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Near Horizons

I've always felt something is missing when I look at the weather forecast. Even my own creations of MatService and Skywatch... they are just numbers and dials - not experiences. So I'm experimenting on what it will feel like to look at the weather, not just see the values and numbers.

Skywatch

Ever wanted to know what the weather is going to do for the entire day, and even what it's doing where your friends around the world are?

TimeZoneOneOne

This was all about working out the times around the world for family and friends to get in contact with each other. It's the precursor site to my other creation SkyWatch, which is more of a weather forecast / time / world clock which gives you a view of different conditions wherever your friends are.

Setting up phones is a nightmare

I read this blog post from Joel this morning about setting up a new phone. I totally agree that this is a massive issue in this day and age. I found it hard myself as a total tech incumbent, let alone a parent or a younger user who has no idea what any of it means...

26in2026

I decided to do away with my Garmin last year and now I've built a quick little tracker for my newest challenge; 26in2026. Keep your eyes peeled on the tracker to watch my every move.

Scone.NZ

Scone.nz started out as a way for the founder Jayden and his colleagues to keep track of the best places to get a scone when heading out for their morning coffee. He’s been a part of the news , and the modern fabric of the new Ōtautahi Christchurch. So when he asked someone to take over the running of Scone.NZ in 2025, I thought, why not? I mean, it’s pretty cool to have a site that crowdsourced…

MatService.org

MatService was born from the hassle of having to have four or five different weather apps open in New Zealand to just find our what the actual weather was going to do, what to take on an adventure and if I needed to put sunscreen on

TIME IS MONEY

Ever wanted to calculate the live cost of your meetings based on the people in the room and their rates. Well now you can.

Driftline: A place to breathe

Driftline is your space for two minutes. With gently shifting visuals, it invites you to slow down, one breath at a time.

It’s Not About The Bike.

I used to think commuting was about getting somewhere.

Glacialist.NZ

I've been working on documenting this website for a while now with the aim to capture the change in Aotearoa New Zealand’s glaciers over time. Well, here it is.

I’ve always dreamed about doing something a little bit different, a little bit daunting.

Over 10 years ago this week, I ventured to Tāhuna Queenstown to run up the snowy peak of Ben Lomond. The 29th peak over 1000m that year. After a rainy trip south, the cloud lifted and blue skies poked out...

What has nearly 10% of Ōtautahi Christchurch’s population done this year?

Well according to the latest stats, our city is leading the running boom across Aotearoa New Zealand! Over 37,000 people have completed a 5km just this year. That.Is.Pretty.Cool. Now, if only we could also get 1 in 10 to commute...

The record breaking New Zealand runner you’ve probably never heard of.

I’m sure you have, however, heard of the secretive and brutal race called the Barkley Marathons. A five loop, one hundred mile ultramarathon held in Frozen Head State Park just north west of Wartburg, Tennessee (USA). Well what you might...

Have we reached Peak challenge?

Not yet decided on what you want to achieve this year? Don’t Panic. You’re not alone.