High Country Salmon supports Waihi School

One of the highest salmon farms in the world, High Country Salmon, at Twizel (near Mt Cook) is supporting Waihi School's Centenary project.  Over 100 salmon have been donated to benefit the Centenary Campaign at a value of $25 each for a 2kg salmon.  Orders have come rolling in for the salmon that have been delivered to Waihi School for pick up.
Richard and Margaret Logan started their salmon farm in 2000.  They are based on the main highway just after Twizel, on the left.   Their grandsons, Hamish and Reuben Woods are at Waihi School and their brother Elliott, was dux of the school in 2008.

Their information says the following:
At High Country Salmon we have a working salmon farm, a floating shop where you can purchase smoked or fresh salmon from our farm you can also feed the fish, sit on our picnic tables and watch the native birds that are popular to our area.
We are owner operated and have been in the salmon industry for over 17 years so with our love, passion and knowledge we pride ourselves on providing the highest quality salmon. In our floating shop, which is open all daylight hours, we not only have the freshest whole or fillets of salmon but, also have sashimi available.
We are situated on the main highway between Christchurch and Queenstown so we are the perfect place to stop for a rest, to view our wildlife, taste our salmon or just come feed the fish.

For more information on High Country Salmon you can phone them on 021 400 385

Are Pink Ties cool?

We have received two gorgeous pink ties....if that is what you can call them.  We are not sure if they have been sent to us because they were not wanted or our preferred option, because they are very out there and cool!  Andy Murray's is on the right and David Farrier's is below.David Farrier is TV3's entertainment journalist, most often seen on Nightline, but sometimes allowed out at all times of the day.  The tie arrived with Rhys Darby's, say no more.
This is what TV3's website says about David - in his own words:

"David Farrier here, and I like odd things. That's probably a bit broad, but it's true.

I like odd music, odd films, odd people and odd creatures.

I try to find them and then tell other people about them. That's all I do really.

I'm not sure if this is journalism or not, but it seems to be working out OK so far."

 

Leave a comment, if you dare - do you like pink ties?  Who will buy this one and dare to wear it?  Someone very cool, no doubt. 

See them on Sella.co.nz in September....

Radiradira Rhys Darby's cool tie!

Look at this one -
Rhys Darby is a star on "Flight of the Concords" and now TV3's "Radiradira"
Very very cool tie.... why take yourself seriously all the time if you have to wear a tie, own this one!

The Prime Minister's Tie

The Prime Minister sent Tom Adams his tie.  It is a stunning Kia Kaha clothing tie complete with a box he has signed.
Imagine yourself wearing John Key's tie to a meeting!  Colleagues will ask where it came from for sure. 
The tie alone is special and valuable, and an emblem of New Zealand.  This as an outstanding souvenir for anyone overseas.
Watch here for how to buy this tie online in August.

More rugby legends

Angus Harper helped us get ties from two more of New Zealand's rugby legends:

Laurie Mains has played a big part in developing New Zealand rugby.    'Laurie' Mains was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to rugby in 1998.
The following information is listed on wikipedia -He is a former rugby union footballer and coach who represented New Zealand.   Mains' representative career started when he first played for Otago in 1967. He made his All Blacks début in 1971, against the British and Irish Lions. His last Test was against Ireland in 1976.
Mains' coaching career started with Otago, whom he coached for eight years. He was appointed All Blacks coach in 1992, and coached them to the 1995 Rugby World Cup final; where they lost to South Africa.
Laurie's tie is an All Black Tour Tied from 1993, with NZRFU and silver fern logos on it.



John Leslie is another international player who enjoys putting something back into rugby.
He played professional rugby in New Zealand for the Highlanders and in the UK where he was captain for Scotland 1998-2002.  He now lives in Dunedin where he runs clinics for the most important players - our children and has a merchandising and coaching website  www.leslierugby.co.nz with his father Andy.
This tie was presented to John Leslie for his 1st match played for Scotland.

Travis Pastrana's tie makes it to Waihi School

Kelvin Brown wrote to Travis Pastrana 3 times before he secured his dream tie.  The Nitro Circus Producer and Presenter is special to nearly every boy at Waihi School.

Wikipedia says this about the extreme sports legend:
Travis Alan Pastrana (Born October 8, 1983, in Annapolis, Maryland, USA) is a motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing.
One of his most radical stunts was jumping out of a plane without a parachute and attaching himself to another jumper with a parachute midair for a safe landing.  He has also been involved in surfing.

Before you get excited and want to be like him, just look at the price he pays - Injuries have often taken Travis Pastrana off the circuit for weeks or months at a time. His medical records include: the dislocated spine, in his left knee he’s torn his ACL, PCL, LCL, MCL, his bucket handle meniscus, broken his tibia and fibula, he’s had surgery on his left wrist twice, left thumb once, two surgeries on his back, one on his right elbow, nine on his left knee, six on the right knee and one shoulder surgery - OUCH!