Category Archives: Walks

Back To The Sea – Tutukaka Coast

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Ross

On Wednesday we left Whangarei, heading north-east towards the Tutukaka Coast. We’d been there back in 2009 and were looking forward to returning. We remembered the lovely beaches and the clarity of the sea. We’d picked out a couple of … Continue reading →

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Whangarei Falls and the Hatea River on Gloomy Saturday

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Ross

Saturday was a gloomy day but the rain held off mostly. Whangarei City does a good job with tourist information with plenty of help on where to go for walks. The Hatea River Walk links a lot of them together and … Continue reading →

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Where Natural Meets Nautical – More of Marsden Point

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Ross

It was a lovely morning last Friday; waking up down by the wharf at Marsden Point – beside the oil refinery. Too nice for sitting and looking; time for a walk to make the most of it. We headed off … Continue reading →

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Marsden Point – Where Natural Meets Industrial

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Ross

Last Thursday we moved on from Waipu; less than 20kms to Marsden Point. Marsden Point is on the south side of the entrance of Whangarei Harbour. It is the location of New Zealand’s only oil refinery. It is a large-scale industrial … Continue reading →

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Underground in the Waipu Cave

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Ross

After our slippy-slidy muddy walk up and down the Waipu Caves Track (which didn’t go to the Waipu Caves) Wyn was no less keen on going into the cave. (It is called Waipu Caves but so far we have only … Continue reading →

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The Track From Waipu Caves

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Ross

Yesterday we went in search of Waipu Caves and the Waipu Caves Track. They are between Waipu and Whangarei. We were staying in Waipu and we found the best map in the Waipu butchers shop. along with some nice sausages … Continue reading →

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Mangawhai Cliff Top Walkway

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Ross

Yesterday was a nice surprise; a fine sunny day. We wanted to make the most of it and set our sights on the Mangawhai Cliff Top Walkway, Trouble was; the round trip needs low tide and that was rather inconvenient. … Continue reading →

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Up Hill and Down Dale – Towards Mount Grand

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Ross

Last week we went for a walk from where we are staying in Burnside, down Kaikorai Valley in Dunedin. Wyn remembers bike rides towards Dunedin down Townsleys Road, and we could see that from where we are staying. So it … Continue reading →

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Way Down South – Some Winter in Dunedin

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Ross

A week ago we came down south to Dunedin to catch up with family and friends. We left Suzi motorhome in Auckland to get some repairs done and have been house-sitting for a friend in Dunedin. Last weekend we were … Continue reading →

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Backing The Truck Up #7 – Back to Otanewaiuku Forest

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Ross

A week after our first ramble in May in the Otanewaiuku Forest near Te Puke we went back to explore some more. Across the road from our first outing to the lookout is another loop track so we headed off … Continue reading →

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Backing The Truck Up #6 – Otanewaiuku Forest

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Ross

From the kiwifruit place we could look south to distant hills, and we heard that there were nice walks to be wandered there. So back in May on one of our days off we drove off up the road in … Continue reading →

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Backing The Truck Up #3 – Waihi Beach Exploring

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Ross

Having made a brief discovery of the dam up behind Waihi Beach the day before, I was keen to see if there were any walks to be walked. There are no signs to guide anyone – and perhaps that is the … Continue reading →

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Backing The Truck Up #1 – Mt Maunganui

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Ross

We’re still working in Onehunga. And I’m getting around to sorting through some of my photos from the last few months. We’d been working in a kiwifruit packhouse in Te Puke. And only had a few days before we needed … Continue reading →

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A Stroll Up Mt Sunday aka Edoras

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Ross

It snowed at the Mt Somers Domain camping ground the morning after our walk to Sharplin Falls. Not a lot. Not a blizzard. No drifts. Not even inches deep. But it did snow snow flakes. We were quite excited.

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The Little Falls That Could – Mt Somers

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Ross

We headed on north, through Geraldine and on up SH72. This parallels SH1 in a zig-zag sort of way. We stopped at Mt Somers, a small town overlooked by Mt Somers, and parked up at the Domain camp. With the … Continue reading →

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