Kingston and Arthur’s Vale: Convict Outpost to World Heritage

The Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area, or KAVHA for short, is the oldest settled…

Working the Ship (Werken ‘Shep)

International travel and globalisation have reduced the novelty of distant places and foreign products, and…

The Unbroken Circle: Tying the Knot, Island Style

A relic so small and unassuming you might almost overlook it, sits on a tiny…

Island People: Honey McCoy

Honey McCoy is fitter and stronger than the average 30-year-old male, and she has undertaken…

Island Homes: Chimney Valley (Re-visited)

Some island residents refer to Norfolk’s cool and shady valleys as “forgotten places”. These valleys…

Tattoo… Tatau…

In most civilisations and for thousands of years, men and women have pierced their skin…

Queen Victoria’s Garden

There would seemingly be little to link remote Norfolk Island to the reign of England’s…

Watching the Skies

Gales, storms, clouds, rain and heat. The weather is a constant topic of conversation but…

Dorian Mode: Norfolk Island. Inside out, from the outside in.

“Watch out for the car and that chicken,” my wife says, as chooks scatter while…

Barney Duffy: Truth or Legend? Or a bit of both?

Just about everyone who comes to Norfolk Island hears the story of Barney Duffy. Barney…