Hinewai Reserve - Earth Island Journal

Famously he was brandished a “Fool and a dreamer” by locals for his ‘alternative’ ideas on land use, a turn of phrase he quickly coined a compliment: “the world needs more dreamers”. Stepping into the reserve on the Banks Peninsular was something out of a dream, Piwakawaka (Fantails) greeted us at the entrance, landing on a hiking pole.