Cannibals and Colonials - rambles through New Zealand past and present
Sunday 15 November 2015
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.
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
See the video at:
https://youtu.be/R7h72JOTnEo
Friday 30 October 2015
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....
Thanks to www.freesfx.co.nz for the soundtrack....
See the video:
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:
On Sunday of Labour Day with no-one around I was able to explore the site quite thoroughly....
See the video:
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:
See the video:
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