Tuesday 21 April 2015

Spice of Life

My choice from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today J
(including at times, photos for the Napier Courier, the Hastings Leader
the Havelock North Village Press and/or The Link)

A big rock, measuring about 1200 x 600 x 500mm, which rolled down a hillside (formerly The Mission Estate pine forest), bounced over a fence, across the road and ended up on a traffic island in Church Rd, Taradale, Napier. photograph
A question of perspective
(Shhh, like most problems, it looks bigger than it was - no Photoshop)
A big rock, measuring about 1200 x 600 x 500mm, which rolled down a hillside (formerly The Mission Estate pine forest), bounced over a fence, across the road and ended up on a traffic island in Church Rd, Taradale, Napier.

Phoenix Palms in Prebensen Drive, Onekawa, Napier, chopped out to make way for the road to be increased to four lanes. photograph
That's progress
Phoenix Palms in Prebensen Drive, Onekawa, Napier, chopped out to make way for the road to be increased to four lanes.

Rainbow over Awatoto Shingle Plant, Winstone Aggregates, SH2, Awatoto, Napier. photograph
Contrasts
Rainbow over Awatoto Shingle Plant, Winstone Aggregates, SH2, Awatoto, Napier.

Elise Legarth, kayaker, Havelock North, who has been selected for the Junior World Championships in Portugal later this year, pictured at the Clive River, Clive. photograph
Keen kayaker
Elise Legarth, kayaker, Havelock North, who has been selected for the Junior World Championships in Portugal later this year, pictured at the Clive River, Clive.

Olivia Merry, Black Sticks, scored from a penalty - Hockey vs Korea, Hawke's Bay Cup 2015, Festival of Hockey at Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park, Hastings. photograph
Score
Olivia Merry, Black Sticks, scored from a penalty - Hockey vs Korea, Hawke's Bay Cup 2015, Festival of Hockey at Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park, Hastings.

Faye and Erroll Owens, from Otane, at Hawke's Bay Gold Cup Race Day at Hastings Racecourse, Hastings. photograph
Checking the odds
Faye and Erroll Owens, from Otane, at Hawke's Bay Gold Cup Race Day at Hastings Racecourse, Hastings.

L-R: Debbie White, Debbie England, Shirley Chapman, Leah Walker, all from Napier - Hawke's Bay Gold Cup Race Day at Hastings Racecourse, Hastings. photograph
Girls' Day Out
L-R: Debbie White, Debbie England, Shirley Chapman, Leah Walker, all from Napier - Hawke's Bay Gold Cup Race Day at Hastings Racecourse, Hastings.

Darryl Bradley, fifth place, talking to the owners of Ruud Awakening, Race 6, New Zealand Bloodstock Finance and Leasing Sprint $50,000, 1200m - Hawke's Bay Gold Cup Race Day at Hastings Racecourse, Hastings. photograph
Love the different expressions
Darryl Bradley, fifth place, talking to the owners of Ruud Awakening, Race 6, New Zealand Bloodstock Finance and Leasing Sprint $50,000, 1200m - Hawke's Bay Gold Cup Race Day at Hastings Racecourse, Hastings.

First time past the grandstand - Race 8, Winning Edge Presentations Hawke's Bay Gold Cup $75,000, 2200m. On the final straight, Trudy Thornton came off Apache Fireworks. The eventual winner was No 6, Alysha Collett on Classcoroc. Hawke's Bay Gold Cup Race Day at Hastings Racecourse, Hastings. photograph
Chase me
First time past the grandstand - Race 8, Winning Edge Presentations Hawke's Bay Gold Cup $75,000, 2200m. On the final straight, Trudy Thornton came off Apache Fireworks. The eventual winner was No 6, Alysha Collett on Classcoroc. Hawke's Bay Gold Cup Race Day at Hastings Racecourse, Hastings.

Trudy Thornton came off Apache Firework on the final straight of Race 8, Winning Edge Presentations Hawke's Bay Gold Cup $75,000, 2200m. The eventual winner was No 6, Alysha Collett on Classcoroc. Hawke's Bay Gold Cup Race Day at Hastings Racecourse, Hastings. photograph
Unexpected fall
Trudy Thornton came off Apache Firework on the final straight of Race 8, Winning Edge Presentations Hawke's Bay Gold Cup $75,000, 2200m. The eventual winner was No 6, Alysha Collett on Classcoroc. Hawke's Bay Gold Cup Race Day at Hastings Racecourse, Hastings.

Trudy Thornton came off Apache Firework on the final straight of Race 8, Winning Edge Presentations Hawke's Bay Gold Cup $75,000, 2200m. The eventual winner was No 6, Alysha Collett on Classcoroc. Hawke's Bay Gold Cup Race Day at Hastings Racecourse, Hastings. photograph
Ouch
Trudy Thornton came off Apache Firework on the final straight of Race 8, Winning Edge Presentations Hawke's Bay Gold Cup $75,000, 2200m. The eventual winner was No 6, Alysha Collett on Classcoroc. Hawke's Bay Gold Cup Race Day at Hastings Racecourse, Hastings.

Marco Alexander, Bay Hawks, basketball vs Waitakere Rangers at Pettigrew.Green Arena, Taradale, Napier. photograph
Eye on the goal
Marco Alexander, Bay Hawks, basketball vs Waitakere Rangers at Pettigrew.Green Arena, Taradale, Napier.

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