

With his grandmother Huhana looking over his shoulder, Lou Armstrong studies a traditional Maori weapon he carved from ancient whale bone. Photos by Stephen Jaquiery. : Road trip turns up local characters
With his grandmother Huhana looking over his shoulder, Lou Armstrong studies a traditional Maori weapon he carved from ancient whale bone. Photos by Stephen Jaquiery. : Road trip turns up local characters


A traditional Maori weapon set, one of two carved from whalebone by Lou Armstrong. : Road trip turns up local characters
A traditional Maori weapon set, one of two carved from whalebone by Lou Armstrong. : Road trip turns up local characters


The Kotuku Gallery and museum in Whataroa (above).An estimated 1.4 million people drive past it on State Highway 6 every year. : Road trip turns up local characters
The Kotuku Gallery and museum in Whataroa (above).An estimated 1.4 million people drive past it on State Highway 6 every year. : Road trip turns up local characters


John Tardif is happily reunited with an old friend, a Bedford truck he used as a night cart in Port Chalmers many years ago. : Road trip turns up local characters
John Tardif is happily reunited with an old friend, a Bedford truck he used as a night cart in Port Chalmers many years ago. : Road trip turns up local characters


John Tardif proves his point that animals are good company. : Road trip turns up local characters
John Tardif proves his point that animals are good company. : Road trip turns up local characters
Road trip turns up local characters
It began with a table tennis tournament in Hokitika in September and ended with a 1300km round trip from one side of the South Island to the other...
