new zealand 2017/2018 – Page 8

Kiss from a rose

Beautiful flowers in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.

…you can see Nelson and the Boulder Bank. And perhaps further in the distance you can even see as far as Abel Tasman N.P. I love Nelson. It’s one of my favourite cities in New Zealand. I’ve been there quite a few times, but this was the first time I hiked up to the CentreContinueContinue reading “On the horizon…”

Unfurling fern frond

“In pounamu carving the koru is said to represent new beginnings, growth and regeneration. We know it symbolises the fern frond seen in New Zealand’s native bush because of a Maori proverb that speaks of rebirth and growth: Ka hinga atu he tete-kura – ka hara-mai he tete-kura (As one fern frond dies – one is born toContinueContinue reading “Unfurling fern frond”

It’s always going to be like this, isn’t it?

As I write this post, it’s a dull and grey day in December, and we’ve had our first bit of snow. Life happens completely indoors. Ideally, I’d hibernate through to March, haha. I can’t be bothered doing anything other than sit on the couch snuggled up under a blanket while watching Netflix and enjoying a cupContinueContinue reading “It’s always going to be like this, isn’t it?”

Coromandel road trippin’

On one of the days during our stay in Hahei, my mom and I decided to do a little road trip around part of the Coromandel. We went to the Kauri forest and a few towns. One day is obviously not nearly enough for sightseeing in this absolutely gorgeous part of New Zealand. The CoromandelContinueContinue reading “Coromandel road trippin’”