Elementary

Pungarehu, Taranaki, NZ, Dec 2011: Pungarehu primary school was closed in 2003. Many New Zealand schools (particularly small rural schools) were closed around this time due to a “review” by the Ministry of Education…

Hospitalized – part 2

Hawera, Taranaki, November 2011: These pictures are from the second foray into the derelict Hawera Hospital… Most of the interior shots were taken inside the reception area in the main building. Click here for part 1… Canon EOS 30D/18-55is

Shed

Taranaki, NZ, Dec 2011: An old abandoned milking shed in South Taranaki. The market demands bigger, better and more efficient milking sheds for New Zealand’s “white gold”… Canon EOS 30D/Sigma 24-70 2.8

Barrett St Hospital

New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, Dec 26 2011: Barrett St Hospital, particularly the former Nurse’s home has a very distinctive look. I’ve never seen a building like it. My mother lived here for a couple of years early in her nursing career. The new hospital (now Taranaki Base) was/is still nearby… Barrett St is now […]

Court

Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand, Dec 2011: I was taking a “tiki-tour” down the coast road- Surf Highway 45– the other day from New Plymouth to Hawera. There’s many interesting sites, many of these being abandoned buildings… I’m unsure what this particular building used to be, it looked like a funeral parlour to me. But my […]

Wahi

Wahi beach, Hawera, Taranaki, NZ, 2011: Shot this over the weekend at one of the beaches near my home town of Hawera. Wahi beach isn’t a great beach for swimming because of all the rocks, but the rocks are fantastic… Canon EOS 30D/18-55is

Hawera

Hawera, Taranaki, NZ, 2006: An image shot from the top of Hawera’s iconic water-tower, looking north-west to Mount Taranaki. Canon EOS 1N/Sigma 17-35

General Storekeeper

Otakeko, Taranaki, 2009: The old General Store at Otakeho, South Taranaki stands resolute 135 years later… Many old stores and factories are still scattered across New Zealand’s rural landscape, reminders of our recent colonial past… E.J.Eaves was the General Storekeeper, his business is conducted in commodious and well arranged premises. Full and varied stocks are […]