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Planning your Winter Road Trip: the Weekend Wanderer
Julie Crean (Editor) - Thursday, April 04, 2013
Finding things to do outside traditional 'holiday' periods can be a creative stretch. With the onset of winter, when holiday leave has been overdrawn and the credit card looking a bit exhausted, it's time to take a new approach to the winter blues.
Hauraki Rail Trail
Julie Crean (Editor) - Saturday, March 02, 2013
Most of us have heard about the famous Otago Rail Trail. Not to be outdone, the Hauraki Rail Trail opened last year, linking Thames to Te Aroha with a scenic diversion along the way. Always up for a good excuse to explore, we opted to check it out for ourselves.
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Guest Blogger: Ewen on Lake Tekapo
Julie Crean (Editor) - Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Submitted by: Ewen, Hamilton ---- I’ve recently ventured on a road trip to Lake Tekapo. I haven’t been there for years and wanted to re-immerse myself again.
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Tongariro National Park - a Summer Wonderland
Julie Crean (Editor) - Saturday, January 12, 2013
Think of Tongariro National Park and you may ultimately conjure up images of the recent Tongariro ash eruption. Beyond that, one may struggle to work out the relevance of snowy mountains and summer, and how the two gloriously gel.
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Puhoi Tunnel - Johnstone Hill Tunnels, Toll Road
Julie Crean (Editor) - Thursday, December 27, 2012
The temptation of a toll road that shaves up to 20 minutes off a road trip sounds very welcoming. The Puhoi Tunnels (officially known as the Johnstones Hill Tunnels) offer a short cut between Orewa and Puhoi.
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