• Capture: Peak Pohutukawa, 13:41 Jan 16, 2015

  

  A glut of Pohutukawa nectar in Wellington has seen bees take to the walls of higher learning at Victoria University. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/65078724/Wellington-bee-swarm-finds-new-home

  And another interesting feature of Pohutukawa trees are the fibrous aerial roots seen on this local tree in Porirua. Many of the trees along Oriental Bay have these aerial roots too.

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• Capture: Peak Pohutukawa, 16:56 Jan 13, 2015

  

  Pirouetting Pohutukawa in Coral colours on Paremata Road, Porirua

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• Capture: Peak Pohutukawa, 16:51 Jan 13, 2015

  

  Mast season Pohutukawa, Spinnaker Drive, Whitby, Porirua today.

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• Capture: Peak Pohutukawa, 16:48 Jan 13, 2015

  

  Spinnaker Drive, Whitby, Porirua ablaze today.

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• Capture: Peak Pohutukawa, 09:41 Jan 2, 2015

  

  That awkward adolescent phase.....

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• Capture: Peak Pohutukawa, in reply to Ian Dalziel, 22:07 Dec 30, 2014

  

  Feijoa Bambina busy flowering right now.

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• Capture: Peak Pohutukawa, 17:41 Dec 30, 2014

  

  Across the road in Porirua. Metrosideros excelsa aurea. Golden Pohutukawa seemed to flower first around us this year. Reds are bursting forth now.

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• Southerly: Who was George Hildebrand…, 17:46 Dec 24, 2014

  Seasons Greetings David. Is there any chance of an end of year wrap on this saga please? It is a fascinating piece of genealogy.

  Kind regards
  Lynley Chapman

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• Busytown: Tell You What: A Nonfiction Giveaway!, 13:31 Dec 18, 2014

  My favourite NZ non-fiction book this year is Anne Else's "The Colour of Food. A memoir of life, love and dinner"

  Skilfully written, evoked a range of emotions, reflections, questions and nostalgia. Full of interesting detail, intimate at times,enchanting, captivating and 24 recipes from the simple to exotic to try, as well as two pages of books which have inspired Anne.

  A treat. Available as an ebook (an international ebook bestseller) and now as a book of the old fashioned kind.

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• Southerly: Who was George Hildebrand…, in reply to Charles Home, 16:22 Jun 16, 2014

  I will email you what I have on the Chapman line Charles but at first glance back at my files there is no relation to your Henry Samuel Chapman.

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