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Shag Point / Matakaea

In: NZ Stories|Photographic

11 Nov 2011

On a trip to Dunedin we stopped over at Shag Point for a few days.  Less than an hour north of Dunedin, this is a wonderful spot.  Scenery, wildlife, history, geology – Shag Point has it all. Each morning I managed to get out well before sunrise.  The results were worth the effort:

An afternoon in Christchurch

In: NZ Stories|Photographic

2 Nov 2011

We’ve just returned from a trip south, spending a night in Christchurch on the way home. The city was so different from my last visit, a couple of weeks before the February earthquake. We left the car close to the apartment we lived in, in Park Terrace.  That building seem to have survived quite well [...]

Nelson’s Boulder Bank and Lighthouse

In: NZ Stories|Photographic

26 Sep 2011

A couple of weeks ago the local Nelson Camera Club hosted visitors from other clubs from the West Coast to Marlborough.  There was an early morning field trip, to Nelson’s Boulder Bank and the Lighthouse:

Some NZ Rowing History

In: NZ Stories

2 Sep 2011

We have been watching on TV New Zealand crews at the world rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia. They’ve been doing very well (so far).  I realised that it is almost exactly 40 years since I watched a race which was an important step along New Zealand’s path to success in world rowing.

Tasman Bay “Water Wars”

In: NZ Stories|Science & Engineering

23 Aug 2011

I’ve been working on a  magazine article on marine farming, which has brought me into contact with some old friends and raised some old memories.  Coincidently a new aquaculture law was passed last week which many hope will bring an end to the fighting between marine farmers and commercial fisherman over water space. My mind went back to [...]

The big dump

In: NZ Stories

2 Aug 2011

A few days ago New Zealand was hit by a southerly blast.  The poor people of Christchurch were hit hard, while lots of places saw snow on the ground, even down at sea level.  Here in Nelson we got the biggest dump we’d seen in twenty years.  There was even snow on the ground in [...]

Nelson bank collapse

In: Nelson events|NZ Stories

16 Jul 2011

The winter snow has finally arrived, along with some heavy frosts and clear skies.   The unusually wet winter we’d been experiencing up to now caused some problems, even locally.

Lunar eclipse

In: NZ Stories|Photographic

16 Jun 2011

What a long gap between posts!  I’ve been busy with a magazine article and a book chapter.  I’d grown out of being busy, I found.  Anyway, this morning’s eclipse is a good way to get back into blogging.  Here in NZ we are experiencing problems with dust from the Chilean volcano affects the quality of my photos.  The timing of [...]

Tales from the NZ Paper Industry, #3

In: NZ Stories

11 May 2011

The previous post in this series was all about humour, something which helped to keep us sane.  I have another example here. Unfortunately, it needs a bit of introduction so please bear with me. At one point in my career, when I was Technical Manager at the NZFP Kinleith mill, I actually had two bosses.  [...]

Still stunned

In: NZ Stories

28 Feb 2011

Life certainly hasn’t got back to normal yet after last week’s disastrous earthquake in Christchurch, even here in quiet Nelson.  Everyone is still deeply affected. At the start of our Rotary club meeting two days after the earthquake, we had a reading and a prayer from Charles Tyrell, from the Nelson Cathedral. I’m sure he [...]


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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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