Stewart Island Orchids, Morepork and a happy Galley Slave

Tours to Ulva Island Staying at Sails Ashore on Stewart Island includes a guided discovery tour of Ulva Island with Peter … your host. The changing seasons and attendant flowers, ferns and birds is the focus of many of my posts. Orchid Season draws to a close Yesterday I found a clump of Autumn (Easter)…

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Stewart Island remembers it’s past

Norsk Feiring, Norwegian Celebration Weekend. Stewart Island has had a long historic association with whalers. This started with the discovery of the “Solander” Grounds to the west of the Island in the 1830’s and continued for more or less 100 years, culminating with the arrival into Paterson Inlet in 1923 of the Rosshavet Whaling Companies factory…

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ATTRACTIONS IN HANMER SPRINGS

ATTRACTIONS IN HANMER SPRINGS  HELI-SIGHT SEEING TOURS Embark on the journey of a lifetime with Hanmer Springs Helicopters- one of New Zealand’s leading tourist flight and commercial helicopter services company. Hanmer Springs Helicopters™ is renowned for exciting helicopter tours, top hunting and fishing trips and spots. We have 25 years expertise in heavy lift operations…

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Safari Lodge Motor Cycles and Trucks

Safari Lodge on Tour During the last 12 months we have managed to get out and about touring on our old Harley Davidson Motorcycle with a trip to Auckland and a Rally at Mount Cook. The only down side of running Safari Lodge Invercargill, is the summer months are spent in doors. We frequently  host…

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Culture and Heritage

New Zealand is said to have the shortest history of human settlement of any country in the world, with the first residents arriving only in the 13th Century. Though this history is indeed quite short, there is more to the history of New Zealand than just the story of human settlement. In fact, that same…

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