New Zealand often has surprises up its sleeve. For example, I went north into Golden Bay the week before Christmas expecting small towns and empty beaches. Imagine my surprise then, when I drove into Takaka and saw a long main street full of galleries, cafes, and shops. It made me wonder, what else is in…
Category: museums
an early bird tour: gallipoli: the scale of our war
I promised a part three of my posts on Te Papa, and here you go. When Bryn heard that I had had a rather “full” tour of the Gallipoli exhibit, he asked me if I wanted to come back to do the early bird tour. The idea behind this is that, because the exhibit is…
thunderbirds are go!: a weta workshop tour
A few weeks ago, on my third to last day in Wellington, I met up with Bryn for coffee and he casually mentioned a contact at the Weta Workshop. And so, at 9 am on a Sunday morning, I found myself grabbing coffee to go at Peoples Coffee in Newtown and jumping into Jake’s car…