Showing posts with label New Zealand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Zealand. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Slow! Small (dumb) dog

When visiting Nelson in Noo Zulland at the start of this year (yes, I have some catching up to do on the blog front :-s) we had the good fortune to stay at the house of a friend of a friends (the best sort when it comes to free accommodation in nice places).

The house was perched high on a hill, with gorgeous views over Nelson and the ocean. The hill was so steep, in fact, that when you turned off the road you found yourself going down a driveway with zero visibility at one point, due to the sheerness (is that a word?) of the drop below.

While this feature made for several entertaining automotive moments of the 'oh jesus, we're going to die' variety, it also clearly posed a problem for the owners, whose dog liked hanging around the driveway ... just under the driveway crest that drivers can't see over as it happens.

In true Noo Zulland style, however, any risk to aforementioned dog was averted by this fabulous sign ~ which got right to the point. Perhaps government education campaigns could learn a few things from this approach?




Tuesday, January 15, 2008

The mower was impounded for 28 days ...


Sometimes I just love New Zealand:

Disqualified driver pulled over on lawnmower

Tuesday January 15, 2008

A disqualified Dargaville driver on a ride-on lawnmower was pulled over by police and allegedly blew more than double the legal alcohol limit.

Police say a 53-year-old man was arrested after he was seen by a patrol car riding his mower down River Rd, intending to ride to his home around three kilometres away.

The mower was impounded for 28 days and the man will appear in the Dargaville District Court at the end of the month. He is facing charges of careless driving, driving while disqualified and drink-driving.

- NEWSTALK ZB