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....

The Strange, Sad Case of Minnie Dean

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

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

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

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

Waitangi Day meant a day off, and that meant a fitting adventure had to be found. I fixed on Huriawa...

Dad and I felt it was high time to take another (literal!) page out of Paul Hayward’s More Intriguing Dunedin...

I’d been hankering for a historic wander around Port Chalmers for some time, so it was a serendipitous day that...

The day I had been eagerly awaiting had finally arrived – time for the biennial Town Belt Traverse, hosted by...

In my previous instalment, I visited Fornham All Saints, and the home church of my 19th-century ancestors George Nunn and...