To think that when I took this, I thought this sort of weather would hold all week. Wellington, resplendent in sunshine, January 2009.

I love these geometric shapes at Civic Square, Wellington. Taken last Tuesday, before the computers started going nuts.

What a relief. John Key has announced his government line-up without resorting to kissing the rear end of the Architect of Doom, Sir Roger Douglas. ACT’s Rodney Hide and Heather Roy get ministerial portfolios in local government and consumer affairs respectively. The Māori Party’s Tariana Turia...