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The Remarkable Dry River at Ātene
The Remarkable Dry River at Ātene
An almost unique natural feature, and site of an attempt to dam the wild and scenic Whanganui River
Mary Jane Walker
Oct 22, 2020
Carrying on down the Waikato (part 2)
Carrying on down the Waikato (part 2)
A rugged region steeped in history: Part two of a two part post
Mary Jane Walker
Sep 22, 2020
The Talents of Taranaki
The Talents of Taranaki
What else can I say about this wonderful region?
Mary Jane Walker
Sep 20, 2020
Climbing the Cone of Catastrophes
Climbing the Cone of Catastrophes
Beautiful but deadly, Mount Taranaki is reasonably easy to get up. The hard part is getting down.
Mary Jane Walker
Sep 18, 2020
Lands of the Shining Peak
Lands of the Shining Peak
‘When death itself is dead, I shall be alive’
Mary Jane Walker
Sep 16, 2020
Carrying on down the Waikato
Carrying on down the Waikato
A rugged region steeped in history: Part one of a two-part post
Mary Jane Walker
Sep 13, 2020
From Chasms to Coast
From Chasms to Coast
A landscape less often travelled
Mary Jane Walker
Aug 30, 2020
Tales of the Whanganui
Tales of the Whanganui
Discovering the ‘Rhine of New Zealand’
Mary Jane Walker
Aug 30, 2020
Union Jacks and Grumpy Cats
Union Jacks and Grumpy Cats
Twenty-five years ago, New Zealanders were demanding that some of their monuments be torn down. What can we learn from that experience?
Mary Jane Walker
Aug 27, 2020
Wild, Weird, Windy Wellington
Wild, Weird, Windy Wellington
I visit New Zealand’s capital city: a cultured and beautiful town assaulted endlessly by nature’s forces at ‘the head of Māui’s fish’
Mary Jane Walker
Aug 11, 2020
East of the Ranges
East of the Ranges
Central Hawkes Bay and the Wairarapa
Mary Jane Walker
Aug 3, 2020
From Te Kurī to Te Mata
From Te Kurī to Te Mata
What you will see as you leave Gisborne for Hawkes Bay
Mary Jane Walker
Jul 29, 2020
From Hobbiton to Rocket Lab
From Hobbiton to Rocket Lab
A slow journey around New Zealand’s East Cape
Mary Jane Walker
Jul 24, 2020
Cruising around the Coromandel
Cruising around the Coromandel
By Road, in New Zealand
Mary Jane Walker
Jul 16, 2020
A Misty Day Out at the Remarkables
A Misty Day Out at the Remarkables
Matchstalk figures amid the snow
Mary Jane Walker
Jul 9, 2020
Changing Times at Coronet Peak
Changing Times at Coronet Peak
From a cosy ski club to costly commercialism, and having to make their own snow
Mary Jane Walker
Jul 3, 2020
Russian Splendour Renewed
Russian Splendour Renewed
A Heritage Tour of Moscow and St Petersburg
Mary Jane Walker
Jun 26, 2020
The Peninsula of the Dawn
The Peninsula of the Dawn
Te Atatū and its living mudflats
Mary Jane Walker
Jun 19, 2020
Amazing Arrowtown
Amazing Arrowtown
New Zealand’s Colonial Time Capsule
Mary Jane Walker
Jun 12, 2020
Bobs Cove
Bobs Cove
A Sacred Pool to the Māori, a Mine to the Pākehā, Instagrammable Today
Mary Jane Walker
Jun 4, 2020
Auckland: Thoughts on a Young City
Auckland: Thoughts on a Young City
Auckland’s a city that’s now almost 180 years old, yet which most people don’t think of as having much of a history.
Mary Jane Walker
May 28, 2020
Looking Behind the Scenery
Looking Behind the Scenery
Striking Historical Gold in New Zealand
Mary Jane Walker
May 21, 2020
Auckland’s Icon
Auckland’s Icon
A trip to Rangitoto, the Harbour Volcano
Mary Jane Walker
May 16, 2020
An Undeveloped Gem: Auckland’s Rotoroa Island
An Undeveloped Gem: Auckland’s Rotoroa Island
From Inebriates’ Retreat to a Crèche for Kiwi
Mary Jane Walker
May 7, 2020
Covid from a Kiwi Perspective
Covid from a Kiwi Perspective
The countries that are succeeding and the countries that are failing
Mary Jane Walker
May 1, 2020
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