A Changed New Reality Covid 19 Lockdown was for us a time of reflection, rest and catch up on some of the garden cut backs and some building maintenance. In essence it was quite special as in our lifetime we have never experienced life at a stand still with no traffic on our roads, no…
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Fyffe Country Lodge and Covid Lockdown Covid 19 Lockdown was for us a time of reflection, rest and catch up on some of the garden cut backs and some building maintenance. In essence it was quite special as in our lifetime we have never experienced life at a stand still with no traffic on…
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Despite recent suffering from the effects of cyclone Gita Kaikoura has had quite an amazing summer with good tourist numbers.
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A sea of orange jackets is the norm for our region with some 1300 road workers on the road and about the town not to mention the influx of contractors who are working to repair earthquake damaged homes throughout our region.
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Fyffe Country Lodge …. Improvements We have owned the Fyffe Country Lodge for 20 years and have loved the lovely cedar doors and windows. But with the ever increasing energy costs we reluctantly made the decision to replace them with more modern units. We approached First Doors and Windows ….. Christchurch company …..and sought their…
DetailsPicture It !! You are driving 2 hours north of Christchurch on State Highway One and just covered the hills of the Hunderlees only to find yourself cruising alongside the most beautiful turquoise/blue coloured ocean standing out from the jagged rock along the shore, the surf a glistening white foam. Yes !! This is the…
DetailsWinter at Fyffe Lodge Like everyone else throughout New Zealand at this time of the year we have heads down and bottoms up with pruning and trimming. With some 60 roses on site it takes us a while not to mention the grape vine and the stone fruit trees. Stringing up the…
DetailsSpring is Busy Busy for Kaikoura and Surrounds…….. So much activity….. The Hop Our region starts off with the Kaikoura Hop usually around the 24th September. This is great for car enthusiasts and the event attract approximately 700 car entries. The town just buzzes. Entries are from all over New Zealand and already I understand…
DetailsCabin fever was starting to set in and thankfully we had the Olympic Games to enjoy over the past 2 weeks of downpours. The ground so soggy and small lakes everywhere. Alas… we woke to the pristine snow capped mountain vista of Kaikoura. It was absolutely idyllic. We drove our Russian guests to the water…
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