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Tag Archives: nz history
Old but New – Discovering Siberia Bay, Cape Foulwind
On a recent visit to Westport we headed out to Cape Foulwind to make the most of a beautiful West Coast Spring day. With beautiful blue skies and loads of sunshine aplenty, getting out for a walk was a must … Continue reading
Point Elizabeth Walk – Nature’s Eye Candy
Well it has been some time since we walked the Point Elizabeth walkway – why? – well even we can’t answer for sure why we haven’t done this track more often considering it is practically at our back door. We … Continue reading
Bruce Bay Wonderland
Recently we had the good fortune to spend some time at beautiful Bruce Bay in South Westland staying with our good friends Jacqui & John from Mahitahi Lodge. A fun few days filled with good food, good company, exploring beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in beaches, Nature, NZ history, outdoors, photography
Tagged Bruce Bay, Glacier Country, NZ beaches, nz history, NZ walks, South Westland, west coast history, West cost walks
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Grey District, Heart of the West Coast – 5 short walks
The Grey District is known as the Heart of the West Coast. An easy 2 hour drive south to the glacier region and to the north we have Buller with The Great Coast Road, numerous beaches and gorgeous bush walks. … Continue reading
Virtual Mystery Tour West Coast – Murchison Reefton Loop
On the road again, I can’t wait to get on the road again. Seriously cannot wait to get on the road again, but until we can go further afield ourselves we’ll head out on another virtual tour. This time a … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, NZ history, outdoors, photography, Travel
Tagged history, maruia falls, murchison, nz cemeteries, nz history, nz road trips, NZwaterfalls, photography, Reefton, travel
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Woods Creek Track, Greymouth – A Lesson in History
Hard to beat a walk in the woods and when it is steeped in history it adds a whole new dimension. Woods Creek Track at Dunganville in the back of Greymouth oozes history – gold mining history complete with tailrace … Continue reading
Posted in Grey District, Nature, NZ history, outdoors, photography, Travel
Tagged Breakers boutique accommodation, gold mining, Greymouth, hiking, mining history, nature, nz history, outdoors, photography, travel, west coast history
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Auckland Highlights
Auckland is the main gateway to NZ and the start of many of our guests holiday. It is New Zealand’s largest city and known as the City of Sails. We’ve just had a few days visiting the big smoke for … Continue reading
Posted in NZ history, outdoors, photography, Travel
Tagged architecture, Auckland, Auckland Viaduct, city of lights, City of Sails, harbour views, nz history, photography, travel
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Exploring the Wonders of South Westland – Mahitahi River Valley
Stephen and I are fortunate to see and do some pretty special things in our time exploring the West Coast and a recent visit to beautiful Bruce Bay is definitely up there and added to that list of special things … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, NZ flora and fauna, NZ history, outdoors, photography, Travel
Tagged Bruce Bay, Mahitahi River, Mahitahi Valley, nature, nz history, outdoors, photography, rivers, snow capped mountains, South Westland
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The Winter Blues at Punakaiki’s Pancake Rocks
When we think of the winter blues we think down in the dumps, the moody blues but for the West Coast when we say the winter blues we mean blue skies and blue seas and some of the most fantastic … Continue reading
Posted in beaches, Grey District, Nature, NZ flora and fauna, NZ history, outdoors, photography, Travel
Tagged blue skies, nature, NZ flora and fauna, NZ geology, nz history, outdoors, pancake rocks, photography, Punakaiki, Tasman Sea, winter blues
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Runanga Workingman’s Club – History in the Heartland
Workingmen’s Club are a type of private social club first established in industrial areas of the UK in the early 19th century providing recreation and education for working class men and women. In NZ they are an integral part of … Continue reading
Posted in NZ history, photography, Travel
Tagged Breakers boutique accommodation, nz history, Runanga, sporting history, Street art, travel, west coast history
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