Central Otago

2026 Calendar – Donald Lousléy’s Central Otago

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 04:39:39 +0000

Features: Contact eMail >> Ph/txt: +64 21 539 859 The Lindis Hotel: A Journey Through Time Your eye is drawn to the soft glow of moonlit lupins and the evocative remains of the Lindis Hotel. This ruin is a tangible link to Central Otago’s pioneering past, marking a crucial stop along the arduous Lindis Road, …

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Sorry all sold: 2025 Calendar – Donald Lousley’s Central Otago

admin — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 22:43:50 +0000

Sold Out as of Dec 2024 However here is the latest 2026 >> Contact eMail >> Ph/txt: +64 21 539 859 Californian poppies abound throughout Central Otago from November on-wards. Also known as Cemetery Poppies. Because that’s where the old timer gold miners often planted them. They’re very well suited to Central Otago, but you …

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Central Otago’s Heritage

admin — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 03:29:15 +0000

To celebrate Central Otago’s incredible and diverse heritage, the heritage Central Otago organisation invited professional and amateur photographers to put Heritage in Focus.

Embracing the Ethereal Beauty of Winter: A Journey through Fog, Hoar Frost, and Sunlit Wonders

admin — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 06:35:12 +0000

As winter spreads its icy fingers across the landscape, it unveils a realm of ethereal beauty that awaits the keen eye of a photographer. Capturing the essence of this magical season can be a captivating...

What is a stamper battery?

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 18:41:00 +0000

A stamper battery [a row of rock crushing stampers] represents one of many techniques to separate gold from earth and rock. The ratio of gold to dirt/rock is what determines the financial viability of a gold mining operation. Machinery is inevitably employed and has a capital cost as well as a very high maintenance cost: …

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The Clutha River Area (inc. Wanaka), Otago, New Zealand

admin — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 05:13:00 +0000

An eclectic selection from Wanaka and the Upper Clutha Basin/River

A year of photography – 2019

admin — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 02:40:00 +0000

Unrushed trips across the likes of Central Otago, e.g. Wanaka to Dunedin and return. And even north to the city of Wellington

Exploring the Rock and Pillar Range in Central Otago

admin — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:04:43 +0000

I’ve often wondered how this area got it’s name because to me it’s all about wind up on the tops, but then again I’ve not yet seen it’s full extent, especially the northern end around the historic [skiing] Big Hut area. Recently though I’ve been poking my nose into the southern end, and it’s been …

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Some alternative views of historic Old Cromwell Town, Central Otago

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:30:52 +0000

There are countless references all over the Internet to this old area of Cromwell, Central Otago, so I won’t duplicate describing what it is all about, except to say that most of the old buildings, and sites of, were submerged when Lake Dunstan was filled. The buildings below, above the lake water level, then became …

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The Nevis Valley, a vast area in Central Otago with a rich gold mining history

admin — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 23:14:18 +0000

The Nevis is one of my favourite haunts, close to Wanaka, that never fails to surprise with it’s variety and deep sense of history. If you’ve lots of time too and a 4wd, it is a great way to get to-and-fro from Southland to Central Otago… Older images of the valley in various seasons >>