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A new piece of cycleway in Levin
It’s been a little while since I’ve got up Levin way on my bicycle, but I was delighted to find a nice new bit of shared cycleway/footpath on Queen Street East, built to a high standard wi… more →
Wellington Region Cycleways
Chalkle° provides libraries with community engagement metrics
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wrote 1 week ago: Last night we held the first Reality Librarianship 2013 event with Jo Ransom from Te Takere sharing … more →
Hay-making on the Horowhenua terracelands
wrote 4 months ago: Hay bales in fields just south of Shannon, Horowhenua. Photo: C. Knight This shot, taken just south … more →
Yes. My holiday had a hashtag. #levinloveinn
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wrote 5 months ago: Just after Christmas 7 of my favourite people and I travelled to a fancy mansion in the middle of al … more →
Long Beach at Waikanae
wrote 5 months ago: And for the lazy finish to a weekend of eating (last weekend!), a fine Sunday called for a brunch ri … more →
A new piece of cycleway in Levin
wrote 7 months ago: It’s been a little while since I’ve got up Levin way on my bicycle, but I was delighted … more →
MC
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wrote 8 months ago: Horowhenua NZ, Sept 2012: It’s virtually impossible to find any information about this place. … more →
Tramping from Levin to Palmerston North
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wrote 9 months ago: If you’ve got a spare 4 days and want a decent enough tramp that isn’t going to kill you … more →
It's a pity we live amongst the unimaginative
wrote 9 months ago: A while ago I wrote a piece called the Heart of the Horowhenua which were some ideas about how I wou … more →
Haus
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wrote 10 months ago: Foxton, Horowhenua, NZ, June2012: An abandoned house I noticed while passing through Foxton. It … more →
The town that lost its river: the sad story of Piriharakeke
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wrote 1 year ago: The history and identity of the Horowhenua coastal town of Foxton is intrinsically linked to the Man … more →
The little engine that couldn't: the Miranui tramway
wrote 1 year ago: The Miranui flaxmill, located in the Makerua swamp just north of the Horowhenua town of Shannon, was … more →
When the country came to town: Horowhenua A&P Show
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wrote 1 year ago: Agricultural & Pastoral shows were an annual feature of my rural upbringing. Last year we went t … more →
Thwarted access to the hills
wrote 1 year ago: In other countries there is a right to roam. On my Scottish OE I enjoyed climbing any hill that took … more →
The weekend wanderer...
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wrote 1 year ago: For those of you only interested in Wellington eaties, don’t read on. This is a summary of go … more →
For a richer New Zealand
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wrote 1 year ago: Spotted in Levin tonight. For a richer New Zealand. Back with bicycle related posts after tomorrow … more →
Hausing
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wrote 1 year ago: Horowhenua, NZ Nov 2011: Canon EOS 30D/Canon EF 50 f/1.8 II … more →
Mmmmm Relish...
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wrote 1 year ago: An extra bonus post this week (haven’t I been busy). Relish cafe in Waikanae. Yummmmo. A fine … more →
The ebb and flow of a rural township: Tokomaru
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wrote 1 year ago: My last post How did the Korean War change the NZ landscape? and specifically the mention of the dem … more →
Six Disks Track
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wrote 1 year ago: Here’s another suggestion for something to do when the rugby is on; The Six Disks Tramp near L … more →
