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Bridge to Nowhere: stunning walking in the Whanganui National Park
Walk or bike the Kaiwhakauka Track or navigate the Whanganui River to the Mangapūrua Landing then take a gentle 40-minute walk through beautiful native bush and you’re there.
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Te Paki sand dunes: seriously steep, seriously fun
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/te-paki-sand-dunes-seriously-steep-and-seriously-fun/
As if the breathtaking glory of Ninety Mile Beach wasn’t enough, right at the northern end, near the Te Paki Stream, are some seriously steep and seriously fun sand dunes.
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Hokianga Harbour: the most laid-back harbour hub imaginable
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/hokianga-harbour-the-most-laid-back-harbour-hub-imaginable/
You come from the south along State Highway 12, you crest the hill and bam!
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Bay of Islands: history, scenery and marine life
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/bay-of-islands-marvel-at-the-marine-life-and-the-beauty/
‘Ka pai’ is Māori for damn good/mighty fine/pretty cool.
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Huka Falls: New Zealand’s most visited – and photographed – natural attraction
The sound and the fury, indeed!
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Zealandia: the world’s first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/zealandia-the-worlds-first-fully-fenced-urban-ecosanctuary/
Zealandia, formerly known as the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, packs an awful lot into a relatively small (less than 2.6 square kilometres) space.
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Kāpiti Island Nature Reserve: an accessible island sanctuary
‘We’ll pitch our tent/on Kāpiti Rock,’ sang one of this country’s finest singing sons, mariner and musician Andrew Fagan.
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Te Papa Tongarewa: Museum of New Zealand
Te Papa: its location alone is a treasure.
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Take in the spectacular beauty of the Cook Strait crossing
They don’t call this part of the planet ‘The Roaring Forties’ because it’s a sedate little paddle across.
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Pūkaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre: all that’s great and native in the avian category
Right regular Kiwi bloke’s name, Bruce, and this amazing wildlife centre is filled with the most Kiwi of creatures, especially bird-like ones.