Dorothy – 2/7/99 So you are planning to drive south from Christchurch. If time is an issue of course you will follow State Highway 1 and join the busy flow of traffic on the main route. In clear weather you will see the foothills of the Southern Alps in the distance on your right. Why…
Dorothy – 16/4/99 Farm passes to Trustees in 1943. As an interim measure while members of the family were still alive the farm was run by trustees. It had become run down because it had been leased out with no overall management plan for the land. Under the management of the Trustees the dairy herd…
Dorothy – 9/4/99 Charteris Bay viewed from a walking track on the Port Hills. Orton Bradley Park on the far side of the harbour is to the right of the houses with Mount Bradley at the top of the Park. Photo source Peter Hunt Where is the Park? Orton Bradley Park is in Charteris Bay…
Dorothy – 23/5/98 One of the places that gives Christchurch the name, ‘The Garden City’. Go to Mona Vale on any fine day and you will find people of many nationalities enjoying the beauty and serenity of this place. Why is Mona Vale so popular? The Mona Vale homestead Photo source – Nina Proctor (Click…
Dorothy – 30/1/98 Day or half day walks The Peninsula Nature Walk (1.5 to 3 hours) If you want to build up your fitness gradually I would recommend that you start with the Peninsula Nature Walk. The track follows the shore of the peninsula, and is undulating and easy walking. The views of the lake…
Dorothy – 23/1/98 Lake Rotoiti looking from Kerr Bay (Click here for a larger version) Why do the visitors come? It is the beauty of the lake, the mountains and the bush which draws most visitors to the area more than a century after Haast first rejoiced in it, although a few still go to…
