Road Journey North to South - New Zealand

The Other Side Of Aotearoa (NZ)

All Images By Rick Hemi

Never Criticize Other Countries Until You've Had A Deep Look Inside Your Own Country First.

On my last recent road trip through New Zealand, I found the country paranoid and racist as ever. Kiwi born, I grew up with this type of bullshit from both Pakeha and Maori as a teenager. What is racism? We are born into it in one form or another with some fortunate enough controlling it. Eradicating racism is an impossible task. Different religious orders within certain countries fuels racist divisions among ethnic groups. Western woke racism is a complete waste of time and energy when two thirds of global population have been born into racist thinking and racist values. New Zealand racism is no different, I experienced it face on during this road trip which is no different than five decades ago.
Driving south from Northland towards Auckland, I decided to find a camping ground at Orewa beach before dark. At the reception office, I was greeted by a snotty Pakeha couple who both quickly agreed to themselves their camp ground had absolutely no space to erect a small tent.
Long hair and tattoos has a negative impact on some people in this liberal left country. Maybe if I looked Asian, or European, it may have been a different story - who cares, like water on a ducks back - keep on driving. After dark, isolated petrol stations, if open, is like being in the Colombian jungle. Payment for gasoline is done through a reinforced security window. Driving around after dark  looking for open corner stores throughout New Zealand is almost an impossible task. Sporadic aggravated robberies happen when least expected. Just ask any corner store or takeaway owner how many times they've been held up and robbed of stuff. Parking at isolated hot spots, like Kerosene creek and Tawhai falls are usual locations with smashed glass splattered on the ground from previous cars that were robbed of stuff. If your vehicle is a sort after model, it won't be there when returning.

Nitrate Ghost Farms : Lead In Drinking Water : Dirty Dairying : 100 Octane Leaded Avgas : 1080 Poison

Years and years of solo overland travel offshore wakes you up. You actually use your brain rather than emotional thinking. For instance, in South Africa, I hid my valuable junk in the boot of cars during daylight hours, and had my eyes wide open when driving up to robots (traffic lights) at night. I've traveled extensively through South Africa numerous times using public transport, self-driving and hitching lifts without being mugged, robbed or losing stuff. Some arriving into S.A. are robbed of valuables within a week, because of having the wrong impressions the country wasn't at all that bad. There you go, too much google blissfulness. Since 2017, Google algorithms place negative global tourism data in the trash can. It doesn't create the positive outlook for tourism click bait.
​Continuing further south, I had stopped at a campground near Hamilton. The owners at the reception gave me a grilling that was more like a CIA interrogation. Paranoia after dark seems to be the norm in this island paradise. In Motueka, I had ordered a side street breakfast, but the waitress abruptly said it was too late, but breakfast was being served to a tourist couple siting beside me, it was only 9am. How rude is that?
Driving through the lower North Island, I was following behind a 4WD towing a loaded trailer in a 70 kph zone. When on reaching the open 100 kph zone, I overtook the vehicle, and had noticed the driver giving me the fingers while passing. The classic "F*#*K You". What triggered this guy driving a Carters vehicle is unknown. I could've ignored it. Further down the road I decided to slow down waiting until his vehicle stopped behind me. Without any intent of road rage, I got out of the car asking the driver "why the fingers". He quickly wound up his window avoiding to answer. I tapped on his car window "Is this what Kiwis do when they're having a bad day", "Hey, give me the fingers now". Kiwi filmmaker Taika Waititi says “New Zealand is racist as f—k” - there you go.

Traveling further south to Arrowtown, I walked into a gift shop that was selling different kinds of Maori carvings in bone and greenstone, but I was told by a staff worker "this is a tourist shop, there's nothing here you need". I replied, "you're selling Maori artwork, but Maoris can't browse or purchase here, but Chinese tourists can -what country am I in?". In Picton, at a trendy backpackers, I was told by Pakeha staff that "kiwis" weren't allowed to stay, because they didn't mix with foreign tourists". I asked "Isn't that racist?, I can speak more languages than you could probably imagine".
You can't make this stuff up. Was it the long hair and tattoos once again that triggered this local? Would it have been different if I was instead, a slim blond European chick? Was it because foreign tourists were missing stuff the following morning? Welcome to good old Kiwi politeness. Why do some New Zealanders act like this to other New Zealanders? Many Kiwis on this road journey exposed their true colors freely and openly. The above scenarios through the country are only a few examples of self tainted individual racism.
I was observing a pakeha dude at the Picton harbour lookout watching him approaching foreign tourists hassling them for cash handouts. Now, we all know New Zealanders receive unemployment and sickness benefits, all paid for by hard working Kiwi tax dollars. I found this embarrassing as a Kiwi to watch what I had never thought was possible in New Zealand. I couldn't resist asking him if he was begging from foreigners because he ran out of benefit money, or found it more lucrative to beg from tourists rather than finding a job. This is the saddest image I saw in New Zealand during this road journey. It was never like this! What happened to New Zealand?
Honestly, as a Kiwi, I find many New Zealanders skin-deep with dreaded "isolated island syndrome", and fully loaded with woke paranoia day and night. Everything looks good on the outside of the bubble, but digging under that Kiwi skin, one finds the same cobwebs, as it always has been with racist slurs no matter the skin color.
I have found more positive interaction with people traveling outside New Zealand through the continents, not saying that all Kiwis have personal complex issues. There's no excuse compared to people in other countries living on the edge in the Real World. It will be interesting on the next journey through New Zealand to see what's changed with the Kiwi mindset in general. Maybe the Covid plandemic has created a more positive down to earth vibe with next to no foreign tourists clogging highways without ripoff tourist prices, but then maybe not. Of late, suicide rates in New Zealand have skyrocketed through the roof. Why the sudden increase in suicides especially with the Gen Z generation? The generation that has everything dished out on a platter aka Narcissistic entitlement. 
Gen Z mental illnesses is broad as it is wide. Woke generation think syndrome, upbringing, recreational drugs, and social media addiction are major issues in the western world. The primary interest people pursue today, is to be liked and accepted - How sick is that?
As a teen, I certainly didn't suffer from mental illness or suicidal tendencies from a jug cord, a dog collar, or a manuka stick wrapped around my legs leaving blue black stripes. I received a good thrashing because I probably deserved it. Did it make me into a monster to do the same to others? The total opposite. I was already earning a working wage and living out on my own at 17. Being officially labeled at high school as a half cast Maori, I had no escape and was forced to Maori studies, something I totally resented.
​From a young age chopping firewood, digging and planting potato patches, cutting hedges, mowing lawns, and trimming trees was normal. Today, if the internet cuts off, the Gen Z entitlement generation freaks right out.

Moeraki boulders : Taupo Thermal : Lake Pukaki : West Coast South Island : Sea Lion Pup Catlins : Kerosene Creek

Road journey New Zealand : Speed limit 100 KPH : Highways 10/10 : Scenic 10/10 : Minimum duration time required 3 months. 

