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AN ACCIDENTAL BUSHMAN.
The Making of a Forest Ranger.
More great yarns from the author of "Cannibals, Crocodiles and Cassowaries".
Growing up in small town Taranaki, Ross wasn’t sure what he wanted to do with his life. He just knew that he enjoyed hunting, hiking, trapping, fishing, … View moreAN ACCIDENTAL BUSHMAN.
The Making of a Forest Ranger.
More great yarns from the author of "Cannibals, Crocodiles and Cassowaries".
Growing up in small town Taranaki, Ross wasn’t sure what he wanted to do with his life. He just knew that he enjoyed hunting, hiking, trapping, fishing, and exploring the wilds of New Zealand. The outdoors was Ross’ element.
During his first year out of secondary school, a chance newspaper advertisement launched Ross upon a career that would take him through many adventures over four decades, through 42 countries, and innumerable close shaves.
In An Accidental Bushman (the prequel to Cannibals, Crocodiles and Cassowaries, published in 2019), Ross tells about how it all came to be—and about some of the incorrigible larrikins, precarious predicaments, and hair-raising exploits that shaped his training and early career as a Forest Ranger in New Zealand.
Ross has a way of telling a story that draws you into the moment and sweeps you along with the action. There are plenty of laughs (some at Ross’s expense) and enough scrapes and shenanigans to make you wonder how Ross ever survived to write the book!
An Accidental Bushman sometimes reads like a hilarious instruction book of what not to do, with many of Ross’s ill-fated adventures stemming from what simply seems like a good idea at the time—like his disastrous introduction to boating with no experience, no safety gear, and ultimately no working engine! Ross makes a habit of crashing vehicles, manufactures cyanide possum bait (and lives to tell the tale), gets seriously lost in the bush, spends a night in a haunted hut, gets marooned on an island amidst swirling floodwaters, contracts hypothermia, and survives some memorable culinary disasters. It’s clear that without his uncanny knack of always falling on his feet, Ross wouldn’t be with us to tell these stories today.
Ross also shares yarns of the colourful bunch of larrikins with whom he trained, worked, and socialised, regaling us with tales of interrupted trysts, foul revenge, forest fires, thieving wildlife, crippling hangovers, poaching, parties, and motorised mayhem.
The book includes some 60 photographs from Ross’s vast collection which richly illustrate his writing.
Settle in for another book of rip-roaring adventures that’s as hard to put down as the last one!
Text Ross on 021662424
Price includes NZ postage.
Price: $25
CANNIBALS, CROCODILES AND CASSOWARIES.
A New Zealand Forest Ranger in the Jungles of Papua New Guinea.
More great yarns from the author of "An Accidental Bushman".
It is 1967 in Papua New Guinea.
Despite never having left New Zealand before, Ross takes to living and working in the … View moreCANNIBALS, CROCODILES AND CASSOWARIES.
A New Zealand Forest Ranger in the Jungles of Papua New Guinea.
More great yarns from the author of "An Accidental Bushman".
It is 1967 in Papua New Guinea.
Despite never having left New Zealand before, Ross takes to living and working in the jungle like he was born there, right down to learning Pidgin and eating bush meat from some particularly suspicious sources.
From hair-raising experiments with stump-blasting to being caught in the arrow-fire of a tribal battle, Ross’s life is never dull. He has a tug-of-war with a reef shark over his dinner catch, witnesses (and photographs) a young men’s initiation ritual that few non-natives have ever seen, visits cannibals and head-hunters in their isolated villages, gets caught in storms at sea in an open boat, climbs to ancient rock-paintings and burial caves, experiences the mysterious power of native superstition, races against time to get death adder victims to hospital, witnesses more post-mortems than he cares to remember, gets arrested in PNG’s Eastern Highlands for photographing a chain gang at work (and talks his way free with photos intact), goes crocodile hunting with a barking dog for bait, seeks out the isolated tribe that suffers from the “laughing death” (kuru), encounters fascinating customs among isolated tribes, and collects the artefacts that formed the backbone of the National Museum of New Zealand’s PNG collection at that time.
When he encounters jungle bridges that have lost their decks, he drives his Holden across the stringers! When asked by the NZ National Museum’s Curator of Pacific Ethnology to procure or photograph a rare fertility figure that no-one in PNG is even prepared to talk about, Ross makes a secretive deal with a witchdoctor that results in him smuggling one out of a remote village wrapped in his spare shirt.
Text Ross on 021662424
Price includes NZ postage
Price: $25
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Experts say the predicted slow-down in property price growth is already happening in Whangārei and other provincial centres, as landlords shy from the market. Is this impacting you in a negative way? Are you not able to get the price you want? Or are you struggling to get a rental? Conversely, are… View moreExperts say the predicted slow-down in property price growth is already happening in Whangārei and other provincial centres, as landlords shy from the market. Is this impacting you in a negative way? Are you not able to get the price you want? Or are you struggling to get a rental? Conversely, are you able to buy a home for the first time?
