stug I'm at an age where I think the worse of most things. Seems today no one tells the truth, including the police, just to cover their arse. Gone are the days of being able to haul someone in and...
Liked On: 29-07-2017, 07:41 PM
This I think is a classic case of The Police not doing their job! The knew about this guy and didn't act, he had already stabbed one of their men, alarms should have been loud and very clear?
Liked On: 29-07-2017, 10:06 AM
I believe the Wainu is correct, The Rimutaka road was not going to be tunneled, but run up the valley with a few short tunnels, The 4 way highway was a bit ambitious I think, Mount Messenger Mount...
Liked On: 27-07-2017, 03:46 PM
Bonecrusher, tend to agree, my first recollection of going through the gorge would have been the late 50s early 60s, Thats a long time ago and it was there long before that, The Ashurst end must have...
Liked On: 27-07-2017, 01:26 PM
Reindeer There was a big camp down Andersen road in Carterton, I managed Fletchers mill, the old Booth mill, there in the 80s. When they left they pushed all their gear into a hole and buried it, we...
Liked On: 27-07-2017, 01:25 PM
Bonecrusher, tend to agree, my first recollection of going through the gorge would have been the late 50s early 60s, Thats a long time ago and it was there long before that, The Ashurst end must have...
Liked On: 27-07-2017, 09:31 AM
Reindeer There was a big camp down Andersen road in Carterton, I managed Fletchers mill, the old Booth mill, there in the 80s. When they left they pushed all their gear into a hole and buried it, we...
Liked On: 27-07-2017, 08:52 AM
The yanks wanted to bridge the gorge during WW2 as an exercise for the boys, believed the Govt turned it down. They did the conc road from Napier to Hastings I believe?
Liked On: 26-07-2017, 10:47 PM
Sorry Pete, didn't recognise you!
Liked On: 24-07-2017, 07:20 PM
Sika Show and Competitions | Hunting Show in Taupo, New Zealand (http://sika-show.co.nz/) Who's keen this year? 30Sept - 1st October, Great Lake Centre Taupo. Need to gauge numbers for...
Liked On: 21-07-2017, 10:03 PM
Ill job share with Gibo,
Liked On: 21-07-2017, 08:35 PM
Sika Show and Competitions | Hunting Show in Taupo, New Zealand (http://sika-show.co.nz/) Who's keen this year? 30Sept - 1st October, Great Lake Centre Taupo. Need to gauge numbers for...
Liked On: 21-07-2017, 06:27 PM
Sika Show and Competitions | Hunting Show in Taupo, New Zealand (http://sika-show.co.nz/) Who's keen this year? 30Sept - 1st October, Great Lake Centre Taupo. Need to gauge numbers for...
Liked On: 21-07-2017, 03:58 PM
We used to have sand traps for easy recovery of the lead with a sieve
Liked On: 16-07-2017, 04:13 PM
Get some "aircore" pots, doubled walled. Heat up using the temp gauge on top, turn off and the latent heat cooks the food. Use it for soup all the time, better than pissing round with bags!
Liked On: 12-07-2017, 11:56 PM