The gorge from the Tukemokihi road looking out toward MaruMaru.  Bottom right hand is where the Tangiwai and the Mangapoiki rivers meet and go out through the gorge.  Seen some big floods go through there.
The Tukemokihi Woolshed in the late forties or early fifties.  If you look carefully at the beam sticking out from the front of the shed you will see a guy doing a handstand on the beam.  I believe the guy is Buster White but cannot confirm that.  Maybe someone out there recognises the photo.

The Tukemokihi Woolshed after we added the dagging plant and are in the process of rebuilding the recieving yards. Early 1970s.

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 Some photos of the country I have Mustered, Worked and Hunted over the years.

Whakapunaki

This is a shot of the Panakiri Bluff (dead center on the horison) at the southern end of Lake Waikaremoana. This photo is taken from Te Muanga O Whakapunaki, a place of great significance to me.  The Ruakituri Valley winds its way through the hills to the right of the screen. My parents were working on Cross Hills Station when I was born.

This photo is taken in the opposite direction looking out to the Mahia Peninsular in the haze.  There are some very well known SheepStations represented in this picture.  The immediate foreground is Mahurangi Station and the center left is TePuna Station.  Dominating the centre of the photo is Tukemokihi Station which is bounded on the fer left by Paparatu Station.  Over the back, center right is Tangiwai Station and to the far right is Anewa Station.  This photo does not do justice to the size of the country, believe me bcause I have covered the lot.

The Cascades at TenaKoe (Tukemokihi Stn)  These photos were taken 70 years apart from almost the same spot.

 

Packhorse team on Kotare Station.

Me and Boots (1960) Siberia Station.

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