John Parsons, Te Wetini and the Battle of Māhoetahi

Here in Taranaki I’ve been following the lives of my ancestors. I’ve traced their journey to New Plymouth aboard the...

Cable Quibbles, Spring Flowers and Fine Houses: Intriguing Roslyn

What is the appropriate way for a Dunedinite to celebrate the first day of spring? Why, by taking another (literal!)...

After a pleasant night in Whanganui it was time to once more head south, this time along State Highway Three....

I’d seen where my ancestors the Parsons first stepped on to New Zealand soil, but that was just the first...

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

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

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

I was in England when the 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake struck my South Island home. It was hard to be so...

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

Six intrepid travellers had set off to conquer the Kepler Track, one of New Zealand’s famed Great Walks. We had...