Birdman – Eastbourne

The day was blustery, but a few brave souls and a sturdy bike put on a show for the crowd.  Little did they know that flying over seawater is one of the most dangerous things you can do - still they made a great splash of it!  Well done to all the participants - looked …

So What’s on in Wellington?

Bored? Discover Wellington (some ideas below) - then create an artwork, make it magical and enter it into "The Magic of Wellington Art Competition." Ike and I are so busy we hardly know where to turn next - but if you're looking for ideas there's so much to do and see in Wellington it's hard …

Twas the Night Before Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse The stockings were hung by the chimbley with care In the hopes that the grinch would oops no sorry - in hopes that Ike soon would be there For Ike loves Christmas the whole Christmas season …

Fill Your Holiday With Magic

I know many of you (yes, including you Ike) have been wondering where I've been up to.  You'd think it would be easy to sit back and enjoy the holidays but Wellington has become a veritable hotbed of danger - and while I have been fighting Trolls and Demons and generally unsavory characters, and wondering …

Hey Watcha Lookin’ At?

That's a Troll joke - and of course the answer in this case is "dawn" but on a more serious note trolls are currently plaguing Te Papa, and the amount of magical activity going on in Wellington has been astounding.  Since I went off on a bit of a walk-about my live-author (that is the …

Ike’s been spotted on the red carpet with Bilbo and Gollum

We expect Ike to be back anytime soon - but in the meantime - any photographs of him would be appreciated.  We're sure he must be hanging around Wellington somewhere? Apart from the Bilbo and Gollum photos below - it seems four new photos of Ike have surfaced  - and it seems he is particularly …