In Toitū today I was lucky to hear Dougall Mackay pipe his way through the galleries to mark Saint Andrew’s Day, acknowledging our city’s...

A jog up to Swampy Summit in the mist this morning. We came across many of these prickly plants: Taramea (Aciphylla aurea) or Golden...

I have to add that the lupins along the Ahuriri River and through the Lindis are really pretty at the moment 🤗 #nature

The Lindis Pass - for our journey home south, we came via Central Otago over the Lindis. Otago surveyor John Turnbull Thomson traversed...

St Patrick’s Basilica in Oamaru. I had the opportunity to pop inside and see this lovely building as I drove north on Thursday. Completed...

While it continued to feel like winter out there yesterday, I was excited to find a small reminder of summer deep in my freezer. A sweet...

. . I can hear you making small holes in the silence rain . . A snippet from the beautiful poem Rain by Hone Tuwhare. Today as I...

Yesterday I was one of almost 6000 keen beans running the Queenstown half marathon - a super scenic run that attracts people from all...

Local walnuts! I spotted a small roadside stall at the entrance to the Kawarau Gorge from the Cromwell side and picked up a kilo of...

The clear blue waters of the Clutha outlet track heading towards Albert Town. This 3km riverside section is part of both the Te Araroa...