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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
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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
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Mary Jane Walker
Sep 22, 2020
The Talents of Taranaki

The Talents of Taranaki

What else can I say about this wonderful region?
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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.
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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’
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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
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Mary Jane Walker
Sep 13, 2020
From Chasms to Coast

From Chasms to Coast

A landscape less often travelled
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Mary Jane Walker
Aug 30, 2020
Tales of the Whanganui

Tales of the Whanganui

Discovering the ‘Rhine of New Zealand’
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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?
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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’
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Mary Jane Walker
Aug 11, 2020
East of the Ranges

East of the Ranges

Central Hawkes Bay and the Wairarapa
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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
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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
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Mary Jane Walker
Jul 24, 2020
Cruising around the Coromandel

Cruising around the Coromandel

By Road, in New Zealand
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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
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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
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Mary Jane Walker
Jul 3, 2020
Russian Splendour Renewed

Russian Splendour Renewed

A Heritage Tour of Moscow and St Petersburg
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Mary Jane Walker
Jun 26, 2020
The Peninsula of the Dawn

The Peninsula of the Dawn

Te Atatū and its living mudflats
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Mary Jane Walker
Jun 19, 2020
Amazing Arrowtown

Amazing Arrowtown

New Zealand’s Colonial Time Capsule
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Mary Jane Walker
Jun 12, 2020
Bobs Cove

Bobs Cove

A Sacred Pool to the Māori, a Mine to the Pākehā, Instagrammable Today
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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.
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Mary Jane Walker
May 28, 2020
Looking Behind the Scenery

Looking Behind the Scenery

Striking Historical Gold in New Zealand
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Mary Jane Walker
May 21, 2020
Auckland’s Icon

Auckland’s Icon

A trip to Rangitoto, the Harbour Volcano
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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
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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
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Mary Jane Walker
May 1, 2020
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