Will's Christmas Muffins
Every Christmas Will gets excited in the kitchen. New and family favorites come out of the bag. This year he is sharing with you one of...
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Oct 19, 20221 min read
Meet Shelley Fissenden, Driftwood Eco Tours' new customer care representative.
Shelley and her husband Keith live in Kaikoura not far from where we live. The Fissenden family are synonymous with the Clarence River,...
Sep 28, 20221 min read
Rachel Chisholm, early pioneer of Molesworth Station
Rachel arrived at Molesworth in1942 after a long, wearing trip by horse and buggy. One wonders what ran through her mind as she traversed...
Aug 13, 20222 min read
Rēkohu, Wharekauri, Chatham Islands, how different is the flora and fauna?
Our informative Chatham Islands host, Lois Croon of Admiral Garden, told us that the native plants of the island have big, lush leaves....
Jun 13, 20222 min read
Takapourewa - Stephens Island, Marlborough Sounds
Takapourewa, later known as Stephens Island is located northeast of D’Urville Island in the outer most reaches of the Marlborough Sounds....
May 10, 20221 min read
Memories of the Recent Season
The team at Driftwood thank you for your support. Will and Sam are guiding at D'Urville Island this week. Will rang me from the hill top...
Apr 8, 20221 min read
What is it like on D’Urville Island?
Rangitoto ki te Tonga; D’Urville Island, is on the western side of the outer Marlborough Sounds, jutting into the wildly beautiful Tunu...
Jan 30, 20222 min read
Fiona's Sub-Antarctic Adventure
At the beginning of December, I set off on adventure of a life time to New Zealand’s Sub-Antarctic Islands with Heritage Expeditions. ...
Jan 10, 20222 min read
LIFE IN THE OUTER PELORUS SOUNDS
There’s a definite theme running through our tour of the Marlborough Sounds; Remoteness. Staying at Waitata lodge located in the outer...
Dec 31, 20213 min read
ARTHURS PASS WILDLIFE AND ALPINE FLORA
Sitting in our villa unit at the Bealey Hotel, Arthur’s Pass I look out at the sea of purple lupin that cloak the braided shingle of the...
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