Tagged as: North Island
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After our stay at Tongariro National Park where I completed the 12 mile alpine crossing, we headed to our next destination on the west coast of the North Island; Wanganui (also spelt Whanganui). We only stayed for a single night but still felt a little stuck for things to do. The main attraction is the […]
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On Tuesday, I took on what is widely recognised as New Zealand’s greatest one day walk and certainly the most popular; the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. It’s a 20 kilometre/12 mile trek across an extremely unique volcanic landscape in the middle of New Zealand’s north island. The area is home to three active volcanoes, the most […]
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I did it! I’ve always wanted to do a skydive and I finally plucked up the courage to do it in Lake Taupo, New Zealand! Now don’t get me wrong, I was sooo scared and could have quite easily backed out when we arrived but the staff at Taupo Tandem Skydive were so friendly and […]
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This is the last of our three nights in TaupÅ and it has surpassed all expectations! To be honest, we didn’t have many; we just thought it would be similar to Rotorua due to its proximity. It is similar in terms of being a real adventure hotspot with no shortage of trips and activities on […]
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After our lengthy stay in Gisborne over new year we headed further south to our sixth stop near Napier, which was to be a much more fleeting visit. We stayed at a delightful little holiday park on the remote Waipatiki Beach, a little over 30 minutes drive from Napier itself. The park was called, quite, […]
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It’s now our last night in Gisborne (of 5) and it’s been really enjoyable – somewhat surprisingly so. We booked these 5 nights here months back as we thought we’d have trouble finding space at this time of year, but more recently we felt that 5 nights was probably going to be too many because […]
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