Took the camera away for a long weekend visited Geraldine and Oamaru Festivals on in both towns so plenty of Images to come. Keep an eye out.

Congratulations to Aaron Gate and his Black Spoke team for a fantastic win in the 2020 edition of the sbs Tour of Southland. It was a great tour to watch from start to finish. Organised and held in a difficult year with Covid around the world. The organisers can take a bow.  The event was from the top shelf. The fact that all 3 place getters in the event were previous winners of the tour spoke for itself.

Today (6/10) several trees were removed at the front of Queens Park to allow work on the upgrade of the historic Feldwick Gate entrance way. Entry to the park is going to be closed for some time via the front gates however with plenty of other choice for entry. Several people watched workmen climb high into the Macrocarpa trees to fell them assisted by a crane.  Above sees a new look to the gates already, open without the canopy of the large trees too each side. Several Macrocarpa trees have been recently removed in the area as age catches up on several of the species.  photos.southlandonline.co.nz