Spice of Life

My choice from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today J

(including at times, photos for the Napier Courier, the Hastings Leader

the Havelock North Village Press and/or The Link)

Photo time

L-R: Ann Gregor, Hawke's Bay Tourism with Kasey Bird and Karena Bird, sisters from Maketu, MasterChef winners, promoting their book, "For The Love Of ..." at Hastings Farmers Market, Hawke's Bay Showgrounds, Hastings.

Pensive crowd
Australia beat New Zealand 3-2 in the final of the Festival of Hockey at Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park, Hastings.

Australia's third goal
Australia beat New Zealand 3-2 in the final of the Festival of Hockey at Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park, Hastings.

Defeated
Australia beat New Zealand 3-2 in the final of the Festival of Hockey at Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park, Hastings.

Just a little sweetener
Napier Now lollipops, at a public meeting, discussing the Napier City Council's 2015-2025 Long Term Plan, at Taradale Primary School, Taradale, Napier.

Sibling support
L-R: Joel Spurgeon, Julia Spurgeon, (tenahorns), Jonathan Spurgeon (cornet), Hastings, have been busking, raising money for Jonathan to go to a type 1 diabetes camp in the US.

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Quips & Quotes

Peter Drucker: Doing the right thing is more important than doing the thing right.

Living the Dream

"Healing in Transit: Business revivalist on way to New York on a mission trip. While in transit in the airport one of them starting talking to two maintenance guys sitting down from work. One of them was a believer. He had back pain at a level of 7/10. Business revivalist offered to pray and then got maintenance man to check - all pain gone! Ole Tom, SFO airport (4.8.13)"

Living the Dream, a series of true and verified stories of real people who have encountered God for themselves and have learnt to apply His principles in their normal everyday world, sourced from Dream Culture: Bringing your Dreams to Life

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Rocky stream near Puterino

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Lonely tree

in Landmarks Square, Hastings

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Got its head in the clouds

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Beacons before a storm
Read their really cool history here

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Oh, give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above....

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Spice of Life

My choice from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today J

(including at times, photos for the Napier Courier, the Hastings Leader

the Havelock North Village Press and/or The Link)

A question of perspective

(Shhh, like most problems, it looks bigger than it was - no Photoshop)
A big rock, measuring about 1200 x 600 x 500mm, which rolled down a hillside (formerly The Mission Estate pine forest), bounced over a fence, across the road and ended up on a traffic island in Church Rd, Taradale, Napier.

That's progress
Phoenix Palms in Prebensen Drive, Onekawa, Napier, chopped out to make way for the road to be increased to four lanes.

Contrasts
Rainbow over Awatoto Shingle Plant, Winstone Aggregates, SH2, Awatoto, Napier.

Keen kayaker
Elise Legarth, kayaker, Havelock North, who has been selected for the Junior World Championships in Portugal later this year, pictured at the Clive River, Clive.

Score
Olivia Merry, Black Sticks, scored from a penalty - Hockey vs Korea, Hawke's Bay Cup 2015, Festival of Hockey at Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park, Hastings.

Checking the odds
Faye and Erroll Owens, from Otane, at Hawke's Bay Gold Cup Race Day at Hastings Racecourse, Hastings.

Girls' Day Out
L-R: Debbie White, Debbie England, Shirley Chapman, Leah Walker, all from Napier - Hawke's Bay Gold Cup Race Day at Hastings Racecourse, Hastings.

Love the different expressions
Darryl Bradley, fifth place, talking to the owners of Ruud Awakening, Race 6, New Zealand Bloodstock Finance and Leasing Sprint $50,000, 1200m - Hawke's Bay Gold Cup Race Day at Hastings Racecourse, Hastings.

Chase me
First time past the grandstand - Race 8, Winning Edge Presentations Hawke's Bay Gold Cup $75,000, 2200m. On the final straight, Trudy Thornton came off Apache Fireworks. The eventual winner was No 6, Alysha Collett on Classcoroc. Hawke's Bay Gold Cup Race Day at Hastings Racecourse, Hastings.

Unexpected fall
Trudy Thornton came off Apache Firework on the final straight of Race 8, Winning Edge Presentations Hawke's Bay Gold Cup $75,000, 2200m. The eventual winner was No 6, Alysha Collett on Classcoroc. Hawke's Bay Gold Cup Race Day at Hastings Racecourse, Hastings.

Ouch
Trudy Thornton came off Apache Firework on the final straight of Race 8, Winning Edge Presentations Hawke's Bay Gold Cup $75,000, 2200m. The eventual winner was No 6, Alysha Collett on Classcoroc. Hawke's Bay Gold Cup Race Day at Hastings Racecourse, Hastings.

