Herald photographer Sarah Ivey recalls a trip to Lake Ellery in the deep south.

Dave Cade is pushing hard to keep didymo - or rock snot - out of Taupo waterways.

Thoughts of Brokeback Mountain lead Brownlee to decline rival's invitation.

There was some sex, a little violence, home improvements and some intimate dining-in - it could have been any night of reality television but in fact these scenarios were being played out among the kotuku.