The Empire and the Island

I’ve now recounted several of my adventures on Niue. You’ve seen me settle in, meet the people, snorkel and sightsee....

Reflections of Waitangi at Karitane

Waitangi Day meant a day off, and that meant a fitting adventure had to be found. I fixed on Huriawa...

Ever since visiting Heyward Point with the Wellness Walkers Trust group back in April 2017, I’d been wanting to return...

Well here goes – my last Dunedin adventure for quite a long time! We decided to strike off a place...

Today I realised one of my long-held ambitions – a visit to Ryans Beach, where the rusted ruin of the...

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