A Man, A Dream and a very big Kenworth. Words and Photography by Rod Simmonds. There’s a certain romance to livestock transport. Not the rose-petal sort—they don’t make scented candles called Essence of Effluent Tank—but a gritty, uniquely rural professionalism born in the dust, dung and dawn chill of stockyards across Australia and New Zealand. It’s…
Walking Houses: The Kiwi Way Inside Prestige Building Removals’ Craft of Moving New Zealand Icons Words and Photography by Rod Simmonds If you spend any time roaming the North Island of New Zealand, you’ll soon notice the houses. Not just their styles—those classic timber bungalows with deep verandahs, wide eaves and native timber frames—but their…
First Aerodyne on Logs in NZ: Nigel Laing’s Mighty K220 Takes on the Rimutaka Ranges Words and Photography by Rod Simmonds There’s a certain logic among seasoned log-truck operators: if you’re going to order a new Kenworth K220, you may as well make it something special. For Wairarapa operator Nigel Laing, that meant going all-in; the first K220…