You’re in hydro country
You’re in hydro country
Walking this track is a bit of a mind-bender.
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Mini adventure will be day’s oasis
Mini adventure will be day’s oasis
This mini walk has maximum drama.
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Circuits around a missing hill
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Circuits around a missing hill
Only 150 years ago the lake at St Bathans was a hill.
Swoon at the lagoon
Swoon at the lagoon
It used to take over 10 hours for 1850s farmer Johnny Jones to travel between Waikouaiti and Dunedin. Now Waikouaiti is on the northern boundary of the city and the trip takes 30 minutes.
An attraction’s rise and fall
An attraction’s rise and fall
A once lauded scenic attraction is still just a short walk away, writes Clare Fraser.
A city forestscape to get happily lost within
A city forestscape to get happily lost within
It’s a forest you can almost miss for the trees, writes Clare Fraser.
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Tourists in our own past lives
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Tourists in our own past lives
Dunedin, near the bottom of the world, is a place where people come and then they go again, writes Clare Fraser.
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Newcastle Track essence of Upper Clutha
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Newcastle Track essence of Upper Clutha
Make tracks and walk straight into a Central summer.
Ridges beyond the white sand
Ridges beyond the white sand
The city’s white sandy beaches finish at one end with Smaills Beach. Up country from that is a wild coast of vertical, rocky cliffs, strictly for the seabirds, writes Clare Fraser.
The beauty is in the details
The beauty is in the details
There’s more to our city when traversed by foot, writes Clare Fraser.
Taking in stride-stoppingly impressive gardens
Taking in stride-stoppingly impressive gardens
Mosgiel people will already know what a sweetheart the Silverstream floodbank walk is, writes Clare Fraser.
A landscape bleak and beautiful
A landscape bleak and beautiful
A landscape changes when the sun comes out, writes Clare Fraser.
Nature to the rescue again
Nature to the rescue again
What is it about walking? Primarily, it’s a form of transport. But at times of distress walking can act like a giant cradle, rocking and soothing a frazzled nervous system, writes Clare Fraser.
The pipes are calling
The pipes are calling
The best volcanoes are the ones that happened a long time ago, leaving their fingerprints for us to discover.
Where falcons fly
Where falcons fly
Thanks to social media, walking up Roy’s Peak, beside Lake Wanaka, has become a thing.
Just over the brow
Just over the brow
Just above Opoho we’re lucky enough to be able to walk across a working farm while soaking up views of hill and harbour loveliness, writes Clare Fraser.
Hereweka climb offers place for contemplation
Hereweka climb offers place for contemplation
There’s history — geologic and more recent — in a walk up one of the city’s great landmarks.
Atop a treasured place
Atop a treasured place
It’s worth getting closer than the airport car park.
Lake stroll demands slow pace
Lake stroll demands slow pace
On the one hand, housing development near the Wanaka lakeshore may seem exclusive. On the other, it’s opened up areas that used to be blocked to the public, writes Clare Fraser.
Taking it easy
Taking it easy
The Big Easy: it says it all. It goes up a big hill but it’s easy, writes Clare Fraser.