I left Wellington on the afternoon of Wednesday 22 February, flying first to Melbourne and then on to Perth (both flights approx 4 hours...

Upon reflection: an update on Sunday’s braindump about new ideas I feel compelled to open with a metaphor about the sudden flare of a ...

I’m at that point with THE NOVEL where I know I’ll be finished with it one day — we’re talking months, not days, not years — and I can affor...

Reading muddle I'm in a bit of a (paper) reading muddle at the moment. I seem to start a book I'm really excited about, then somet...

The old Sydney Street substation, photographed by Rachel Connolly. Copyright NZ Historic Places Trust  . There may be some people out t...

In this final instalment on my trip down south I will fulfil my promise (and then some) of posting bird photos . Northern royal albatros...

Earthquakes, Waitaki District I went down south with a rough itinerary and a bunch of must sees (towns, museums, coastal stretches), b...

Sometimes I talk too much... Lake Tekapo Lake Pukaki On the way to The Hermitage Aoraki/Mt Cook, south face Waitaki Basin ...