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Stirling Falls, Milford Sound

March 9, 2011 by  
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Milford Sound is named after Milford Haven in Wales, while the Cleddau River which flows into the sound is also named for its Welsh namesake. The Māori named the sound Piopiotahi after the thrush-like piopio bird, now extinct. Piopiotahi means “a single piopio”, harking back to the legend of Māui trying to win immortality for […]

Graham Buchan: PEFR Consultant

February 23, 2011 by  
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“Graham Buchan already had a BSc Land Economics from the University of Paisley, Scotland before deciding in 2005 to give up his day job as Head of Asset and Portfolio Risk with Westpac Global Property Solutions, Sydney. He went on to complete a second BSc in Environmental Forensics at UTS. At his 2009 graduation, he […]