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The first two years of my life were spent on a large sheep and beef station called Leefield; part of the beautiful Waihopai Valley. Today, while the sheep and beef may have been replaced by row upon row of grape vines, the old road remains the same. Delightfully rural and resilient, despite the pass...

I was raised in Marlborough, and Rarangi, a small coastal settlement on the far northeast of , was a place we visited for beach picnics. Only 15 minutes drive from Blenheim, the road trip always seemed to take an eternity when measured through the eyes of a child. Rarangi always felt remote and wild...

This image captures everything I love about New Zealand; from the snow-capped mountains to the wild and untamed beauty of our beaches. There is nothing contrived and manicured about New Zealand; it is raw, rugged and running free. Of all the places to live in the world, there is nowhere I would rath...

Rārangi is a remote beach settlement located at the very top of the South Island's East Coast. Its name means place where the sun rises and on a fine day, the north island is plain to see. Rārangi is a place from my childhood; remote, wild, desolate and exciting. Coming back with my son 40 years l...

Magnificent. That's the only way I can describe the time of morning when the sun has not quite made it above the horizon line. The amber-coloured embers of the emerging backlit against the last remnants of the night sky are sublime. The cool blue colour palette of sea and sky, together with amber w...