Veronica Sun Bay, Napier

“The Sunbay consists of a curved arcade with a pierced wall of unglazed windows on the seaward side and a group of columns on the western side. The structure was built in 1934, and in 1937 it was named the ‘Veronica Sun Bay’ when the bell from HMS Veronica was presented to the city as […]

Dunedin Railway Station

“Dunedin Railway Station embodies Dunedin’s wealthy inheritance. During the city’s most prosperous years this railway station was the country’s busiest, handling up to 100 trains each day.And though there have been many debates about whether the building is actually beautiful or not, the overall effect is undeniably grandiose and the station is New Zealand’s most […]

View from Te Mata Peak, Hawke’s Bay

According to Maori legend, Te Mata Peak and the hills south to Kahurānaki (near Havelock North) are formed by the body of Māori chief. Te Mata o Rongokako was a giant of a man who fell in love with another chief’s beautiful daughter. In an attempt to dissuade his daughter’s suitor from the romance, the […]

Vineyards, Autumn in Hawke’s Bay

Heretaunga, the original Māori name for Hawke’s Bay is home to several Māori tribes or iwi including Ngati Hineuru, Ngati Kahungunu, Rangitane, Ngati Kere, Whatui Apiti and Taiwhenua o Tamatea.

Manawatu Gorge

“The Manawatu Gorge, or Te Apiti in Maori means ‘The Narrow Passage’. It runs between the Ruahine and Tararua Ranges of the North Island of New Zealand, linking the Manawatu and Hawke’s Bay regions. It lies to the northeast of Palmerston North, its western end is near the small town of Ashhurst, its eastern end […]

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