A Cruise Through the Catlins
The Catlins was the first place I ventured once Kiwis were allowed outside again after our first lockdown. Now I...
Adrift on the Avon
I find myself at a loss in Christchurch. I’m here because someone I love lies in the ICU at Christchurch...
Niue’s Path to Protection
This is part 2 of a series on the history of Niue. Find part 1 here. In 1830 the flagship...
Black Peter’s Gold Trail
As I arrived in Lawrence for my investigation into the Chinese community that once lived there, I couldn’t help but...
Five Years of Kiwi Adventures
Our last anniversary found me basking in solitude in the Red House of Niue, reflecting on the doozy of a...
Grandmother’s Glacier
My sister April and I were travelling the West Coast, and I was in charge of adventure. I had snapped...
Walking Boundaries with The Lawrence Chinese Community
The town of Lawrence, Otago’s gateway to the gold fields, is one place I’ve always wanted to explore more fully....
Abandoned Dreams on the Waipapa Dunes
Having arrived at Waipapa Point with Dad for our ANZAC Day adventure, we’d checked out the light house and learned...
Catlins Calling
We’d finally emerged from the chrysalis of country-wide quarantine into a long winter weekend. Now that adventure (within reason) was...
The Wreck of the Gairloch
I was in New Plymouth on ancestry business, but that didn’t mean I couldn’t take some time out to visit...