MikeB4: The refreshed Air New Zealand lounge in Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Where’s that?

eracode:

MikeB4: The refreshed Air New Zealand lounge in Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Where’s that?

MikeB4: 

You know exactly where itvis

Not sure why you say that because, no, I have absolutely no idea where that is. Wouldn’t have asked otherwise.

I've seen Mike use the name a few times but have never looked it up until now. It appears that it's the Maori name for Wellington Harbour. I'd always assumed it was a little village somewhere! [Edit: Or a suburb]

eracode:

MikeB4: The refreshed Air New Zealand lounge in Te Whanganui-a-Tara

 

Where’s that?

eracode:

 

MikeB4: The refreshed Air New Zealand lounge in Te Whanganui-a-Tara

 

Where’s that?

 

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=Te+Whanganui-a-Tara

MikeB4: The refreshed Air New Zealand lounge in Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Behodar:

 

... It appears that it's the Maori name for Wellington Harbour...

 

I'm not a frequent traveller, nor an aviation expert, but that seems an odd place for an airport lounge.

OK, Te Whanganui-a-Tara refers to the harbour and the area in general.

MikeB4: The refreshed Air New Zealand lounge in Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Which is just like all the other revamps to the Lounges. I am not a fan finding then cold, souless and lacking any charm. More like an open plan office than anything else.

@cshwone They are still like a hotel smorgasbord dining room and lounge but they are an improvement to what was previously there. Personally the least time I spend at an airport or a plane the better.

MikeB4:

 

OK, Te Whanganui-a-Tara refers to the harbour and the area in general.

 

You know @MikeB4 - whenever you have used that place name, I have assumed (obviously incorrectly) that you were referring to Lower Hutt. 
I knew it was the Wellington region, but thought it was specific to The Hutt. 

Today I learned. I know I could have googled it, but I didn't. 

Handsomedan:

 

 

 

You know @MikeB4 - whenever you have used that place name, I have assumed (obviously incorrectly) that you were referring to Lower Hutt. 
I knew it was the Wellington region, but thought it was specific to The Hutt. 

 

Today I learned. I know I could have googled it, but I didn't. 

 

For Hutt City I prefer Te Awakairangi

I smile so much when I see this. I had an MGB GT when I was 18 I really need this new MG in my life. Now the hard bit convincing my lovely wife.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/132398309/mgs-first-sports-car-in-decades-to-make-public-debut-at-goodwood

MikeB4:

 

I smile so much when I see this. I had an MGB GT when I was 18 I really need this new MG in my life. Now the hard bit convincing my lovely wife.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/132398309/mgs-first-sports-car-in-decades-to-make-public-debut-at-goodwood

 

How good would a modern MGB GT be (rhetorical question - we know it would be awesome)? Man I'd love to see that. If they kind of stuck to the original brief (but modern/electric).