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Tag: Mysteries

Dredging up the Past on Aramoana Spit

Dredging up the Past on Aramoana Spit

amandaSeptember 20, 2023September 18, 20234 Comments
Spring of 2021 saw some wild weather in the south, with storms and high winds featuring strongly on our radars....
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The Strange, Sad Case of Minnie Dean

The Strange, Sad Case of Minnie Dean

amandaOctober 30, 2019October 30, 20193 Comments
Once again it was time for a day trip to Invercargill, and once again I planned to steal away my...
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41 Peg and the Karetai Trail

41 Peg and the Karetai Trail

amandaOctober 17, 2018January 14, 20193 Comments
I’ve wanted for some time to document the 41 Peg track that follows an old bridle track from Tomahawk Lagoon...
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Where Abel Tasman Met the Māori – And the Story that was Lost

Where Abel Tasman Met the Māori – And the Story that was Lost

amandaJuly 10, 2018July 10, 20185 Comments
While at the top of the South Island, there was one place I was absolutely determined to visit. So Dad...
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Heyward Bound

Heyward Bound

amandaMarch 19, 20182 Comments
Ever since visiting Heyward Point with the Wellness Walkers Trust group back in April 2017, I’d been wanting to return...
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Torpedoes, Explosions, and an Alleged Slave Ship: Deborah Bay’s Astonishing Past

Torpedoes, Explosions, and an Alleged Slave Ship: Deborah Bay’s Astonishing Past

amandaFebruary 16, 2018February 16, 201810 Comments
Deborah bay had been on my list for a long time, due to the remains of a ship with an...
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Estates and Inventions on the Buskin Track

Estates and Inventions on the Buskin Track

amandaOctober 24, 2017February 9, 20184 Comments
Previously, I have documented the various abandoned farmsteads to be found on Otago Peninsula’s Paradise Track, a project which took...
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The Secret Treasure of Hillside Wesleyan Church

The Secret Treasure of Hillside Wesleyan Church

amandaOctober 2, 201710 Comments
It was with some alarm that I learned of the pending demolition of the 1893 Methodist church on the corner...
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Monuments, Mayors and Mausoleums: A Historic Wander Around Port Chalmers

Monuments, Mayors and Mausoleums: A Historic Wander Around Port Chalmers

amandaSeptember 6, 2017April 12, 20184 Comments
I’d been hankering for a historic wander around Port Chalmers for some time, so it was a serendipitous day that...
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Lurking Around Larnach’s Farm

Lurking Around Larnach’s Farm

amandaJuly 18, 2017July 19, 20176 Comments
I have a confession to make: I’ve never been to Larnach Castle. And today, I once again would not see...
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