From the words of my Architecture river tour guide, ‘Architecture creates beauty, and beauty creates and shapes culture’.
What value is there in learning your indigenous language when the majority of the world speaks English? Is it important to know where you are from? Your whakapapa/genealogy, does it
Here is your unbiased guide to the basics of politics in New Zealand It’s easy to feel daunted by the big, scary world of politics. There is so much to
Photos by Benji Byrne I was drawn to the way geometric shapes can create a sense of order and harmony within a landscape and the way repetition of shapes can
On my last local spearfish, at Whale Island, a large Bronze Whaler shark came cruising below me. It swam slowly and yet with great power, gracefully but with intent. Encouraged by the shark’s calm demeanour, I slipped beneath the surface to meet it several metres underwater. Unfazed, the shark swam on, each powerful swing of its tail effortlessly pushing the creature through the water. I admired it as I attempted to keep up. Impressive muscles flexed as rays of sunlight danced upon the shark’s shiny copper skin. This kind of encounter is not uncommon for New Zealand spearfishers and is seemingly becoming a more common occurrence
From the words of my Architecture river tour guide, ‘Architecture creates beauty, and beauty creates and shapes culture’.
What value is there in learning your indigenous language when the majority of the world
Here is your unbiased guide to the basics of politics in New Zealand It’s easy
Photos by Benji Byrne I was drawn to the way geometric shapes can create a
On my last local spearfish, at Whale Island, a large Bronze Whaler shark came cruising below me. It swam slowly and yet with great power, gracefully but with intent. Encouraged by the shark’s calm demeanour, I slipped beneath the surface to meet it several metres underwater. Unfazed, the shark swam on, each powerful swing of its tail effortlessly pushing the creature through the water. I admired it as I attempted to keep up. Impressive muscles flexed as rays of sunlight danced upon the shark’s shiny copper skin. This kind of encounter is not uncommon for New Zealand spearfishers and is seemingly becoming a more common occurrence
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