Tag Archives: New Zealand

Ghost of the Moa on Sanctuary Mountain (Maungatautari)

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Roger Gosden

We have been tramping up a gently sloping meadow and stopped to gaze through the gloaming at the fuzzy forest border fifty yards ahead. Looking back to the west, afternoon thunder-heads are dispersing into ribbon clouds braided with gold from … Continue reading →

Posted in Animalia, Environment, Nature | Tagged brown kiwi, Maungatautari, moa, New Zealand, Sanctuary Mountain, Waikato | 7 Comments

Two Beekeepers in the New Zealand Bush

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Roger Gosden

Honey is almost emblematic of New Zealand, like surf beaches, kiwis and hobbits, and Winnie the Pooh would drool thinking about it. I leaped at the chance to spend a day with a professional beekeeper whose hives are in the bush for … Continue reading →

Posted in Bee-line, Environment | Tagged beekeeping, Blue Duck Station, Cambridge Bee Products, honey bee, Lake Taupo, Manuka honey, New Zealand, tea tree, UMF Honey Association | 4 Comments

Maungatautari

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Roger Gosden

There’s an Isle, a green Isle, set in the sea… If you guessed Jean Blewett wrote this poem for Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day you are right. But the first line is also a good fit to New Zealand’s green … Continue reading →