Second full month of electricity usage, and the first full month since we are able to export power to the grid. How did we do?
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Christchurch Cafe Review: Black & White Coffee Cartel (City Centre)
We live near the city centre, and walk past this particular cafe almost weekly, but had never once gone in for a slice and a coffee. Today, we decide to pop in and see if it’s any good. Spoiler alert, it is decent 🐱
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The Wizard of New Zealand
It’s only taken me almost two decades… but we now have a photo taken with The Wizard of New Zealand 😹
There will eventually be a time when The Wizard will consider retiring from being the unofficial tourism ambassador to the city, and that will be a sad time indeed for Christchurch.
He is such a lovely person to listen to, it didn’t take long before he started to share the stories of his life, along with nuggets of advice on how to live a better life. I’m very glad for this photo opportunity and to speak with him, however briefly it was.
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Ecotricity (NZ) Bill Confusion
Ecotricity NZ (not to be confused by the power company of the same name but operating in the U.K.) has a very confusing bill. The invoice breaks down the costs of supplying electricity into various components, leading to many new customers being confused about exactly what they are being charged for. How bad is it?
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Christchurch Cafe Review: Gre3n Superfood Juice Bar
Tucked away at The Crossing in central Christchurch is a cafe called Gre3n Superfood Juice Bar, henceforth referred to as “Green” in the rest of this article. Green focuses on healthy foods, but you know us, we don’t do healthy 😹
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