Whangarei Waterfall, New Zealand.
Posted on May 6, 2011
By Philip Newman
Whangarei Falls is a satisfying 26m waterfall near the city of Whangarei in New Zealand's North Island.
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Posted on May 6, 2011
By Philip Newman
Whangarei Falls is a satisfying 26m waterfall near the city of Whangarei in New Zealand's North Island.
Huntly, North Waikato, New Zealand.
A short drive from Auckland on highway 1 is a small town called Huntly. This town was built around the coal mining industry and is home to N ... [more]Arthurs Pass, Southern Alps, New Zealand.
The South Island of New Zealand has many wonders. On this trip deep into Arthurs Pass in the Southern Alps of New Zealand we made it a goal ... [more]Foxton Beach, Foxton, New Zealand.
Foxton is a small town that is north west of Palmerston North. It is a sea side settlement that comes alive during the summer months with h ... [more]Posted on May 3, 2011
By Philip Newman
You've probably seen it all over the news networks today but a somewhat small and powerful tornado ripped through Albany in Auckland.
A demo showing the sand liquefaction.
This afternoon I was watching my twitter feed and came across a video demonstration by ArgentumNZ in Christchurch who’d been digging up th ... [more]Beached Whale – Donate To Christchurch.
This film is just about getting people to help out those affected by the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. We’re not tied to an ... [more]Posted on September 4, 2011
By Philip Newman
The sun was out the birds were tweeting and the cops were doing their laps of South Auckland.
I will be moving out of my shack soon.
Well most people have lived out there in the world on their own by the time they are 31 so it's about time I moved out of my sisters garage ... [more]Will Christopher Rice make it on YouTube?
Today I was surfing though YouTube and came across Christopher Rice who is a 21 year old singer song writer based in Litchfield Park, USA. ... [more]Why I closed my Gmail account.
This afternoon I decided to take steps required to close my Gmail account due to a peculiar situation that has been accruing over the last 1 ... [more]Posted on May 24, 2011
By Philip Newman
We had heavy fog this morning and it was a treat to come outside and see this web between these two pegs.
The Grand Chateau, National Park.
The Bayview Grand Chateau is New Zealand's only hotel located in the Tongariro National Park. The Grand Chateau was completed in 1929, when ... [more]This is Wellington City on a good day.
I always like walking up Mt Victoria in Wellington when the weather is like this. I have to do this walk almost every time I visit the city ... [more]Hanging out with Jayson in Titahi Bay.
It was a nice day so Jayson and I decided we would have some fish and chips while looking out into Tasman Sea. ... [more]Posted on July 8, 2011
By Philip Newman
This is probably not the most optimal solution to complete this task but it’s the one that has worked for me for a number of years. If you ... [more]
How to convert an array into JSON in PHP.
On one of my websites I had a need to pass JSON objects from PHP to Java Script. One of the best ways is by the use of JSON. ... [more]How to convert a PHP string to an integer.
Today I was working with some of my code and I needed to check the value of a variable was an ‘int’ (or integer) before I could process ... [more]Posted on May 25, 2011
By Philip Newman
This really a really easy solution for breakfast or lunch idea if you are on the run. I’m not sure where I got this recipe from I ... [more]
The best microwave Banana Cake Recipe!
This recipe was originally from the “Edmond’s Revised Edition Microwave Cookery Book” and it actually varies only slightly ... [more]Posted on September 14, 2009
By Matthew Richardson
Writer / director Quentin Tarantino has done it again with his latest blockbuster, Inglourious Basterds