I bumped into a shoebox stashed under the stairs recently and found this assortment of amazing photo prints and general memory awecellence.

Kaikoura is Meatworks and Mangamaunu and where you drink tea and more tea, right by the sea, sharing stories friends of years share.

Oh Oz, you and your iconic eastern shores.

Pre-2010, I fancied myself a bit of an interviewer after one interview. But, like my 5-year old self learning ballet I gave up this dream, too.

I was lucky enough to be a hop, skip and escape-from-work over-a-train-track away from where the O'Neill Cold Water Classic was held in 2009.