Leonie Wise

Jun
30
five places for foodlovers on waiheke

five places for foodlovers on waiheke

For its size, Waiheke Island has some really great places to eat. Here’s five of my current favourites, in
2 min read
Jun
03
the road taken :: south island haerenga vol. 2

the road taken :: south island haerenga vol. 2

VOL. 2 :: CAPE FOULWIND . A GHOST TOWN . ARTHURS PASS sunday – with embers still warm from the night before, i stoke
5 min read
May
07
SH72 New Zealand (c) Leonie Wise

the road taken :: south island haerenga vol. 1

vol. 1 :: christchurch to woodpecker hut we’re awake early and ready to go well before the taxi turns up.
5 min read
Apr
08
sundays are for...

sundays are for...

…being on and under the water + kayaking around the bays near the beach closest to home + scouting for overnight campsites
1 min read
Apr
05
i’m with you sheldon

i’m with you sheldon

there was a guy in an office i worked at in london that used to whistle randomly. no tune, just
1 min read
Feb
13
a diary of tiny pleasures

a diary of tiny pleasures

* the STUNNING photography of gerrard gethings, specially the bumblebees! * revisiting the video of otters holding hands (you know the one,
1 min read
Feb
11
a diary of tiny pleasures

a diary of tiny pleasures

* the first gasp of air after surfacing from a dive into cooling sea water * bird antics * our workday commute * clean
1 min read
Feb
10
photo laundry

photo laundry

+++ it’s saturday morning and the three days of auckland anniversary weekend spread before us, bathed in possibility. we have
3 min read
Jan
14
in these beginning days of january

in these beginning days of january

we remind ourselves how much we have to be grateful for with this island life we have chosen, even though
2 min read
Dec
31
one foot up in heaven

one foot up in heaven

+++ this time last weekend we were on a ferry home from the mainland. we’d risen early on saturday, packed
3 min read