May 8Creating Jungle Express with the team at Mighty ApeA 2021/2022 highlight for me has been working with friends old and new to create Jungle Express — Mighty Ape’s very own in-house delivery service. The idea for Jungle Express came about during the Delta outbreak and subsequent lockdown in Auckland, when Simon (Mighty Ape’s Chief Gorilla) signalled his desire…Mighty Ape6 min readMighty Ape6 min read
Apr 3I ❤️ repairable productsSince reading Less Is More by Jason Hickel I’ve become more and more aware of how too many products sold today are low-quality disposable items designed to be thrown away and discarded when they break, become technologically outdated or even just fall out of fashion. The financial cost may be…Sustainability3 min readSustainability3 min read
Feb 2Permission to careI love this quote from The Lorax. Is there a more powerful force in the workplace than people who have permission to care? A customer service team that cares when they’ve let a customer down, feel that pain and is empowered to solve the problem…Teams And Teamwork2 min readTeams And Teamwork2 min read
Jan 24Rethinking gender on nzflatmatesFlat-hunting website nzflatmates that I started back in the early days of the internet has been a labour of love for over 20 years. A lot has changed during that time — not least of all, how we think about gender. When we launched the all-new version of nzflatmates earlier…Nzflatmates5 min readNzflatmates5 min read
May 19, 2021Remembering ArchieLast night Alex and I lost our beautiful little three legged cat Archie — the much loved third member of our family and gone way too soon at only 3 years old.Cats4 min readCats4 min read
Mar 31, 2021Buying a Honda E in New ZealandI immediately fell in love with the Honda E when it was announced as the Honda EV Concept back in 2017. The compact city car pushed all my buttons — retro styling cues from the 80s, yet packed full of the latest gadgets and in-car technology. Oh, and fully electric. …Cars7 min readCars7 min read
Oct 15, 2018What are you reading?Over the past few months I’ve made a deliberate effort to spend less time on social media and more time reading books. I’ve picked up a few unread paperbacks from my bookshelf, downloaded a couple of Kindle books and subscribed to Audible on my iPhone. I’ve enjoyed having fresh perspectives…Books8 min readBooks8 min read
Apr 24, 2018Two’s a charmIf you’re a car lover like me then you’ll know there’s something special about your first car — your first true love. For me it was my 1985 AW11 MR2. Mid-engine with a fiery little 1.6 Toyota twin cam behind my ears. A quick shifting 5 speed manual sat below…Cars6 min readCars6 min read
Apr 17, 2017100 nights in hospitalWhen I think back to my 100 nights in Auckland hospital, made up of two stints at the end of 2015 and the beginning of 2016, my mind straight away jumps somewhere else. Anywhere else. I spent enough time there that I don’t really want to spend much time revisiting…Health13 min readHealth13 min read
