My new job

I just changed jobs, yes for those who know me, again! As some of my friends would know, I hate a desk bound job. While I don't like travelling, I love getting out and about. As part of my work, I have travelled to parts of the world most people don't think of visiting or want to visit, and to some places, even cannot visit.

This new role I have taken up is quite exciting as I now get a chance of visiting some fascinating parts of this country. My five weeks on the job has been really exhilirating. As part of my induction, I was sent to see what we do as an organisation and how we work.

This is just two of the modes of transport to work.



This one was taken as we disembarked on Tiritiri Matangi, a beautiful island 30km North East of Auckalnd.



Here is one with two of my colleagues at Karamea, one of the remotested parts of New Zealand.



This is the view from my transport to my place of work. Flying across the Southern Alps from the skies.



If only all offices are like this. This is the Heaphy Hut on the Heaphy Track.





Views from the hut.

And these are some of the living things I share my office with.



A native protected New Zealand bird, Kea.



A Takahe, an endangered New Zealand flightless bird.



Another endangered, New Zealand creature, the Yellow Eyed Penguin.

All in a day's work!

New addition

It has been about 3 months since I last wrote anything down. I guess it is a bit like once you have settled in well, everything around you is no longer a novelty and there is nothing much that catches your eye!

We have been in New Zealand for 2 years now and we like it here so decided to add another member to the family, a four legged one. We were looking for a pet for awhile and came across this adorable face on a website. We went, we saw, we liked and Jasmine or Jazz for short, followed us home.



We have had dogs before and we, actually it was just me, never knew what Beagles were like. She has an energy level like you would never have guessed. She loves to play and she has not learned that the word "stop" or "enough" means we are tired. She is not only an extremely intelligent dog but also an extremely mischievious one.

After she came to live with us, my perspective of dogs has just changed!