This week in Dargaville we have a “make an offer table” on selected items only. We are at 48 Victoria Street Dargaville. Come and see what’s on offer and make an offer on selected items.
here is the chance for clever Kerikeri people, incl. children, to train their intelligence! On 26 June starts the Kerikeri chess club (11am-2 pm at the library). Please come and enjoy the game that puts fact above mere opinion!
NZ small businesses believe in themselves, we believe in them too. That’s why we offer small business loans up to $300K to support cash flow or help them invest in the future.
Business Loan applications take less than 10 minutes online, you’ll get a fast decision and funding is possible in … View moreNZ small businesses believe in themselves, we believe in them too. That’s why we offer small business loans up to $300K to support cash flow or help them invest in the future.
Business Loan applications take less than 10 minutes online, you’ll get a fast decision and funding is possible in 24 hours. Plus, no asset security is required upfront to access funding up to $150K.
Prospa is New Zealand’s small business lending specialist, and we’re here to help you reach your next milestone. Get in touch with our team of friendly business lending specialists today!
We received a phone call yesterday, which was a recorded message. I couldn't understand her accent, but I think she said she was from Spark. She asks you to press (1) for and (2) for.....Please hang up immediately. If you get involved in pressing the buttons, you may find you've … View moreWe received a phone call yesterday, which was a recorded message. I couldn't understand her accent, but I think she said she was from Spark. She asks you to press (1) for and (2) for.....Please hang up immediately. If you get involved in pressing the buttons, you may find you've encumbered yourself with a huge telephone bill. Anyone else had the call?
This one is a warning that supposedly your car rego is about to expire and you had better send them some money straight off.
Fake NZTA email - not too badly done except, in my case, the sender's email address was in the Japan domain. Also, the amount was a silly 80odd dollars.
Be careful … View moreThis one is a warning that supposedly your car rego is about to expire and you had better send them some money straight off.
Fake NZTA email - not too badly done except, in my case, the sender's email address was in the Japan domain. Also, the amount was a silly 80odd dollars.
Be careful and read it before clicking on anything.
I've tried to renew my car's rego online yesterday evening. Could load the nzta website, but the page to renew registration would not load.
I dropped them a line about this ..."we are currently experiencing high volumes of email, we may get back to you in 9 days" ... yeah, … View moreI've tried to renew my car's rego online yesterday evening. Could load the nzta website, but the page to renew registration would not load.
I dropped them a line about this ..."we are currently experiencing high volumes of email, we may get back to you in 9 days" ... yeah, right, that will be useful.
This morning their whole website appears to be down. So if you need to register your car, you may have to go to the testing station, assuming *they* can get in.
Anyone has a car for sale? I need to buy a car for my daughter to get to school & work. Can pay up to $2,000.00. Message me on FB or text 0210684996. Even easier... send me a photo. Thank you in advance.
New Zealand Post have published a warning to customers after several variations of a scam email were reported over the past 24 hours.
The email asks to correct personal details because of a failed parcel delivery.
The email directs the recipient to 'schedule a new delivery'. If any… View moreNew Zealand Post have published a warning to customers after several variations of a scam email were reported over the past 24 hours.
The email asks to correct personal details because of a failed parcel delivery.
The email directs the recipient to 'schedule a new delivery'. If any individual has received these emails, NZ Post has advised to delete it immediately.
In a statement sent to Neighbourly, NZ Post confirmed that it had taken 24 websites offline in relation to the scam.
For more information on the scam, please see the NZ Post's Cyber Security Alerts page.
Want to hit the road and seeking inspiration to go somewhere new in the central North Island? Help is just a click away!
We’ve done the hard work for you creating over 60 fantastic breaks you can use to plan that quick weekend away, a short break, or take that long-awaited roadie.
We give … View moreWant to hit the road and seeking inspiration to go somewhere new in the central North Island? Help is just a click away!
We’ve done the hard work for you creating over 60 fantastic breaks you can use to plan that quick weekend away, a short break, or take that long-awaited roadie.
We give you the ideas – you just choose when and where, and pack the car. Time to get planning!
We are PROUD to share the release of Northland Escapes that was inserted yesterday into the Sunday Star Times - north of Taupo. It is FULL of beautiful images and information SHOWCASING the "Hidden Treasures" we have here in Northland. If you would like a Hard copy - there will be some … View moreWe are PROUD to share the release of Northland Escapes that was inserted yesterday into the Sunday Star Times - north of Taupo. It is FULL of beautiful images and information SHOWCASING the "Hidden Treasures" we have here in Northland. If you would like a Hard copy - there will be some at The Orchard Business Centre, 35 Walton Street - from tomorrow afternoon. ENJOY!
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