New Zealand 1979

I kept a spasmodic diary in a jotter which still exists but at the moment is somewhere in the boxes which I stored in Paul’s attic when I went off to New Zealand in 1986. Some day, I will extract it and write it up.

[Editor’s note :- I still haven’t found it.]

The journey out

Dalkeith House

Arabian Desert	Dubai	Dubai

Singapore Roads	park	trees	Kalang River

Supreme Court & City Hall	Raffles Hotel	Singapore River

Wellington

"Leo" on the left	Dave Steve Rachel	Port Nicholson shoreline

Eastbourne	Dave Steve	Dave Steve

John & Evans Bay from Mt Vic	Dave & Wellington from Mt Vic	Wellington from Mt Vic	direction indicator

Waitoa Rd from Mt Vic	Wellington from Miramar	A bay on Miramar	Pencarrow Head & Barret Reef

Dave in car	Dominion Museum	Railway Station	diesel loco

diesel loco & carriages	suburban emu	suburban emu	suburban emu

trolley bus	trolley bus	trolley bus

Hutt Valley Motorway	Kelburn cable car

evening at airport	evening at airport	evening at airport	evening at Waitoa Road

Dave & Anne’s Wedding — Sunday, January 28 (except the first two)

Al Anne Dave ??	Kay Steve Lee Susan Steve	Anne Alan	Dave Kevin John

Lee	John	John	Lee

?? Dave	Judy Rachel Al	Al & friend	Al Jim ??	Steve & friend

Dave & Anne’s honeymoon — Tuesday, February 6

Crossing Cook Strait on "Leo".

Anne Steve	Anne

dolphin	dolphin	dolphin

Reaching South Island.

Tory Channel - West Head	East Head	Anne Dave Steve	overnight anchorage

Reaching Picton.

Leo's cabin	Steve Dave Anne off Waikawa	Mabel Island	approaching Picton

On to Christchurch — Thursday, February 8

Picton	Kaikoura	Christchurch Cathedral	Christchurch park

optimistic seagull	Christchurch Railway Station	Greymouth train

Port Hills, Lyttelton and Christchurch — Friday, February 9

Lyttelton Tunnel toll office	Christchurch	Heathcote Valley	mist

Lyttelton	Lyttelton	DJ loco

Post Office	bandstand	Dandelion Fountain

Queen Victoria	Railway Station	shunter 419

Christchurch to Wellington — Saturday, February 10

Canterbury Plain	State Highway 1	Waiau River

Di1203 at Kaikoura	salt pans	salt processing

In and out of Picton.

Picton	loading Aramoana?	loading	shunter 422

loading	baggage wagon	departing

Across the Strait.

North Island	North Island	Tory Channel

Aranui?	Aratika	pilot cutter

Korean fishing boat	Arahanga	gangway

Around Wellington, mid-February (mostly)

Vogeltown	Newtown/Brooklyn	Admiral Bird	Wellington

Wellington	Wellington	Botanic Gardens

Lady Norwood Rose Garden	Rose Garden	Botanic Gardens	Botanic Gardens

Old St Paul's Cathedral	Scots Church of St Andrew	Boat Harbour

from Oriental Parade	Oriental Parade	Oriental Parade	Evans Bay Parade

Wellington to Auckland via Rotorua — Tuesday - Friday, February 20 - 23

Wellington International Airport	Wellington from the air	Lake Rotorua	Lake Rotorua

Ohinemutu - the Maori village at Rotorua.

Queen Victoria	St Faith's Church	Tamatekapua Meeting House	cooker

Wednesday - Waimangu Gorge and Mt Tarawera.

Waimangu Gorge	Frying Pan Lake	Cathedral Rocks	Inferno Crater

Warbrick Terrace	Lake Rotomahana	Mt Tarawera	Tarawera from Lake Tarawera

Top of Te Wairoa Falls	Bottom of Te Wairoa Falls	Whakarewarewa Forest Park	Rotorua Youth Hostel

Thursday - Government Gardens...

Tudor Towers	flower beds	hot springs	the dead end of Lake Rotorua

...and on to Auckland.

trolley-bus	trolley-bus	not just now	Waiwera (Friday)

Puhoi for Kev’nJudy’s Wedding — Sat & Sun, February 24 & 25

Judy'nKev's place	house sparrow	Wenderholm	gulls feeding

fish'n feet	shore party	fishing party	wedding party

Judy	Judy	Kev'nJudy	wedding guest	gate crasher

Dunedin to Picton — Wednesday, February 28 - Saturday, March 3

Wednesday - Dunedin.

City and Harbour	Railway Station	Rabbie Burns

trolley bus	Princes Street	George Street	bottle shop

a church	First Presbyterian

Thursday - Kingston Flyer at Lumsden

Smoke in the distance	NZR Ab 778 (1915)	by the water tower	makers plate

full frontal	gallery carriage	Kingston Flyer	leaving Lumsden

Thursday - Lake Wakatipu to Lake Matheson

Lake Wakatipu	Queenstown	Arrowtown	Remarkables

Cardrona	West Coast

Friday - Lake Matheson to Nelson.

Lake Matheson	Lake Matheson	Dave from Queensland	information board

Combined road/rail bridge	Greymouth	Westport

Sunset on the Buller River, somewhere near Murchison

Saturday - Nelson to Picton.

Nelson Town Hall	Nelson Cathedral	a park	a street corner

no escape from the taxman	Havelock	near Picton	Picton

Wellington again

Leo in Evans Bay	Leo in Evans Bay	Dave	Pat, Dave, Rachel

Dave and Rachel	Dave	Wellington pilot boat	Wellington tug "Ngarue"

Russian Antarctic Survey

The relaunch of “Tregillis”

Saturday 10 March.

at Evans Bay	at Evans Bay	at Evans Bay

ready to launch	going ...	going ...	going ...

almost there	afloat at last

proud parents

Sunday 11 March.

towing out	towing out	coming to life	gaining steerage way	under way	under way

	on her own anchorage

The journey home

low cloud in Wellington	Tahiti	Tahiti

Los Angeles	Los Angeles	New York	New York

Some bought slides

Bits and places I didn't see for myself (mostly).

Mt Ngauruhoe	Wellington Cable Car	Christchurch Cathedral	Hawk's Crag, Buller Gorge

Pancake Rocks	Shantytown	Kaniere Gold Dredge	Franz Joseph Glacier

Fox Glacier	Fox Glacier and Mt Tasman	Lake Matheson	Lake Wanaka