Not strictly for the birds
Hands up who’s never been to the albatross colony. It took Clare Fraser 50-plus years to go, but now’s a great time as there are far fewer tourists. And it turns out albatrosses aren’t the only birds to see.
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Recharging the batteries
Recharging the batteries
Clare Fraser makes the most of Dunedin's new shared path on the eastern side of the harbour.
Taste of summer
Taste of summer
This walk injects a little summer into the middle of winter. There are beach sights and sounds and wide, walkable dunes with sandy soil, which means there’s practically no mud, writes Clare Fraser.
Cutting corners an evocative subject
Cutting corners an evocative subject
Last week’s shortcuts story prompted a lot of feedback. Some people reminisced about their youthful shortcutting across Dunedin, while others shared new discoveries from lockdown walks.
Taking a shortcut
Taking a shortcut
Bruce Munro has compiled Dunedin’s top 10 shortcuts: a guide to the best clever, hidden, forgotten or, in some cases, barely existent paths, steps and tracks in Dunedin.
A garden designed to cure
A garden designed to cure
Twenty-five kilometres north of Dunedin is a quirky little reserve that, if it was in town, might be better known.
Rediscovering the town belt
Rediscovering the town belt
It’s quite fun to imagine a Dunedin so small that the town belt ringed the outer urban edge. Nowadays, the town belt’s almost "outer inner city", writes Clare Fraser.
Rediscovering freedom: Mt Cargill loop
Rediscovering freedom: Mt Cargill loop
The one-way track up Mt Cargill can be linked to a downhill road to become a half-day loop walk, says Clare Fraser.
Pure sensory joy
Pure sensory joy
During lockdown this walk was pure bliss. There were hardly any cars, which meant letting your eyes and ears roam over the scenery, writes Clare Fraser.