Awarua O Porirua Taniwha Learns to Fly #4

Awarua is a taniwha (in the form of a giant lizard) of Porirua Harbour. The young Awarua wanted to be … More

Te Rangihaeata and McKillop, Bottle Creek 1846

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

This earthquake rolling through Kapiti Island was inspired by Sam Hunt’s poem (which he recites in “Cape Turnagain” by the … More

How do the tourist operators in Kaikoura always find a whale to watch? Acrylic on canvas, 12’x8″

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