Firstly, hope everyone in Christchurch is doing alright. Our CEO informed us that all our Christchurch employees are safe and accounted for (no pun intended) which is really good to hear, and as Lucy said, amazing that the quake didn’t claim any lives. Thoughts are with everyone there – please stay safe.

As for Auckland, our busy season ended with a bang of a different sort last Thursday night, with the whole team heading to Spookers for our mid year celebration.  

Divided into 12 table teams for the night, complete with team names and outfits to suit, we descended upon Karaka ready to unwind.  To be honest, none of us really knew what we were in for, all we could assume was that food and drink wouldn’t be in short supply, and we weren’t disappointed.

Soon after the fake vampire fangs were sunk into the much awaited meal, the after dinner activity began as the characters of Spookyland put on a show, with a thrilling conclusion, somebody had murdered Jack Ular… 

With this murder in mind, we were ushered out in our teams to the ‘Haunted House’ to look for clues that would help us solve the murder.  Everyone got involved as Grads and Partners alike scoured the house for clues, with more than a few costumed auditors jumping out of crevices to say ‘Boo’ to coworkers.  Though only 1 team (the mighty Ravens) managed to crack the puzzle, most of us were lucky enough to experience our colleagues at their most vulnerable as the inhabitants of Spookyland didn’t discriminate when selecting their prey.  This made sure that we left with vivid stories to recount and some less-than-glam images of our frightened colleagues etched into our memories.

We won’t forget to mention that the upcoming batch of interns and grads joined us for the night with us making sure that they experienced the Deloitte culture at its best.  A big shout out to Vanessa, Katrina and Purita if you’re reading this!  Those lucky enough to be buddied with bloggers.

Thanks heaps to Craig from Audit for collaborating with me on the writing of this blog post.

Cheers, Michelle