Te Rangihaeata: Exodus to Battle Hill #2

The 2nd of 3 of Te Rangihaeata and Ngati Toa vacating their pa at Pauatahanui for Battle Hill in 1846. … More

Te Rangihaeata: Exodus to Battle Hill #1

2017 resolution to tell more stories. This one is set in 1846 when local Maori, the Ngati Toa led by … More

Just back from Europe, mainly France after a long absence. So much improvement in access to and presentation of art … More

Awarua O Porirua is a taniwha of Porirua harbour. The young Awarua wanted to be able to migrate with his … More

Tonight – Christmas Eve 2013- is the 60th anniversary of the Tangiwai disaster. NZers will know the story but briefly, a … More

My entry into the 2014 Pataka Museum Art Awards. Awarua O Porirua is a taniwha (in the form of a … More

Captain Cook’s first landfall in New Zealand was in my home town Gisborne on 7 October 1769. Things went badly … More

Oils on canvas 24″ x 36″. The view is from Colonial Knob just above Porirua City looking north to the … More

Te Rangihaeata was the nephew of the great Ngati Toa warrior Te Rauparaha. Te Rangihaeata’s pa/village was at the head … More