Man on fire

I drive up to Kaiwaka, that small, sleepy settlement before you are daunted by the Brynderwyns. The cluster of shops is dominated by a massive hill, Pukekaroro, that was once the scene of a huge conflict between Maori in the 1820s called Te Ika-a-ranga-nui.

Here is the artist Peter Panyoczki’s studio, a large, beautifully structured barn of a building. Glass windows face out to a lush lawn and old fruit orchard, and beyond to a kahikatea forest. The white studio walls are adorned with recent work, ready to be exhibited: for a group, a solo show at the Taksu Gallery in Singapore.