I heart you NZ

I just got back from a trip to New Zealand for a friend's wedding. When I go home, I usually spend most of my time in Christchurch or Kaiteriteri but this time I was lucky enough to venture north to Tauranga & Mount Maunganui. What a beautiful part of the world this is. I heart you NZ.

wildflowers, seashells and ocean swims

Well, it's the first post for 2013. While I've been a bit slack with posting in 2012 I thought I'd kick off the new year with a post of my summer holiday in New Zealand. Each year when I was a kid my family and I would head up from Christchurch to Kaiteriteri. Now Mum and Dad have a batch in Little Kaiteriteri and the tradition lives on. I love summer in NZ, spending my days going for bush walks, eating fresh mussels from the sea, picking wildflowers, collecting shells and swimming in the ocean... 

Summer Days

I just got back from two weeks summer holiday in gorgeous Aotearoa to visit family and generally enjoy the sunshine and laid back nature that is my island home. 

Thanks Dad for all the lovely evening walks. 

Pipis

I love the designs and shape that nature creates. Especially in this pipi shell.

A travelers portrait shoot

I recently shot some portraits of my gorgeous friend Bianca. She is traveling from Germany so we thought it would be ideal to capture the beautiful surroundings of her trip to Kaiteriteri in New Zealand.