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The view from up there
Saddle Hill normally just sits there, taunting us, playing hard to get. It seems to find it more comfortable to be pined after and unattainable, than to deign to the indignity of openness.
walk on
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Straying from our lane
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Straying from our lane
Queens Drive: Should we be driving it or using the road for more leisurely pursuits?
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Grabbing a nap by a pristine pond
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Grabbing a nap by a pristine pond
There’s a self-indulgent pleasure in a nap, lying on a couch, cold wind blowing outside.
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Flat out, like a horse on a hillside
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Flat out, like a horse on a hillside
This track starts off seductively easy, a flat, grassy warm up.
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Journey into spring
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Journey into spring
A southern spring can elicit a childlike joy.
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Up the creek with a dawdle
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Up the creek with a dawdle
Ross Creek is a reservoir of more than just water.
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Puketapu puts it in perspective
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Puketapu puts it in perspective
Hmmm... being human. Sometimes it’s a right pain, isn’t it?
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In Arrowtown’s isolation you’re seldom alone
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In Arrowtown’s isolation you’re seldom alone
"Getting away from it all" suggests a rest from people.
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Tracking Central splendour
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Tracking Central splendour
New paths in Omakau provide access to Central Otago essentials.
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Rock up and be mesmerised
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Rock up and be mesmerised
If your inner child pines to play on the mountain at Dunedin’s Marlow Park, there’s an adult version up the Waitaki Valley.
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Mini adventure on the doorstep
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Mini adventure on the doorstep
One of the benefits of spending summer in Dunedin’s climate is having the place to yourself.
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The glory of Dolamore Park
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The glory of Dolamore Park
The signs are all good for a little forest bathing just outside Gore, writes Clare Fraser.
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Sydney calls
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Sydney calls
It’s possible to take Sydney in your stride, Clare Fraser finds.
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In no particular rush
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In no particular rush
In winter, Gabriel’s Gully walking track is all distant dog barking and the sad occasional bird call.
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Round and about the boulders
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Round and about the boulders
Recently, a final-year university student said the best thing about studying at Otago is, initially, the partying, but with time becomes the beauty of the area.
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Six reserves and a climb on Oamaru circuit
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Six reserves and a climb on Oamaru circuit
The hills behind Oamaru have got its back.
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Sycophantic mountains draw you on
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Sycophantic mountains draw you on
Wānaka’s Matukituki Valley is almost stupidly beautiful.
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When the time came
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When the time came
Mid last century seems to have been a time of creative freedom. Can you imagine us nowadays sticking a fully functional, illuminated clock on the side of a hill?
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Secret lake encourages contemplation
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Secret lake encourages contemplation
There’s a lake, an actual lake, between Balclutha and the coast.
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A living monument to altruism
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A living monument to altruism
Take a walk on the wet side and restore your faith.