The Conquest of Kopuwai

Family road trip ahoy! What better destination than the famous Old Man Rock, overlooking the wilds of Central Otago? We...

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!)...

It’s another scorcher of a Waitangi Day, and I do like to spend such days appreciating our beautiful land and...

I find myself at a loss in Christchurch. I’m here because someone I love lies in the ICU at Christchurch...

The town of Lawrence, Otago’s gateway to the gold fields, is one place I’ve always wanted to explore more fully....

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

Note: This adventure takes place in an area of active industry filled with all sorts of hazards. I had a...

Endangered church buildings seem to have become all too common of late. Two years ago I rushed to the Hillside...

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

As the sun rose on a sweltering 2019, I looked back on a year well spent. I’ve visited so many...