NZ Powerboat Champs held at Lake Kaniere (Hokitika) this Easter weekend. AMAZING day out there!

Monkeys! 

The West Coast is a pretty magical place. We are surrounded by the stunning Southern Alps glittering in snow on one side and the sparkling Tasman Ocean on the other. We have a rainforest (and subsequent rain!), glaciers, natural hot pools and rivers full of whitebait within meters of the places we call home. Yes we have sandflies and yes our people are a (little) weird. But I wouldn’t change it for the world.

Love it here.

My gorgeous nephew Lyell. Loved to bits.

Gorgeous blossoms in the Dunedin Octagon.

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“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.” by rebekahl on Flickr.

The Hokitika Gorge. Another magical reason as to why I chose to make the West Coast my home.

A peaceful early morning here on the West Coast.

My great grandfather’s Maori dictionary which has been passed down to me. It comes complete with his own handwritten notes. Love.