We head into Doubtful Sound for a mission with the lads. Scare a few deer, catch a few crayfish and get a good feed of Venison to take home.  Thanks heaps for all the help and advice from the many people that helped out on this adventure. We will be back view all

 

 

 

 
 
A few things that help me get through times of struggle and things that help me to change who I am, what I do, how I act and the way I feel. Im not a trained professional by any means but these little things sure do help with life. I wish I had known this information years ago instead of stumbling upon it recently. Please share what works for you, and let us know of any tips and tricks that you know of, to make life easier and more enjoyable. view all

 

 

 

 

Josh James New Zealand ADVENTURE FLOG 115 - shortened version
 
 

 

 
 

 

 
Weka, Mike and Josh head off the West Coast of the South Island, New Zealand to catch a northern pacific Bluefin Tuna, when we get out top the Hokitika Trench we discover the Hoki COmmercial trawlers have left the area due to low fish numbers. This area is a spawning ground for Hoki and the fishery has been decimated from overfishing. The trawlers have now gone to the east coast of the south island to the juvenile Hoki fishery to attempt ti fill their quota. We dont catch any tuna but end up with a few tablefish caught over the foul ground where the trawlers cant trawl. view all

 

 
 
we head out offshore to the Hokitika trench off the West Coast of New Zealands South Island to target deep sea monsters. 60km out to sea the target species are swordfish and some tablefish. Groper/hapuka and bluenose live in depths of up to 450 metres and are excellent eating. The firm white flesh is succulent and delicious. We give a lot of fish away to single mums and low income families so nothing is wasted. Even the guts goes into the garden to feed our vegetables. Dan the Man and Weka join me for this excellent adventure. view all

 

 
 
We catch and cook a Wild West Coast Paradise Duck, snitchel it up, fry it up, eat it up. view all

 

We head to South Westland for our first Rod and Rifle Rafting Expedition of the spring, the deer are still not on the grass yet so hunting is a bit slow but we manage to score a set of deer nads to throw on the BBQ for Butch to have a crack at. Deer hunting view all

father son catch and cook in NEW ZEALAND with Josh James and Charlie, we set the net, catch a few fish including a flounder, kahawai and a stargazer and take em home to cook em up.
 
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Mount Maunganui's Cody Cooper has confirmed he will battle it out against the World’s best at this year’s Monster Energy S-X Open Auckland at Mt Smart Stadium on November 16.




In a first for New Zealand Cooper will race the premier class at the S-X Open Auckland taking on the likes of 2-time World Champion and defending S-X Open FIM Oceania Supercross Champion Chad Reed, 2018 World Champion Jason Anderson, 2019 World number 8 & 10,  Joey Savatgy and Justin Brayton plus many more.




Tickets to the 2019 Monster Energy S-X Open Auckland on November 16 at Mt Smart Stadium are now via Ticketmaster  view all

 
 
 

The solar powered e-assisted recumbent trike, Solatrike, is on it's way from Auckland to Hamilton - not on the direct route. The weather is changing and it got into a heavy storm. Even though the trip will fulfill 36'000km on this part. Have fun with the irony in this part of the trip. This documentation was made by d-t-b (Dave the Beaver, aka David Brandenberger) in October 2019. It includes a small excerption of the song: "It's raining again" by Supertramp. view all

 

 

FPC PREMIERSHIP FINAL HIGHLIGHTS: Canterbury v Auckland - 2019

 

 
LIVE [ NEW ZEALAND ] SBS SPORTS CLUB KABADDI CUP, AUCKLAND 2019

 

 
 
Holden Torana SL/R 5000, Premier wagon, Commodore and Calais, Ford Fairmont and utes aplenty, this show had some great Aussie weapons, plus an intriguing mix of European classics - MG, Austin, Mini, Lotus, Alfa Romeo (1750 and 75) and American heavyweights from Caddilac, Chevrolet, Chrysler and Dodge. Filmed as part of my trip around New Zealand in a Citroen BX 19GT. Quite a few other Citroens too, much to my surprise! view all