Monday, February 11th, 2019
The scenic beauty of the 22 km Skippers Canyon gorge is definitely not to be missed when visiting Queenstown area. Whether you see it up close on a speeding jet boat, take a drive along… (read more)
Monday, February 6th, 2017
At Cadbury’s chocolate factory in Dunedin work has begun restoring a long-disused building to it’s original appearance. Like many older buildings its facade was shaved in the name of modernisation in the 1950’s when the… (read more)
Thursday, September 15th, 2016
High above the arrivals hall in Auckland’s international airport is a plane. It looks tiny in the cavernous, reverberating terminal – merely a decorative prop. But this is the plane that flew from England to… (read more)
Tuesday, September 13th, 2016
It’s 1.20pm, and a catamaran idles with a baritone murmur at the wharf. On neighbouring jetties water taxis tug nonchalantly at their lines, a giant cruise ship towers over Waitohi wharf, and Picton harbour glitters… (read more)
Monday, August 29th, 2016
Last week I wrote a post about “visible shipwrecks” of the North Island coastline, wrecks that you can visit on foot. Our fascination with these rust-ridden hulks comes partly from our simultaneous love/fear of the… (read more)
Sunday, August 21st, 2016
Shipwrecks have a special lure, don’t they? The spectre of tragedy that surrounds them, the resonance of loss, and a reminder of the ocean’s uncompromising power. More than most historical artefacts – restored cars, preserved… (read more)
Sunday, July 17th, 2016
On a spit of headland north of Gisborne, presiding sightlessly over the Pacific Ocean and the Ariel Reef, stands the rust-stained column of the Tuahine Point lighthouse. If, like me, you enjoy scouting out… (read more)
Tuesday, July 5th, 2016
Railways were once the heart of a country. Both socially and commercially they were vital links, often the only links. In 19th century New Zealand thousands of settlers laboured for years, even decades on a… (read more)
Monday, April 4th, 2016
Dolphins are perhaps the most loved and respected creatures in the sea. Considered by marine biologists to be highly intelligent, they have a brain-to-body mass ratio second only to humans. They are also very… (read more)
Monday, March 28th, 2016
Whilst looking for something else I found this photo. It was taken in 1922, in Lower Queen St, Auckland. Among other things, it’s a snapshot of technology in transition: jaywalking pedestrians, electric trams, cars,… (read more)
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