Like all of Wellington, my heart warms when I see the pohutukawa in bloom. The dark-red masses of fringed flower radiant against the silver-sage foilage and epically twisted branches. Vividly silhouetted against the pure blue summer sky, or adding a moody glow to mist and rain. Most poignant of all, the soft, ephemeral pools of […]
Entries Tagged as 'the sevens'
A Night of Win
February 7th, 2011 2 Comments
Courtenay Place, the night of the Sevens rugby final, is a scene of post-apocalyptic debauchery. Hooting groups of drunkards fumble out of taxis and stagger around, their group costumes the worse for wear after three days. Unwilling to sacrifice a parking place in Mount Victoria, Winona and Will have watched the madness through the safety […]
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