Tragedy of the Tararua

Another ANZAC Day provided the setting for a now-traditional adventure between Dad and I. Dad suggested a road trip to...

Four Years of Kiwi Adventures

This month marks the fourth anniversary of Kiwi Adventures, a milestone I scarcely imagined when I began the blog way...

Heading down from Auckland once again, this time in a shiny new Jeep, I searched for historic places to hit...

I was in England when the 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake struck my South Island home. It was hard to be so...

Another sparkling day off dawned upon a car-less adventurer. There was nothing to do but find another on-foot adventure, and...

Heading south through the Marlborough district on State Highway One, I had a special place in mind. An unassuming pull-off...

One of the perks of having this blog is that sometimes I get to see places that I’d otherwise have...

For the last eight years I’ve thought that the one moment in our nation’s history that I’d be asked about...

So I’d made it to Auckland. Day one had been a write-off, with a cancelled flight and a complete failure...

As the sun rose on a sweltering 2019, I looked back on a year well spent. I’ve visited so many...