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...

Curious Canals and Rusting Wrecks of the Wairau

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...

While at the top of the South Island, there was one place I was absolutely determined to visit. So Dad...

Waitangi Day meant a day off, and that meant a fitting adventure had to be found. I fixed on Huriawa...

It was day two of our Wellness Walkers jaunt to Queenstown and we came together after our various Saturday adventures...

An adventureless morning found me once again occupied by my habit of perusing local maps for interesting places. Scrolling down...