The walks serve a four-fold purpose – company, enjoyment of God’s good creation, research for my next book, and for keeping me fit.
Also healing, in the walks of 2020-2021 you’ll notice from my hair or lack of it that I had cancer treatment. The parks and reserves have been my happy place.
An author and member of Goodreads, I write Christian fantasy based on inner journeys.
The book I intend to write next, about NZ journeys, will be for a general audience.
Every walk is unique and has a highlight. Come and join me on walks through my beautiful island. I notice things. Come and see what I’ve discovered.
Some of the walks include movie locations, like Lord of the Rings and Narnia.
Helpful links
- See the Matai at Pryces Reserve, and the giant Rata at Bushy Park Reserve.
Birds:
Kokako calling – Tiri tiri Matangi
New Zealand North Island Saddleback (Tieke) At Tawharanui
History:
7 things New Zealanders need to know about our nation’s history
The Waikato War of 1863-64 – A guide to the main events and sites
Journal of the Polynesian Society
Landmarks – A documentary series from 1981
NZ On Screen: Who Was Here Before Us? Television (Full Length) – 2000
Library Books:
THE TANGATA WHENUA; OR, ABORIGINAL PEOPLE OF THE CENTRAL DISTRICTS OF THE NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND (Info about the Ngati Kahupungapunga)
Other:
Tribal areas
Te Arawa – Rororua : “Sometime prior to 800AD, New Zealand was discovered and settled by Polynesian people who had travelled on epic voyages from the group of islands known today as East Polynesia.”
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