What Happened at Waireka

When I last left my ancestors the Parsons, they had just stepped off the Timandra and into their new lives...

Duntroon’s Vanished World

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

A day off, bright sun, no pressing responsibilities? Must be time for an adventure! I planned accordingly, and with haste....

We’d finally emerged from the chrysalis of country-wide quarantine into a long winter weekend. Now that adventure (within reason) was...

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

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

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

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

A family member needed to make a day trip to Invercargill, so I generously offered to drive and even extended...

When last we left my Waitangi Day adventure, I had just finished my tour of the little cemetery perched atop...