Eye on the goal
Marco Alexander, Bay Hawks, basketball vs Waitakere Rangers at Pettigrew.Green Arena, Taradale, Napier.

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Quips & Quotes

Walt Disney: Why worry? If you’ve done the very best you can, worrying won’t make it any better.

Living the Dream

"Hope Inc. Testimonies (Community Business Group)

# 1 Property management Company owner goes from facing several law suits and possibly losing the business to all law suits settled favorably to now opening second location.

#2. Former bank manager had lost her job due to stress of personal struggles at home..she had new job and was being mistreated and underpaid st new job...she attended 2 Hope Inc meetings and brought her personal and workplace struggles out into the light for us to pray for....

With her identity restored and shame cycles broken ...she had the courage to apply for her dream job... She got the dream job and doubled her salary... She tested so high in aptitude test when being considered for new job.... She has put on fast track for Senior Management

#3 during sharing time several business people talking about focusing on improving their time management skills...

One attendee suddenly volunteers she is feeling shame about her inability to manage her time well...in the past I would have the people next to her pray her through renouncing the Lie , receiving the truth..

Before I get the chance to do this ..she does it herself and God shows her a beautiful picture of her as a tree planted by by the water with roots going down to the living water...shame and performance mindset gone...acceptance and peace restored Via Dave Charlson, Red Bluff (11/13)"

Living the Dream, a series of true and verified stories of real people who have encountered God for themselves and have learnt to apply His principles in their normal everyday world, sourced from Heaven in Business

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Golden grains

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Running along the Rotary Pathway at Westshore

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Citizenship Ceremony at Hastings District Council

Just some of the happy new citizens, pictured at a Citizenship Ceremony at Hastings District Council on 15 April, 2015. Photos by Margot Burns

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Enjoy the hockey

More details at Hawke's Bay Today  and Festival of Hockey 

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Kiwi Special

A couple of weeks ago I was privileged to photograph the release of Tanekaha, the 200th kiwi at Maungataniwha in Northern Hawke's Bay. The organisers, Tasti NZ​, had also put together a surprise reunion between a mother and her son. Here's a link to my photo essay, and a link to Amy Shanks​' story in Hawke's Bay Today.  Enjoy  J

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Eskdale scarecrow
It's just not the same without the stuffing

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Spice of Life

My choice from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today J

(including at times, photos for the Napier Courier, the Hastings Leader

the Havelock North Village Press and/or The Link)

Headhunter

Henry Sinclair is a keen hunter, pictured on his birthday (today) with George from the Gorge, mounted for him as a birthday gift from his parents, Trish and Craig Sinclair, Kohurau Farming Company, Waiwhare, winners of the 2015 Silver Fern Farms Hawke's Bay Farmer of the Year, at the Napier Port Hawke's Bay Primary Sector Awards.


Off to work
L-R: Henry Sinclair, Sam Henderson (Hendy) a friend, on the quad bike, with trailer and safety helmets, driving through the plantaine crop, a spring-sown permanent crop, grown by Trish and Craig Sinclair, Kohurau Farming Company, Waiwhare, winners of the 2015 Silver Fern Farms Hawke's Bay Farmer of the Year, at the Napier Port Hawke's Bay Primary Sector Awards.

Thinner blue line
Guard of honour by fellow officers, at the funeral for police inspector Kevin Kalff, at Napier Sailing Club, Napier.

No room at the port
Tenders ferried passengers from the Oosterdam, a cruise ship operated by Holland America Line, from out in Hawke Bay, just off Perfume Point, Ahuriri, up the channel into the Hawke's Bay Sports Fishing Club in the Inner Harbour, Napier.

Hockey humour
Centre: Lauren Crandall, 30, captain of the US team, at the Festival of Hockey at Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park, Hastings.

I've never seen that before
An Air New Zealand plane takes off in the misty rain at Hawke's Bay Airport, Napier.

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Quips & Quotes

Thomas Parnell: Let those love now, who never loved before. Let those who always loved, now love the more.

Living the Dream

"My Amazing Healing Testimony – The  TRUTH is, God's Will is Always Healing - Ray Edwards

I haven't talked about this publicly.

Recently I have been through a series of doctor visits, and enough X-rays that I should light up in the dark for a while. Nothing life threatening, but fairly serious and potentially very uncomfortable. A year or so of pain and suffering was what each professional predicted.

I have been prayed for by my most trusted inner circle, and my wife Lynn, Sean, and I have declared my healing to be accomplished.

