I have worked in and around aviation, mostly helicopters for a large part of my working life in one way or another. In New Zealand with search and rescue, hunting, sphagnum moss, agriculture, and gaining my pilots licences for helicopter and fixed wing. I also spent a number of years in the West Australian outback […]
Sphagnum Moss
What is it? There has been a sphagnum moss industry on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island for a number of years. The numerous swamps and high rainfall makes for ideal growing conditions. In New Zealand sphagnum moss is harvested by hand and exported worldwide for use as hanging basket liners, as a […]
Mountain Search and Rescue
From the bush and mountain skills gained during my hunting experience, I was able to be part of my local Greymouth Mountain Search and Rescue Organization for around 10 years. We were a group of experienced hunters and trampers (hikers) that volunteered to be on call 24/7. Often we would get the call in the […]
Hunting Tips
I want to say first off that these tips are general principles and some of the points could be downright dangerous if you are hunting in a country with potential man killers. You will need to know the individual habits of the animal you are hunting. Bears, cougars, lions, will need different hunting skills and […]
Hunting in New Zealand
I was brought up with firearms and learned to use and respect them from around 12 years old. My father bought me a BSA Meteor air rifle when I was still at school and he would take me out rabbit shooting with it below the Waimakariri River Gorge near Christchurch. As soon as I was […]
Christchurch Earthquake 8 Months Later
Devil’s Punchbowl Waterfall ‘Te Tautea o Hinekakai’
Since buying my Nikon D700 camera I have always wanted to try out one of those classic flowing waterfall pictures, but living in Perth Australia, which surely must be one of the flattest cities on the planet, the opportunity for grand flowing waterfalls is not there. There is the nearby Darling Ranges but they are […]