This European 2 door coupe had clocked up over 4500 km through NZ on this particular road trip journey. The RCZ has a top speed of 275 kph, well above Kiwi speed limits which are heavily controlled and enforced. Kiwis driving fast cars usually attach one or two speed radars on their vehicles to avoid speeding tickets. To avoid incrimination by law enforcement, one should totally avoid posting images of actual triple digit speedo readouts online in any country, unless driving in the Sahara, Atacama desert, Bolivian Salar, Sinai or in Saudi. My fastest top speed ever, was driving a friends Ferrari @320 kph on the German autobahn which at the time had no speed limit.

It's difficult beating a road trip through New Zealand. Highway changing landscape on every bend through the country.

Dawn view 140km long shot at the bottom tip of the north island of the Kaikoura mountain ranges in the south island.

Roast lamb, lamb chops, lamb burgers, cold lamb sandwiches - who cares, Kiwi lamb has you covered if you can afford it.

Toi Toi grass (Austroderia) is spotted throughout New Zealand in bushland, national parks, including along rural roads and highways. Do beware of the razor sharp edges of grass, also known as cutty grass. Usually, if cut no infection happens. Fresh lemon juice placed on cuts will rapidly help healing. 

Many foreign tourists arriving in New Zealand rent camper vans, just like above. I captured this image within a rugged part of NZ off the beaten track. Although this may look like a promotional image for the rental van company — it's not. Long shot 600mm F4 prime.     

When out and about, capturing action shots of NZ native birds devouring flowers, insects and berries becomes an addictive obsession. These three example still captures were taken in low light locations with no reflective sunlight on the subject — DSLR photo gear.   

Just like traveling through other countries, one requires using camera gear capturing images — Not smartphone junk.

The surface of New Zealand is something between the woke crowd of liberalism, open gender lifestyle equality and the religion of peace. Of late, anti-racism and anti-Islamaphobia has unified the country into dream state blissfulness. Israel Bad, Orange Man Bad, Tibet Bad, Conservative Bad. UN Good, WHO Good, IMF Good, China Good - Got it? New Zealand MSM is as biased liberal left as it gets. Like other Western MSM, they are generally the enemy of the people siding with whatever the government tells them say. One notices when returning back to this homeland, of how sunk, how dumb downed the population has become. Almost everyone has accumulated mountains of debt up to their necks, thirty year mortgage borrowing is the norm, that's if one can actually find a home to purchase, meth cooking cultivation and the selling of meth and cannabis for profit gain is rampant, gangland crime is alive and well. Affordable homes and healthy food are things of the past. Poverty is extremely embarrassing for a nation of just five million. The infiltration of the CCP government have their hands deep inside Kiwi institutions and government. New Zealand was sold out decades ago. Kiwi enterprises created the downslide for greed and profit — follow the money trail. One has to ask why the increase of 300 Mandarin teachers into New Zealand? What, kiwi kids need to learn Mandarin all of a sudden, instead of English? Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch Confucius Institutes are part and parcel of the expanded network of Chinese state organizations overseas. Confucius institutes influence the choices and loyalties of its targets, overcoming negative perceptions to promote positive perceptional propaganda of the Chinese Communist Party offshore. Tibet was invaded, Hong Kong failed, Taiwan is next. New Zealand has zero chance lying in bed with the CCP. New Zealand's dependency with China is the main thread keeping the country afloat. For a small nation, Kiwis certainly have a methamphetamine problem. The amount of meth drug busts shows how popular and addictive meth is in Aotearoa, with cannabis and cocaine following close behind. The NZ govt was warned about meth heading to Kiwi shores by Hawaiian FBI agents in 2004, but ignored the warnings until it was too late. NZ already had the highest drug abuse rates in the world in 2003. The following links are only the tip of the iceberg - Meth bust one : meth bust two : meth bust three : meth bust four : opium bust five : ecstasy bust six : meth bust seven : cocaine bust eight : meth bust nine : meth bust ten : meth bust eleven New Zealand is the country of profit for international drug couriers and drug mules: cocaine bust : cocaine/meth bust : meth bust : cocaine bust : Massive increase of meth in NZ 2025

New Zealand voices loudly of its clean green pristine beauty. Sorry far from it. In 2017, travelers flying in and out New Zealand emitted 3.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide - follow the money. New upcoming eco aviation taxes for short, medium and long haul flights in and out of NZ isn't about clean energy. All jets use Jet A-1 fuel (kerosene) whether liked or not. Why not just ban commercial jets from NZ skies instead - follow the money. NZ needs every red cent it can get. Ohh the irony of it all, Clean Green NZ uses 100 leaded Avgas for crop dusting agri fertilizer throughout the country on farms. Let's not forget about all those Kiwi planes buzzing around on leaded Avgas for promotional tourism, glider towing, and by the Dept. of Conservation (DOC). But, NZ is clean green. How Dare You say such things?
How do you pollute an entire country beyond repair? Simple, create farming blocks, chop down spray and kill-off native bushland, use 100 octane leaded Avgas planes and choppers to constantly napalm the land with fertilizers for five decades, allow stock to roam pissing and dropping their loads in waterways, rivers, marshland, wetlands creeks and streams. Run-off from stock, and fertilizers eventually ends up wherever there's water flowing. Since the 1970's, the collective damage to the eco systems of lakes, rivers, streams and drinking water through the country is now beyond repair, and even if it was repairable, it would take till 2150 to bring back the country's "clean green" image as it was in the 1960s.
Kiwis not only require leaded Avgas to survive as an exporting nation — they're addicted to using leaded Avgas in more ways than one and don't even know it. I personally can't see electric cars, trucks, or electric powered planes replacing the countries entire fleet of diesel, gasoline and Avgas engines. Avgas fertilizer top dressing : Avgas fertilizer dusting : Avgas fertilizer crop dusting : Avgas fertilizer FU-24 plane : Avgas chopper crop duster : Avgas chopper sport hunting : Avgas chopper sport hunting two : Avgas chopper sport hunting three : Avgas tourism one : Avgas tourism two : Avgas air show one : Avgas airshow two : Avgas startup : Avgas glider towing

Personally, give me a gasoline powered vehicle running on dinosaur juice any day — Not colbalt EV junk! 

