Morrinsville
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We arrived at Auckland Airport late in the afternoon and drove to Morrinsville to stay with Christina, my cousin. The drive through darkness along narrow country roads. Our first impression of NewRead more
We arrived at Auckland Airport late in the afternoon and drove to Morrinsville to stay with Christina, my cousin. The drive through darkness along narrow country roads. Our first impression of NewRead more
The Te Waihou Walkway and Blue Spring is about 4t minutes drive from Morrinsville. The short walk is immediately beautiful! There’s dairy cattle grazing in a paddock and a few hundred metres furtherRead more
Former Cyclone Debbie dumped so much water at Wairere Falls hat the falls are visible from miles away. My cousin tells us about a track to view the falls. It’s 45 minutes each way and has some steepRead more
The botanical gardens at Hamilton are simply stunning. There are multiple rooms, each with its own theme. No room is an afterthought, with each being an exceptional example of the style it represents.Read more
We drive over to Waihi to walk in the Karangahake Gorge. I appreciate my cousin for her tour guiding and for driving us to so many places. Karangahake Gorge is 100km (62 miles) from Hamilton so it’sRead more
The landscape of our drive is everything the New Zealand tourism board promises in their advertisements of this country. We start in the flat Waikato basin, passing dairy sheds, and black and whiteRead more
New Plymouth is the largest town in this part of the Taranaki. It’s little more than a village but the distinction between city, town and village is broad here in New Zealand with its tiny nationalRead more
Te Rere o Noke (as the Maori refer to Dawson Falls) drop 18m off a cliff formed by volcanic activity thousands of years ago. The path leads through an almosy fantasy like forest with gnarled trees,Read more
New Zealand is far more rural and isolated than I had anticipated. Red tin sheds and old houses dot the landscape.
Stratford appears as if from nowhere. There are no distance signs in New Zealand toRead more