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April’s Atiwhakatu Adventure

A night panorama of the milky way, trees frame either side and a tree is silhouetted just slightly left of the midline.

April began with me trying to get the footage I had taken at Alice Nash edited (I’m still trying!), some meetings and preparing to take 3 friends out to Alice Nash for an overnighter. Then I realized that the deer hunting season had kicked off, that there was a lot of talk of father/son hunting […]

And the year is Marching on…

An image of a track in NZ native bush. ADNZ Raven can be seen in the bottom of frame. The track transects the picture vertically

March kicked off with a visit to the local court to see ADNZ Raven’s support crew many of the courthouse staff all chip in towards Raven’s fundraising effort. The place was a bit chaotic due to a change in Covid19 Alert Levels. I don’t think Raven fully appreciates what “Social Distancing” means! Thank you so […]

A quick overnight wander to clear our heads!

A picture taken at night of a campfire. The campground is in the foreground center of the picture. Natt and Peter sit to the left of the fire, to the right of the fire you can see a torch. In the the background are the lights at the hut.

Holdsworth Lodge; Tararua Forest Park. 9 & 10 Feb 2021. I have been wanting to get out bush and clear my head for awhile. It was well overdue and thanks to a couple of friends we locked in a date and off we went. A lot of trips would be out of my “range” at […]

CHAOS seems to be the theme of 2020

A picture looking down towards the ground. ADNZ Raven is looking at camera with her tongue poking out slightly. On Antnz left shoe, a plastic brace is attached to above toes. ADNZ Raven's harness and lead are lying on the grasswith a tennis ball,

Once again it feels like just the other I sat down and got stuck into writing a blog, but in reality it’s been awhile since my last one. For me life had been in this weird space of both carrying on and being on pause. While we in New Zealand have seemingly successfully navigated Levels […]

Assistance Dogs NZ Team Training: Day 2

We haven’t had a lot of opportunity to do public access with Assistance Dogs NZ (ADNZ) Raven while we’ve been on lock-down, and today she rocked it in her new harness. ADNZ Raven’s physiology is different to ADNZ Ben so we’ve been getting the set up right for her public mobility tasks. If you would […]

ADNZ Raven Team Training Day 1

We’ve been together a wee while now, but lockdown prevented the face to face time with a trainer. We’re off to a good start today.

Out for a walk. Level 4, Covid19 Alert

On the top left is the lettering "Level Four Covid Alert Walkies". Below the lettering stands ADNZ Raven to her waist, wearing her blue ADNZ jacket looking across frame. Antnz blue sweat pants are seen to the right of Raven, you can just see Antnz wheelchair.

I’ve finally dragged out the GoPro and been taking some footage here and there. This was us getting out on a “government approved exercise” walk on the 23rd April. Assistance Dogs NZ Raven is still getting used to this route and where the barking dogs live. I needed to get my editing groove on again, […]

WOW in the last couple of months the world went a bit wonky!

A picture of a white window, with curtains shut. Behind the glass are several teddy bears on the window sill, a stuffed Kiwi hanging from the frame, two colored-in Easter eggs and one Poster with text saying "Thanks essential workers" surrounded by smaller pictures representing different essential services

It seems like yesterday I was writing a tribute to Assistance Dogs NZ (ADNZ) Ben, then next thing I know; the world is looking a whole lot different! ADNZ Raven is here and our entire country is in a state of emergency on “Level 4 Covid 19 Alert”; which is essentially “only leave your house […]

Life is a Series of Chapters; A tribute to Assistance Dogs NZ Ben

A close up of ADNZ Ben looking at camera

Its time for one chapter to close, and another to open. If you have met me over the last 6 or 7 years you will have also met my sidekick, Assistance Dogs NZ Trust (ADNZ) Ben. ADNZ Ben has been with me through many ups and many downs over the years, but the reality is […]