Although NZ has sustainable coal supplies, coal is imported from Indonesia. One hasn't been able to drink water from streams and rivers since the 80's due to dirty dairying run-off. And to top it all off, most dairy products, including beef and sheep are exported offshore. So much for a country advertising themselves as pro climate changers. NZ exports vast quantities of product which polluted the country's artesian springs and waterways in the first place, and then ships the same product around the globe using diesel powered cargo ships, and kerosene fueled cargo planes polluting the planet - What? Is there an Eco aviation tax on NZ products shipped off shore? I don't think so. Meanwhile, the NZ government have no choice but to increase more lucrative trade deals with China without worrying about human rights violations, the ongoing rape torture funded prisons, and continued land grabs by their largest trading export/import buddy - China. Iran is a close second, during the 1980s Iran was one of New Zealand’s top five export markets. Iranian oil imports were more important than the atrocities by the Islamic regime. New Zealand imports 97% of its oil - The life blood of its economy to survive, so much for that"clean green" propaganda rhetoric. It's the continuation of the big lie. Without the importation of petroleum products, New Zealand won't survive as a nation, it will become a Southern Pacific Cuba controlled by China with Kiwi pesos. Below, coal transported by Kiwi Rail from the west coast to Lyttelton harbour for global export.

News in NZ about a missing cat is breaking news - what a joke. New Zealand made products are more rare than finding alluvial gold in rivers, and please don't dare speak out against Islam or question the Koran in New Zealand, by crikey you'll be banished to some deserted little frozen island below the roaring forties gridline. This excludes New Zealand's best trading buddy the CCP. The average woke Kiwi island lifestyle mentality has zero education
on Bolshevik, or Marxist Frankfurt school indoctrination that infiltrated in to the west. Kiwis wouldn't have a clue, or give two hoots about historical data that's now bearing its fruit inside their own backyard. The problem is, original bloodline born Kiwis will end up becoming just like their European cousins. When the clash of liberal LGBT freedom, feminism and Islam collide head-on together - Then what? It's a ticking time bomb that even the strongest of liberals, their handlers, and their MSM don't want to talk about - Just keep quiet and hope everything pans out rosie dori Yes? There are 70+ countries that ban LGBT open liberal lifestyles. I think most with IQ already know what countries ban gay freedom blissfulness.
China will keep its heavy hand on NZ as a food stock trading nation. China will continue exporting ship loads of cheap wing bling "Made in China" junk to the southern seas. Mega large retail chain stores like the Warehouse, Mitre 10, Bunnings, Briscoes, etc all have the same smell when walking into them - You got it, that irritating aroma fragrance from Chinese petroleum plastic made products that gets right up your nose.
China will eventually fully control the nation just like Tibet and Hong Kong without even signing a lease agreement ratifying it - China's "Southern Pacific Great Belt Islands". The Aussies are in the same scenario.

Below, Kiwi Rail double diesel engines transporting fully loaded coal wagons along the west coast line at Stillwater. New Zealand had 17 open pit coal mines located throughout the country when these images were taken. The importance of mining.

New Zealand is well known for its rugged coastlines, diverse landscapes, and physical beauty, but there's one natural icon that really stands out from everything else. A historic native Kauri tree in Northland, named Tāne Mahuta located in the Waipoua Forest. Tāne is estimated to be approximately 2000 years old, and is said to be the largest tree
in existence within the Southern Hemisphere. This was one of the very few lucky Kauri trees that didn't get axed.

New Zealand is still a good country for full on road trips, and wilderness freedom, but forget about open conversations with Kiwis, who would rather prefer to keep their true thoughts buried under the rug. Liberal NZ MSM controls the airwaves and media platforms. The education system, especially universities are wokeness heating ovens. Use earplugs at 6pm, NZ news has a habit of streaming persuasive news for the liberal mindset. Covid was a warning call card for New Zealand, the country is caught between tectonic plates and the ocean. The overflow of international tourism was a backbone of the country's revenue, now wiped out. Major layoffs, empty hotels, and deserted tourist hotspots will only survive by dropping prices that are affordable to average New Zealanders. Small homegrown business may prosper, although government dole cheques and mounting debt continues to ravish the country. Kiwis may have their country to themselves, but the spoils of massive offshore tourism revenue has all but vanished.

The big question is, will the NZ Government borrow more offshore loans accumulating even more debt, and tap into pension funds like Kiwi Saver, and double dip, draining personal bank accounts to save a nation that was already sold out in the first place? Only time will tell, the Kiwi national debt is mounting at an alarming rate never seen before in the country's history 2021-2024 Kiwi debt forecast 200+ billion dollars and counting.

Scenic route Tongariro National Park -- Warning, parked vehicles at Tawhai falls do get robbed of stuff.

Tongariro national park is the great outdoor wild side of the north island. During the winter months the silly season begins with skiers and snowboarders flocking to various ski hubs scattered around mount Ruapehu. In summer, the region is famous for hiking, trekking, and cooling off at hot spots like Tawhai falls. Like anywhere else through the country, parking vehicles at isolated regions are vulnerable for being robbed of suff. One can be also unfortunate to return to no vehicle depending on the make and model. Tawhai falls is only a few minutes walk from the road, but it doesn't stop professional thieves doing their thing. It's estimated that a vehicle is vandalized, robbed, or taken every 21 minutes in NZ.

Aotearoa's physical landscape beauty is what makes the country so appealing to foreign visitors. The simple laid back Kiwi lifestyle hasn't changed through time. The 1/4 acre block with a fixable dwelling is every kiwi's dream goal. What has changed drastically through the last two decades, is New Zealand's massive meth, gangland, crime and poverty problem. One can only place direct blame on bad governing, pointing the finger at New Zealander's themselves to wake up out of their dream sleep coma. The Clean Green Nation isn't that clean!

From dawn to dusk, New Zealand's natural physical landscape beauty is hard to beat. Isolated unspoiled coastal shorelines are plentiful with rugged mountain wilderness only a stones throw away in any direction. Night skies are unpolluted, and the freedom to drive through the country still remains a positive bonus.

For lunar and astro shots, New Zealand leads the way for 'Dark Skies'. The best timeline for Astro begins during the winter months from June through to October. Dark sky locations are within regions well away from city urban sprawl. Lunar captures are best done anywhere along the eastern coastline. Below, 4% lunar snap @minus -5° C.

Food Cost - New Zealand (Ouch)

Update 2025 Second grade non-export legs of lamb @3KG now $60 

Shopping for food supplies in New Zealand will quickly drain your wallet faster than lightning. It's nothing unusual to spend 200 bucks and walk out with two flimsy plastic bags of stuff. Food supermarkets in Aotearoa are owned by mafia corporations doing what they're good at — earning huge profit margins with ripoff prices. No wonder the theft of sheep and cattle rustling throughout the country has been an ongoing problem for decades! In 2021, nothing adds up. First grade quality Kiwi lamb exported to the UK only has a customer retail price of $11 NZ per kilo. Imagine the cost in freight, and the mark up value to earn a healthy profit selling Kiwi lamb half way around the planet. It certainly isn't the Poms getting ripped off, it's the average Kiwi who now buys goat meat instead, or goes totally rouge becoming full on vegans. Wow, liberal woke vegan Kiwis, now that's dangerous. Denmark is a classic example, which most who have been there know the relatively high cost of imported food outside the EU block. Funny enough, strolling through a large supermarket, I found New Zealand bone leg lamb for under $10NZD each. I couldn't believe it, I filled a trolley packed with frozen 1st grade quality export NZ legs of lamb far cheaper than NZ retail prices. At the time, Kiwi second grade legs of lamb in NZ retailed for double the price. Follow the money — Got It?

