Estates and Inventions on the Buskin Track

Previously, I have documented the various abandoned farmsteads to be found on Otago Peninsula’s Paradise Track, a project which took...

Surat, The Ship that Whiskey Wrecked

Today we wandered far afield to an area I’ve been wanting to explore for some time – The Catlins, its...

Dad was heading to Clyde to meet up with a visiting group of overseas entomologists, so I took the chance...

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

While perusing the New Zealand Walking Access Mapping System (WAMS) for adventure ideas, I came across something rather intriguing. I’d...

I’d been back in Dunedin a week or two before I proposed an adventure with my good friend KL from...

It’s a clear sunny winter day, which means it’s time to make good on my promise to summit Puketapu, the...

That’s right – another foray into Palmerston’s hinterland! While I have my hands on George Griffiths’ excellent book detailing interesting...

On our way back to Dunedin from the north, we decided on a whim to stop at the Matanaka historic...

A friend of mine has recently relocated to Palmerston, and invited me to stay over at her new house. This...