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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...
Dec 20, 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,...
Oct 19, 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...
Sep 28, 20221 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....
Aug 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....
Jun 13, 20222 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...
May 10, 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...
Apr 8, 20221 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 30, 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...
Jan 10, 20222 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...
Dec 31, 20213 min read
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