sarah in the kitchen looking forward to the future.

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Central Christchurch

Aotearoa styles

Nothing like a good old fashioned Aotearoa style holiday. This family of Five from Dunedin where just starting their month long holiday around the south island.

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Your've gotta love corrugated iron. I thought the long drop at my childhood holiday batch was scary, I dont envy the kids that have to deal with this one.

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One of lifes great arbitrary habits.

Castle Hill

Kiaora,
Castle Hill would have to be my favorite climbing area in the world. I Have spent the best part of my twenties hanging out here climbing, taking photos and video. Expect to see more photography and information from this area over the next few months.