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Turangi is a small town located about 50 minutes drive south of Taupo in the North Island of New Zealand, and is the perfect spot to base yourself if you want to do the Tongariro Crossing, in my...
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Turangi is a small town situated about 50 minutes south of Taupo in the North Island of New Zealand, and when I was there, I chose to stay at the Turangi Cabins and Holiday Park.
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Craters Of The Moon is a volcanic area near the Huka Falls and Lake Taupo in the North Island of New Zealand. There you can view all of the things that this part of Aotearoa is famous for - boiling...
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"A horse is a horse of course, of course"... except when it comes from Cambridge, a town about 15 minutes south of Hamilton in New Zealand's North Island, home of the country's successful...
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Despite their comical look, kiwis (and here I refer to the bird and not the people) are endearing creatures. Flightless and about the size of chickens, these birds are only ever seen at night, and...
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Every time I drive through Hamilton in New Zealand's North Island, I get lost. This has partly to do with the fact the main highway takes an unannounced and altogether unexpected sharp turn in the...
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Every year, late in March, a peculiar sight can be witnessed on the Waikato River, near Ngaruawahia in the North Island of New Zealand. As summer draws to a close, and the days get shorter, visitors to this small community get both a taste of history and a chance to join in a true festive...
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The day looked ok from ground level, but as soon as I started to gain altitude, the wind started to try to knock me over. I'm sure it was having a great old laugh, but when you have bottomless...
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Lake Taupo lay like a mirror under the blue sky. It was almost like the sea, a fact confirmed when I heard someone ask whether they were looking at the Pacific Ocean or the Tasman Sea. As the...
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Just south of Hahei is Hot Water Beach, where any holes you dig in the sand are filled imediately with hot water from underground organic springs.
The gimmick is nice, but after about 20...
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We left wellington city around 9.30am and traveled north, making our way up through the center of the North Island - heading for Taupo. The roads were very good and well sign posted. We past...
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I couldn't stop staring at Gonzo's hair. It was the colour of perfect sand, and the shape of the perfect wave. So I didn't actually listen to what he was telling me, I just stayed totally engrossed...
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I heard a tourist, a lady large enough to generate her own gravitational pull, get out of a bus that had just pulled up behind where I lay sprawled on the grass and say "So, what ocean is this this...
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I was floating in the dark, on a raging river, on what appeared to be the tyre of a truck. Actually, it was the tyre of a truck. The inner tube, to be exact. And what I thought were stars twinkling...
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I looked at the man as if he was mad.
"You just dig in the sand and hot water bubbles up?"
He grinned through a three day old beard and his tongue explored the cavities where his two...
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