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BushLife Blog

  • The Maori guide "worth his weight in tobacco!"

    by Kelvin bushlifenz@gmail.com
    A painting of Fox, Heaphy, Brunner and Kehu (smoking) with their packs and kit by a camp-fire. Kehu was the Māori guide that showed Heaphy and his...

  • Boozer hut.

    by Kelvin bushlifenz@gmail.com
      Boozer hut was named after a 1930s scheelite miner who was notoriously fond of his booze and was restored by DOC in 2011. It is a 10sq m one-roo...

  • "The man with the donkey", Gallipoli.

    by Kelvin bushlifenz@gmail.com
    Stretcher-bearer ‘Dick’ Henderson with his donkey and a casualty at Gallipoli. Stretcher-bearers worked in 12-hour shifts during which they would ...

  • L/ Cpl David Russell GC

    by Kelvin bushlifenz@gmail.com
    David Russell was born in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland, on 30 March 1911, the fourth of six children born to James and Jessie Russell. His mother ...

  • Lieutenant Colonel “Tom” Barnes, SOE Sapper.

    by Kelvin bushlifenz@gmail.com
    Lieutenant Colonel C. E. “Tom” Barnes on right.  Tom led one of the demolition teams on Op Harling in Greece, he was one of two Kiwis seconded to...

  • NZ's Hut Network.

    by Kelvin bushlifenz@gmail.com
    Dundas Hut in the Tararua Ranges, built 1961. If you've ever spent time in NZs national parks chances are you have stayed in a hut originally buil...

  • Fathers Day Photo Competition.

    by Kelvin Dixon
    For Fathers Day this year we ran a photo competition. The quality of the entries was very high and it was tough to pick a winner. Congratulations t...

  • Kiwi Hunting Legend Percy Lyes

    by Kelvin Dixon
    New Zealand hunting legend Percy Lyes starting learning bushcraft in the forests near Hokitika during the depression. He started trapping rabbits a...

  • PracMed NZ "Stop the Bleed" workshop, review.

    by Kelvin Dixon
    My wife and I recently completed the PracMed NZ Stop the Bleed workshop in Palmerston North. As someone whos done a bunch of different medical cour...

  • Bread Making the NZFS Way.

    by Kelvin Dixon
    Bread Making the NZFS Way. Camp-oven bread is often spoiled through poor preparation, and the following tips will assist in making a good loaf: • ...

  • Major Wallingford "The human machine gun."

    by Kelvin Dixon
    "I am sure that the enemy thought that they had a picked body of marksmen in front of them – well so they had … twenty five New Zealand boys who ...

  • Private John "Barney" Hines, the souvenir king.

    by Kelvin Dixon
    Private John "Barney" Hines surrounded by German equipment he had looted during the Battle of Polygon Wood in September 1917. Also known as "Wild ...