Yesterday afternoon, my wife and I took ourselves up into the Christchurch Port Hills for a bit of a leg stretch. Starting from the Sign of the Kiwi, we wandered up the Sugarloaf Loop track, for about a kilometre or so before stopping at a marvelous scenic view point with expansive views of the SouthContinue reading “Lyttelton Harbours Views – on Foot”
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Touring NZ
Something to be said about visiting a new place, or revisiting an old place. We recently found ourselves back in Fiordland’s Milford Sound (Piopiotahi) after a long hiatus, but the drive down through the Lindis Pass from Christchurch, and over Queenstown’s Devil’s Staircase reminded me that New Zealand’s roads, while they can be spectacularly scenic,Continue reading “Touring NZ”
Fabulous Fiordland
For those of you that haven’t been there, or not been for many years, Fiordland and Milford Sound are among my top locations to visit. Having worked in Milford Sound for the better part of three years, in the earlier parts of this century (sounds so long ago doesn’t it?) I fell in love withContinue reading “Fabulous Fiordland”
Magical Nelson Lakes
If you’re ever up around the Nelson Lakes National Park near the top of the South Island, and the weather co-operates, I’d strongly recommend the sunset from the shores of Lake Rotoiti. When we were there recently, the setting sun caught the tops of the ranges in a stunning orange glow before fading to aContinue reading “Magical Nelson Lakes”
A New Year is Upon us
Seasons Greetings. Merry Christmas (ok, its a day or two late!) and Happy New Year. We are really looking forward to welcoming guests in the New Year, firstly from NZ, and if the indications and noises from the Government are to be believed, we may be welcoming guests from overseas (well, Australia anyway!) by theContinue reading “A New Year is Upon us”
Now What?
Well here we are almost at the end of 2021. What a year! Who’d’ve thought we’d have been in and through another lockdown and still with elevated Covid-19 levels throughout the country, with Auckland and some other parts of the North Island at Level 3 and the rest of the country at Level 2! ByContinue reading “Now What?”
More interested in our photography than tours? No problem!
Well now.. Looking for our landscape and nature photography artworks, rather than our scenic tours? Just a reminder that we’ve still got our previous website, Koru Wilderness Images which is home to our landscape and nature photography. Not sure what the web address is? Here it is for you: Koru Wilderness Images Enjoy!
New Website – New Name
Well the time has finally come! In the next few days we’re moving our Scenic Tours operation out from our photography website “Koru Wilderness Images” and into its own website with its own branding: “Koru Scenic Tours”. We’ve already updated most of our social media platforms, and now its time to update the website itself,Continue reading “New Website – New Name”