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Tag: Early Settlers

What Built Cameron’s Blockhouse?

What Built Cameron’s Blockhouse?

amandaMarch 18, 2020March 18, 2020Leave a comment
After a pleasant night in Whanganui it was time to once more head south, this time along State Highway Three....
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From Old Plymouth to New: Voyage of the Timandra

From Old Plymouth to New: Voyage of the Timandra

amandaFebruary 26, 2020February 26, 20208 Comments
I’d seen where my ancestors the Parsons first stepped on to New Zealand soil, but that was just the first...
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The Strange, Sad Case of Minnie Dean

The Strange, Sad Case of Minnie Dean

amandaOctober 30, 2019October 30, 20193 Comments
Once again it was time for a day trip to Invercargill, and once again I planned to steal away my...
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Second Chances at Second Beach

Second Chances at Second Beach

amandaOctober 16, 2019October 15, 20191 Comment
I had to go back to St Clair. There were historic tidbits I’d come across when researching my post on...
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Siege of Pukekohe East

Siege of Pukekohe East

amandaJuly 31, 2019July 31, 20191 Comment
Heading down from Auckland once again, this time in a shiny new Jeep, I searched for historic places to hit...
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Darwinian Geology at Ward Beach

Darwinian Geology at Ward Beach

amandaJuly 4, 2019July 3, 2019Leave a comment
I was in England when the 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake struck my South Island home. It was hard to be so...
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Battle for the Wairau

Battle for the Wairau

amandaApril 29, 20193 Comments
Heading south through the Marlborough district on State Highway One, I had a special place in mind. An unassuming pull-off...
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The Kepler Part II: Sun, Snow and Sandflies

The Kepler Part II: Sun, Snow and Sandflies

amandaJanuary 6, 2019January 6, 20191 Comment
Six intrepid travellers had set off to conquer the Kepler Track, one of New Zealand’s famed Great Walks. We had...
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A Peek at Pukehiki Church

A Peek at Pukehiki Church

amandaSeptember 13, 2018September 13, 20182 Comments
In my Peninsula adventures, there’s been one place I’ve often passed by but never stopped to investigate. This place is...
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Tracing Otago’s First Trout

Tracing Otago’s First Trout

amandaAugust 15, 2018August 15, 20184 Comments
There really is no end to Dunedin’s little secrets, and that was proved anew on a recent Sunday when I...
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