Offshore Kiwi butter 227G & 1st grade NZ beef steak under 1/3rd of New Zealand retail prices.

Above, I normally don't take images of food I'm consuming offshore, but here's a couple of quick snaps of New Zealand exported food products I had purchased in South East Asia for under 1/3rd of the NZ retail cost. Now don't tell me Kiwis aren't being ripped-off, because they are. Just the shipping, import tax, and markup of theses products before retail prices are established exposes how much cheaper New Zealand food and fruit produce is, compared to the retail food cost in New Zealand — Follow the profit!

I bought a kilo of first grade quality export NZ red delicious apples for under 1/3rd of the price just recently in Asia. Now tell me how can that be when shipping logistic costs, import tax and retail mark up are added? Kiwi's have been ripped off with higher retail prices with their own produce products for decades.

Imported tin sardines, Chinese one minute noodles, and goat meat is trending in Aotearoa.

Overcast whether in the morning with clear skies in the late afternoon - New Zealand's highest peak Mount Cook

The land of the long white cloud. It could be overcast in the morning with clear skies at dusk, or waking up to fresh powder snow depending where you are. The country certainly has plenty of wind, some of it prevailing directly from the Beehive. Keeping updated on weather conditions is required when driving through country in winter.

Want to feel some real wind? any northwester or cold southerly in central Wellington from June to September will do it.

Below, an image captured on the rugged east coast of the north island. The selling of Auckland housing to Chinese investors offshore reached 60% in 2016. Multiply that through the country, and one will understand why there's a housing crises. New Zealanders have sold themselves out for profit without a care in the world for decades. Although the Arden government has clamped down on the selling of land and real estate to non-residents, the damage has already been done.
​It wasn't unusual for Chinese nationals arriving into New Zealand with literally suitcases full of cash, or smuggled goods shipped in by container to purchase land, houses, luxury items and laundering money through shell companies based in New Zealand.

Quick history lesson — Once upon a time New Zealand was owned by New Zealanders.

In history, milking any country selling it off till the last drop has had dire consequences to positive population prosperity. In general, Kiwis may be well aware acknowledging this since the housing crisis from the 1990s, but most are in complete denial if it doesn't directly affect their lifestyle. The poverty line surviving from week to week on govt. dole cheques and free food giveaways will only increase if government continue down the path of collective debt burden. Kicking the can further down the road began in the 1970s. In the volatile world we live in today, all it takes is a full on property market crash causing property foreclosures. New Zealand is at these crossroads with little or no room to manoeuvre. There's no can to kick down the highway anymore. Government offshore loan debt will increase an already staggering debt. Aotearoa will become a rich mans paradise with locals herded into 15 minute smart cities. An Agenda 2030 protocol.
​The housing bubble has reached its ceiling limits riddled sky high with mortgage debt. No one can move because it's totally unaffordable, while others are struggling to pay rent, or resort to living in garages or cars.
NZ Top Of The World — for unaffordable housing...
"It’s not just that housing is expensive, we are also a low wage economy which is brought about by a poor education system, systemic welfare ingrained in a large sector of our society plus very low productivity, So in general we’re dumb, lazy and unmotivated ...... But we want flash houses".

A Kiwi road trip isn't complete unless one has been across to Stewart Island. Famous for its white tail deer, freedom fishing and mutton birds. The Rakiura hiking track takes approximately three days to complete. I enjoyed visiting Stewart Island, but one can visibly see D.O.C. has their hands on it.

The legal paua quoter catch limit per person per day is 10 — shell length minimum is 125mm

Catching Paua isn't difficult, but the locations where paua are plentiful is another story. This two day catch was minced up and made into fritters. Getting caught with under size Paua or having more than the daily limit results in hefty fines. Fishery departmental staff are like the CIA, they spy and watch along coastal shorelines from distance and then pounce on their victims at random. 

Catching eels in most rivers bordering dairy farms is non-existent for the last three decades. Nitrate run-off including cow dung from dairy farms has killed-off aqua life in rivers. The above eels were caught on the West Coast South Island in an isolated river well away from dirty dairying locations. Freshly caught silver belly eels are smoked using Manuka leaves. Below, diving for your own crayfish is a Kiwi fetish, one only requires to know where to catch big suckers like this one.

Road Journey Aotearoa (NZ) - Native Bush

Some of the best regions containing lowland native saplings are within the boundaries of national parks. Corromandal, Te Urewera Tongariro, Abel Tasman, and Fiordland are all worth timeout during the dry season. Years ago, when living in New Zealand, I had experimented planting thousands of different native seedlings on a bare rural property with positive results.              

Lowland native bush plants and tree seedlings found on the edge and interior of national parks throughout New Zealand. 

Native cabbage tree (Cordyline Austalis) in flower. Cabbage tress are commonly seen throughout the north and south island.

Above, the perfect wind breaker stopping gale force winds in its tracks. Also a great selection to build a wooden log cabin in the middle of nowhere. Urban Kiwis pay exorbitant prices for firewood. Those living well away from city life have an abundance of free firewood, usually found scattered washed up along rugged coastlines. All one requires, is transport, a chainsaw and enough time collecting 40+ cord.  

The Ponga (fern) can be spotted throughout all of New Zealand, especially within dense lowland bushland. 

New Zealand is the most deforested nation on the planet. Approximately 1.6 million hectares of Kauri forest alone was logged, and shipped to the mother land - the UK during a short time period. The leftovers of the 1st generation native trees is only a spec of what used to be a country completely covered in native trees only one hundred plus years ago. The raping of NZ native trees image one : image two : image three : image four : image five : image six

Kauri trees standing proud reaching for the sky. The myth that Kauri trees only grow in the northern regions of the north island, is a myth. I've seen two massive tall Kauri specimens on a rundown property in Oban, Stewart Island. They were planted when the dwelling was first built in the late 1800s. Below, part of the overland New Zealand journey driving through dense native bushland.

There's little to no first generation native trees left in New Zealand. The destruction of large native trees began during Maori settlement and continued on through European settlement. What's remaining are 2nd and 3rd generation natives, nothing in comparison to what this landmass originally contained.    

Road Journey Aotearoa (NZ) - Kiwis

Solo road journey New Zealand : Meeting Kiwis north to south : Hospitality 9/10 : Humor 9/10 : Friendly 9/10

Pushing away politics, most Kiwis enjoy living out their personal lifestyles the way they see fit. Although the 1/4 acre dream has now become somewhat unaffordable, the majority of New Zealanders still prefer owning their own properties rather than paying tenant rent. Kiwis in general have out-going personalities, chit-chatting about what's on their mind. Many foreigners from all walks of life who travel through the country for the first time, do end up migrating to NZ. The great escape from wherever they're escaping from.

