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<\/figure>Steve Lowndes<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\nArt student. Teacher. Traveller. Journalist. Publican. Father. Labourer. Curator. Painter. Politician. Writer.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\nMore About Me \u2197<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew Memoir Coming! ‘Travelling Light’\u2197<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nImagine travel in the days before mass tourism, full airliners and clogged cities. Imagine you have no credit card, no phone, no internet caf\u00e9 \u2026 but you are young, optimistic, carefree, and you have your wits about you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stevelowndes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/travelling-light3.jpg\")
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\n<\/a><\/strong>The Extraordinary Travels Of Harry Head\u2197<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\nA gold miner, explorer and mathematician, a pioneer of early flight, a painter, musician and raconteur. Read the intriguing account of one man\u2019s exploration of the world in the 1800s, which included early NZ<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stevelowndes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/harry-head-small.jpg\")
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\nMe, My Paintings & My R\u00e9sum\u00e9 <\/a>\u2197<\/h3>\n\n\n\nI have recently completed 3 years as the chairman of Environment Canterbury. Prior to this I was a\u00a0Banks Peninsula District Councillor and served three years as chair of the Aoraki Conservation Board. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stevelowndes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/steve-lowndes-banks-pennisular.jpg\")
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\n\n<\/a>Environment & Climate Change<\/a> \u2197<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe environment has emerged as the clear issue of our age, and Environment Canterbury has made its much-demanded return to democracy. The variety of issues confronting Council belong to us all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stevelowndes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/climate-change.jpg\")
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New Memoir Coming! ‘Travelling Light’\u2197<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nImagine travel in the days before mass tourism, full airliners and clogged cities. Imagine you have no credit card, no phone, no internet caf\u00e9 \u2026 but you are young, optimistic, carefree, and you have your wits about you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n<\/a><\/strong>The Extraordinary Travels Of Harry Head\u2197<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\nA gold miner, explorer and mathematician, a pioneer of early flight, a painter, musician and raconteur. Read the intriguing account of one man\u2019s exploration of the world in the 1800s, which included early NZ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\nMe, My Paintings & My R\u00e9sum\u00e9 <\/a>\u2197<\/h3>\n\n\n\nI have recently completed 3 years as the chairman of Environment Canterbury. Prior to this I was a\u00a0Banks Peninsula District Councillor and served three years as chair of the Aoraki Conservation Board. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n<\/a>Environment & Climate Change<\/a> \u2197<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe environment has emerged as the clear issue of our age, and Environment Canterbury has made its much-demanded return to democracy. The variety of issues confronting Council belong to us all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a><\/strong>The Extraordinary Travels Of Harry Head\u2197<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\nA gold miner, explorer and mathematician, a pioneer of early flight, a painter, musician and raconteur. Read the intriguing account of one man\u2019s exploration of the world in the 1800s, which included early NZ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\nMe, My Paintings & My R\u00e9sum\u00e9 <\/a>\u2197<\/h3>\n\n\n\nI have recently completed 3 years as the chairman of Environment Canterbury. Prior to this I was a\u00a0Banks Peninsula District Councillor and served three years as chair of the Aoraki Conservation Board. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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