The last weekend was rainy, so we stayed at home, the kids having fun with our guest from Germany and me doing more bears. Preparing…

Lucky you! Being a Dad‘s not an easy task all the time, but to be the middle of celebrations TWO times a year is clearly…

Moving away from Austria allows us to reflect on what we are and where we came from. Actually I never felt like being an Austrian…

It was our plain daily walk, up some hill at Kaiteriteri and down to Stephens Bay, a small path through yellow blooming broom flowers down…

“Daffodil Day is the Cancer Society’s annual flagship event and one of the most important fundraising and awareness campaigns in the country. As well as…

Despite having the most lovely weather outside, we did a little bushwalk that is known to be perfect for hot summer days because of its…

The weather prediction is ‘five days of sunshine in a row’. We’re excited and after a very cool 3°C morning the temperature very quickly rose…

Back home in Austria there are snails that can give every gardener’s a hard time. In New Zealand there too are animals which eat young…

The Golden Bay is blessed with beautiful beaches. Pohara, near Takaka, is one of many nice places. Despite the misty and often rainy weather this…

Because the Wainui walk took just two hours and we wanted to have one glimpse of the northern part of Abel Tasman, we ignored the…