2011 Rugby World Cup Wellington victory parade

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2011 Rugby World Cup victory parade finally arrived at Wellington yesterday. Weather was not particularly good but did not dampen the spirits of those gathered to cheer and thank "our boys" and mark their historic achievement with fellow Wellington rugby fans. …

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NZ Navy 70th Anniversary walk

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Last week was New Zealand Navy's 70th Year Anniversary Week, which brought 11 of its 14 naval ships in Wellington Harbour. On the Saturday the 1st, I took my camera out with an intention to take a few naval pictures. It turned out no one look out gave me a good view of navy ships. I ended up visiting all vantage points on the Harbour side of Te Ahumairangi (Tinakori Hill) I know of.

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Blessed silliness

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Apart from the beautiful frozen landscape, another thing that fascinated me in the snowmageddon polar blast saga was the British actor Stephen Fry. I have been following him on Twitter and found his tweets oddly fascinating and rather amusing.

For example, this was what he had to say about NZ's reaction to the big chill:

NZ has, bless it, gone officially mad. First snow in Auckland since the 30s. Children running along with open mouths to taste the flakes 🙂

Officially mad!!? :irked: Such an understatement! :p …

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Delightful snowscape

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When arrived, the "significant nationwide weather event", "the big chill" "the polar blast direct from Antarctica" and "once in the lifetime snow", aka snowmageddon, indeed caused a widespread disruption in transport and electricity supply, and many businesses and schools to close and some household to lose the power. …

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