24/3/2026 Panic calls to Air New Zealand

As I'm not sleeping very well, my mind is in overdrive! The fuel situation is weighing on my mind. A few days ago, New Zealand had 51 days of fuel left. I have tried to find out if that included jet fuel and failed, I think I must be putting in the wrong words into the search engine. Although I did discover that the aviation fuel comes in from Singapore, which is a bit of luck!  However I did find out that Air New Zealand are cancelling flights, mainly to the Pacific Islands but some internal ones. How glad am I that I decided to stay put right here! 

With regards to getting home, my flights are via Singapore so I should be ok for refueling there as they are the ones who are  supplying Australia and New Zealand with their jet fuel. The problematic flights seem to be the ones going via the Middle East and via the Middle Eastern airlines for obvious reasons. I eventually spoke to someone via text about the situation after failing to get hold of anyone via phone, and they confirmed that they are cancelling some flights, but that I would be emailed directly by the airline if indeed that were to happen and what the contingency plans would be. When I booked my return flight, there was a choice of flying back with Qatar airlines, Emirates or Oman Air, all of which have flat bed business class seats, which is what I was after. The price difference was negligible but for whatever reason, I elected to go with Air New Zealand, but the flight I’m booked on is subbed out to Singapore Airlines. Such a good job I did that as currently the route is operational.   

After doing that I felt much better, obviously it's entirely out of my control, but having done something productive about it I felt better. It's not the end of the world if I have to stay a bit longer, but that in turn has me worrying about my bees and also now preparing for and  picking up Frank!  Who I have to say is the most gorgeous and adorable little fur baby on the planet, and doing so well. Again it's totally out of my control and whilst I know there is no point worrying about these things, try telling that to my brain cell!

I walked down to Kohimarama and back again, and even slower today than yesterday, but I'm trying to not let that annoy me too much, and focus on the fact I'm doing it. I didn't bother wearing my swimmers under my shorts today because the tide was low and I don't swim in low tide! I did however take another book with me, the rate I'm going I'll have read every one by the time I leave, as I read half of it as I sat on the bench by the beach! 

Bored of reading I went for a coffee and a hot cross bun, without the custard, before popping over the road and restocking up on teabags, milk, and ginger biscuits for Morg. Si has been distracting me a lot and just been constantly in my thoughts, after I got my supplies I popped into the charity shop next door for a nose around, I didn't want anything, but as I walked in the door The Eagles, “Peaceful Easy Feeling” started playing on the radio which obviously made me cry. Thank god I was wearing my sunnies, although they couldn't disguise the snot bubbles.

Leftover chilli for dinner tonight, with a cheeky jacket spud, tasty! I was hoping that would be the last of it but unfortunately it seems to have multiplied overnight and there is another for another two days. I chucked it in the freezer, there is only so much chilli you can eat. 

I had a message from the people who own the apartment, asking me to put the bins out tonight ready for the bin collection tomorrow, and then provide a photograph to prove they'd been put out. I wasn't particularly impressed with that, I’m on bloody holidays, I don't put bins out on holidays, especially when i’m not the only one filling them up! However I looked at the terms and conditions that came with this particular booking, and unfortunately it's in the rules.   As the drive is on a really steep hill, I waited for Morg to get here to do it for me, but while we were eating, there was a rumbling of wheelie bins and they were taken down to the pavement by Steve. I still went and took a photo of them and emailed them to the owners.  

Another day of not a lot, apologies for the boringness that is my life, bloody bins for fucks sake!

Much Love

Mrs Leonard

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