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Christchurch hammered again

In: NZ Stories

22 Feb 2011

It’s now after 9pm on Tuesday 22 February and our thoughts have been focussed on Christchurch for the past 8 hours or so.  My wife was due to travel to Greymouth today for a couple of days.  That trip is now off.  Instead we are glued to the TV screen and supporting a friend from Christchurch who [...]

Royal spoonbill

In: NZ Stories|Photographic

17 Feb 2011

I’ve been in Dunedin a few days, an ‘accompanying person’ while my wife attended a conference there. A good chance to try to capture some of the wildlife that abounds on the Otago Peninsula. Like this spoonbill, for example:

Tales from the NZ Paper Industry, #2

In: NZ Stories|Science & Engineering

11 Feb 2011

The big pulp and paper mills worked seven days a week, 24 hours a day. At Kinleith, on 361 days of the year there was a production meeting (the exceptions were Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and the next day). It started at 0930 and was always finished by 1000, usually 0940. It [...]

Return to Moore Park Speedway

In: NZ Stories|Photographic

8 Feb 2011

After almost two years away, last Saturday I managed to get back to my favourite speedway track. It was great! The road was well signposted (lots of volunteers go out the night before and set up these signs all over Christchurch – they are a dedicated lot at Moore Park!

Tales from the NZ Paper Industry, #1

In: NZ Stories|Science & Engineering

31 Jan 2011

One of my New Year’s resolutions was to write down some of the many stories my time working in heavy industry. So here’s a start.  When I travelled north in October/November last year, I managed to catch up with half a dozen of my former colleagues from the pulp and paper industry. I really enjoyed [...]

Best fish shop in NZ?

In: Nelson events|NZ Stories

25 Jan 2011

One of the pleasures in returning to Nelson has been the chance to buy good quality seafood at reasonable prices. That was something we certainly could not do in Christchurch. Try as we might, we never came across a shop down there that had fish of consistent good quality. The range of species was very [...]

New Zealand birdlife

In: NZ Stories|Photographic

28 Dec 2010

Good images of birdlife in the New Zealand bush are difficult.  They require a lot of patience and skill, neither of which I have in abundance.  So when I get the chance, I jump at it.  Here are some results, from my ‘road trip’ back in November.  First the elusive Kokako, which we occasionally used [...]

Greymouth Bar

In: NZ Stories|Photographic

24 Dec 2010

The entrance to the harbour at Greymouth is an interesting place, even on a quiet day.  The road out to it provides views back to the harbour and town, especially early in the morning: (there is a high-quality version of this image available at New Zealand Photos Online.) These colours showed up for only a [...]

Greymouth again

In: NZ Stories|Photographic

18 Dec 2010

Got some nice images of  some locals enjoying the westerly swell:

Pike River again

In: NZ Stories

15 Dec 2010

This week I am back in Greymouth once more. I guess I am providing support for my wife, who in turn is helping to organise support for the victims of the Pike River mining disaster.  The Pike River mining company had just been put into receivership and the impact of this move on the surviving workers [...]


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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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