PremiumKim KnightSenior journalist - Premium lifestyle·NZ Herald·20 Jun, 2026 06:00 PM13 mins to read‌An extraordinary collection of rare tribal art has been unearthed in Auckland - and now it’s going to auction.The adventure begins in Sydney. Remembered, vividly, by 82-year-old William Schiessel, “because we stayed in a hotel with curly butter on the table. Do they still do that?”

A ship to Port Moresby where black and white sea snakes swim between the wharf piles. A DC-3 flight to Kavieng alongside