Interacting with Kiwis is like anywhere else in the world. With a little positive interaction one can capture DSLR stills like above. 

Kiwis enjoying a hot soak at kerosene Creek. The water here has the same color just like kerosene. The best time visiting this location is during the winter months on any weekday.     

Kiwi pig and deer hunters are a tough breed, they'll hunt and butcher their own supply of meat without question.    

Most Kiwis from the south island seem more down to earth than their northern neighbors. This couple weren't shy looking at the lens.  

Pipis are delicious raw or cooked. Years ago, one could fossick around on most beaches collecting buckets of pipis without a care in the world. Today, with all the different regional council and local Iwi regulations, including contamination issues with sewage and agriculture farm run-off, one should first check if pipis are legal to take and actually safe to eat. Below, a typical Kiwi family friendly as ever - North Island.

Road Journey NZ - Kiwi Autos

A good automotive workshop is a busy clustered workshop full of different vehicles. New Zealand still has a treasure trove through the country of nostalgic car garages filled with vintage autos. The above garage was located in the North Island.

Like anywhere else, Kiwis love their autos : Classic American : Go fast European : Hot Rods : Doer-Uppers

Purchasing used vehicles in New Zealand is simple. Most Kiwis browse through Trade Me looking for bargains. It's the largest auction based website in the country selling anything from used bathtubs to fixed wing planes.

The days of gasoline fed engines are done and dusted in Aotearoa. Like sheep, the NZ pro WEF Socialist government are full steam ahead to eliminate gasoline powered vehicles ASAP. Instead, they want to import BEV/EV vehicles replacing octane fueled engines. China and New Zealand are best buddies when it comes to trade. The Great Wall Motor Company already has its eyes focused on the Australian Kiwi automotive market. By 2032, little New Zealand will become flooded with Chinese electric vehicles floating through the landscape. Gas guzzling V8's will become a thing of the past. Owners of yank tanks in the near future will only be able to use their autos as bed sofas parked up on blocks perched in back yards. From 2021 onward, Kiwis running around in gasoline and diesel vehicles will be hit hard with added tax surcharges. Registration, warrant fees and fuel will increase to the point of unaffordability. By 2040, New Zealand may run out of space for all those Chinese wing bling made EV toxic batteries. The logic of a free carbon footprint in New Zealand is nothing more than a false pipe dream. The country has more than enough volcanic energy releasing Co2 pollutants through the atmosphere. New Zealand could easily become the next Monserrat or Canary Islands which will affect 80% of the population: NZ Co2 2032 Agenda : Great Wall China EV NZ : Taupo/Maroa/Whakamaru calderas : Auckland's volcanic minefield : Volcanic Co2
Global Agenda 2030 has little to do with Climate Change. It's all about controlling global populations enforcing the planet's population into submission back to the stone age, residing within enforced 15 minute smart city zones. New Zealand has been a long time supporter with the WEF. Ex PM Helen Clarke has been a stanch advocate of Klaus Schwab, now a high top UN advisor. NZ was already listed in the Club of Rome 1970s Global Agenda, as one of four countries compiled, as "new developed nations". along side with Australia, South Africa and Israel.
Jacinda Ardern is only following the Club of Rome global nation agenda protocols under their umbrella, the larger global body of spooks enriching themselves in power control i.e. UN, WEF, Trilateral Commission, World Bank, Bank of International Settlements, WHO, Bilderberg Group, Council on Foreign Relations, the Federal Reserve, BlackRock, Vatican, Bohemian Club, UNESCO, NATO, Global Banking Cartels etc. The Globalist Network are always two steps ahead, in lockstep since their creations. They administer the chaos, fund both sides of chaos, create global upheavals, and then offer crumbs out of the ashes under the false disguise of being the good fellas - Got It? The art of deception, is by any means necessary depopulating the planet. You will eat bugs, get vaccinated, own nothing, use CBDC, and drive Chinese EV junk, and like it. Nicole Kidman has you covered, a propagandist 2030 Agenda puppet.
EV is one of the biggest global scams, since the 69 moon landing i.e. Gasoline pickup truck versus EV pickup truck with only one fuel stop towing the same weight.
Those who believe climate change propaganda require a self-reality check.
: Al Gore purchased an $8.9 million dollar ocean front villa in Montecito, California in 2009.
: The global banking industry is still selling 30 year mortgage beach front properties in the 2020s.
: Bernie Sanders resides on a $ 3 million dollar beach front property.
: Zucherberg paid $49.6 million for 350 acres at Pila Beach, and $53 million for 600 acres at Larsens Beach.
: Trump owns multi-million dollar beach front resorts in Florida.
: Dicaprio owns multi-million dollar beach front properties in Malibu and owns Blackdore Caye Island in Belize.
: John Kerry owns an $11 million dollar beach front property at Marthas Vineyard.
: Bill Gates purchased a $43 million dollar beach front property in 2020 at Del Mar, San Diego.
: Obama resides on a $14 million dollar beach front property at Marthas Vineyard, including an $8.7 million dollar beach front investment located at Oahu coast, Hawaii.

October 2021 — 95 octane gasoline per liter : Venezuela 0.02 : Kuwait 0.04 : Iran 0.06 : Angola 0.26 : NZ 1.75 (2025-NZ 2.75)

One thing New Zealand isn't lacking are nostalgic autos and choppers. Instead of the usual tourist heli-flights viewing mountain ranges and city-scapes, ask the pilot to fly where large dairy herds are situated and view the mess. It's what one doesn't see from roadsides driving through the country that will shock most. Just ask any chopper pilot for verification. Update - NZ gasoline prices June 2023

Road Journey NZ - Kiwi Birds

New Zealand has limited birdlife compared to other countries, like South Africa and India. New Zealanders are prohibited to privately keep native birds or breed native birds. Instead, planting nectar producing trees will eventually draw native birds like Tui, Bellbird, and Wood Pigeon. Creating a feeder using a mix of raw sugar and water will attract Tui and Bellbirds. 

Overland road journey north to south Aotearoa (NZ) — Kingfisher : Bellbird,eating Totara berries. 

Silvereye (waxeye) in flight. Silvereye (waxeye) eating lancewood berries — DSLR FX crops captured in DX format. 

Above, Bellbird captured within lowland bushland. Kiwi birdlife through New Zealand can be spotted along the foot hills, plains and coastal regions. The call of Bellbird and Tui begins at dawn. Both Tut and bellbird are rival competitors when feeding at the same locations.

Photographing Tui has been a Kiwi pass time spanning decades. Any DSLR or mirrorless camera 12MP and higher will easily capture still shots, like above and below. Personally, the best lenses for bird shots are fixed primes. 