Today, Lynn and I went to see the oral surgeon for his evaluation and presumably to schedule the surgery. As I was stepping into the X-ray machine, I told the tech we expected the X-rays to show nothing, and no surgery would be required.

Lynn said, "We believe in healing, and we believe he is healed." The tech laughed nervously and took the X-rays. A few minutes later, the surgeon came in and said, "So why don't you tell me why you're here."

I told him about the other doctor visits and X-rays and what they had recommended (that I come to him for surgery).

He looked at the X-ray for a long time and then said: "I'm going to have to see the other x-rays, because I don't see anything on this one."

"So in the meantime, I don't think we need to be in any rush to do anything." He did seem puzzled.

Of course, the other x-rays are going to show what was existing at that time in the past. Then I will have to demand they retake the x-rays, and the new x-rays (showing nothing in need of surgery) will be confirmed.

And THEY will know what I already know - Jesus has completely healed me of this disease. And for his next display of Grace and Truth, the Lord is already bringing about the healing of my other health annoyance (which the doctors call "PArkinson's Disease" because apparently there is no checkbox on the medical form for the diagnosis "Lie of Satan".)"

Living the Dream, a series of true and verified stories of real people who have encountered God for themselves and have learnt to apply His principles in their normal everyday world, sourced from Dream Culture: Bringing your Dreams to Life

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Misty morning

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Squash harvest near Napier

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Flaming red flowers

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Suspicious sheep on State Highway 5

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The old Embankment Bridge over Ahuriri Estuary

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Spice of Life

My choice from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today J

(including at times, photos for the Napier Courier, the Hastings Leader

the Havelock North Village Press and/or The Link)

Still going

Nicki Dowling, Hawke's Bay, running in the open division of the Avanti Plus Tri, race 6 of the Shed 2 Series, a Tri Hawke's Bay Club Championships triathlon, at Pandora Pond, Napier.

No excuse
Bob Jones, owner, Sylvan Lodge Motel, Hastings, had tyres slashed on his vehicles overnight.

Dogs will be shot
Sign on the road in - release of the newly-named "Tanekaha" (strong man) the 200th kiwi released at Maungataniwha Native Forest, Northern Hawke's Bay, a Tasti Facebook promotion themed around Kiwis who have "flown the nest." Tanekaha was named by Lynda Holswich, Auckland, the competition winner. Her son Aaron Holswich, now living in Perth, Australia, was a surprise guest.

Tears of joy
Release of the newly-named "Tanekaha" (strong man) the 200th kiwi released at Maungataniwha Native Forest, Northern Hawke's Bay, a Tasti Facebook promotion themed around Kiwis who have "flown the nest." Tanekaha was named by Lynda Holswich, Auckland, the competition winner. Her son Aaron Holswich, now living in Perth, Australia, was a surprise guest.

Reunited
Release of the newly-named "Tanekaha" (strong man) the 200th kiwi released at Maungataniwha Native Forest, Northern Hawke's Bay, a Tasti Facebook promotion themed around Kiwis who have "flown the nest." Tanekaha was named by Lynda Holswich, Auckland, the competition winner. Her son Aaron Holswich, now living in Perth, Australia, was a surprise guest.

Happy mum
Release of the newly-named "Tanekaha" (strong man) the 200th kiwi released at Maungataniwha Native Forest, Northern Hawke's Bay, a Tasti Facebook promotion themed around Kiwis who have "flown the nest." Tanekaha was named by Lynda Holswich, Auckland, the competition winner. Her son Aaron Holswich, now living in Perth, Australia, was a surprise guest.

Huhu bugs for lunch
Release of the newly-named "Tanekaha" (strong man) the 200th kiwi released at Maungataniwha Native Forest, Northern Hawke's Bay, a Tasti Facebook promotion themed around Kiwis who have "flown the nest." Tanekaha was named by Lynda Holswich, Auckland, the competition winner. Her son Aaron Holswich, now living in Perth, Australia, was a surprise guest.

Switching codes
Hanna Wainohu, Hastings, with Fraser Wainohu-Rakuraku, former league and rugby player, pictured at Cornwall Park, Hastings.


On the way out
Demolition of Housing New Zealand state houses on Bledisloe Rd, Maraenui, Napier.

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Quips & Quotes

From a song by The Imperials: My faith doesn't stand in the wisdom of men, it stands in the power of God, and it doesn't rise or fall when I'm back against the wall; My faith stands in the power of God.

Blood moon? Gonna have to wait till September

So what if there was a bit of cloud and the blood moon was a no-show, we still had fun J

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