a sign you don't see much anymore

hold on!

The back roads south of Kaitaia....

tree rage!!

Someone has obviously upset the neighbours!!
It would appear that covering their fence and letterbox in om symbols offers no protection from irate tree lovers....
Spotted just outside Kaitaia.

pheasant road-kill

Just out of Waipapakauri on 90 Mile Beach I found a recently killed pheasant by the side of the road. Back at camp Te Araroa tramper Tyler shared some preparation techniques, then a couple of days later at Ahirapa camp Grahame helped me eat my find.

See the video at:
https://youtu.be/R7h72JOTnEo

I find some old photographic slides

In a Kaikohe junk shop I came across a box of old colour slides from the 1970’s. I find discarded social history of this sort fascinating - here are highlights of someone’s life, carefully, and probably proudly, recorded and annotated....then under different circumstances simply junked.
Thanks to www.freesfx.co.nz for the soundtrack....

See the video:

 

https://youtu.be/Ip44pln-Q3g

In a Kaikohe junk shop I came across a box of old colour slides from the 1970’s. I find discarded social history of this sort fascinating - here are highlights of someone’s life, carefully, and probably proudly, recorded and annotated....then under different circumstances simply junked.
Thanks to www.freesfx.co.nz for the soundtrack....

See the video:

industrial devastation

Visiting old, abandoned industrial sites is a rare pleasure. On this trip I came across a burnt-out wood-mill in Kaitaia opposite the cemetery.
On Sunday of Labour Day with no-one around I was able to explore the site quite thoroughly....

See the video:

 

https://youtu.be/hY-rdxZjzaA

   

2015 National Weaving Hui - Part Two

A visit to the National Weaving Hui at Ahipara, and a look at the local marae.

See the video:

 

https://youtu.be/hY-rdxZjzaA