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...

The Stormy Shore of New Plymouth

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...

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

Dad and I felt it was high time to take another (literal!) page out of Paul Hayward’s More Intriguing Dunedin...

I’d been hankering for a historic wander around Port Chalmers for some time, so it was a serendipitous day that...

It did not take much convincing for Mick and the rest of my new friends at the Stonehenge B&B to...