Hi, sorry to hear about the loss of your grandmother. I’m glad you found the video helpful

Hi, I think it was about 23 degrees Celsius

@@slowtv-drive thanks. 🙂

Happy Mew Year Jutta 😀. The far north of New Zealand is nice most of the year - even better in good weather. It’s been nice the last week or so. Always good to hear from you. Have a great holiday season. Cheers

…New - not Mew!!

Cheers, there are too many one way bridges in NZ - especially in Northland. It is a nice part of the country to drive through, especially in good weather. Hope you’re having a happy new year 🥳

@ But why is that? Is that a way to save costs?

@@FreewayFranks Yes, it's about cost savings

@@slowtv-drive Bad idea I think

Thank you too!

Cheers Jutta, glad you're enjoying the trip, it's always good to hear from you and thanks for your good wishes. Happy Holidays to you too!

😂never saw that before

Cheers Jutta, glad you liked Romania - it's a very interesting country. Lots of good roads and some great scenery

Yes, thank you. What is the best way to contact you

@slowtv-drive follow description please

@slowtv-drive mmail

@slowtv-drive as you wish

Cheers Jutta. Romania is a very beautiful country. Thanks for your positive comments - always good to hear from you :)

Ha ha - I might be in your Bentley!

Welcome home!

Cheers, thanks for watching :)

Yes, crazy. We need to improve our transportation systems throughout NZ. Privatisation of NZ Rail was a disaster. The government bought it back and has invested in it, but the new government will look at ways of selling it or closing it down. We need French Rail, Dutch cycle paths and American Freeways 🛣️- and about 10 million more people to live here to fund it all - come back to NZ Silvius

Hope you enjoyed it!

Cheers - glad you enjoyed it

Thanks - the soundtrack of birds is real, but it was an overlay soundtrack

Thanks 👍 Jutta - I always appreciate your comments, Glad you enjoyed it

Nga mihi - I appreciate your comments - glad you enjoyed it

Thanks for your comment

Ha ha - sure, let me know when you arrive

Indeed it is!

That camera would have been a DJI Action 3

Hi, the old Mercer pub building is still there I think, but it’s not a pub. It could be a cheese shop now, or maybe a museum. The rest of Mercer looks the same - but I drive past it a lot and don’t notice the small changes. Down the road in Te Kauwhata it’s very different now. There are lots of new houses being built. Pokeno has changed so much it’s crazy- they even make Whisky there now: pokenowhisky.com

Hi Jutta, there are a lot of fruit and vege farms up north, especially the upper half of the North Island, but there are also loads of apples and other orchards around the Nelson region and also further south in Central Otago, Roxborough,, Clyde etc. which grow a lot of stone fruits like peaches. Always good to hear from you, hope everything is going well. Cheers

Between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm Auckland traffic is ok most of the time - in rush hour it’s terrible. Morning Rush hour starts around 6:00 am, or earlier. So rush hour is about 4 hours long now

In the evening a 45 minute drive in good traffic often takes 2 hours now - crazy crazy traffic

Yes, they did a great job on that piece of highway. The last couple of weeks there’s been an announcement that the highway one north of Warkworth motorway will be pushed further north to Kaikohe - they’re even talking about fast tracking it. …. I might even live to see its completion!

@@slowtv-drive Good news! It's about time! I knew that a Motorway between Whangarei and Warkworth would be needed but past Whangarei, I thought the traffic was too low...is it?

@@FreewayFranks The traffic in Whangarei along State Highway is very congested especially at rush hours (rush 20 minutes in Whangarei) and at school drop off and pick up times. One big advantage of having a motorway through Whangarei to Kaikohe is that traffic heading through Whangarei won't be tangled up traveling through town. The other major advantage is the reduced travel times, not only to Whangarei but also for people heading further north to popular destinations such as the Bay of Islands. This would be a catalyst for an economic boom for the Northland/Far North regions. Here's something else which shows promise: www.oceanflyer.co.nz/ - if this eventuates it will revolutionise travel between regional port cities in New Zealand