Our hens surprise us with one of these every so often. On the left is a fairy egg (also known as a 'witch egg'), on the right is a...

Most of the trees we have planted at our 'permanent retreat' in Pohangina Valley (see Life changes) are New Zealand natives - and to the...

... But that's just my opinion, so I canvassed a number of individuals in my community to gauge their reaction to the book. Here is a...

One of Charles E. Wildbore's most evocative images (in a desolate kind of way) is this one of men getting ready to cart sleepers from...

Today's Manawatu Standard features an article on my latest book project, the story behind the images of Charles E. Wildbore, farmer,...

We are rather fortunate that when we feel the need to get out into nature, we have some pretty good stuff right on our doorstep - Totara...

The announcement of the upcoming symposium on Perth's 'lost lakes' - 'a 200 year history of infill, paving, draining, damming,...

I was privileged last month to be invited to be keynote speaker at the Fifth Biennial Symposium of the International Society of River...

Like many New Zealand homes, we have an artificial Christmas tree stashed away in its box, ready to be unfurled for the festive season....

Since my interview with Kathryn Ryan on RNZ yesterday, I have been inundated by inquiries about my new book Beyond Manapouri: 50 years of...