http://jackyan.vox.com/library/posts/tags/whanganui-a-tara/page/1/ NOW IN COLOUR en Vox Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:02:34 +1200 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss whanganui-a-tara http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/one-letter-off.html?_c=feed-rss 60 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/one-letter-off.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/one-letter-off.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:02:34 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96867ab20003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96867ab20003-50si" alt="Arbitrageur wine list entry" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> From the menu at Arbitrageur, a wine bar in Wellington, New Zealand: I would have had a Château Lucire instead … <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/one-letter-off.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad698f09b0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand menu humour wellington helvetica lucire wine list aotearoa whanganui-a-tara featherston street arbitrageur http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/anz-bank-revelations-from-the-executive-level.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/anz-bank-revelations-from-the-executive-level.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/anz-bank-revelations-from-the-executive-level.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:17:56 +1200 [Cross-posted] If you follow my ramblings, even when they don’t make sense, you know I had my knives out for the ANZ National Bank here in New Zealand for what I think is questionable practice. So it was interesting to meet a few people tonight ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/anz-bank-revelations-from-the-executive-level.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad696cbfd0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand branding ethics wellington transparency anz aotearoa tsb whanganui-a-tara anz bank bank fees tsb bank http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/my-ass-is-cold-but-at-least-i-have-sat-nav.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/my-ass-is-cold-but-at-least-i-have-sat-nav.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/my-ass-is-cold-but-at-least-i-have-sat-nav.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:57:52 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9683de390002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9683de390002-50si" alt="Audi A4 1·8T" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Got this baby till Monday. First time I played with sat-nav in New Zealand and it is surprisingly accurate. Without the ass-warmers, I mean, seat warmers, and heavier steering you kind of feel you are taking a step down from the A5 with the S-Line... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/my-ass-is-cold-but-at-least-i-have-sat-nav.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9683de640002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand car germany cars audi wellington lucire audi a4 aotearoa sat-nav whanganui-a-tara http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/audi-a5-at-night.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/audi-a5-at-night.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/audi-a5-at-night.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:51:43 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fae8c87111000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fae8c87111000b-50si" alt="Audi A5 grille" /></a> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9683ddee0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9683ddee0002-50si" alt="Audi A5 rear" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Not the best shots since they are off a cell but the better ones are on my 35 mm. I really love this shape from the rear, too. It looks very low and purposeful but the car is narrower than you think when behind the wheel (I kept parking it far fro... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/audi-a5-at-night.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa968482d00003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> design new zealand car audi wellington lucire audi a5 aotearoa whanganui-a-tara dixon street http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/a5-at-rest.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/a5-at-rest.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/a5-at-rest.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:33:02 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9682fef70002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9682fef70002-50si" alt="Audi A5 3·2 S Line" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I love it. Haven’t really opened it up yet—the fastest I have gone so far is 60 km/h. I need to find some tougher roads. This is after I cleaned the bird poop off. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/a5-at-rest.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad69535f60005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand car audi automobile wellington auto lucire audi a5 aotearoa whanganui-a-tara http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/herbie-lives.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/herbie-lives.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/herbie-lives.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:21:08 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9681df890002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9681df890002-50si" alt="Herbie 1" /></a> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad694f64d0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad694f64d0004-50si" alt="Herbie 2" /></a> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad694f6540004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad694f6540004-50si" alt="Herbie 3" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Someone in Wellington must really love Herbie and The Love Bug. This is a Volkswagen Käfer done up with the perfect Herbie livery, it’s a 1963 model year (which I believe is accurate), and the interior trim looks right to me, too. The steering whe... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/herbie-lives.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9681e0cf0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand beetle car retro humour walt disney volkswagen wellington 1960s herbie newtown 1963 coccinelle fusca aotearoa whanganui-a-tara the love bug volkswagen käfer volkswagen typ 1 volkswagen fusca http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/i-dream-of-gene-genienow-download-the-manc-lion.html?_c=feed-rss 60 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/i-dream-of-gene-genienow-download-the-manc-lion.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/i-dream-of-gene-genienow-download-the-manc-lion.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:12:51 +1200 Just been brought to my attention: your own downloadable Gene Genie cellphone illustration! http://www.voeveo.com/images/wallpaper/81694 It’s Ashes to Ashes Gene rather than Life on Mars Gene. And, fortunately, not US Life on Mars Capt Gene Hunt ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/i-dream-of-gene-genienow-download-the-manc-lion.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad6943ec10004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv mobile new zealand mobile phone cellphone bbc downloads life on mars wellington gene hunt philip glenister aotearoa ashes to ashes whanganui-a-tara voeveo http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/heres-12%C2%BD-i-didnt-claim-back.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/heres-12%C2%BD-i-didnt-claim-back.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/heres-12%C2%BD-i-didnt-claim-back.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 22 May 2008 01:02:44 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad689f23c0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad689f23c0004-50si" alt="9-11 parking stub" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Despite the shock of 9-11, which happened in New Zealand on September 12, 2001 thanks to the time difference (why don’t we insist on calling it 12-9?), I still had to attend the breakfast for the first day of the Wellington Fashion Festival for Lu... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/heres-12%C2%BD-i-didnt-claim-back.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad689f2cc0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> 2001 new zealand new york fashion nyc retro parking manhattan wellington wtc 9-11 world trade center lucire wcc parking ticket aotearoa whanganui-a-tara parking stub wellington fashion festival http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/rip-our-friend-dan-chan.html?_c=feed-rss 60 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/rip-our-friend-dan-chan.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/rip-our-friend-dan-chan.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 18 May 2008 10:35:23 +1200 I want to make a public tribute to a family friend, Dan Chan, who passed away last night. Dan was one of the guiding forces behind the Wellington Chinese community, a former chairman of the Seyip Association here, and a true leader who bridged the... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/rip-our-friend-dan-chan.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fae8ba4b8c000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> chinese new zealand wellington expat expatriate dan chan aotearoa whanganui-a-tara chinese new zealander seyip association http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/look-up-look-out.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/look-up-look-out.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/look-up-look-out.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 17 May 2008 16:21:10 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fae8ba10b8000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fae8ba10b8000b-50si" alt="Buildings on the Terrace" /></a> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa967580920002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa967580920002-50si" alt="Abseiling in Auckland" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Sometimes when you look up, you see some interesting things. First, on the Terrace in Wellington, when I noticed a lovely blue sky in autumn. Then, when in Auckland: I was heading down to Simon and Marie Young’s office so I didn’t stop to find ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/look-up-look-out.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad687b1760005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand buildings auckland wellington aotearoa whanganui-a-tara