Inside Middle Earth: ‘Something About Auckland’

Just for something different, here are a couple of “inside NZ” (aka Middle Earth, albeit some time ago now!) photos of Auckland in the “sunny north” — finally seeing the sunshine, which I gather has decidedly not been the case of late.

And to go with the photos, a poem I wrote around 2003, when I was struck by exactly the qualities the photos show.

Devonport, on Auckland’s North Shore, looking back toward the city centre.

Something About Auckland

Shelly Bay, Midwinter 2003

There definitely is s...