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Sgt. Dan the Creamota Man

And then I thought, “Well fuck this”… Continue reading Sgt. Dan the Creamota Man

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Fifty Shades of Green

Wandering among the graves, I am struck by the thought that it was from quiet country parishes like this that many of New Zealand’s early settlers came from and that maybe, just maybe, one of my own ancestors may have once walked in this very place. Continue reading Fifty Shades of Green

A WALK ACROSS THE ROOFTOPS
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A WALK ACROSS THE ROOFTOPS

Hong Kong has a secret alter ego. Beyond Stanley – a trendy seaside suburb on a peninsula suspended from the … Continue reading A WALK ACROSS THE ROOFTOPS

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Wide Awake in Dreamland

Out here nothing changes, not in a hurry anyway. You feel the endlessness, running on the light of day…   … Continue reading Wide Awake in Dreamland

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The Light Horse

With cold steel bayonets gleaming, in sodden seas of blood. They raced towards the stronghold, all in a crimson flood,Such … Continue reading The Light Horse

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The House of Blakiston

My great-grandfather, Charles Robert Blakiston, came to New Zealand in 1860, having first tried his luck in the Australian goldfields. … Continue reading The House of Blakiston

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Maps

Maps are fascinating. Their intricate detail and their arcane symbols always seem to whisper “come and find out.”    Continue reading Maps

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The City of Light

“I dig my toes into the sand; The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds, strewn across a blue blanket…”                                  – … Continue reading The City of Light

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Time in the Flinders Ranges

Here endless trickles count what comes to be and grain by grain the runnels decimate Eternity.         … Continue reading Time in the Flinders Ranges

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Prologue

“The earthquake struck at two minutes and fifty-six seconds past midnight. Deep underground, the ancient rocks of Zealandia ruptured. With … Continue reading Prologue

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