Catlins Calling

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

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...

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...