Wood Things

04/09/2026

Very sorry but our internet was playing up last night and I couldn’t do a live video. Have now got it sorted so we will do a live draw today at some stage so we can announce a winner.

03/09/2026

Just a friendly reminder to all involved in the fundraiser for the hei matau serving board. We will do a live spin the wheel this evening around 8pm to draw a winner.
Good luck to you all and thank you for your support!

02/09/2026

WARNING!!

The following images may offend. Mainly my white a$$! 😂

But this is what I’ve been up to this arvo. Getting acupuncture and cupping on my lower back. Seems I’ve done myself a real nasty this time around. But the physio is confident he can get me back to 💯 once all the muscles relax and he can start pushing my lower back back in to position.
As you can see from the feet photo that’s how short one leg is compared to the other due to my lower back being thrown out. The worse he’s seen apparently.
As for the photo of my back with the bruising as a result of the cupping, all those marks on my lower back are a result of me burning my back due to having the hot water bottle on there which I thought has been relieving the pain. Which it has been relieving the pain but in the process I have burnt my back! As I said I haven’t been doing myself any favours of late but it’s good to know that he is confident he can get me back to normal once finished.
For those of you whom I have jobs to do, I thank you for your patience and once I’m back to good health I will be back in to the workshop to get those jobs done for you. Please bare with me as I get myself sorted.
On the upside he said I have a young face and he couldn’t believe I was 47. I replied “I would trade an old face for a young body!” 🤣
His reply “sorry mate, but I can’t help you there” 🙄🤣

02/09/2026

SOLD OUT!!

Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets! Your support is really appreciated and we are thankful for each and every one of you!

We will do a live spinning wheel this coming Friday night at 8pm so set your alarms to see who the lucky winner will be.

If you haven’t already paid could you please pay before Friday.

Thank you all and good luck!!

01/09/2026

Happy to say I’m finally on the mend!

Had a bit of physio yesterday that did wonders. Walked in like a 100 year old man, keeled over to one side and in a bit of pain, and walked out straight and no pain. Amazing what a good physio can do.
Off to get acupuncture today. Looking forward to that to hopefully release some of this muscle tension and relieve the muscle pains I’m still getting.
I reckon I’ll be ready to run a marathon next week! 😂 Ok..maybe not a marathon. But maybe take the dog for a walk 😉

Have a great day everyone.

Here’s a pic of our Sunday evening up at Semenoff stadium watching the Taniwha defend the Ranfurly shield. The halftime show with the mascots ready to run a race. We are off to North Harbour stadium this weekend to watch the Taniwha take on North Harbour or South Northland as we like to refer to them. Should be a good game!!

01/09/2026

SOLD OUT!!

SOLD OUT!!

FUNDRAISER!!

Up for grabs is this beautiful native Matai serving board inspired by the hei matau. With shark teeth incorporated in resin. Finished with a food safe satin Osmo oil.

This board is approximately 70cm long x 18cm wide x 2cm thick.

Tickets are $10 each. 50 tickets up for grabs. Once all tickets are sold we will do a live spinning wheel to draw a winner. Postage is free if you live in New Zealand. If outside of New Zealand then you will have to pay postage costs.

Before depositing money please wait for me to confirm your number/s. It may take me time to update the fundraiser as people pick numbers so be sure to check the comments to see numbers that others have chosen. Because if you chose a number that has already been requested then you may miss out.

Once I confirm your number/s please deposit money in to account:

James Mitchell
38-9005-0436410-02

Thank you for your support. And good luck to all involved.

