Hamish, Mapua’s resident white heron, graced the wharf with his presence from the late 1980s until 2011 when he was last seen emptying Kathie Russell’s goldfish pond in Brightwater in…
Buying wine in New Zealand is a bit tricky, especially if you come from a traditional wine-growing region. There aren’t many small vineyards where you get to meet the vintner…
…….I do like sunsets around here. Hoddy Rd, Mapua.
The consensus of opinion in Nelson is that the best pies are the ones from The Lunch Stop on Pascoe St, run by Mey Khong and Ng Khong, a couple…
…in the Big City Mapua channel
This is why I’m in New Zealand. Bruce (world class land yachtie/blo-karter and someone who achieved lasting notoriety by asking Colin McCahon, one of New Zealand’s most significant, influential and…
…next to Gillian Orange and Annette Blue. That’s what they wrote down when I asked them to emerge from anonymity for NTNDP/MDP when I photographed them at Basecamp, a serious…
Patrick and Ross at the Golden Bear brewery on Mapua wharf. At 7%, it’s sure to give you Delirium Tremors. Or whatever they call it…..
Nikau, window, lamp. Almost Bauhaus
Guy McCracken, champion barista and owner of the exquisite Café on Oxford and Erika, his excellent co-baristeuse. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – his/her doppio is…
> Mapua Wharf has few permanent residents. Seagulls, mostly. Rowdy lot. So it was good to see some talent in the form of Gill Knox the other day, quietly painting…
> “I knew you were here, darling” she said when I called “Robby told me” “Robby” is the daughter of our best friends and my babysittee from waaaay back. She…
> “I hope you’ll have time to meet up if you’re in Auckland” wrote bro Paul of Auckland West fame when he heard I was zipping through. I told him…
> I’m not sure if this will I KNOW that this doesn’t slot neatly into the DP concept, but a) I grew up just down the road b) I’m…
> The Moutere Inn has valid claims to fame. The oldest pub in New Zealand. Tick. 12 local beers on tap. Tick. Good food. Tick. Cool owners. Tick. Folk night…
> Maintaining the “clean green” image is important in New Zealand and you’ll find recycling efforts wherever you look. This is a good example of the creative use of…
> Retailers pretty much everywhere are having a tough time and the Richmond Mall is no exception. The ONLY record store in town is gone to be replaced by YET…
> …. Big City village. A dimly-lit Mapua Wharf. The “Rak” appears to have departed for ports unknown….
> The Golden Bear brewery on Mapua wharf fills an ideal role as a social hub of the community. Given that New Zealand’s a village and Mapua is thus the…
> Been a bit damp around there for the last few days and these animals being paraded through the streets 2 by 2 have me a bit worried. And…
Trying to get these three to stand still and pose sensibly for a photo is like herding cats. And when you think you’ve got it, there’s the “Oh, I…
> This is so direly sad that even the sale notice is tearful. Jay Farnsworth’s exquisitely elegant and stylish “REDGallery” on Bridge St is closing at the end of…
> I don’t believe that this chappy died of choking, despite an emergency tracheotomy…. Nelson’s agricultural. Gumboots are standard footwear, Toyota HiLux is common transportation and blokes are rugged and…
> This is how iPhone 4 sees the entrance to the Waimea Estuary under a threatening sky. No post-production. This is it.
> Built in 1901 in Paisley, Scotland for the Government as a submarine mining vessel, the Janie Seddon spent most of her career on Wellington Harbour and is credited with…
> Pinboard at the Upper Moutere Store.
> The Zumo Café gets better all the time. Not only do they now serve my double espresso in a REAL espresso cup, they also have the “New Yorker”. People…
> I like the idea of the free pool at RT’s Party Bar. Hope it’s heated….
> When Mum & Dad visited me in the UK, the first thing that Dad wanted was a cup of tea. “Thank GOODNESS for REAL TEA” he said “Pan American…
> Friday night @ Mapua Wharf Empty restaurant included. The Golden Bear Brewery was well visited, though….
> This captures Meg of Nelson Daily Photo fame as well as any photo I’ve seen. Even if I say so myself. Cheeky as always, glint of a smile…
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