When Pohutukawa trees begin to flower, Tui flock to them in droves. Best time is during early summer along coastal regions.

The above bird snaps were captured using a 1993 tele-prime lens. Almost any lens over 200mm is sufficient enough at close distance. 

During this road trip through NZ, I wasn't at all surprised spotting foreign tourists taking more narcissistic selfies with smartphone cameras. Imagine flying all that air mileage to the south pacific just to capture selfies than anything else. This is the sick crazy world we live in today.

During any NZ road trip, photographing native birds is more than rewarding. All it takes, is a little patience, and some camera gear.   

Almost anyone can capture Kiwi native birds perched on trees. Action shots of birds devouring berries is a different story. Missed shots are common, although most bird photographers will never reveal how many misfires it took to get that 'one shot' that counts. All images shown here are low res images, due website image theft.

A Grey Warbler captured with a mantis in its beak. These little critters can be difficult to photograph due to their size and rapid movement.

Native Tui birds can be spotted almost anywhere throughout the country, perched on trees throughout the year. In rural regions, Tui will hang around wild berry, flax, puriri, Kowhai, rewarewa, lancewood and pohutukawa trees. Capturing presentable closeup shots of Tui, is best done shooting at head height or at lower levels. This gives the best overall composition — examples above & below.  

Above, native Tui bird - DSLR 5 MP image (low res only)

If you're at the right locations through the country, the ease of capturing native Kiwi birds eating berries is relatively simple. It does require time and patience at each location. Using prime lenses of 200mm and larger is recommended. 

The Californian Quail was introduced to New Zealand as a game bird in 1862. Californian Quail can be spotted throughout both north and south islands during early mornings and evenings. Quails normally eat fruit, leaves and seeds. 

I avoid uploading tack sharp images on this website, due to website image theft. Global website image theft is rampant. There's no easy task controlling online image thievery. The owner of this website has created a page exposing website image theft of images taken from this website. For sure, images will sooner or later be stolen, used to generate income without consent or permission to do so. Within the narcissistic realm, some people can't help themselves using other people's images who upload posting them onto their social media page (meta/instagram) for the dopamine 'Likes'. That's how sick the world has become, just to be liked.

A Tui in flight on a mission heading across a valley. Tui birds are territorial and will give chase to other birds, including other Tui within their region. It appears this Tui caught an insect and maybe returning to its nest. Best time capturing Tui during midair is either early morning or late afternoon in opposite directions of the sun.        

Non-action still of a Kiwi kingfisher captured @40m distance using full frame DSLR in DX mode and 500mm prime — cropped 80%.

A wood pigeon captured on the side of the road eating lucerne flowers. Those traveling only using smartphones through Aotearoa will struggle capturing closeup random shots of New Zealand native birds, like these examples. It's recommended to use real photo-gear i.e. 400mm to 600mm prime lenses, full frame DSLR or mirrorless bodies.   

The first thing one notices when hiking through national parks, is how dead silent the forests are, even before any 1080 drop occurs. NZ national parks have been napalmed with 1080 poison killing everything off for six plus decades - That's why 1080 poison helicopter drops by DOC (dept of conservation) has been an ongoing struggle with rodents, animals and Kiwi citizens since the 1980s. Personally, 1080 is mafia driven, a cash cow enabling DOC and regional councils power, profit and authority with a win win hands down to do what ever they please in their own interests. An example was presented to DOC of a large private native bushland property at the tip of the South Island. The owners had set up an eradication program exterminating rodents using small crews on the ground. It only took a few years to wipe out the rodent count numbers down to nothing. Of course DOC didn't want to hear nothing about it. DOC 1080 poison coverups exposed : DOC 1080 drop Auckland water supply : DOC 1080 drop Coromandel water supply ​There are obvious reasons why DOC keeps 1080 poison dropping by the ton loads from the sky - follow the money. Orillion NZ has a 50% stake in the 1080 poison industry. Its glossy website like those of DOC and Fontera NZ are all identical presenting pure blissfulness indoctrination therapy to their readers.

The double standard irony of New Zealand declares animals to be sentient — Bans animal testing

Monsanto 1080 Est 1943 — imported and used in NZ since 1954 : 1080 clean green poison kills everything dead, image by S. Jaquiery. No, this isn't a nuke fallout clean up operation, or zombie Netflix movie — This is clean green New Zealand. Graf Brothers 1080 poison Doco one : Graf Brothers 1080 poison Doco two : New Zealand the poisoned nation.  

Dropping Compound 1080 poison through New Zealand national parks began in the 1950s. Compound 1080 kills off everything i.e. deer, birds, dogs, cats, pigs, cattle, goats, horses, fish, marine, rodents, and anything that eats carcasses that have died from 1080 i.e. birds, hawks, pigs. ​
One historical hidden file coverup was during a Compound 1080 drop along the Rimutaka foothills near Featherston. The 1080 poison that was released from choppers had "accidentally" entered the fresh stream water supply of that township. The large amount of miscarriages through that particular time period was way above the roof for a small community. Of course there's no proof that 1080 causes miscarriages. Imagine if scientific research data proves 1080 poison does cause miscarriages. It would end 1080 poison aerial drops through the country in an instance.
The Tull Chemical Company in Oxford, Alabama USA is the only legal producer of Compound 1080. 90% of 1080 poison is exported to New Zealand. Compound 1080 was also found in original Tull canisters in Iraq in 2004. 
​Clean green New Zealand hidden secrets. In the late 1940s, the dumping of tonnes of toxic chemicals in to the Kermadec Trench after World War 11 is not a myth. The unused backup stock pile of chemical agents in drums (Blister, choking & blood agents) shipped in by the Americans during the battle of the southern Pacific were dumped in the Kermadec trench. Below, D.O.C. (Dept. of conservation) has you covered with trendy public amenities scattered throughout the country. 

Self Drive - Road Journey Aotearoa (NZ)

Sucking artesian springs dry for profit — Exported to China!   

Kiwi water to China one : Kiwi water to china two : Kiwi water to China three : Kiwi water rate charge four

Just like how the greedy intensive dairy farming industry polluted New Zealand's rivers and streams over a short time period - New Zealand's artesian aquifers are being sucked dry for profit gain and will follow the same fatal mistake. It's called flogging a dead horse, or milking a cow to the last drop. When New Zealand's clean water runs on empty, the Chinese will just move elsewhere, like further south crushing up icebergs and ship it back to mainland China.
New Zealand has issues with its drinking water supplies. It's only taken four decades to pollute the country's pristine rivers and creeks. Nitrate fertilizers, dirty dairy runoff, including 1080 poison are three major players for what has now become a catastrophic problem that has no quick fix solution. New Zealand's ecosystem has not been destroyed by climate change voiced by the parrot media, it has been destroyed by the greed of intensive dairy farming, constant
aerial spraying of agri fertilizers, Radiata forestry erosion and pollution, and decades of millions of tonnes of 1080 poison aerial drops.