1. Emile Pretorius 👍
2. Tilly Nomotu👍
3. Rooke 👍
4. David Johnson👍
5. Serenity Hill Designz 👍
6. Joe Cook 👍
7. Jessica Walker👍
8. Dayna Ware
9. Maddy Belfield👍
10. Sharon Henare👍
11. Marion Van Acker👍
12. Vinni Bogle👍
13. Margaret Pere👍
14. Sharon Henare👍
15. Vinni Bogle👍
16. Tilly Nomotu👍
17. Sharee Martin👍
18. Becky Zeta Williams👍
19. Marion Van Acker👍
20. Marjan Geervliet👍
21. Jessica Walker👍
22. ArtbyKhai 👍
23. Tilly Nomotu👍
24. Wayne Denyer👍
25. Margaret Pere👍
26. Serenity Hill Designz 👍
27. Wayne Denyer👍
28. Wayne Denyer👍
29. Barbara Martin👍
30. Hayley Denyer👍
31. Tania Hunt👍
32. Maddy Belfield👍
33. Hayley Denyer👍
34. Julieanne Frear Adams 👍
35. Marion Van Acker👍
36. Juanita Long👍
37. David Johnson👍
38. Sharee Martin👍
39. Juanita Long👍
40. Kerri Anne Leilua 👍
41. Joe Cook👍
42. Julieanne Frear Adams👍
43. Juanita Long👍
44. Pania Taupo👍
45. Serenity Hill Designz👍
46. Pania Taupo👍
47. Marion Van Acker👍
48. Kim Neumann👍
49. Kim Neumann👍
50. Emile Pretorius👍

FYI. I am going to try and hold 1 fundraising raffle each week over the next couple of months. I’m looking at raffling off more serving boards similar to this one as well as other designs and will also be looking to raffle off a Kauri Pikorua. So keep an eye out for those over the coming weeks if you are interested. Could be some nice Xmas presents for that special person in your life with Xmas only a few months away.

Ngā mihi
Mitchell whanau

01/09/2026

Had to share this!! Classic!!

31/08/2026

SOLD OUT!!

FUNDRAISER!!

Up for grabs is this beautiful native Matai serving board inspired by the hei matau. With shark teeth incorporated in resin. Finished with a food safe satin Osmo oil.

This board is approximately 70cm long x 18cm wide x 2cm thick.

Tickets are $10 each. 50 tickets up for grabs. Once all tickets are sold we will do a live spinning wheel to draw a winner. Postage is free if you live in New Zealand. If outside of New Zealand then you will have to pay postage costs.

Before depositing money please wait for me to confirm your number/s. It may take me time to update the fundraiser as people pick numbers so be sure to check the comments to see numbers that others have chosen. Because if you chose a number that has already been requested then you may miss out.

Once I confirm your number/s please deposit money in to account:

James Mitchell
38-9005-0436410-02

Thank you for your support. And good luck to all involved.

1. Emile Pretorius 👍
2. Tilly Nomotu👍
3. Rooke 👍
4. David Johnson👍
5. Serenity Hill Designz 👍
6. Joe Cook 👍
7. Jessica Walker👍
8. Dayna Ware
9. Maddy Belfield👍
10. Sharon Henare👍
11. Marion Van Acker👍
12. Vinni Bogle👍
13. Margaret Pere👍
14. Sharon Henare👍
15. Vinni Bogle👍
16. Tilly Nomotu👍
17. Sharee Martin👍
18. Becky Zeta Williams👍
19. Marion Van Acker👍
20. Marjan Geervliet👍
21. Jessica Walker👍
22. ArtbyKhai 👍
23. Tilly Nomotu👍
24. Wayne Denyer👍
25. Margaret Pere👍
26. Serenity Hill Designz 👍
27. Wayne Denyer👍
28. Wayne Denyer👍
29. Barbara Martin👍
30. Hayley Denyer👍
31. Tania Hunt👍
32. Maddy Belfield👍
33. Hayley Denyer👍
34. Julieanne Frear Adams 👍
35. Marion Van Acker👍
36. Juanita Long👍
37. David Johnson👍
38. Sharee Martin👍
39. Juanita Long👍
40. Kerri Anne Leilua 👍
41. Joe Cook👍
42. Julieanne Frear Adams👍
43. Juanita Long👍
44. Pania Taupo👍
45. Serenity Hill Designz👍
46. Pania Taupo👍
47. Marion Van Acker👍
48. Kim Neumann👍
49. Kim Neumann👍
50. Emile Pretorius👍

FYI. I am going to try and hold 1 fundraising raffle each week over the next couple of months. I’m looking at raffling off more serving boards similar to this one as well as other designs and will also be looking to raffle off a Kauri Pikorua. So keep an eye out for those over the coming weeks if you are interested. Could be some nice Xmas presents for that special person in your life with Xmas only a few months away.

Ngā mihi
Mitchell whanau

30/08/2026

Epic game last night at Semenoff stadium. Awesome haka from the Taniwha!! And an awesome result. We defended the shield!!!