Our People, Our Country

The book Travelling Light, Stories from the world we explored in the 70s, began as a blog.

If you’ve ever arrived at a popular beach mid-afternoon, and been unable to find a free spot of sand to spread out your towel (let alone a free car park), you’ll know what vacation-envy feels like.

The season of beach combing is upon us, and what could be more exciting than striking it super-lucky! We’re talking about finding ambergris, a rare and highly valuable natural material

I believe that everyone has a story and that by sharing these stories, through thoughtful and captivating storytelling, we can positively impact people’s lives and the world.

When the opportunity to recycle our soft plastics arrived in the country a few years back, householders breathed a collective sigh of relief.

There are several places in New Zealand which have the appearance of Badlands, however, our true, natural Badlands, can be found at Clay Cliffs in Omarama.

A highly sought after, exotic spice, which can reach as much as $50 a gram, is being grown in the heart of our most southern province.

They’re sweet, oily, deliciously resiny – and infinitely moreish.  We’re talking pine nuts, one of the most expensive nuts in the world!

In a field half an hour’s drive south of Masterton, New Zealand boasts a Stonehenge of its own, and this ‘stone circle’ has definite connections with astronomy

Have you ever thought what New Zealand would be like in the year 2050, twenty-eight years from now?