A century ago NZ streams and rivers were pristine clean, in the late 60's one could easily catch snapper from the shoreline.

Dairy farm irrigators is something you can't ignore on any road journey through NZ, because they're hundreds of meters long in length seen scattered along the flat lands. It's not only the massive metric tonnage volume of water being sucked from artesian wells and rivers. It's the fertilizer and runoff from ghost farms and dairy herds entering into artesian aquifers, creeks, streams, wetlands and rivers. Mafia giant Fontera NZ uses ghost farms to get rid of heavy nitrate waste (cow urine & cleaning compounds). The most noticeable difference before dirty dairy became a cash cow, is the total disappearance of fresh water crawlies, tadpoles, and eels from creeks and streams. As a kid, I used to go eeling down at any river and catch as many eels one could imagine - Forget about that today!
​There are no eels, or anything else existing in these same rivers, I've tried at the same locations without success. Fishing along the shorelines of New Zealand during the 60s and 70s, one could easily catch snapper. Forget about that today. Rivers filled with Agri compounds and dairy runoff entering oceans has pushed fish stocks further out to sea.​New Zealand's fresh water is now past the point of vulnerable. Even high concentrations of lead in drinking water has been a coverup for years. Politicians will no doubt sing like positive puppets that they are, but the export of dairy product must continue at all costs until all clean water disappears. 
​By 2030, New Zealand will have to extract and tow icebergs from Antarctica for drinking water. Behind New Zealand's "100% Pure Image" lies the dirty truth.

A weekly routine month by month year in year out — Suck out massive metric tonnes of ground water, irrigate, lead avgas Ariel fertilize. Move stock herds in, eating, mass shitting and pissing on the ground. Accumulated agri and dairy run-off soaks into fields ending up in streams, wetlands, and rivers — Repeat the same cycle over and over again. Export product to China — aka the cash cow dairy farmer.  

It's actually what you don't see hidden off highways through dairy farm regions that will frighten you.

Above image snaps during the last road trip through New Zealand. Dairy irrigators spanning hundreds of meters along a stretch of highway pumping out endless metric tonnes of water. Kiwi bankers and dairy farmers had had a joint TV commercial that irritated the average New Zealander. The add was aired non-stop on prime time TV during six o'clock news breaks. It went like this, a dairy farmer while slouching in his brand new fishing boat hooked up to a brand new 4WD sipping on a beer says "Well I got the farm mortgage paid off". 
Only 50 years ago rivers and creeks throughout New Zealand were crystal clear teaming with fish and eels — Intense dairy farming killed that era flat in its tracks.

Lake Taupo's water catchment is vast, and like other lakes through the country the lake is nitrate sensitive prone. Annually, 1360 tonnes of nitrogen emissions entered into the lake, of which 510 tonnes was directly from farmland. Now with an annual discharge reduction of 170 tonnes of nitrate, the clarity and water quality to 2001 levels will be reached by 2080. So, approximately 70 years from now lake Taupo's water quality will be at 2001 nitrate levels. Got it? Below, Pupu Springs, Takaka. This is how New Zealand rivers and lakes used to look like — Clean.

Self Drive - Road Journey New Zealand

Morning pastel view across the ocean at Mount Taranaki from 204 kms distance — DSLR photo-gear.    

These long shot images were captured with an 800 5.6 AIS lens attached to 12MP D3 bodies. Other camera gear used through New Zealand are as follows - D3s body, AF 28 1.4 , AF 85 1.4, AFS 14-24 2.8, AFS 200-400 f4G VRII, Gitzo Wimberly tripod.

A part of what's left that can be called clean green New Zealand. Keeping rich people well away from locations like above, setting up house has failed miserably due to the lack of transparency, by government. NZ has been sold out as a rich man's paradise. Meanwhile, locals live on the bones of their butts scraping to meet ends week to week. Once upon a time, not so long ago, Aotearoa was indeed a beautiful country before it was exploited. I remember those days, now only cloud dreams of the past.   

New Zealand Ponga (fern) within dense bushland, Southland — DSLR FX, 800mm AIS prime. 

Deer breeding farms are scattered through the country, the above image was taken in the Kaikoura foothills. Below, a weta in transit. 

If sea lions aren't in the water chasing after something or feeding on fish you'll find them scattered along rugged shorelines napping amongst seaweed or parked up near rocks. Getting to close to sea lions should be avoided unless you're wanting to experience painful bites.

Wild goats are commonly spotted throughout New Zealand in native bushland. They're usually roaming in herds, sometimes up to 20 or more. Goats are classified as pests consuming, damaging native vegetation. Image 800 5.6 ED AIS long shot (350M).    

Road Journey NZ - Night Sky

New Zealand main stream media is like any other liberal left media. Like parrots, they must keep up with each other on air pollution levels around the country. The problem with their hype, is they never mention NZ is pummeled with strong southerly and north wester gales that blow the smithereens out of any "pollution" directly out to sea. NZ MSM and the Green party somehow think New Zealand's landmass, industry and population is the same size of Australia. The above image was captured just north of wellington showing clear visible unpolluted skies. New Zealand clear night sky images captured throughout the country.

Mid-morning lunar shot captured with a manual focus prime and DSLR body (5MP cropped image).

Dark sky regions through New Zealand are plentiful — DSLR & Prime lens @8 seconds ISO 2500

The West Coast of the South Island is well known for its rugged shoreline from Karamea to Fiordland. Some beach locations are totally deserted without another person in sight. Image snaps taken at Bruce Bay 70 kms north of Haast.

Road Journey Aotearoa (NZ) - Nation Of Polluted Rivers

Don't be deceived by lusty green bushes and ferns — If river water isn't clear, it's polluted caused by run-off further upstream. 

Waireinga falls (bridal veil falls) once upon a time had clear pristine waters flowing over the 55 foot edge, one could even drink from it. Today, Waireinga falls is nothing but a runoff stream full of Agri/dairy pollution that's even unsafe to swim in. This is New Zealand, a country that advertises itself as pristine clean and green... The Big Lie. Sept 2021 Update: four of five New Zealand urban rivers are ecological impaired and polluted.— Over two thirds of 160 New Zealand rivers have been deemed unsafe to swim in!

Let's rephrase the above notice in layman's terms of what it really means — Waireinga falls is discolored and polluted directly caused by decades of dirty dairying run-off.  All the images posted online by "yuppie travel bloggers" promoting Clean Green New Zealand are more than deceiving. Travel bloggers must keep the narrative positive — even though it's the complete opposite of what they promote for click bait income. — Over two thirds of New Zealand rivers have been deemed unsafe to swim in!  

 "The water tasted good in the Mangatainoka river" — Henry Wagstaff 1989

500 tonnes of farming nitrate runoff has flowed down the Mangatainoka river yearly.

