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Journey to Zealandia, Earth’s Hidden 8th Continent

Beneath the crystalline waters of the South Pacific, 32 scientists from 12 countries emerged after a nine-week voyage to the depths. They’d been drilling for samples from a long-lost world, on a quest that sounds a whole lot like the premise of a Jules Verne novel: the expedition to Zealandia. Not that far beneath the…
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All Aboard the Perilous Piha Railway

I found an interesting collection of photographs all the way on New Zealand’s side of the internet today. Pictured here is a steam train called the “Sandfly” circa 1915, travelling along what looks like a fun little railway– at first… This is the Piha Tramway, which ran from 1906 -1921, along the Tasman Sea on the North…

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Exploring the Forgotten World Highway

The Forgotten World Highway stretches between the towns of Taumaranui and Stratford, on New Zealand’s North Island. A long and winding road, curving and bending through the hills, it was once the main thoroughfare for travellers. Houses along the road are few and far between. There’s the odd feral goat, and stray chicken, native and…

Postcards from Hobbiton

Fans of The Lord of the Rings: unite! Non-fans who just like film sets and may or may not have Elvish tattoos anyway: unite! Oh, just me? Weird. Today we’re tumbling down the wildly intriguing rabbit hole and landing in some Hobbit Holes! In 1998, when Peter Jackson was scouting for the perfect location to…

Fred and Myrtle’s Shell House

Fred and Myrtle Flutey are arguably New Zealand’s most beloved couple, best-known collectors, and are certified local celebrities. On top of it all, they were also warm and generous members of their community who loved sharing their passions with all who were interested. Over 30 odd years, more than one million people have passed through…
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