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In no particular rush
In winter, Gabriel’s Gully walking track is all distant dog barking and the sad occasional bird call.
walk on
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Round and about the boulders
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Round and about the boulders
Recently, a final-year university student said the best thing about studying at Otago is, initially, the partying, but with time becomes the beauty of the area.
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Six reserves and a climb on Oamaru circuit
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Six reserves and a climb on Oamaru circuit
The hills behind Oamaru have got its back.
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Sycophantic mountains draw you on
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Sycophantic mountains draw you on
Wānaka’s Matukituki Valley is almost stupidly beautiful.
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When the time came
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When the time came
Mid last century seems to have been a time of creative freedom. Can you imagine us nowadays sticking a fully functional, illuminated clock on the side of a hill?
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Secret lake encourages contemplation
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Secret lake encourages contemplation
There’s a lake, an actual lake, between Balclutha and the coast.
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A living monument to altruism
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A living monument to altruism
Take a walk on the wet side and restore your faith.
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Strolling a port town’s varied stories
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Strolling a port town’s varied stories
Port Chalmers has potential for destination tramping, writes Clare Fraser.
A little patch of apocalypse then
A little patch of apocalypse then
Cars. Perhaps part of the reason we’re so attached to the polluting private car is its therapeutic value.
No long lonely distance
No long lonely distance
Joining the human race need not be a mad dash.
A place of concentrated beauty
A place of concentrated beauty
A watery wander full of wonder is just minutes from town.
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Kindness in a tough spot
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Kindness in a tough spot
Saltmarsh plants are there for our enjoyment, but possibly not theirs, writes Clare Fraser.
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The peninsula’s hidden histories
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The peninsula’s hidden histories
There are at least two paths you can go by on Otago Peninsula.
You’re in hydro country
You’re in hydro country
Walking this track is a bit of a mind-bender.
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.