Fight for Highgate Church

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

The Rise and Fall of Kaiapoi

Predictably, as I headed south on my great road trip the weather got worse and worse. From bright sun and...

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...

Approaching Blenheim on my doomed road trip, I had one further detour to make. The lure of a double shipwreck...

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...

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

Another sparkling day off dawned upon a car-less adventurer. There was nothing to do but find another on-foot adventure, and...

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