The Siege of Huriawa
When last we left my Waitangi Day adventure, I had just finished my tour of the little cemetery perched atop...
On the Brink of the Tasman Glacier
Having explored the Hooker Valley and saluted New Zealand’s highest mountain, we emerged from another chilly night in our stubbornly-hitched...
Where Abel Tasman Met the Māori – And the Story that was Lost
While at the top of the South Island, there was one place I was absolutely determined to visit. So Dad...
In Search of Winter at Aoraki
Winter has come, and suddenly my news feed is full of scenes of ice and snow. I’m not one to...
Reflections of Waitangi at Karitane
Waitangi Day meant a day off, and that meant a fitting adventure had to be found. I fixed on Huriawa...
The Suffragist Virago and the Stonemason: Patons of Highcliff
I was offered another tantalising piece to the puzzle that is Otago Peninsula’s early settler history when a Highcliff landowner...
On the Importance of Place
After two and a half years, I figure it’s about time I try to explain why I chose to focus...
To the Gates of Moria for Powelliphanta
We’d cruised up the east coast of the South Island, pausing at Hanmer Springs before traversing the nerve-wracking Rainbow Rd...
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Road)
We had taken in the Hanmer Plain and conquered the most popular peak in Canterbury, so now it was time...
Christchurch, Seven Years After
Whisked away for a sneaky weekend in Christchurch, I was asked if there was anything I wanted to do between...