Shooting Season

Shooting Season

Another New Zealand hunting season gone, from the first Saturday in May to the last Sunday in August. Fairly good numbers of pheasants. In particular, we’ve had lots of good situations on hen pheasants (which in NZ are protected). There seemed to have been a...
Poles Apart

Poles Apart

On a recent trip to Queenstown in the southern part of NZ I was thinking about what incredible distance away from home I am. I grew up inside the Arctic Circle of North Norway and my brother, after a stint in the southern part of the country, moved up to Hammerfest....
Spear Fishing

Spear Fishing

EDIT: Since I wrote the piece below Aidan got into spearfishing big time. We both use spearguns now in addition to some missions still only using pole spears. I love being in the water. As an ex competitive swimmer, Elite swim instructor and keen scuba diver...
North Norway

North Norway

We spent the entire month of July back home in North Norway. For once I didn’t time a trip back with the hunting season but instead aimed for summer and fishing. Aidan was in fishing heaven and Finn quite enjoyed it too. Finn in particular enjoyed freshly caught...
Footballer

Footballer

I have been football mad from a very early age. Seriously addicted. When I lived in Norway I played for various North Norwegian teams and played in Norway Cup (World’s largest football tournament, held in Oslo every summer) as a 15 year old in 1984. It was...
Boys’ Weekends II & III

Boys’ Weekends II & III

Various pics from boys’ weekends August 2011 at and around Houhoura in the far north and February 2012 on the coast just north of Whangarei. Mike, Simon, Randhir & Chris ready to start fishing, while I’m preparing for a couple of hours snorkelling with...