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South Island Archive
Top of South: Marlborough Sounds
Queen Charlotte Track and walks around Picton are so stunning you…
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Top of South: Nelson, Tasman
Where we were the day that everything changed, March 23, 2020.…
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Tasman: Kaiteriteri-Harwoods Hole
Maybe it was the joy of seeing new things after lockdown…
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Tasman: Abel Tasman’s Great Walk
Abel Tasman National Park: EASY terrain, walkable year-round! Short distances between…
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Tasman Sea: Cape Foulwind to Buller Gorge, Nelson Lakes
Wild West Coast to central forests, lakes, waterfalls on SH 6.…
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East Coast: Christchurch
Christchurch’s rebuild after a devastating earthquake is extraordinary! Cutting-edge development and…
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East Coast: Akaroa-Lyttelton
My love of cliff walks started here – a volcanic landscape…
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East Coast to Alps: Kaikōura, Twizel, Ohau
Kaikoura – whales, albatross, dolphins and hiking a coastline radically and…
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East Coast to Alps: Moeraki, Oamaru, Clay Cliffs
On the east coast, are the “mysterious” Moeraki boulders and the…
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West: Arthur’s Pass to Punakaiki
NZ’s West Coast NEEDS visitors. Get there via train or car…
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West Coast: Hokitika, Glaciers, Haast
The magic of Hokitika Gorge, Fox/Franz Josef Glaciers, Haast forests and…
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Southern Alps: Mt Cook, Tekapo
Reaching new heights (literally) on NZ’s highest mountain where every scene…
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Southern Alps: Wānaka, Lake Hāwea
Where in NZ would I live? Here! Because of the richness…
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Southern Alps: Queenstown, Glenorchy
Queenstown, The Remarkables and perhaps the prettiest drive in NZ between…
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Southland: Fiordland-Wet, Wild
Fiordland is a remote corner of New Zealand. with two iconic…
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Southland: Invercargill-Bottom End
Invercargill and Stewart Island – from the local fair at the…
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Southland’s Secret: The Catlins
The magical Catlins. No exaggeration on the power of nature here.…
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Southland: Dramatic Dunedin
WOW! Dunedin – Victorian and gothic buildings, massive street art, mosaic…
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North: Coromandel Seaside
“Good for your Soul” is the tagline for The Coromandel Region where Kiwis holiday. Two…
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Northland: Cape Reinga
Far Far North – Glorious east/west beaches, Bay after bay is a picture-book spot. Cape…
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Northland: Paihia Day Trips
This post features a massive boulder field (thank you volcano), gallery, parrots, and a bicycle…
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Northland: Paihia, Opua, Russell, Kerikeri
Northland – SO MUCH sensory overload. It takes me by surprise at every turn -…
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Northland: Paihia-Waitangi Treaty
New Zealand was transformed from an exclusively Māori world into one of European domination. The…
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Northland: East Coastal Hikes, West Kauri Trees
The one where I became addicted to coastal walks and climbing up the path…just to…
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Northland: Whangārei-Tutukaka
Whangārei is a “stop and stay” city with day walks and Great Walks, volcanic summits…
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East Coast: Gold! Bay of Plenty
The Bay of Plenty – WOW! Named by Captain Cook. Warm and sunny with avocados,…
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East Cape Escape
Taiawhiti “The coast upon which the sun shines on the water”…except during a week of…
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East Coast: Hawke’s Bay
Wild Hawke’s Bay, on the lower east coast, is wild. Spectacular coast hikes, hilly (but…
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Central: Tongariro National Park-Hikes
Feeling small, surrounded by giants in the Volcano Zone. Hiking in Tongariro a high point!
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Central: Taupō Volcano Zone
Mesmerized by plumes of steam, rainbow rocks, calderas, craters, boiling mud, and volcanos the Taupō…
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Central: Mt. Tarawera-Volcano Hike
Walking on a volcano! The Tarawera Crater Walk, an infamous eruption in 1886, a “blast”…
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Central: Prismatic Rotorua
Between Rotorua and Taupo are fantastic geothermal areas with unique moss and mineral formations, crystal…
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Waikato: Putāruru Blue Springs, Green Trees
Nothing like it, easy to find, and GIANT Redwood Trees.
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Waikato: Hobbiton
Welcome to The Shire: Visiting the Hobbiton is delightful! The original movie set is staged…
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Waikato: Waitomo Glowworms – Forgotten World Hwy
Driving a road called the Forgotten World Highway; Walking through a cave with “big shiny…
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West: Mt. Taranaki, New Plymouth
Taranaki and New Plymouth on the west coast of North Island, “the ring around the…
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Lower North: Wine, Lighthouses, Pinnacles
Astoundingly beautiful day-trips around Martinborough with iconic lighthouses, cliff drives and rugged pinnacles.
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