Puketapu and the Legacy of John McKenzie

It’s a clear sunny winter day, which means it’s time to make good on my promise to summit Puketapu, the...

Whale Hunter, War Hero, Wreck: The Tale of the Hananui II

Today I realised one of my long-held ambitions – a visit to Ryans Beach, where the rusted ruin of the...

Today we decided to challenge ourselves with a walk we’d last completed two years ago – the 8km Millenium Track...

That’s right – another foray into Palmerston’s hinterland! While I have my hands on George Griffiths’ excellent book detailing interesting...

I have previously visited Chrystalls Beach on its remote stretch of coastline south of Dunedin. What I didn’t know at...

We’d already climbed Mount Cargill the easy way, so today we were back to do it the hard way. The...

On our way back to Dunedin from the north, we decided on a whim to stop at the Matanaka historic...

A friend of mine has recently relocated to Palmerston, and invited me to stay over at her new house. This...

Today we set our sights on somewhere far afield – Swallows Track which loops through Herbert Forest in North Otago....

Today I teamed up again with KL’s Self Discovery as we seized the opportunity to visit Otago Harbour’s iconic Quarantine...