The Mapua channel is the western-most entry point to the Waimea Inlet. This boat was moored just along the coast from Grossi Point, a popular picnic and BBQ spot that sticks out into the channel.
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This is the view of the hills looking towards Richmond from one of the many bays that lie between Mapua and Richmond. The peaky peak in the distance is Mt Richmond and it’s quite striking, as are the jagged bits of mountain to the left of it. They’re visible on the skyline driving southeast from [...]
This photo of a boat moored in the Mapua channel was taken from the jetty, looking across the end of Rabbit Island towards Nelson.
This photo of the Milky Way was taken at Upper Moutere. Back in the early 1960s, the University of Pennsylvania surveyed several sites in the South Island to see if they were suitable for establishing an observatory. Away from the main towns, the Tasman District has very little in the way of light pollution, and [...]
Ex-cyclone Gita came through the Tasman District in late February, doing considerable damage to orchards throughout the region. This photo was taken near an orchard in Lower Moutere, just a few kilometres south of Motueka. A nearby creek overflowed into this orchard, picking up apples from the ground, which have ended up tangled in the fence wires, [...]
The Moutere Hills lie west of Mapua and Ruby Bay and the Moutere Valley is one of the sunniest parts of New Zealand. The area has been popular for apple growing, forestry and, in recent decades, grape growing. These grape vines are at Neudorf Vineyard in the Upper Moutere Valley.
The orange pore fungus (Favolaschia calocera) is a recent arrival in New Zealand, known here for about 30 years. Because it’s a tropical fungus, its spread in New Zealand may be limited to the North Island and the more tropical-esque parts of the South Island. This particular fungus has taken up residence on the trunk [...]