There's limited data of when Tui brewery stopped using water directly from the Mangatainoka river for their ales due to dirty dairy runoff and sewage overspill, but Tui 's advertising campaign using slim chicks (in another river) was a big success, a part from Kiwi feminists - who should avoid travel to the Middle East. Tui/DB brewery is no longer Kiwi owned, it was sold to Heiniken International in 2012, including other NZ beer brands (Monteiths, Redwood Cider). Fonterra currently holds consents to permit various discharges from their regional plant to release condensate (liquids) either directly into the Mangatainoka river, and on farmland. You cannot clean up rivers by re-polluting the same rivers with condensate liquids. New Zealand drinking water woes.

Still one of the top beer brands in New Zealand — Tui East India Pale Ale (Don't drink and drive in this country)

New Zealand, a country filled with nature walkways and mountainous hikes. The local tourism industry was in full swing non-stop up until April 2020. Kiwis never imagined that their main source of revenue would crash and burn overnight. Like other countries, local tourism is filling the gap in what has been lost, although it will never match or surpass as it was before the Sars-CoV-2 pandemic.

D.O.C. (dept of conservation) create walkways like above throughout the country using a ton of taxpayers money.

The beauty of Aotearoa, is the ever changing pyhsical landscape through such a small country. There's no special "one place or region" that stands out from other regions scattered from Northland  to Southland. In the past, Kiwis took their country for granted having that laid back lifestyle. How things have changed in recent years due to the cost of living. Nothing is cheap anymore, even fish and chips has become a one time monthly deliciously. In the meantime, the country is flooded with imported Chinese made junk that falls a part within a few weeks of usage. Buy New Zealand made went out the door decades ago — Big Mistake!         

A small part of New Zealand's natural landscape consists of geothermal mud pools in the North Island.

Stopping off for a few ales at the chateau in Tongariro reveals a large painting of the famous terraces before they were destroyed by the Mount Tarawera eruption in 1886. A few hours drive further north is the region of thermal activity.

The result of constant geothermal pressure at surface level showing boiling mud expansion.    

From the Catlins, driving north to Oamaru after Moeraki boulder beach is the main turnoff point to Twizel. This avoids countless wasted kilometers of driving time through the dairy farming flatlands, and also bypasses Christchurch. The best time visiting Moeraki boulder beach is at dawn, late afternoon, or for those wanting Moeraki Astro images.

Lady Knox is a tourist hot spot full of foreign tourists enjoying the daily manual hand activation of the geyser. ​​

One good positive touring through New Zealand, are the many different secluded locations that one can hang out for a week or two, like in the above image scattered through the country.

Native birds randomly captured eating flowers and berries — DSLR photo gear with prime lenses.

Early morning north island, native Tui bird getting a nectar fix — DSLR FX, 500mm prime

The most photographed bird of New Zealand. A Tui closeup with its tongue out — DSLR D3 DX cropped shot.   

Heron wading through coastal flats, Takaka. 

New Zealand's wood pigeon are one of the easiest native birds to photograph. Capturing closeup shots, like above, all depends on location and timing when feeding. This guy was busy munching on kowhai leaves — lower north island. 

Seal colonies can be found at the lower regions of the north island and at numerous locations throughout the south island. At times the possibility of capturing images one dreams about isn't possible due to rugged swells. The risks of getting swept out to sea just because the urge of getting closer can be fatal. The above snap was taken at high tide during a massive swell. Knowing your own limitations and sense of danger is recommended within certain locations. Many have ignored that barrier resulting in an early death.     

Scenic highways are found through some parts of the country. The central and east coast of the north island and central south island are regions where one can still experience winding roads clad with native bush land without a cow herd in sight.

Below, the double standard of New Zealand politics, trade and human rights is out right embarrassing. On one hand, the Christchurch massacre by a "right wing Australian supremacist" shocked Kiwis to the bone, while in China, human rights violations of different minority groups imprisoned, tortured and raped is blindly ignored. NZ trade must go on, it doesn't matter the amount of atrocities, accumulated death rate, or how many violations are exposed. New Zealand is in bed with China and remains totally silent. Eighty percent of New Zealand lumber is exported to China. No wonder there's a timber shortage for housing in New Zealand.

As a native born half cast Maori, have I kicked New Zealand in the guts? Collective data doesn't lie. New Zealand has indeed sold itself out to China for the sake of profit gain without acknowledging the impacts further down the road that will have dire consequences for all New Zealanders. It's only taken five decades to destroy the countries environment. The repercussions in the future will become severe if the brake pedal isn't pushed to the floor. The other side of New Zealand isn't blissful as one imagines — it's horrific. The country has lost its integrity, its self-ownership and control. By 2030, New Zealand will be a Rich Man's paradise with the average Kiwi living in dream world state within 15 minute AI controlled smart cities using CBDC government benefits. 

New Zealand's lumber trade with China has increased the price of timber dramatically.

NZ businesses, and NZ super fund investments with Chinese iFlytec. Uyghurs for sale - Tranzurban Wellington NZ & CRRC are red hot on the list. The CRRC was named in February 2020 by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) as one of 83 “foreign and Chinese companies directly or indirectly benefiting from the use of Uyghur workers outside Xinjiang province through abusive labor transfer programs as recently as 2019”. NZ Tranzurban one : NZ Tranzurban two : Tranzurban Wellington wins Green gold award - Uyghurs slave workers received zero awards. Do other NZ companies know if imported products are made through the vast Chinese supply chains using Uyghur labour?

July 2022— The great exodus from clean green New Zealand, the post covid brain drain Aotearoa. July 2022 — New Zealand ranked second to worst country in the world for expats — InterNations. The grass may look greener in New Zealand, but the cost of living is horrendously expensive. Housing is unaffordable, renting homes will suck approximately 55% of income. Food costs will drain whatever is left. Only those with stacks of cash, and those having offshore paid salaries migrating to New Zealand will sustain expensive living cost.. One only requires to ask the average hard working Kiwi verifying this. Let's also not forget, Kiwi's seem to have issues with biological born woman.

Aotearoa "land of white long cloud", now land of black long clouds looming over it — out of control debt explosion. 

New Zealand has a deception that it's a dreamland paradise. It is, for those who live with no debt burden running their own businesses with no overheads. The cost of living in New Zealand will only increase to the point of no return. Directly caused by bad governing spanning over 50 years. Raising and inventing new taxes to cover offshore debt loans continues in the background. BlackRock, is the latest loan shark putting more debt on already mountains of debt the kiwi population will need to repay. Nothing comes for free — Globalist government is a people's worst nightmare. They don't care about you. They only care about themselves.

Below, for the record, a small part of a past owned rural property situated in the Tararua foothills. The property had a century old run down villa on seven acres of bare land when first purchased. It personally took 2 years of hard work planting the entire property with native seedlings — this is how it looked in 2020. More images of this property development including more in the about page.