Starting Splitboarding in New Zealand

When I first started going out with Genevieve (my now wife) I lived a pretty boring life, I really didn’t have any adventurous hobbies. I was working at STM (a local performance workshop) and really that was all I did, if someone asked what I was into I would say marketing and cars. I really made a conscious effort to find something to do that would really push me outside of my comfort zone. G was has been snowboarding for years and pushed me to give it a try.

Adventure Time: Lake Wainamu, Bethells beach

Lake Wainamu Is one of Auckland’s a bit of a hidden paradises, before Pedey bought it up I hadn’t heard of it. So was very eager to check it out. As you drive to Bethells beach car park it’s a couple of hundred meters on the left. Walking up a short track (or alternatively the […]

Adventure Time: Running Lower Hutt Fire Breaks

Lower Hutt, Wellington is small city surrounded by hills covered in regenerating native bush and gorse. The hills have wide tracks bulldozed in them to limit the damage of bush fires. When it’s dry the fire breaks make great running tracks. The views of Wellington and Wainui are the best you will get. Photos from […]

Adventure Time: Quad biking at Thundercross

My partner’s brother and I head out to Thunder Cross Valley Bike Park in Auckland for some quad biking adventures. I borrowed a friend’s Sigma 85mm 1.4 to take a couple of action snaps. Take a look. The bike is a Yamaha Raptor 700r, it’s insanely fast, the modified turbo versions must be on another level.

Nugget in for certification

So it’s been a crazy long time since I bought the EVOcoupe from Jonny, but it’s almost done. I’ve had the guys at STM finish up loads of little things that needed to be sorted. When I was down in Wellington for the NZPC Summer Tour I took it for it’s very first drive. I’m […]

Adventure Time: Sweet Mothers Kitchen, Wellington

Sweet Mothers Kitchen has to be my favourite place to eat when I’m in Wellington, New Zealand. On this visit a friend and I tested out their Soft Fish Tacos, Curly Fries and the Hush Puppies. All received A+ ratings that match their customer service.

Adventure Times: Auckland Waterfront BMX ride

Went for a quick ride around Auckland’s waterfront the other day. The rain put an early stop to the day, so we hit up Mexico for lunch. Both Pedey and I used to be really good at manuals on mountain bikes. On a BMX manuals are hard. Still a bit of work to go. See […]

Adventure Time: Running up Mount Manaia, Whangarei

After a huge weekend at a Pedey’s wedding, Matt and I went for a run up Mount Manaia, Whangarei Heads, New Zealand. We were staying at a hired house which sat in a quiet bay just out of the shadow of Mount Manaia. This turns out to be pretty lucky, as local Maori believe living […]

Big Changes

Big things have happened in my life recently. For those of you who are out of the loop here is the quick catch up. I’ve moved to Auckland I’ve left STM I’ve resurrected my own business I’ve partnered with Andre (STM) and embarked on a new project. For those of you who would like a […]

What to get me for Christmas

I’m a pretty particular kind of guy and I’ve been told shopping for me is a bit of a pain. To make Christmas time easy for everyone in my life, here is a list of “Ben Approved” gifts. You might also find this list useful if you are trying to buy presents for someone else […]