by Kelvin Dixon
July 08, 2019
George Franklyn "Skipper" Yerex was a key figure during the "Deer Wars" he was born in Wellington in 1893.
George enlisted in the Territorial Fo...
by Kelvin Dixon
July 08, 2019
Ross Webber spent 46 years living the BushLife alone on remote Puangiangi Island in the Marlborough Sounds.
In 1957 the then 27-year-old bought th...
by Kelvin Dixon
July 08, 2019
Sgt Richard Travis VC, the King of No Man's Land.
Less than a month after the outbreak of the First World War, Richard Travis joined the 7th (Sou...
by Kelvin Dixon
July 06, 2019
A Pākehā goes AWOL to join the Māori Battalion.
“I don't know how many people know that we had a full Pakeha fighting with us in Italy. He was La...
by Kelvin Dixon
July 06, 2019
NZFS deer culler Bill Axbey was known as a man of "vigour, reality, laughter and with a total disdain for the stupidity and constipation of governm...
by Kelvin Dixon
July 06, 2019
Pākehā Māori were early European settlers who gave up European ways to live among the Māori. They often found a welcome, took wives and were treate...
by Kelvin Dixon
July 06, 2019
Rex Forrester (1928-2001) was a New Zealand hunting and fishing legend. He was known for deer culling, helicopter hunting, live deer capture, pi...
by Kelvin Dixon
July 06, 2019
“Somebody once asked me, ‘Have you ever been afraid?’ … Hah! I’ve never been afraid in my life.”
Nancy Wake was the most decorated Allied servic...
by Kelvin Dixon
July 06, 2019
Not what I thought a space gun would look like, I'm not surprised the machete stock didn't catch on. It could be a mean pig gun though. The Sovi...
by Kelvin Dixon
March 22, 2019
As someone who has spent years overseas involved in the fight against terror. I'm troubled by the New Zealand governments rapid capitulation to ter...
by Kelvin bushlifenz@gmail.com
March 12, 2019
Barrett Crumen "Russian Jack" 1878-1968. The last of the swag men.
"Man oh man I vos FREE! Free to have a beer, have a smoke, –happy what you can c...
by Kelvin Dixon
March 07, 2019
I recently read an article in Wilderness Magazine about a young women who had decided to commit suicide by getting lost in the bush and succumbing to the elements. During her attempt her whole perspective on life changed. Her story really struck a chord with me, here was someone for whom hitting the hills and choosing the BushLife had literally saved her life.
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George Franklyn "Skipper" Yerex was a key figure during the "Deer Wars" he was born in Wellington in 1893. George enlisted in the Territorial Fo...
Ross Webber spent 46 years living the BushLife alone on remote Puangiangi Island in the Marlborough Sounds. In 1957 the then 27-year-old bought th...
Sgt Richard Travis VC, the King of No Man's Land. Less than a month after the outbreak of the First World War, Richard Travis joined the 7th (Sou...
A Pākehā goes AWOL to join the Māori Battalion. “I don't know how many people know that we had a full Pakeha fighting with us in Italy. He was La...
NZFS deer culler Bill Axbey was known as a man of "vigour, reality, laughter and with a total disdain for the stupidity and constipation of governm...
Pākehā Māori were early European settlers who gave up European ways to live among the Māori. They often found a welcome, took wives and were treate...
Rex Forrester (1928-2001) was a New Zealand hunting and fishing legend. He was known for deer culling, helicopter hunting, live deer capture, pi...
“Somebody once asked me, ‘Have you ever been afraid?’ … Hah! I’ve never been afraid in my life.” Nancy Wake was the most decorated Allied servic...
Not what I thought a space gun would look like, I'm not surprised the machete stock didn't catch on. It could be a mean pig gun though. The Sovi...
As someone who has spent years overseas involved in the fight against terror. I'm troubled by the New Zealand governments rapid capitulation to ter...
I recently read an article in Wilderness Magazine about a young women who had decided to commit suicide by getting lost in the bush and succumbing to the elements. During her attempt her whole perspective on life changed. Her story really struck a chord with me, here was someone for whom hitting the hills and choosing the BushLife had literally saved her life.
