wellington
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Welcome to Miramar, Wellington’s Pohutukawa Suburb
Source: ‘Wellington from the air, 1930‘, F. Douglas Mill Collection, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections FDM-0570-G The photo above shows part of the Miramar Peninsula, Wellington. If you fly into Wellington when a southerly is blowing, you’ll be just above the strip of water with the land to your left. Struthers reports that the name ‘Miramar’…
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Sewers, Roots, and Sneaky Councils: Eastbourne’s Rimu Street Norfolk Island Pine Saga
In previous posts I’ve often used images sourced from DigitalNZ to show something of the history of trees of interest. I’m not the only one who finds this resource useful as the following photo shows: This view looks south-eastward along Rimu Street in the Wellington seaside suburb of Eastbourne. It shows a good example of…
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Forty two percent of Wellington’s Street Trees, or The Legacy of ‘Pohutukawa Mac’
In the ‘Pohutukawa Town‘ post I mentioned a man nicknamed ‘Pohutukawa Mac’. I suggested he deserved a post of his own given his role in promoting pohutukawa in Wellington. Recent reportage on the removal of some pohutukawa has convinced me to do this sooner rather than later. A Dominion Post article, ‘Pohutukawa felling causes concern‘…
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In Pohutukawa Town
I’ve lived in Wellington for 30 years now, and when I moved up from Christchurch, fairly claimed to be a ‘garden city’, I was a bit startled by the relative lack of tree planting in the central city. An exception though is the number of pohutukawa you can find either as street trees or planted…
