

"Nature and Wellbeing" is launched into the World!
Totara Press launched "Nature and Wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand" on 12 November in Wellington, with attendees coming from far and...


"Wildbore" scoops Heritage Trust award
"Wildbore: A photographic legacy" has been awarded best book about the Manawatu for the last two years. Read the Manawatu/Stuff coverage...


Funny animal friends - Pohangina style
One of the things we enjoy about living in the country is observing the interactions of the animals - both among their own kind and with...


The Gully Project: We have science!
My botanic discovery on Day 4 of the Gully Project was this attractive little seedling, found growing through the leaf litter about a...


The Gully Project Day 3 - Tree sculpture
This photo, taken on Day 3 of the Gully Project, is not really about plant identification, but more about sheer enjoyment of the...


The Gully Project: Day 2
Welcome to Day 2 of the Gully Project! Today, on this uncharacteristically warm (16 degrees as I write this) winter's day, the gully's...


The gully project: Day 1
As some of you may have gathered, I am working on a book exploring the connection between nature and wellbeing - focusing on...


Launch of "Song of the River"
Last night, Caitlyn and I were guest speakers at the launch of the 2019 republication of Joy Cowley's classic "Song of the River"....


Christchurch's "Garden of Tranquility"
Above: "Tomorrow is a new day": A rock in the Recovery Garden Christchurch, and especially its Red Zone, it a veritable hotbed of nature...


Garden of tranquility
Christchurch, and especially its Red Zone, it a veritable hotbed of nature and wellbeing projects – the topic of my latest book. A vast...



















