Posts by Nick Dalgety

Nelson played a valuable role in the history of New Zealand. It forms an important part of the top of the South Island, referred to as the prow of the Island canoe by Iwi. It is a region that provided essential merchandise and food for the West Coast during the gold rush era in the…

The West Coast: the place where my mother was born and where we spent most of our childhood holidays. Wild and rain swept and where you get a sense of the way it used to be in the early days New Zealand. A region founded on blood, sweat and tears where you made a living…

The Thorpe family farm Lowline angus cattle in East Takaka, a sub region of Golden Bay. I had the pleasure of meeting up with Jonathan Thorpe and his wife Meredith on the farm in mid-2021. A special time as the Thorpes gathered eggs and avocados along with feeding out to the cattle in the upper…

Dave Barrett is the owner of an artisan cheese business, located in the Upper Moutere, about a 40-minute drive from Nelson. He possesses two great cheese brands; Thorvald made from sheep milk cheese and Little River cheese made from local A2 milk. You can purchase the cheese from their own retail outlet called The Junction,…

Timo and Olivia own and run The Pear Orchard Lodge. Boutique accommodation situated only 20-minutes from Nelson with the Richmond Hills as a backdrop and overlooking the Waimea Plains. A babbling creek feeds their pond and the property supports a range of organic crops and farm animals. They also produce a unique honey from their…