The Empire and the Island

I’ve now recounted several of my adventures on Niue. You’ve seen me settle in, meet the people, snorkel and sightsee....

The Stormy Shore of New Plymouth

We had finally made it, Auntie and I, to the place where our forebears had first become Kiwis. Here we...

Endangered church buildings seem to have become all too common of late. Two years ago I rushed to the Hillside...

It was time for our third annual Wellness Walkers weekend away. We had an exciting array of walks lined up...

Predictably, as I headed south on my great road trip the weather got worse and worse. From bright sun and...

Having arrived on Niue and settled in, I figured it was time to explore. Rather than knock off the tourist...

Once again it was time for a day trip to Invercargill, and once again I planned to steal away my...

Day three on Niue island rolled around, and it was raining. In fact, it was raining so hard that I...

I had to go back to St Clair. There were historic tidbits I’d come across when researching my post on...

Isn’t it time we had some fun? Time we put down the history books and had a swim? Okay, it’s...