Adrift on the Avon

I find myself at a loss in Christchurch. I’m here because someone I love lies in the ICU at Christchurch...

Black Peter’s Gold Trail

As I arrived in Lawrence for my investigation into the Chinese community that once lived there, I couldn’t help but...

There’s been a lot of attention in the media recently about detention camps or internment camps, how they should be...

We had finally made it, Auntie and I, to the place where our forebears had first become Kiwis. Here we...

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

Another ANZAC Day provided the setting for a now-traditional adventure between Dad and I. Dad suggested a road trip to...

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

So I’d made it to Auckland. Day one had been a write-off, with a cancelled flight and a complete failure...

I’ve wanted for some time to document the 41 Peg track that follows an old bridle track from Tomahawk Lagoon...

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