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Ōhope Beach: for any beach-related activity you can think of
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/ohope-beach-for-any-beach-related-activity-you-can-think-of/
Cruise a little further along the coast from the very pleasant town that is Whakatāne, and you’ll hit Ōhope Beach.
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Driving Creek Railway: a unique railway experience
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/driving-creek-railway-a-unique-railway-experience/
Trains are fun, right, a major thrill for young and old. (Except maybe commuter trains, which fit more into the category of ‘chore’, but we’re holidaying here, so let’s not...
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Karangahake Gorge: walk or ride a stunning trail
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/karangahake-gorge-walk-or-ride-a-stunning-trail/
Not to be confused with Auckland’s famous Karangahape Road, a slip of the ‘k’ and the ‘p’ the difference between this thrilling outdoor experience and something which showcases an entirely...
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Waitangi Treaty Grounds and the Museum of Waitangi
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/waitangi-treaty-grounds-and-the-museum-of-waitangi/
If you’re a grown-up Kiwi and you haven’t been here yet, you really must go.
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Tāne Mahuta: lord of the forest
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/tane-mahuta-lord-of-the-forest/
Really? All this fuss about a kauri tree?
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Mauao Mount Maunganui: the view worth the climb
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/mauao-mount-maunganui/
Those enthusiastic travelling types (of which you are clearly one!) always say that the view is worth the climb, but in the case of magnificent Mauao, it truly is.
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The Redwoods: 5,500 hectares of glorious trees
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/the-redwoods-5500-hectares-of-glorious-trees/
While we love to celebrate our amazing native trees in Aotearoa – been to see Tāne Mahuta, the massive kauri yet? – we’re OK with imports, too.
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Matakana Coast: markets, beaches and vineyards
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/matakana-coast/
Matakana has gone crazy in the last decade or so: leaps and bounds barely describes it.
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Hawke’s Bay Wine Trails
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/hawkes-bay-wine-trails/
You’ll be hard pressed, to slip in a viticultural pun, to find a vineyard that is anything other than an aesthetic delight. They just don’t make ugly wineries!
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Hot Water Beach: BYO spade
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/must-dos/hot-water-beach-byo-spade/
The last time you were told to bring a bucket and spade to the beach was when you were a kid, right?