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Cruise Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw
This, the last remaining coal-fired steamship in the southern hemisphere, was launched the same year as the Titanic.
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Great Coast Road: roadtripping at its best
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/state-highway-6-roadtripping-at-its-best/
The Wild West? Fill ’er up at Blenheim, where it says its goodbyes to State Highway 1, and hit the track, Jack.
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Arrowtown: a picture-perfect living museum
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/arrowtown/
Autumn. That’s the time to visit. Thinking about it, much of this part of the South Island takes on a splendid glow at that time of year.
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Ōpārara Basin: limestone caves with cathedral-like passages and magnificent arches
This is ancient, ancient land, up here. North of Karamea, the last-gasp town of the West Coast, a stopping spot before hitting the world famous Heaphy Track.
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Southern stars: see the rare but spectacular Aurora Australis
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/southern-stars-see-the-rare-but-spectacular-aurora-australis/
As world populations continue to gather in cities, and those cities grow, the chance to gaze longingly at the stars and really see them above the urban glow is diminishing.
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Moeraki Boulders: clamber over them for the ultimate selfie
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/moeraki-boulders-clamber-over-them-for-the-ultimate-selfie/
So while they are known as the Moeraki Boulders, they are actually strewn along Koekohe Beach, for the record.
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Bluff Oyster Festival: unsophisticated and proud of it!
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/bluff-oyster-festival/
See, it’s that whole food in situ thing again. Where are the internationally renowned delicacy known as Bluff oysters likely to taste best? Bluff, did you say? You’re good at...
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Hokianga: harbouring history
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/hokianga-harbouring-history/
From the look and feel of the Hokianga today, it’s hard to believe it used to be one of the busiest and most populous parts of New Zealand.
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Hokianga: a road trip around a heavenly harbour
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/editorial/hokianga-a-road-trip-around-a-heavenly-harbour/
The Hokianga (which means ‘the circumstance of returning’) is named in commemoration of the legendary Polynesian navigator, Kupe, who ended his exploration of New Zealand here and departed for Hawaiki.
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Farewell Spit: the longest natural sandbar in the world
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/farewell-spit-the-longest-natural-sandbar-in-the-world/
When you first spot the spit on a map you just know you have to go there.