When the views you get are as postcard-worthy as these, you'd get trigger happy. Well, at least I did. The route up to the Mt John Observatory was kind of a winding road; it's NZD$5 entry per vehicle, really affordable for the view you get, and if you need a quick toilet break. Oh those lupins. A few things to do when you're at Aoraki: 1) Chill at any corner of a lake. In this case, we picked Lake Pukaki. 2) Pick a trek route around Mt Cook. We tried out Hooker Valley Track (

It has been years since I last travelled to New Zealand, sounds funny considering how we're currently located in the country right above it. The last I went I was around 6, and all I remember was the long car journeys with my dad driving, mom navigating (of sorts), sister sleeping, and a vague memory of me puking hahaha, imagine the fuss (I had serious motion sickness issues when I was younger). I also recall a Maori song we learnt in school, and singing it when we were at Ro

We recently embarked on a short film project for the Hope Church Oceania Convention in 2016. We hiked up Mt Ngungun to film the climax of the teaser, where the main character hits a point of desperation and loss. We had been struggling the day before to find the perfect location to capture these emotions, but reaching the top of Mt Ngungun we knew that it offered what we needed. I am captivated by rock formations, and so among all the hiking trips I’ve been on, Mt Ngungun sti