From the air

Had to head up to Hamilton today for a conference with 3 of my staff today. We flew to chch and then on to Auckland where we hired a car to head south to Hamilton (cheaper than flying direct!)

This was the view out of the window as we headed into Auckland - an open cast mine of some sort and of epic proportions - the devastation it has on the landscape could be seen more fully from the air although the cloud disguises it somewhat here