Burnt Place

Hawera, Taranaki, NZ, June 2012: Another fire gutted building, this time in the town I grew up in, Hawera. The town has seen many major fires over the years, in pre-colonial times and during the early days of “Pakeha” settlement in particular. This led to the building of Hawera’s iconic concrete water tower. The Maori […]

PTA Pt.1

Patea, Taranaki, NZ, December 2011: The Historic former Patea Hospital (c.1880) still stands in it’s dilapidated state, 22 years after its closure. When the hospital finally closed its doors on December the 5th 1990, it had served the Patea District for over century. Locals have been complaining for years about the eyesore, demanding the […]

Summit

Midhurst, Taranaki NZ, March 2012: The neglected “Summit-Quinphos” building was a former Taranaki Dairy Company milk powder factory that operated for a brief time in the mid 1970’s. Current occupiers are unknown- the factory seems to be now only used to store fertiliser. The site was virtually abandoned when I dropped by in March…

Farmhouse

Taranaki, New Zealand, December 2011: An old abandoned farmhouse near Pungarehu in Taranaki. This cottage has a lot of character- and an interesting history for sure…

Cowards

Stratford, Taranaki, NZ, March 2012: Draw your own conclusions on this image… bearing in mind that times have been tough- plus Christmas wasn’t that long ago…

Factory

Oaonui, Taranaki NZ, Dec 2011: Another derelict dairy factory- not an uncommon sight in the Waikato and Taranaki in particular. The big boys took over years ago…

Show

SmallWorks Gallery, Brisbane, Feb 17-March 17 2012: “Bricks & Mortality” opens next week in Brisbane. If you live in the area or are just visiting, why not pop in for a looksee…

No19

Opunake, Taranaki, Dec 2011: I’m unsure if this place is still occupied, but it’s sure seen some history… Canon EOS 30D/18-55is

Neu

Pihama, Taranaki, NZ, Dec 2011: New Year, New Name, New Look- but it’s business as usual… I’ve got many more images coming soon of all the good stuff: Documentary, Experimental, Urban Exploration, Architecture, Landscape, Abstract, Street and Travel Photography… “Cunningvision” still exisits in at least two forms- (eg. my Twitter and YouTube profiles)- and may […]