We have now had land lease confirmed and possession date 9 May - we now have a "home" and some degree of stability after 18 months of challenge. A great …
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Samoa Limousines hits the web
Samoa Limousines website has just hit the waves (www.samoalimousines.com). …
Limousine meet the container
The limousine is now all spruced up and in the Silverdale yard. Sorry no photos yet - we gotta announce it in the Samoan news media first! Tui reckons that …
Go Kiwi Internet clientbase sold
Today we sold the clientbase of Go Kiwi Internet. It's a big day. Apart from being flush with cash again it is an emotional moment. I started web development …
Back in Samoa
I am now back in Samoa and all go, go, go sorting things! Debbie is now living in Paradise (YAY!) We sold the Go Kiwi clients We're now the proud owners of …
Picking up a wife
I'm on my way to another country to pick up a wife. (My one actually, not another one!) Cool eh? She's sold up her car and packed all her bags to join me in …
SWAP HQ
We have chosen 10 acres for our SWAP HQ. Today I completed due diligence and am preparing the documentation tonight. We are hoping to take possession in the …
Kiwi International Hotel catchup
On Tuesday 22 Feb Debbie and I will be at the Kiwi International Hotel at the top of Queen St on the right, Number 411) if anyone wants to join us for dinner …
I say, "Right let's settle on ONE piece of land please, SIGN it & get going!" I've got things happening all around me & offers of land & leases …
Facebook is alive and well
I've succumbed. Facebook rulz. …
A challenging month
A few challenging weeks have just past. My daughters Rebecca and Ashlea are now home in New Zealand after spending a week in paradise. …
9H is underway
The last week or so I've been working closely with the village of Uafato. They now all want to do business under the 9th Heaven brand. That's cool! …
Airport Lounge underway
The last couple of weeks have been full-on with the SWAP team into video, PHP, photography, blogging and the start of The Airport Lounge. …
Savaii
The SWAP team are in Savaii for this long weekend (we've unilaterally declared this weekend a long weekend BTW!) …
SWAP Team going strong
The last three weeks has been full-on with the SWAP team building to full complement. This delightful picture is the SWAP team hard at work yesterday. …
SWAP HQ up and running
The last few weeks has seen SWAP Headquarters renovated, our next SWAP Ambassadors Scott Simòn and Helena Dunn arrive and settle in. …
Exploring opportunities
The last fortnight has seen the sale of my house in Milford by Auction (thanks to Barfoots who FINALLY sold it, even if it didn't reach the reserve we sought), …
A week in Samoa
I have spent the last week settling into Samoa, rebuilding friendships attending the TIDES Tourism & Investment Conference and establishing new contacts and …
Farewell Drinks
Please join me for farewell drinks at Albany on Monday night. I will be sharing in detail what I am doing, why I am going and answering any of your questions. …
Confirmed travel date
My departure date for Samoa has been confirmed - 16th February 2008 (NZ Date). I will be incommunicado from 18-21 February (NZDate) while attending the TIDES …
Relocating to Samoa
I am currently in the process of relocating to Samoa …
A month in Samoa
I've just completed a month in Samoa, primarily living with subsistence farmers in the rural South - the centre of the recent Tsunami but also doing business in …
In Samoa
I am currently in Samoa I am back on Monday 28th November. …
Samoa’s really got it
I've just returned from 10 days in Samoa with Bex. An experience of a lifetime for a 15 year old girl who's only ever had a week out of New Zealand in the Gold …
Tofa NZ, Talofa Samoa
Bex and I saved the pingas and scratched around enough for a red hot deal on a couple of return flights to Samoa a few months back. The government has promised …