Ranana (London), Viewpoints
Have you ever travelled a road so many times before you know its rough edges? Know when you’ll fall into a hole that rattles the teeth of your car’s wheels and ensures you’ll need a wheel alignment next time the car’s in for a servicing?
Matahiwi, the Millstones
The Kawana Flour Mill was one of those provided by Governor George Grey, hence the name, “Kawana” (Maori for “Governor”), and was built
Koriniti (Corinth)
I’d stood in front of the large road map at the turn-off into the Whanganui River Road (a tall wooden weathered one, showing towns and activities of interest along I’d followed the blue ribbon that was the awa (river) with my eyes. It had a Maori totem feel about it this road sign. Its single […]
Ātene (Athens)
By the time we reach Ātene we’ve travelled 36kms. We round a bend in the road and suddenly the paddock is filled with spectacular Naked Ladies Amaryllis Belladona lillies. Amaryllis is from the Greek meaning ‘to sparkle’, their amaranth pink loveliness startling my eyes with their pastoral wonder. In the early 1900’s, visitors called the […]
Voice of a River
There’s a short contemporary saying here among the people of the Whanganui awa (river). “The river calls us.” I KNOW this expression, I really do. I know it in the very heart of
