Ruapehu playtime, 4Paws Half-Marathon & the downhill run to the election
. June 7 and 8 saw a group of 26 disabled people aged 18 – 35 with a wide diversity of access needs head to Ruapehu. I love working with the MidCentral Enabling Good Lives Young Adults And Youth (YAAY) for many, their first time being in the snow. It once again reminded me that so many people don’t get to experience the outdoor places of New Zealand, not necessarily because of an impairment, but because although the outdoors exists for “free”, accessing it is not always so easy.
April’s Atiwhakatu Adventure
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…
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 […]
Life is a Series of Chapters; A tribute to Assistance Dogs NZ Ben
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 […]
I’m still here, I’ve just have been really inconsistent with posting!
I’m still around! If you only follow me via this blog, you would be right in thinking that I have fallen off the grid! Although sometimes falling off the grid sounds like a wonderful idea I haven’t gone to that extent! The truth is between working hard on various bits and pieces in the community, […]
Road Trip Feb 2018 Part 3
It’s taken awhile, editing a slide-show with voice over is a lot harder than editing video, as you see me state in the video I was a bad vlogger and took lots of pics but no video! A full blog that goes alongside this video will be added shortly. Part 4 shouldn’t be too far […]
Yes, I’ve been a “bad” blogger
A bit of an update Yes I have been quite the last couple of months. It’s been hectic, I’ve been tired and had a few health things surface that I have needed to deal with as well. All this led to me having to step away from the keyboard for a few weeks. So […]
Part Two of the February trip
We’ve been on a learning curve Part 2 February 2018 Trip This blog and video has taken a wee bit longer to get out than we anticipated, we’ve got a new laptop and a new video editing program so we’ve been on a bit of a learning curve in how the new program works. […]
Feb 2018 Road Trip Video:Part One
First of the Feb 2018 Road Trip Videos The first part of the Road Trip videos covers the trip from Palmerston North to the Western side of Lake Taupo can be found here: https://youtu.be/E2osRVFCJSk.