Kinsa HaysFeb 74 minThe secretive native bird living on the edge of extinctionThe secretive native bird living on the edge of distinction, the bittern or matuku. Can you spot it in the photos?
Kinsa HaysJan 161 minLaunching a book into the worldIt's a big deal sending your baby out into the world. It's exciting and scary and expensive. Wiremu WEka Treks the Alps is my third book.
Kinsa HaysJan 51 minNEW YEAR CONNECTIONSI've been teaching grandson Alex the art and science of growing flowers and vegetables. He's proud of his first harvest.
Kinsa HaysDec 30, 20192 minSimple delights My first ‘adventure’ alone with my four-year old grandchild Zara to the local shops where, wincing, I bought an extra-large gift for myself
Kinsa HaysDec 18, 20193 minFootprints Recently I launched my new children’s book Wiremu Weka Treks the Alps in the Tauranga Art Society rooms. Being an artist as well as a wri...
Kinsa HaysAug 18, 20191 minNo ordinary sculptor: The man who makes wood come to lifeThis story is from: North & South Magazine – NOTED In a small part of the Bay of Plenty works a man who can make satin and lace from wood...
Kinsa HaysAug 17, 20191 minMy New HomeI’ve moved from a cottage on a farm in Katikati to a brick refurbished 1961-design home in Central Tauranga. Quite a change for someone w...
Kinsa HaysNov 6, 20181 minFonterra failing us and out of stepPhoto by Pixabay on Pexels.com Today in our local Farmers Weekly paper November 5, 2018 the first para says ‘Fonterra achieved a positive...
Kinsa HaysNov 2, 20181 minMy environmental poemsBeach Rhythms at Mount Maunganui at 5pm The way ranks of clouds saunter across the sky The way sand ripples reflect dark shadows onto gle...
Kinsa HaysApr 30, 20172 minRiver with a legal voice – the Wanganui/Whanganui RiverThe Whanganui River is about to become a legal entity in its own right. Te Awa Tupua is an environmental settlement recognising the intri...
Kinsa HaysJan 9, 20172 minWhale Island in Bay of PlentyIt looked like a humpback whale to both the Maori and Captain James Cook, who charted New Zealand for the first time in the far-back 1780...
Kinsa HaysDec 11, 20162 minA Walk on the Wild Side – sort ofWe volunteers met at the kohanga, the hut where the supplies are kept for the pest eradication project for the Aongatete Forest Restorati...
Kinsa HaysDec 10, 20162 minTwo Good Keen GirlsIt was supposed to be a rat-station baiting day in the forest, but a previous check by volunteers found only two rats had been caught! T...
Kinsa HaysOct 12, 20162 minReflections Post – on the elections for local governmentReflections in Lake Brunner, Westland Noel at the Permablitz, Papamoa Rock Gardens Congratulations to all those people who stood up for t...
Kinsa HaysAug 27, 20163 minTe Aroha – the mountain of love and a surprise Edwardian town in the WaikatoThe old Te Aroha bath house nestled beneath the mountain. Now it’s a museum. Te Aroha snuggles beneath the moutain bearing the same name ...
Kinsa HaysMar 28, 20162 minDoing the Duckboard Walk for Whitebait / InangaDoing the duckboard walk In the eastern Bay of Plenty a small river runs beside the road towards the estuary, creating a swampy area edge...
Kinsa HaysFeb 22, 20163 minWilderness as therapyHave you ever wished to get away from it all, get into nature and escape into solitude? Probably, and I’m there now for two weeks, mindin...
Kinsa HaysJan 24, 20163 minBeing an Enviro-warrior – Noel and his e-cycleThe Green Wizard in casual mode The Green Wizard of Tauranga and I were having a cup of coffee when this bright idea came to mind: “What ...
Kinsa HaysNov 19, 20151 minTeacher’s Notes for Doctor Peter’s Good Earth MagicFor teachers working with the primary school science programme this is the link: http://kinsahaysblog.com/?attachment_id=371 If you have ...
Kinsa HaysOct 2, 20151 minNZ Indie Book Fair coming up in AucklandI’m launching my first book ‘Doctor Peter’s Good Earth Magic’ at the second New Zealand Independent Writers Book Fair in Auckland this we...
