I was sitting on a plane bound for Charlotte, North Carolina when the lady next to me started a conversation. “Where are you from?” was her first question after she heard me pronounce water with a ‘t’. As we talked… Read More ›
Devonport
101 reasons to visit NZ Sculpture Onshore
There are so many reasons to visit NZ Sculpture Onshore that I don’t know where to start. There’s great pride in knowing that NZ has so many talented artists, established and emerging. There’s the spectacular location looking across the Hauraki Gulf… Read More ›
Guns, tunnels and views from North Head
North Head is one of two volcanic cones in Devonport (the other is Mt Victoria) and because of its position at the entrance to Auckland’s Waitemata harbour and its sweeping views across the Hauraki Gulf to the north and east… Read More ›
101 reasons to visit Devonport (even on a cloudy day)
There are probably hundreds of reasons to visit this seaside suburb – cafes, volcanoes, beaches, art galleries, boats, handmade chocolates, boutique shopping, views, gorgeous wooden villas, the oldest working cinema in NZ, and a really good second hand bookshop –… Read More ›
