We shall sing on that beautiful shore, The melodious songs of the blessed… In the sweet by and by, We shall meet on that beautiful shore” – S.F. Bennett The Bounty feast is done for another year. A group of […]
Bounty Day
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The mutiny on the Bounty is one of the most infamous naval mutinies that ever took place. It is also a story with an enigma at its heart: just who was to blame, Captain William Bligh or Fletcher Christian? Perhaps […]
The humble banana may be considered one of the Mother Nature’s finest achievements! It is the perfect size to satisfy a temporary hunger pang, and comes in its own organic and biodegradable sealed package. The mother plant is the perfect […]
Picnics are a longstanding tradition on Norfolk Island. Whether you want to welcome a newcomer, farewell someone who is leaving the island, entertain a visitor, hold a family or community celebration, or simply enjoy a break in the routine, then a […]
Music is a wondrous art form of organised sound, understood on a primal level by each and every culture in the world. Used as a way to express a complex array of emotions or ideas, humans naturally gravitate towards music […]
This is a common question by Norfolk’s visitors, and one that is usually answered with: “What are you looking for?” Despite Norfolk’s small population, the island boasts a profusion of artistic and creative people, and there is an impressive range […]
Many years ago, I was invited to a special meal at an island home, where I helped our hostess to husk sweet corn from a sackful she had been given. As the pile of cobs grew higher, I asked how […]
Are you a ‘locavore’? Your body and the environment hope you are, as does your local economy! If you are reading this article whilst on Norfolk Island soil, then being a locavore will require little effort – particularly if you […]
Like most people in the days before easy transport, Young and Edwin Evans preferred the fishing spot closest to home. Undeterred by the 30 metre sheer cliff face down to the shoreline, they found a solution: a 30 metre pine […]
On display in the Pier Store Museum are a heavy tapa mallet and a small deep brown piece of tapa that was made on Pitcairn Island in 1841. They sit alongside two other tapa pieces exhibited on Norfolk Island in […]
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