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Superyacht time
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16 Jan 2011It’s the time of year when the private jets and super yachts come to Nelson. They’re very discreet, We hear the planes, but only for a few moments. Unlike the occasional houseboats, from which the sound of parties can sometimes disturb a quiet evening, the superyachts don’t produce a lot of noise. They do look impressive! [...]
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Super X
13 Jan 2011I went to my first Super X event in many years last weekend, a round in the NZ Championships held at the “Rat Track” at Lower Moutere. I was very impressed: a great track with excellent viewing for the spectators and a high standard of competition. Locals were cheering for their hero, Josh Coppins from [...]
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The Apple Shed – the return of some old friends
10 Jan 2011Last weekend we went over to Mapua. For years (decades even) lunch at the Smokehouse Cafe was a great treat. When we first started going the location was fantastic but the food and service was rubbish. Then Tom and Viv Fox took over and it was transformed into a Nelson icon. After one or two changes [...]
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Port Nelson street racing
6 Jan 2011For the 19th year, the roads around Nelson’s port area are closed off and the petrol heads take over. It’s rather old-fashioned, in that the spectators can get really close to the action with the minimum of interference from barriers and fences. Here are some shot to give you the flavour of the event. I’ll [...]
Cow Pat Bingo
23 Sep 2010Several months ago I bought a raffle ticket. It was quite expensive as raffle tickets go, $5, but I was hooked by the great idea behind it. It was called “Cow Pat Bingo” and the result would be decided on 19 September at the Auckland Point School Gala Day. I noted the date in my [...]
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
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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
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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 assistant [...]
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:
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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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