Saturday 31 October 2026
I did the Auckland half marathon again today. (I missed last year because I was away on a Google trip. I did it in 1:56, a few minutes faster than my time in 2024. I’m pretty pleased with the result — I ran a consistent pace, I felt good the whole way, and I had not trained very hard in the lead-up. Lots of people commented positively on me running barefoot, which was nice. The weather was absolutely perfect, it’s just a fantastic day in Auckland — sunny, very light breeze, cool.
Wednesday 7 October 2026
People often ask me, “We have all these concerns about AI, but what can we actually do about it?” There are multiple parts to that question — what can we do as individuals? For my Christian friends, what can we do in our church community? and what can we do at the (New Zealand) national level? These questions are often rooted in a feeling of powerlessness, but I think there’s actually a lot we can do at both levels. I want to record a snapshot of my thoughts, and in this post I’ll tackle the national level.
Wednesday 7 October 2026
After walking the Abel Tasman Coastal Track last week, I had a day off in Nelson on Friday and then starting on Saturday a couple of friends, my son, and I walked the Wangapeka Track over five days, traversing the southern region of Kahurangi National Park from east to west.
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Last week, on the Monday after the Friday I resigned from Google, I flew down to Nelson and spend the next four days walking the Abel Tasman Coast Track Great Walk for the second time (third if you count the kayaking variant).
Thursday 24 September 2026
Today I’m sending the following email:
Saturday 29 August 2026
In my previous post I wrote down some thoughts I had about the Lord’s Prayer and noted:
Friday 28 August 2026
It’s amazing how the Lord’s Prayer, so short, so simple and so old, just keeps on giving. Just tonight I was half-dozing, praying it and thinking about it and seeing from new angles.
Sunday 9 August 2026
Last week I was in Queenstown for a work event — pretty full-on social activities from Wednesday night to Friday, but then I stayed in Queenstown for the weekend and had that time to myself. So I treated myself to a couple of big walks.
Thursday 30 July 2026
I signed the Pacing The Frontier petition for a very simple reason: I agree with the statement.
Wednesday 8 July 2026
From Sunday to Tuesday I led a group tramp from Karangahake Gorge to Te Aroha via Waitawheta Hut in the Kaimai Range.
The weather was very wet on the last day but overall we had a great time.