Central has established itself as one of New Zealand's premium wine regions so we had to visit a winery for a glass of Pinot Gris (as well as a petrol-head I am also a wine snob, err I mean wine enthusiast) and a nice antipasto for lunch.
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I usually write a blog post about once a week. The latest post can be viewed here: Democracy v Bureaucracy: It's not left versus right which I am complaining about: it is bureaucracy versus democracy! (posted 2025-11-06 at 21:25:07). I do podcasts too!. You can listen to my latest podcast, here: OJB's Podcast 2025-10-08 Suicidal Empathy: We need empathy, but not suicidal empathy..
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