NZ Citizenship

This evening was our NZ citizenship ceremony, the final step for us now to have dual citizenship and the right to hold a NZ passport.  The ceremony itself was a procession of about 500 people going up on stage collecting their certificates, singing the national anthem and reciting an oath.  We celebrated with a glass of fizz when we got home.

Wellington

This weekend we headed to Wellington for a triple celebration - a belated 40th present for me, getting our NZ citizenship and my recent promotion at work.  The weather was beautiful, so we had a good wander around the waterfront to see all the new bars and restaurants that have opened since our last trip.

The main reason for our trip was to have dinner at Logan Brown - winner of NZ's best restaurant on numerous occasions.  The restaurant is situated in an old converted bank, a stunning building inside matched by the quality of the food and service.  We had the 6 course degustation which was amazing http://www.loganbrown.co.nz/

Clear skies meant the flight back gave us a perfect view of the Central Plateau and the three volcanoes.

Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United

Football finally made it to Eden Park after a long time away so we joined the 20,000 other fans in watching Wellington Phoenix playing their home game in Auckland...  We sat with the Yellow Fever - the main area of Wellington fans - cracking atmosphere.

A fairly even game with Adelaide leading 1-0 at the break, scoring just before half time.

The introduction of Paul Ifil in the second half made a big difference to Wellington and he helped with the equaliser, with the game finishing 1-1.

Auckland at Night

To learn how to use my new camera properly I attended a digital photography course, one session being taking shots at night.  Not that easy...one of my better efforts - at least not as blurry as some!

Caroline's New Car

We have finally become a 2 car household and I have a little run around to get me to and from work.