Waihi Day 11

Wednesday 2nd April 2025   Day 11 – Waihi Geoff’s second day of training at Oceana Gold office.  After dropping him off for an 8am start I ventured out into a somewhat gl

Some Facts about Gold

Some Facts about Gold The Catholic Church has used gold to adorn its churches and religious implements for centuries.  It is estimated that the Vatican hold several billion dollar

Waihi Day 10

Tuesday 1st April 2025 Day 10 – Waihi Had to set an alarm for 6am (ouch) to be sure Geoff got to work on time today.  It was his first day of delivering QAQC training for the ge

Rotorua – Hobbiton – Waihi. Day 9

  Monday 31st March 2025 Day 9   Rotorua – Hobbiton – Waihi Checked out of our accommodation at the Lake Lodge B&B and took a short drive along the lakeside before d

Napier – Rotorua. Day 8

Sunday 30th March 2025 Day 8  Napier – Rotorua We made an earlier start today and made our way towards Rotorua with a breakfast stopover at Lake Tapou.  With full bellies we ma

Napier Day 7

        Saturday 29th March 2025 Day 7  Napier After a leisurely sleep in we attended to our laundry and partook of a delicious breakfast at Café on Tennyson.

Wellington – Napier. Day 6

Southward Car Museum. Day 5

    Thursday 27th March 2025 Day 5  Wellington – Southward Car Museum We drove 40 minutes northwest of Wellington to Paraparaumu waterfront and took breakfast at the 2

Wellington – Weta Workshops. Day 4

Wednesday 26th March 2025 Day 4  Wellington – Weta Workshops   We drove to the eastern side of the Wellington, through the tunnel where everyone toots their car horns, up t