One of my old mates Bruce is shifting house out of a classic historic abode, and moving to town in Ranfurly. So it was a “house cooling” – maybe “warming” is coming. Matakanui is off the beaten track a wee bit, and that’s the way I often prefer to go to and from the...
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This post was hopefully the first of a few chronicling my mind-set and journeys of late, but having got this far I think I’ll keep it short and just post photos for awhile. To much navel gazing otherwise!. Anyway here goes on a sort of compressed journey touching on and reflecting perhaps a little...
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In 1862 Gold was discovered throughout the Central Otago and 150 years later we are celebrating this milestone. http://gold150.org.nz/ I’ve not had a lot of time off lately and it seems the trend will continue for a week or two yet as I develop software for Skydive Wanaka, so it’s all ready for the...
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It was back in the late 60′s I started skiing, and at a club field complete with rope tow, walk in/up to the snow, dig the rope out after storms and crank up the tractor. We’d often ski so late we’d walk down in the dark to the accommodation hut. That’s when my love...
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Five call-outs in a couple of weeks! Too many accidents and deaths of a tragic nature for Wanaka Search and Rescue of late. I’ve been on standby, so bags packed I took quite an interest in what might be coming up! I don’t mind waiting, and understand the need – any operation is sophisticated...
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A bunch of crosses in a populated cemetery can numb my mind if I consider the whole experience of being human, and the collective experiences of all who’ve gone before us to once again return to the dust of the universe. A lonely grave seems to bite deeper – the space creates context that...
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I’m not sure when I learnt of it, or when the desire set in, but I have wanted to visit the Serpentine Church for many years. It was the highest church in New Zealand, and is situated in a snow tussock basin 90 mins. drive south of the Old Dunstan Rd....
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Every year or two I like to do a trip through the Nevis Valley in Central Otago, and on every occasion I end up taking longer and longer, as it’s just full of history and points of interest. So working our way from Garston back to Bannockburn here are a few of the dwellings...
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![A Deed of Recognition, from the Crown for a taonga [treasure of Ngai Tahu]](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_XHA7lMgB5Q8/TJ9uBkwxolI/AAAAAAAACME/zWcCtWFL88E/mavora-1.jpg?imgmax=800)
“Hikurangi and Manawapopore are an integral part of a network of trails which were used by Ngai Tahu in order to ensure safe journeys. Activities along the way including camping overnight and gathering kai . The trails were part of summer-time pursuits such as kai-hau-kai, whanaungatanga [the renewal and...
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I’ve just been exploring yet another function of a new scanner I bought awhile back – this time doing colour negatives. I’ve done a few hundred old colour slides, but the negs. take a bit more time, as for starters they’re not so easy to eye-ball and identify what they’re of. Anyway I was...
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