My first visit to the West Coast was in February 2019. I notched up a couple more firsts as well - a perfect Hokitika sunset and whitebait pizza Hokitika wears its slogan well – clearly the ‘cool little town’ on New Zealand’s west coast. Renowned for a …
Travels
A Bird’s Eye View
Exploring Wellington’s urban eco sanctuary Zealandia, I discovered this nature wonderland is more than meets the eye. On a flying trip to Wellington, I decided to check out the city's ecosanctuary, Zealandia, That was October. Arriving back home, national headlines flashed a story that a …
Fiordland – A Journey of Discovery
Walking in the footsteps of Captain Cook I explore the remote magic of Fiordland Luckily, I don’t drink beer. Had I been around Captain Cook, I would have had to quaff his ‘spruce’ draft. Brewing it from boiled rimu and manuka while anchored at Fiordland’s Pickersgill Harbour, he …