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…
DetailsThe Colours of Tuscany . . . . Spring is finally here, making the yellows of Villa Toscana even brighter: . . The year Gone By We have had a very interesting year, and amongst other things hosted a beautiful wedding with 90 guests …….. Wedding Video And at the same time…
DetailsSpring Keri Keri is blooming with beautiful flowers and stunning spring growth. We are enjoying a stunning spring which bodes well for summer. Long, dry and hot. We are this year thoroughly enjoying the fruits of our 7 years of labour in our garden. We planted Sally Holmes Roses when we arrived in this idyllic…
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The Year Flies By I cannot believe it is November already, where has the year gone ??. Te Anau in the News As you may know Te Anau has been in the news lately for a number of reasons, first we fought off a private venture company who wanted to put a tunnel through 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…
DetailsHaast Highway An update on the Haast Pass Highway 6 slip for the South Island properties sending guests up the West coast. The road has been open 93% of the last 15 days October 2 to October 17. This is having devastating consequences for tourism operators both on the coast and in Wanaka. There have…
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