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Blessing of the fleet
25 Jul 2010Last weekend we had an unusual event here in Nelson: the annual “Blessing of the Fleet”. Nelson is still an important focus for New Zealand’s seafood industry and locals understand its importance. This ceremony, which has been going for 10 years now, remembers those lost at sea and offers prayers for the safety of the [...]
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You cannot own a view
In: Nelson events
11 Jul 2010As well as having a good climate, Nelson has a lot of building sites with views of the water. This shot, for example, is from my front doorway:
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Eric Chittenden, 1909 – 2010
In: Nelson events
29 Jun 2010Last week I attended the funeral of Eric Chittenden, a chemist who spent almost all of his working life (49 years!) at the Cawthron Institute. He joined Cawthron in 1926, having left school four years earlier when he was 13. He had no formal qualifications and started in a very junior position as an [...]
Founders book fair
5 Jun 2010Today I was helping out at the annual book fair, raising money for Nelson’s “Founders Heritage Park”. It’s quite an operation, raising a six-figure sum. An hour before the doors opened, the queue was already substantial:
Trolley Derby (unofficial)
25 May 2010On the weekend I got the chance to photograph the enthusiasts that make the Nelson Trolley Derby possible, in a one-off opportunity. A new stretch of highway has been under construction west of Nelson for quite some time now. One particular stretch look to be perfect for a trolley derby: 45 m vertical over 740 [...]
Prof T Kosuge, Cawthron Fellow
14 May 2010I spent an afternoon last week with Deirdre Mackay, who’s been commissioned to write the history of the Cawthron Institute. Lot’s of stuff is coming back to me, so get ready for a string of Cawthron stories.
It’s successful turnaround in the early 90s owes a lot to many different people. One of them celebrated his [...]
Kite surfing
8 May 2010As we head into winter, I thought it would be nice to show a few pics from warmer days. Nelson is an ideal spot for kite surfing: good water and reliable sea breeze from mid- to late afternoon.
That was a weird day: a strong breeze but look at the sea mist over towards the Abel [...]
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In March I read of the passing of Sir Ian Axford, a scientist who spent much of his working life outside New Zealand but nevertheless made a huge contribution to this country. I met him briefly when we invited him to present the annual “Cawthron Lecture” in 1996. It was the 75th anniversary of the [...]
This week there was a small item on page 3 of our local newspaper announcing that the four major players in New Zealand’s mussel industry have joined forces to create a new company, Spatco. The four companies involved are Wakatu Incorporation, Sealord (both Nelson-based), Sanford and Pacifica Seafoods. Spatco aims to take baby mussels grown [...]
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This blog presents the images and observations of someone who has had a long and successful career, ranging from heavy engineering to environmental sciences, from paper machines to marine biology.
The digital revolution has enabled Graeme Robertson to devote much of his time to a rediscovered passion, photography. His images have won national competitions and been published in magazines and newspapers.
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