This font, used on all RNZAF aircraft, was designed by my father. It’s called Univers J.

No longer in the country, this was one of her last taskings here.

If you “don’t watch regular TV” or “don’t watch ads” then you will completely miss the point of the title.

Even if you do both, you might not put two and two together. Boost if you know.

You wait so long and then two come at once?

My Dad used to fly these (at least a very similar mark).

The gold band is the mark of the highest quality lenses in the Pentax range.

In my estimation, they were not the best team on the day, but they were, of course, very good. #RIAT99

Can you see it?

Taken 26 years ago today. What a day that was! #RIAT99

Like a flight of wartime raiders, these three Tōrea kept low over the water.

Varying my walk to work, I decided to wander around Te Papa this morning. The city was gleaming.

They say it’s skin deep — can you tell how beautiful this car is, purely from the skin?

I was standing close to sea level. Those peaks are around 1500m high. The Kaikōura coast is breathtaking.

A beautiful Bali Myna.

Wait… you don’t know the joke?

Half a world away from home.

If you’re from around these parts, you probably know this tree.

When I saw this little aeroplane, I didn’t recognise the type but assumed it was something fairly modern. Nope! This Cessna 177B Cardinal is almost as old as me!

Not an outlandish movie prop nor kid’s toy at all.

It’s an Aussie design based on a Kiwi design based on an Aussie design that was basically a welded steel tank fitted for flight.

A beautiful Parrot’s Beak flower welcoming the rain.

It’s a little-known fact that Kōtare spend 80% of their lives sitting on man-made wires.

OK, maybe it’s a little-proven fact, too.