Hospitalized – part 3

Hawera, Taranaki, NZ, Dec 2011: More images documenting the last days of the doomed Hawera Hospital. These were from my third visit to the derelict and semi-demolished former Hospital. Part 1 is here – part 2 here… Within a month it would be gone, without a trace…

The Bunker

Kau Point, Miramar Peninsular, Wellington NZ, Nov 2012: In a hole in the ground there lived a… bunker… Returned to Kau Point recently- a year after we had finally located this former hidden battery bunker. It had changed alot- the first time it had felt we were on a horror “found-footage movie set… (see here). […]

Tataraimaka

Tataraimaka, Taranaki, New Zealand, September 2012.

SkyFall

Fort Ballance, Wellington, New Zealand, August 2012: Yashica 124G TLR Kodak 400NC

Sinai

Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Nov 2005: The usual way to ascend Mount Sinai is via a group bus trip from Dahab in the late evening- then do the guided tour from about midnight to the summit. The reason being you will be at the top when the sun rises in the east… It’s a cool idea […]

Marycrest

Horowhenua, NZ, Sept 2012: There’s not a lot of information freely available about Marycrest, a former catholic girls’ “rehabilitation” school at Te Horo on the Kapiti Coast. From what I can ascertain, it was founded in 1953 by Sister Mary Teresa Kennedy and Mary St Finton of the French based Good Shepherd Sisters. According to researcher Roscoe […]

Lake A

Lake Alice, Rangitikei NZ, Sept 2012: Another drive-by the infamous Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital. I was watched closely by a number of people on the site, but with the aid of a telephoto lens grabbed a few long range shots. Most of the buildings seem to be gone or in the process of being demolished. […]

Home

Whanganui, New Zealand, Sept 2012: This former Hospital and rest home in Wanganui was closed in 2003. The buildings remain in fairly good order despite spots of vandalism. It’s quite a large facility with nice grounds and location right on the Whanganui river. It’s current status and future is unknown…

Coolstore

Patea, Taranaki NZ, Sept 2012: Revisited the abandoned Patea coolstore recently. At it’s height it stored and chilled cheeses from the area, and meat from the adjacent Patea Freezing works… Situated right on the bank of the Patea river, freight was loaded directly onto ships for national redistribution and export… At over a century old- […]